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#3627185 - 08/15/12 06:30 PM ArmA2:OA CPU or GPU bound??
The Nephilim S3D GuRu Senior Member Registered: 01/26/02 Posts: 3995 Loc: 3rd Stone from the Sun !!	Hey Everybody, I was just wondering if ArmA:OA is it Mostly CPU or GPU Bound sim?? _________________________ Intel i5 3570K @ 4.10ghz / Corsair XMS 8gb / CM Hyper 212+ Heatsink & DualFan / Asus P8Z68-V Gen3 Mobo / 2- Evga 660GTX's SLI / RocketFish SC 7.1 / 3 - Sharp DLP XR-10XL's / 3 - 45" Screens w/Screen Goo / nVidia 3D vision / Win7 64bit OS / ThrustMaster Cougar HOTAS w/CH Rudder Pedals / Cougar MFD's / CM HAF 932 Full Tower / Boatload of Joy
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#3627191 - 08/15/12 06:43 PM Re: ArmA2:OA CPU or GPU bound?? [Re: The Nephilim]
Meatsheild Member Registered: 03/31/08 Posts: 1159 Loc: Peoples Republic of Yorkshire	i think its a bit of both .. the AI use the CPU and the graphics use the GPU
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#3627201 - 08/15/12 07:14 PM Re: ArmA2:OA CPU or GPU bound?? [Re: The Nephilim]
xclusiv8 Member Registered: 08/07/11 Posts: 186	The ArmA series has always been mostly CPU bound. You can run ArmA with pretty standard GPU but not with a bad CPU.
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#3627395 - 08/16/12 06:15 AM Re: ArmA2:OA CPU or GPU bound?? [Re: The Nephilim]
Mackie Junior Member Registered: 05/08/12 Posts: 29 Loc: UK	If you're having performance issues it can help to actually set some your settings higher. For example, for shadows on 'normal' they are done on the CPU but on 'high' they are done on the GPU and this can take some strain off the CPU if it's struggling.
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#3627691 - 08/16/12 03:30 PM Re: ArmA2:OA CPU or GPU bound?? [Re: The Nephilim]
Punisher5555 Member Registered: 04/02/07 Posts: 677 Loc: Cleveland, Ohio	The other issue is the "streaming" of the .pbo files from the hard drive. A SSD or better yet a Ramdisk will help out tremendously. _________________________ 3 Samsung 27" LED Monitors powered by a Zotac 4GB 680GTX. Set at PCI Gen3. 5760 x 1080 resolution. MSI z68a-gd80 (g3) motherboard Ivy Bridge 3770k 3.5Ghz 32GB RAM (all .pbo's loaded into a 25GB RamDisk) TrackIR4 zboard merc keyboard Saitek X-52 stick/throttle/pedals Logitech MOMO racing wheel/pedals Razer Deathadder 3500 black mouse Sony receiver for 5.1 surround sound. 5 speakers and powered sub-woofer.
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#3630482 - 08/21/12 02:28 PM Re: ArmA2:OA CPU or GPU bound?? [Re: The Nephilim]
Vertigo1 Veteran Registered: 02/09/01 Posts: 10246 Loc: At the Mountains of Madness	yea, I'd say it could be reduced to the following performance precedence. (1 is highest) 1) I/O 2) CPU 3) GPU _________________________ "The more laws, the less justice." ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” — Voltaire "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." - Edmund Burke
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#3631137 - 08/22/12 06:00 PM Re: ArmA2:OA CPU or GPU bound?? [Re: The Nephilim]
Jedi Master Entil'zha Big Kahuna Registered: 02/15/00 Posts: 35615 Loc: Space Coast, USA	I've watched my gauges for both CPU and GPU use playing Arma2, and my GPU seems to be hit harder than the CPU, but that could be because of ineffective use of multicores. However, the streaming of data off the HDD is definitely the limiting factor, so lowering detail improves performance by lessening the load on your HDD, not the CPU or GPU. The Jedi Master _________________________ The anteater is wearing the bagel because he's a reindeer princess. -- my 4 yr old daughter
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#3640643 - 09/08/12 08:45 AM Re: ArmA2:OA CPU or GPU bound?? [Re: The Nephilim]
Vertigo1 Veteran Registered: 02/09/01 Posts: 10246 Loc: At the Mountains of Madness	I am starting to plan out my next computer build. Will running two SSD's in RAID 0 fetch me much of any improvement over a single SSD in Arma? _________________________ "The more laws, the less justice." ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” — Voltaire "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." - Edmund Burke
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#3640797 - 09/08/12 02:52 PM Re: ArmA2:OA CPU or GPU bound?? [Re: Vertigo1]
Punisher5555 Member Registered: 04/02/07 Posts: 677 Loc: Cleveland, Ohio	Originally Posted By: Vertigo1 I am starting to plan out my next computer build. Will running two SSD's in RAID 0 fetch me much of any improvement over a single SSD in Arma? No. If you are doing a new build then RAM is the key. Don't waste your money on SSD's. RAM is so cheap right now. 32GB or more. This will be the same when ArmA 3 comes out. (It is the same engine.) Set yourself a 25GB RAM drive and stream the entire game from there. NOTHING IS FASTER. PERIOD. I run all of ArmA2, Operation Arrowhead, BAF, PMC, SimHQ mods, ShackHUD mod, and almost every island made for ArmA2 from my RAM drive. View Distance 10K, all other settings max. Never any slowness, LOD switching, loading.... _________________________ 3 Samsung 27" LED Monitors powered by a Zotac 4GB 680GTX. Set at PCI Gen3. 5760 x 1080 resolution. MSI z68a-gd80 (g3) motherboard Ivy Bridge 3770k 3.5Ghz 32GB RAM (all .pbo's loaded into a 25GB RamDisk) TrackIR4 zboard merc keyboard Saitek X-52 stick/throttle/pedals Logitech MOMO racing wheel/pedals Razer Deathadder 3500 black mouse Sony receiver for 5.1 surround sound. 5 speakers and powered sub-woofer.
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