DCS system requirements

Minimum system requirements:

for DCS World v2.5

• OS 64-bit Windows 7/8/10;
• DirectX11;
• CPU: Core i3 at 2.8GHz;
• RAM: 8 GB;
• Free hard disk space: 60 GB;
• Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 / ATI R9 280X DirectX11);
• requires internet activation.

Recommended system requirements:

• OS 64-bit Windows 7/8/10;
• DirectX11;
• CPU: Core i5+ at 3+ GHz;
• RAM: 16GB;
• Hard disk space: 60 GB on Solid State Drive (SSD);
• Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 / ATI R9 Fury DirectX11 or better;
• Joystick;
• requires internet activation.

Reallistic System Requirements

• Graphics Card (absolute best you can afford)
• CPU (best you can afford)
• Memory (recommend min 16GB < 32GB RAM as DCS has a voracious appetite for RAM )
• Joystick
• Throttle quadrant or Collective
• Pedals
• Headset with microphone (good quality recommended)
• Largest quality monitor (you can afford) or
• Virtual Reality headset
• Head Tracking setup strongly recommended for 2D

Note: with the RAM requirements, you could start with 16Gb, but make sure you have the scalability to upgrade 
(without having to replace all your memory sticks)
 e.g. most boards have 4 memory slots, (so dont get 4 x 4GB sticks of RAM )
 if you get 2 x 8 GB memory sticks you will have 16GB with the capacity for another 16GB later on, should you desire