How much would the x2 4000 CPU hold my PC back from playing crysis? I have an 8800GT and atm i only have 1 gig of ram but in the next few days i will be getting another gig. Iv OCed my CPU to 2.3ghz, I'm expecting to play crysis on high with the 2gigs of ram but iv herd people saying they play it fine on very high. If i was to play the game on very high will my CPU be enough, and is 2gigs alright?
Memory won't be a problem. Heres the deal. The x2 4000+ is a fine CPU, although a bit dated. The weird thing about crysis is that, even though it seems very GPU bound, it for some reason also scales with CPU speed. There is a benchmark on anandtech I found interesting in which they used a core 2 duo processor at different speeds. Surprisingly, even though they had ultras in SLI, it actually varied from like 30-40 FPS depending on the speed.
So the x2 4000+ may hold you back some, but it will overall be fine, and that OC should help. I'd say that you should be fine playing on high settings, with a few settings on very high depending on your resolution.
Memory won't be a problem. Heres the deal. The x2 4000+ is a fine CPU, although a bit dated. The weird thing about crysis is that, even though it seems very GPU bound, it for some reason also scales with CPU speed. There is a benchmark on anandtech I found interesting in which they used a core 2 duo processor at different speeds. Surprisingly, even though they had ultras in SLI, it actually varied from like 30-40 FPS depending on the speed.
So the x2 4000+ may hold you back some, but it will overall be fine, and that OC should help. I'd say that you should be fine playing on high settings, with a few settings on very high depending on your resolution.
shanelevy
X2 is really starting to get outdated. My friend has one and he cant even play COD4 on max- OUCH..
Memory won't be a problem. Heres the deal. The x2 4000+ is a fine CPU, although a bit dated. The weird thing about crysis is that, even though it seems very GPU bound, it for some reason also scales with CPU speed. There is a benchmark on anandtech I found interesting in which they used a core 2 duo processor at different speeds. Surprisingly, even though they had ultras in SLI, it actually varied from like 30-40 FPS depending on the speed.
So the x2 4000+ may hold you back some, but it will overall be fine, and that OC should help. I'd say that you should be fine playing on high settings, with a few settings on very high depending on your resolution.
shanelevy
When you say memory isn't a problem you mean with 2gigs right? Cause i know for a fact 1gig just isn't enough. I think i read the article your talking about, it is surprising how much of a performance boast you can get from the higher cpu clock speed.
Memory won't be a problem. Heres the deal. The x2 4000+ is a fine CPU, although a bit dated. The weird thing about crysis is that, even though it seems very GPU bound, it for some reason also scales with CPU speed. There is a benchmark on anandtech I found interesting in which they used a core 2 duo processor at different speeds. Surprisingly, even though they had ultras in SLI, it actually varied from like 30-40 FPS depending on the speed.
So the x2 4000+ may hold you back some, but it will overall be fine, and that OC should help. I'd say that you should be fine playing on high settings, with a few settings on very high depending on your resolution.
TrooperManaic
X2 is really starting to get outdated. My friend has one and he cant even play COD4 on max- OUCH..
What are you talking about? i play cod4 on max at roughly 80fps (i think) and i have a X2.
Get your facts right. He most likely has a crap GPU.
I'm playing Crysis at 1280x720 w/ 4xAA and most settings medium, some high and I get a lot of hangs. My FPS is pretty damn good, but every 10 seconds for about 1/2 second my screen will freeze. =/
Then there must be something wrong with your PC, coz one day I saw a video of Crysis playing on very high (i think at 1280x1024) with Athlon 4400 X2 on GF8800GTX and he had no problemos runing it.
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