The only answer, Mssr Tiger, is that no answer can be correct. With Oleg's intention to develop BoB and provide for years of expansion and/or integration with other software I'd expect him to use the very latest technology be it 2 cores or 4 cores. As with IL2 I'd expect the game to scale so it looks better and better as your computer gets upgraded over time.

Delay as long as you can and then get the best system or components that you can budget for. Or even better, buy under your budget so you can upgrade again sooner. What you get isn't so important, as long as the components complement each other. The true test is whether or not the game runs smoothly with graphics settings that you are happy to accept.

Failing that, sit in a cafe admiring pretty girls while you sip your cafe creme and dream of being in that bright blue sky dancing with death amongst the silver'd clouds.

Thank you for your reply Hood.
For some reason i think we know each other.
Anyway, come to that café and i'll by you a café crème aswell.