Crytek specs a budget machine for Crysis

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 17th January 2008
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Crytek specs a budget machine for Crysis

Crytek has designed a budget PC which they claim is capable of running Crysis with all settings on High.

Crysis is a demanding game, that much even my Grandma knows - and she hasn't been keeping up on the gaming front either these last few years because of her arthritis.

One of the main problems which seems to have been plaguing the game lately has been the high level hardware required to run the game on high settings. Most gamers don't want to run it at any less than high, but can't run it at anything close to that level.

Never fear though, Crytek has come to the rescue and put together a basic hardware specification which the team claims will run the game on High settings without breaking the bank (albeit at 1280x720 - Ed.). Check out the machine specs below.

CPU - Intel Core2Duo E6750
GPU - GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
Motherboard - Nvidia nForce 650i Socket 775
PSU - 600W ATX12V
RAM - 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
HDD - SATA 250GB 7200RPM
DVD - 20x DVD±R Burner
Case - ATX Midi Tower Computer Case
OS - Microsoft Windows XP Home with SP2

If you want to do a full spec-by-spec comparison then you can check out the minimum and required system requirements for the game here.

There are a few interesting things to note in the above spec. Firstly, that the system Crytek has designed doesn't come with much of the essentials - no keyboard, mouse, monitor or speakers. Secondly, Crytek recommends XP over Vista - that's something that tickles us just right.

Crytek has posted up a video of some game footage on the above machine, which you can check out over at Kotaku if you want to get a full taste of how the game will look.

Crysis is a game which has suffered from poor sales since release and many attribute that to the heavy demands on PC hardware. Obviously, Crytek is hoping to show that its possible to play the game with a lower end system.

How much do you price the above system at and what are you currently running in your PC? Have you tackled Crysis yet and, if so, what level of performance did you get? Head over to the forums and let us know.
Quote aau03105 17th January 2008, 08:46
Q6600 @ 3.2Ghz
EVGA 8800 Ultra Superclocked
2 gigs of Corsair 8500C5D @ 1068Mhz

At 1920x1200 I was getting an average of 25fps on high settings.
Quote mutznutz 17th January 2008, 08:51
Those specs are better for me then I thought they'd be

Once I get the new graphics card I'm pretty much there (Overclock the nuts off my 6300 mind :))
Quote lewchenko 17th January 2008, 09:15
This story is missing some key vital information :

1. What resolution and other graphics settings would this 'crysis approved' machine spec allow you to play HIGH detail on ?

2. How many FPS would that give you ?

3. Whats the typical cost of such a machine ?

I personally dont mind.. my machine is above and beyond the spec and plays the game fine... but people who complain that their uber PC can only get 25FPS at such a high resolution of 1920x1200 need to be more realistic. At that resolution.. your PC is average. For you Sir.. perhaps I would recommend a stonking new QX9770 coupled with 2 8800 Ultras.
Or alternatively... lower your resolution a little.
Quote DXR_13KE 17th January 2008, 09:23
That windows XP part is interesting.... it means i cant get any DX 10 stuff.......
Quote steveo_mcg 17th January 2008, 09:23
At my fairly low res of 1440x900 i can play it on high, averaging about 30fps, it drops off a bit in places but i've only played the demo and the benchmark.

A lowly 939 a64 4600 (?) with a slight overclock, 2gb low latency ram and a 320mb 8800gts.
Quote Aankhen 17th January 2008, 09:24
I'm guessing the "High" setting doesn't include a preset resolution. Not much use having great effects if you're running at 640×480… by leaving out the resolution, they've essentially made this list worthless.
Quote Tim S 17th January 2008, 09:34
Quote:
Originally Posted by lewchenko
1. What resolution and other graphics settings would this 'crysis approved' machine spec allow you to play HIGH detail on ?
1. I've just added that into the story - 1280x720.

2. It's stated as "smooth gameplay"... so probably 30fps.

3. The price can be found by just pricing up the components in the bit-tech shopping engine.
Quote Orionche 17th January 2008, 09:38
Beside the graphics/physics, Crysis is mediocre at best. Buying a whole new computer cuz of a game that most people won't play more than 2-3 times seems illogical. To me, anyway. :)
Quote Bauul 17th January 2008, 09:40
Well the standard benchmark for modern games resolution is 1280x1024, so I'd imagine it'd be somewhere around there. Personally, I'd say my 1440x900 resolution is good enough with some AA, and I highly doubt they'd suggest a machine that could only run in 640x480 (is that even an option?). By the way, the Kotaku site lists the machine as $900, so maybe around £600 over here?
Quote Glider 17th January 2008, 10:06
Budget and gaming in the same sentence... Isn't that a contradiction? It's like buying a cheap server...
Quote steveo_mcg 17th January 2008, 10:11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Orionche
Beside the graphics/physics, Crysis is mediocre at best. Buying a whole new computer cuz of a game that most people won't play more than 2-3 times seems illogical. To me, anyway. :)

True but for many people a new testing game is the catalyst they've been looking for to justify some new shiny kit. Whilst Crysis may not be all that in the next few months all games will start taxing your poor old computer, so you might as well upgrade for this as any other game. One might only play Crysis once but its not like the computer will go in the bin after you're finished with it.
Quote aau03105 17th January 2008, 12:38
Quote:
Originally Posted by lewchenko
This story is missing some key vital information :

1. What resolution and other graphics settings would this 'crysis approved' machine spec allow you to play HIGH detail on ?

2. How many FPS would that give you ?

3. Whats the typical cost of such a machine ?

I personally dont mind.. my machine is above and beyond the spec and plays the game fine... but people who complain that their uber PC can only get 25FPS at such a high resolution of 1920x1200 need to be more realistic. At that resolution.. your PC is average. For you Sir.. perhaps I would recommend a stonking new QX9770 coupled with 2 8800 Ultras.
Or alternatively... lower your resolution a little.

Who's complaining? I played at 25fps and loved every minute of it. I played around with the settings ALOT and found that full 1920x1200 resolution was by far the best gaming experience. It looks awsome, removes all the jaggyness from the trees, and most of all makes you feel like you're playing something a little bit special!

Sir
Quote mrb_no1 17th January 2008, 13:52
that system is better than mine, only slightly though and mine played the game well imo. I only have more ram, as you can see in my tag.

peace
Quote Xir 17th January 2008, 14:07
Maybe it should be considered in tests that most people don't have a 1920x1200 resolution. ;)

Standart 19" is 1280x1024.
Standart widescreen is what? 1440 x 900 (19") or 1680 x 1050 (22")?

These smaller Resolutions could well be included.
Quote cjoyce1980 17th January 2008, 14:14
budget machine that cost £700+, no wonder users are not buying crysis.

also there budget machine out specs there recommended machine.......:(
Quote fargo 17th January 2008, 17:06
I don't understand why you need c2d to run crysis, with my old box at 1280x1024 on medium
settings I averaged 30fps according to fraps and the game looked sweet with no lag. what more
could I ask for with my rig!
intel p4 3.2
2 gigs ram
ati 1950 pro
Quote steveo_mcg 17th January 2008, 17:09
Quote:
Originally Posted by fargo
I don't understand why you need c2d to run crysis, with my old box at 1280x1024 on medium
settings I averaged 30fps according to fraps and the game looked sweet with no lag. what more
could I ask for with my rig!
intel p4 3.2
2 gigs ram
ati 1950 pro

Because they (or ea) got paid a lot of money to advertise C2D in there shiny new game.
Quote outlawaol 17th January 2008, 18:31
Crysis is to scale ahead 2 years. That means that even current high end hardware is at about 50% with the game. Hence why everyone and there brother has not even come close to the high settings without any lag. Wait till our graphics cards are pushing 256+ stream processors and watch as Crysis sings!
Quote notatoad 17th January 2008, 19:01
why is crysis to scale ahead two years? the game is out now, people want to play it now. in two years, we will be playing new games.
Quote Ghys 17th January 2008, 20:30
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim S
1. I've just added that into the story - 1280x720.

2. It's stated as "smooth gameplay"... so probably 30fps.

3. The price can be found by just pricing up the components in the bit-tech shopping engine.

If I say anything, it's going to get old :D


Shouldn't crytek have done this before they released the game ? It could have been the recommended machine on the game box or something

*Comes back after inspecting the box

Err, there is is recommended specs , meh
Quote biebiep 20th January 2008, 19:54
Quote:
Originally Posted by supertoad
why is crysis to scale ahead two years? the game is out now, people want to play it now. in two years, we will be playing new games.

Simple, Crysis is a trilogy(Just like everything else you can buy these days...) and all of the chapters will go further in getting the most from the same engine. (Although some rumors say the last part will already be CryEngine3)

So if you were to play crysis part 2 in like... 1 year from now... you would still get Eye-blinding graphics from the same engine.
And then if you were to play part 3 in 2 years... it would still be the same engine, the same code, but buffed up to the maximum with hardware that can actually run it at ultra specs.
Quote Tim S 20th January 2008, 20:01
I'm doing some benchmarks with Crysis 1.1 patch at the moment and I have to say that performance does seem to be improved a bit with it. :)
Quote wuyanxu 20th January 2008, 22:53
8800GT..... hum........ i think Crytek might had more sells if they release AFTER 8800GT and put that as minimum spec.

since the old GTS and even GTX are stretched when playing this game, due to the amount of shader processing power required.
Quote Orlix 25th January 2008, 15:11
I have an old 8800GTS and run at 1600x1400 at high settings.... sure, It i s OC to 640/900. The game looks beautiful. I also learned that if you play like a std FPS like CoD its boring. If you exploit the advantages of the suit it becomes more fun. Grab a guy toss him agaist a crowd, run and become invisible letting the rest wondering where you are...
Quote 8igdave 26th January 2008, 16:39
Reasonable but a bit vage i think. The point still remains that the game seems badly optimized. That serposid 7-14 day patch to boost performance never arrived.

And why did my pc just beep at me :|
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