Video and Graphics Cards

[hilariousplayer 1]

I want to know witch one will run Arma 2 on:

High at at least 40 fps

Ultra at at least 40 fps

Budget is not in the question.

Links to places that ship to Canada are appreciated. (international)

Desktop computer.

Just give me links to where I can purchase.

[StealthyBrayden 6]

Why so lazy?

Go get yourself a GTX 670 and you'll be good to go. :P

Or even an AMD 7950 :)

More importantly you'll want a good cpu (Probs an i7 3770) with 8gb ram... And for the sake of doing so, an SSD :)

[spuddy0108 185]

I have a gtx680. If i set everything to the highest (apart from post processing) my fps in DayZ is 35-40.

If i turn on post processing my fps drops to about 7.

[StealthyBrayden 6]

^ If that happens than, put Arma 2 onto a RAMdisk... And you should be good :)

[woofed 8]

Why so lazy?

Go get yourself a GTX 670 and you'll be good to go. :P

Or even an AMD 7950 :)

More importantly you'll want a good cpu (Probs an i7 3770) with 8gb ram... And for the sake of doing so' date=' an SSD :)

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lol @ newbs and i7's for gaming

I have a gtx680. If i set everything to the highest (apart from post processing) my fps in DayZ is 35-40.

If i turn on post processing my fps drops to about 7.

lol, i have a gtx 570 and everything max and i still get 70 fps

[machomanugget 26]

1 you dont need an i7... waste of money

2 get a i5 2500k and overclock it (there cheap as chips now)

Radeon 7850 2gb version is more than enough..

8 gig memory plenty..

SSD = win

i have about that listed and i get 40-60 fos constant wherever i am on the map..

good luck

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

Dosent the hosting server have any impact also? particularly when in built up areas in game? I have noticable differences when in towns and cities but when in open grounds no issues! could this be down to spawn / player rates?

I dont have an expensive rig setup, but sufficient for the game engine. Some servers make me lag like hell, my 100mb dosent help apparently.

[unstizzy@hotmail.com 4]

i own a 3570k and a GTX 570 Classified and can max it. If you have the money YES get a i7... I don't know why people just throw out random comments followed by an insult. Not everyone just looks at reddit, porn, and games on their comp. Some of us actually do real work.

A GTX 570 or above will be fine. You said money is no object so just get a 680 or an 7970 an be done with it. GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND. :)

[deepfried 95]

Dosent the hosting server have any impact also? particularly when in built up areas in game? I have noticable differences when in towns and cities but when in open grounds no issues! could this be down to spawn / player rates?

I dont have an expensive rig setup' date=' but sufficient for the game engine. Some servers make me lag like hell, my 100mb dosent help apparently.

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Yes, its mostly related to server up time, the longer they have been up, the more the bugs stack up, eventually bringing the server to its knees. This is why many servers have scheduled regular reboots e.g. every 6hrs or every 10hrs.

However what we're talking about here is graphics cards. You can change server easy enough but even on the best server you're going to be limited by your graphics card.

[ActionManZlt 160]

Arma2 is a pretty old game, so most GPUs do OK at it. I find the most limiting factor for FPS is your CPU speed, and which server you choose to play on (if the server slows down, everyone slows down too).

[sandorski 17]

NCIX is the best place(IMO) to get hardware in Canada.

[cmndr_andi 0]

+1 to machoman's recommendations.

ARMA2 is a very CPU heavy game, so make sure your current CPU is up to snuff before you spend a lot of money on a new graphics card. If you aren't sure what your CPU is, then you can run CPU-Z to check ( http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html ).

As for the graphics card, the HD 7850 2GB as recommended is the one I would go for. It is a fast card, good value (in terms of performance per $), lots of video memory, quiet and power efficient. Here is the HD 7850 for sale ( http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125419 ).

If you don't want to spend so much money then the HD 6850 1GB is a solid card and will allow you to play ARMA2/DayZ very nicely too ( http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353 ).

However, before you buy a shiny new graphics card make sure that your PSU is up to the job. To do this you will need to take off the side of your case and check what it says on the sticker on the side/top of the PSU. Make note of the make, model number and maximum currents for the different rails.

Also, you should make sure that your case has enough room to fit a dual-slot PCI-E graphics card of around 9 inches long.

[hilariousplayer 1]

Thanks all, I am working out money then I will use your advise when building my next PC or laptop.