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No, but it was in the armory doing missions there, which isn't much better I suppose.

Well, I got all my parts in, and put together my system... Core i7 920 (stock @ 2.66GHz) 6GB Patriot Viper Series DDR3 (stock @ 1066MHz) 600GB Raid0 Data Stripe SLI'd 2x EVGA GTX 275s (3584MB memory total) I overclocked it a little to check my processor heat at a low OC, and then set it back to stock. A few days later one of my memory modules burned out :j: So today, I tested Arma2 on the system (with only 4Gigs ram, since one module is burned out). I went into video options and set the pulldown to Very High, and then manually made everything Very High that wasn't, and set the view distance to 10k. I started the game and went around. So far it hasn't dropped below 40 FPS, usually runs about 55, and sometimes goes over 70. I'm pretty amazed at the performance...

My guess the problem is you bought a Dell... haha, j/k... sorta

Well, I'm stationed abroad, so skype is like a godsend to me for keeping in touch with friends and family back in the states, heh.

I appreciate the skype chat input... It's still a text based instant way of talking other people who develop... *shrugs* I notice there seems to be a crapload of people on this forum who just make offtopic posts just to complain about people making offtopic posts... On most forums I stick to the moderators tend to manage that... I wouldn't usually say anything, but browsing here I seem to notice it a lot. I might keep looking for a less aggro forum, heh

I almost have it, ha. Parts should be waiting at my po box when I get home from field training in a couple days. Ordered them a couple weeks ago.

It's not a matter of being able to see the references on the screen. If that were the case I'd prolly just set up a laptop on the coffee table, altho having your computer on a 40" tv gives you a lot of real estate to multitask, heh I just much prefer holding a hardcopy, being able to actually flip thru it rather than scrolling a screen or hyperlinking, and being able to write notes all over. Plus it's great to throw at people in self-defense... ---------- Post added at 03:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:02 AM ---------- oh, and I hate trees.

Yeah, but I don't have $700 to burn on a 256gb HDD, or I'd be getting a much better laptop, heh. And the smaller ones aren't any better pricewise, really. The weight and power aren't an issue since it'll be in a pelican in a container, or sitting on a desk plugged in. I just need to make sure I backup data... But all this has me looking more and more at a micro ATX rig. I just can't justify spending more money on a mediocre laptop than I just did on a core i7 with SLI gfx...

Wow, I would have never, ever noticed that in your sig if you hadn't pointed it out.... heh Kinda... cluttered, ha

I just like having hard copies in hand, heh... I still have the multi-hundered page mission editing manual I put together and printed out in '02 for OFP =)

Any of you guys currently in an IRC room dedicated to ArmA 2 Editing and Scripting? I haven't seen any info regarding one...

Well, I'll be deploying in not too long, so a laptop is going to be my only option for a long time. Trying to spend less than $2k if possible, and still be able to enjoy the game at reasonable settings... And yeah, that first one runs crysis at like 4 fps with all settings maxed, ha. 20-30 fps with things toned down iirc. Considering this, sorta... Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 2.00GHz or Intel Core2 Extreme X9100 3.06GHz Dual XFire 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 4GB 2 Chan DDR3 1066MHz 500GB Raid 0 Array The parts for my pc should be waiting at home when I get back from field training next week, so I'm pretty stoked about putting that together... What's sad is that that laptop is more expensive than the parts for my desktop were... =/ Maybe I should look into building a micro ATX, but I'm worried about getting parts that wont fit into the case if I go with that. Especially since everything I do is over the mail, and I can't really shop anything in person... BTW, why would you go without the raid? I've been really happy with my last desktop in a striping array.... It's able to access and write data muuuuch faster than a standalone configuration...

Core i7 920 @ 3.6gHz ASUS P6T DELUXE V2 Mobo 6gb Patriot DDR3 @ 1600mHz SLI EVGA GeForce GTX 275 1792MB, PCI Express 2.0 x16 (3584MB total memory) Think I'm going to be able to run the game on high/max settings while hooked up to a 40" tv through HDMI? (I forget exactly which resolution the tv is...) Also, I'm going to be picking up a laptop. This is what I had in mind... Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.0GHz 4GB DDR2 800mhz 640GB HDD in Raid 0 Stripe GTX 260M 1GB Or this... Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 667MHz 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 (optional 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT for $350 more) =/ Am I going to be able to get a 10k view distance with either rig without killing performance?

Yep, it lets me access that =D Thanks again!

Thanks a million! Unfortunately I can't access anything on the www.arma2.com webpage for a few more days, so I'll just have to wait =/