Crysis, is it still the hardest game on your system?

[Hybrid_theory]

another 200 will do wonders for fsx especially because we have a quad. I was considering firing mine upto 3.6 for it.

when i was tryin 3.6 back in september i couldn't find a point of stability and my bios voltage was getting high at 1.45. I heard you don't want to go higher than 1.45 (but is that in cpuz?) I found a stable point at 3.4 and was happy to stop there.

 

[DrPepper]

when i was tryin 3.6 back in september i couldn't find a point of stability and my bios voltage was getting high at 1.45. I heard you don't want to go higher than 1.45 (but is that in cpuz?) I found a stable point at 3.4 and was happy to stop there.

I'd went to 1.6v for 3.9ghz and kept it at that for a few weeks and it was fine. I just installed FSX there lol coincidence ?

 

[oli_ramsay]

You're safe to go up to 1.55v on 65nm CPUs. As long as temps are OK (<60C) then you're fine. And yes it's the voltage shown in CPU-z that matters, not in the BIOS

 

[Hybrid_theory]

You're safe to go up to 1.55v on 65nm CPUs. As long as temps are OK (<60C) then you're fine. And yes it's the voltage shown in CPU-z that matters, not in the BIOS

cool thanks. though when i was testing for the sweet spot in 3.6 i was hitting 67C I think with prime. right now it hit 63/64

 

[spearman914]

GtaIV is only taxing if you have a dual core. The game recommends at least a tri core.

?? Really. I've heard people say switching from a dual to quad only makes a 5-8fps difference in GTA IV.

 

[DrPepper]

?? Really. I've heard people say switching from a dual to quad only makes a 5-8fps difference in GTA IV.

5-8 is quite alot even though I've seen people with better pc's than me with dual core setups find it choppy.

Think about it. You get 20 fps with a dual get a quad an extra 5 means 25 and its playable 8 is even better but a quad at 3.2 - 3.4 should be about 32 fps on example system.

I'l set my quad to dual and do benchmarks later on.

 

[AltecV1]

it hard to belive that they gain 5 fps(i will never buy a 4 core cpu)!!!!TWO CORES FTW

 

[spencer22l]

Which one is harder on your system?
Crysis ? or Crysis Warhead??

 

[AltecV1]

crysis of course warhead is just tuned down CRYSIS with new missions

 

[spencer22l]

really? I always thought warhead was harder cus
it was the newer one

 

[AltecV1]

now you now the dark secret

 

[RadeonProVega]

crysis of course warhead is just tuned down CRYSIS with new missions

Putting water on mainstream in water takes more of a strain then on crysis if i put water on high

 

[spencer22l]

Putting water on mainstream in water takes more of a strain then on crysis if i put water on high

mainstream - water on warhead is harder than
high - water on crysis??
That's interesting....hmmmm

But overall which do you think is harder on your sys?

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

First Crysis... it's horribly unoptimized.

 

[PCpraiser100]

Crysis was the hype bomb of the DX10 generation, its what gave most gamers hype to get Vista. All of it was business trash thanks to Microsoft nagging at Crytek for a release week of Vista-advertised games. Fortunately, we can get them thinking of rebuild the CryEngine if one of us wants to go to Germany to wake the developers up. Me and my HD 3870 are having fun though on Crysis...at lower resolutions (sniff!).

 

[RadeonProVega]

mainstream - water on warhead is harder than
high - water on crysis??
That's interesting....hmmmm

But overall which do you think is harder on your sys?

Warhead is more demanding. That first level, in the first few mins where all the bombs are dropping and jets moving across the skies, OH man, 0-2fps lol. But i keep moving throughout the choppiness. Once you jump onto the rocks and you have that dream or flashback, things get more easy from there. In warhead there is too much stuff going on within the levels thats why its more demanding.

 

[AltecV1]

maybe your right i would not know coz i aint playing with P3 and 8400GS at 0-2 fps!!!!!!!

 

[RadeonProVega]

Well yea i guess lmfao

Anywho, some crysis screens i took: All high settings

4-9fps lol my temps did stay at 55c the whole i was playing at those levels. So it really don't put a stain on my video card.

 

[troyrae360]

Nice screeshots
check this out
http://www.tweakguides.com/Crysis_1.html

 

[RadeonProVega]

Nice screeshots
check this out
http://www.tweakguides.com/Crysis_1.html

Yes i have it bookmarked. I notice in Crysis warhead if i put shadows on gamer level, it doesn't bother performance that much. But on Crysis, hell i put shadows on medium and i lose about 10fps. The perfect settings on my end for Crysis is 1280x1024 high - medium - to - low, talking about 14-25fps. No stutter, no pausing, no problems. I even have Transparency anti-aliasing(multi) and gamma color correction anti - aliasing on in NCP , and the game is running just fine. On warhead, 1280x1024 mainstream to minimum. and the game plays just fine. Thats really my limit for both games.

But as of right now , i have no plans to play either game on my p3 anymore. After playing the game at medium to high or even high settings(unplayable yes) its really no point to play them at low anymore or medium to low or whatever. Crysis and Crysis warhead is the only 2 games i have come across that needs to be played at certain levels. So i will look forward to playing them both again whenever i feel the need to buy a new computer.

 

[hat]

Well yea i guess lmfao

Anywho, some crysis screens i took: All high settings

4-9fps lol my temps did stay at 55c the whole i was playing at those levels. So it really don't put a stain on my video card.

Of course it strains your video card, it's crysis. you see people talking about high temps because they have high end graphics cards that take much more power than your 8400gs could ever dream of. my 9800gt reaches over 90c in furmark and that's with a zalman fv900 on it.

 

[AltecV1]

you only talk about getting a new rig!!whats up with the smallville?you a fan of the show or you just like the GUY in the picture

 

[RadeonProVega]

Of course it strains your video card, it's crysis. you see people talking about high temps because they have high end graphics cards that take much more power than your 8400gs could ever dream of. my 9800gt reaches over 90c in furmark and that's with a zalman fv900 on it.

90c, whoa, thats scary. Unless the card is made for those temps. I was watching a tirgerdirect video on i think the Diamond 4870x2 card, he said temps reach 90c, but those cards are made for it.

you only talk about getting a new rig!!whats up with the smallville?you a fan of the show or you just like the GUY in the picture

I talk about it, because i am still looking around for one. I always look around, i just never find anything i want. Btw, i am a fan of smallville/superman. I support the show and promote it.

 

[SLO247]

Oh yeah. I saw a HELL of a rig running it at Quakecon. I think it was twin 4870x2's and it ran like a frozen dog turd. Of course, it was running on multiple screens, but still.

LOL. It really is that bad isn't it. Its a pretty slideshow but. I wonder if anybody can run it with all the visuals cranked? Except this U2Konline fella of course

I didn't think GTA4 was that bad, then again it didn't let me turn it all up Only just ran ok how it was though. Maybe there is a hack for it?

 

[RevengE]

LOL. It really is that bad isn't it. Its a pretty slideshow but. I wonder if anybody can run it with all the visuals cranked? Except this U2Konline fella of course

I didn't think GTA4 was that bad, then again it didn't let me turn it all up Only just ran ok how it was though. Maybe there is a hack for it?

I can run it Maxed out easy..if your talking of Crysis..Gta4 I wont try Until I get My PII and OC it on Water In a Few Weeks.