Are my specs bad for arma 2 (dayz) or good?

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

I have a:
Geforce GT 620, Graphics card
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 2.40GHZ, Proccessor
4 GB RAM
I need to get better performance on arma 2 (dayz) I get FINE fps on high graphics on regular arma (singleplayer) But barely 12 FPS on Lowest settings in Dayz Multiplayer. Do I just need a better connection? 700KBS (with no one on) and like 400KBS with alot of people on.

plznote · Jun 30, 2013

The graphics card is dragging you down, the rest of your system is old, but capable.

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

plznote :

So If i get a new Card I can get better fps?

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

plznote :

It's 7 years old to.

plznote · Jun 30, 2013

Yes. Keep in mind that Arma 2 is not very well optimized, and DayZ standalone is coming out soon, perhaps with better optimization.

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

plznote :

Would a GTX 670 2GB Be good?

plznote · Jun 30, 2013

I think the GTX 670 would be too powerful and cause a bottleneck. I am not a 100% sure, so you should wait for someone else to reply.

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

plznote :

Ok (also how is too powerful bad?)

plznote · Jun 30, 2013

It's not bad per say, but you're wasting money then, when you could've gotten a cheaper card for the exact same performance.

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

plznote :

Would that mean better proccessor too then?

raymich · Jun 30, 2013

Hi i've got Q6600, QX6800 and QX9650 on stock speeds atm for stability before I upgrade to 8350 next week.
I've been playing Arma 2 with old 9800 GX2 for a good while and was even able to record videos for youtube with around 20-25 fps left for me. Nothing impressive ofc

So I upgraded to GTX 670 and I am playing DayZ at 30-50 FPS all maxed out, still on old QX9650. Recording with dxtory still impacts 5fps, but doesnt matter, these are great chips, what you need is a better GPU.
After lots of research for budget setups, I would recommend GTX 650 TI BOOST, GTX 660 or GTX 760 (your CPU will bottleneck last two), 670 is not worth it atm money/performance wise. Or 7850, 7870 from AMD. All these cards will be able to max out DayZ with AA (5) and stuff.

However second problem is your clock. It is very low for Arma 2. I upped my QX9650 to 3.66Ghz and i got extra 10fps, but it was running hot and unstable, so i had to back down. Your chip is amazing in a sense that it offers good and smooth gameplay, but 2.4Ghz is just not enough for that game. Any current 100 euro CPU will easily give you performance required. My wild guess is that 8320 would easily yield 80% performance, and that's huge, since at 4Ghz it's easily 60% upgrade to QX9650.

I am not sure if this helps in any way, but feel free to check out my dayz playlist on youtube at /raymix1 ... it shows the enormous difference gained by upgrading the GPU alone.

My GF has Q6600 atm with 650 ti BOOST and she is playing WoW, Tomb raider and Deadpool maxed out at smooth 60 fps.

Hope my info helps you somehow.

plznote · Jun 30, 2013

Yeah, but, IMO, go for a 660 Ti with your processor and it should work smooth as butter.

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

plznote :

Oh ok, Can I run everything (like bf3,arma 2,metro,)

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

raymich :

Hi i've got Q6600, QX6800 and QX9650 on stock speeds atm for stability before I upgrade to 8350 next week.
I've been playing Arma 2 with old 9800 GX2 for a good while and was even able to record videos for youtube with around 20-25 fps left for me. Nothing impressive ofc

So I upgraded to GTX 670 and I am playing DayZ at 30-50 FPS all maxed out, still on old QX9650. Recording with dxtory still impacts 5fps, but doesnt matter, these are great chips, what you need is a better GPU.
After lots of research for budget setups, I would recommend GTX 650 TI BOOST, GTX 660 or GTX 760 (your CPU will bottleneck last two), 670 is not worth it atm money/performance wise. Or 7850, 7870 from AMD. All these cards will be able to max out DayZ with AA (5) and stuff.

However second problem is your clock. It is very low for Arma 2. I upped my QX9650 to 3.66Ghz and i got extra 10fps, but it was running hot and unstable, so i had to back down. Your chip is amazing in a sense that it offers good and smooth gameplay, but 2.4Ghz is just not enough for that game. Any current 100 euro CPU will easily give you performance required. My wild guess is that 8320 would easily yield 80% performance, and that's huge, since at 4Ghz it's easily 60% upgrade to QX9650.

I am not sure if this helps in any way, but feel free to check out my dayz playlist on youtube at /raymix1 ... it shows the enormous difference gained by upgrading the GPU alone.

My GF has Q6600 atm with 650 ti BOOST and she is playing WoW, Tomb raider and Deadpool maxed out at smooth 60 fps.

Hope my info helps you somehow.

English?

raymich · Jun 30, 2013

English: I confirmed that you need to upgrade your GPU. It will be enormous performance update for you.
After that start saving for a new mobo/CPU, Your processor is not enough to play DayZ at smooth constant 30fps min.

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

raymich :

Ok thanks, Got enough for GPU I will get it. is a i5 3770K good enough?

raymich · Jun 30, 2013

link2428 :

i5 3570k is a very good CPU, but it runs on dying socket 1155, which means no potential upgrade later.
I'd go for intel 1150 or AMD AM3+ socket processors, whichever fits your taste and wallet.
Check out i5-4670k or FX-8350. These are unlocked processors and allows for easy overclocking that will allow you to extend their life before upgrading further in few years.

FlapjackFTW · Jun 30, 2013

link2428 :

*3570k and yes that i5 will be enough for Dayz also while you're waiting to get these parts try Dayzero or dayz zero forgot that exact name but it runs way better than normal dayz

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

FlapjackFTW :

link2428 :

*3570k and yes that i5 will be enough for Dayz also while you're waiting to get these parts try Dayzero or dayz zero forgot that exact name but it runs way better than normal dayz

Ok cool

link2428 · Jun 30, 2013

raymich :

link2428 :

i5 3570k is a very good CPU, but it runs on dying socket 1155, which means no potential upgrade later.
I'd go for intel 1150 or AMD AM3+ socket processors, whichever fits your taste and wallet.
Check out i5-4670k or FX-8350. These are unlocked processors and allows for easy overclocking that will allow you to extend their life before upgrading further in few years.

The 4670 ks are they more expensive?

FlapjackFTW · Jun 30, 2013

link2428 :

raymich :

The 4670 ks are they more expensive?

They're only about $20-$30 more expensive then the 3570k

raymich · Jun 30, 2013

link2428 :

raymich :

The 4670 ks are they more expensive?

yes they are. Depends where you buy it from, too. Plus the delivery costs.

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