Ati 4850

[Feuerfalke]

I always got to laugh about this "buying hardware for BoB".

Really, is anybody here, that plays IL2 still with the rig he got to run the original IL2 at optimum settings? Buying a rig that will be able to run BoB at full details for a decade is wishful thinking or a complete waste of money IMHO.

[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.

[Thunderbolt56]

Well, I'd also be interested to see IL2 results from someone running one of the GTX280's. I realize IL2's maximum potential can be had with a lesser card, but curious to see if it plays well with NV's newest offering.

My specs:

E6700 (@3.2)
2GB RAM (pc6400)
evga 8800GTS 512
X-Fi Platinum
Raptor 74GB (boot sector)
WD 300GB (data/games)

I have great performance in every game I've loaded but mostly play COD4, UT3, and IL2:46

[SmartDalek]

I'm running a 8500@ 4.2, 4870@880/1150, 24" Dell.

BD averages around 75, with 4AA, no flickering on coastlines and buildings/objects seem to popup just on edge of visibilty.

New system and IL2 install, maybe room for improvements once I've bitten the brave bug.

I have always found that IL2 benefits more from CPU Power rather than Graphics power assuming that you already have a reasonable card, for example i got a big FPS increase from overclocking my Q6600 from 2.4Ghz to 3.6Ghz, yet when i went from one 8800GTX to 2 running in SLI i saw very little improvement in FPS.

[crazyivan1970]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

I have always found that IL2 benefits more from CPU Power rather than Graphics power assuming that you already have a reasonable card, for example i got a big FPS increase from overclocking my Q6600 from 2.4Ghz to 3.6Ghz, yet when i went from one 8800GTX to 2 running in SLI i saw very little improvement in FPS.

That is very true, especially for the "low" frames... Video cards usually impact "high" frames and give you wrong impression that you got significant improvement, because average will be higher... but who cares about high frames... minimum FPS, that`s what really counts...

[13th Hsqn Protos]

This thread is full uninformed blithering Nvidiots.

[Feuerfalke]

I'm sure this comment will help....

Originally Posted by crazyivan1970

... but who cares about high frames... minimum FPS, that`s what really counts...

Absolutely!

[SmartDalek]

I think what Tree UK said about IL2 benefitting from a decent CPU clock speed holds weight, noticed more decrease in fps downclocking the CPU than doing the same on the GPU.

I also agree it's the minimum fps that really counts, not using fraps at the moment, just the inbuilt counter in ATI TrayTools, so not sure how accurate, where bd never dips under 40. 1900 x 1200 res.