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Will this run ArmA 3?

That will run arma3, don't expect 100fps but for the price it's not too bad for a prebuilt machine.

You any good at lego? If so, why not build your own. 

 
Ayzerr said:
Was also thinking about that. If I build a PC can I do it for about the same price?
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A similar build will be around the same price, or possibly cheaper. I tried to put the build you linked into PC part picker but there wasn;t enough information to get an exact same build. Came out around 500 quid still. 

 
lionel said:
That will run arma3, don't expect 100fps but for the price it's not too bad for a prebuilt machine.

You any good at lego? If so, why not build your own. 
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I wasn't expecting 100 fps, but at least 50-60 for online. Would this be possible? 

 
GP. Daanish said:
A similar build will be around the same price, or possibly cheaper. I tried to put the build you linked into PC part picker but there wasn;t enough information to get an exact same build. Came out around 500 quid still. 
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Would you be able to tell me the parts you selected?

 
Thats a decent build, but you will need something better than an FX 4300 to run Arma 3 smoothly, try a 6300+ or Intel equivalent <3

 
Ayzerr said:
I wasn't expecting 100 fps, but at least 50-60 for online. Would this be possible? 
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I would say around 30ish at best, its a Shit build but it will work

The processor picked is a low power AMD chip. https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-4300+Quad-Core

The graphics is also quite weak, but is very good for the price you can get them, check the Value part not just the benchmark. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+960

8GB Ram and no SSD :( both are a bit wanting IMO

Here is the realistic view of the parts picked for that machine plus I have put in my minimum recommendation and the best I can find for under £500

I stuck with AMD due to the fact it is a damn sight cheaper than Intel & Nvidia, you want to go that route spend more money !!!

@Ayzerrhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tHEH3WZaCFeOv_4gzsYGQapqtOKQ7hI1sF4lv8QIbas/edit?usp=sharing

both my builds come with a good 500GB SSD.

Also important is what parts do you already own ? Do you have a case and power supply & HDD? Utilising these in your next build can save you money to spend on better parts.

SPC Harvey said:
Thats a decent build, but you will need something better than an FX 4300 to run Arma 3 smoothly, try a 6300+ or Intel equivalent <3
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Intel cant be done for under £500

 
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lionel said:
I would say around 30ish at best, its a Shit build but it will work

The processor picked is a low power AMD chip. https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+FX-4300+Quad-Core

The graphics is also quite weak, but is very good for the price you can get them, check the Value part not just the benchmark. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+960

8GB Ram and no SSD :( both are a bit wanting IMO

Here is the realistic view of the parts picked for that machine plus I have put in my minimum recommendation and the best I can find for under £500

I stuck with AMD due to the fact it is a damn sight cheaper than Intel & Nvidia, you want to go that route spend more money !!!

@Ayzerrhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tHEH3WZaCFeOv_4gzsYGQapqtOKQ7hI1sF4lv8QIbas/edit?usp=sharing

both my builds come with a good 500GB SSD.

Also important is what parts do you already own ? Do you have a case and power supply & HDD? Utilising these in your next build can save you money to spend on better parts.

Intel cant be done for under £500
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Good luck finding a decent PC capable of running Arma 3 for under £500, especially if its prebuilt... 

 
did you check the document I made ? but yeah the prebuild, it will run Arma3 but will run like a dog.

 
@lionelThis is the PC I have currently, it is literally a potato

http://m.ebuyer.com/734365

I play on LOW settings and I get about 15-30 frames online
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I think i'm just gonna take it back

Might do the same build as above but will change the CPU 

Cant read your document at the moment because I'm on my phone but will read it when back on my pc.

Edit: Have had a chance to look at the spreadsheet and I think I'll just go with the recommended minimum. How many frames are we looking online?  

 
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Dont buy AMD to play arma, it will be your worst mistake. You need core power, you need intel.

And people saying gtx960 aint big deal....na that graphic you can play 1080p with good graphics and frames arma3, you simply need 1 powerfull core aka Intel.

 
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Portuguese007 said:
Dont buy AMD to play arma, it will be your worst mistake. You need core power, you need intel.

And people saying gtx960 aint big deal....na that graphic you can play 1080p with good graphics and frames arma3, you simply need 1 powerfull core aka Intel.
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Well then. Please build a computer for £500 with an intel i7 and Nvidia 960 ......

Im waiting !!!!!

Ayzerr said:
@lionelThis is the PC I have currently, it is literally a potato

http://m.ebuyer.com/734365

I play on LOW settings and I get about 15-30 frames online
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I think i'm just gonna take it back

Might do the same build as above but will change the CPU 

Cant read your document at the moment because I'm on my phone but will read it when back on my pc.

Edit: Have had a chance to look at the spreadsheet and I think I'll just go with the recommended minimum. How many frames are we looking online?  
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Yes take it back, or just set fire to it and pray to the computer gods you never have to use it again, either works.

I reckon in towns on the min spec build you are looking at potentially 35-45 fps in Kavala, and 50+ outside in the sticks. If you spend a bit more you can also go Intel which yes does provide better performance in Arma3, but you will struggle to see the benefit elsewhere. as with everything you need to balance cost vs benefit. when I get home I can look into it a bit further, bit limited to benchmark arma3 at work ;)

in regards to RL FPS to hardware expectations. Please check my avatar as it explains everything.

 
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So as I am somewhat experienced with my AMD PC, I 100% agree with @lionel

1.AMD is cheaper and if you're going for 500£ build that's the only choice

2.You might want to spend more on a CPU ,I own a Fx 6300 and i'm overclocking it to 4,4 GHz on my potato motherboard(risk of fire but fuck that shit xaxaxa)with AMD cpu for good performance you have to play around alot with settings ingame and offgame,but i'm getting anything from 30s in Kavala to 50s around the island on full server.(Fx 6300 is a very good cpu for it's price and performance)

3.Get yourself a R9 380 it's pretty much same price and kicks 960s ass in pretty much every case.(It won't influence your Arma 3 experience at all,but i doubt Arma 3 is the only game you'll be playing on this PC for next 3 or 4 years).

4.Don't listen to theese silly capitalists,good 7200 RPM HDD for start is fine,when i'm bored i'm just wiping mine off all files,after that it is fast enough to launch Windows 10 in about 30 seconds and it can run Arma 3 without textures popping (Seagate <3).Overall SSDs are only an optional upgrade to a base HDD imo,(slav engineering,best engineering cost wise xaxaxax),it would only speed up your launch time and make Arma 3 a bit more stable,(less FPS drops while going into towns or lot of shit happening ).It won't increase your FPS,just make it more fluent.

5.8 GB of ram is the best you'd go for 500£ ,you won't need 16 GB in a long time,and if you'd buy a 4 Ram slot motherboard,getting yourself another 8 eventually shouldn't be a problem in the slightest,even though 16 GB is overkill for TODAY gaming.

Link to my 1 year old thread (the room changed xaxa,no longer ugly)



And a bonus photo of how my stronk rig looks, it's worrth about 500£ after coversion from PLN

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Ill disagree on the SSD comment though, Such a big performance increase upgrading, the HDD is almost always the slowest part of a computer.

Will agree on 8GB of ram till you can upgrade though. If you are looking to shave money off the build that should probably be the first bit to go.

 
lionel said:
Ill disagree on the SSD comment though, Such a big performance increase upgrading, the HDD is almost always the slowest part of a computer.

Will agree on 8GB of ram till you can upgrade though. If you are looking to shave money off the build that should probably be the first bit to go.
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What I'd say about an SSD is if you want decent load times, then it's 100% worth the investment. However, it's not required for a build, so might be worth just adding one in the future, as your main components could use the extra money with a low budget build.

If you want I can sit and put together a few example builds within your budget with and without an SSD?

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And yeah, not even going to argue about cpu manufacturer... AMD has always been better price for performance ratio in the lower end.

- Marc

 
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Ayzerr said:
Hello all, I am thinking to buy a new gaming pc so that I can run Arma with high quality settings and good FPS. 

This is a PC that I have found so far:

http://www.ebuyer.com/718724-cyberpower-gaming-battalion-960-pc-ecc01272

Please tell me if this PC is worth buying, if not explain why and any other PCs that are worth buying.

Thank you
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Yeah will run it, but I'd stay away from AMD if I were you. (Source: Past experience, an Intel i5 would do the same job and isn't too expensive)

 
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