Can someone help me with my video setting?

[nes4day 2]

Hi, just got a new computer:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

XFX nVidia GTX260 Core Edition

Gigabyte EP45-UD3R Motherboard

2x2GB 1066Mhz Ram with heatsinks

Just couldn't get a satisfactory setting (good visual and high FPS), so could everyone please help me out?

[fantsu 10]

Disable PhysX from nVidia settings.

Keep your resolutions right for your screen.

Take AA off.

Video memory should be default.

[Alex72 1]

Nvidia Control Panel:

-Disable PhysX.

-Set Texture Filtering Quality to Performance.

-Activate Triple Buffering (if VSYNC is on - it is by default).

ARMA2 Config file. Set below lines like this:

GPU_MaxFramesAhead=1;

GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=1;

or

GPU_MaxFramesAhead=0;

GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=0;

They give better/faster/smoother mouse control wich also makes the game feel faster/better FPS.

In-Game:

-Set proper resolution and no "im invincible resolutions".

-If you have 1GB video ram then set the Video Memory to DEFAULT (see post under this!), if between 512-896-ish then HIGH.

-Set 3D Resolution to 100%

-Set AA & AF to NORMAL.

-Shadows to NORMAL (you can probably set them to high, but you gain some at normal).

And the Terrain Detail plus Object Detail (grass and drawdistance of objects) you can play with back and forth to find your best. NORMAL is perfectlly fine. Even LOW on grass. My pc dies when looking through it with a scope. I have it on LOW plus using "Kju's LowVisual" addon wich gives me all FPS back in that situation.

Alex

Edited December 26, 2009 by Alex72

[jw custom 56]

-If you have 1GB video ram then set the Video Memory to DEFAULT

I have 1 GB video ram and if i set Video memory to DEFAULT i get CTD's!

So if you end up getting CTD's then try adjust this setting :)

[nes4day 2]

Thanks all

BTW, Is there like a vegetation patch for ArmA II like there were for ArmA to improve FPS?

Edited December 27, 2009 by nes4day

[jibemorel 10]

Is there like a vegetation patch for ArmA II like there were for ArmA to improve FPS?

Yup, and even more : http://dev-heaven.net/wiki/proper-projects

[nes4day 2]

Yup, and even more : http://dev-heaven.net/wiki/proper-projects

Thank you

[razorseal 10]

where is the config file? can't find it in the arma 2 folder...

[dogz 10]

where is the config file? can't find it in the arma 2 folder...

my docs or windoze search...

[Freebie 10]

What I don't like about Arma 2 is the terrain detail. Between normal and very high there's not a lot of difference. I run it on high - very high settings and the plants, bushes and trees still look awful. The trees kind of like someone's got a paint brush and dabbled the foliage on.