Performance enhancing.

[CookieKing 3]

As most of you know this game runs almost as good as DayZ mod, which is nothing to brag about.

Yes, before you shout at me, I know it's alpha and I hope it's getting fixed gradually :)
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Regardless, I have found something which will help those of you with multicore processors to increase performance (greatly).
As most of you know arma-games are really CPU heavy, and it seems like they don't run multicore by standard.

This fix is for intel quad core processors, which i guess most of us use.

1. Enter your Steam library
2. Right click DayZ -> Set Launch Options.
3. Paste the following in, close and save: -cpucount=4 -exThreads=7

This will force dayz to run on all 8 threads of your hyperthreaded 4-core processor. Atleast it boosted my framerate by about 20. Which allowed me to play 35-50 fps with a gtx 690 (previously down to 15 in cherno).

 

[Kawllie 18]

Also, change the number of "Pre-rendered Frames" to "1".

[CookieKing 3]

Never done that before, how do you change that? Config file?

[KiDoNL 0]

Never done that before, how do you change that? Config file?

 

I would like to know how that is done as well! I'm running on a 2.4Ghz i7 quadcore, with a 6750m dedicated card with 512mb, it should run it but I still have some issues where it's not running as smoothly as I'd want it to. 

[deebz1234 243]

guys i hate to break it, but about 5 minutes of optimization in the CFG file will give you another 20 fps.

 

I hate seeing people with way better rigs than me getting such shit fps.

 

im gtx 570 with 65fps, no less than 30 fps in towns.

mind you my processor is an old i7, but it's overclocked.

 

do what the OP said, and also check reddit for the CFG file changes

something like max frames ahead = 1 and something else about frames...

-same crap as in arma 2, 3. they LITERALLY gave me 20 fps

[deebz1234 243]

I would like to know how that is done as well! I'm running on a 2.4Ghz i7 quadcore, with a 6750m dedicated card with 512mb, it should run it but I still have some issues where it's not running as smoothly as I'd want it to. 

all you need to do is overclock that CPU and you will be getting over 40 fps...

2.x ghz is not nearly enough

 

 imguessing its an i7 920,930,950?

simple simple OC to 4.25 ghz or higher

Edited December 18, 2013 by deebz1234

[Kawllie 18]

To change pre-rendered frames:

 

NVIDIA -> Find DayZ SA .exe -> Set "Maximum pre-rendered frames" to "1".

[kichilron 8550]

In regards of FPS check this Pinned thread:

 

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/154330-possible-fps-enhancer/

[Inception. 9443]

In regards of FPS check this Pinned thread:

 

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/154330-possible-fps-enhancer/