terminal_boy

I shall do a better job of hiding on my next visit.

That's correct. I have the same basic MBP as you, but I have 8GB of RAM and an SSD (work machine) and while I haven't used MSI Afterburner to check the frame rate, but it's perfectly playable in windowed mode (an option in Day Z Commander). I'm afraid I won't have access to my MBP to confirm settings until the 2nd of Jan.

Was insta-killed by a rock just a few days ago, so it still happens.

Sounds like someone/s already been on a looting spree.. Try checking out deer stands as you have less chance of bumping into other players.

Torso hits on zombies should cause damage, but only head shots should put them down permanently. Humans are very different... Anything that lets air in and blood out is going to seriously reduce our capability to do anything, particularly complex tasks such as firing back at whomever shot us. And that's without hitting vital organs, joints and the central nervous system. Not to mention the "OMFG, I've been shot!" shock factor that even affects combat veterans. You could fill a graveyard the size of Nebraska with the remains of all those shot and killed by rounds not considered "man stoppers". I've personally seen a .35 Remington bullet fired by one of these ancient lever-action rifles drop a 150lb whitetail deer in its tracks from 150 yards away. Through and through chest cavity shot that left an exit hole the size of a golf ball and turned the heart and lungs to mush. If you're not wearing SAPI plates over Level III soft armour, being hit by even such an old-fashioned bullet is going to seriously ruin your day..

If the SA is set in the USA, you should see those weapons with appropriate levels of rareness. If the SA remains set in Chernarus or any other post Soviet republic, they don't belong there.

Are you booting in Windows or running it through VMware or Parallels? Can you paste a screen shot of your graphics settings?

And that boys and girls, is why I avoid going into Cherno..

How common is it to have a squad with multiple Hueys scouting for and killing freshly spawned players as happened to myself an hour ago? This is the sort of thing that makes "new blood" only visit the once.

Situational awareness of a shrub...

Another vote for DayZ Commander. It just flat out works. Super useful if you own Arma 2 OA via Steam which is a PITA to patch and run manually. Feel free to donate a few £/$/€ to the devs if you like it.

Video memory should be set to "Default"..

This. I'd forgotten about using a full pack to destroy items.... I usually just dump items I don't need in the woods being careful not to leave a trail the gives any clue to my route.

Ewwwwww.... Too much information.

Can you get a screen capture of your DayZ graphics settings and post it here?

When did you last clean the dust from inside your PC, especially the graphics card fans?

The second and greatly superior PC should run DayZ.

I'm running an i5 2500K / ASUS P8P67 over-clocked to 4.3GHz for reference. Open CCC at click on Gaming > 3D Application Settings. Here's what works best in terms of appearance and performance for me: Anti-Aliasing : Use application settings Anisotropic Filtering : Use application settings Tessellation : AMD Optimised Catalyst AI : Texture Filtering Quality = Quality. Surface Format Optimisation = Off Wait for vert refresh : Off, unless application specifies Anti-aliasing mode : Performance DayZ settings: Quality Preference : Very High Interface Resolution : 1920 x 1080 3D Resolution : 1920 x 1080 Visibility : 2363 Texture Detail : High Terrain Detail : High Postprocess effects : Disabled video memory : Default Objects detail : high Interface size : very small Anisotropic filtering : normal Shadow detail : High Aspect ratio : 16:9 Widescreen Anti-aliasing : Disabled HDR quality : high Vsync disabled ATOC : Arma 2 trees and grass PPAA : FXAA (Sharp filter) - High According to MSI Afterburner in-game display, I get 30 - 50 FPS running through downtown Cherno and 75 + FPS in the woods..

I'm running the Saphire version of that card and get much better frame rates. What graphics settings are you running in Catalyst Control Centre and in DayZ?

Sounds about right. If you find your FPS capped at 60, you've probably got Vsync enabled.

I saw a loot pile that was hanging 6 feet up in the air... I'm guessing it was meant to be in the 1st floor porch of the house 5 yards away.

Raises hand at the back... Staying away from others and only going into the smaller towns when utterly necessary is how I play. I get twitchy when there isn't at least one row of trees between me and open spaces. I always scope out buildings before sneaking in for a spot of looting. Have watched a bunch of other players run around killing each other from a safe distance and have been tempted to loot them, but I just know that someone's sitting out there with an AS50 waiting.

Don't climb the rocks at Skalka to get a better vantage point to see the compound to the SW from. Insta-Death from broken leg and blood loss.. Don't get attached to your gear either.

Oh, snap!

When was the last time you opened your computer's case and checked that all the fan (CPU, graphics card and case) were clear of dust build up? System spec? Graphics settings?