Crysis Crisis

[ICC]

I need to know how well my pc will run Crysis.

Amd Athlon X2 aprox. 2 years old
Brand new nVidia 8800 GTS Alpha
4 GB DDR 2
Onboard Sound

My only concern is the proccesser being one of the first dual cores to hit the mainstream market.
Will it hold up?

 

[speedbird]

The CPU seems to have a big impact when it comes to the performance of Crysis. I have recently upgraded from a 4400+X2 2.2ghz to a Q6600 and my experience is now smoother. I'm using the same GFX card a 2900XT, but I can now push the GFX settings higher.

 

[elbert]

Your video card is a bigger problem on crysis. Any dual core can handle crysis no matter but at 1280X1024 and higher it a gpu killer. If you have an LCD running at 1680X1050 you will need the 4850 or 9800GTX+ or higher. I would only worry about the CPU if you wanted to run other things at the same time IE voice, internet, ect while playing.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Your Graphic card (good choice if it's a G92 [:mousemonkey] ) will most likely cause your CPU to choke.

 

[cjl]

I'd say you should be good to go for up to about 1680x1050 @ high settings (not very high though), assuming that's a G92 GTS. You also may have to leave physics on medium, depending on which Athlon that is.

 

[xxjudgmentxx]

It depends more on your video card. You will be able to play but you wont be able to put settings past medium at 1024x768. What resolution do you run ?
Is this a socket AM2?

he said it's 2 years old...its 939.

 

[ICC]

I run XP Pro @ 1600X1200

 

[Mousemonkey]

he said it's 2 years old...its 939.

Although using DDR 2 RAM, it could be an AM2. [:mousemonkey:2]

 

[cjl]

At 1600x1200, you should be OK for medium-high settings, probably only medium on the physics.

 

[Nik_I]

i run crysis on high with a 4200+ @2.6Ghz and a 4850 with no major problems.

 

[geofelt]

Try it. I think you can download a demo.

 

[jimmysmitty]

^What eveyrone else has said thus far. Due to it being a older dual it will hold you back from being able to run it at its highest even with that nice of a GPU.