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#3580358 - 05/26/12 04:31 PM Performance question  
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Hey all, I'm starting to think it might be new computer time. I'm just curious how well this game runs for every one.

Specifically on the SimHQ server when I get into the city to start capturing points no matter what I do (video options wise) i get around 23 fps.

I'm also curious if anyone has a system similar to mine that is doing much better. since video changes make no difference it seems like it must be CPU, but 4 cores at 3.33 still seems pretty decent to me.

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#3580360 - 05/26/12 04:36 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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Yeah, I'm not getting the same performance I do in ARMA2 as I've just mentioned here http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3580346/Bad_texture_problems.html#Post3580346


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#3580361 - 05/26/12 04:39 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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Haven't played MP yet, but on the German campaign it's pretty bad (10-15 FPS), especially on the third mission and generally. works smooth with a few infantry squads and some armor in the editor.

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#3580362 - 05/26/12 04:42 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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Same performance here. Texture loading is a bad problem for me in this game. At least online it seems to be.
I dont see this problem in Arma with the new beta.


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#3580379 - 05/26/12 05:09 PM Re: Performance question [Re: Mace71]  
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hmm did some testing with resource monitor, it seems; during the supply depot scenario I get 9-14 fps but my CPU never went above 50%, I tried it both with, and without the cpu count and exthread commands in launch parameters. SO I'm guessing this is the problem. It also explains why I get sub par performance in OA as well.

#3580382 - 05/26/12 05:12 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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Keep in mind we're using a workaround for the server. Because of the problem with the dedicated server exe, we won't know until the patch arrives early next week how much impact using ironfront.exe in a server role is impacting the performance. Might make a difference, might not. That's one of the reasons why I wanted to wait till next Saturday to start the Saturday events.


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#3580400 - 05/26/12 05:45 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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Did you see they released a new server exe today? Not sure if its only for beta patched clients though.


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#3580403 - 05/26/12 05:46 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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I got a memory leak when I exited out and it made steam take up 10gigs of ram before I closed it. I wonder if that memory leak is hurting other people's performance?

#3580438 - 05/26/12 06:51 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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I give up, I get the same terrible performance in all arma games, don't know why I expected it to be any better. (playable even)

the first real mission in the russian campaign I get sub 30 fps in the little city with the lowest possible settings.

checked arma2OA same thing, terrible FPS.

The last BIS based game I ever buy.

And people wonder why PC gaming is rolling down the hill, I don't think one game has worked this year, especially for sims.

#3580658 - 05/27/12 02:55 AM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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@ shadylurker
I had a Q6600 clocked to 3.4 and now have a new i5-2320 at stock speed 3.0 with the same gtx460 and in the arma2 first benchmark doubled my previous score, doubled. 33 to 69 fps same settings.
Your processor sucks sorry to say.

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#3580747 - 05/27/12 08:33 AM Re: Performance question [Re: Rowdied]  
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Or the game's coding..


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#3580879 - 05/27/12 03:20 PM Re: Performance question [Re: ijozic]  
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Yup must be the game not a 5yr old + processor.

Yes the game has it problems but if you have Arma or Arma2 then you should know what to expect.

Did you read my previous post?

#3580901 - 05/27/12 03:45 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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Performance for me is basically the same as ArmA 2 in Chernarus, if not a bit better. This is also using the exact same configuration settings between the two games.


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#3580909 - 05/27/12 04:00 PM Re: Performance question [Re: Rowdied]  
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Originally Posted By: Rowdied
Yup must be the game not a 5yr old + processor.

Yes the game has it problems but if you have Arma or Arma2 then you should know what to expect.

Did you read my previous post?




Many other games run great, I would accept that my processor is the problem if it was even being utilized 100%... There are people with latest gen hardware having the same issue, 24fps(ish) no matter the settings.

#3580954 - 05/27/12 04:54 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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Just a WAG. Could there be a difference in performance between the Steam and non-Steam versions?


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#3580960 - 05/27/12 04:57 PM Re: Performance question [Re: citizen guod]  
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Originally Posted By: guod
Just a WAG. Could there be a difference in performance between the Steam and non-Steam versions?


Its possible, especially if we are comparing the non-steam 1.01a beta version to the Steam version that is stuck at 1.01 until an official patch is released. I haven't heard of performance differences on ArmA 2 though regarding Steam.


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#3580976 - 05/27/12 05:21 PM Re: Performance question [Re: Phazon]  
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Originally Posted By: Phazon
Originally Posted By: guod
Just a WAG. Could there be a difference in performance between the Steam and non-Steam versions?


Its possible, especially if we are comparing the non-steam 1.01a beta version to the Steam version that is stuck at 1.01 until an official patch is released. I haven't heard of performance differences on ArmA 2 though regarding Steam.


Nobodies using the beta patch on their non-steam version though are they?


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#3581013 - 05/27/12 06:17 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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It fixed up a whole bunch CTDs, the game used to hang on me before I applied the beta patch and now it hasn't crashed once during a number of tank battles I played today that had 15 tanks in it. I'll be doubling that number tomorrow for fun.

That said its a lil fiddly to install as its not an executable, apparently another official patch will be released soon with alot more fixes so everybody will be on the same page then.


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#3581151 - 05/27/12 09:51 PM Re: Performance question [Re: shadylurker]  
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Might be worth trying it with the Steam community overlay off - that's a graphical difference per version. In your Steam library you can right-click / properties to see the options.

#3582217 - 05/29/12 05:21 PM Re: Performance question [Re: Rowdied]  
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Originally Posted By: Rowdied
Yup must be the game not a 5yr old + processor.

Yes the game has it problems but if you have Arma or Arma2 then you should know what to expect.


The CPU rarely plays a significant part in games unless we're talking about simulations with a rather large number of units present.

This is such a simulation, but in my experience (bought them all) it has issues regardless of the number of units, just like all of the games from the series (for which I'd blame the underlying engine).

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