Ati 4850

[Tomik]

I can see from your setup Test-4-Echo you use OpenGL. Does your second monitor become black when you run IL-2 or can you see desktop on it?

I have the same mobo btw

[Test-4-Echo]

Yes OpenGL. I have only been using one monitor at a time but will try what you are saying and report back.

[Test-4-Echo]

Originally Posted by Tomik

I can see from your setup Test-4-Echo you use OpenGL. Does your second monitor become black when you run IL-2 or can you see desktop on it?

I have the same mobo btw

There is a signal to it, but yes, it becomes black (obviously in extended desktop)...works in clone though

[Tomik]

Thx for testing it, but it's bad news
I know clone mode is OK, but I need to have TS and other consoles open while flying
I think waiting for new drivers is my hope...

[EAF92_Brigstock]

How does crossfire perform against a single card with the new 48xx series cards?

Over the last year I've had the opportunity to run a few different configurations.
E6800 @3.7 paired with (in order) 1x ATI1800XL, 2x NV8800 Ultra's, 2 xATI2900 1gig and finally a single NV8800GTX. Which I still run
My finding were that the Nvidia's had easily the most grunt when it comes to fps but the Ati's had the best IQ. In fact the only reason I ended up keeping the 8800GTX is because it out performed the 2900 in Crossfire in IL2, which is pretty much all I play. Which brings me back to the Crossfire question. I found that 2x2900 did not improve FPS over a single 2900. Benchies in IL2 would give the exact same results regardless of the configuration. Has this been addressed with the newer cards/drivers.