**CHALLENGE**Build a PC that can run Crysis at high setting for less than $600!

Challenge to hermits, we console gamers play our favorite games everyday for just the price of a regular console. All while you spend thousands of thousands of dollars just to play a high end game. Pathetic

Console gaming>>>>>>>>PC Gaming

Prove me wrong

$600 in 2006 was not the price of a regular console.

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

I could build a PC using what I already have, which is a case, (No hard drive. 40gig :lol: ) sound card and cd drive that could easily play it on high for around that, and this is in Britain (Just for ease of translation lets just say that's around 300-350 pound.) where computer stuff is about 3 times more expensive. If you build from scratch it would be a challenge, but using some of the same resources in your current PC it should be a fairly simple task.

Here is that was $500 a while ago. Prices on stuff have gone down since that article. Upgrade to a 4870 and a Core 2 duo and overclock it and you will have a machine that will run on crysis high for about $600. The machine that they have listed will run pretty much any multiplat at the equivilant of console settings.

http://hothardware.com/cs/blogs/ta/archive/2008/12/30/build-guide-500-gaming-rig.aspx

Accepted.

I'm basing assumption that you have a monitor.

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

-Jiggles-

Here ya go

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47150.html

The Xbox 360/PS3 both running CryEngine 3, the same engine used for Crysis. Try harder hermits

[QUOTE="-Jiggles-"]

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

Mastershake11

Here ya go

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47150.html

The Xbox 360/PS3 both running CryEngine 3, the same engine used for Crysis. Try harder hermits

[QUOTE="-Jiggles-"]

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

Mastershake11

Here ya go

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47150.html

The Xbox 360/PS3 both running CryEngine 3, the same engine used for Crysis. Try harder hermits

doesn't mean that it can run it on high.

[QUOTE="-Jiggles-"]

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

Mastershake11

Here ya go

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47150.html

The Xbox 360/PS3 both running CryEngine 3, the same engine used for Crysis. Try harder hermits

Crysis used Cry Engine 2...not Cry Engine 3...

[QUOTE="-Jiggles-"]

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

Mastershake11

Here ya go

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47150.html

The Xbox 360/PS3 both running CryEngine 3, the same engine used for Crysis. Try harder hermits

Oh god. :lol:

That engine is not the same one used for Crysis.

Mine cost me $1500 and will run every game out there at highest settings 1920x1200.

Here is what you want:

Antec 300 case $60

LG 22x $25

WD 160gb $60

Gigabyte UD3 $75

Sapphire 4830 $90

Corsair 400 $50

G Skill 4gb $45

AMD Phenom X4 920 $165

Total: $570

After Rebates: $550

If you need an OS just downscale the CPU to something less expensive and fire one in. How's that? I win a cookie. You could even upgrade to a 4850 with what's left over.

I can't believe TC just linked the console version of Cryengine 3. That type of self-ownage has to hurt :P

Ok fine TC, ignore my post that proved you wrong.

Ok fine TC, ignore my post that proved you wrong.

Guybrush_3

The TC ignored everyone's posts.

And for a sec I thought the thread was legit...:(

In effort to un-troll the thread....Can a PC be built for 600.00 (no monitor) that can run high settings with solid frames per sec?..

And for a sec I thought the thread was legit...:(

In effort to un-troll the thread....Can a PC be built for 600.00 (no monitor) that can run high settings with solid frames per sec?..

masiisam

see my first post. you could actually go even cheaper for the same specs but the quality of the parts might not be that great.

TC killed himself with the video.This thread and his credibility is over.

Easy.

• Foxconn TW-080 NPS Black Steel MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case $24.99
• Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 3.5" Hard Drive $36.99
• MSI K9N2GM-FD AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $49.50
• HIS Hightech H487FN512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $150.00
• Rosewill Stallion Series RD550N-2SB-SL-BK 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply $49.99
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400 Brisbane 2.8GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core black edition Processor $59.99
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 for System Builders $89.99
• G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $29.99
• LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 $24.99

TOTAL: $521.42

Easy.

• Foxconn TW-080 NPS Black Steel MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case $24.99
• Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 3.5" Hard Drive $36.99
• MSI K9N2GM-FD AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $49.50
• HIS Hightech H487FN512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $150.00
• Rosewill Stallion Series RD550N-2SB-SL-BK 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply $49.99
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400 Brisbane 2.8GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core black edition Processor $59.99
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 for System Builders $89.99
• G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $29.99

TOTAL: $521.42

Stevo_the_gamer

I tried my best. I'm assuming 3 things. One is you have a monitor, 2 is you have a keyboard, 3 you have an OS you can install (I can get free ones through school).

I didn't skip on parts or ram. This will play Crysis at VERY HIGH settings pretty much maxed out. The only part I had to go less on was a cheap PSU, which for another $50 could get you a solid one and you would have a very powerful computer for under $700.

• COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $49.99
• GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3LR LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $84.99
• Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q8200 - Retail - $164.99
• G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail - $42.99
• Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-116DBK - OEM - $24.99
• SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail - $169.99
• Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM - $41.99
• LOGISYS Computer PS575XBK 575W ATX12V SLI Ready Power Supply - Retail - $24.99

Total comes out to be $604.92. Ok so not under $600. But lets face it, nobody wants to buy a PC to play Crysis at high settings for only $600. They are going to build a PC that lasts them. This PC is only $600 and it wont be outdated for months, maybe even years. You get a quad core, a solid MOBO, strong case, 4 gigs of ram, a 4870, and a solid DVD burner.

This is a damn fine PC for $600. If you can just find an OS and use your current monitor and stuff this thing will last you for a good time.

You could go with Stevo's build, but his really skips on stuff.

You could go with Stevo's build, but his really skips on stuff.Wasdie

some pretty solid ownage in this thread, its been a while

i think we all would like to hear back from the TC now lol

Personally, I would never go for a budget power supply. The possibility of failure when used with a machine that powerful is higher than I'm comfortable with. Generally, power supplies under $50 tend to not perform so well when paired with a decent system. The minimum I'd go for for the above builds would be this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003&Tpk=Corsair%20450wEinhanderkiller

Yup you're right, I just through the budget Corsair in there for laziness, even though Corsair are usually highly rated.

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

-Jiggles-

Man this thread really did just make my day. You can't beat PC gaming... it just can't be done.

[QUOTE="-Jiggles-"]

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

foxhound_fox

Have you seen Crysis on low? It isn't exactly pretty anymore. Consoles could definitly run it on low

Give me the $600 and I will accept your challenge sir. 8)

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

[QUOTE="-Jiggles-"]

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

Guybrush_3

Have you seen Crysis on low? It isn't exactly pretty anymore. Consoles could definitly run it on low

Maybe a linear version.

Yall hermits are something else, really lol. Half of the things yall listed would be behind the times before they even left the warehouse. And then for a self built system you would need one of these, maybe just maybe.

O/S

Can't be a upgrade o/s cause most people have pre built systems that just come with a restore disk and a restore disk can't be put onto another system for a upgrade o/s to work so it has to be a Full Install o/s disk to work.

Also most of the parts people have mentioned in here forget to mention that they themselves wouldn't use them lol. I know looking at some of those motherboards and power supplies listed, aswell as processors I wouldn't use them for sure.

Really for a great cheap setup either building yourself or prebuilt it is going to take atleast $1200-$1500. Now I would say that the state of pc gaming would ensure that upgrading wouldn't be a issue anymore. If you get a great rig now, I think you could easily be good for another 3-5 years without upgrades. My rig now has a ati 4850 1gb card and really there is nothing I can't play with it, and I don't see anything coming in the near future or later in pc gaming that would lend the thought of having to upgrade. So if you are going to get a pc rig, do it right the first time and be done with it. Don't be cheap and then you will be caught into the realm of having to upgrade to get the best out of games.

But now after going back to my pc games, I feel like I've waisted my money. PC games in general that I've been playing or have rechecked out, has a very unpolished feeling to them. Polished games is something that I can say that the ps3 has spoiled me with. From pc games ranging from Crysis, TF2, BF2, UTIII, QuakeIv they all have most of these issues or a good % of them, poor animations, glitches, poor hit detection, not user friendly patch updates, laggy online and just poor optimization.

So I really don't see the benefit anymore in pc gaming when Console gaming has for the most part caught pc gaming minus mod downloads. So with ease of use, comfort, user friendly patch updates, online services, polished AAA games, and on and on. So for the most part hermits yall just need to get off of your high horses and get with a console lol, they are a blast.

CHALLENGE!!!! Show me a console that can play crysis at ALL!!!!!.... oh wait...redbaron3

And now the TC has disappeared.

[QUOTE="-Traveller-"] [QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

Easy.

• Foxconn TW-080 NPS Black Steel MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case $24.99
• Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 3.5" Hard Drive $36.99
• MSI K9N2GM-FD AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $49.50
• HIS Hightech H487FN512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $150.00
• Rosewill Stallion Series RD550N-2SB-SL-BK 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply $49.99
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400 Brisbane 2.8GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core black edition Processor $59.99
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 for System Builders $89.99
• G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $29.99
• LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 $24.99

TOTAL: $521.42

kidcool189

I tried my best. I'm assuming 3 things. One is you have a monitor, 2 is you have a keyboard, 3 you have an OS you can install (I can get free ones through school).

I didn't skip on parts or ram. This will play Crysis at VERY HIGH settings pretty much maxed out. The only part I had to go less on was a cheap PSU, which for another $50 could get you a solid one and you would have a very powerful computer for under $700.

• COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $49.99
• GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3LR LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $84.99
• Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q8200 - Retail - $164.99
• G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail - $42.99
• Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-116DBK - OEM - $24.99
• SAPPHIRE 100259L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail - $169.99
• Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM - $41.99
• LOGISYS Computer PS575XBK 575W ATX12V SLI Ready Power Supply - Retail - $24.99

Total comes out to be $604.92. Ok so not under $600. But lets face it, nobody wants to buy a PC to play Crysis at high settings for only $600. They are going to build a PC that lasts them. This PC is only $600 and it wont be outdated for months, maybe even years. You get a quad core, a solid MOBO, strong case, 4 gigs of ram, a 4870, and a solid DVD burner.

This is a damn fine PC for $600. If you can just find an OS and use your current monitor and stuff this thing will last you for a good time.

You could go with Stevo's build, but his really skips on stuff.

Wasdie

I challenge TC to show me a console game that looks as good or better than crysis...




































oh wait..there isn't none!

None of those will run Crysis at "very high" at anything above 1024x768 with more than 20 fps. None. Just because you're "running it" at very high with one of the... "computers", in this thread... does not mean you're actually running it. And you're all forgetting OS's... that support DX10.walter429

1. He said "high settings"; notvery high.
2. No, I did not forget the OS.

[QUOTE="redbaron3"]CHALLENGE!!!! Show me a console that can play crysis at ALL!!!!!.... oh wait...GreyFoXX4

LOL, show me a pc rig that can play mgs4 with superior graphics. oh wait.

What? Are you trying to say MGS4 has better graphics then Crysis or something?(Which it dosen't)

Also you do know that crysis is 2 years old now right? Just figured I'd ask.

Nov 12, 2007 is not 2 years old.And its not like a PC gamer made this thread.

And for a sec I thought the thread was legit...:(

In effort to un-troll the thread....Can a PC be built for 600.00 (no monitor) that can run high settings with solid frames per sec?..

masiisam

Radeon HD 4890(Overclocked)- $245/ $225 (after $20 rebate)

GeIL 4GB DDR2-800 (CAS 4) - $44

AMD Dual-Core Kuma 7750 "Black Edition" 2.7 ghz - $60

Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 Motherboard - $75

free-shipping code: EMCLRMR25 (advertised on Newegg.com, gives you free shipping on the motherboard)

Rosewill 630w Active-PFC 80-plus certified Power Supply - $70

Western Digital 320 GB Hard Drive - $50

Samsung DVD-Burner - $21

Rosewill Wind Ryder Case - $45

Sub-total - $610 before rebate
Total - $590 after rebate

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No shipping or tax is applied in most states.

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For $590, you can have a system with an unlocked (completely overclockable) dual-core CPU, 4gb of RAM, a powerful (pre-overclocked) high-end GPU, 320gb hard drive, and a decently slick case (which even comes with a pair of 120mm fans), all powered by a solid 630 watt power supply. This system should let you run Crysis on high with a decent framerate.

Easy.

• Foxconn TW-080 NPS Black Steel MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case $24.99
• Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 3.5" Hard Drive $36.99
• MSI K9N2GM-FD AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $49.50
• HIS Hightech H487FN512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $150.00
• Rosewill Stallion Series RD550N-2SB-SL-BK 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply $49.99
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400 Brisbane 2.8GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core black edition Processor $59.99
• Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 for System Builders $89.99
• G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $29.99
• LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 $24.99

TOTAL: $521.42

Stevo_the_gamer

Show me a console that'll run Crysis on high, period.

-Jiggles-

Consoles can't run Crysis at all. They nearly can, but can't, dues to te low amounts of RAM. That's why CryEngine 3 is being made.

[QUOTE="Guybrush_3"]

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]
High? None of them could run it on low.

bladeeagle

Have you seen Crysis on low? It isn't exactly pretty anymore. Consoles could definitly run it on low

Maybe a linear version.

I haven't played FCII but isn't it open world? and it's graphics on consoles are better than Crysis on low. (have you guys actually seen what crysis looks like I low?) I am a hermit but really guys, I think consoles could run it on low.

360 version of FC2.