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This has already been solved in my TGW Vehicle Fixes thread. I made use of a variable that stored the current amount of fuel; when folded, the vehicle is emptied of fuel which prevents take-off. When unfolded, the fuel is returned.

Is that Home Premium that's available in other countries, or Home Basic? There's also Enterprise Edition, but that's only for businesses.

You would gain some performance in ArmA2, but you would putting your system through a massive chokepoint because every Windows API and driver call would have to go through the slower drive. In an earlier post I posted a link to a review of SSD's in the ~250GB range, which is really what you should shoot for at a minimum; a 128GB SSD will fill up very quickly.

Your overall system will be slower compared to one with the OS on the SSD because all your windows files and drivers will be on the slower drive. Seriously, put your OS on the SSD. If nothing else you boot up in 15 seconds.

The OS should be paced on the SSD as well, as this will speed the boot process and any calls to OS files, something that obviously happens a lot.

Unless you upgrade to a 64-bit operating system, you're not even going to be able to make use of 4GB of RAM. And why would you need 14-16GB of RAM, unless you were doing video editing? If you already have external hard-drives, definitely look into SDD's. You'll see a huge improvement in ArmA performance.

If you buy Windows 7 OEM, then yes, it is tied to the motherboard when you first activate it. If you purchase regular retail Windows 7, you don't have that issue. Keep in mind the lowest two grades of Windows 7 (Starter and Home Basic) are pretty much only found as OEM.

Current i5's are in the 3500+ range; that processor may not be very future-proof, and you may also find it lacking when you finally get ArmA3. Unless you are running 32-bit Windows (for god knows what reason), jump up to 6 or 8GB. It's a decent boost in performance without a great deal of extra cost. Anything beyond that will likely not provide much benefit to a gamer. As a good rule of thumb, you want about 1-2GB for the operating system and associated programs, and leftover RAM roughly equal to the game size. This obviously doesn't apply to massive Also, what speed RAM are you looking at? You probably don't need more than DDR3 1600. That's a little... small for a conventional HD. If you're going with a regular HDD, go for something bigger (500GB at least, I'd suggest 1TB). Otherwise look into the 240-260GB range of SDD, particularly for ArmA3. I'd still suggest getting a large conventional drive for media and games that don't need the performance boost, 'cause you will be feeling the squeeze on a drive that small. Unless you don't like music, movies, mods, or have lots of games, in which case you probably won't be using up much HD space. :p

MicroATX? I feel your pain... Since RAM is pretty interchangeable, look for sticks with the lowest timing speeds. Memory at that speed isn't terribly common, since that's OC (overclocked) speed. It's made worst by the fact that RAM is so old now, so you're going to be limited in choice and cost will tend to be higher, since they are likely out of production. So far, the cheapest option I've found is a pair of Crucial memory sticks on NewEgg, everything else seems to at least of ECC and I don't know if your motherboard will accept that. At DDR3 1333 speeds, it seems nothing has CAS latency below 9 as well.

IIRC = If I Remember Correctly.

It would probably fuel a greater move towards AMD, though.

Kyle_K_ski, you may find this useful. It's a top list of 240-256GB SSD. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/240gb-256gb-ssd-review,3313.html Give it a thought, since you may find 128GB very limiting, very quickly.

That's an issue with Mando Missiles, then, since it means Mando doesn't have entries for that weapon.

Your best firewall is often a good built-in hardware one on your router.

Keep in mind your motherboard can hold a MAX of 16GB or RAM, so that's probably a good choice. 2x8GB sticks would prevent you from ever using the other two RAM slots, and 2x16GB sticks probably wouldn't even work. Keep in mind the QVL is a list of RAM that will work in your system, not what will only work. I have been thoroughly unimpressed with AMD's GPU driver support in the last few years, and unless that changes I'd suggest moving to nVidia.

With a warranty that long, I'd consider putting down money for it. Just be sure to have backups of your stuff on a different media, like burning them to DVD's. To be honest, I've always done my data migration manually. That is, back everything I want saved up on a different drive, install my new stuff, and start plopping all the saved stuff back in place and adjusting the settings in my (fresh) install of Windows. It's more time consuming and requires you to know where lots of various files are saved, but I've never lost anything important—though I have forgotten to back up a few "nice to have but not necessary" things like custom Windows themes. Check the QVL (Qualified Vendors List) for your motherboard (most up-to-date one is here). If that one isn't on there, I'd consider finding a different RAM set. My instincts tell me that it won't work because the clock speed on the RAM you are looking at is higher than what your motherboard allows. At best, it will run at the slower clock speed. Worst, it won't run at all. Really bad, it will damage the system. A glance through that QVL list does not show your RAM choice, so I would highly suggest looking for something else. DDR3 1600 is generally cheaper anyway, and it's not likely you'll see any difference between that and DDR3 1866 RAM (assuming you could run RAM of that speed). I'm not entirely sure what the PC numbers mean, though I've asked a friend who is more knowledgeable on this than I and will update when I get a response. I've used Avast! for years without issue. AVG has some annoying browser plugins that are essentially malware, given how incredibly difficult they are to remove (as discussed here). The issue may be resolved now, but it still leaves me a bit wary of them. Those are the only two freeware anti-virus programs I'm really familiar with. As for other malware, Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D are both very good (the latter I tend to use more). I haven't used Ad-Aware in a few years, so my feelings about them may be out of date, especially since a quick glance at their website shows they've moved into anti-virus protection as well. Spybot is still focused on general spyware and similar malware, and I still use it.

That and and SSD. Seriously, I can't stress this enough. ArmA2 rocks so much better on an SSD. It ensures all RAM chips have the same timing (latency). It will probably still run, but they will all operate at the slowest speed and you may have some other issues. You'll be running at the slowest RAM speed you have if you mix. Check this thread for a better explanation.

600W, as long as that's true power (and not peak) should be fine. If you plan to get a bunch of HDD's you may need more, and newer graphics cards tend to require more juice (though likely not more than two of your current cards). My only concern is that "Green Power" stamp; most "green" computer products have crappy performance—particularly hard drives—and should be avoided by gamers with one caveat; green hard drives are fine for general media storage, though don't expect to transfer files to/from them very quickly. Having extra power in your PSU is, as far as I know, only a waste on your wallet. Someone more knowledgeable about them might know if they draw more power from your house—I'm not sure if they do or not—but it's not going to damage your computer system. The PSU is designed to not give more power to your computer than it requires. Only the RAM pairs (if your motherboard is dual-channel) have to be the exact same gigabyte size. It is recommended that all your RAM sticks be the same size, though. I'd also point out there's no way in hell you're going to find a motherboard that supports 192GB of RAM. The only thing that will come close are server boxes, and you don't need that. RAM is where all the data your computer is actively working with is stored, kinda like the work bench. More RAM is like having a larger workspace on the computer's bench. When there's not enough room in RAM to do everything the computer wants, it begins using a pagefile, also known as a swapfile, which is stored on one of the hard drives. This is kinda like putting stuff from the work bench into a nearby toolbox; it clears up space on the bench (the RAM), but puts it away in the slowest component of your computer—the hard drive. Getting more RAM can improve FPS because more of the data the game needs to work with will already be in RAM and not in the pagefile. That said, buying another pair of 2x2GB PC1600 sticks should be good enough. Keep in mind that Windows 7 needs between 1-2GB of RAM to operate optimally, which leaves you 2GB on your current system for everything else—this includes all your background programs. Hmm, don't know about that. I ran with an SLi setup for quite a while, and you really don't see any improvement unless you have a CPU that can really handle it. Again, you only see improvement from Xfire/SLi in the upper-range settings. Unless you're already able to somewhat acceptably run all your games—and games that will soon come out—at max settings, I don't think you'll see much improvement. If you want to future-proof your system for ArmA3, you'd be better off waiting until more information on the requirements come out and getting a completely new graphics card to match it. The ArmA series of games (ArmA, ArmA2, probably ArmA3) rely more on your CPU than GPU. AI and scripts are completely CPU-dependent, so if you want better performance in those areas you've got to get a better processor or start overclocking. Intel chips perform better than AMD processors on ArmA2 almost across the board, but that kind of upgrade would require you to get a new motherboard on top of your new processor. You'll also see a MAJOR improvement in ArmA2 if you put that sucker on a solid-state drive. In fact, for pure ArmA2 performance, an SSD (plus 4GB more RAM) would be your most cost-effective measure. Again, I'll stress that with the ArmA engine, your CPU carries a much larger and far more important burden than your GPU compared to other modern shooters.

XFire and SLi are very expensive options that you only really see benefit from when you are looking at top FPS for max settings. Quite often you're better off just spending an extra $100 on a decent graphics card. RAM is pretty much interchangeable. What matters is the type (DDR3), clock speed (PC1600) and whether or not it has ECC. Your motherboard manufacturer should have a Qualified Vendors List (QVL) for all RAM types that have been tested to work with the motherboard you have. Just try to make sure that all your sticks are the same size. If you get more RAM, it must be 240-pin DDR3 (all SDRAM DDR3 is 240-pin anyway), but can be other speeds (PC2000, for instance), but you really don't need more than PC1600. The term "SDRAM" isn't really necessary when you're talking PC, since it's all SDRAM. Other RAM types come into the mix when you get into laptops, but since we're shying away from dirty laptops you can ignore those. :D You can get 4x2GB or 2x4GB, or whatever up to the max your motherboard and operating system allow. As stated above, you want to try and make sure all your sticks are the same size. You also won't really need more than 8GB, unless you do lots of graphic editing, like JeffersPang. Keep in mind that if you have a 32-bit OS, you only get the benefit of 4GB max. Ever. And if you have Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, you have a max memory size of 16GB and only 8GB on Home Basic. Anything above Windows 7 Home Premium supports 192GB or RAM. Yes, all cards must be the same. I'd suggest getting a newer, better card and replacing your current one. Although the 6850 is still a good card, so you will probably be fine until the next generation of consoles come out so long as you don't mind the fact you won't be able to maximize the settings all your games. If you are going to upgrade, check to see what version of PCIe your motherboard uses. If it's PCIe 3.0, get one of those graphics cards. If it's PCIe 2.0/2.1, then you're not going to see the full performance of a PCIe 3.0 graphics card, though it will still work in your system. ArmA is extremely CPU-intensive, more so than other shooters which tend to hog more of the GPU (graphics card). Since you probably don't want to upgrade your mobo and CPU for an Intel (which provide better ArmA performance), look into upgrading your CPU if you can. You might also look at getting a better CPU fan or a new case with better air flow so that you can overclock your system--AMD processors overclock pretty well. Another BIG help with ArmA and many other large games that need to do a lot of loading would be to get an SSD, probably larger than 200GB since you'll want to put your OS on it as well. If you have ArmA through Steam, there's some handy tools that can be used to move your game to your SSD without forcing you to place all your Steam games on that drive. FYI, you can get a Samsung 830 Series 256GB on Amazon for about $225 USD, which is a pretty good deal at the moment. There are other options out there, but this one came to mind 'cause I purchased one recently. Booting is so much faster now as well. :D

One thing to keep in mind; unless you get Windows 7 Ultimate or Professional, you *don't* have Windows XP mode, which might be of concern to you if you still use a lot of Windows XP applications. I've also seen Windows 7 Ultimate OEM for sale at the $100 USD price range, which is about 78€. Given that Ultimate can switch between some 37 languages without issue, I don't think it really matters which language version you get, so long as you know enough English to install.

It's in the example mission.

As noted in this post, it was removed due to an issue with ANZAC Steve.

What you've got is a classic dual-boot system. While you can do it, there's really no benefit to having a dual-boot system when both run the same operating system. I'd suggest running a different operating system on one hard drive (like Linux) or a different version of windows (for game compatibility) if you want to continue doing it. Otherwise you're really just taking up extra space for that redundant operating system.

IIRC, the Zulfiqar's armor is more than the T-72, but less than the M1A2.

Have you made sure you have mic boost on?