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>>> ArmA 3 Performance Tweaks and Settings Guide <<< The wiki release of the thread. In this update I went through and benchmarked almost every setting again 3 (three) times each. There is still more for me to fiddle with and make clearer but for now it's ready, expect minor updates in the future. As always feedback and suggestions are welcome, thanks for your time. EDIT: I need to update and upgrade the guide for the new Day0 site, the current guide is still able to be viewed via internet archives here.

Yep I know what you're talking about, so yeah that monitor will not have motion blur (ghosting) problems due having too high of a response rate as 1ms is the best (lowest) you can get. Because it is a high refresh rate LCD (above 60Hz) it requires a feature called Overdrive to help stop the blurring caused by the specification, I am not too familiar with it and only have a 60Hz display (RL2755HM) at this point in time. I am also unfamiliar with ASUS monitors, having taken a brief google though it seems they call it 'Trace Free' which allows a bit of tuning to increase ghosting in one direction or the other to result in no net blur (or at least as little as possible). This article talks about Trace Free which they set at 40 (lower than the default 60) for their product and purposes. I hope this helps, I don't have any experience with high refresh rate monitors or ASUS monitors but hopefully this can get you the gaming experience you are after.

Does the new hardware include a new monitor? A high response rate (ms) will cause motion blur that cannot be removed, 5ms or lower is generally considered good for gaming. The odds however of getting something with over 5ms is rather low nowadays.

Yep I agree that's what I meant to say the full release not the preview. Thank-you for your time!

Hey guys. I am going to do a refresh on the guide, main reason I haven't so far is because I am not satisfied with the consistency of the benchmark and it is a lot of work to do every setting 3 times only to be concerned they aren't as reliable as possible. Another recent consideration was the stable release of the 64bit client and adding that to the tables. I am going to start working on the refresh but will release it first with only benchmarks of the presets at various overclocks on CPU, GPU and RAM. When I am satisfied with a reliable benchmark I will do each setting again, and am also looking to add a some sort of dedicated server client-side performance benchmark. I haven't been idle though and have been trying different ways to improve the smoothness of the game, including trying out the new Windows 10 Game Mode on the Fast Insider Ring. Thank-you for your time!

Hey guys, I will be updating this guide very soon as at Day0 we are in the middle of updating the website. As such I need to completely reformat the guide for the new layout as well as do a new round of benchmarks on the new RC Branch of ArmA 3 (version 1.60.136052) due to new settings becoming available. I will be livestreaming the benchmarking process (which will not interfere with the results as I have a Dual-PC setup) starting tomorrow at around 7PM AEST. Thank-you for your time.

Thanks the the missions!

Heya love the mission, with the latest update though there is an error involving bon_recruit_units. I did manage to fix it by including the folder from the previous version of the mission into the PBO. Thanks the the missions!

Not sure, probably need to create a stand-alone thread on the issue. Ok got an Update on the state of the guide, it's now in wiki format making it easier to read! Benchmark's were re-done for this issue and done three (3) times each. As always feedback and suggestions are welcome, thanks for your time.

Yup, was thinking increased speed at the time I guess =]

Hey guys, sorry for the absence To those talking about the start-up parameters, originally there was no information from Bohemia on them so ArmA 2 parameters were the most accurate anyone could really be (this guide stems back from Alpha release), however now there is now an official page on the wiki. Thanks OldBear for pointing this out. On the placebo effect, it is a bit of yes and no, you will more than likely not see any increase in FPS (this has been true for as long as I've played ArmA) but it is about 1) providing your game with the correct information so it can make correct decisions, as by default it will not take into account all that it can and 2) it doesn't hurt to have them set as it may help in some cases without you knowing. Some start-up parameters like the GPU ones are aiming at improving mouse responsiveness more than anything else, and some like loading an empty world vastly decrease the applications boot time. In any case I have updated the guide with the newest available parameter information from Bohemia, it is up to you whether or not you use it. There are other areas of the guide that I need to sit down and update as well, including this elusive revamp of the benchmarking section. Thanks guys, as always comments and constructive criticism are welcome!

Cheers, I got that info but now I'm not getting any notifications at all, not even if I have it set to flash or play sound. I installed EPM on another computer started from stratch testing the sound alert first and to begin with it just played every 15 seconds, I turned it off, restarted the app and now I'm not getting any notifications on that computer minimized or otherwise. Quite confused, any help would be appreciated =]

Can someone explain how to use the Teamspeak integration? I've added the teamspeak IP/port as well as my teamspeak UID/nickname and I'm not getting notifications, so confused.

OK! So I finally got my card back from warranty and it's brand spanking new in perfect working order, I'll get on these new sets of benchmarks soon. That's a pretty good tip I didn't think of as an ATI/SweetFX user, will definitely add that. Thanks for the heads up on that tweak! Tried it out and went from 76 to 84 fps on standard MP settings in the benchmark, will add it to the guide =]

Thank-you! always happy to hear it helps people. I have to apologize though guys as I haven't been able to do the revised benchmarks yet as I have been having a graphics card issue, after exhausting all troubleshooting that I know of I am now about to start the warranty claim process. Fear not though as I will be going through all the settings again once my PC is back to 100% and this time in graph form for easier consumption! Thank-you for your time, as always comments are welcomed.

A mate with his GTX770 is getting white outlines around every object that requires AA. Turning AToC off reduces it somewhat and turning AA off removes it completely, PPAA is fine being on. This seems to indicate an issue with the Graphics Card but it isn't user overclocked and the drivers are about a week old. Does anyone know of any fixes for this? Thanks for you time.

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Jeez that 5000m view distance is what's doing it. Unless you are doing a lot of fast flying, aka jets, you don't need any where near that much. I would recommend putting down at 1600m as that is enough for infantry combat, getting a 290x will not help nearly as much as you would imagine in fact performance would be similar to your current crossfire.

Hah, sounds like the last guy is talking it up as I sincerely doubt he is getting anywhere near that in multiplayer. ArmA 3 isn't on the external HDD is it? Cos that would be causing the issue if that's the case.

If the OP is getting stutter try setting the overclocked CPU VCore to auto or giving it more. For screen tearing set GPU_MaxFramesAhead=1; and GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=1; in ArmA3.cfg at Documents/ArmA 3. And if your frames are dropping suddenly... disable VSync. Problems solved.

You would only get the i7 if you will also be doing multimedia like Adobe or video editing. And you would also only get the 'k' variant if you are overclocking, else you can save the cash.

High clock speed Intel CPU's are really the way to go here, either the i5 4670 or i7 4770. You would only get the i7 if you will also be doing multimedia like Adobe or video editing. There is also a 'k' variant for each CPU allowing you to more easily overclock for a little more cash. Generally said you want a z87 MoBo for that Intel CPU the best bang for your buck being ASRock, with Gigabyte boards being among the most reliable around, while high end Asus boards have a feature called Sonic Radar which displays visually where audio in the game is coming from.

Thanks, I really appreciate it! I'm not done yet though as there is always more to add! The newest addition is an overclocking section and upcoming is a new suite of benchmarks featuring HDAO.

Added Fred41's tbbmalloc for ArmA, an experimental custom memory allocator that boosted my average FPS in ArmA3Mark by 5-7FPS.

It could also be your overclock causing stuttering, specifically the VCore setting, changing mine to auto has smoothed it out while still allowing the overclock for the moment. Needs more testing.