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[UndeadAssassin 23]

ok so im trying to somehow buy a desktop for idealy $200 that is capable of running DayZ with an alright FPS of about 30 or above at most times.

just wondering if this is possible for ideal price but if i have to i will go to $250-$300 MAXIMUM.

please post a link to a suitable desktop.

am willing to DIY but would rather not to.

[Techercizer 82]

hah, that's a good one.

[GeeksterDayZ 55]

That is really, really, not going to happen. Ever.

$200 US is about £130 here in the UK - I had to spend about £800 to get a PC decent enough to play Skyrim on full settngs, and even that has problems with DayZ at times.

Maybe if you had access to $200 a month, you could buy parts and assemble it, you might be able to play it sometime near Christmas......

[Jackftw 310]

$200

Let me stop you right there. You are NOT going to get a decent computer for that. That's barely more money then an iPhone LOL

[DopeGirl 6]

O_o yeah i dont think 200 bucks will get you far buddy.

[UndeadAssassin 23]

no not $US im the $AU sadly not much of a difference :( i have no hope of playing so much as arma 2 on the laptop im using(laptop gives it away).

sigh back to Bf3 for me :(

Edited July 12, 2012 by UndeadAssassin

[Achilles* 1]

LMAO if you find one, pm me a link.

[counterrr@hotmail.com 1]

im not sure if its enough, but u should be able to play it...

Asrock 985GM-GS3 FX

Corsair DIMM 2 GB DDR3-1333

(VS2GB1333D3)

AMD Phenom II X4 945

(Boxed, OPGA, "Deneb")

ASUS HD7750-T-1GD5

(Retail, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort)

Chieftec GPA-500S8

monitor, keyboard, case, HDD etc. from old computer ;)

does cost 297€ on my online-shop

(looked for it for 5min. so probably not the best mix)

[UndeadAssassin 23]

ok then whats the lowest possible price for a computer that will run dayz on the lowest setting with and alright fps.

[Bunster 7]

Think your budget needs to be bigger, i buy grx cards at that price a whole system isn't gonna happen for what you want

[Bunster 7]

ok then whats the lowest possible price for a computer that will run dayz on the lowest setting with and alright fps.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Arma+2+PC+specification

[OrLoK 16188]

Hello there

This is a really subjective issue.

I cannot tell anyone what is a "good" framerate or decent "fps"

Also fps in the RV engine can change drastically from one area to another or dependent on what AI processing is happening (although DAYZ is far lighter than std Arma2 missions on the whole)

The RV engine (Arma2's/Dayz's) is notorious in bringing high end systems to their knees when set to "high" levels, so although folk may be able to play BF3/Skyrim/etc on "high" this is not equateable to the RV engine.

I have an average system (i7quad 2.8 12gb ram 460gtx) and I have to really balance my settings to hit 20-25 fps in A2.

Although it's a year or two old i still think $300 wont get a system of an equal spec (unless second hand?).

My advice would be to buy good quality components bit by bit and build up your machine over time or stuff that cash in the bank and wait until you have enough to buy a new system.

I'm sorry for the bad news. I'm currently unemployed so I feel your lack of cash pain.

rgds

LoK

PS be aware the engine is *very* processor hungry compared to other games.

Edited July 12, 2012 by orlok