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14-Oct-2008, 08:54 PM
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| Solved: Yet another Crysis "Can I Run It?" question |
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14-Oct-2008, 11:11 PM
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| The definition of "above minimum" highly depends on your personal view of gaming quality. You can of course max the graphics detail a bit but you will gain a performance hit. A lot of hardcore gamers consider getting lower than 40fps at a game bad performance. I am myself happy if I can get 30-35! So, as long as you get acceptable frame rates you can push the detail a little further. It is almost impossible to tell how a computer will run a game, let alone the opinion of its user. But enough talk, let's face some facts! -Getting a demo or renting the game if possible will be the best solution. Otherwise we are just guessing. -Keep in mind that the "Can I run it?" website does not rate the performance of your machine via some benchmarking program. It just compares your system with the requirements found on each games box. It actually is like looking at the games box!!! My experience is that manufacturers' posted requirements are somewhat different (meaning lower) than the actual requirements for optimal gameplay...Marketing tricks... -I could run Crysis with my 7600GS 256MB at low-medium at 1024x768. Reducing the resolution to 800x600 made the gameplay totally smooth but the graphics were awful on my 17" screen. -The HD2600 is a bit more powerful than my card, however you have a mobile version, meaning that it will have somewhat reduced performance. -Also, I have 2GBs of RAM but I'm using Windows XP. Vista will allocate more of your RAM so the game will have to use less. -You have an LCD screen with a native resolution of 1440x960 meaning that you must use that resolution to avoid graphical distortion. Going to 800x600 may just be awful with your display. But running Crysis at 1440x960 will bring your graphics card to its knees... So, unfortunately yes, you may only play Crysis at low settings. If only you could lower the resolution...This alone would have sped things up a bit, allowing higher settings meaning possibly medium settings. Again, you ll never be sure if you don't try for yourself!  Last edited by Mosquito555; 14-Oct-2008 at 11:17 PM.. |
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15-Oct-2008, 06:33 AM
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| Take what can you run it says with a big pinch of salt. I tried it on my machine before I upgradrd my GPUs ( back then I only had 2 x 8800 GT OC2 cards) and it told me I didnt meet min specs as my cards didnt have enough memory. With the new cards in ( 2 x GTX 260s) I can get min, and just (JUST) pass recommended. In terms of real gameplay, I can play on highest, on a 1900x1200 screen, full shaders, and get about 45fps min. So, dont go too much on the site, the checks are not always perfect. I think the prob is that it treats every detail equally, so failing, or just meeting, a minor is rated the same as a major
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15-Oct-2008, 08:37 AM
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| Gulo Luseus you are in the lucky side! Although your machine does not seem to meet certain requirements you are able to set graphics higher and play. Unfortunately this is not the case for most gamers/games. The system requirements are rated in a very optimistic view! In my opinion, as close as you are to the minimum specs the more unplayable your game becomes. BTW you have an SLI setup with two 260GTX cards, Maverick just one Radeon 2600 Mobility...Even a single GF7600GT can outperform a 2600 Pro (I assume that the mobility Radeon is closer to the Pro than the XT). Maverick, do not compare two different games (Crysis and Oblivion) just because some screenshots give you the impression that graphics are similar. Oblivion is out for more than two years. I almost maxed it out myself back then using the same system with 1GB RAM less. Resolution was 1024x768, sometimes 1280x1024 no HDR but with bloom...But Crysis is crawling on my machine, the same machine which almost maxed out Oblivion!!! Man I really want you to enjoy Crysis, I'm not trying to discourage you. But I was disappointed the way Crysis performed on my setup, I just want to pass you my experience so that you don't pay for the game and then get disappointed too.  Anyway, as already stated trying Crysis somehow will help you make your mind. This info can't just be dug out from a forum!  As for the display thing: I don't mean that the radeon cannot use different resolutions nor I mean that your display is bad. It's just how TFT LCD displays work. They always distort picture when operating at different than their native resolution. See for yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_resolution |
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15-Oct-2008, 09:02 AM
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Just wanted to clarify things and avoid a possible misunderstanding on Maverick's side regarding system requirements! |
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