Really bad performance issues

[rolandj 0]

So I played a bit of DayZ SA on my crappy old intel i3 laptop with integrated graphics, I got 15-30 fps on minimal, this was all to be expected with it being a laptop.

I finally got DayZ on my new pc and I'm getting nearly the same performance my laptop did. Pretty annoyed, couldn't even kill someone who was unarmed while I had a crowbar and I still got killed. I don't see how my PC runs it so bad when there is mass amounts of people asking if their integrated graphics laptop can run it or not.'

Specs: Intel Q9500 CPU Nvidia GTX 460 GPU 4 GB RAM 500 GB HDD Windows 7 64 Bit

probably next thing I'm going to try is overclocking even though I tried to avoid it at all costs, when I left DayZ last I was in a small town getting constant 15 FPS on basically minimal settings besides textures being on low instead of very low.

Games I can play that make me question this: BF3 55-60 FPS on Medium Bioshock Infinite 55-60 FPS on Medium Metro Last Light 50-60 FPS on High GTA 4 40-50 FPS on High Payday 2 60 FPS on Max

[DemonGroover 8836]

When i upgraded my laptop the CPU was improved but the GPU slightly worse - however i got 40 FPS rather than the standard 25 with my old system.  CPU is king.

[rolandj 0]

When i upgraded my laptop the CPU was improved but the GPU slightly worse - however i got 40 FPS rather than the standard 25 with my old system.  CPU is king.

I'm not sure if you thought I upgraded the laptop to different parts, I completely bought a new PC. But yeah I'm just guessing the game is CPU heavy because it wouldn't make sense for my GPU to be getting destroyed by this game.

[Borges (DayZ) 40]

Edit: Thought this was SA forum -_-

Edited August 24, 2014 by Borges

[rolandj 0]

bump?

[boneboys 7988]

Computer might be new but that CPU is old.

 

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9550-vs-Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9500

 

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Quad+Q9500+%40+2.83GHz

[rolandj 0]

Computer might be new but that CPU is old.

 

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9550-vs-Intel-Core2-Quad-Q9500

 

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Quad+Q9500+%40+2.83GHz

DayZ is the 1st game to bring my PC to it's knees, no problem from CPU before.

 

Edit: GPU is from same year as CPU

Edited August 24, 2014 by Rolandj

[boneboys 7988]

But the fact remains that the CPU is behind many of the "newer".

The 460 is a good GPU and is still holding its own.

I moved up from a GTX460 to a GTX660 and the fps increase was minimal in DayZ/ArmA, other titles less CPU intensive gave good fps increases.

I OC'd my CPU and had better results.

 

If you OC, do your homework beforehand, know your MB version and look for guides specific to that MB & CPU, oh and get yourself a decent cpu cooler.

[rolandj 0]

But the fact remains that the CPU is behind many of the "newer".

The 460 is a good GPU and is still holding its own.

I moved up from a GTX460 to a GTX660 and the fps increase was minimal in DayZ/ArmA, other titles less CPU intensive gave good fps increases.

I OC'd my CPU and had better results.

 

If you OC, do your homework beforehand, know your MB version and look for guides specific to that MB & CPU, oh and get yourself a decent cpu cooler.

Alright, probably the things I'm upgrading pretty soon are gonna be HDD and CPU. I've been looking for something to OC my CPU but I can't find much.

[Grumpy Monkey 396]

DayZ is the 1st game to bring my PC to it's knees, no problem from CPU before.

 

Don't feel disheartened. I think it brings (almost) every PC to its knees.

 

Hell most of the time, especially in towns, I'm happy with 25 FPS while my GPU is bored to tears (30% usage) and my CPU is only mildly flexing its muscles (50-60%). I'm not sure what is up with that. In open fields and forest areas my FPS is around 60 though.

 

To be honest I stopped caring about FPS as long as it is playable.

Edited August 24, 2014 by Grumpy Monkey