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30 - 40 frames in town, 60 fps in the woods is what I get with a $80 FX 6300 overclocked to 4.4ghz using an evo 212. So the performance of your older I5 seems to be somewhat lacking compared to newer Intel CPUs. Like I said, you need to spend $400 to get a CPU that runs DayZ at 60fps and that is simply a waste of money if you're not already running a high end GPU, maybe an SSD, an aftermarket heat sink and a few other items that would add more bang for your gaming buck than a high end intel cpu.

This game is almost all single core CPU at the moment, and later on it'll likely still be heavily dependent on CPU performance. I personally don't think it's worth it, but if you plan on making DayZ the one and only game you play then it would probably be worth your money to go with an intel I5 or I7. Yes, DayZ and Arma require a $300 dollar CPU to run at anything close to 60FPS and yes, I think it is pretty stupid, too. Hopefully it changes, at least in the case of DayZ. The developers say they're planning a port to PS4 eventually, if that is the case then we might finally get some AMD optimization, as the PS4 runs an eight core AMD CPU running at an absolutely pitiful clock speed.

The way I see it, you can either pay $150 for an AMD CPU that'll get close to 60FPS in every game aside from Arma 2, Arma 3 and DayZ. Including every game that'll be coming off consoles for the next decade. Or you can pay $400 for an Intel CPU that'll get close to 60FPS in every game including Arma 2, Arma 3 and DayZ. So, there is the question, is the $200 some odd dollars you're gonna drop on that Intel CPU worth it just for Bohemia's games? Personally, I don't think so. I play a lot of DayZ, but it doesn't come close to being the only game I play, or even a game that I spend more than 50% of my time playing. It is also the only game in my library (300+ Steam, A dozen on EA Origin) that doesn't almost solely rely on your GPU in order to perform well with for the most part any modern desktop CPU. ...and from a more practical standpoint, if you're not spending way more money on your GPU than you are on your CPU when building a gaming rig then you're plain doing it wrong. If you don't have the money for an enthusiast class GPU but you're going with the I7 quad core then you're wasting money that would be better invested in your graphics processor. Intel is better than AMD, no question. But if price is at all a factor, AMD is going to provide much better bang for the buck in 95% of games. To answer the OP: Arma wasn't originally designed with large scale multiplayer gameplay in mind. It was played largely as a small sever Co-OP game until the last few years, as such what little optimization was done on it and its ancient network architecture reflect that history. Hopefully, with DayZ eventually landing on PS4 there will be for the first time some sort of optimization with a bias toward low powered CPUs running numerous cores, since that is the standard hardware on this generation of gaming console.

Maybe it is just me, but I think a lot of the CoD kids have moved on thankfully. The CoD kids are the ones who shit on DayZ because "Da devlpers r too slo! I wnt Epooch now!" I've seen a lot more friendlies as of late.

You're dying on stable? Why you so bad, son?

I can confirm this as the truth. 100 person servers ran nicely and had way more friendlies on them. Oh how I miss them...

Just me... or does anyone else think the OP is like 13?

Hope not. Super unrealistic.

Plaxico Burress had the same complaint, and look what happened to him.

So... you're a moron? Because anyone with even a passing grasp of statistics would know that ain't happening.

At very least he deserves to know how many people think he sucks. Its like finding out someone watches reality television. Probably be best to just leave it alone... but they're just so damned stupid that you gotta make sure they know it.

To be a little more on topic: In the DayZ standalone eastern weapons are common, western weapons are more rare. It is really a simple concept, no need for further discussion IMO. I read a bunch of nitpicking and lore lawyering in this thread, but none of it seems more important than concept above.

"Can't read your other posts" and "Not at all interested in your other posts." are two very different things. I'm surprised you don't have a grasp on that concept. Next time make your OP about something remotely interesting and I'll consider reading your follow ups. Promise.

The persecution complex is strong in this one...

Post review: 1/10 OP has a boring playstyle and no imagination like 90% of the other people playing the alpha ATM and thinks people want to hear about it. Nobody does. Next time do something interesting and maybe someone will care.