Best card for DayZ standalone gaming

[tannjj]

Looking to upgrade my graphics this Black Friday specifically for playing DayZ. Right now I'm running a HD 7770. Typically when I upgrade I go by this site to see what the best bang for my buck would be. I'm looking in the 150-200 range so my top 2 choices are either an R9 285/380 or GeForce GTX 960. The only thing I've heard is that Nvidia typically runs DayZ better than AMD. Any truth behind that?

 

[RCFProd]

No truth behind that I think. I think that statement is false because DayZ relies on CPU power, not that much on graphics power. If you have a weak CPU, then a good GPU won't do you too much good.

 

[KHCloud]

I run DayZ perfectly fine with my FX-8350 and HD7870

.... roll on xmas, wife is being good to me this year

 

[Shane_k117]

i have a gtx 980 and a 4790k as does a friend of mine and day z standalone runs very badly. in some areas fps drops to 20s with maxed settings however when i lower certain settings slightly i get 50+ usually,

hes right that cpu power will mainly hold you back with that game but its also a poorly running game

 

[tannjj]

I'm running a 4790k as well, so I thought it could be my graphics that cause my fps to drop here and there. Honestly it hasnt been that bad, but I would just prefer something a little better than what I have.

 

[pete_101]

Dayz is the game that caused me to upgrade my whole computer as it's so CPU demanding. I was using an old Intel dual core with a R7 250 and had no problems with games like GTA 4, CSGO. Then I got Dayz and just couldn't run it, fps was low and then it would freeze up. When I upgraded my computer I used the R7 250 in it for a couple of weeks, in Dayz I was getting playable fps. I then upgraded to a R9 290X and can max out all the settings.

So what I learnt about Dayz is it requires a good CPU and only a medium GPU, I would've thought a HD 7770 would be perfectly fine.