FPS Hardware question.

[keaton.edgar 0]

I just bought Arma 2 and OA yesterday seperately after hearing about DayZ. When I'm playing the game, it will be smooth for a couple

of seconds and then the framerate will drop dramatically. I've tried the cfg tweaks, the in game settings and the ram disk tricks. I launch out

of Day Z commander. My question is whether or not it's my Hardware? I feel like I should be able to run at least 30 fps. 

 

Time of this report: 8/7/2013, 23:23:16

   Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)

           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard

       System Model: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

               BIOS: InsydeH2O Version 03.60.48F.1B

          Processor: Intel® Core i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.0GHz

             Memory: 8192MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 8140MB RAM

          Page File: 3720MB used, 12557MB available

        Windows Dir: C:\Windows

    DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

 

 Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series

       Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

          Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6740)

           DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)

         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6740&SUBSYS_165A103C&REV_00

     Display Memory: 729 MB

   Dedicated Memory: 1011 MB

      Shared Memory: 3813 MB

       Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)

       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor

      Monitor Model: unknown

         Monitor Id: CMO1719

        Native Mode: 1600 x 900(p) (60.008Hz)

        Output Type: Internal

        Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll

Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1234 (English)

     Driver Version: 13.200.0.0

        DDI Version: 11

       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

  Driver Attributes: Final Retail

   Driver Date/Size: 7/23/2013 17:39:10, 1251120 bytes

        WHQL Logo'd: No

    WHQL Date Stamp: None

  Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2400-11CF-5E77-5036BEC2C535}

 

CAN YOU RUN IT said that I meet the high end req. I'm just confused.

 

[enforcer1975 1111]

Laptop...

 

 

A friend of mine has only an i5 with 3GHz and a 6xx GTX in his laptop and it isn't enough to run the game smooth enough on average settings, must be the weaker hardware compared to a desktop pc even if it is the same "type" on the sticker.

[GrumpyGat (DayZ) 497]

Yeah your laptop is nowhere near where it needs to be. Try following some guides to get as much FPS back as you can.

[Statik (DayZ) 2695]

 

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

 

I have located the problem.

 

 

Jokes aside, you laptop does seem on the weak side.

 

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_2:_System_Requirements

[barrett_killz 229]

Laptop...

[Mos1ey 6301]

It's true, most laptops are kitted out with sub-par i7 CPUs, average graphics cards and 5400 RPM HDDs. You're much better off with a desktop for running games like ARMA and DayZ mod. That Ben Affleck video is becoming entirely overused. :S

 

OP - I'd drop your res to around 720p, disable anything that can be disabled in the graphics options and set everything else to (very) low and see if you notice an improvement.