FPS - please save me. Details inside

[Fat-Marco 13]

Hi guys.

I really need some help because i'm having some big issues with fps in this game.

I was playing on a laptop with a dedicated graphics card but my fps was horrible (10-14 on laggy servers, and 15-25 on non-laggy servers)

I decided to pick up a new computer (desktop) and to my amazement my fps is even worse.

I'm consistently getting 10-15 fps even on normal settings.

Processor Type : Intel Core i5 3450

Processor Speed : 3.1GHz

RAM: 16 GB

Graphics: ATI HD7350 graphics card (Video Memory : 1GB)

Things I tried before posting:

- tweaking the cfg files in notepad as per recommendations on various threads

- uninstalling all my video drivers and reinstalling the latest updated drivers from the amd website

- trying various combinations in the advanced video interface of the game.

- setting the game priority to "high" in task manager

nothing seems to be working.

Can anyone give me any tips? Is my new computer just horrible?

Edited August 4, 2012 by Fat-Marco

[gunnarkeith@ymail.com 27]

In Alpha/Beta stages, games are usually VERY CPU intensive.

And they don't respond to them correctly either.

So after doing all that...there's not a ton you can do. I'm sorry.

[Fat-Marco 13]

In Alpha/Beta stages, games are usually VERY CPU intensive.

And they don't respond to them correctly either.

So after doing all that...there's not a ton you can do. I'm sorry.

So i need a better cpu than a 3.1 ghz quad core I5 3450 ?

[toastymcbutterbuns 34]

Yes...

[Fat-Marco 13]

Yes...

Hmmm, i'm getting conflicting information. I read in one of the other threads that getting an i7 is a waste of money as an i5 could handle day-z for high fps with no problems (provided there were no other issues bottlenecking you).

Theres also the weird issue that my laptop runs at 2.7 ghz with far less ram and a worse video card, but it plays day-z better than my new desktop.

Edited August 4, 2012 by Fat-Marco

[Partywaffle 24]

your system can handle day-z just fine.

Some servers have worse fps and lag harder than other, and that's just the way it is.

[Fat-Marco 13]

I think i figured out what the problem was

Apparently the radeon hd 7350 is a rebranded radeon 5450

see this thread http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2651664

And more googling revealed that the 5450 was a "bottom of the barrel" graphics card even when it was being sold two years ago (retailing for $40)

No wonder my fps was so horrible. At least I dont have to buy a new computer. I'll upgrade my video card and see if the problem persists.

Thanks for the replies

[DooMike 0]

RAM: 16 GB

Since you have an abundance of RAM..:

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/54615-help-needed-with-ramdisk-cant-find-create-disk-after-soft-reset/

It´s free to try out and only a minor effort required.

Good lcuk!