k Jun 22, 2013 @ 10:32pm
Can I run DayZ with only 2.0 GHz?
On this computer, I play Minecraft mainly. I run about 80-120 fps on single player (fps jumps a lot) and I want to know how well I can run DayZ on this computer.

The problem is, after I used this website: http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/ it said I don't have the required amount of GHz needed to run DayZ. Does this mean I can't play it at all?

The website said I can run Arma II with the same rating that I got for Minecraft. But it said I don't have enough GHz for DayZ.

Specs:
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 5450
Windows Vista
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ 2.00 GHz
RAM: 4.00 GB
System Type: 32-bit Operating system

Any help would be MUCH appreciated!
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Bova-Fett Jul 14, 2013 @ 5:31pm 
Short Answer: No.

Long Answer: Well, DayZ is an incredibly laggy game to do the heavy modding it has gone through, so truthfully, a Dual-Core 2.00 GHz processor is not going to cut it. Here are the system requirements for DayZ:

Minimum:


OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista

Processor: Intel Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz

Memory: 1GB

Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM

DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c

Hard Drive: 10 GB free space


Recommended:


OS: Windows 7

Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster

Memory: 2GB

Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM

DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c

Hard Drive: 20 GB free space

Notice that the minimum requirements for AMD CPUs are 2.5 GHz. Even with that you'd have trouble playing, so it is advisable to have a Quad-Core Processor is suitable for demanding games, such as DayZ.

Take it from my experience, I had a 2.40 GHz Dual-Core Intel CPU. Even with low graphics, the game ran awful. After I got a Quad-Core (I still had to upgrade my graphics), the game ran fine on the lowest settings. You might want to buy this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871

I don't know much about AMD, but from what I can tell, it is a Quad-Core, 3.0 GHz CPU. Just make sure your motherboard is compatible and you have a good enough PSU. Have fun!
Nope, DayZ, and ARMA 2 in general, is an CPU demanding game, trust me, I have an 8 cores CPU clocked to 5.0GHz, and sometimes, I go under 20 FPS..
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Date Posted: Jun 22, 2013 @ 10:32pm
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