Arma 3 bad fps but good rig

moshos_9

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Hi guys,
I have always wanted to get into Arma 3 exile multiplayer etc and i bought the game, after I recently built my rig...but i am getting shocking fps i know it is a badly optimized game but I see streamers and youtubers running perfectly smooth..so im wondering what am i doing wrong? I get 20-30fps on most servers and never go above 40-50fps outside of main cities...It is the same on low and ultra settings.

My rig:
i5-4690k (not overclocked)
R9 290 8GB
12 GB Ram
Win 7 64-bit

I thought this rig is pretty decent so i should run arma 3 smooth right? My fps is all over the place and when i zoom in it freezes a lot, completely unplayable.

If i upgrade to a new mobo and i5-6600k will this stop? Cheers
 
Solution
Make sure your CPU always runs at it's highest clockrate (check windows power profile)
Other than that draw distance has the highest effect on framerate.

moshos_9

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Lol turns out it was on powersaver mode this whole time. Cheers mate x