Recommended computer specs

[He111]

I cannot see any?

I have a dual core 6600 2.4 GHZ, ATI 4850 and Vista 32 bit, will this run SOW or do I need a new computer / operating system (64 bit?)

Thanks

He111.

[Tree_UK]

Your in luck, Oleg said system spec's will be this month.

[Forgottenfighter]

Nobody knows yet He111. Oleg said that if your computer can comfortably run IL2 on the highest settings you should be able to run SOW BOB on the lowest settings, probably.

[Tvrdi]

Your in luck, Oleg said system spec's will be this month.

we dont know if he is still "in the country".....

[JG27CaptStubing]

What is going to be interesting in all of this is how Oleg is going to get the new engine the scale. We are no longer playing the Mhz or Ghz game for that matter.

It's going to be Multicore CPU/GPU. It's going to be interesting to see which side of the fence he can leverage. Right now IL2 is really meant for a single processor and it scales pretty well given it's age. If he can leverage both technologies the current rigs will run the game fairly well. I suspect the new generation ATI and Nvidia cards will matter more than upgrading to the latest CPUs. Just a hunch though.

[flyingbullseye]

I somehow have this feeling that this new sim won't be a massive resource hog. Much like what JG27CaptStubing said it will probably scale pretty well, probably similar to ROF where going from a dual to quad core will increase frames even with a slower quad. Oleg has said and many have since quoted saying that SOW will allow for mulitcore CPU's but a rig that plays IL2 fairly well should play SOW at low settings. I have a FX-60, 2 gigs ram and a x1950xtx all stock and can play it smooth as butter with AA/AF on. That being the case a good C2Q say a 9550/9650 should with a good GPU should play the new sim with most of the settings on high, willing to bet with an i7 you're good. IL2 was well coded and I have no reason to think SOW won't be either, unless of course Oleg pulls a MS and screws the coding then all bets are off.

What I did recently was experience how much resolution can help smooth things out. I just upgraded from a 17" 1280x1024 monitor to a 19" 1680x1050 thus dumping most of the load to my GPU and now some of the addon maps that would cause stuttering is smooth even with AA on.

Flyingbullseye

[Thunderbolt56]

I cannot see any?

I have a dual core 6600 2.4 GHZ, ATI 4850 and Vista 32 bit, will this run SOW or do I need a new computer / operating system (64 bit?)

Thanks

He111.




I have no doubts it will run it, but that 2.4ghz proc will be a definite bottleneck...dual-core or not. You can fix that by getting a decent aftermarket CPU cooler and cranking it up to 3.0+ ghz. It's free performance and even makes a tremendous difference in existing titles.

It's fairly straight forward with those conroe c2d's and usually just requires a small Vcore voltage bump and a boost to your FSB depending on your mobo maker.

I've been running my E6700 @ 3.2 for almost 3 years now without a hiccup.

As far as your VC, you should be o.k. there too. Not great, but o.k. The 4850 is a good card and should serve you at least another 12-24 months without much need for upgrade depending on resolution and effects you want/need to enable.

Regarding OS (32 bit vs 64 bit); If you're running 32 bit and are happy with it, you should also be fine. MS will continue to support XP through 2012 (maybe longer, can't remember, but moot since you use Vista). The biggest advantage to moving to 64 bit will be the recognition of larger amounts of RAM which will, no doubt, be better for future games/sims that load huge, sprawling maps with higher LOD's.


Your rig is considered by most scales to be "entry-level" at this point. That's not a dig, nor criticism, but fact. That still doesn't mean it's not got plenty of life left in it and if it were me, I'd increase to 4GB of fast RAM (providing you only have 2GB now) and OC that little E6600 to 3.0ghz minimum. That's a 25% increase in clock speed for free. If you're running a 32bit OS, then it will only recognize 3GB of RAM, but that would still represent a 50% increase.

[Darbo]

Your in luck, Oleg said system spec's will be this month.
but did he say which year?