As a user of an ATI 4890, I'd say it should do the trick quite easily... HOWEVER... a year is a year, and depending on the engine BoB is going to use this could change, but personally, for a game that's supposed to be in development for the last 5 years (or more) either of those cards you mentioned should handle it fine. Worst case scenario... plug 2 in SLI or CROSSFIRE mode if a single one can't manage the load OR wait for the game to be release and buy the graphic card that suits you best :cool:

Well if you can't wait for next year, at least try to wait until the end of this year. Nvidia will have it's next line of cards out by then. If that's too long to wait then you really might consider the new ATi 5850. It's less expensive than the 5870, but is faster than the GTX275 or the 4890. But both of those cards should work well in Sow, hopefully. Unless you're using a 30 inch monitor (and running at 25x16 rez) I don't think you'll need two video cards in your system, but surely get a video card with at least 896 mb of ram (like the GTX275), the more ram the better (but ram alone does not make a video card good for gaming). I'm sure if you read some online reviews of the 5850 you'll like it's performance (and value). Let us know what you decide. ;)
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Why bother? That £300 card will cost you £150 by the time SoW is released!

I don't thing gtx275 or ati90 will off prices in a year. And if SOW don't work whit this, only i rest is cry:(

Zak, don't sweat it. I'm sure SoW will be playable with many cards. You may just have to turn down some of the settings to get smooth gameplay (until you can afford a better card). That's what I did when IL2 first came out.)
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I'm asuming nobody know anything about BoB yet, right? Oleg said there were going to be some screenshots by september (according to comments of other users) and we're almost by the middle of octuber :( ... anyway, if someone has read anything in other forums would be great to know.

By the way just a little question about those stuka images. The damage visualized in the plane in BoB:sow (if anyone has information about this of course) is randomly displayed? meaning is it just a texture change or the holes will appear in a precise/approximate location where the hit occured?

thanks

You should read some through some of the questions Oleg has already answered...you might have some fun, and learn something too... :)

Careful Tanner, you will end up with a ban like I did.

@tanner & tree_uk

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=10650