Crysis on PC

[lynt.br]

hey since my last exam was today, Im planning to suffocate myself with nonstop gaming. Has anyone got Crysis installed on their PC, does it work well??


Im planning to get it but Im not sure if my pc will handle it well. here are my specs:

Intel(R) Core(TN) i7 CPU   920@ 2.67GHz (8CPUS)~2.8GHz
Memory- 4094MB RAM
DirectX 10
ATI Radeon HD 4670, approx memory-2809MB
I run on vista home

Do you think thats enough to play Crysis, I know my graphics card is weak but I might get a better one soon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

4670? Your better off not trying.
I have a 4870 X2 with 4gb ram and 3.6ghz quad core and it doesnt even run that smooth, You would probs average sub 20 fps with that video card.
If your gonna upgrade youd want nothing short of a 4870 x2/gtx 295.

Ehhh?

This system should easily run Crysis smoothly provided your not maxing out absolutely everything. I believe even an ATi HD4850 can play Crysis at a respectable level.

To the OP, this video might be helpful.

I would also check out benchmark tests with different hardware (Crysis is used in almost every benchmark test) which you can find on youtube or through google. They should give you a rough idea of the frames you'll be looking at with various systems.

Really while Crysis is still one of the most technologically demanding games on the market, hardware has advanced more than games that can utilise it. You can quite easily construct an affordable Crysis capable PC for not much dosh these days, especially with the extremely powerful mid range cards such as the ATi HD4800 series which are amazing value for money at the moment. (4850 can handle Crysis (check here) and is less than $150 at MSY, a 1GB 4870 is around $200).

While Crysis is a pretty bad game IMO, it's so cheap to buy a 'powerful' computer these days that I think it's worth upgrading anyway. Take advantage of the ATi 5XXX series release and pick up a 4800 series card for a bargain!

[Over9000]

hey since my last exam was today, Im planning to suffocate myself with nonstop gaming. Has anyone got Crysis installed on their PC, does it work well??


Im planning to get it but Im not sure if my pc will handle it well. here are my specs:

Intel(R) Core(TN) i7 CPU   920@ 2.67GHz (8CPUS)~2.8GHz
Memory- 4094MB RAM
DirectX 10
ATI Radeon HD 4670, approx memory-2809MB
I run on vista home

Do you think thats enough to play Crysis, I know my graphics card is weak but I might get a better one soon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

4670? Your better off not trying.
I have a 4870 X2 with 4gb ram and 3.6ghz quad core and it doesnt even run that smooth, You would probs average sub 20 fps with that video card.
If your gonna upgrade youd want nothing short of a 4870 x2/gtx 295.

Ehhh?

This system should easily run Crysis smoothly provided your not maxing out absolutely everything. I believe even an ATi HD4850 can play Crysis at a respectable level.

To the OP, this video might be helpful.

I would also check out benchmark tests with different hardware (Crysis is used in almost every benchmark test) which you can find on youtube or through google. They should give you a rough idea of the frames you'll be looking at with various systems.

A 4850 doesnt play crysis at a respectable level. Thats so wrong its not funny, lol.
Crysis is a game that you either play almost maxed out settings or dont even waste ur money coz I doint consider it special in anyway except the graphics.

Really while Crysis is still one of the most technologically demanding games on the market, hardware has advanced more than games that can utilise it. You can quite easily construct an affordable Crysis capable PC for not much dosh these days, especially with the extremely powerful mid range cards such as the ATi HD4800 series which are amazing value for money at the moment. (4850 can handle Crysis (check here) and is less than $150 at MSY, a 1GB 4870 is around $200).

While Crysis is a pretty bad game IMO, it's so cheap to buy a 'powerful' computer these days that I think it's worth upgrading anyway. Take advantage of the ATi 5XXX series release and pick up a 4800 series card for a bargain!

Ok wait, so do u have this game and the 4870x2?
If not, what the fuk is the point of what u sed since I have what I sed and know as fact that it doesnt run it completely smoothly. Most classify smooth fps as 30+ (well 30-40 isnt smooth really, its like barely acceptable), anything under 30 isnt acceptable but its not a frame by frame either. I have never gotten over 30 fps on crysis, I have all settings maxed out except resolution which is at 1680 X 1050. You mustnt know much about computers if your saying its cheap to make a crysis setup, sigh. Seriously read some damn video card reviews, even the latest and greatest cards with test pcs(they have bloody watercooled cpu's I hope u know lol, the op has an i920), even these test setups dont get dazzling fps. So I think im right when I say his card will not give him a framerate which is near acceptable unless he puts the settings alot lower which, lol , funnily doesnt make it worth crysis coz crysis without the grfx is just a normal/mediocre game.

Notice the review you put up of a 4850 making crysis playable is at a resolution of 1280 x 1024, at that resolution of course it wud be playable but why wud anyone buy crysis and play at that res, its just stupid.

[lynt.br]

hey since my last exam was today, Im planning to suffocate myself with nonstop gaming. Has anyone got Crysis installed on their PC, does it work well??


Im planning to get it but Im not sure if my pc will handle it well. here are my specs:

Intel(R) Core(TN) i7 CPU   920@ 2.67GHz (8CPUS)~2.8GHz
Memory- 4094MB RAM
DirectX 10
ATI Radeon HD 4670, approx memory-2809MB
I run on vista home

Do you think thats enough to play Crysis, I know my graphics card is weak but I might get a better one soon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

4670? Your better off not trying.
I have a 4870 X2 with 4gb ram and 3.6ghz quad core and it doesnt even run that smooth, You would probs average sub 20 fps with that video card.
If your gonna upgrade youd want nothing short of a 4870 x2/gtx 295.

Ehhh?

This system should easily run Crysis smoothly provided your not maxing out absolutely everything. I believe even an ATi HD4850 can play Crysis at a respectable level.

To the OP, this video might be helpful.

I would also check out benchmark tests with different hardware (Crysis is used in almost every benchmark test) which you can find on youtube or through google. They should give you a rough idea of the frames you'll be looking at with various systems.

A 4850 doesnt play crysis at a respectable level. Thats so wrong its not funny, lol.
Crysis is a game that you either play almost maxed out settings or dont even waste ur money coz I doint consider it special in anyway except the graphics.

Really while Crysis is still one of the most technologically demanding games on the market, hardware has advanced more than games that can utilise it. You can quite easily construct an affordable Crysis capable PC for not much dosh these days, especially with the extremely powerful mid range cards such as the ATi HD4800 series which are amazing value for money at the moment. (4850 can handle Crysis (check here) and is less than $150 at MSY, a 1GB 4870 is around $200).

While Crysis is a pretty bad game IMO, it's so cheap to buy a 'powerful' computer these days that I think it's worth upgrading anyway. Take advantage of the ATi 5XXX series release and pick up a 4800 series card for a bargain!

Ok wait, so do u have this game and the 4870x2?
If not, what the fuk is the point of what u sed since I have what I sed and know as fact that it doesnt run it completely smoothly. Most classify smooth fps as 30+ (well 30-40 isnt smooth really, its like barely acceptable), anything under 30 isnt acceptable but its not a frame by frame either. I have never gotten over 30 fps on crysis, I have all settings maxed out except resolution which is at 1680 X 1050. You mustnt know much about computers if your saying its cheap to make a crysis setup, sigh. Seriously read some damn video card reviews, even the latest and greatest cards with test pcs(they have bloody watercooled cpu's I hope u know lol, the op has an i920), even these test setups dont get dazzling fps. So I think im right when I say his card will not give him a framerate which is near acceptable unless he puts the settings alot lower which, lol , funnily doesnt make it worth crysis coz crysis without the grfx is just a normal/mediocre game.

I agree his current system couldn't pull 30+ fps on Crysis on anything but low settings. I never said it could. I was commenting on your system which should easily be pushing out way more than 30 frames even on high settings.

what the fuk is the point of what u sed since I have what I sed and know as fact that it doesnt run it completely smoothly.

The point of my post is that from looking at benchmark testing in the past and having recently upgraded my PC to a "crysis-capable" computer, the fact that your system can't pull 30+ frames seems very odd, especially on that resolution.

Most classify smooth fps as 30+ (well 30-40 isnt smooth really, its like barely acceptable), anything under 30 isnt acceptable but its not a frame by frame either.

Agree.

I have never gotten over 30 fps on crysis, I have all settings maxed out except resolution which is at 1680 X 1050.

If by all settings maxed out do you mean you play at 16x AA? If so that's probably why your frame rate is so low. AA on Crysis absolutely kills framerate, Most benchmarks are performed on 0x 2x or 4x AA.

Notice the review you put up of a 4850 making crysis playable is at a resolution of 1280 x 1024, at that resolution of course it wud be playable but why wud anyone buy crysis and play at that res, its just stupid.

Not everyone wants to play the game at supermax settings. The OP stated he simply wanted to play Crysis. The 4850 can play Crysis at a respectable level provided your not maxing out the AA or eye candy (which does not mean you have to run at super low settings, check this out, the 4850 still manages 42 FPS on your resolution with medium settings an 2x AA. For a $150 card this seems pretty respectable to me.

Really your system should be able to net way higher FPS at that resolution and the insane amount of benchmark tests and videos only reinforce this. Unless your playing at 8x AA or higher, or have driver/power supply issues then I can't see that system failing to top 30 frames on 1680x1050, even at high settings.

Just some food for thought:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZZLZjinKiA (A single 4870 pulling 25 FPS on ultra high settings, 0x AA, same reso as you)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-295,2123-4.html (A 4870X2 pulling just under 50FPS at 2560x1600, Very High settings, 4x AA and 8xAF)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Lz2mHk9zo&feature=channel (old, but the benchmarks at the end show Crysis getting 60FPS at 4xAA at 1920x1200 on the 4870X2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN2ZqpX2WDI&feature=related

To the OP, I would say the best bang for buck to play crysis is the 4850. If your fine not running with ridiculous AA settings then you can still run the game at medium-high settings on a decent resolution and it will still look very impressive. The 4870 isn't that much more pricey and gives you a huge performance leap too. You do not need a fantastic computer to play Crysis, only if you want to play it at maximum settings in everything.

And yes a Crysis capable computer is relatively cheap these days considering the performance you are getting. The 48XX series is still great value for money and is capable of running most modern games. Especially since the 5XXX series launch, 48XX prices have plummeted despite them still being very good cards.

[crappy]

ahh thanks lynt.bar, wow! 150 at MSY is pretty awesome, might go there on the weekend. I got it built there but I dont know why I got such a crappy graphics card. Thanks for all the links too.

LOL over9000, funniest kent!

I managed to borrow a copy of it today, Ill install it and see how it goes on the lowest setting.

[crappy]

Hey guys, I installed it and it somehow works really well! I put the settings on high and it plays really smoothly. Im not sure about the diff between 20fps and 30 fps, so it could still be running a little low, but its really awesome. I forgot to mention that my pc is 64bit, would that make any difference at all?

god, Im such a noob.

[Over9000]

Your missing the point lynt.

1. Your trying to tell me whether I should be playing crysis smoothly with a card that I have, wouldnt I know best.

2. You think that not everyone would want to play crysis at good settings (you think that low res and medium settings should be fine), which leads me to the question, why would sum1 buy crysis and play with low graphics. You need to understand sumthing, crysis is badly designed, playing crysis at medium settings is still more tolling than games which would have better graphics than crysis at medium settings so your point is invalid, lol.

3. I take it you dont know much about the radeon hd4870x2 series, by your comment about 16xAA making my fps low. Umm, no??
If u read any reviews on the card, you will have noticed the card drops hardly any fps with any amount of AA turned on, its one of the benefits of the card over a high end nvidia card so this is disappointing to see you post.

This is the level a singler 4850 could hanlde it at id think:

Low resolution say 1280 x 1024. Medium-High graphics settings and no AA. With those settings, which Ive seen from first hand experience, look worse than most new games I have which can be played with higher fps than crysis at those settings. Im thinking the OP wanted crysis coz of the hype about the graphics, it has nothing else going for it but the graphics, why make him waste the 60$ or so on it when he truely cant play the game to its maximum. I wouldnt feel happy if I paid for a game knowing I couldnt even run it to its bets, its woulf feel like im being cheated out of my money.

[Over9000]

Hey guys, I installed it and it somehow works really well! I put the settings on high and it plays really smoothly. Im not sure about the diff between 20fps and 30 fps, so it could still be running a little low, but its really awesome. I forgot to mention that my pc is 64bit, would that make any difference at all?

god, Im such a noob.

64 bit doesnt have an effect on performance really. Hmm, could you run a program like crysis benchmark or sumthing to see what fps ur getting. A lot of noobs could play with around 20 fps and think that its good performance not having played with much higher fps than that.

Ive fiddled around with my card and bets average fps I can get (on more demanding levels than the first) is around 28 fps with maxed settings. So with ur card on high, it sounds weird that its playing smoothly.

[crappy]

oh shit lol

I found I was playing on 1280 x 1024 at High. The graphics aren't that bad, but there's a lot of pop in which annoys me.

when I changed it to the max resolution it started to get laggy. Im guessing about 20fps. Going to have to get a new graphics card on the weekend, any suggestions? 

[Over9000]

oh shit lol

I found I was playing on 1280 x 1024 at High. The graphics aren't that bad, but there's a lot of pop in which annoys me.

when I changed it to the max resolution it started to get laggy. Im guessing about 20fps. Going to have to get a new graphics card on the weekend, any suggestions? 

Well, I suppose the new HD5870 would be a good choice, its performance is around the level of the 4870x2 but its also dx11 ready which is a bonus, or the gtx 295 (which is more and not dx 11 ready but has better performance). If you dont mind waiting, you could wait for the hd5870x2 which will be an absolute monster (it will play crysis EASILY) but it will be the most expensive card on the market. So, if you dont want to wait, I think the 5870 radeon is the best choice atm.

[crappy]

oh shit lol

I found I was playing on 1280 x 1024 at High. The graphics aren't that bad, but there's a lot of pop in which annoys me.

when I changed it to the max resolution it started to get laggy. Im guessing about 20fps. Going to have to get a new graphics card on the weekend, any suggestions? 

Well, I suppose the new HD5870 would be a good choice, its performance is around the level of the 4870x2 but its also dx11 ready which is a bonus, or the gtx 295 (which is more and not dx 11 ready but has better performance). If you dont mind waiting, you could wait for the hd5870x2 which will be an absolute monster (it will play crysis EASILY) but it will be the most expensive card on the market. So, if you dont want to wait, I think the 5870 radeon is the best choice atm.

ahh thanks man, you're an expert on this stuff

[xvce2009]

Before you dish out $550 plus for a HD5870, considering you are even able to get your hands on one due to its unavailability at the moment, may i ask what your monitor size is? And also its native resolution? Because although the HD5870 is the best single GPU bang for buck at the moment, it mainly applies for high resolution gaming (minus Crysis of course), for monitors generally above 19inches. Otherwise, there are other GPU's in the market now which will serve your situation better.

[Over9000]

Before you dish out $550 plus for a HD5870, considering you are even able to get your hands on one due to its unavailability at the moment, may i ask what your monitor size is? And also its native resolution? Because although the HD5870 is the best single GPU bang for buck at the moment, it mainly applies for high resolution gaming (minus Crysis of course), for monitors generally above 19inches. Otherwise, there are other GPU's in the market now which will serve your situation better.

He has a hd4850, anything less than a hd5870 or hd4870x2 isn't gonna be a considerable upgrade regardless of screen resolution. He could get a hd5870 and then later get a better screen, its called future proofing, its unwise to make him lean towards a card thats only good for a current system because it then hinders his ability to ever upgrade his computer without once again changing the video card. If he gets the 5870, that future proofs him for dx11 and any screen sizes he has or would ever get.

[crappy]

The screen size is 22 inches, and Im not sure what the native resolution is. Is that the maximum resolution it can display?? The max is 1680 x 1050

[Over9000]

The screen size is 22 inches, and Im not sure what the native resolution is. Is that the maximum resolution it can display?? The max is 1680 x 1050

Thats ideal for a hd5870(not that it needs to be contrary to what xvce2009 says), I play all my games at that res with my hd4870x2.

[crappy]

The screen size is 22 inches, and Im not sure what the native resolution is. Is that the maximum resolution it can display?? The max is 1680 x 1050

Thats ideal for a hd5870(not that it needs to be contrary to what xvce2009 says), I play all my games at that res with my hd4870x2.

awesome. So how much would a hd5870 be? any cheap places?