Hi to all. I'm coming back to PC simming after years in exile. I'm from the era of Enemy Engaged: Comanche vs Hokum and Flightsim 2004, so BS is going to be a major jump for me. Just looking for advice on whether BS2 will run on this hardware (I know it meets the recommended specs but you guys will know better than anyone what its like in real life). Its an iMac 27" 2011 model, 2.7ghz i5, 24gb ram, ati 6770m 512mb running on Win 7 pro 64-bit via Bootcamp, native res 2560x1440.
I also have it hooked up to 2 23" cinema displays (1920x1200 native each) left and right so ideally would love to run Eyefinity across the 3 displays although I know I may be pushing my luck with a 6770. Any idea if this is even slightly realistic. I'm not in a position to upgrade the hardware at present.
Also has anyone an opinion on Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS in BS2. I can find one for around 300 euro which is very expensive but I'm a firm believer in making sure if your buying a controller spend the money up front on something to keep and enjoy for 10yr rather than buy a new cheaper one every year for 10yrs. I'll be using it on BS2, X-Plane, FSX and likely DCS: A-10 (naturally) later on in conjunction with a Razer Orbweaver for keyboard macros etc. Anyone seen them cheaper than the 300 mark in the EU?
I was also wondering if its possible to offload someone of BS2's processing to another machine. I have heard that its not possible but thought I'd ask to see if anything has changed. I know its possible in FSX. I have a Vaio Duo 11, touchscreen windows 8 laptop tablet hybrid. Is there a way I can employ this as having a touchscreen would be the icing on the cake.
Sorry for the long 1st post, just wanted to get it all said upfront. Thanks in advance for any help as its all a bit daunting coming in from the console cold. Cheers.