I recently bought a new GFX card, ATI 4870 1GB running on a Athlon 6000+, Vista, 3Gb RAM..
Currently I can pretty much assume that the game is 99% CPU bound.. Using GPU-Z I get about 3% GPU Load while flying.. I get a higher GPU Load in the menu's.. to give you something to compare too, Crysis Warhead sits around 70 - 80% GPU Load..
Anyways - unless something up with GPU Load, I suggest downloading it and taking a look.. Gfx on Unlimited @ 1600x1200 = 15fps in cockpit.. on high @ 1600x1200 = ~40fps. Changing to 1280x1024 made no difference..
Anyways - thought i'd share..
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