Sorry to hear it bud.
Your simple question has got me thinking. I have been playing online wwll fighter sims for quite some time now. While reading your post i began to reflect and realized just how long!
About 8 years or so. It has been a lota fun. I too have been through a few "PC Upgrade Panics" and know what you are feeling.
In Fact, i upgraded my Video card about 4 months ago to prepare for AH2. Skuzzy was online in the main arena and gave some recomendations as to what he thought would do the trick. Again...Just his opinion.
Welp...I went out and bought a new ATI 9000LE 128 bit 128 DDR GPU and here we are on beta 35 and ive got trouble! Its not going to do the trick. Please be asured that in NO way am i blaming Skuzzy. He can only speculate with the game far from compleation. However i wish i would have waited.
I for one have been in a panic over this thing for 4 days now. And have decided to END the Insanity! LOL
Bottom line? I cant afford to play AH2 if it means any further updates on my end, im just going to have to hang up the Stik. It's prolly a good thing too, as i am just getting so weary of the rude sarcastic behavior that these online games seem to spawn so rampidly. Anyhoo...Welcome to AH and dont worry. If your an addict like most of us were or are, you Will find a WAY.

Good Luck to ya