Crytek proves you can get Crysis running on high settings for $900 US

The folks at Crytek set themselves a challenge to create a PC within a budget of $900 USD that would be able to play Crysis on the highest settings. And according to them, they managed to succeed. Their system consisted of a Core2Duo, 8800GT 512MB, NVIDIA nForce 650i Socket 775 MB, 2GB ram 240 pin DDR 2 800 and other necessary components such as a 250GB 7200 RPM. They conclude that their experiment shows Crysis provides unparalleled performance on high settings on an easily affordable machine.

[Capt CHAOS]

The article fails to mention the most important aspect.

What RESOLUTION did they run at????

Edit: Sorry if I did miss the resolution, It must have been number blindness.. :-)

Well, this is hope yet for me to get back into PC gaming, I'm getting fed up how servers are managed under xbox live..

[JsonHenry]

I can play everything on high running @ 1680*1050. Or Very high running at 1400*900.

And my PC is almost identical to theirs except I am running an AM2 dual core AMD.

[Account deleted]

i wonder why they chose windows xp... interesting.

[Mecha105]

It says right here, "As you’ll see from the 8 minutes of video we recorded, Crysis looks absolute fabulous on High settings with this configuration and runs very smoothly on a 1280x720 resolution."

[solidt12]

Also they said they used DirectX 10 and I thought DX10 was only available with Vista.

[mikeslemonade]

Still not worth it. There's going to be another game that comes out that will force to upgrade soon after this anyway. And Crysis will get ported to the consoles. And after 2007 and 2008 we're going to be full of FPSs that we don't care if the graphics are like 2x times better on PC. I mean Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 I would choose these games over Crysis.

[FunnyBone]

So speak for yourself instead of everyone else...I like the idea that it can run on an inexpensive PC...Plus the article is a nice change from all the rampant fanboy articles that have been non stop since 2008...
Or would you rather have the 10,000 articles of hd-dvd vs blu ....

I think I know the answer to that already...

Yes I would rather play cyrsis than KZ2 or RFOM2 as both those games have yet to arrive and I dont buy into the hype around them..When they come out and I can see them in action for myself.Then i will decide...

I am still planning on building my own PC around $2000 after all said and done.Still nice to know that it is possible...

[titntin]

Hmmm - so pay 3X the cost of a next gen cosole to run the game at 720P?

@Captn Chaos - you must have missed it - they clearly state they ran it at 1280 x 720.

[Account deleted]

i don't see why pc gamers aren't satisfied with this game running at 720p,,, well maybe it's when you lash out a 1200$(the absolute minimum) on a gaming pc you are forced be dissapointed, i'll stay by my console(a 400 eu purchase) and I'll keep a good mid-range pc to run rts games on....

[ar]

Could bee the fact that it looks like crap if you don't use the panels native resolution on an LCD screen.
I stick to my CRT as long as it works.

[socsca]

Hook it up to a HDTV and it should look quite nice. I don't actually know but it seems to make sense since most console "HD" games run at 720p and look lovely on any hdtv below the disgusting 46+ sizes. Some games run at even lower res but still manage to look good, like Cod4 or Halo 3.

I dunno man, just typing cus I'm bored.

[theox2g7]

"Hmmm - so pay 3X the cost of a next gen cosole to run the game at 720P?"

yea pay 3X the cost and be able to do a billion other things on it, u typed that comment on a pc, sooner or later, that pc will need upgrading/replacing whether u like it or not, u know ppl dont just upgrade to play games, right? nuff said

u make an argument and leave it one sided, pcs are different from consoles whether u like it or not, u can't compare them on the same front and be indifferent about other factors, i have noticed a chunk of the fanboys on this site are suffering from double standard syndrome,
first off ps3 fanboys can argue that bluray is an added bonus on ps3 and hence makes it a good deal/value for money even if u r just buying the console to play games, however to these fanboys feel it's a waste of money to get a $900 computer that can play the best looking game on the market decently and do a million other things? get my drift, pcs don't just play games and watch movies, they do a trillion other things consoles can't do, as a matter of fact, over the yrs game consoles have been trying to be more than just gaming boxes, they are trying harder and harder to be like pcs bcos they have seen the advantage pcs have with multitasking, some of these innovations are impressive but a price is paid, just to look at patches, framerate issues these days,

Bottomline, IT'S A FACT PC GAMING IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN CONSOLE GAMING BUT IT IS THE TRUE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!! PERIOD! NO ARGUMENT THERE!! It's simple if PCs don't serve ur purpose, they won't be as valuable and may seem expensive but when u utilize the resources/abilities of the pc, it's a whole lot more valuable, plus pc games are cheaper on the software side, save $10- $20 per game, this is awesome for multiplats when u have a gaming pc,
Consoles are awesome deals for ppl just looking solely to get games and they have awesome exclusives but most of these are also coming for pc, the gap is gradually narrowing on exclusives for consoles, as i am writing this, i have dmc4 and assassin's pre-ordered for pc, waiting to pick up in 2 weeks and i'm going to be enjoying it at full detail in true pixel by pixel 1080p on my 52" Bravia with liquid smooth framerates, oh and i forgot, both games were $10 cheaper than their console counterparts

[ar]

"IT'S A FACT PC GAMING IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN CONSOLE GAMING BUT IT IS THE TRUE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!! PERIOD! NO ARGUMENT THERE!!"
Thats why PC games are cheaper than there console counterparts. To balance it out a bit. At least they are in Sweden.

[VirusE]

Are they running it on high or very high? I can only manage 720p at very high and my pc is no slouch. x6800 at 3.5ghz, 2gigs 1066 dominator, wd raptor, 680i, x-fi, 640 meg 8800gts overclocked.

[JCDenton]

I can get ~35-45 fps in 1280x1024 on very high (in XP, with little tweak to enable "very high" in XP). My specs: Core 2 Quad @ 3Ghz, 8800GTS SLI, 3GB RAM.

[eyeballpauluk]

i ran the game (with an e6600, 8800 gtx OC, 2gb ram) at 1680*1050 getting about 35fps....I had everything at high, except for 2 settings. They were something like shadows and post processing I think.

But in all seriousness, I would rather turn the settings down than go to a lower resolution, as I tried the game at 1280*1024 and it didnt look right at all considering I had just played the game at my other res....

[NiraTum]

with that price i can have a ps3 (399$) and a 360 (350 elite) and i still have some money to spend on games

[socsca]

Do that, I recommend it, except for the elite part, just the premium.

[ScottEFresh]

Ya I'd rather spend $900 on an Elite or something and taking the girl out to eat and of course fund my drug habit.

[ar]

Well if your not interested in DX10 there is no reason to go for an OS that drains more resources.

EDIT: Damn! Forgot to push the reply link.

[Ravenator529]

Only $900!!!

Sign me up! $900 to play another FPS with great graphics is totally worth it!

Ummmmm....yeah, no thanks!

Crysis will be on a console eventually. I'll just wait.

"Cry"terion can whine all they want. But they will be porting this over to home consoles whether they want to or not.

[eyeballpauluk]

moneywise it would make sense to port it over..even if they have to modify the engine quite a lot, I think it would be worthwhile for them...

even just reducing the textures a bit, and reducing the draw distance...plus some other changes to make it ok with console specs and I think they would have a winner

And altho I love playin it on PC, I would like them to do console as well, for the reason they will make more money, and stay in business!

[LinuxGuru]

I agree with you, but it's Crytek, not Criterion.

Criterion developed the FPS "Black"

[Silvia007]

Seriously, they didn't mean go out and get a $900 dollar computer just to play Crysis. It's just saying that a $900 dollar computer can play this game. Nothing more. Besides, if you are frigg'n stupid enough just to go and get a $900 dollar PC just to play a game then jump off a cliff or something because the world could use less of your kind. Not only that, even with a cheap $900 dollar computer, it can do a trillion things more then a console can which is why it costs "SLIGHTLY" more then a console. I bet everyone who posts here is doing it from a pc, it'd be damn hard on your 360 or PS3. If you have a POS computer, hey, don't get Crysis, you won't die if you don't get to play Crysis.

[dexterwang]

Agreed

jeez guys, almost everyone own a computer. And their point is if you are upgrading your computer, not for gaming, which might cost 400-500$, you might as well add a few bucks and be able to crysis on high.

BTW you can get crysis on high even cheaper... get a E4400 OC to 3.2ghz, 500W supply would do and the dvd rom/hd u can get for bargain bin prices... 750 would be enough

Moreover you DON'T need to play crysis on high... a 600$ pc wil buy u medium quality which still looks great... saying u absolutely need a high end pc to play this is like saying u absolutely need a big HDTV and surround sound to game on a console, therefore the cost of entry is 2 grands...

[Daver]

That Money will be worth it when Starcraft 2 or Diablo 3 will be release
Im waiting to buy a brand new computer just for these 2 games!

[ElfShotTheFood]

I like how console gamers say that console gaming is cheaper but never mention how much they paid for their 52" HDTVs. ;)

[Silvia007]

that some console gamers must be playing games out of their mom's basement on a 13" SDTV that's why they don't care about Halo 3 and COD4 not being atleast 720p. Sure it looks decent and I do enjoy gamming on my PS3 and 360... but on my 60" 1080p TV.

[solidt12]

True, but I have been recently looking into getting my PC update so I can play Crysis and a good monitor and card will run you close to the price of a decent HD-TV. I was looking at screens at least 24 inches that supported the higher resolutions and a Graphics card is all I need. Im gonna get a 8800 GT 512 card next month but hold off on another LCD. I have a 23 inch but it only supports up to 1280 × 768 and I wanna play at 1920x1200.

This monitor looks like a good choice but im not sure. What do you guys think?

KDS K24MDWB KDS K-24MDWB 24 1920x1200 Black Widescreen LCD Monitor Price $369.99
Dealer Part 573692 Manuf Part K-24MDWB

I wish I could get this one though

Apple 30IN LCD 700:1 2560X1600 APPLE CINEMA
$ 1771.76 - 2560x1600

[Silvia007]

You should check out dell's new 30" for $1,999. Contrast ratio is 3000:1 compared to apples 700:1.

[robep3]

Everyone buy's a 52" HDTV for their console and then they switch it
off to watch Tv on their old SDTV is that what you are saying!!!!!!?
LOL.

Rob

[jorellpogi]

900USD is still quite expensive.

[Silvia007]

It really depends on what you're buying and for a computer it's pretty cheap.

[VirusE]

Dear console only gamers

Some people have powerful computers for things other than gaming. I am one of those people. I use my pc for writing, mixing, engineering and mastering music so it has to be as fast as possible. My monitor needs to be large and as high res as possible so i bought a 28" 1920x1200 monitor for audio not gaming. To me my pc is the hub of my studio and was purchased for that reason, gaming is just an added benefit that i rarley indulge in. So in theory i only spent 400 bucks (gfx card) on pc gaming since gaming is not it's primary function and just an after thought. If you only play games on your pc that is one think but most people dont. Try running cubase 4, 32 instances of the waves ssl channel strip, an L3, a few L2s, tons of IDR reverbs on full spec and 10 or 12 virtual synths on a 900 dollar pc all while streaming 32 channels of audio of of your HD. A "crysis" machine has so many more uses than just crysis is my point. Few pc owners spent 3k on crysis.

[TwissT]

Anything well over the triple digit cost is pretty expensive at my age (a 16 year old highschool student =D).

[ColdWinter]

I've been reading the comments above and its just a waste of money spending $900-$3000 on a pc just to play games when a console cost only a fraction of that. I mean all the greatest PC hits of 2007 was on the 360 and some on the ps3 and that thing about a pc can do a trillion things more is just BS, the ps3 can use Linux so just about any other feature the PC has the ps3 has also. My advise is don't waste any money trying to upgrade your PC(something u will b upgrading every 6 months or a year) because you can buy both a ps3 and 360 for less than the price for a PC.

[theox2g7]

SIMPLE AND SHORT, IF U WANT JUST GAMES ALONE, GET A CONSOLE, THAT's ONE THING THEY WERE MADE FOR, PCS DO OTHER STUFF, PC GAMING IS JUST ONE OF THE END PRODUCTS OF A HIGH END PC, CONSOLES ARE AWESOME FOR GAMING BUT HIGH END PCS BRING THE ULTIMATE GAMING EXPERIENCE, EVERYBODY UPGRADES THEIR COMPUTERS EVERY NOW AND THEN, A $900 GAMING RIG DOESN'T JUST PLAY CRYSIS ALONE, IT PLAYS ALL THE GAMES AVAILABLE ON THE PC PLATFORM, AND IS AN AWESOME PERSONAL COMPUTER, AREN'T U SICK AND TIRED OF UR MOM'S OLD DELL THAT KEEPS FREEZING EVERYTIME U OPEN UP ALL THOSE NEW TABS OF N4G ARTICLES? PEOPLE DON'T BUY/BUILD GAMING RIGS JUST TO PLAY ONE GAME, HELL HOW MANY PPL EVEN BUY CONSOLES JUST TO PLAY ONE SINGLE GAME? PCS DO TONS OF OTHER THINGS LIKE MAYBE WORK/SCHOOL/COMING TO WEBSITES LIKE THIS, U KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
ur counter argument is very weak/childish,
first of all, "I mean all the greatest PC hits of 2007 was on the 360 and some on the ps3", hold on a second, let's see how many big pc games that came on consoles, um unreal tournament? maybe crysis? not really or not yet at least, far cry 2? that was never an exclusive pc franchise in the first place and everybody knows that far cry one on consoles was a dumbed down version, that's all i can think of, help me out please, isn't it the other way around? weren't all 360 exclusive games coming to pc and ps3 fanboys using that as an argument against the 360? every friggin' 360 fps? assassin's creed? devil may cry 4? lost planet? gears of war? guitar hero 3? halo games?

second, "that thing about a pc can do a trillion things more is just BS, the ps3 can use Linux so just about any other feature the PC has the ps3 has also.", yay, ZOMG, ps3 has linux, it's the best, isn't linux like the best and what everyone uses? oh wait, hold up, it's a free OS and yet has so little marketshare because it requires so much more technical knowlegde and geekiness to operate and has crappy software support, good luck sitting in front of ur hdtv with ur ps3 keyboard/mouse trying to hack the OS to struggle to get windows applications running, windows is the bread and butter of computers, u probably typed that comment on a windows machine or a mac machine, hell even mac machines have bootcamp because they know windows is a necessity to do normal pc operations, wake me up when someone gets windows running on the ps3 and is able to fully utilize the cell and the RSX video chip,

finally, "My advise is don't waste any money trying to upgrade your PC(something u will b upgrading every 6 months or a year) because you can buy both a ps3 and 360 for less than the price for a PC."

Are u serious? how old are u? who upgrades their pc every year or every 6 months besides those rich bastards who can afford to? or wait maybe pc hardware expires by that time span so u have to upgrade, please elaborate.
My advice (correct spelling) to u is enjoy ur consoles and get a life. Read a book, read some articles, heck, read anything and get more informed so u don't have to make uninformed statements like that ever again. If u hate pc gaming or feel it's too expensive for u, no one is forcing u, don't get into it at all, more power to u, as for me,
I'll sitting back with my ultimate media center, workstation, hd tivo recording, gaming rig, wordprocessing, IM, high definition video/audio editing, Maya 3d rendering, media streaming server multibooting vista, xp and osx leopard on my 100% fully moddable quad core 8800 machine hooked up to my awesome 52" 1080p Bravia with a wireless keyboard and mouse, sixaxis pad with custom drivers, logitech driving wheel, 360 pad and a wiimote with glove pie all hooked up, which I wasted a lot of money on, $1500 to be precise, I feel so miserable now, maybe i should have just gotten a ps3, 360, wii, imac for leopard, seperate powerful machine for vista/xp with an expensive 24" lcd monitor for the video editing work I do instead, that would saved me a whole lot more, especially paying $10 extra for multiplatform games!!

[Lord_Mike]

$900 to play 1 game? Sad...

[Guardian0fPeace]

...but at anywhere from 3-8x the cost of either consoles, is it really worth it? I don't think so. Put that kinda money in my hands, I'd get 3 ps3's and 3 x360s and load up on controllers and games for them and have some hardcore gaming parties rather than build a huge, menacing insane gaming machine only I can enjoy!!

[theox2g7]

why buy several consoles in the first place? how many tvs do u have? don't even get me started on hdtv prices, or let me guess that doesn't count because ur parents bought it for u or u received it as a gift,
ur argument is implying that the $900 gaming pc can only do one thing, play crysis and other pc games, sure u can throw ur gaming parties, but at what expense? buying more tvs/getting extra equipment to match the number the number of consoles available, buying cross cables and switches to network the consoles, $60 per game versus $20-$50 on pc, $50 per controller, cooler for the 360, paying $$ for online on each xbox, now who's the one wasting? all that extra money gone to waste, what would u do after u've thrown all those hardcore parties, u r left broke with a just a bunch of gaming boxes that can do nothing but game or watch movies, sorry but I would rather have all that money wasted on an extra gaming pc that does a trillion other things way better than the older pc I had, like coming on this site and typing comments, and whether u like or not, u do use a computer almost everyday and it is always good to have a good spec machine to avoid stresses/headaches of freezes/hangups due to processor clogging or old hardware, taking forever to startup, making horrifying noises and terrible mouse lag when there is too much activity, u know what i'm talking about,

Maybe ur field of thought isn't very projective, u're only thinking about the benefits of now, buy 3 xbox 360s and 3 ps3s and they get outdated in a couple of years and u have to get the next gen consoles, build a $900 rig to play crysis and in a couple of years, still play other games on low/medium and even most other games on high and still have an awesome reliable vista machine after the transition phase into vista where a chunk of ppl would have upgraded their laptops/computers so u wouldn't have waste more money to do the same

@below, so if u have pcs capable of hardcore gaming, then why are u even thinking about the $900 upgrade pc in the first place, and all I mean all pc games are cheaper than their console counterparts, the least difference in price is $10, even for new releases, standard AAA new pc title, $50, console $60, also see how u could maneuvre ur way around the fact that u can get stuff cheaper for consoles talking about buying online, networking etc and hence defend the fact that it is not too expensive, but the moment a pc fanboy talks about a getting deals on parts and building an affordable powerful rig, ppl are quick to jump on them and say it's a headache to do all that,

And if u have that much gaming equipment, why are u even talking about wasting money in the first place? u're all set enjoy ur consoles, this wasn't aimed at ppl who already have hardcore gaming pcs to go out and reshell more money, it's for ppl who have regular old pcs and might upgrade to vista with new machines soon ,
FYI I wasn't twisting anything, How was I to know that u had gaming pcs or wouldn't need one? Ur post and your argument clearly implies that you are referring to the gaming uses of a computer strictly then why would give the advantages of a console and ignore the pc's in ur price comparison?

[Guardian0fPeace]

Maybe my field of thought is based on the fact there are plenty of computers in my house already, 2 of which are capable of hardcore gaming, we dont need more computers in the house. I also have 3 decent sized tvs for 4plyer splitscreen. Keep in mind this I'd really only do if I were some rich wacko (which I'm not, lol) "$60 per game versus $20-$50 on pc, $50 per controller, cooler for the 360, paying $$ for online on each xbox, now who's the one wasting?" Slow down there, pal, games 20-50$ on pc? Yeah, maybe if theyre 1-2yrs or older, but the same price comes to console games after 1-2 yrs anyway. $50 per controller? Ever heard of buying stuff online for significantly less? Thats what I did when I loaded up on controllers for my 360-4 wireless for 35$ each at the time, can probly find just as good a deal with ps3 controllers. Cooler for the 360? Screw that, mines been fine without one, gullible imbecile fanboys just want you to think otherwise. 50$ online for each 360? Dude, have you ever heard of LAN party? You dont need live to do system link.

"ur argument is implying that the $900 gaming pc can only do one thing, play crysis and other pc games" - never meant that, you're just trying to make it look like I did to make me look stupid, just shut up if you're one to try and twist things around like that.

[slapshot63]

...$900 is "easily affordable"? Sure...

[theox2g7]

because i can guarantee you that unless u're still using mom's dusty old pentium 2 dell or don't have a laptop, the laptop/pc desktop you're typing this is either not too far from $900 in cost or is even probably more expensive than $900, whether u like it or not, $900 is very cheap/best bargain for a high end computer, considering a $900 dell doesn't even have a video card most times, computers cost more because they do more, people even buy $900 pcs, that don't game at all or do any professional work on it, yet it is still worth their while and money because it serves several useful purposes and a good machine comes in handy and is very reliable for use, just ask ur parents how much they spent on their computers/laptops or even the ones they bought for u,
look at hps, dells and imac desktops in that $900 price range, they suck balls for gaming and are considered average computers, now if u want an average good performing dual core vista home machine, u would be spending the same or even way more, console ppl, get over it already, u don't upgrade just because of one thing and even if u do, u get loads of other bonuses with the package

[Guardian0fPeace]

Dell...psh...DELL?! They are by far the worst computers ever, freakin garbage, lol!

"look at hps, dells and imac desktops in that $900 price range, they suck balls for gaming and are considered average computers, now if u want an average good performing dual core vista home machine, u would be spending the same or even way more"

Actually, believe it or not, you can get an hp quad-core desktop for 800$ (maybe less now) and say...an nVidia 8600GT (ya, I know it's not the best, but it does provide superior graphics to ps3 and 360) for 150$, that's just under 1000$, not too bad.