[agracier]

Basically, using a multi core processor in IL-2 has no real performance gain when you're talking about just the game, but........
If you use a multicore processor and assign different programs to each core, you get incredible results.

ie. I use an AMD Phenom 9850 quad core with the following settings.

IL-2 is running on Core 4
TS is running on Core 3
HL is running on Core 2
Windows uses Core 1

This is what processor affinity will do for you. Take the load off of the core that you're using for the game by assigning the game to use a core that isn't normally used. Windows, by default, will always try to use the first core (Core 0).

Hope this helps a bit.

I understand how using the affinitmask will assign cores for Il-2, but how do I get windows assigned to (for instance as in your example) Windows to only use core1? I doubt that is done by changing annything in Il-2's config.ini file ...