x1600 mobility radeon (http://ati.amd.com/products/mobilityradeonx1600/specs.html)
core duo 1.83 ghz (merom, not c2d)
1 gig of ram
 
i want 60 fps, what res/settings will i have to use?

Everything set to low with a resolution of 16X10

lol

I recommend the version called "Far Cry".  It's your best chance at what's closest to Crysis at 60 fps with your current hardware.

I don't mean to be rude but why is that a sexy system? I would consider that to be on the lower end of the hardware scale, where as Crysis needs serious power as everyone knows.
 
Crysis will really struggle my friend.

LOL, and  by 16x10 he doesn't mean 1600x1050, it really is 16x10 lmao.
 
location: antartica, well he can OC a hell of alot lol

Plus according to the mobility radeon and core duo specs, I would say he is using a LAPTOP.
 
I would say Crysis would just plain and simple not run. You might get the menu to load but that is about all. You really need  GOOD midrange card to even make Crysis playable.  It is made for hardware what will be avaliable 1 year from now. not 2 years ago.

Naw ye think?

You might be able to get 60 frames per second in the menu on a low resolution.  

I get 999.9 on the full games benchmarking util

I can run Crysis on my classic P4 machine with 7600GS AGP and 1GB DDR400.I can play on 800x600 with all graphic option set to low.
 
But again, fps start to drop drastically when battle with more enemy.  
 
You need a powerful system to run at 60 fps.
 
Oh...Crysis...Crysis...

it MAY run like a slow slideshow maybe? and have the same sort of "fill" efects and speed as well lol.

at 60 fps.... hmm... either you know nothing about your computer, nothing about crysis, or you are being sarcastic

thx OP for making my day

sarcasim... such it up in a dictionary

Just play FarCry.  has the same soul as Crysis and plays on "mainstream" systems just fine,.
If you're still having trouble, you can always play DOOM.
Or Wizardry for the Apple ][.
Maybe Dungeon for the Commodore Pet.  Dungeon for the IBM system 360. (enough...)

this thread always makes me smile

Well.. it isn't that bad

I tried to run Crysis on:

AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (2.2Ghz)
Gigabyte 6600GT (AGP)
2x512MB PC2700 333Mhz (NOT DDR2)
On an Asus A7V8X-LA

Settings:

Everything on Low, 800x600:
Avg. FPS: low 20's (23~25)
Min. FPS: 7

I found it playable.. I finished the demo 3 times and it ran relatively well.

Looked like Doom 2 though ...

It looked quite well.. same quality as bf2142

Why does everyone alwyas say it looks so poor on low settings? It really.. REALLY does look good even on low. Go look at some screens compared to other games if you wnat, low on crysis is like medium on most other games.