what type GPU is better for SoW_BoB?

[choctaw111]

Originally Posted by 99th_Flyby

what insider information do you know to make such a statement? Don't spend more money that is necessary on a gpu for SoW? Is that to say that it won't max out current mid-level cards? Because? Also, it still doesn't answer my question about SoW being more shader-intensive or memory-capacity sensitive. If I knew that I might make a better decision. Come on. spill the beans. don't make me send Gee-Dubbyah to rough you up! iirc Oleg tends to favor Nvidia cards.
Flyby out

He said don't buy now. Waiting till the release of SoW will get you the same GPU for less money than if you bought one now.
Oleg has said this MANY times. DO NOT buy a PC for SoW until AFTER release. How much does it cost to build a top of the line PC right now? Wait until SoW is released and put together the same PC as today and save much money. That is the point that was being made I believe.
I know many people were going to wait for SoW to upgrade their PC, but since the release is taking longer than most are willing to wait, they buy a new PC now, instead of later. That is their choice.
I will wait until after release of SoW and then upgrade my PC, when it is known what is the best hardware to run it.

[Flyby]

but all I'm asking is which company's architecture is best suited for SoW? As I said, Nvidia seems to give better performance on Crysis than ATi. On other games, ATi gives better performance. Maybe that should have been the question: which card maker's architecture is better suited for SoW? Maybe it's too early to tell. Maybe even the GTX350 won't be sufficient. All that aside, I don't even own a gaming pc right now. One day soon hopefully. But one company might have an advantage over the other, given my examples. That's all I'm trying to sort out. Sure things can change.

[KG26_Alpha]

Here's a hint......

Olegs & crew have used Nvidia in the past, iirc its due to driver stability in the early days for OGL.

Now forget BoB SOW till it falls on your head @ Xmas 2011................

[Flyby]

rgrt 26 Alpha. til then...

[Bobb4]

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

Here's a hint......

Now forget BoB SOW till it falls on your head @ Xmas 2011................

Oleg has said he will release system specs for SOW in May 2009...
Allowing for two weeks or so you can bank on that date.
Also remember the original IL2 ran well on a geforce 4.
Now you need a 8800 to see it in all it's 1946 glory (wide screen 1440x900 or more).
So whatever you get, sooner or later it will be out-dated

[Flyby]

Originally Posted by Bobb4

Oleg has said he will release system specs for SOW in May 2009...
Allowing for two weeks or so you can bank on that date.
Also remember the original IL2 ran well on a geforce 4.
Now you need a 8800 to see it in all it's 1946 glory (wide screen 1440x900 or more).
So whatever you get, sooner or later it will be out-dated

oh the horror! to own such an (already) fabled sim, knowing no video card on Earth will ever do it justice!

[Thunderbolt56]

Originally Posted by 99th_Flyby

oh the horror! to own such an (already) fabled sim, knowing no video card on Earth will ever do it justice!

...yet.

[Flyby]

Originally Posted by Thunderbolt56

...yet.

you said it!

[mondo]

As long as your GPU meets the OGL, Pixel shader or any other standard the game adheres too I wouldn't worry too much. Driver support seems to be a bigger question when it comes to performance these days although typically Nvidia cards do OGL better than ATI but thats not a dead certain thing these days.