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Hope you don't mind me commenting in this thread. I have a sapphire 4870 HD and noticed you were talking about temperetures early in the thread. Just standing my GPU is at 63 degrees celsius so god knows how high it gets when playing. Do you think increasing fan speed could improve game performance for me? Core 2 e8200 2.66ghz, 2GB Pny Ram, 1GB saphire 4870HD running the game on windows 7 thanks :)

I CANNOT TAKE ANY CREDIT FOR THESE FIXES, FOUND THIS POST BY A USER L33 AT THIS LINK: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18024779 What I found particularly useful is the tip that says set video memory to default as this allows full !gb of GPU to be used. Have a read through these. Hope they help you like they helped me. Good luck! Arma II tweaking & troubleshooting PLEASE KEEP THIS THREAD ON TOPIC! Apologies for creating yet another Arma 2 thread, but this will just get lost in the main thread and the same questions asked over and over... Other threads * Arma 2 multiplayer thread * Arma 2 demo thread * Arma 2 general thread This is a work in progress - more will be added. None of the tweaks or fixes are guaranteed to solve your issue, ArmA II is quite buggy and many problems will only be solved with a patch! Important: This guide is based on patch version 1.02. Please make sure you are patched up to this version. > Download patch 1.02 for all languages < Common details * In this guide 'the config file' will be reffered to. Its location is Documents\Arma2\Arma2.cfg * In this guide 'your profile file' will be reffered to. Its location is Documents\Arma2\yourname.Arma2Profile * If you have created a custom player under a new name, your profile file will be in Documents\Arma2 - Other Profiles\yourname\yourname.Arma2Profile * Please remember to backup all files you do not wish to lose when editing them! * It is advised to set your config file/profile file to readonly after editing to prevent your custom values being overwritten! Video FAQ, problems & tweaks * ATi users please make sure you are running Catalyst 9.6 or later. * nVidia users please make sure you are running 182.50 or later. * Fraps can be used to monitor your FPS as there is currently no native option or command to display FPS. * ArmaIIMark is a benchmark utility that can be used to see differences when tweaking settings etc. General video tweaks, settings and snippets * For the vast majority, Windows XP and XP x64 offer far better performance (about 30% increase) in Arma II than Vista or Windows 7. * SLI/Crossfire users should set the value of 'localvram' within the Arma2.cfg file to equal HALF of their total video memory - so for 2x 4890 1GBs, this should be set to 1Gb. NOTE that this setting is in bytes, there is an online unit converter here should you need one * Shadow setting 'Very High' usually offers better performance than 'High' * Video memory setting 'Default' uses the value in Arma2.cfg. 'Very High' is 512mb, therefore 'Default' will actually be higher if your card has more than 512mb vram. * Your terrain detail will automatically be lowered if Arma2 determines that you set your 'Visibility' too high. * TrackIR needs to be enabled in control options before it will work. * Lowering 'scenecomplexity' in your profile file will generally increase FPS while lowering detail. Its default values depend on your system but are usually between 300000 - 1000000. SLI / Crossfire not working How to test: Download Everest or GPU-Z and monitor the utilization of each GPU. There is no definate fix for this, but there are a number of things you can try: * (ATi cards) Use ATi Tray Tools to force Crossfire 'enabled at startup'. * (All cards) Add "-winxp" to your ArmA II shortcut * (All cards) Rename Arma2.exe to either Crysis.exe, fear2.exe, arma.exe. This forces drivers to enable different SLi/Xfire profies which may work better. * (ATi cards) ENABLE Catalyst AI and set it to 'Advanced' in the catalyst control centre. Overriding Vsync 'off' in control panel does not work How to test: Use Fraps to see your in-game FPS. Vsync will limit your FPS to equal your monitor refresh rate (normally 60 for LCD monitors) * (ATi cards) Use ATi Tray Tools to force VSync off. Choose the 'Vista workaround' option (see this post). * (NV cards) Use Rivatuner to force VSync off. AA is always set to 'Disabled' in ArmA II options Official AA support is rumoured to be coming in patch 1.03. In the mean time, you can manually enable AA but please note all shadows will be disabled. Open the following file with a text editor and edit the value of FSAA: Documents\Arma2\Arma2.cfg * FSAA=0; - Disabled * FSAA=1; - Low * FSAA=2; - Normal * FSAA=3; - High Flickering distant textures when using 'Default' Video Memory setting There is no definate fix, but the following have worked for some people: * Change your video memory setting to 'Very High'. * Within Arma2.cfg, check your localvram is set correctly. For SLI/crossfire users, set this value to the correct amount of ram for ONE of your cards. NOTE that this setting is in bytes, there is an online unit converter here should you need one. * (ATi cards) ENABLE Catalyst AI and set it to high in the catalyst control centre. Game is stuttering / pausing even with decent FPS Known fixes: * Use Windows XP or XP x64. * Core i7 users: Disable hyperthreading in BIOS. * ATi users: Disable ATi HDMI sound devices in device manager. * Defragment your hard disk after installing a patch - the patches tend to massively fragment the Arma II files. Audio FAQ, problems & tweaks Sounds in the distance are disproportionately louder than those up close when using 5.1 sound * This should be fixed in patch 1.02, but the previous workaround was to change your speaker settings to 4.1 or 2.1 sound. Audio stuttering / popping / cracking or other artifacts * If you have ffdshow installed (usually installed as part of a codec pack), add 'Arma2.exe' to the exception list for ffdshow audio Misc audio tweaks * Change 'soundEnableHW' to '1' in your profile file to enable hardware audio playback for compatible cards like Creative XFi & Asus Xonar. * Change 'soundEnableEAX' to '0' in your profile file to disable EAX effects Crashing FAQ, problems & tweaks Random crashes to desktop with error message 'out of memory' (or similar) * Try adding -maxmem=2047 to your ArmA II shortcut. This setting limits the amount of memory that ArmA II uses. Try gradually decreasing this value until your game is stable. Any setting above 2048 is ignored as Arma II is a 32-bit application (and is not large address enabled) so cannot use more than 2GB of ram. * Try setting your pagefile to 6Gb, or setting to 'Allow windows to manage'. Pagefiles smaller than 2GB are not recommended. Crash to desktop with error message 'Could not commit' when saving or autosaving * Try deleting your savegames (back them up first if you do not want to lose them), especially if they were from a previous patch version (1.0 or 1.01). The save games are located in Documents\Arma2\saves PC reboots, freezes or shuts down during gameplay * 9 times out of 10 this is due to an unstable overclock. Try running CPU, RAM and GPU(s) at stock clock speeds. For CPU overclock stability testing, try running Intel Burn Test for a good few hours. Installation (inc securom) & startup troubleshooting Errors: 'cyclic redundancy check', 'CRC does not match' or freezing installation * Try coping the entire DVD to a temporary folder on your hard disk and installing from there. * Check for scratches and fingerprints on DVD. * Try another DVD drive. * External DVD drives are known to cause issues with this game both during installation and with securom; try an internal drive where possible. Securom error: 'Please insert correct disc' shown at launch * Disable/uninstall any virtual drives such as Daemon tools. * If using a download version, make sure that paul.dll, unicows.dll, lang.ini and logo-paul.bmp are present in your Arma 2 directory. If they are not, copy them from the installer files (or the temporary files that the install extractor creates). Securom activations * Securom will only allow you to activate Arma II 5 times. If you reach the activation limit, they're not willing to help you and simply refer you to the place where you purchased the game (who will in turn refer you back to securom). To prevent this happening, revoke your activation when you uninstall: Instructions here Error when launching: X3DAudio1_6.dll was not found * Update DirectX 9 to the latest version which can be found on the Microsoft website

Hi thanks FraG_AU much appreciated. Right my system specs are: Intel core 2 Due E8200 at stock speed of 2.66ghz (driver version 6.1.7100.0) Saphirre 4870HD (driver version 8.612.0.0) 2GB Ram I'm also running windows 7 7100 build (32 Bit). I have all the latest drivers (to my knowledge) as I have only recently installed win7. Also to be honest I haven't really tried any particular fixes. Mainly becuase i'm finding them hard to find and also there seem to have been mixed responses to their effectiveness. I have mainly just been changing the settings to see what happens. The game is playable outside of built up areas but really choppy in city missions. So far I have just accepted that i need to wait for patches but am more than ready to use your experience of fiddling FraG_AU :) thanks mate EDIT: yeah 'use your experience in fiddling' is an aweful sentence but i'll keep it in for the lol's you know what I mean haha

hi all, i'm one of the unlucky people who is experiencing fps problems for no apparant reason. I'm not whinning because, well it's aint gna do no good but i'm just wondering what would be a reasonable length of time to expect to wait for some kind of fix? Has there been any official word on a new patch? thanks guys

Danke Beagel, Yeah i guess i realise that we just have to wait. I shouldn't have bought first day release, but you know how it is when you are really looking forward to something coming out and then it does! haha oh well, i'm sure i can cope. I'll just stick to online for now i guess :)

my 4870 was causing lots of lock ups due to overheating. It's ok now as i have used some advanced technology to solve the problem... i.e remove the side panel of my computer :p I am using the latest drivers and don't seem to be having any problems now

Hi there, my rig specs are as follows: pentium 4 D 3GHZ 4GB ram radeon 4870HD I'm running on windows seven 7100 build. Anyways, played the boot camp no problems. On playing the full campaign i have really stuttery problems when turning. It's really annoying. I know my processor needs updating but i can play empire total war on mid to high. The strange thing is that even on realy low settings, visually the game is reduced which is fair enough however i still have the same problems. Anyone got any suggestions? Anyone playing with a similar rig and play ok? Thanks for any help in advance, regards, Adam

I'm running avg will disable that while playing see what difference it makes. I think i'm just going to go for a cheapish mobo that can support an ok cpu. when i got the new graphics card i knew i would need a cpu upgrade at some point had just been hoping it wouldn't have to be so soon! haha oh well was thinking maybe E8400... ---------- Post added at 05:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:46 PM ---------- ok guys thanks for all the friendly tips and advice. In the end I have decided to upgrade. Going for new mobo to support an e8200. Went for the slightly cheaper option than the e8400 cause basically the only difference is slightly slower and runs at higher temp. no skin off of my nose. yay just got to wait till monday now! haha thanks again guys

hmm ok that's interesting. The thing is with the whole clean your system approach is the sad fact that i only installed windows 7 the other week! :(

Hi thanks guys. Those suggestions are a good start will just have to do a good bit of research now me thinks. But to be honest i don't need to spend that much to improve on what i've got now haha thanks again guys! :)

hi, thanks for checking that out. Oh dear looks like i'll need a new mobo as well then. I can feel the cost adding up already! I think i might check out the scan website see what i can find on there. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Gigabyte-GA-EP43-DS3L-iP43-Express-S-775-PCI-E-20-(x16)-DDR2-1600-1200-1066-800-SATA-II-ATX something like that maybe.

aaah ok, thanks. I realise that my processor is old but i have just been soldiering on really haha suppose i'm going to have to face the obvious and get new CPU. I was thinking of core 2. I think my motherboard can support it. It's 775. My motherboard is: Foxconn 945 7MA Series How would i check what processors are compatible? thanks for the help so far guys :)

Sadly this doesn't seem to change things for me :( i'll try and start a new game to see what happens, as it is suggested when you patch the game. Fingers crossed although i don't think it will make much difference. Is this my computer or the game do you think?

ah sorry about that, i was playing at a higher resolution than that. i had started messing about with resolutions will try those. thanks for the help