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  Scruffy said:
I run a 4890 on a P35-DS3R, so yes.

But it's only a PCIe 1.1 slot instead of 2.0 so it might lose some speed. No idea how much that is (depending on game etc.), here is a test about it.

It works and really good here, regardless of some % ;)

Oh I see, that's a shame. thanks for the heads-up, but I think I'll take the 4890 anyway :)

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  Azamato said:
so when my new pc gets here

AMD X2 7750 2.7ghz

4GB DDR2 800 Ram

HD4650 1GB

Antler (lol..) 400w psu

Windows XP

how will i play this baby ?

id say medium at max but get a different psu i would'nt trust that psu it could kill your system

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thinking about buying this computer to play AA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227148

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300(2.50GHz)

Processor Main Features: 64 bit Quad-Core Processor

Cache Per Processor: 4MB L2 Cache

Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333

Hard Drive: 750GB SATAII

Optical Drive 1: 22X DL DVD+/-RW Drive

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 1GB Video Card

Thoughts on how Arma 2 would play? Thanks in advance

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I'm having a texture fill problem. I just noticed it this weekend. they fill in only at very close range. I have my viewing distance 3000m, I keep messing around with the settings and nothing.

I'm running 2 GTX 275's with 1792mb.

I hope it's a driver issue. I OC'ed it and unOC'ed.

I'm a bit bummed out.

Oh well.

anyone here have the same problem.?

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  Azamato said:
so when my new pc gets here

AMD X2 7750 2.7ghz

4GB DDR2 800 Ram

HD4650 1GB

Antler (lol..) 400w psu

Windows XP

how will i play this baby ?

I think the HD4650 is slower than the 9600GT you said you already have...

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  ch_123 said:
I think the HD4650 is slower than the 9600GT you said you already have...

Really? Oh i thought it would be better actually, wich is good news now i save 80 euros. But I got this problem when my Monitor goes standby playing some games (ArmA2 demo included) so could it be my graphics card?

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Hello folks! I own a Q9300 with 4GB of ram and a Asus radeon 4890. Running with vista 64.

I play on 1600*900. On what settings you believe I may hope to run the game to top the 30 fps?

Downloading the demo at the moment.

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  Azamato said:
Really? Oh i thought it would be better actually, wich is good news now i save 80 euros. But I got this problem when my Monitor goes standby playing some games (ArmA2 demo included) so could it be my graphics card?

Azamato, I had that problem once before when I upgraded to an 8800GT. Couldn't fix it, so I sent it back and got a 9800GT. Now it works. But it appears to be a faulty graphic card.

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  Azamato said:
Really? Oh i thought it would be better actually, wich is good news now i save 80 euros. But I got this problem when my Monitor goes standby playing some games (ArmA2 demo included) so could it be my graphics card?

It could be a bad graphics card, but it sounds more like a PSU problem, especially if you have an older PC.

Edited by echo1

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This what I am looking to purchase please let me know if I can at least play this at med. setting.

Processor AMD Phenom X4 9950(2.6GHz)

Processor Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor

Cache Per Processor 4 x 512KB L2 Cache

Memory 4GB DDR2 800

Hard Drive 500GB SATAII

Optical Drive 1 20X DL DVD+/-RW Drive

Optical Drive 2 16X DVD-ROM

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT 1GB

Audio High Definition Audio 8 -Channel CODEC

Supports Jack-detect and Multi-Streaming technologies

Supports S/PDIF out interface

Ethernet Gigabit LAN

Power Supply 680W

Keyboard Logitech Deluxe Keyboard

Mouse Logitech Optical Mouse

Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

Software Included MS Office 2007 [60-Day Trial]

Special Features NZXT Guardian921 Gaming Tower with customized NVIDIA logo graphic+ Blue Color Lighting

Motherboard

Chipset AMD 780V

Motherboard Name ASUS M3A78-CM

CPU

CPU Type Phenom X4

Installed Qty 1

CPU Speed 9950(2.6GHz)

L2 Cache Per CPU 4 x 512KB

CPU Socket Type AM2+

CPU Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor

Graphics

GPU/VPU Type NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

Graphics Interface PCI Express x16

Memory

Memory Capacity 4GB DDR2

Memory Speed DDR2 800

Form Factor DIMM 240-pin

Memory Spec 2GB x 2

Memory Slots (Available/Total) 2/4

Maximum Memory Supported 8GB

Hard Drive

HDD Capacity 500GB

HDD Interface SATA II

Optical Drive

Optical Drive Type DVD±RW

Optical Drive Spec 20X DL DVD+/-RW Drive

Optical Drive 2

Optical Drive 2 Type 16X DVD-ROM

Audio

Audio Chipset Integrated

Audio Channels 8 channels

Communications

LAN Chipset Integrated

LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps

Front Panel Ports

Front USB 2

Front Audio Ports 2

Card Reader 12-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer

Back Panel Ports

PS/2 1

Video Ports 2 DVI

TV Out 1

Rear USB 6

RJ45 1 port

Rear Audio Ports 6 ports

Expansion

External Bays 3 x external 5.25" drive bays

2 x external 3.5" drive bays

Internal Bays 4 x internal 3.5" drive bays

PCI Slots (Available/Total) 1 x PCI-Express x16

1 x PCI-Express x1

2 x PCI

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i have 8800 gts 512 and e8500 overclocked to 3.8 ghz and it is only playable with everything on low and filters deactivated.

1680 of course.

1280x1024 is old.

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  DLcmdr said:
i have 8800 gts 512 and e8500 overclocked to 3.8 ghz and it is only playable with everything on low and filters deactivated.

1680 of course.

1280x1024 is old.

lol 1280x1024 is old? no such thing as old, just depends on your monitor size. I play on that resoultion which is the max i can get for my 17inch Samsung Monitor

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Hello

I would like to purchase ARMA 2, but I am not sure if my computer will be able to handle it.

Not too tech savay but willing to learn in order play this exciting game.

My System as follows:

Power Spec brand computer

Windows Vista

2GB of RAM

32 bit Operating System

Intel®Core2cpw 4300@1.80GHZ

NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT

Should I purchase more RAM,upgrade a video card or a new system all together?

Thanks for your help!

Alphadriver

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  Alphadriver said:
Hello

I would like to purchase ARMA 2, but I am not sure if my computer will be able to handle it.

Not too tech savay but willing to learn in order play this exciting game.

My System as follows:

Power Spec brand computer

Windows Vista

2GB of RAM

32 bit Operating System

Intel®Core2cpw 4300@1.80GHZ

NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT

Should I purchase more RAM,upgrade a video card or a new system all together?

Thanks for your help!

Alphadriver

I assume thats a laptop? i would get a whole new desktop system if i were you

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thanks guys it worked 4gb of dedicated video memory does make a difference

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My current system is:

Intel Core2Duo E8400

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P(rev 2.0) m/b

4x 2GB DDR 2 RAM (total 8GB)

Gigabyte 8800GTS 512mb graphics card.

I have a 30" monitor, so I'd prefer to play at 2560x1600 and am looking for the best upgrade I can get for Arma 2.

My motherboard seems to support all the latest CPUs apart from the I7: http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_List.aspx?ProductID=2625

So my question is, what's the first thing I should upgrade? Can I get away with just upgrading my graphics card to something like a GTX 285, GTX 295 or HD4870X2 or will my cpu still slow me down? Should I upgrade the CPU first to something like a Q9650?

Is it better to buy GTX295/HD4870X2 and leave the CPU or maybe get something like a 4890 and a Q9550?

Thanks.

Edited by skytrek

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Because you are playing with such high resolution, the keyword is GPU memory.

So Maybe 2x 4870 with 1Gb of ram or 2x 4870X2 (with 4GB of ram).

But because your motherboard chipset cant really run good enough with crossfire I would suggest single 4870X2.

Q9550 is cheap / powerful processor nowadays. It costs about 199 €. And it overclocks easily over 3.5GHz.

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Personally, I'd get a new graphics card.

The reason is mostly that intel will be releasing a new family of mainstream desktop processors using a different socket in the next couple of months, so sometime in the future if/when you upgrade to that, you'd need to buy a new motherboard and cpu, in addition to already buying a new cpu just now.... So if you get a cpu now its not a very good "deal" in the long run.

also, from the specs id say that your graphics card is the bottleneck in your system.

Regards,

Tim

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Just stealing this thread for a moment as I'm also having thoughts on upgrading.

My current specs are:

C2D E8500

8GB Corsair DDR2 PC8500

Asus 4890 TOP 1GB

WD VelociRaptor 300GB

2x WD Caviar Black 500GB

680Watt PSU

Vista x64

My motherboard can also use C2Q CPU's and I was wondering how much I would gain by installing a Q9650 cpu over my current setup?

And yes, I know I'd need a bigger PSU - probably going to buy a 1000W and also throw in another 4890 card - perhaps do a little OC.

I'm not going to buy an I7 CPU right now - all I'm asking is if you think its worth the money upgrading and OC'ing my current setup with the mentioned parts.

Any ideas/suggestions people?

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  Schurer said:
Just stealing this thread for a moment as I'm also having thoughts on upgrading.

My current specs are:

C2D E8500

8GB Corsair DDR2 PC8500

Asus 4890 TOP 1GB

WD VelociRaptor 300GB

2x WD Caviar Black 500GB

680Watt PSU

Vista x64

My motherboard can also use C2Q CPU's and I was wondering how much I would gain by installing a Q9650 cpu over my current setup?

And yes, I know I'd need a bigger PSU - probably going to buy a 1000W and also throw in another 4890 card - perhaps do a little OC.

I'm not going to buy an I7 CPU right now - all I'm asking is if you think its worth the money upgrading and OC'ing my current setup with the mentioned parts.

Any ideas/suggestions people?

You don't need new PSU, if your current is made by quality manufacturers like corsair or seasonic. Q9560 is far too expensive compared to q9550 where frequency difference is minimal. Processor upgrade is not recommended unless you need more cores.

What motherboard do you have? Crossfire systems are only recommended with X series or minimal P45 chipset using motherboards. Because otherwise the another PCIx slot will be running 4x.

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how does RAM help with the performance of this game (or any other game, for that matter)?

im talking about RAM. not GPU memory....

cuz i have 2GB and i think im doing OK. i wonder how upgrading to 4GB will help me....

Edited by topeira

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What is the performance difference in a quad-core processor that gets 2.6GHz and a dual-core that get 3.0GHz? Which is better for ArmA2

Also, is this a good graphics card? 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 220

Edited by Cobra Pilot

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After some investigation I've found the multi-gpu graphics cards dont perform so well in Arma 2. So here's my current thoughts:

CPU upgrade to Q9550 (Everyone here seems to agree that Q9650 isn't worth it?)

GPU upgrade to GTX 285 2GB

But I'm not too sure about the 2GB version of the 285... It's an extra $85 AUD ($67 USD) more than the 1GB version, will it be worth it?

And if not the 2GB 285, should I consider the very cheap ATI 4890, which seems to benchmark around the same as the faster GPUs in Arma 2 when the cpu becomes the bottleneck... Any suggestions?

edit:

I just ordered a Track IR Ultra so I already feel sick about how much money I've spent, but I do look forward to the most awesome gaming experience ever ;)

Edited by skytrek

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how does RAM help with the performance of this game (or any other game, for that matter)?

im talking about RAM. not GPU memory....

cuz i have 2GB and i think im doing OK. i wonder how upgrading to 4GB will help me....

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  skytrek said:
After some investigation I've found the multi-gpu graphics cards dont perform so well in Arma 2. So here's my current thoughts:

CPU upgrade to Q9550 (Everyone here seems to agree that Q9650 isn't worth it?)

GPU upgrade to GTX 285 2GB

But I'm not too sure about the 2GB version of the 285, even though I'm running at max resolution, what do you guys think? I'm also unsure of the ATI 4890, which is much much cheaper and it seems to benchmark around the same when coupled with low speed... Any suggestions?

Well like I said before go for max GPU memory. Bigger resolution = more GPU memory required

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