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Originally Posted by Feuerfalke
Technically speaking, you won't benefit from a multicore-CPU or a multiprocessor-board, as long as you use XP. This OS was build for a different generation of computers, does not natively support these features and draws little to none benefit from it. Users posted about stutters and other problems when setting it to two cores, others, as yourself, that the effect is minimal, or rather placebo as you put it.
Switching to Vista gave me a performance boost when playing IL2 with both cores assigned, especially over urban areas, but since IL2 is an old engine, you also have some side-effects. The only really important I personally ran into was with my new ATI4780 graphics card. It didn't render the light from the muzzle-flashes in yellow, but in purple, which was quite psychedelic.
With my nVidia everything runs fine, though.
In other words: Never change a running system unless you are willing to pay the price. A brandnew system doesn't mean an 11 year old sim will run like silk on it and the benefit for IL2 is not really worth the price (especially not for an i7, looking at the actual price!)
Wait for BoB or for another new program you want to play, then decide on that.
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Hi Feuerfalke and thanks very much for the reply
. I should have elaborated further RE: My specs, my mistake. I have Vista 64 bit, so no problems there....6gb Corsair 1600mhz Ram and a ATI 4870x2 card. I agree with you completely RE: Nvidia playing IL-2 much better, I have been a lifelong Nvidia customer and this is my first ATI card. Not that its bad, far from it....It runs other demanding titles fantastic I feel its drivers letting it down regarding IL-2, and probably as you say the old engine, though I am certainly no expert. I had the exact same problem as you with the "PURPLE HAZE" Jimmy Hendrix muzzle flashes lol, I assume you know the vertex arrays fix for this in setup? If not just untick the two vertex arrays boxes and it is fixed ( it tooks me a whole month to find this out! Not the greatest googler).
I did not buy this system for only one application, I use for work related stuff too but IL-2 is definitely my main sim. It runs DCS Black Shark brilliantly as well as flight sim X, and I am pleased to see that the forthcoming RTS title "Empire:Total War" has "plays best on Corei7" approval, though whether it does or not and if its just a marketing ploy remains to be seen. Apart from flight sims this is the only other kind of game I play....FPS, you've played one you've played them all *Yawn, lol*
I could not afford to wait for SOW to upgrade, (very) Old computer was dying on me and I cannot base my life around one sim.....as much as I am looking forward to it.
Thanks for the help anyway Feurfalke, and I will try your suggestion with 2 cores being enabled, and I assume I then have to set =2 in confi file too?. I guess priority makes no difference then.
Cheers mate