getting good frame rates

[Triggaaar]

Originally Posted by FlushMeister

This is the second time I recommend a radeon 6970 hahahaa, I used to have nvidia cards a lot but looking at the VRAM on these radeon cards they have 2gb so you'll be safe with those and they got low energy consumption, more silent and more VRAM plus theyre much cheaper

The 6970 is not a particularly quiet card, not like the older ATI cards. It is a little cheaper than the nvidia 570, but which is quicker in this game we're not yet sure. Luthier said that extra video ram would be useful, and that's part of the reason I went for the 6970 when I built my rig a few months ago, but we've got lots to learn yet so it's too early to be sure what's best.

Looking at some of the results people are getting shows how hit and miss it is. Some people are getting better fps than me with slower system parts. I'm still not sure what the deal is with a 64 bit exe, and the effect a lot of video ram has on the memory left for the game.

If you can't wait, I think the 6970 is a good choice, but it might be worth waiting 2 or 3 weeks.

[Fergal69]

Been round a few shops today & have decided to hang fire for the time being on a new card.

I remember having issues with the original IL2 when i first bought it & then when patches came out I had no trouble with it, using the card I had when I originally purchased it.

Will wait to see what tweaks come out over the next few weeks as they may include support for other graphics cards as I can't imagine that everyone is rushing out to replace theirs at this moment in time.