chad45

I see a lot of individuals (including myself) asking how to upgrade their computer and how much it will cost them. I just upgraded two towers (specs below) to be able to play A2 with a friend LAN wise. This ran me over $1000 to conduct such updates. My Specs for both computers: CPU : Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83Ghz CPU w/Fan cooler master Motherboard : Asrock G31M-S Intel G31 Chipset, PCI-Ex, 2 PCI Memory : 4GB DDR2 PC6400 800mhz Memory Video Card : GIGABYTE GV-R489OC-1GD Video Card Hard Drive : 500GB 7200RPM SATA 300 Hard Drive Optical Drive : 22X LG Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive Case : Foxconn TLM 436 w/Front Audio/USB Power Supply : PSU DIABLOTEK| 650W Flight Stick: Saitek Cyborg X My point is that the computer industry is making all the money from this great game, not BI. I wish it was the other way around but this game is so system hungry you need a high end CPU and GPU to run. My opinion to make profit for BI: BI needs to work out a affiliation program with some of the high end computer part company's on the web. I would click through BI's affiliation text banners and banners etc to buy my parts for a computer build, as long as they were respectable sites. I am sure there are stipulations on how this would work, but I am just throwing the idea out there. I absolutely love this game and the community that A2 holds and want BI to get what they deserve, which is a part of what the computer industry is getting to run this exquisite game they have created. My ramble is over, thanks for reading.

Is it just me or does A2 run better with a lower resolution monitor or just lower resolution? My Setup: Both A2 games are set to the same in game graphics, which is very high. All specifics in the video options are the same. Both computers (specs below) are exactly the same, the only thing different are the monitors: CPU : Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83Ghz CPU w/Fan Motherboard : Asrock G31M-S Intel G31 Chipset, PCI-Ex, 2 PCI Memory : 4GB DDR2 PC6400 800mhz Memory Video Card : GIGABYTE GV-R489OC-1GD Video Card Hard Drive : 500GB 7200RPM SATA 300 Hard Drive Optical Drive : 22X LG Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive w/NERO Network Card : 10/100Mbps Network Adapter Sound Cards : 6-Channel HD Sound Adapter (onboard) Case : Foxconn TLM 436 w/Front Audio/USB Power Supply : PSU DIABLOTEK| 650W I have a 20in Acer LCD Monitor vs. 17in Westinghouse LCD monitor, which the Acer is running the game at a full 1600x900 and the Westinghouse is running the game at a full 1280x1024. The Acer 20in has graphical stutters when moving mouse left to right, but the Westinghouse 17in does not. Should I lower the Acer 20in resolution down to 1280x1024? Why does this happen? What type of monitors are you using out there? I am interested to know if monitor size, brand, and resolution settings play a role in how A2 runs. Thanks for reading.

I am planning on upgrading to this: CPU : Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66Ghz CPU 1333Mhz FSB Motherboard : Asrock G31M-S Intel G31 Chipset, PCI-Ex, 2 PCI Memory : 4GB DDR2 PC6400 800mhz Memory Video Card : SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Hard Drive : 500GB 7200RPM Ultra Fast SATA 300 Hard Drive Power Supply : Diablotek PHD Series PHD650 Wanted to know if this upgrade will run ARMA 2 on high with large battles (500 and above). Need to know before I spend $400 dollars on the computer. Any advise? I haven't upgraded in a while, I have a Core 2 Duo 2.33, 4GB Memory, XFX 8600 GTS video card. It's running the game decent on low but not as good as I would like. Any advise on how to improve on the Core 2 Duo 2.33 (my current computer) to make ARMA 2 run better? Thanks in advance!