Siberian 10 Posted June 30, 2009 If you were to put 2xHD4870s into that system, the slow-ish CPU would really limit their effectiveness anyway. How would I know what kind of GPU my CPU can handle without hampering it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted June 30, 2009 A single HD4890 1GB would be good. And I'd put the price difference towards a faster CPU, the net performance gain would be much better compared to buying the dual GPU card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra Pilot 10 Posted July 1, 2009 How about this rig. Customized this at hp.com. Plus I can pay a little each month. Components * • Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) * • AMD Phenom II X2 545 dual-core processor [3.0GHz ,1MB L2 + 6MB L3 shared, up to 4000MT/s] * • FREE UPGRADE! 6GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs] from 4GB * • FREE UPGRADE! 640GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 500GB * • 1GB ATI Radeon HD 4850 [2 DVI, HDMI and VGA adapters] * • HP 2009m 20-inch 16:9 HD Ready Widescreen Monitor * • LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David1054 10 Posted July 1, 2009 Hey guys i know my CPU and stuff are good and arent a problem but my video card is. I have 200$ to BUY the game AND upgrade video cards. What video card should i get? That wont give me any problems for future games but leaves enough left over to buy the game D: Thanks in Advance though :D Specs Amd Phenom x3 8750 OC to 3.00 Ghz 3Gbs DDR2 667 Ram 9500 GT 512mb( NEED HELP DECIDING ON UPGRADE ) Any suggestions on a video card would be very welcomed D: Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oyman 0 Posted July 1, 2009 Does it work on GTX Geforce 260? yes 321 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbal Influence 10 Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) After reading quite a lot of all this: Please always give your resolution settings ! At best in your signature! Even on my system AA2 runs fine on a 19'' (native resolution 1280 x 1024) monitor but doesn't on my 22'' (native resolution 1680 x 1050). Performance decreases so much choosing higher resolutions. Badly enough it's what is bad with a TFT-Monitor: Choosing something other than the native resolution gives a blurr effect. EDIT: After upgrading from AMD 3800 X2 to AMD 6000 X2 and from 7600 GT to 9600 GT it runs more than fine ! Edited July 18, 2009 by Herbal Influence Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marqz 10 Posted July 1, 2009 Does anyone tried Xtreme G 190.15 for XP 32 drivers ? I got a major performance boost in cities but I think it is for a cost of image quality on distance objects (something like a postprocess on high). Demo benchmark didn't show FPS boost but Fraps in campaign does. The gameplay in cities is also much smoother. My specyfication is: Q6600 @ 3.4 ghz 2 X 1 gb 667 memory GF GTX 260 SP-216 Palit Sonic (OC) Win Xp SP3 Nvidia 178.13 drivers (tried others, new and old but these seem to be the best for A2). :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukeuk76 10 Posted July 1, 2009 How about this rig. Customized this at hp.com. Plus I can pay a little each month.Components * • Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) * • AMD Phenom II X2 545 dual-core processor [3.0GHz ,1MB L2 + 6MB L3 shared, up to 4000MT/s] * • FREE UPGRADE! 6GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs] from 4GB * • FREE UPGRADE! 640GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 500GB * • 1GB ATI Radeon HD 4850 [2 DVI, HDMI and VGA adapters] * • HP 2009m 20-inch 16:9 HD Ready Widescreen Monitor * • LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive Get yourself Windows 7 RC1 its a free, it will give you better performance then Vista, everything else is good to go! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoCares 0 Posted July 1, 2009 Hey guys i know my CPU and stuff are good and arent a problem but my video card is.I have 200$ to BUY the game AND upgrade video cards. ... Amd Phenom x3 8750 OC to 3.00 Ghz 3Gbs DDR2 667 Ram 9500 GT 512mb( NEED HELP DECIDING ON UPGRADE ) .... An AMD/ATI HD4870 1GB + ArmA2 might just fit in your budget. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ragglefragglez 10 Posted July 1, 2009 I currently have a crappy NVIDIA GeForce 6200 that I know cannot run Arma2. But I'm shopping around trying to get the best video card possible for my computer, which sadly is a agp which I have learned is now horrible. So im wondering if I were to buy the Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 Video Card, would I be able to run arma2, at least on all the lowest settings? My system specs would be: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz CPU speed 2.79 GHz Ram- 3GB Microsoft Windows XP Professional Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 (any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Tea 0 Posted July 1, 2009 You need an CPU with at least 2 Cores, an single-core CPU will not be strong enough to handle the AI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ragglefragglez 10 Posted July 1, 2009 You need an CPU with at least 2 Cores, an single-core CPU will not be strong enough to handle the AI. *sigh* i was hoping my cpu would barely pass. thanks for your help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias1983 10 Posted July 1, 2009 Hi everyone. Would a AMD64 X 2 6000+ with 4gb DDR800 and a 8800GTX graphics card run ArmA 2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maddogx 13 Posted July 1, 2009 Hi everyone.Would a AMD64 X 2 6000+ with 4gb DDR800 and a 8800GTX graphics card run ArmA 2? Yup, I know someone with a similar setup, just with an ATI HD4850 instead of the 8800GTX. Should be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swe 10 Posted July 1, 2009 how do i check my fps ingame? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted July 1, 2009 I currently have a crappy NVIDIA GeForce 6200 that I know cannot run Arma2. But I'm shopping around trying to get the best video card possible for my computer, which sadly is a agp which I have learned is now horrible. So im wondering if I were to buy the Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 Video Card, would I be able to run arma2, at least on all the lowest settings? My system specs would be: No point, you're really better off replacing it all. Hi everyone.Would a AMD64 X 2 6000+ with 4gb DDR800 and a 8800GTX graphics card run ArmA 2? That's faster than my machine, and my one runs ArmA II great with good graphics quality and FPS. You're good to go. @Swe: Try a trial copy of Fraps... I really wonder why the benchmark didn't come with the game... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soulfly 10 Posted July 1, 2009 how do i check my fps ingame? If you have and nvidia card, you can just run evga precision tool and it display gpu temp and fps. It's very nice. and it's also free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra Pilot 10 Posted July 1, 2009 Get yourself Windows 7 RC1 its a free, it will give you better performance then Vista, everything else is good to go! How long until they stop giving that away? I might not get my rig for a week or so I i bought it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted July 2, 2009 It will probably be around up until before the release of the real thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capdavis 10 Posted July 2, 2009 Hey all. Just wondering if my setup will cut it... AMD Phenom X4 9500, 4gb DDR2 800 and Evga Geforce GTS 250 Superclocked (1gb) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swe 10 Posted July 2, 2009 How do i check my temperature on the processor? I have only 23-27 fps an maybe i can overclock my q9550 från 2.83 to 3.0 without an explosion? My goal is 30 fps :) Plz explain for me, as if i was 10 years, how i check the temperature on the processor. thanx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LAW Airborne82 10 Posted July 2, 2009 how do you tell what the FPS are, is there somewhere that shows frame rate. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commiekiller 10 Posted July 2, 2009 fraps check on google Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra Pilot 10 Posted July 2, 2009 Whats the difference in a black edition processor and a normal one? Why would the black edition, while faster, be less expensive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
=Spetsnaz= 0 Posted July 2, 2009 Whats the difference in a black edition processor and a normal one? Why would the black edition, while faster, be less expensive? black edition were meant for better overclocking ability Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
