Will Dayz run on Windows XP

[The_Saboteur]

Will this run on windows xp, because dayz uses direct x9

[Vergetta™]

DayZ Minimum System Requirements


OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1

CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.5 GHz

RAM: 2GB System Memory

GPU RAM: 512MB Graphics Memory

GPU: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB or AMD Radeon HD 3830

DX: DirectX 9.0c

HDD: 10 GB Free Hard Drive Space

DayZ Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows 7 SP1

CPU: 2.8 GHz Quad Core Intel Core i5-2300 or 3GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940

RAM: 4 GB System Memory

GPU RAM: 1 GB Graphics Memory

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 7750

HDD: 14 GB Free Hard Drive Space

The minimum requirements on DayZ look to be very reasonable for a game on this scale. Anyone who met the recommended requirements for the original DayZ mod should be comfortable playing this game.

The minimum requirements for DayZ standalone require the classic Nvidia GeForce 8800GT and upwards, as well as a dual-core processor clocked at at least 2.4GHz. It's worth bearing in mind that the more chaotic things get in DayZ the more your system's going to struggle. Those of you with PCs neared the minimum requirements will be fine during the slower-paced parts of the game but once it heats up may struggle to keep pace.

The recommended settings are a bitof step up, with the extra hard drive space evidently going to higher resolution textures which will be more demanding on systems. DayZ is fairly CPU dependent so having a higher-tier processor could also make a huge difference. Joining those larger servers it's probably best to have more than the minimum 2GB of RAM but overall this game isn't overly demanding for what it is, with the Arma II engine the game is based upon now over four years old.

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DayZ is a very power-hungry game, especially now since it's nowhere NEAR optimization. Follow the requirements made in the first comment by Vergatta. You need a heavy upgrade to play DayZ, and once more content is added, it's going to require a lot more juice. I can play some of the best games fully maxed out on graphics, but DayZ kills my CPU.

For example, my CPU wasn't even supposed to handle the beauty of Skyrim at all with minimum specs, but I run it flawlessly all maxed out. Hopefully if and when they optimize DayZ it will give lesser rigs a chance to run it. I've also heard about other computers with major graphics card and gear are having problems too. So right now the culprit is most likely the DayZ engine, so we'll see what happens.

But for now, if you have the cash, upgrade. You're going to need it for DayZ.

[Rosco]

DayZ does run on Windows XP and there are other users running on Windows XP but it is not an officially supported platform.

[GerkaBiceps]

yes

[The_Saboteur]

Originally posted by Rossums:

DayZ does run on Windows XP and there are other users running on Windows XP but it is not an officially supported platform.

thank you and thanks Mr.StormRus

[The_Saboteur]

Originally posted by {SH} MrStormRus:

yes

thanks

[Triskelion]

Windows XP is not official supported

[The_Saboteur]

Originally posted by Triskelion:

Windows XP is not official supported

Thats fine but i can still play the game right?

[Toeli]

Originally posted by Saboteur594:

Originally posted by Triskelion:

Windows XP is not official supported

Thats fine but i can still play the game right?

yes, just because its not officially supported, that doesnt mean, that it wont work

i think, its just because it hasnt been tested with an windows xp

[The_Saboteur]

Originally posted by King_Of_Pulse Toeli (Fabulous):

Originally posted by Saboteur594:

Thats fine but i can still play the game right?

yes, just because its not officially supported, that doesnt mean, that it wont work

i think, its just because it hasnt been tested with an windows xp

Ok because i didnt want to spend $30 and it wont work.