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In ArmA you have a limited turning speed. You can't rotate your body a full 360° within a tenth of a second in real life, so you can't do it either in ArmA.

I just got a OCZ Agility 60gb for ArmA2 and Windows; the results are fantastic. The textures load instantly and there is no stuttering due to streaming. Very few times I might get a blank head but only for a fraction of a second. Also the load times for missions are (subjectively) only ~30% as long. Also the whole OS experience is just way more fluid, no hiccups with heavy multitasking involving HDD access, applications start almost instantly and you get very fast booting. It's one of the most noticeable upgrade you can get. They are pricey though and you have to research what drives are good. I recommend either Intel X25-M, OCZ Vertex or OCZ Agility. The 30gb Agility is available at below $140, so you could just get that one for ArmA2.

That is strange because I had the same problem but it disappeared after reinstalling the game (after deleting my profile folder), installing the first patch and restarting the campaign. But if you already tried that then I don't know what else I could have changed to make it work.

I did a little video a few days ago which shows the effect in first person: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDBqBwHw_qs It is really hard to do comfortably though.

Did you install the newest patch? I believe this has been fixed.

The chart is misleading, they actually run the game at 1920x1536 and not 1280x1024. A part of the problem is that BIS didn't explain too well what the fillrate slider is doing but they changed that with patch 1.02 which shows you the actual resolution the game is rendered at when you increase the fillrate percentage.

Galzohar explained it nicely; if you look at yourself lowering the gun in 3rd person you can see how much your profile changes and it's pretty significant - in the video I am invisible in the lowest position. I only managed to do this with a linear TrackIR profile and even then it's hardly usable. With my standard nonlinear profile with deadzones it's a complete nightmare.

Actually I just joined the TrackIR club today so I'd love full 6DOF implementation :D While messing around I found a somewhat clumsy way to peek over obstacles. It's quite tricky as you have to move the mouse and your head simultaneously: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDBqBwHw_qs&fmt=18

But wouldn't that give a massive advantage to TrackIR owners?

Lowering the shadow detail from high to normal increased my framerate about 40% - 50% when staring at a bush; the other settings didn't affect the framerate much.