The_Man 393 Posted August 1, 2012 http://www.tacticalgamer.com/armed-assault/148235-performance-ssd-arma-2-a.htmlA lot of you always ask "What video card should I upgrade to" which is fine. However, you should know that performance in this game (Not FPS) can be very limited by what kind of hard-drive you have. Here is a video showing the difference in stuttering between a 7200RPM and 10k RPM hard-drive. There is probably more to it than just read speed though. I'm still researching it. Point is...don't splurge and put 2/3rds of your cash into the video card. Go for balance with your budget because in this game...your video card can be very much bottlenecked by your hard-drive! The textures are huge in this game! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordopeth 274 Posted August 1, 2012 Been eyeing them PCI SSD Cards for a while now.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snowcrash 82 Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) or u can use Ramdisc, to install the game on the drive that was made out of your RAM...google arma2 ramdisc, there must be some articles on this subject.. Edited August 1, 2012 by snowcrAsh42 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Man 393 Posted August 1, 2012 Here is a tutorial for Dayz and RAMDISK. I wish I could afford an SSD right now but I guess I'll give this a shot today! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scofieldr 4 Posted August 1, 2012 well textures still should load in VRAM and RAM, this game engine is just broken ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twotoes 11 Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) well textures still should load in VRAM and RAM, this game engine is just broken ;)what he said. i wouldn't use arma 2 as any kind of benchmark - the engine really is a bit farked.also, i run two 7200rpm (i think) HDD in raid 0 and never get any jutters, so i'm thinking past a certain point SSD and Ramdisks aren't gonna make a difference, but then i am using a raid array...something else, make sure you've installed native controller drivers.my mobo uses an intel controller and installing the RTS drivers and software makes a huge difference - for example: write back cache is disabled by default in MS's built-in generic drivers. Edited August 1, 2012 by TwoToes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velyse (DayZ) 22 Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) I run the game off of my wd caviar black raid-0 array, I get no stuttering. Main performance issues are due to zombie and loot generation in large cities. Edited August 1, 2012 by velyse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
