[TheFamilyMan]

I sure hope someone who has a 4850/4870 post there experiences running IL-2 with it. Specifically, how well does it handle the AA of distant coastlines and riverbanks with perfect settings? My only gripe with my new 8800gt is these details really twinkle due to faulty AA. I run a 19" TFT at 1280x1024, AAx16q, AFx8, SS transparent AA, full on IL-2 perfect setting. Other edges look fantastic, as does the overall IQ. BTW, I run 4.09b with the latest .dll's.

The thing about the ATI card that I once had that really pushed me to nvidia was ATI's driver/control panel software, which IMO sucked big time. I replaced it with a 7800gt (which went SLI about a year ago). The 8xS AA on the SLI gave very smooth coasts at any distance, though I was shocked to see how cruddy the IQ of it was compared to my new 8800gt. The only reason I didn't get a 3870 was its broken AA implementation. The 4800's fixes this and more; I'm a little bummed out I didn't wait for the 4800's to come out.