Hi,
I searched the site for "Requirements" but drew a blank, so before I upgrade my hardware...
Since installing the mods available on this site into my il2 1946 (for which I'm more than greatful) whilst playing offline I've noticed the video "chopping" following an explosion from ordinance I've dropped. I know my system is due for an upgrade so this isn't a complaint in any way but please can someone advise me what would be considered the best hardware set up for a fully modded game (4.09b 1m) as in: mainboard, processor, ram and graphics adapter?
Thanks
EDIT: Oh shit - wrong forum - it's under PC Technical Help isn't it! Mods/Admins Please feel free to move this post - sorry...
Best config would be all the best hardware availiable, I guess...but without these Crossfire-double-GPUs (IL-2 and most other games can't use them anyway)
Il2 is actually an old sim and doesn't really require the fastest hardware available. Some mods will cause a frame rate hit, but generally speaking, Il2 runs just fine on fast, single core processors and what would be considered high-end video cards of two or three years ago. I could run it just fine on my old system:
AMD Athlon 4000 over clocked from 2.2 to 2.6GHz
2 MB of DDR-400 RAM
Nvidia 7950GT video card
Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS sound card
Windows XP Home edition.
My current system absolutely smokes Il2
Intel Core2Duo E6850
2 MB of DDR2-800 RAM
Nvidia 8800GTS factory overclock
Windows XP Home edition
Many thanks for all your replies
I was wondering whether an SLI board (crossfire/dual GPU) system would be the way to go and due to cost I'm glad it isn't!
My current set up is a P4 3.00 GHz / 2GB DDR / Nvidia GeForce 6200 (AGP) - Hard Drives: 2 x 74GB WD 10k Raptors. I'm also using a huge 21inch iiyama CRT which means that some serious graphics card tweaking is needed to prevent games/images/video from displaying far too dark. An example being one of the ntraks of a stuka night attack
I think your graphics card is holding down performance. There's not much to chose from in AGP these days, but the 7800GS had a very good reputation for performance. If you do buy or build a new system, DDR3 RAM is more expensive than the DDR2, but generally speaking, the in slight increase in performance does not justify the price.
Ok...
Having reconsidered what I want to achieve by upgrading (a decent graphics card is actually all I need) and having searched online until I found one which will serve the purpose, I've decided to shelve replacing my mainboard & CPU until I upgrade my operating system.
I've managed, so far, to avoid Vista because XP does everything I need. But if "Windows 7" (due for release autumn 2009) offers significant advancements over XP, as in more than just a resource hungry GUI with an abundance of back-compatibility issues, then that will be time for a complete hardware overhaul. As an added incentive, by then I'll probably be able to pick up a quad-core mainboard bundle for under a hundred quid too!
Taking on board the welcomed advice offered in this and other threads in this section, I've ordered an AGP GeForce 7900GS and a Corsair TX750W PSU to replace the existing nondescript 500W and accommodate the adaptor's 12V rail appetite
[quote="PDelaney"]Ok...
Having reconsidered what I want to achieve by upgrading (a decent graphics card is actually all I need) and having searched online until I found one which will serve the purpose, I've decided to shelve replacing my mainboard & CPU until I upgrade my operating system.
I've managed, so far, to avoid Vista because XP does everything I need. But if "Windows 7" (due for release autumn 2009) offers significant advancements over XP, as in more than just a resource hungry GUI with an abundance of back-compatibility issues, then that will be time for a complete hardware overhaul. As an added incentive, by then I'll probably be able to pick up a quad-core mainboard bundle for under a hundred quid too!
Taking on board the welcomed advice offered in this and other threads in this section, I've ordered an AGP GeForce 7900GS and a Corsair TX750W PSU to replace the existing nondescript 500W and accommodate the adaptor's 12V rail appetite
