Will I be able to run crysis?

We simply don't know what the performance will be. You will be able to run it for sure but confirming or denying that you'lll be able to do the same at maximum is questionable.

The Crysis system requirements have not yet been released, though here's some general guidelines:

- You will need a DirectX 9/Shader Model 2.0 (or higher) compatible graphics card.

- Crysis will be backwards compatible with 2 to 3 year old PCs.

- What framerate is acceptable depends a lot on personal preference. Some people can play well with around 20fps and others will not go below 50fps. Obviously those who can't stand "low" frame rates need better hardware or they will have to sacrifice image quality for performance by lowering graphics settings.

- The only DirectX 10 compatible cards available now are the NVIDIA Geforce 8800 Series, GeForce 8600 Series, GeForce 8500 Series, GeForce 8400 Series, ATi Radeon HD 2900 Series, Radeon HD 2600 Series and Radeon HD 2400 Series. There will be more available before Crysis is released. "Vista ready" is simply a clever marketing trick used on the previous generation cards. A card with this badging is not necessarily compatible with DirectX 10.

- Single core, Dual core, Multi-core and multi-threaded/hyperthreading processors are supported in both 32-bit and 64-bit modes. We do not know how much processor power is needed, though in a recent PC Gamer UK magazine preview Cevat Yerli said an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 card could run the game at "ultra detail" settings.

- You do NOT need a DirectX 10 card or Vista to run Crysis.

- You CANNOT run DirectX 10 on XP. A DirectX 10 card does work on XP but only in DirectX 9 mode.

- Special Vista/DirectX 10 effects and optimizations cannot be enabled with Windows XP/DirectX 9 card.

- Optimizations and features specific to Shader Model 4.0 can only be run with cards that support it. The same is true where optimizations and features specific to Shader Model 3.0 are concerned - this includes true HDR.

- Almost all the older media you've seen has been rendered in DirectX 9, which means that Crysis will look absolutely awesome in DirectX 9 as well as DirectX 10. Many of the features included in DirectX 10 are possible in DirectX 9 also.

- Crysis takes advantage of 64-bit processors although only by using a 64-bit operating system such as Windows XP Pro 64-bit edition or Windows Vista 64-bit edition.

- CryENGINE 2 is multi-threaded and Crysis thus takes full advantage of dual/quad-core processors.

- DVD drive is required.

- Crysis will only run on Windows XP or Windows Vista. There will be a dedicated server package for Linux, however.

DX10 will take at least 1-2 year/s till optimization. till then all DX10 cards of now are to weak to play DX10 games.
right now all DX10 games runs better on DX9 and the tiny bit of extra graphics isn't worth the sys resource it wants.

Originally posted by andr3w@Jul 3 2007, 06:31 PM
Hey, I'm looking forward for crysis, but im not sure if my rig can run it or not. Here are my specs.

Motherboard - Asus P5NSLI
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz
Power Supply - Ultra / X2 / 550-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan
Memory/Ram - Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)
2x XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX

...No of course you won't be able to run this game with your specs. You will need to upgrade your pos rig to even get past the splash screen.

Any attempt to run Crysis on your ghetto rig will result a total burn out of the inner workings of your pc resulting in a total melt down of all connected peripherals.

Any Monitors attached will result in an explosion of thousands of red hot razor sharp shards piercing your face and retinas at extreme velocity, causing either, permanant scarring, lacerations, blindness and the likelihood of all the above. High probability case of extreme suffering and agony prior to your slow eventual death writhing on the floor in the bedroom of your parents house next to your burning computer.


..Yeah of course your computer will run it in some form or another, what a stupid question to post, seeing as

1) Game isn't released yet so highly unlikely anyone here on the GH Forums has tested it.
2) your computer isnt low end or old.
3) A simple 'crysis sytem specs' entered into google would have told you all you need to know far quicker then posting on a forum.

Have a nice day.

No question is stupid! Posting in a forum is always better that googling as ppl will answer in a forum! And how do you know that no one from GH has played Crysis? We are a secretive bunch!

LOL I want a show of hands. Who's played crysis in here then!.

If anyone has played it, we can't tell you! Do you not get secretive? hehe

I had a play with it once, but some white goo came out and stained my t-shirt. :P

I made crysis and then sold it to the turks

Crysis was spawned from my one night stand with the alien mothership Canis Major

... Those that have not had the chance to probe it a little already must feel a sorta... EMPTINESS