Crysis: 1st game where dual core is recommended?

I'm sure he'll be able to run it full blast, just not with AA and AF turned on. You would be surprised how well these newer graphics cards run. It's like the graphics card is a unstoppable monster that just hucks the rest of the PC on it's back and runs eight miles without so much as a drop of sweat on it's brow.
 
nubbe said:
CPU: Athlon X2 @ 2,5GHz CHECK
Graphics: Nvidia 7900GT CHECK
RAM: 2GB CHECK
HDD: 300GB CHECK
Internet: 8mb+ (1mb+ upstream) CHECK
Optical Drive: DVD CHECK
Software: Windows Vista Beta 2 CHECK

I'm ready, hit me!
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Low Med am here.
 
Those minimum specs are pretty damn low for a game intended for dx10 cards. "OMG! My 3+ year old pc can't play a top of the line game intended for graphics card that are not even out yet! This is why i don't play pc games!" <insert roll eyes smiley here>
 
I should be able to hit high but I don't know

CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ each core clocked at 2.2 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia 7900 GT
RAM: 2 GB
HDD: 320 GB
Internet: I don't know but its fast
Optical Drive: DVD
Software: Windows Xp with DX 9.0c but obviously upgrading to Vista when it releases
 
GSG Flash said:
I should be able to hit high but I don't know

CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ each core clocked at 2.2 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia 7900 GT
RAM: 2 GB
HDD: 320 GB
Internet: I don't know but its fast
Optical Drive: DVD
Software: Windows Xp with DX 9.0c but obviously upgrading to Vista when it releases
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A little optimistic there ay? You're just above the recommended so no High specs for you. In fact, no high specs for anybody here.
 
The specs are not very high with the hiend gpus finally got pushed. PC prices are cheaper by the day. Last week AMD slashed the X2 prices.

Crysis is a christmas game. The price of components will be cheaper.

I think people here are out of touch with PC hardware. Build your own, it is like Lego.
 
"A little optimistic there ay? You're just above the recommended so no High specs for you. In fact, no high specs for anybody here."

*slaps forehead*

Do you know how the game runs yet? There's no standard or precedent for how games run on machines that meet/exceed their minimum/recommended specs. Period. Some games run better some run worse.
 
I'll get it on the 360 or PS3. :)

PC now serves as a media server/web browser/video encoder/media burning station.

I can't afford to keep up with these games on the PC anyhow.
 
Teknopathetic said:
Do you know how the game runs yet? There's no standard or precedent for how games run on machines that meet/exceed their minimum/recommended specs. Period. Some games run better some run worse.
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This is the exact reason that there are programming gods like John Carmack and Tim Sweeney.
 
GSG Flash said:
Yes I meet the recommended specs other than the Vista and DX10 of course
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Same here :)

But I doubt I'll play it, there's so much other stuff coming out.
With games like CivCity: Rome, Civilization IV: Warlords, Caesar IV, The Guild 2, The Secret Files: Tunguska, Anno 1701, Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, Company of Heroes, Darkstar One, Joint Task Force, Medieval II: Total War, ParaWorld, Sid Meier's Railroads!, Space Empires V, Undercover: Operation Wintersun and so much more hitting this year I seriously doubt I'll be playing a game like Crysis.
 
Haha! That's why I bought a future proof (it will probably be outdated in three years though) 2GB RAM FTW!
 
My specs:

Athlon64 3000+
1GB PC3200 RAM
Nvidia 6800

So to play this game i'll need a new motherboard (no dual core 754 CPUs), new CPU, new RAM (at least another 1GB stick, or 2GB of DDR2 for AM2), and a new videocard.

And people bitch about $600 :lol
 
gofreak said:
Yeah, I've always thought it would be nice if generally specification requirements and recommendations were accompanied by the settings at which you'd be able to play the game using such specs (and - gasp - maybe even a screenshot or footage). I mean 'recommended' will give me what? Is that for medium settings or high or..?
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QFT.

Like everyone else is pointing out most "recomended" specs will let you play on Medium to High @ about 30-45 fps.


Oh well, Crysis is the only reason im gonna upgrade. Vista + DX10 + Crysis +
$500 dollar upgrade
FTW.
 
Rabid Pancake said:
That's the point that I was trying to make. I'm pretty sure that Project Gordon, CS and DoD have the lowest system requirements for anything else on Steam. A lot of people I know who aren't big into PC gaming still have theirs around for the sole use of DoD, CS and UT'99.
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That's actually incorrect. It takes a pretty decent rig to run DoD at 60 fps.


The games that require the lowest specs on steam are probably HLDM, Ricochet and TF.
 
The End said:
This thread is an ongoing advertisement for why $600 for a PS3 is not too much.
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Yes, because all the PS3 games look as good.

You're also assuming people will be able to get their hands on the PS3 in the first six months, will have already bought an HDTV and won't need to buy accessories. Then there is that whole 60 dollar game price thingy ... but hey, console gaming is soooo cheap!
 
oh god, this thread is turning into a spec comparison thread.

When I got my PC, I was all into benchmarking it, running games with FRAPS, etc.

Its all bloody pointless. You get maybe 2 or 3 AAA games a year, then you hav to upgrade for the next 2-3 AAA games the year after.

Consoles FTW
 
KimiSan said:
Haha! That's why I bought a future proof (it will probably be outdated in three years though) 2GB RAM FTW!
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Three years? Try one and a half. If you still have slots open though then it should be no problem, just slap another couple 1GB sticks in and you'll be good for another year or so.
 
ToxicAdam said:
That's actually incorrect. It takes a pretty decent rig to run DoD at 60 fps.


The games that require the lowest specs on steam are probably HLDM, Ricochet and TF.
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Only that my machine that I have around for the sole purpose of playing X-Com can play DoD at 60FPS no problem.

Abit NF7-S
AMD Athlon XP 2600+ 333 FSB Barton 1.91GHz
MSI GeForce 4 4600Ti
Corsair Daul 512MB DDR400
Seagate Barracuda 120GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 x2 RAID0

I'm sure if you find the parts for it, it'll be cheaper then a used PS2.
 
The End said:
This thread is an ongoing advertisement for why $600 for a PS3 is not too much.
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I'm sure I can build a PC that will run Crysis at least at 30fps with 600 bucks. 600 IS too ****ing much for a video game console.
 
SNUG REVOL said:
Dude....its a computer.
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Uh yes? Are you agreeing or disagreeing with me? $600 PC > $600 PS3. :P Yes, it's pretty obvious, but The End seemed to imply that the PS3's price was a good one compared to PCs. :P
 
jett said:
I'm sure I can build a PC that will run Crysis at least at 30fps with 600 bucks. 600 IS too ****ing much for a video game console.
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Wait, is that true? You can build a PC from scratch that costs $600 and can run Crysis? Is that included Keyboard and Mouse? How much does 1.5 gigs of RAM cost anyway? Is it also possible to build a PC from scratch that is $400 and can run Oblivion as well as the X360 can? I must be really far out of the PC loop.
 
These are not the official specs. They were culled from a Crysis fan site (which has unfortunately exceeded its bandwidth) and failed to include some important info. Voodoo Extreme copied just the specs, then Evil Avatar copied that, etc.

Unfortunately, some folks might have missed the original post, with the following qualifiers: "Here are the current speculated specs which can be found in the Information Center on this site." before and "The above specs are simply speculation, but I've put in at least a few hours researching to get the requirments down to how they are at the moment." after. In other words, this is one man's (probably very well informed) best guess.
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I wouldn't be surprised if these are close to the actual min requirements, but don't take this as gospel.
 
jett said:
Uh yes? Are you agreeing or disagreeing with me? $600 PC > $600 PS3. :P Yes, it's pretty obvious, but The End seemed to imply that the PS3's price was a good one compared to PCs. :P
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LOL, my fault. Sarcasm is poorly portrayed in text. I was just quoting crazy Ken.
 
Gigglepoo said:
Is it also possible to build a PC from scratch that is $400 and can run Oblivion as well as the X360 can? I must be really far out of the PC loop.
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That's impossible because the the PC and X360 versions are fundimentally differnet in the way the render the game. The PC version has to support up to at least 1920x1200, 360 version only has to support 1366×768. The X360 verison uses a smoke and mirrors like effect to run a hybrid of HDR and 4xAA. The PC version has to run true 8xAA, 16xAF and HDR. When Oblivion launched everyone was complaining that the PC version couldn't support HDR, it was really that there was no graphics card out that could run the game with AA and HDR on at the same time. You can most certainly force it to run with HDR, AA and AF all cranked to the max in the drivers, just you might fry your graphics card.
 
"Wait, is that true? You can build a PC from scratch that costs $600 and can run Crysis? Is that included Keyboard and Mouse? How much does 1.5 gigs of RAM cost anyway? Is it also possible to build a PC from scratch that is $400 and can run Oblivion as well as the X360 can? I must be really far out of the PC loop."

Do you include the cost of extra accessories, sound systems, and TVs with the cost of an X360/PS3?
 
Teknopathetic said:
Do you include the cost of extra accessories, sound systems, and TVs with the cost of an X360/PS3?
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I didn't include the cost of a monitor or TV. I don't have any extra accessories with my Xbox 360 (though I will need that $20 charge and play kit some time) and I don't have a sound system either.

You can buy an Xbox 360 for $400 and it includes everything you need to be able to play Oblivion. Can you buy a $400 PC that can play Oblivion?
 
Gigglepoo said:
Wait, is that true? You can build a PC from scratch that costs $600 and can run Crysis? Is that included Keyboard and Mouse? How much does 1.5 gigs of RAM cost anyway? Is it also possible to build a PC from scratch that is $400 and can run Oblivion as well as the X360 can? I must be really far out of the PC loop.
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I don't know about how good a $400 PC would be for a next-gen game like Crysis, but a $600 PC would be pretty good, monitor not included. A $600 PC at the time Crysis launches would be really awesome I bet. :P
 
jett said:
I don't know about how good a $400 PC would be for a next-gen game like Crysis, but a $600 PC would be pretty good, monitor not included. A $600 PC at the time Crysis launches would be really awesome I bet. :P
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I built my own PC a few years ago. With monitor but without anything fancy like a keyboard/mouse (I used my old ones) or graphics card it still cost $500. And this was after discounts from CDW, where my PC gaming friend works and was willing to build my PC for me. I just am shocked that someone could build a top of the line gaming machine for that much money.
 
Rabid Pancake said:
That's impossible because the the PC and X360 versions are fundimentally differnet in the way the render the game. The PC version has to support up to at least 1920x1200, 360 version only has to support 1366×768. The X360 verison uses a smoke and mirrors like effect to run a hybrid of HDR and 4xAA. The PC version has to run true 8xAA, 16xAF and HDR.
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You make it sound like you HAVE to run it at those settings.

When Oblivion launched everyone was complaining that the PC version couldn't support HDR, it was really that there was no graphics card out that could run the game with AA and HDR on at the same time. You can most certainly force it to run with HDR, AA and AF all cranked to the max in the drivers, just you might fry your graphics card.
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No, you won't fry your video card. It might be a slideshow, but your videocard will be fine. Also, HDR and AA is impossible on Nvidia cards in Oblivion. Not because it's slow, but because nvidia cards simple can't do FP16 HDR and AA at the same time. ATI's newer radeon's can however (and with decent framerates if you have a high end model).
 
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