DayZ PC Release date

EU Release Date:

Jul-13-2012

US Release Date:

Jul-13-2012

AU Release Date:

Jul-13-2012

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Genre

Action
Shooter

Theme

Stealth
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DayZ is available on PC

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DayZ is an open world survival horror video game mod for the 2009 computer game ARMA II and its 2010 expansion pack, ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead. It has been widely praised in the game media for its innovative design elements, with Kotaku and Eurogamer describing it as possibly the best zombie game ever made, and PCGamer saying it was one of the most important things to happen to PC Gaming in 2012. The mod was responsible for putting the three year old game into the top seller charts on Steam for over seven weeks, spending much of this time the top selling game, and is responsible for over 300,000 unit sales within two months of its release.

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DayZ System Requirements

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Pentium D 830 3.0GHz

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Win Xp 32

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2 GB

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Recommended Requirements

Core 2 Duo E7400 2.80GHz

Athlon 7850 Dual Core

GeForce 8800 GT

Radeon HD 4850

2 GB

Win Xp 32

DX 9

2 GB

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Pitchmau5

18:57 May-22-2013

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what setting should I use to get at least a steady 30+ fps? thanks

Naveen2195

18:59 May-22-2013

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ultra :)

Pitchmau5

19:21 May-22-2013

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I only get a maximum of 20 when I go anywhere near the cities :( any advise ?

Orcjura

21:32 May-22-2013

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dont play it on ultra as naveen recommended, this game is terribly optimised, so try reducing settings

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14:31 May-22-2013

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Can i run this game, and on which settings? (it isnt my rig but one on a website for my brother):
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Highest resolution: 1600x900

arthurjeron

16:16 May-22-2013

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high settings on a lower res

Driftkingskyline

19:46 May-21-2013

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Can i run DayZ?

arthurjeron

19:55 May-21-2013

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yes on low settings

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Can i run this game? I know my GFX isn't so good, but can the cpu save this?
If yes what resolution?

arthurjeron

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yes but I advise you go for low settings
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14:12 May-22-2013

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get better gpu and more ram, and you will have pretty awesome pc

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Can i run it? But i have ATI RADEON HD 5650 ;)

arthurjeron

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med-high settings

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This is my friends RIG how well could he play it what settings and FPS ?

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Max settings 50fps+

BloodArtZ

07:32 May-21-2013

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Can I run on med with decent FPS ?

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07:40 May-21-2013

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med settings 25+fps

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13:36 May-20-2013

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can i run it?

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mostly in low-med setting for good FPS..

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thanks

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Hey what do you guys wreckon? I really want this but I don't wanna get it and found out I wasted my money, my friend said I can run it. Also what settings and FPS should I have to get the most un laggy thing. :P Please help? :D

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