shadylurker 0 Posted March 22, 2013 I didn't specifically upgrade for Arma 3, It has just been a long time coming and I finally bit the bullet after upgrading my video card and seeing good results. I'll go over my upgrades and how they affected Arma3. I don't have any FPS measurements as I noticed when I had FPS metering going I would end up just chasing FPS (in all games) Started with: Q6700 @ 3.5ghz 8gb ddr2 Win 7 x64 ATI 6850 1gb Notes: Arma2 was playable but not very smooth in any aspect, cities were avoided at all costs. Arma3 was a slide show in anything but editor. The downloadable mission "a whole lotta stratis" wasn't playable at all. Upgrade 1 (started the ball rolling): Same system as above but with an ATI 7870 2gb Notes: Arma2 enjoyable, still noticeable slowdowns in cities, Arma3 playable noticable slowdowns, MP without AI was fun at this point...smooth. Mission " A whole lotta stratis" could run it (barely) but not enjoyable due to slowdowns New system: AsRock Extreme 4 z77 i5 3570k 16gb ddr3 1600 ATI 7870 2gb Win 7 x64 Notes: Arma2 is a blast in all situations, benchmark 1 51fps average, benchmark 2 19 fps average (this is with 3600 vd and everything on very high). No slowdowns in cities. Arma3 is the same, very playable with minimal hitches. Mission "a whole lotta stratis" 100% playable but it does get choppy every now and again. New PC is stupidly faster in all games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hillsbills 1 Posted March 22, 2013 So it still doesn't allow searching on forums? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadylurker 0 Posted March 22, 2013 So it still doesn't allow searching on forums? This makes so much sense! I can't believe i never thought of this, thank you for this great input Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bristow 1 Posted March 22, 2013 Nice setup. The 2gb will come in handy for the ultra textures for sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[frl]myke 14 Posted March 23, 2013 This makes so much sense! I can't believe i never thought of this, thank you for this great input Obviously forum search doesn't work for you, let me help you and point the appropriate thread for you: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?147391-Will-my-PC-run-this-What-CPU-GPU-to-get-What-settings-What-System-Specifications Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
