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Crysis |OT| Big Screens, Comfy Couches and 5.1 surround sound
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Phaethon0017
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Doc Evils said:
What kind of framerate are you getting? Maybe an extra 2gig of ram is exactly what I need. I'm playng at 1280x800 and enjoying the 35-45fps over the higher res at very high no AA.
Doc Evils said:
Maybe a silly question but do you have to somehow enable 64-bit mode to get the benefit of the 4gigs? I know HL2 has 64-bit mode but don't know how this works with other games. I really need to try to squeeze out as much as a kind, as I'm a bit disappointed with the performance so far. Switching from SLI auto-setting to AFR (or SFR, I can't remember) of all things seem to give me an extra 5-15 FPS, so I know work can be done all over.
AstroLad said:
Crysis should auto use 64bit mode from what I understand, but I think from what I am expriencing and seeing from others is that the memory management is a bit crap so far, which I think is causing memory leaks that fubar the drivers. That's probably why we are getting new drivers and patches for the game in the next week or so.
Why not drop your resolution? Is the higher resolution REALLY worth such low framerates? That would be the first thing I cut as you could maintain high levels of detail at a much faster framerate. High resolutions rock, but not at the expense of performance.Doc Evils said:
Solideliquid
Member
dark10x said:
Dropping his AA to x0 would be better than dropping his resolution, at least IMHO.
AA in Crysis is a performance hog, I play at 16x10, and I don't see a big need for AA, much less x4 AA.
I dunno, the edge AA makes a *HUGE* difference. Look at the shots Mickey posted, for example. The smooth foliage really improves the visuals greatly. The other winter shot with 4x AA (without edge AA) looks like crap in comparison.Solideliquid said:
Games that focus on distant details really need AA to look their best. I'd say a lower resolution image with AA would be superior to a higher resolution without it.
Look, I think this...
...looks significantly worse than...
Fallout-NL
Member
VOOK said:
Medium settings?
Nobody has answered me yet, but is the highlight around the soldiers because of the difficulty? Anything under Delta? Easy/Normal/Hard/Delta
The game seems like a cakewalk if you get all that extra stuff and grenade warnings. Not to mention they won't shoot at you for a good while if you get low health, and only like 2-3 enemies can attack you... Delta doesn't even get crosshairs lol. I can't even imagine playing with them. Would ruin the experience.
Another question, did anyone get massive FPS dip on the carrier with the rain? Fighting that walking giant was tough because I was probably getting under 10 fps, and flying away on the VTOL as it was sinking, massive drop in fps everytime I looked toward it (when I looked at the chick it would get noticely very smooth)
The game seems like a cakewalk if you get all that extra stuff and grenade warnings. Not to mention they won't shoot at you for a good while if you get low health, and only like 2-3 enemies can attack you... Delta doesn't even get crosshairs lol. I can't even imagine playing with them. Would ruin the experience.
Another question, did anyone get massive FPS dip on the carrier with the rain? Fighting that walking giant was tough because I was probably getting under 10 fps, and flying away on the VTOL as it was sinking, massive drop in fps everytime I looked toward it (when I looked at the chick it would get noticely very smooth)
Rur0ni said:
yes, easy and normal. You can check you self when you create a new game, it will show you what happens underneath each setting.
Rur0ni said:
Yes, this also happened with me every few levels. If you quit game and start it again, the level start should be smooth.
like it was mentioned before, I don't think the game handles it's memory properly when loading new content.
AgentOtaku
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played this last night for about 2 hours....simply magical!!! 
...also, was getting around 35-55fps depending on what I was looking/doing (never dropping below that) with the following rig:
E6600, 2.4ghz
BFG 8800gt 512mb (stock)
WinXP SP2
an ol' Audigy2
...playing at 1440x900, everything defaulted to "High"
No AA...
...really wish I could figure out how to get my Samsung 906CW monitor to run at 1280x800 =/
...also, was getting around 35-55fps depending on what I was looking/doing (never dropping below that) with the following rig:
E6600, 2.4ghz
BFG 8800gt 512mb (stock)
WinXP SP2
an ol' Audigy2
...playing at 1440x900, everything defaulted to "High"
No AA...
...really wish I could figure out how to get my Samsung 906CW monitor to run at 1280x800 =/
Figured I'd ask in this topic, since I bet the (hardcore) PC enthusiasts gather here.
Anyway, was thinking about upgrading my PC soon enough, and as of now, this is how it looks:
¤ Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
¤ Core 2 Quad Q6600 2,4 GHz
¤ 2 GB of DDR2-1066/PC2-8500 memory, not sure what brand yet
(no change in graphic card right now)
Anyone have any suggestions about this setup? Or is it wise waiting for new types of CPU's now (like 45 nm shizzle, or new AMD/Intel stuff)? Haven't really kept up lately. Thanks in advance for any help.
Anyway, was thinking about upgrading my PC soon enough, and as of now, this is how it looks:
¤ Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
¤ Core 2 Quad Q6600 2,4 GHz
¤ 2 GB of DDR2-1066/PC2-8500 memory, not sure what brand yet
(no change in graphic card right now)
Anyone have any suggestions about this setup? Or is it wise waiting for new types of CPU's now (like 45 nm shizzle, or new AMD/Intel stuff)? Haven't really kept up lately. Thanks in advance for any help.
WHOAguitarninja
Member
I should add this. For those playing on high, or atleast with post processing and shaders on high, that havent been following the tweaking brouhaha, go to the console)~ key), type con_restricted 0 and then type r_sunshafts 1. This will enable beams of light streaming through trees/around objects. Usually reserved for dx10 i think, but it doesn't drop the performance much and makes things look a bit more lovely.
MOAR screens. DOES contain SPOILERS! be warned!
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this game looks even more stunning in motion.
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this game looks even more stunning in motion.
xemumanic
Member
BeeDog said:
I have that exact motherboard, and I fucking love it. The only thing I'd advise you to check is if your CPU FAN has some feature where it drops the speed of the fan depending on temp. Unfortunately, I forget the name of the option, but you'll notice it when you see it. Your choice of cooling likely doesn't have it, and this option is on by default, but so is the alarm to warn you the fan ISN'T spinning, so whenever it does this, the stupid thing starts beeping. Just do yourself the favor and set the option to disabled.
Other than that, you'll love that board, its freaking awesome, and its cheap. Plus it supports the new 45nm Penryn chips.
Foreign Jackass
Member
Those pics are giving me the same feel over and over. I'm really impressed by the jungle environment graphics, and the tornado and stuff, but everything else in the game looks like shit because it's badly designed. The faces, the suits (ESPECIALLY the suits), the enemies, everything looks like realistically-rendered crap to me.
I'm really torn about buying it or not. On the one hand, the demo runs like crap on high settings on my brand new computer and feels too much like Far Cry. On the other hand, I like the jungle. Damn.
I'm really torn about buying it or not. On the one hand, the demo runs like crap on high settings on my brand new computer and feels too much like Far Cry. On the other hand, I like the jungle. Damn.
xemumanic
Member
BeeDog said:Thanks for even more impressions of that board, another plus-vote to the list.
Why bother waiting? That Q6600 will serve you well for now (I went with the dual core E6850 myself). And besides, my reasoning is that the cost of these chips will be up there for a while, and they will cost too much for now. So when then they're worth having, they'll be cheap enough, and upgrading won't require a reinstall of Windows.
Foreign Jackass
Member
:lol at that line, though
I'M A MARINE SON
I'M A MARINE SON
WHOAguitarninja
Member
This game looks so ridiculously mindblowingly insanely good in motion.
I'm just past the "I'm a marine, son!" part. I'm not even on a top of the line rig (held back by an x1900xt) but I have the details up fairly high (and suffering at about 15-25 fps) just because it looks...SO...SO...good. It really does have a very different look to everything else. Anybody else remember the very first time they saw Doom 3? Where you just couldn't beleive what you were seeing was real....thats what this game is like. Only more.
Also...the game itself is fucking awesome. Something I can't really say about Doom 3. In fact this is one of the most intense, immersive fps's I've ever played. I've still got atleast 1 more level to go, but this, so far, is EASILY the GOTY for me. Not even anything else in the same ballpark.
BTW, what graphics card do you have.
I'm just past the "I'm a marine, son!" part. I'm not even on a top of the line rig (held back by an x1900xt) but I have the details up fairly high (and suffering at about 15-25 fps) just because it looks...SO...SO...good. It really does have a very different look to everything else. Anybody else remember the very first time they saw Doom 3? Where you just couldn't beleive what you were seeing was real....thats what this game is like. Only more.
Also...the game itself is fucking awesome. Something I can't really say about Doom 3. In fact this is one of the most intense, immersive fps's I've ever played. I've still got atleast 1 more level to go, but this, so far, is EASILY the GOTY for me. Not even anything else in the same ballpark.
There are later areas that tax the computer even more than the early ones(though surprisingly not the ones you would expect). If you can't stomach either a)low framerates or b)lower details, you'll be annoyed there. Im curious what you dislike about the suits so much...I think they look absolutely awesome, as does pretty much everything else. It's not like you spend much time looking at the suits anyway, since it's in first person.
BTW, what graphics card do you have.
WHOAguitarninja
Member
NoirYuki said:
They're not that bad, imo. You can usually avoid them pretty easy, and they are not particularly effective at killing you, even on the highest difficulty.
WHOAguitarninja
Member
Just beat the game. Last level is definitely a step down from the rest, but it's still "good". It's just much more confined and scripted. Did run into a kindof nasty bug that made me back track about 10 minutes.
Question for those of you posting shots...what folder do they show up in? I took a few, but can't find the folder.
EDIT- Nevermind, found them.
Question for those of you posting shots...what folder do they show up in? I took a few, but can't find the folder.
EDIT- Nevermind, found them.
BigJonsson
Member
Even on low settings the game is looking pretty good and running smooth enough on my
P4 3 ghz 1 gig ram 7800 gs
P4 3 ghz 1 gig ram 7800 gs
Thunderbear
Mawio Gawaxy iz da Wheeson hee pways games
I hope some talented people crank out some mods.. unfortunately few artist who can do the engine justice would have the time to create all the art.
Still... if Crytek releases an expansion pack with same environment and just more story telling, I am there.
Still... if Crytek releases an expansion pack with same environment and just more story telling, I am there.
