What kind of PC or Laptop should I buy if I want to play

[D Apollo S 0]

Hey guys.

So I bought the game a couple months ago and downloaded DayZ on my laptop, But when I began playing, the game was VERY slow. Obviously my laptop just isnt powerful enough to run the game smoothly.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what kin of PC or Laptop I could buy for a reasonable price that would run the smoothly?

[INICK 2]

just change the graphics card not a computer...

[zenatsu (DayZ) 96]

ARMA 2 Minimum System Requirements

• Processor: Dual Core CPU for Intel or AMD (Duel core about 2.0ghz I believe)*
  
• Memory/RAM: 1 GB
  
• Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM
  
• Hard Disk Space: 10 GB
  
• Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
  

ARMA 2 Recommended System Requirements

• Processor: Fast Dual Core CPU or Quad Core (Duel core 3.0ghz)* (Quad 2.0ghz)*
  
• Memory/RAM: 2 GB
  
• Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 8800GT or ATI Radeon 4850 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512MB or more VRAM
  
• Hard Disk Space: 10 GB
  
• Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
  

*Take it with a grain of salt.

Edited July 30, 2012 by zenatsu

[Mad_Vengeance (DayZ) 31]

You need a powerful CPU over powerful graphics.

I recommend an Intel Core I5 2400 or greater. Any 2xxx 3xxx I7

And a Radeon 5770 or greater, Nvidia 550Ti or greater.

And 4gb ram ddr3.

[D Apollo S 0]

I'm not very tech savy as to how to find out what kind of harware I'm running. How would i find that out myself?

[Mad_Vengeance (DayZ) 31]

ARMA 2 Minimum System Requirements

• Processor: Dual Core CPU for Intel or AMD (Duel core about 2.0ghz I believe)
  
• Memory/RAM: 1 GB
  
• Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM
  
• Hard Disk Space: 10 GB
  
• Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
  

ARMA 2 Recommended System Requirements

• Processor: Fast Dual Core CPU or Quad Core (Duel core 3.0ghz) (Quad 2.0ghz)
  
• Memory/RAM: 2 GB
  
• Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 8800GT or ATI Radeon 4850 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512MB or more VRAM
  
• Hard Disk Space: 10 GB
  
• Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
  

DayZ takes more than that, Also MY PC with a 2500k, 5770 8gb corsair vengeance, Plays dayZ at 1080P 25-40 FPS

[AluCaRdBe 32]

just change the graphics card not a computer...

He has a laptop, gl changing a GPU on a laptop.

What u basicly need is a Nehalem i5 or more ( so basicly any i5/i7 will do) a reasonable graphics card( GTX 460M at least) and 6-8gig ram depending if the architecture allows dual(or quad)/tripple channel memory.

U can do with less but i suggest u get something like that, its the best price/performance u can get atm

[D Apollo S 0]

also I only have a laptop. can you change hardware on a laptop?

[AluCaRdBe 32]

I'm not very tech savy as to how to find out what kind of harware I'm running. How would i find that out myself?

press windows key+R => type dxdiag=> read

or download cpu-z for more info

also I only have a laptop. can you change hardware on a laptop?

only the ram/harddrive, some of the time not even that

[Mad_Vengeance (DayZ) 31]

You can always swap the Ram/HDD, Sometimes the CPU very rarely the GPU

[D Apollo S 0]

ok. so this is what i have. do i have room for improvement?:

HP Pavillion g6 notebook PC

Processor: AMD Phenom II p960 Quad-Core Processor (4CPUs) ~1.8GHz

Memory: 4096MB RAM

I believe this is my graphics now:

AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250

[AluCaRdBe 32]

You can always swap the Ram/HDD, Sometimes the CPU very rarely the GPU

Oh, really? allways?

http://edwinfotograf...c_book_air3.jpg

UMAD mac-costs-more-but-has-no-logic-to-it-fags?

ok. so this is what i have. do i have room for improvement?:

HP Pavillion g6 notebook PC

Processor: AMD Phenom™ II p960 Quad-Core Processor (4CPUs) ~1.8GHz

Memory: 4096MB RAM

I believe this is my graphics now:

AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250

sorry bro, it'll be new laptop for u if u wanna improve.

If u use it only for home-gaming, please concider buying a desktop.

Edited July 30, 2012 by AluCaRdBe

[D Apollo S 0]

that's what i figured someone would say. How much do you figure I'd have to spend without selling my car?

[zenatsu (DayZ) 96]

As stated, its better to build (or buy a prebuilt) desktop if you mainly game from home.

Save the lappy for traveling and lightweight use.

edit: Uh, a dream machine? ~1.3k

To run DayZ - about 500 or so.

To run all the latest games - about 700-800 or so.

The most expensive components you will be buying is the motherboard, and the processor (CPU). Ram is dirt cheap, and GPU's are mediocre.

If you are not, and do not know anyone who is tech savy (who could build you a computer if you bought him a beer). Buy a prebuilt.

Edited July 30, 2012 by zenatsu

[D Apollo S 0]

ok. thanks alot guys. you've all been very helpful. Hopefully I live long enough in the game to play with you guys. my run and gun fps tendency will prbably get me killed :P

[zenatsu (DayZ) 96]

Sometimes, you got to stop and smell the roses.

[D Apollo S 0]

would this work?

[D Apollo S 0]

sry.

CPU: AMD 1055T 6 Core

Motherboard: 890FXA-UD5

Cooler" Corsair A70

Videocard: AMD HD6950 2GB unlocked to 6970

Hard drive: Western Digital 500GB Black edition

Memory: Patriot Gamer series 4GB DDR3 1600

Power supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 1000w fully modular

Case: CoolerMaster Storm Sniper Black Edition

[D Apollo S 0]

Sometimes, you got to stop and smell the roses.

I'll learn to. I just really want to experiance this game. I'm glad I work vernights so I won't have to play at night too often.

[Addsome 14]

sry.

CPU: AMD 1055T 6 Core

Motherboard: 890FXA-UD5

Cooler" Corsair A70

Videocard: AMD HD6950 2GB unlocked to 6970

Hard drive: Western Digital 500GB Black edition

Memory: Patriot Gamer series 4GB DDR3 1600

Power supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 1000w fully modular

Case: CoolerMaster Storm Sniper Black Edition

How much is it for? Im pretty sure that rig can run DayZ on max settings.

[JDM (DayZ) 30]

ARMA 2 Minimum System Requirements

• Processor: Dual Core CPU for Intel or AMD (Duel core about 2.0ghz I believe)*
  
• Memory/RAM: 1 GB
  
• Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM
  
• Hard Disk Space: 10 GB
  
• Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
  

ARMA 2 Recommended System Requirements

• Processor: Fast Dual Core CPU or Quad Core (Duel core 3.0ghz)* (Quad 2.0ghz)*
  
• Memory/RAM: 2 GB
  
• Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 8800GT or ATI Radeon 4850 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512MB or more VRAM
  
• Hard Disk Space: 10 GB
  
• Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
  

*Take it with a grain of salt.

This is good go start just follow these reqs or that of a higher demanding game

Edited July 30, 2012 by JDM

[fuZion_jr 0]

sry.

CPU: AMD 1055T 6 Core

Motherboard: 890FXA-UD5

Cooler" Corsair A70

Videocard: AMD HD6950 2GB unlocked to 6970

Hard drive: Western Digital 500GB Black edition

Memory: Patriot Gamer series 4GB DDR3 1600

Power supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 1000w fully modular

Case: CoolerMaster Storm Sniper Black Edition

that should run this game fine dude

[D Apollo S 0]

ok is 650 a decent price for this?

[NeroticPlayer 0]

my pc stats are

Processor: AMD phenom™9150e Quad core processor 1.80GHz

Memory (RAM): 4.00 GB

system type: 64-bit Operating System

I'm sure it wont run everything need for DayZ and DayZ itself but what should i change to make it better?

[murdock 1]

I play it on laptop. I have old Asus G73JW.

Intel Core i7-720QM 1.6 GHz @ 1.85 GHz(Intel Core i7)

12288 MB, DDR3, 1333 MHz

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M - 1536 MB

Runs good when you travel alone. Little fps drop when you are in a firefight. Great laptop, i play lots of driving games using a projector and all cods run great and BF3 with fraps.

You can get much better laptop with the money i payed for this right now.