HD2900XT and 8800GTS will only be able to run Crysis maxed on 1280x1024!!

Maximum PC magazine published a technology focused Crysis interview with Crytek CEO and President Cevat Yerli on their October 2007 issue. Below is a short summary of the main topics from the one-page interview. Thanks to littlecheez9 for this!

- The game physics in Crysis will be handled by the CPU only so there will be no GPU or PhysX PPU aided physics acceleration.
- What comes to digital distribution Crysis will not be available on services such as Steam but on EA Link (EA Store).
- Crysis is highly optimized for both single-core and multi-core CPUs.
- The benefit from having multi-core CPUs will only be better performance i.e. higher and smoother frame rates.
- Cevat believes that GeForce 8800 GTS or Radeon 2900 will be good for running Crysis at 1280 resolutions on maximum settings but for 1600x1200 or higher you'll need faster hardware.

http://www.incrysis.com/index.php?op...sk=view&id=456

Damn! I was really hoping my 2900xt would be able to max it at 1680x1050. However, Cevat might be wrong, and everyone seems to have a different definition for "maxed settings" so who knows, there could still be hope! I only need 2x, MAYBE 4x AA, and maxed for me is 40+ FPS without drops below 35 fps.

That's strange, does the jump from one resolution to the next take the game from playable to unplayable on max settings? Sounds a bit fishy to me.firefly026

This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...mbukste

im glad that these cards cant max them I knew this was gonig to happen

This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...mbukste

[QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...LouieV13

im glad that these cards cant max them I knew this was gonig to happen

couldn't care less because most games going form high to ultra high doesn't look somuch bettermastershake575

[QUOTE="LouieV13"][QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...killab2oo5

im glad that these cards cant max them I knew this was gonig to happen

[QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...LouieV13

im glad that these cards cant max them I knew this was gonig to happen

[QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...Makari

[QUOTE="LouieV13"][QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...mbukste

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"][QUOTE="LouieV13"][QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...Makari

im glad that these cards cant max them I knew this was gonig to happen

It's funny because for the longest time people were saying games were going to run 6 times faster in DX10. Like some how an 8600GT would be faster in DX10 than a 7900GTX in DX9 lol! I hope everyone now sees from Bioshock that the performance goes down in DX10 from DX9 even when using a DX10 card like an 8800xxx.

This concerns me. I want to max crysis at my monitors native res 1920x1080. Looks like im in for a rude awakening.

This concerns me. I want to max crysis at my monitors native res 1920x1080. Looks like im in for a rude awakening.

salzdaprinze

[QUOTE="mbukste"][QUOTE="LouieV13"][QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...Makari

[QUOTE="salzdaprinze"]

This concerns me. I want to max crysis at my monitors native res 1920x1080. Looks like im in for a rude awakening.

firefly026

Your right, it shouldnt be a problem but who knows.

May be a noob question, but what's wrong with playing Crysis maxed out at 720p? CB4McGusto

Nothing wrong with it dude, the game will still look nice at that res IMO.

[QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="killab2oo5"][QUOTE="LouieV13"][QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...Store24

im glad that these cards cant max them I knew this was gonig to happen

It's funny because for the longest time people were saying games were going to run 6 times faster in DX10. Like some how an 8600GT would be faster in DX10 than a 7900GTX in DX9 lol! I hope everyone now sees from Bioshock that the performance goes down in DX10 from DX9 even when using a DX10 card like an 8800xxx.

This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...mbukste

My thoughts exactly.

If you need a GTX to play at 16x12, how the hell are owners of 8600GT/2600XTs supposed to run the game?

[QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="mbukste"][QUOTE="LouieV13"][QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...mbukste

I also have a noob question. When Crysis comes out, will there be two different versions of the game or only one that has both DX10 and DX9 mode on it. Will they just have one version of the game that when installed, will run on the DX mode that is native to your video card? I do not want to pick up a DX10 version to only find out that the game won't work on my DX9 card.ConfusedZone

One version that can run in DX10/9 and probably 8(maybe 7), though I don't know for sure(about the DX8/7).

[QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...Wesker776

My thoughts exactly.

If you need a GTX to play at 16x12, how the hell are owners of 8600GT/2600XTs supposed to run the game?

[QUOTE="ConfusedZone"]I also have a noob question. When Crysis comes out, will there be two different versions of the game or only one that has both DX10 and DX9 mode on it. Will they just have one version of the game that when installed, will run on the DX mode that is native to your video card? I do not want to pick up a DX10 version to only find out that the game won't work on my DX9 card.LordEC911

One version that can run in DX10/9 and probably 8(maybe 7), though I don't know for sure(about the DX8/7).

IF that is true, I can tell you right now I would be giving up PC gaming. I've only recently got a system that can finally play everything I have fluidly... and for it to already be back to 640x480 because of one new game will really set me the **** off.

**** busted my ass and had to take out a LOAN just so I could afford the new rig I have now. No way in hell am I going to tolerate someone telling me that I can't even play a game without having to scale things all the way back all over again so quickly.

Guess I am the only one thats not surprised by this news, glad I went sli :D

Guess I am the only one thats not surprised by this news, glad I went sli :D

Alpha_Omega69

[QUOTE="Alpha_Omega69"]

Guess I am the only one thats not surprised by this news, glad I went sli :D

mbukste

:lol: But dude I mean comon, you can't really say you actually believed a 7800GTX would run crysis on high in DX9, let alone the 8600 which is basically the 7600 equivilent with DX10 features.

[QUOTE="mbukste"][QUOTE="Alpha_Omega69"]

Guess I am the only one thats not surprised by this news, glad I went sli :D

Alpha_Omega69

:lol: But dude I mean comon, you can't really say you actually believed a 7800GTX would run crysis on high in DX9, let alone the 8600 which is basically the 7600 equivilent with DX10 features.

Guess I am the only one thats not surprised by this news, glad I went sli :D

Alpha_Omega69

hey dude, wat cards do you have running SLI? and hows it been for u? have u really noticed a massive performance increase?

how many times do i have to say in my past posts, CRYSIS WILL BE A KILLER TO HARDWARE EVEN 8800 CARDS

but no, all u ppl have to say it wont just because u hope it wont.. i already knew its going to run bad in graphic intensive areas, watch the FPS dip.

Everyone needs to calm down, maybe a 7800 GTX won't max it out at 10x7, but it should play medium/high pretty well. Just because you can't max it isn't the end of the world. The game should look amazing even on medium settings.

Everyone needs to calm down, maybe a 7800 GTX won't max it out at 10x7, but it should play medium/high pretty well. Just because you can't max it isn't the end of the world. The game should look amazing even on medium settings.

shanelevy

What good is playing a game that looks good but lags badly? loads of people seem to overlook this.

I'd rather have medium graphics settings than high if high hinders the performance.

Everyone needs to calm down, maybe a 7800 GTX won't max it out at 10x7, but it should play medium/high pretty well. Just because you can't max it isn't the end of the world. The game should look amazing even on medium settings.

shanelevy

What good is playing a game that looks good but lags badly? loads of people seem to overlook this.

I'd rather have medium graphics settings than high if high hinders the performance.

[QUOTE="Wesker776"]

[QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...mbukste

My thoughts exactly.

If you need a GTX to play at 16x12, how the hell are owners of 8600GT/2600XTs supposed to run the game?

[QUOTE="mbukste"][QUOTE="Wesker776"]

[QUOTE="mbukste"]This better be a joke,i'll be royally p*ssed if a 8600GT or even a X1950GT can't get high @ 1024x768...big_al123

My thoughts exactly.

If you need a GTX to play at 16x12, how the hell are owners of 8600GT/2600XTs supposed to run the game?

At least we can max out Crysis @ 1280x1024 resolution with 8800GTSs & HD 2900XTs :)LahiruD