johntekk

here is a picture of some tools while the game is running. http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8851/armae.jpg the performance of the game is no fun.

Visibility: i tried everything from 1600 to 3000. Texture Detail: i tried everything from normal to very high (the fps in fraps doesnt change) Video Memory: Default or Very high (Fps doesnt change) Anisotropic Filtering: i tried everything from low to very high (fps doesnt change) Antialising: Normal (this takes effect on fps when i put it on high or very high) Terrain: i tried everything from normal to very high (fps doesnt change) Object Details: i tried everything from normal to very high (very high is 3 fps slower then normal) Shadow Detail: i tried everything from disabled to very high (no shadow is about 5 fps better then high. there is no fps change between high and very high) HDR Quality: i tried everything from normal to high (no fps changes between normal and high, very high is about 5 fps slower) Postprocess Effects: low (this is the only thing where the fps really change. very high in desert areas = 80 fps. low = 140 fps. in cities unplayable with very high. on low about 25 - 35 fps. Interface Size: Normal Aspect Ratio: 16:9 widescreen (24") Vsync: disabled

Hey, so i bought Arma 2 and Operation Arrowhead today on steam but the most time its unplayable for me. I have an i7-2600 3,4GHz, 8GB RAM and a GTX 580 and it doesnt matter if i take low, medium or high settings - i always get the same fps. Like in the first mission of Operation Arrowhead where you get out of the helicopter, i get about 26 fps. When i look into another direction then suddenly 80 fps, then another direction 130 fps, then again 30 and so on. And this is getting really on my nerves because you shoot at some guys, everything ok. Then you try to aim at 2 other npcs that are 25 meters on the left and suddenly all the 80 fps are gone... I tested all the graphic options. And like i said, i can switch the textures from normal to very high - fps doesnt change. I can switch hdr from normal to high - fps doesnt change .. and so on. I bought the game via steam so its self updating. I run the game in 1920x1080 (100%) Vsync off The benchmarks in Arma 2: Benchmark 1 average 75 fps, Benchmark 2 average 24 fps. When i'm in the game and look into the task manager the cpu usage is 0%. I really like this game but running around in citys with 25 fps is horrible. What can i do for better performance? (i mean the i7 2600 is one of the highest cpu's at this time and the gtx 580 is the 2nd best nvidia card at this time, so there is nothing to upgrade now) (on what machine did the developers played/tested this?)