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I've been lusting over BOBII since 2008 now. I was an pilot on targetware and posted about this sim back then and Osram who apparently is in the BDG posted me about system requirements there. http://www.targetware.net/modules.php?o ... c&start=25

Is that still relevent, these years passed and I am now at last attempting to look an another new computer. I am looking at PC's and would this be suitable to run BOBII on complete options with any latest patches and be comfortable to withstand any other patches?

CPU = Intel Core I5-2400 Quad Core (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
RAM = 2 x 2GB Samsung DDR3 1333 MHz
GFX = 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT430
HD = 500GB SATA 3GB/S (8MB Cache)
ONBOARD NIC = Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN Controller
ONBOARD SC = Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio
OS = Windows 7 64 Bit

Being a FAA enthusiast I would love to hear whether you've added the Fairey Fulmar, Gloster Sea Gladiator, Blackburn Skua and Roc into BOBII also? And should the answer be no why not, former two were in use by two FAA squadrons that were recognised as taking part in BoB and the latter two were in use during Dunkirk!

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In the RAF they say an landing's ok, when the pilot gets out and can still walk away.
But in the FAA the prospect is grim, when the landings piss-poor and the pilot can't swim.
Cracking show, I'm Alive, But I've still got to render my A25!

Hi tipsypo, welcome to BOBII and the BOBII forum and community.

You might want to read this on BOBII Performance:

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10091

BOBII performance requirements have grown significantly over the last almost 6 years.

I would recommend (assuming you want to run highest settings and MultiSkin):

Processor, a strong dual core or a Quad core processor
Memory, at least 2 GB
Video Card, at least a 2009 card with 1 GG of video ram

We only have 5 flyable A/C (Spit, Hurri, 109, 110, JU87) without plans to add additional. A flyable Tiger Moth can be added with a patch.

Here is the User Manual in case you have some detail questions:

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10938

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Buddye

Intel I7 920 processor (2.66GHz, 8MB cache), 6GB DDR3 Triple Channel @1333MHz, 1.8GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295, Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI Sound Card, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit , CH Fighter Stick & Pedals ,TrackIR4 Pro thanks to BobII crew.

Sorry posted the post prior to putting in some specs I am looking at...

I am wanting to be upon highest graphics at least to start with, as I've been steadily pushed out of any simulations and games over the years and am down to nothing, just want to be able to play without crashing or screen freezes and such for once and would like that to last. Or should I be looking at an better processor and graphics card?

Intel Core I7-2600 Quad Core (3.4GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics?
2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560?

I heard you guys were working on a multiplayer with BOBII, hows that going, would be great to start up my targetware squadron back up again on it. 806 Naval Air Squadron.

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In the RAF they say an landing's ok, when the pilot gets out and can still walk away.
But in the FAA the prospect is grim, when the landings piss-poor and the pilot can't swim.
Cracking show, I'm Alive, But I've still got to render my A25!

Yes, the PC you are looking at should run BOBII on full settings with out problems, IMHO.

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Buddye

Intel I7 920 processor (2.66GHz, 8MB cache), 6GB DDR3 Triple Channel @1333MHz, 1.8GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295, Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI Sound Card, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit , CH Fighter Stick & Pedals ,TrackIR4 Pro thanks to BobII crew.

Bugger something I think I've just realised while reading up. Seems I am probrably not going to be able to use my old Sidewinder Freestyle Pro within Windows 7 64 Bit. So am going to have to look for some new Joysticks, Throttles and Rudders (which it was doing for me).

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In the RAF they say an landing's ok, when the pilot gets out and can still walk away.
But in the FAA the prospect is grim, when the landings piss-poor and the pilot can't swim.
Cracking show, I'm Alive, But I've still got to render my A25!

Right proposed specs are changed slightly, price is 750 for just the machine at the moment, is there anything you would prop up an bit more to get better performance within BoB? (obviously machine is going to be used on other games but BoB is the priority in my mind)

Would either pushing to an i5-2500 (3.30 GHz, 6MB Cache) or getting an 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 (within an hardware forum they are suggesting that I change the specs to use a GTX560 as would provide an good boost to games although as I said BoB is priority and I've read in posts here that CPU is the priority and I feel more capable to later upgrade the GPU myself rather than a CPU).

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2400 Quad Core (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS 450 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TX SERIES (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£86)

Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER

Onboard Sound Card
Realtek® ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio

Onboard Network Facilities
Intel® 82579 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

You've assisted many people here it seems buddeye so trust your opinion on this.

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In the RAF they say an landing's ok, when the pilot gets out and can still walk away.
But in the FAA the prospect is grim, when the landings piss-poor and the pilot can't swim.
Cracking show, I'm Alive, But I've still got to render my A25!

I would go with the 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 although it will not be needed for BOBII but COD requires a strong video cand with a large video Ram.

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Buddye

Intel I7 920 processor (2.66GHz, 8MB cache), 6GB DDR3 Triple Channel @1333MHz, 1.8GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295, Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI Sound Card, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit , CH Fighter Stick & Pedals ,TrackIR4 Pro thanks to BobII crew.

See the cpu hierarchy chart here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bes ... 971-5.html

your 2500 ranks in the top tier, the 2400 in the one immediately below.
That whole article http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bes ... ,2971.html
is a direct addressing of your cpu question, so probably worth reading -
it also suggests on p3 that the i7 2600 seems hardly worth the extra cost
compared to the i5 2500, for a gaming machine. The i7s have what you could
regard as more "handles", so they can do more elaborate I/O stuff more
applicable to professional applications, if I'm understanding correctly.

I cannot wait.

Already trying to decide upon the squadron I will join in my pilot campaign. Maybe 242 although I am not a great Baders admirer and thier big wing. Or 111 or 64 seeing as according to this website they also were crewed with an large proportion of the seconded sailors. Will start out within instant action basic and advanced training just using the Tiger Moth as they would moving on to familiarise with the Hurricane/Spitfire (depending upon the squadron I decide upon) within Free Flight and then off to my frontline squadron.

http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Rollo ... _1940.html

With the multiskins how varied are they? I cannot remember but does the non-multiskin have any squadron markings is that the difference between multiskin and non-multiskin? Any chance this crate is included within 242, the lovely mount of Sub Lt Jimmy Gardner. Maybe I'll add that in one day.

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In the RAF they say an landing's ok, when the pilot gets out and can still walk away.
But in the FAA the prospect is grim, when the landings piss-poor and the pilot can't swim.
Cracking show, I'm Alive, But I've still got to render my A25!

Well, the away team has a vast variety of creative and colourful paint schemes in the multiskin; but the
home team requires much closer attention to see the distinctions. There are several subtle variations
in the colour of the bluish belly paint; and a few sqdns retain the B&W underside. "Roundel" symbols
are of different diameters, and sometimes missing from the under wing; tail flag patches are of different
size; letter codes are of slightly different size. The overall camo scheme remains the same throughout,
however, except for the single high altitude recon Spitfire, in a solid pale green.

There are a few personalization decals on individual planes, among them a kiwi and a Jeep (the cartoon
animal, not the vehicle).

I've got pilot notes for the Spitfire Mark II and Hurricane Mark II-IV (the red cover ones) along with the Pilot Notes General (the blue cover one but I've found its alright to use with them) (also got an Hudson VI, Boston IV, Beaufighter II, Wellington III-XIII, Mustang III, Lancaster I-X, Barracuda I-II, Mitchel III, Spitfire IX-XVI, Spitfire V, Typhoon I, Blenheim V, Beafighter VI, and Corsair I-IV).

You guys find you can learn to pilot them within BoBII very accurately with these? Seemed it based upon the many videos showing the pits. I used to use them within targetware at least as far as was practicable within targetware. Got ones for the I's that I can borrow?

Ordered the computer this week, gotta start ordering the games. Seems A2A do not do the backup CD anymore? Would prefer to install from that than using the download (don't want to use up precious download limit).

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In the RAF they say an landing's ok, when the pilot gets out and can still walk away.
But in the FAA the prospect is grim, when the landings piss-poor and the pilot can't swim.
Cracking show, I'm Alive, But I've still got to render my A25!

I recieved the machine on Saturday morning! Was custom built and was expecting it do arrive next weekend!

So far I've installed Empire Total War and NavyField (used upon old machine but always locked up) and they both run great!

Although I've not gone ahead and purchased the one (you know the one ) I really want to go on! Although I've tested my Sidewinder Freestyle Pro and that works within Windows 7 64 Bit. So just need to go ahead and purchase it (probrably at weekend so I've got time to go over the setup, training and such.

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In the RAF they say an landing's ok, when the pilot gets out and can still walk away.
But in the FAA the prospect is grim, when the landings piss-poor and the pilot can't swim.
Cracking show, I'm Alive, But I've still got to render my A25!