What Hardware Can Play Crysis at maximum settings (plus AA and AF) at 720p?

I got a rig that some may say is a little low - end, altho it has served me very well so far. Specs: Intel Core i5 - 750 @ 2.66 GHz, 8 gigs system memory, GT 230 1.5 gb dedicated ddr3, motherboard and PSU unknown, but one can assume the basic idea of what kinda specs they r from the rest of this info. I'm no HD gamer. I couldn't care less if the game is in 720p or 1080p, as long as it is smooth and fluid enough to be enjoyable. (If it's ugly in 720p, it just gets uglier in 1080p. That's my policy.)So please, when I say I wanna know what hardware it takes to run Crysis at max, tell me the requirement for 30 fps relatively consistently on the resolution 1280x720 with all of the game settings on "Very High" (DX10), full Anti-aliasing, and full Anisotropic Filtering. Say it with me here: I do not care about 1080p... I honestly could even bring down the resolution to about 1024x768 if that makes the thing run nicely, it doesnt matter much. Got it? Much appreciated. And yes, the question is what hardware I need to run Crysis maximum settings + full AA and full AF at 720p w/ at least a relatively consistent 30 fps... I was thinking about leaving all the specs alone except the gpu, where I would replace, personally, with a radeon hd 5670 1 gb, since it has DX11 and isnt very expensive, if bought from Newegg.com. I have an HP Pavilion Elite e9260f, so I heard I might need to take out a stick o' ram or two to make sure the gpu fits, but no big deal, right? I hear 4 gigs of ram is still a pretty sweet machine if it has other good specs. My machine can currently power thru Crysis at max settings at 800x600 w/ no AA and maintain approx. 40-60fps. (I dont use FRAPS, so I dont know the exact fps, but its higher than 30 fps and very nice.)

P. S. - Don't insult HP, man... its psychadelio awesomeness... And BTW, if Crysis would play at 60fps on 720p w/ whatev u recommend, plz tell me, and don't forget to say if it will run in 1440x900 as well w/ at least 30 fps, in that case.

A 5870 for sure...smooth as butter....probably even a 5770 at that resolution.

And btw, that i5 aint half bad....pair that bad boy up with a decent GPU and you got yourself a very decent rig my friend.

Great wall of text :o!

but from what i gather, you are wanting a 5870...

but if this is your comp (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16883147037) then it'll be difficuilt to fit into that case, and i know because i had the same case and somehow fit a 4890 in there, but it was very tight, and the 5870 is even larger

and i'm unsure what your PSU specs are, it may not have enough power for a 5870

All You need is a Good Processor such as Intel i2 Quad Processoror AMD Turion X2, 1GB Nvidia or ATI Graphics Card, 4 GB and should go great with no LAG.

The only bad thing with your rig is the gpu ,everythings else is high- end

Very high at 720p with some AA and AF? I'd say probably a GTS250 should do that at 30fps, although maybe a 5770/4890/GTX275 would run that at over 30fps no problems.

EDIT: You mentioned a 5670? Bad idea, not great performance or value for money, only advantage is DX11 which it won't manage in most games anyway.

Even though you must have heard this a lot since you claimed you don't wanna hear it like five times but...if you're looking to run crysis max, 1280x720 is pretty weak...and if you are willing to go down to a measly 1024x768 then dude whats the point lol. And you mention you can power through the game at 800x600 with max settings...well yea, even my lousy 8800GTS can do that. People played at resolutions like that back when Half life was released...in 1998..

actually at that resolution to max it out the cheapest gpu poissible would be an hd 5830/hd 4890 or a gtx 280

All right, thanks for the advice, guys. Looks like I'll be prowling the Web for a while lookin for what ppl say about the 5830, 5850, and 5870 for ATi- I dont wanna chance the 5750 or 5770 cuz I hear they have more probs than the other DX11 cards. They're too cheap to be any good lol. And yea, my case may b small, but I have nothing against upgrading that, it's easy. $30 cases at Microcenter. =) For nVIDIA, I think the GTS250 sounds good as well.

BTW: I have heard some reviews of the recently re-named HP Pavilion Elite series comps w/ similar specs to mine, and they say there is a chance that an upgrade would fit in the case if you take out a stick or two of RAM, so maybe I can do that. If that doesn't work, I'll just get a new mid-tower case from Microcenter.

P.S - I dont know my PSU power for absolute sure,since I have nottaken off the sidecase and looked yet,but I'm willing to bet it's 400w or 410 or somethin low,cuz the GT 230 isnt a high-end card. (I've heard that about a million times, ofc)It must belower than 450w, as may be needed for a 5800 series card, meaning I need to break out a new PSU lol.

I just tried Crysis (original) at 1280X720 with everything maxed on the laggiest level (Awakening). No go. Average fps around 20, mins an unplayable single-digits. My 280 plays Crysis playable at 1920X1200, all very high, no AA. It's the AA 16Q that is the crippler. You're going to need at least a 295 or a 5970, but I can't say whether even they will do it. Be thinking CF or SLI, dude.

Even though you must have heard this a lot since you claimed you don't wanna hear it like five times but...if you're looking to run crysis max, 1280x720 is pretty weak...and if you are willing to go down to a measly 1024x768 then dude whats the point lol. And you mention you can power through the game at 800x600 with max settings...well yea, even my lousy 8800GTS can do that. People played at resolutions like that back when Half life was released...in 1998..

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Maybe some of us don't have moniters that large? You can get a decent moniter that has great color and contrast that has a native res of 1289x1024, and it won't look any worse than a 1080p moniter. If the thing is only like 2 feet from your face it doesn't need to be that huge. There really are some advantages to not buying large moniters.