Are you going to upgrade because of ARMA 3?

[Pathetic_Berserker]

CPU: AMD 6000+ (dual core), ram 2 GB DDR3, VGA : Nvidia GTS 250 1 GB ram ; it was strong for A1 but then [offtopic] my year earning was 20% bigger than since 2 years and prices were ... [/offtoping] ;]
price of modern PC here is ca. 1000 Euro afaik , if i had money , of course Arma 3 would be main reason to change PC (as every BIS game is worth to do it , cause for me BIS games are ... only games i have on my HDD i don't need anything other than BIS )

I had A2 running well on a E6600 dual core and a GTS250 buy setting mostly low and using a few tricks, like using high shadows to move work to the cpu, and locking the frame rate to 30 to give the card some headroom entering challenging sections. Seemed to work Ok. I know A3 is a step up again but the GTS250 is equal or better than the min spec 8800, so you might just get away with it, especialy in MP with a server handling AI and stuff.

PS, since the mobo poped the E6600 is now a Q9650 but I still use the GTS250.

[neo_razgriz]

I'm gonna see how it runs on my setup and upgrade as needed:

Win7 64-bit
Core i5 2500k 3.30GHz
16gig RAM DDR3 1600Hz
Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti (4gig mem)

[samyG]

I'm gonna see how it runs on my setup and upgrade as needed:

Win7 64-bit
Core i5 2500k 3.30GHz
16gig RAM DDR3 1600Hz
Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti (4gig mem)

I would really recommend upgrading to the GTX 660 Ti when it comes out later this month. Just save up a good $350 starting from now till you have it the money. No hurry of course, just save 20 bucks here and there.

[Chortles]

NO, because I can play ARMA 2 just fine on my current rig and because ARMA 3 wasn't my reason for a planned upgrade anyway... that being because I want to assemble a system from the ground up instead of simply replacing components of a hand-me-down system held back by an outdated legacy motherboard.

[Liquidpinky]

NO, because I can play ARMA 2 just fine on my current rig and because ARMA 3 wasn't my reason for a planned upgrade anyway... that being because I want to assemble a system from the ground up instead of simply replacing components of a hand-me-down system held back by an outdated legacy motherboard.

When you do build that from the ground up PC, be mentaly prepared for it becoming an outdated machine. Usually around the same time the parts arrive through the post.
Such is the way with technology.

[Chortles]

It's not "top of the line" parts I'm looking for at that point (not least since they probably WON'T get Black Friday discounts)... it's up-to-date port/slot compatibility; my motherboard was basically already a step behind (so I'm limited to 4 GB DDR2 RAM for example, partially since the RAM slot placement didn't account for an aftermarket CPU cooler).

That is to say, I'm still looking to do the "build your own PC," but I was thinking of it even before E3 2012 this year.

[Brainbug]

You usually have to replace the motherboard (and maybe RAM) along with the CPU, and the graphics card of course too, but most other stuff doesn't need upgrading. Arma3 doesn't run better if you waste money on a new case

As you said, Liquidpinky, any stuff you buy is old as soon as you have it. So I'm going to wait until A3 is actually downloadable at the BI-Shop and then see how it fares on my rig (Phenom II X4 940 with 4 GB and a 5850, quite ok for A2), before I buy something new.

[IceBreakr]

I just got I7 3820 3.6ghz, 16 gigs of 1866 crucial ram, ati 6870, dual ssd drives, enclosed water cooling system. It might not be A3 stuff, but it will surely speed up the mapmaking process

[gpha5e]

I just got I7 3820 3.6ghz, 16 gigs of 1866 crucial ram, ati 6870, dual ssd drives, enclosed water cooling system. It might not be A3 stuff, but it will surely speed up the mapmaking process

if i were you i would save a few bucks buying an i5 (really no difference) and buy a better graphics card, i run a first gen i5-760 oc'd to 4 ghz and a gtx 680 = total win!

[TrveBlack]

definately not going to upgrade, even if necessary.