System Builder Marathon Q3 2014: System Value Compared
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Thomas Soderstrom
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Results: Arma 3
Arma 3 plays smoothly enough at standard settings that any discussion of FPS is usually academic. It’s still nice to see that the cheap PC is powerful enough to play at 4800x900, while the bigger machines have frames per second to spare at 5760x1080.
This game remains playable on the $600 machine at Ultra quality, but only when overclocked and only up to 1920x1080. Even Mr. Hacksaw’s mighty $1300 machine coughs and sputters at triple-screen resolutions. At this point, our most taxing settings are an exclusive club with a $1600 minimum order.
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Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.
