Who's waiting to buy a new PC for SoW?

[VectorForFood]

I've got a 2.13 Quad core, with 4GB of ram Currently have a 9800GTS Video card, while I'm sure I will be able to "run" the game, I want it to really be beautiful.

I already have a homebuild racing seat, easily modifyable to a cockpit setup.
Planning on:

40" Monitor
Newest ATI card at the time
Upgrade to 16GB of RAM

[Thunderbolt56]

No waiting here. I built a core i7 screamer 15 months ago. At this point, I will probably upgrade my GPU (my intention, but will leapfrog current hardware GTX4xxx/HD5xxx) and add another 6gb of RAM, but that's about it.

[kendo65]

I expect my current system will run it ok, if not spectacularly.

Will wait until after release and see what feedback comes up regarding the needs of the game and how well it runs with different hardware, then make decisions.

Some serious amounts of ram that people are talking about - personally not sure how much is enough or when (if?) it will get to being 'overkill' for the game. I moved to Windows 7 64bit a few months back in preparation but still on 4Gig currently. Oleg said today that there won't be a dedicated 64-bit .exe intially - possibly in future.

[DD_crash]

I am going to rebuid my rig next year. I plan to get a SSD for windows Il-2 and Bob.

[Sven]

I just finished my current pc,

AMD Phenom II x6 1055T ( 3.2 Ghz )
M4A785TD-V EVO
ATI XFX 5770 XXX
GEIL DDR3 4GB
Corsair 650 Watt

Runs Rise of Flight like a dream along with all my other games.

[Stiboo]

yes, i go along with Spinner - one step down from the top for value!

and yes directx 11 is a must

Currently running 4gig of ram, with a 9800 card but only 2.4 duel core from 3 years ago, i have to turn the landscape detail down for RoF.

Only mentioned Dell as I bought a nice laptop for my wife from Dell, which has been problem free for 12 months....just had to pay for it now!

Always fancied building a PC...but i'm scared!

I will look to get my new PC about a month before SoW arrives so it's up and running for THE big event.

[smink1701]

I bought a new rig from ibuypower and am very happy. It runs ROF and MS-FSX like butter with everything maxed. Great experince and no I don't work for them.

[nearmiss]

Look for the Overclocker forums. Lurk on them for a while, do some searches and make some postings.

You'll get as good information as available, because these are the people on the cutting edge of performance all the time.

Most overclockers are very happy to share. You may even be able to work with a few of them and get a complete shopping list.

IMO >>> It is a waste of effort to try to pick out a system now. I'm going wait for the BOB SOW to be out for several months before I start doing anything about it. The entire community will be buzzing with all kinds of information about choosing hardware, etc.

Just my two cents on this

[BP_Tailspin]

I just finished my new build It should handle anything I play for a while.

MOBO: ASUS Crosshair III Formula,
RAM: 8GB (2 x 4GB) G Skill DDR3 1333,
CPU: AMD 965 Phenom II - 3.4GHz Quad-Core,
Cooling: ZALMAN 9300AT (lapped w/fan removed),
HD: WD Black Edition, 500 GB for the OS and other programs plus 1TB for games,
GPU: EVGA GTX 470,
CD/DVD: LG with LightScribe,
Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro,
PSU: CORSAIR HX Series 850W,
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 590 with (3) 140mm fans and (1) 120mm fan,
OS: Windows 7, 64-bit,

[zakkandrachoff]

only matters the power supply and the video card. off course, you cannot buy a c2d. you need 4 cores.

relieve me, a 5850 will be so poor for Storm Of War ! (shit, What I am going to do now?!!!)

i buy my machine 2 years ago (i was thinking SOW release in early 2009)