Arma 3 Build Advice

[Bloodclaat]

I'm new to the forums, so firstly let me say hi to you all.

 

I'm from the UK and I need a new laptop for music production/mixing as my current model Lenovo G50-30 GO80 (spec attached) is let down by the processor as it's only a 2.16GHz Intel Pentium N3530. So as this needs replacing I started looking at high end laptops and stumbled across gaming laptops and soon discovered how little you get for your money due to space and size restrictions. Portability was a massive thing for me at first, but I soon realised the money I would spend on a gaming laptop that wouldn't run Arma 3 the way which I would like, I could purchase a Desktop gaming rig and probably a better laptop for my mobile needs.

 

After a lot of research I've came up with a shortlist of components and I also realise this is a very hit and miss game to run at absolute maximum settings or ultra as many triple A titles refer to it as. I want to achieve the industry standard of 60fps in 4K @ 21:9 (LG 38") with maximum draw/view distance 12,000/25,000/40,000 (Conflicting figures I've discovered?) .

 

• UK and budget £3000'ish but sub £5000
• Arma 3 Ultra settings and maximum everything else in game
• i7 6K series, 6700K? other older generations maybe? Overclocked
• 32/64GB DDR4 ram @ 4200MHz?
• SLI GTX 1080's (TI's?) GDDR5X Overlclocked any manufacturer?
• Suitable Motherboard X99?
• Storage SSD Operating system and Arma 3
• Suitable Power supply
• 7.1 Sound card
• Network Adapter card
• Water cooling tower
• No monitor or peripherals needed

I plan to leave this post open and come back to it to add, change or amend components on members recommendations. I know this is a lengthy post but i'm just solely looking on a rig that can handle the behemoth Bohemia game. Thanks in advance and take care.

 

Karl.

[Obersachse]

Any wishes for color combination?

[ARikozuM]

Run Arma 3? Good luck.

 

Edit: All seriousness, though. lower draw distance and you should do better at 2160@60.

[xephoneration]

you don't need high speed ram at all... like it will only give you a 1-2fps boost. and more over be better to get a 2k panel 144hz since you are playing a shooter and will want high frames for that. 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£575.99 @ Novatech) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  (£195.98 @ YoYoTech) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 128GB (8 x 16GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  (£640.13 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£281.99 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£281.99 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£281.99 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£281.99 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£169.78 @ Misco UK) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card  (£891.57 @ PC World Business) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Maker 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£174.98 @ YoYoTech) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£119.99 @ Novatech) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (£27.98 @ Novatech) 
Monitor: Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 165Hz Monitor  (£688.70 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £4613.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-23 19:43 BST+0100

 

 

EDIT: i added in a monitor because that is actually a pretty good one considering the gaming you want to do. but up to you to 86 it. 

[Bloodclaat]

Surely there is a combination of components out there that can handle this game at ultra/maximum everything @ 1080p/2K/4K 21:9 (2560x1080) @ 60fps even if money wasn't an issue?

[xephoneration]

4 minutes ago, Bloodclaat said:

Surely there is a combination of components out there that can handle this game at ultra/maximum everything @ 1080p/2K/4K 21:9 (2560x1080) @ 60fps even if money wasn't an issue?

that computer I just posted can handle 2k-4k. Though trust me on saying you would want a high refresh rate monitor because it will max out any 60hz monitor and than some. to which point it is really pointless to even have that gpu. ie you are basically wasting frames if you stuck with a 60hz monitor

 

60hz = max fps = 60fps

 

144hz = max fps = 144fps

 

so on and so on

[Bloodclaat]

4 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

to which point it is really pointless to even have that gpu. ie you are basically wasting frames... 

?

I'm confused about what you're saying about the GPU

excuse my ignorance as i'm well behind on my PC literacy

[GSTARR]

I hope you have good internet connections or host your own servers

i7 6700k and a gtx 1080 will keep you good at 4k 60fps, but it will be tough and idk about max draw distances

[suchamoneypit]

11 minutes ago, Bloodclaat said:

Surely there is a combination of components out there that can handle this game at ultra/maximum everything @ 1080p/2K/4K 21:9 (2560x1080) @ 60fps even if money wasn't an issue?

heheheheh.... nope.

 

Arma 3 although while an awesome game, has horrendous optimization. I run it at high settings with my build at 30-40 FPS.

 

EDIT: This is in multiplayer.

[suchamoneypit]

2 minutes ago, GSTARR said:

I hope you have good internet connections or host your own servers

i7 6700k and a gtx 1080 will keep you good at 4k 60fps, but it will be tough and idk about max draw distances

a 6700k and 1080 will not play it at 4k 60FPS in multiplayer. SP, maybe.

[stconquest]

@Bloodclaat

 

Don't listen to that guy that has a Titan (Maxwell) in his build.  A GTX 1070 will keep up with it at half the cost (+/- 10%).

 

Fast RAM could very well have an impact in ARMA 3, it could greatly increase frame rate stability.