IL2 Direct X or Open GL - Which is Better

[BigO]

S!

As I now have a new graphics card with lots of horsepower (GeForce 9600 GT with 2 Gig of RAM) which should I set the IL2 game hardware settings to, in order to get the Best Visual effects and the best Frames per Second

Direct X or Open Gl?

[Kornflakes]

~S~ BigO

I have read that il2 is meant to be played in open gl but I think in the end it is down to the users hardware configuration. I would test both and see witch one runs best for you. I would google something along the lines of geforce 9600gt il2 and see if someone has posted what frames they get with what setup. Or maybe someone in our squadron has a similar setup to you and could give you their setup. Hope that helps.

I found one site that helps me but I think it might only be for ati setups. Ill post it anyways cause it might have other setups http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/coastie0/IL2setup.html With ati cards we download a driver thing called ati catalyst. I don't now what it is called for nvidia cards but im pretty sure they have something like it.

Kornflakes

[Derring]

~Salute~

BigO,

I have a 8800GTS w/640MB, resolution 1366-768, set to OpenGL w/ all IL2 video settings maxed out.
You should have no problems.

~Salute~

[Razgriz_37]

Geforce Go 6150

[american]

Go OpenGL, The game was made to run on it. Direct X is just there for any one who is having problems with openGl.

[Derring]

~Salute~

Found this link on FISC Forums, very good IL2 video info:
Link: http://forums.ubi.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f ... 6651075613

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[Bruin]

I ran a 9600 Gt in OpenGL for years . I tried OpenGL and DX and I thought OpenGL was far better . Test them both ,individual set ups are so diverse . I run a XFX 9800 GTX now with OpenGL and everything is maxed but that 9600 is still a very nice card for IL2 . ( I bought the 9800 for FSX ). Oddly enough running IL2 in my monitors native resolution made a HUGE difference . There are some outstanding graphics tweaks for IL2 @ M4T , I would highly recommend them . Also, are you using any card enhancement programs ?