DCS system requirements

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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