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porphy · 06-28-09, 07:43 AM

Hi

I have played around with Arma2 a bit now. It really looks promising

. I had some good firefights, and the amount of stuff you can do with the game + editor is amazing! First run of the "trial by fire" mission had some memorable moments. I was in 3d person view to admire the look of everything, when I got wounded. After crawling into cover I next hear some steps and the barrel of a RPK enters view from behind... very loud death! Never saw the guy, only the long barrel with tripods firing from point blank. I guess he came around the corner...

I like it so much I'm thinking of upgrading my graphics card. The Nvidia 8800GTS 640 Mb is doing quite well, but I really want to run this game in even more visual glory. (Also I have a snag with the latest drivers when it comes to Steel Beast Pro, the driver that work there is not very good in Arma 2). So going for a new card is going to solve that as well.

Anyone in loop with graphic cards that can recommend something that goes with a rig like this? core 2 dua e660 @ 3.20ghz, 4 gb ram (800mhz), creative XiFi-gamer, Seasonic S12 600w, windows 7 rc? Edit: I'm looking at gaming on a 22" monitor at 1680x1050.

Number one thing, apart from performance, is the noise level. I really don't want a vacuum cleaner going in the case as soon as gaming starts. The 8800 card has been very good in that respect, really silent. I was looking at the Radeon Hd 4890 or maybe even a Radeon HD 4870 x2. maybe they are bit over the top, as my system isn't fully up to date. Any input welcome.

cheers porphy

06-28-09, 07:43 AM	#321
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hi I have played around with Arma2 a bit now. It really looks promising . I had some good firefights, and the amount of stuff you can do with the game + editor is amazing! First run of the "trial by fire" mission had some memorable moments. I was in 3d person view to admire the look of everything, when I got wounded. After crawling into cover I next hear some steps and the barrel of a RPK enters view from behind... very loud death! Never saw the guy, only the long barrel with tripods firing from point blank. I guess he came around the corner... I like it so much I'm thinking of upgrading my graphics card. The Nvidia 8800GTS 640 Mb is doing quite well, but I really want to run this game in even more visual glory. (Also I have a snag with the latest drivers when it comes to Steel Beast Pro, the driver that work there is not very good in Arma 2). So going for a new card is going to solve that as well. Anyone in loop with graphic cards that can recommend something that goes with a rig like this? core 2 dua e660 @ 3.20ghz, 4 gb ram (800mhz), creative XiFi-gamer, Seasonic S12 600w, windows 7 rc? Edit: I'm looking at gaming on a 22" monitor at 1680x1050. Number one thing, apart from performance, is the noise level. I really don't want a vacuum cleaner going in the case as soon as gaming starts. The 8800 card has been very good in that respect, really silent. I was looking at the Radeon Hd 4890 or maybe even a Radeon HD 4870 x2. maybe they are bit over the top, as my system isn't fully up to date. Any input welcome. cheers porphy __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.