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[MR_G]

I've narrowed my new computer choices down to two different Dell Aurora R5's. Both have an i-5 4 core 6MB cache turboboost 2.0 3.3 Ghz CPU, with a 460 watt power supply, and 8GB GDDR5 memory and a 1TB 64MB cache 7200 rpm SATA 6GB/s HD. The difference is that one has a NVIDA GeForce GTX1060 w/ 6GB GDDR5, and the other has a Radeon RX480 w/ 8GB GDDR5.

http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/alienware-aurora-r5-desktop/dpcwxt02f?selectionState=eyJGUHJpY2UiOjk5OS45OSwiT0MiOiJkcGN3eHQwMmYiLCJRdHkiOjEsIk1vZHMiOlt7IklkIjoxMTYsIk9wdHMiOlt7IklkIjoiNDYwV09ERCJ9XX0seyJJZCI6NCwiT3B0cyI6W3siSWQiOiJVU0tZQkQifV19LHsiSWQiOjEyLCJPcHRzIjpbeyJJZCI6IkFMV01TRSJ9XX0seyJJZCI6NTk3LCJPcHRzIjpbeyJJZCI6IkRWRFNXIn1dfSx7IklkIjo3NDksIk9wdHMiOlt7IklkIjoiQ0k1U01MIn1dfV19

and

http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/alienware-aurora-r5-desktop/dpcwxt02htcvr?s=dhs&oc=dpcwxt02htcvr&dgc=CJ&cid=47997&lid=4279734&acd=12309198375458460&ven1=10550055-6361382-hawk-1971294295&ven3=105702950330566346&selectionState=eyJGUHJpY2UiOjEwNTQuOTksIk9DIjoiZHBjd3h0MDJodGN2ciIsIlF0eSI6MSwiTW9kcyI6W3siSWQiOjExNiwiT3B0cyI6W3siSWQiOiI0NjBXT0REIn1dfSx7IklkIjoxNiwiT3B0cyI6W3siSWQiOiJEVkRSVyIsIlByaWNlIjozMC4wfV19LHsiSWQiOjQsIk9wdHMiOlt7IklkIjoiVVNLWUJEIn1dfSx7IklkIjoxMiwiT3B0cyI6W3siSWQiOiJBTFdNU0UifV19LHsiSWQiOjU5NywiT3B0cyI6W3siSWQiOiJEVkRTVyJ9XX1dfQ%253D%253D

Any opinions on these???

[sniperton]

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp%5B%5D=3548&cmp%5B%5D=3533

[Captain Dawson]

Either of these computers should be good for IL-2. In a comparison, supposedly the RX-480 is slightly better:

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-RX-480-vs-GeForce-GTX-1060

I have been told that typically, Nvidea has the better product and better value for the price. I use Nvidea GTX 1060, same as the one you're looking at and I love it, no problems. However, we also have horror stories of driver updates for them screwing up the machine. (My brother had to return a $999 MSI laptop with a GTX 970M a few days into using it because the Nvidea driver update ruined it.)

If the only difference is the GPU, I would go for whichever one is best. Of course, you have to decide which you think is best. It's all a matter of weighing the options, painful as that is. (of course $55 more for RX 480... dealbreaker?  )

[MR_G]

It's strange that the GTX1060 is rated higher than the RX480 because the RX480 has 8 GB GDDR5, while the NVIDA 1060 has 6 GB GDDR5.

I looked at this site
http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+RX+480/review
and it gave the Radeon a score of 18960, while the NVIDA 1060 (6GB) got 17540.

I'm sure that either of these cards will work fine with IL2, but I've been thinking of BOS & BOM. I'm not really into the "multi-player thing", but the graphics of these games are pretty good.

[western0221]

In reading Japanese PC parts reviews, RX480 looks optimized maximum for latest graphic API like DirectX12 or Vulkan.

Only the scores / fps about the game titles or benchmarks set to use DirectX12 or Vulkan, RX480 can reach GTX1060.
But older APIs like DirectX11 or OpenGL, RX480's score becomes down about 30 %.

[MR_G]

"But older APIs like DirectX11 or OpenGL, RX480's score becomes down about 30 %."

Thanks.....
If don't know what you are doing (like me) GPU's, CPU's, and Motherboards become so confusing.

Looks like the GTX1060 might be the way to go (unless I decide to go with a NVIDA GTX1070), which might be overkill.