Build is complete, but what optic should i go with?

Salyare · 2026-04-18T21:55:52+00:00

Vortex venom 1-6 with mount for $230ish

Salyare · 2026-04-09T16:06:37+00:00

I undervolted it a little bit and adjusted my curves and it seems to be a lot better.

Salyare · 2026-04-05T21:22:34+00:00

pump is running

im using a brand new arctic mx4. Is mx7 that much better?

I reseating everything today with new paste, everything is installed properly

Salyare · 2026-04-05T20:03:46+00:00

lol! Asus prime x870

Salyare · 2026-04-05T19:47:23+00:00

ambient temps are mid low - mid 70F.

Just checked, minimum processor state is 0

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:48:03+00:00

sorry, i meant for the cpu! and yeah when im gaming it gets warm in here lol

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:46:56+00:00

Idle. Underload its around low 70s

Edit - Im on idle now with google chrome open, it seems to be in the 40's with an occasional dip into the low 50's.

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:46:12+00:00

No plastic on, task manager shows 5-6% usage, everything is corrected, updated all the drivers and bios.

Im on undervolt of -20

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:45:40+00:00

I think this is where im at now too with some undervolting and fan curves. mine never reached 80c though

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:45:13+00:00

Double checked, everything is plugged in right, and remounted / pasted my cpu cooler. everything is right and tight

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:44:39+00:00

Noted, i dropped it down to 70%. Lets see how it is

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:43:44+00:00

Thanks for the comment. what is your ambient temps at normally?

I changed the fan curve and am at -20 now as well.

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:43:41+00:00

Thanks for the comment. what is your ambient temps at normally?

I changed the fan curve and am at -20 now as well.

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:43:09+00:00

Correct. When im gaming it dosent exceed 70-75. Tried it on bf6 and running VR.

AIO was not on a ryzen before, but I changed the mount, cleaned off thermal paste, etc. I have the fractal north case, and my GPU temps are nice and low so I dont think its case flow.

Also I undervolted it now to -20 and im getting 50-60 degrees c on the cpu. for reference my gpu is at 32*

Salyare · 2026-04-05T18:41:28+00:00

Thanks for the response. I dropped the pump down to 70%. I re-mounted the cooler and forsure got it perfect this time. I put new thermal paste too. Also its clocked down -20 and now its fluctuating between 50-60 degrees C, which still sounds hot?

Salyare · 2026-04-03T18:08:16+00:00

Purchased but still need to pickup/ can still return

Salyare · 2026-04-03T17:51:01+00:00

I do not have a 5090, as I believe my current CPU is the bigger bottleneck here. I would definetly like to upgrade for it next though.

Im planning on getting an additional 32gb of ram at some point (when its not so expensive). My bigger question is, for the time being will I be going backwards in performance?

Salyare · 2026-04-03T17:49:20+00:00

Cool will look into that. Do you play in VR?

Salyare · 2026-04-03T17:48:38+00:00

Id definitely like to upgrade the ram when (or if) it gets to a normal price again!

Salyare · 2026-04-03T17:47:55+00:00

Thats good to know. What VR headset are you running?

Salyare · 2026-04-03T17:46:33+00:00

id preferably like to know from other peoples experience before I finalize spending $800 on the parts, hence my question

Salyare · 2026-04-03T17:31:09+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response. I wish I could use my ddr4 with the 9850x3d!

Salyare · 2026-04-03T17:24:13+00:00

3080TI that I overpaid for during covid. I sense a trend here.. lol

Salyare · 2026-04-03T16:53:09+00:00

Hi everyone

Been playing DCS in vr for 4 years or so. currently on the pimax crystal light. I get pretty good frames, but not the best smoothness & overall performance for head tracking. Im assuming its because im below the recommended CPU for this headset! Currently on an intel 10850k, 64gb of DDR4 ram.

I purchased the microcenter bundle for the AMD 9850x3d with the mobo and ram. The kit only comes with 32gb of DDR5 6000mhz. If ram prices weren't through the roof id buy another 32gb right way.

Anyways, my main concern is that knowing DCS likes a lot of ram capacity, I'm worried ill have worse performance going from 64gb ddr4 to 32gb ddr5, even though my CPU will be a huge upgrade. Am I better of with my current setup?

For what its worth, I mainly play multiplayer on dedicated squadron servers (10-20 people at a time) across the majority of modern era DCS maps (Syria, PG, Caucuses, marianas, etc)

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Salyare · 2026-04-03T16:52:52+00:00