Once And For All...

[Cheex]

Once And For All...
What video setup for Crysis?

What video setup for the different resolutions that people play at?
Any leaked or legit information?

Also, any word from experts on video hardware will be greatly appreciated.
@ the experts: Can you tell what resolution and what graphics solution is used by watching all the videos (especially of actual gameplay)?

 

[BFG10K]

We really don't know at this point. I would suspect a 8800 GTX/Ultra would be the best but the 2900 may pull a trick out of the hat.

I would wait for release benchmarks before making a purchase.

 

[Cheex]

Thing is, I want to know how much I can squeeze out of my GTS 320MB.

I figure it won't be enough but I want to know how well it will do and if I need to upgrade...to what?

 

[BFG10K]

Why don't you just wait for the game so you can make an informed decision?

Besides, Crysis may be delayed until after the G92 arrives.

 

[Cheex]

When is the G92 release?

Crysis is scheduled to come out on September 11, 2007.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Edited out by myself - I was being sarcastic, offended Keys and Cheex. Taken out for that reason.

 

[BFG10K]

Crysis is scheduled to come out on September 11, 2007.

Assuming it's not delayed.

I can't understand why you insist on making a purchase decision for a game that isn't even out yet and we don't know how it'll perform.

Why can't you just wait for the benchmarks and then upgrade if you're not happy with your current card?

If you want to upgrade now then do it because your current games don't run well, not because you think future games won't.

 

[Cheex]

Thanks for the advice you guys even though ArchAngel777 was a tad bit hostile but anyway, thanks.

The reason I wanted to know before-hand is because I was thinking of pre-ordering this game, to have it ASAP.
So I wanted to be sure about my hardware.

I guess I'll wait then. Thanks again.

 

[Bateluer]

You won't be able to make a decision until a prerelease demo is launched, at a minimum. Until then, just save your money. Maybe pick up a new cheap CPU in a week or so.

 

[Extelleron]

As everyone else has said, we really don't know how Crysis will perform.

There's signs that Crysis may run very well. Crysis had been reported to be running at 2560x1600 with a single 8800GTX earlier this year, and running decently. Recently, however, with the E3 gameplay video (on IGN), Crysis was running at 1024x768 on unknown hardware. Whether that's because performance is terrible, or EA/Crytek just wanted 100% smooth gameplay, is unknown.

We can only go by what the devs have said. The devs have said the game will run well on an E6600, 2GB of RAM, and an 8800GTS (presumably the 640MB model), however some features will be too much for any current graphics card.

Your CPU will be fine; E6300 @ 3GHz will be more than enough for this game. Your RAM needs upgrading for sure; Crysis is not going to run well on 1GB of RAM, especially under Vista, which you'll want for DX10. Your GPU needs upgrading depending on what resolution you play, probably, but wait and see before doing anything. I think an 8800GTS 320MB is going to struggle due to lack of VRAM with this game, but you'll probably be fine @ 1280x1024.

Overall, just wait and see what the game is like. The only thing I can tell you is that you'll probably want Vista + 2GB of RAM for Crysis.

 

[Keysplayr]

ArchAngel, YGPM.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Keys, YGPM :8

 

[SickBeast]

I would assume that Crysis was developed on the 8800GTX seeing as it was first to market, and the game has been in development for quite some time now. All of the tech demos I've heard about have been running on an 8800GTX or else SLI.

I don't see much sense in buying hardware now for a game that's not on the market yet, but if you do need to upgrade, my hunch is that any of the 8800 cards will run the game decently when it comes out (on medium settings).

There is always the chance that the game will use that strange new 'feature' that the 2900XT has that has not been exploited yet (and is supposedly a DX 10.1 feature). This may give the 2900XT the boost it needs to beat out a GTX.

My guess is that there will be new cards on the market by the time this game ships, and it would make sense to wait for reviews to see which card is the best for this game. From what I've seen of it, it's an enormous leap in terms of graphics above any game I've ever seen, so logically it will require massive hardware to run nicely. My opinion is that even on top end hardware the game will crawl. I remember running Far Cry on my 9700 Pro, thinking it was unplayable at 1280x1024 with any sort of AA enabled; I would imagine that Crysis will be similar. They want to licence the engine for future games, so it has to be cutting edge and will require massive hardware to run it properly.

I'm guessing it will also take advantage of a quad core CPU, so you should take this into consideration as well.

OP: To answer your questions about the 'videos', I'm pretty sure the demos I saw ran at 1920x1200 on an 8800GTX SLI rig, and the framerate definately dropped below 30FPS many times when there was alot of action on-screen.

 

[Noema]

Was it ever confirmed that the E3 demos were running at 1024x768? Because all of the E3 videos and gameplay demos I watched definitely had a 16:10 aspect ratio, whereas 1024x768 is 4:3.

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: Noema
Was it ever confirmed that the E3 demos were running at 1024x768? Because all of the E3 videos and gameplay demos I watched definitely had a 16:10 aspect ratio, whereas 1024x768 is 4:3.

IGN said it was 1024x768... at least that gameplay video they had.

 

[imaheadcase]

For all we know Crysis could suck and just look pretty, never preorder something or make hardware decisions until you see something concrete.

You might pay for a crappy game like doom 3 and just spent $500 on a new card to get 50fps in a game that just lets you destroy forests and shacks.

 

[superbooga]

Actually, I'd rather destroy forests and shacks than shoot baddies.

 

[firewolfsm]

You will definitely want a quad core as Crysis is multithreaded, more efficiently than SupCom too.

 

[thilanliyan]

Originally posted by: firewolfsm
You will definitely want a quad core as Crysis is multithreaded, more efficiently than SupCom too.

How do you know? You got a link handy?

 

[40sTheme]

Originally posted by: imaheadcase
For all we know Crysis could suck and just look pretty, never preorder something or make hardware decisions until you see something concrete.

You might pay for a crappy game like doom 3 and just spent $500 on a new card to get 50fps in a game that just lets you destroy forests and shacks.

You obviously never played Far Cry.

 

[coolpurplefan]

Originally posted by: superbooga
Actually, I'd rather destroy forests and shacks than shoot baddies.

You senseless murderer you!

 

[Cheex]

Ok...fine...Crysis is multithreaded but is it optimized for 2 or 4 cores or it doesn't matter how many you have?

Also, @ SickBeast: How do you know that is was at 1920x1200 on 8800GTX SLI?

 

[Ackmed]

Originally posted by: Cheex
Once And For All...
What video setup for Crysis?

Once and for all? How do you expect anyone to know, when the game isnt out yet, and newer hardware will likely be available when the game does ship.

You're going to have to wait like everyone else, and see how their card does. Simple as that. :shrug:

Also, dont expect quad core to help much, if at all in a decently high res. Dont buy into the hype, buy all new hardware, and get short changed. So to speak.

 

[Cheex]

Originally posted by: 40sTheme

Originally posted by: imaheadcase
For all we know Crysis could suck and just look pretty, never preorder something or make hardware decisions until you see something concrete.

You might pay for a crappy game like doom 3 and just spent $500 on a new card to get 50fps in a game that just lets you destroy forests and shacks.

You obviously never played Far Cry.

I played FarCry, but it was quite some time after its release so that for me would not be a good comparison.

FarCry is really nice though. Love it!!

 

[Ackmed]

Originally posted by: Cheex

Originally posted by: 40sTheme

Originally posted by: imaheadcase
For all we know Crysis could suck and just look pretty, never preorder something or make hardware decisions until you see something concrete.

You might pay for a crappy game like doom 3 and just spent $500 on a new card to get 50fps in a game that just lets you destroy forests and shacks.

You obviously never played Far Cry.

I played FarCry, but it was quite some time after its release so that for me would not be a good comparison.

FarCry is really nice though. Love it!!

He was talking about that Farcry was a really, really good game. And the chances of Crysis sucking are on the lower end because of it.

He did bring up a good point. Doom3 sucked, and I paid $55 for it, because it was supposed to be so good.