DCS World System Requirements
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Digital Combat Simulator is a great-looking modern flight sim that brings military action to your desktop. To make it look great though you are going to need a pretty decent PC. Let’s see if yours comes up to scratch.
DCS World Minimum System Requirements
Version 2.7 – Low Graphics settings
- OS 64-bit Windows 10;
- DirectX11;
- CPU: Intel Core i3 at 2.8 GHz or AMD FX; RAM:
- 8 GB (16 GB for heavy missions);
- Free hard disk space: 120 GB;
- Discrete video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD R9 280X or better;
- requires internet activation.
DCS World Recommended System Requirements
Version 2.7 – High Graphics settings
- OS 64-bit Windows 10;
- DirectX11;
- CPU: Core i5+ at 3+ GHz or AMD FX / Ryzen; RAM:
- 16 GB (32 GB for heavy missions);
- Free hard disk space: 120 GB on Solid State Drive (SSD) + extra space for paid content ;
- Discrete video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX VEGA 56 with 8GB VRAM or better;
- Joystick;
- requires internet activation.
DCS World Recommended VR System Requirements
- OS 64-bit Windows 10;
- DirectX11;
- CPU: Core i5+ at 3+ GHz or AMD FX / Ryzen; RAM:
- 16 GB (32 GB for heavy missions);
- Free hard disk space: 350 GB on Solid State Drive (SSD);
- Discrete video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 or better;
- Joystick;
- requires internet activation.
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