Is this computer good enough to run crysis on ultra high at 1080p?

CoolyHaloGmr29528

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I'm thinking about buying a Dell Studio XPS 16 and want to be able to play crysis full everything at 1920x1080 resolution. Right now my settings for the computer are:Windows 7 64 bit OS, Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache),6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz,Full HD Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1920x1080),ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 – 1GB. Will this run it? And don't tell me that the graphics card isn't good enough because I've seen this exact computer (except with 8 Gbs of RAM) run Crysis warhead on Full settings in full HD flawlessly on youtube(it's no longer on youtube because the author took it down for some reason). Also, do I require 6 GB of RAM or would 4GB suffice? Thanks in advance.
 

Vampyrbyte

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Depends on what you consider "Run." I'm sure just about any system will get there eventually. You might even get a 15-25FPS average on HIGH. I doubt you will be able to crank it up to Ultra with that graphics adapter though.

Check out some benchmarks for yourself mate.
 

In short answer no,because HD 4670M is a mid range card and it can't play Crysis @ 1920x1080 with good frames,here is a link which shows the performance of a 4670M:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4670.13881.0.html
I don't know how the guy you mentioned played it flawlessly on 1920x1200 and with very high settings
Also 4GB RAM is enough
 

CoolyHaloGmr29528

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Hmm.... ok well thank you for your post. Also, the guy that did the youtube video had a 256 GB solid state drive. Would this improve the game performance? I was under the impression that it would only improve the loading speeds.
 


The guy was probably running it at lowered graphics settings (ie. medium) and at a much lower resolution. An SSD will not increase the fps of the game, only loading times.

A 4670M is weaker than a dedicated 4670, and even a dedicated 4670 can barely get 30fps in Crysis at 1280x1024 on "high" with AA turned off.

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http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=291&Itemid=72&limit=1&limitstart=8
 

No,SSD doesn't make a difference in graphics,it improves the load times.
 

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I would say you need 2xgtx285 in sli or 5870 crossfire, 4 gb of ram is ok, a good CPu and money to buy them all:).
EDIT: i meant a good overclocked CPU:).
To go to max settings at 1080p in crysis is something:).
Or a 5970 i think will do.
 

CoolyHaloGmr29528

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Actually, he showed all his graphics and resolution settings before he started. He did have shadows turned down and 1 or 2 things set to Gamer but other that that he was running full. I still don't know how he was doing it, I guess it'll remain a mystery. He did have it sitting on a Cooler and said that that increased his fps alot. I've asked him to put it back up but I don't know if he will or not.
 
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Hey, its not that the 4670 can not "run" crysis it can, but only at low/medium settings. The 4670 isn’t a powerful video card, its the bare minimum. To put it simply the 4670 is at least 20%slower than the (midrange, not high end) 8800 GT which came out almost 4 years ago (2006)

I not get me wrong, I believe you "saw" a video on YouTube, but you have to remember that those guys on YouTube videos rarely ever show the frame rate of the game and they are usually cherry picked i.e. run on smaller levels with less AI going on. If you read "professional reviews you can see the 4670 is nothing special.

Ideally to run Crysis at high (not very high) at reasonable frame rates you'd need at least a 4830/4850/4770/5750/5770 range of video card. Ideally you should be looking at the 58xx if your budget allows if you want any shot at very high settings.

BTW here are some screenshots.


crysis_1920_1200.gif



And..

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Bare in mind that the 4870X2 which is winning these benchmarks is 2 years old

 
The 4670M might do 1024x768 fine on medium settings, but ultra high would be a slide show. For the CPU, get an i7-930 instead. As for the GPU, You are going to need at least a Radeon 5870 and that's without AA or AF. Even then you will likely get some slow down at the ultra high settings in some areas. If you want to use AA and AF, you are looking at a multi-GPU setup.
 
^ Ah, good point. I realize the folly of my follies :D. Forgot we were talking about a laptop here. Anyway......

Yeah the 4670M isn't gonna be good for Crysis. If you already have the laptop, well I guess there isn't much you can do. If you're still ordering it, then consider upgrading the graphics options. If it offers a 5870M (basically the same as a desktop 5770) then go with that instead. Still won't reach ultra high comfortably, but high settings should generally be o.k.
 

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Good luck getting a laptop to run crysis at full and be playable while not melting the laptop to your table/legs (laptops that can run HOT). Maybe you should use a different game as the 'benchmark' you want your laptop at. Crysis is still among the hardest games to render, especially with AA going.