I see the water as a large step ahead. This was one of the first A+ ratings of the was for me. I use an ATI 1300 512mb card. I only use the 3D wake the ships and sub create when under way. I also like the blurry effect on the scope plus the underwater alge and blurry effect is also very nice. I tried the 3D water option but saw no difference so turned it off. I also tried the water glare. Did not like that so turned it off. The sun rays through the water are cool but slowed my FPS. Gave me a headache after a while anyway. The caustic lighting on the sides of the ships reflecting off the water are very cool. I leave them on
I like the water with exception of no white caps one would see when under light wind.