pr0ph3tswe 1 Posted February 5, 2014 I was looking for a 2nd 7970Ghz to play comfortably in 1440p, I'll wait to get money for a 780 Ti thenThanks ! i will recommend 1 card as well, there's always going to be drawbacks with crossfire/sli, heat, noise, random annoying bugs, low utilization in games etc etc 780/ti works really well :) but so will a cheaper card like the 770 or a aftermarket cooled radeon 290 :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SERE 10 Posted February 5, 2014 Gonna have to repeat my question Am I correct in understanding that draw distance is primarily limited by RAM and CPU, and the fact that arma3 is a 32-bit exe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon86 13 Posted February 6, 2014 draw distance is mostly cpu. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arotished 10 Posted February 7, 2014 draw distance is mostly cpu. Having to play with 30-40FPS in this game with my 4,5Ghz/780Ti SLi even if I go to default Standard videosettings is so crap..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon86 13 Posted February 7, 2014 Having to play with 30-40FPS in this game with my 4,5Ghz/780Ti SLi even if I go to default Standard videosettings is so crap..... Just max out everything but viewdistances. 200% sampling rate is pretty neat and loads up the gpu's nicely, if fps is low anyway, might as well enjoy good image quality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arotished 10 Posted February 7, 2014 Just max out everything but viewdistances. 200% sampling rate is pretty neat and loads up the gpu's nicely, if fps is low anyway, might as well enjoy good image quality. Not fun to play with 1000 meter view distance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pr0ph3tswe 1 Posted February 7, 2014 Not fun to play with 1000 meter view distance. i play with 3k/1.5k/100 view distance 40-80 fps on sa-matra altis wasteland, which is perfectly fine in arma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arotished 10 Posted February 8, 2014 Then you must have a supercomputer :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pr0ph3tswe 1 Posted February 8, 2014 Then you must have a supercomputer :) not sure why my sig didn't show then, but specs: 4770k @ 4.5ghz 16gb 2133mhz ram msi z87-g45 gaming gigabyte 780ti @ 1050/1800 qnix 2710 1440p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arotished 10 Posted February 8, 2014 not sure why my sig didn't show then, but specs: 4770k @ 4.5ghz 16gb 2133mhz ram msi z87-g45 gaming gigabyte 780ti @ 1050/1800 qnix 2710 1440p Then we almost have the same computer, only I have two 780Ti@ 1200/2000Mhz, 2xSSD and 32GB ram.. Shitty optimized game... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon86 13 Posted February 8, 2014 Then we almost have the same computer, only I have two 780Ti@ 1200/2000Mhz, 2xSSD and 32GB ram..Shitty optimized game... just run with almost no ai and low viewdistance like other games, that'll make it optimised, or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arotished 10 Posted February 8, 2014 just run with almost no ai and low viewdistance like other games, that'll make it optimised, or something. Im not playing with lower then 1000 VIEW/OBJECT draw.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beavis_5000 10 Posted February 9, 2014 Intel Core i5 3570k Quad Core 3.4 GHZ Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA 7200 RPM 16 MB HDD Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 Corsair Vengeance 8 GB DDR3 1600 Mhz Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt I run Arma 3 pretty good after following a settings guide to maximize FPS (Vysnc and some other things disabled). Just wondering if there are any tips for maximizing my PC's performance on ARMA 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ezcoo 47 Posted February 9, 2014 Intel Core i5 3570k Quad Core 3.4 GHZWestern Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA 7200 RPM 16 MB HDD Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 Corsair Vengeance 8 GB DDR3 1600 Mhz Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt I run Arma 3 pretty good after following a settings guide to maximize FPS (Vysnc and some other things disabled). Just wondering if there are any tips for maximizing my PC's performance on ARMA 3. 1. Get SSD and install both OS and A3 on it 2. Overclock your CPU as much as possible (depends on the quality of your motherboard & CPU cooler) 3. Observe noticeably better FPS and stutter free experience, enjoy :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beavis_5000 10 Posted February 10, 2014 1. Get SSD and install both OS and A3 on it2. Overclock your CPU as much as possible (depends on the quality of your motherboard & CPU cooler) 3. Observe noticeably better FPS and stutter free experience, enjoy :p Im planning on getting an SSD sometime. I overclock my CPU in my BIOS correct? How do I know how much to overclock? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattldempsey 10 Posted February 10, 2014 Im planning on getting an SSD sometime. I overclock my CPU in my BIOS correct? How do I know how much to overclock? With my set-up ASUS Maximus V Formula i5-3570k @3.4ghz The CPU Overclocking feature is on the very first page of the BIOS. It basically gives me three choices to set it at 4.2ghz 4.4ghz 4.6ghz I guess this is the way to overclock for noobs who dont want to do everything manually, which I am fine with, as long as it gives me results. One question I have is how stable is that 4.6ghz configuration likely to be, I set it at 4.4ghz for now. Also is there any way to tell how fast my Corsair h100 cpu cooler. The only way I can tell which setting your in is by the lights on the cooler itself but I would expect more noise when on the performance setting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pr0ph3tswe 1 Posted February 10, 2014 Im planning on getting an SSD sometime. I overclock my CPU in my BIOS correct? How do I know how much to overclock? yeah in bios, you should google some OC guides, there are plenty out there :) noone can tell you how much to oc, it all depends on your cooling, if you got lucky on cpu/mobo etc as all hardware is different, but the i5/i7's usually reach 4.5ghz with good aftermarket air coolers at least Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arotished 10 Posted February 10, 2014 SHUTTERFREE ARMA3?! I cant get this game to run good even with everything on low. But, yeah...the difference between low and ultra might give me around 10-15 difference in FPS. Putting 500 view distance, then I get 70-80... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pr0ph3tswe 1 Posted February 10, 2014 SHUTTERFREE ARMA3?! I cant get this game to run good even with everything on low. But, yeah...the difference between low and ultra might give me around 10-15 difference in FPS. Putting 500 view distance, then I get 70-80... stutter, not shutter, also that means your pc is too slow, sorry to say :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaeldk 1 Posted February 10, 2014 Hi guys, I have this system that I use for gaming, but in Arma 3 I get only 20-25 fps, even in single player and I can not figure out why? Hope that you can help or provide a few tricks? My Specs Model : GigaByte GA-990FXA-UD3 Chassis : GigaByte Desktop Mainboard : GigaByte GA-990FXA-UD3 BIOS : Award (OEM) FB 10/13/2011 Total Memory : 32GB DIMM DDR3 Processors Processor : AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core Processor (4M 8T 4.23GHz, 2.21GHz IMC, 4x 2MB L2, 8MB L3) Socket/Slot : AM2r2/AM3 Chipset Memory Controller : AMD F15 (Orochi) CPU HT Hub 2x 2.61GHz (5.23GHz), 2x 16GB DIMM DDR3 1.34GHz 128-bit Memory Module(s) Memory Module : Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-33-10-5) Memory Module : Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-33-10-5) Memory Module : Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-33-10-5) Memory Module : Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-33-10-5) Video System Monitor/Panel : NVS NV Surround (1920x1080) Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (5CU 960SP SM5.0 1GHz/1.23GHz, 384kB L2, 2GB 6GHz 192-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16) Graphics Processor OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (960SP 5C 1GHz/1.23GHz, 384kB L2, 2GB 6GHz 192-bit) Storage Devices KINGSTON SV300S37A240G (240GB, SATA600, SSD) : 224GB (C:) Logical Storage Devices System Reserved : 350MB (NTFS) Hard Disk (C:) : 223GB (NTFS) @ KINGSTON SV300S37A240G (240GB, SATA600, SSD) Peripherals LPC Hub Controller 1 : ATI (AMD) IXP SB600/700/800 SMBUS Controller LPC Hub Controller 2 : ATI (AMD) SB700/800 LPC host controller LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8720F Audio Device : Gigabyte IXP SB600 High Definition Audio Controller Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio Audio Device : MSI GK106 HDMI Audio Controller Audio Codec : nVidia GeForce 6800 [NV40.1] Serial Port(s) : 1 Disk Controller : Gigabyte SB700/800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] Disk Controller : Gigabyte SB700/800 IDE Disk Controller : Gigabyte JMB36X PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller Disk Controller : Jmicron JMB368 IDE controller USB Controller 1 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller USB Controller 2 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller USB Controller 3 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller USB Controller 4 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller USB Controller 5 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI2 Controller USB Controller 6 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller USB Controller 7 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller USB Controller 8 : Gigabyte Etron USB 3.0 Extensible Host Controller SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : ATI SB800 SMBus Network Services Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet, 1Gbps) Operating System Windows System : Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 6.03.9600 Platform Compliance : x64 Windows Experience Index Current System : 7.6 thanks in advance :) Michael Denmark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pr0ph3tswe 1 Posted February 11, 2014 Hi guys, I have this system that I use for gaming, but in Arma 3 I get only 20-25 fps, even in single player and I can not figure out why? Hope that you can help or provide a few tricks? My Specs Model : GigaByte GA-990FXA-UD3 Chassis : GigaByte Desktop Mainboard : GigaByte GA-990FXA-UD3 BIOS : Award (OEM) FB 10/13/2011 Total Memory : 32GB DIMM DDR3 Processors Processor : AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core Processor (4M 8T 4.23GHz, 2.21GHz IMC, 4x 2MB L2, 8MB L3) Socket/Slot : AM2r2/AM3 Chipset Memory Controller : AMD F15 (Orochi) CPU HT Hub 2x 2.61GHz (5.23GHz), 2x 16GB DIMM DDR3 1.34GHz 128-bit Memory Module(s) Memory Module : Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-33-10-5) Memory Module : Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-33-10-5) Memory Module : Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-33-10-5) Memory Module : Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 8GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-33-10-5) Video System Monitor/Panel : NVS NV Surround (1920x1080) Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (5CU 960SP SM5.0 1GHz/1.23GHz, 384kB L2, 2GB 6GHz 192-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16) Graphics Processor OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (960SP 5C 1GHz/1.23GHz, 384kB L2, 2GB 6GHz 192-bit) Storage Devices KINGSTON SV300S37A240G (240GB, SATA600, SSD) : 224GB (C:) Logical Storage Devices System Reserved : 350MB (NTFS) Hard Disk (C:) : 223GB (NTFS) @ KINGSTON SV300S37A240G (240GB, SATA600, SSD) Peripherals LPC Hub Controller 1 : ATI (AMD) IXP SB600/700/800 SMBUS Controller LPC Hub Controller 2 : ATI (AMD) SB700/800 LPC host controller LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8720F Audio Device : Gigabyte IXP SB600 High Definition Audio Controller Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio Audio Device : MSI GK106 HDMI Audio Controller Audio Codec : nVidia GeForce 6800 [NV40.1] Serial Port(s) : 1 Disk Controller : Gigabyte SB700/800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] Disk Controller : Gigabyte SB700/800 IDE Disk Controller : Gigabyte JMB36X PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller Disk Controller : Jmicron JMB368 IDE controller USB Controller 1 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller USB Controller 2 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller USB Controller 3 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller USB Controller 4 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller USB Controller 5 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI2 Controller USB Controller 6 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB OHCI0 Controller USB Controller 7 : Gigabyte SB700/800 USB EHCI Controller USB Controller 8 : Gigabyte Etron USB 3.0 Extensible Host Controller SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : ATI SB800 SMBus Network Services Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet, 1Gbps) Operating System Windows System : Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 6.03.9600 Platform Compliance : x64 Windows Experience Index Current System : 7.6 thanks in advance :) Michael Denmark what ingame settings are you using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaeldk 1 Posted February 11, 2014 what ingame settings are you using? I use these settings right now, but it does not matter what I put them on, it gives only 6-8 fps if I put them further down .. And if I make a autodetect, then it set it all to Ultra .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arotished 10 Posted February 11, 2014 stutter, not shutter, also that means your pc is too slow, sorry to say :D I know its slow, only get 5400points in Valley 1.0 Extreme HD and 10000points in Fire Strike Extreme HD, probably not even close to your score :P What do you get in these tests again? I use these settings right now, but it does not matter what I put them on, it gives only 6-8 fps if I put them further down .. And if I make a autodetect, then it set it all to Ultra ..http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo337/reconsquad/IMG_0123.jpghttp://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo337/reconsquad/IMG_0122.jpghttp://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo337/reconsquad/IMG_0121.jpg To high settings, try lowering your view distance to minimum, then you might be able to get 40-50FPS :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pr0ph3tswe 1 Posted February 11, 2014 I know its slow, only get 5400points in Valley 1.0 Extreme HD and 10000points in Fire Strike Extreme HD, probably not even close to your score :P What do you get in these tests again?To high settings, try lowering your view distance to minimum, then you might be able to get 40-50FPS :) well played sir, well played. then again my arma runs smooth without stutter at 45-70+ fps multiplayer, so you enjoy dem benchmark scores ;D seriously though look into stuff like anti virus exceptions, eset had some problems with arma earlier for example, would be nice to know what system you play on too :D i got 3145 points in extreme hd btw, might want to see if it runs better without sli/xfire as well, longshot though i suppose and to the dude in the other post, with my old 8350@ 4.8ghz i could play multiplayer fairly well with low object and terrain detail, 1k/800/100 view distances, would say it ran around 35fps average in beta multiplayer stratis, tweaks might have been done though not sure :D doubt you'll see any 50 fps multiplayer numbers from that cpu though :/ singelplayer should run way better though so might be some software problems, updated drivers etc? also if that's a singel 660 it will be too slow for that resolution + aa and very high texture settings most likely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcai 1 Posted February 11, 2014 I use these settings right now, but it does not matter what I put them on, it gives only 6-8 fps if I put them further down .. And if I make a autodetect, then it set it all to Ultra ..http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo337/reconsquad/IMG_0121.jpg I think I see your problem, right there. Try turning object distance down. I play with a very similar rig and I run 3.5k view distance, 1.5k object detail. It's rare you'll engage targets over that range anyway, and its just far enough away to not be too distracting with pop-ins. Should up your FPS by a good 5-20, I'd wager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
