Hardware and settings for ArmA

[mauricio14]

Ok, I have read before that this game wont run on a Quad Processor, is that by any means true? and that you have to turn 2 of them off so you can play it?
Another thing while researching is that this game will get considerably high amount of lag/Low FPS even on an NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT?

I am also noticing that those who have the most trouble are the ones with Vista 64-Bit....can anyone verify this for me...Thanks much Appreciated

[DesertJedi]

Ok, I have read before that this game wont run on a Quad Processor, is that by any means true? and that you have to turn 2 of them off so you can play it?

That's totally true - if you try to launch Arma while running a quad-core cpu, your PC will immediately burst into flame!

You don't need to do anything if you have a quad-core cpu to run Arma.

Another thing while researching is that this game will get considerably high amount of lag/Low FPS even on an NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT?

That should be a decent card for Arma. The problem for so many peeps is that they combine that with a weak cpu and that's the kiss of death for Arma. The more posts I read, the more I think that much of Arma's poor performance on some people's PCs is more related to their cpu than their video card.

I am also noticing that those who have the most trouble are the ones with Vista 64-Bit....can anyone verify this for me

I think for maximum Arma enjoyment one should use the following:

Vista 64-bit
8 or 16GB of RAM
Two ATI video cards in Crossfire

That way, something is sure to go wrong!

I'm sure there are peeps that run Arma fine in Vista 64-bit. I can't speak for Vista but Arma runs great in Windows 7 64-bit.

[mauricio14]

Ok in some sentences I don't know if your being sarcastic or What lol.

I have 7 GIGS of RAM and was wondering how much the Video cards would cost?

[raedor]

Are you talking about A1 or A2? (I know, we're in A1 forums here, but your questions sound like A2.)

[DesertJedi]

Mauricio,

Arma should run fine on a quad-core. 9800GT should be fine for Arma but Arma requires a very powerful cpu. I can't say for sure about Vista 64-bit but I would think it would work fine considering that Arma runs great on Win 7 64-bit.

We can't answer your video card question because it's not specific enough - and we don't even know what country you're from.

Also, welcome to the forums - hopefully we can convert you into another Arma addict.

[M9ACE]

mauricio14, I am running a 9800GTX+, 2GB of RAM, and a FX57 (a single-core processor) and I can run both ArmA1 and ArmA2 well enough with this combination. My NVIDIA driver version is 185.85 on Windows XP Pro (32 bit currently).

[mauricio14]

Thanks for the support everyone. Ok to answer some questions. I am talking about ArmA 1, I am from the United States and my CPU is an AMD Phenom X4 9150e
If anyone needs anymore info about my comp just ask. And i will research a bit more on the Vista 64-bit situation. If I am held back and put on a stranglehold, then I Guess I will have to go with the New Window 7.

[Antigoon]

I heard there were a few graphics issues with ATI cards in the 1.14 patch, something about memory leaks, iirc. However the server I mostly play on is 1.14 and as I am about to receive a new pc with a HD 4890 card, I am wondering if this problem still exists? Or are the GCards drivers updated to eliminate this problem? (i used nVidia for the longest time so have no exp. with ATI)

[Qxs]

Just wanted to report that a Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB video card works great with v1.14
**EDIT**: Usually ~34-50 fps, ultimate low of 16 in one mission while attacking convoy w/Helo (dropping settings did not affect this strange low framerate).

Settings:
Highest possible, except Post Process = Low (what a ridiculous setting)
View Distance ~3000, will run 10000 but has slight jerkiness as you spin around.
No garbage programs running in the background.

Specs:
Win 7 64 bit (Home Premium)
Asus M4A78-EM Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ 2.60GHZ
2GB RAM
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB (GDDR5) @1280x1024 (17" NEC LCD1715)
w/ATI Catalyst 10.2, Catalyst AI Disabled
Antec EA-380 Power Supply (2 SATA, 1 CDRW, 1 DVDROM)

I haven't measured FPS, but I started on my previous 'low' settings (onboard ATI 3200 video), and stepped everything up on the 'Convoy Mission' and I found no problems.
Also, multiplayer tested on Evolution Blue V2, max ~20 players, ~4 hours.

Absolutely pleased with going all AMD/ATI.

Looking forward to trying Arma 2 sometime this summer.

[Tom1]

would a NVIDIA GT220 (1GB) 2.8Ghz Intel Core Duo and 2GB RAM run this game on medium, im thinking of getting it.