Crysis Minimum/Recommended Specs Announced!!

[VictimOfScience]

Yikes!

Minimum Requirements CPU: Athlon 64 3000+/Intel 2.8ghz
Graphics: Nvidia 6600/X800GTO (SM 2.0)
RAM: 768Mb/1Gb on Windows Vista
HDD: 6GB
Internet: 256k+
Optical Drive: DVD
Software: DX9.0c with Windows XP

Recommended Requirements

CPU: Dual-core CPU (Athlon X2/Pentium D)
Graphics: Nvidia 7800GTX/ATI X1800XT (SM 3.0) or DX10 equivalent
RAM: 1.5Gb
HDD: 6GB
Internet: 512k+ (128k+ upstream)
Optical Drive: DVD
Software: DX10 with Windows Vista

Source (http://ve3d.ign.com/).

[Pauly]

I dont want to buy vista though :\

[sea]

I may be able to play this game by 2008 or so.

[B-MAn]

D: dammit i don't have enough hard drive space T_T

[MultiVaC]

D:

[AmishSlayer]

Saw this.

I'm barely over the min.

[Loc-Dog]

Thats ****ed up. I'll still download it though. For free. Because i dont want to pay full price for something that i can't get full potential from anyway.

[JNightshade]

That's absolutely ridiculous. I mean, chances are, I'll be around the recommended by the time it comes out, but still.

[Gargantou]

Thats ****ed up. I'll still download it though. For free. Because i dont want to pay full price for something that i can't get full potential from anyway.Arr ye scurvy pirate!

[Slacker]

I'm good for recommended, sans Vista! :D

[Shakermaker]

Original source (http://www.crysis-online.com/forum/index.php/topic,141.0.html)

That thread contains a lot more answers. And the Czech guy is teh funneh.

[jimbo118]

Original source (http://www.crysis-online.com/forum/index.php/topic,141.0.html)

That thread contains a lot more answers. And the Czech guy is teh funneh.

He's from czech so he may be hard to decode?

Geforce NX7800GS 256MB he'll run on heavy expenses details how you are wrote?Outage Motion Blur and Diffuse Ray.What about ... ? will play work when I have slow processor
I am happy that me it he'll ride
,thanks.crysis it is good game,perhaps best what here met!I'm sorry,I don't know much well in English.Iam very happy
heh

just at minumum there myself

3.2ghz p4
x800xt
gig of ram

[DiSTuRbEd]

6GB of running around bs! Oh how I won't be buying this.

[CyberPitz]

Lets see, I have the dual core processor, I have the x1800Xt, I have the 2 gigs of ram....but the thing I'm missing is the DVD DRIVE!! D:

[Ren.182]

Got everything for recommended except the dual core CPU. But i'm not too worried about that.

Hopefully i can play at full on a nice res (hopefully 12x10 at least :))

[DreadLord]

I'm all set for the recommended except Vista..

Not bad I guess.

[Dog--]

Condemned for the PC takes up 8GB, I don't see why that is so much to give a crap about..

[DigiQ8]

Got everything recommended expect the graphics card ( geforce 6800 GS )

[Warbie]

I'd be suprised if the game looked anything but crap at minimum spec, and even more suprised if it ran well at recommended. More than ever before pc developers are understating the hardware needed to run their games in order to attract more customers.

Swapping recommended with minimum I think will be more accurate.

[P43.2/1Gig/X800P]

Hmmm tough decision
1. Buy a new pc
or
2. Feed the kids

Cant decide ARGHHHH!!!

[Dog--]

Make the kids get jobs, and take their paychecks to pay for the computer... then use your money to feed them.. If you've got any left.

[Dumb Dude]

I've got the recommended (minus Vista of course). But if previous games are any indicication for the performance I'll get, then I won't be able to max it out a decent resolution with any playable frame rate. I'd guess somewhere in the meduim-high settings at 1024x768 with about 20fps.

[DrDevin]

Condemned for the PC takes up 8GB, I don't see why that is so much to give a crap about..

I agree with this.

Seagate 750 GB Barracuda SATA 3.0 GB/s 7200.10 Sells for $375.00 US

Seagate 3.0Gbps 400GB 7200RPM 16MB Barracuda 7200.9 Sells for $161.71 US

Hitachi 1.5Gbps 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Deskstar 7K250 Sells for $55.99 US

I am close with an Athlon XP 3000+ 2GB of RAM and a 6600gt. Hopefully though I'll be getting a new PC in a few days so I'll be good for another couple of years.

[Javert]

I guess I'll upgrade next year. That Radeon 9800 Pro of mine will sooner commit hara kiri than touch that thing.

[Asuka]

I dont need to upgrade and i got the recommended. Neat. Well ill still be upgrading to dx10 so that doesn't matter.

Still good news im ready to go for Crysis.

[Stigmata]

Not surprising at all. The requirements seem a little high, but to be fair, most people have been lagging behind in terms of CPU/RAM/HDD requirements.

[destrukt]

I'll be set for the recommended except video card, but I'll just upgrade to a DX10 some time later.

[Death.Trap]

Only part I don't make on the recommended is dx 10.

[Steven]

After seeing the demo, I can't say I'm suprised at all.

[Ravioli]

im slightly underneith the minimum requirements, just slightly. Guess i can play with very low graphics.

[giant384]

After seeing the demo, I can't say I'm suprised at all.

i agree

[JNightshade]

Hmm. I'm sure I'll be able to run it with my current rig. The question is, will it look like shit?

[Dalamari]

I'm hardly at the min

I'll download it

[AntiAnto]

This is getting ridiculous.

[Quixoticism]

I'm going to upgrade this holiday season and I'll be above the recommended then. I'm not really surprised though and I don't know what the fuss is about the requirements. They don't seem unreasonable to me, it's like when Epic first showed of UE3 and it chugged on a 6800 Ultra. It takes powerful hardware to render all that goodness.

The best thing is that it's not going to cost an arm and a leg to get it. Core 2 Duo starts sub $200 while the best deal is the 6600 for $300, and Ati and nVidia will be coming out with new and better cards which will drive down the price of existing ones.

I for one can't wait to play this game.

[Sparta]

I really dont want to upgrade to Vista just for this game.

[AntiAnto]

The problem I seem to percieve with this excessive necessity of upgrading my computer to play Crysis (for example) is that I do know it will be another FPS game with the same fundamental "ingredients". Shoot, cover, shoot more, change level, shoot again. The exorbitant gap between those requirements and those we need three-four years ago don't seem to be justified by the gameplay outcome. Better graphics, yes. Gaming evolution, not much imo.

[Quixoticism]

Why don't you go grab yourself a Wii then. *snicker* I will. ;)

[B_MAN]

hmmm looks like i meet the min :)

[giant384]

I'm going to upgrade this holiday season and I'll be above the recommended then. I'm not really surprised though and I don't know what the fuss is about the requirements. They don't seem unreasonable to me, it's like when Epic first showed of UE3 and it chugged on a 6800 Ultra. It takes powerful hardware to render all that goodness.

The best thing is that it's not going to cost an arm and a leg to get it. Core 2 Duo starts sub $200 while the best deal is the 6600 for $300, and Ati and nVidia will be coming out with new and better cards which will drive down the price of existing ones.

I for one can't wait to play this game.

umm your kidding right??? about the 6600 $300..........that is not a deal at all

[Vegeta897]

Barely meet the minimum. I may be lagging behind with the video card though, I have an x1600 Pro.

[Uriel]

Looks like I'll be going back to selling drugs and whoring myself on the corner.

[6Three]

Looks like I won't be playing this.

[CrazyJeepDriver]

I can just run this... my specs meet the minimum requirements

[Krynn72]

Looks like I'll be going back to selling drugs and whoring myself on the corner.

Finally! Ive been waiting on the corner a long time for you to come back.

I surpass the minimum, dont meet any of the recomended (except ram).

Im not getting it anyways though. I doubt it will be a good game.

[clarky003]

lol. My brothers comp is nearly at recommended, but im going to have to upgrade to recommended this winter when hopefully it will be more affordable D:

[The Brick]

umm your kidding right??? about the 6600 $300..........that is not a deal at all

Hahah yes it is, it's the best choice on many fronts.

Read this review, especially the last 3 pages.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-shootout.html


Edit: By the time it comes out I will have a conroe E6600, 2gb ddr2 800, probably a nice dx10 card on par with the current 7900gt. A good mobo and cooler so I can overclock the E6600 from 2.4ghz to 4ghz if it's really needed. A very good soundcard (X-Fi extreme music) and extraordinarily good speakersetup. 720gb SATA2 storage.

[el Chi]

I've got sorta the right spec, but get f*cked. Yes the game is awfully pretty, but the gameplay better take into account that a lot of people will be getting an interactive slideshow.

[Gargantou]

I'm so screwed, 512 MB of RAM, 2.5Ghz P4, 9800Pro!!:laugh:
Hopefully I can buy a new comp next year.. Several people have advised that I don't now because I can only pay it via loan now and that means alot of interest rates.:(
Man I wanna try this game..

[Garfield_]

Atleast I have the minimum requirements ;D

[Gunner]

Ugh, maybe I'll play this game in 2008.

[Samon]

Wouldn't upgrade to play something that doesn't go in any new direction besides graphics anyway.

[theGreenBunny]

Hey guys, check your sources before getting excited. As has been linked in this thread, these "announced specs" come from this forum topic post: http://www.crysis-online.com/forum/index.php/topic,141.0.html

Now read it. Yes, also the part right below the specs. I'll quote it here:

The above specs are simply speculation
See? These specs are guesses, as good as yours and mine. They are not official, have not been announced by the dev or publisher, and are therefore complete speculation. Crysis-online's about page shows this isn't any official forum either: "This site is an Unofficial Crysis website and has no association with EA or Crytek."

It's especially amusing how all these ever-trustworthy newssites are running this bullshit as official specs. Let's do a quick tour: VE3D (http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/720/720538p1.html) doesn't note the unofficial nature of this stuff anywhere; same for ActionTrip (http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=072406_3); EvilAvatar (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15404&) goes as far as saying crysis-online is "the official Crysis forum", funny how the official site is still under development (http://www.crysisgame.com/); even ShackNews (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/43029) falls into the trap; in fact, Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/23/is-your-pc-rig-ready-for-crysis/) is the only one I've seen noting that the specs are speculation.
Internet journalism truly has high standards.

[Warbie]

Official or not, you only have to look at a few screenshots to realise Crysis will eat up currents pcs and spit out the rest.

[-Psy-]

Well I'm screwed...

It would seem largely pointless to play this game on low-spec especially considering what you could have with a higher spec system :(

Maybe this will be the game that pushes people to move to Vista and get a DX10 card.

[Space Farm]

Oh goodie, all I need is Vista and a new GPU and I'll meet the recommended specs easily.

[Bad^Hat]

-_-

I'm just about ready to say f*ck it and stick with consoles.

[giant384]

Hahah yes it is, it's the best choice on many fronts.

Read this review, especially the last 3 pages.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-shootout.html


Edit: By the time it comes out I will have a conroe E6600, 2gb ddr2 800, probably a nice dx10 card on par with the current 7900gt. A good mobo and cooler so I can overclock the E6600 from 2.4ghz to 4ghz if it's really needed. A very good soundcard (X-Fi extreme music) and extraordinarily good speakersetup. 720gb SATA2 storage.

haha!! lol i thought you meant a geforce 6600 because alll you said was "6600" i would have understood that if you put E6600 o well lol.

[Fliko]

I'll be set for this game at Recommended settings when I get my computer :D :D :D

[Saketi]

This game is not made by DICE, so im sure there will be a great tweak guide available upon release. Also even if u have to play with sum or most settings on LOW im sure the game will still look & play wonderfull.

Plus with AMD in the CPU price drops this game will be a steal to play with.

[clarky003]

Hmm actually, I don't know what the fuss is about really. Remembering back to the first time Doom III Half life 2 and FarCry were introduced there were similar outcrys of "zomg I'm just above minimum specs" about 6 months before they actually came out, so thats about right.

Except of course we had extra time with HL2 to get better cheaper upgrades because of the immense delay.

[Bad^Hat]

Hmm actually, I don't know what the fuss is about really. Remembering back to the first time Doom III Half life 2 and FarCry were introduced there were similar outcrys of "zomg I'm just above minimum specs" about 6 months before they actually came out, so thats about right.
Yeah... I remember way back looking at the min specs for Final Fantasy 11, I was like "800mhz, ZOMG WTF!"

[Sparta]

Hmm actually, I don't know what the fuss is about really. Remembering back to the first time Doom III Half life 2 and FarCry were introduced there were similar outcrys of "zomg I'm just above minimum specs" about 6 months before they actually came out, so thats about right.

Except of course we had extra time with HL2 to get better cheaper upgrades because of the immense delay.

But that was around 2 and a half years ago though. To upgrade every two and a half years is asking alot for the casual gamer. I remember the last time i upgraded before Half-Life 2 came out was back in 1999, and i could still run games decently. I don't really know how, but i managed.

Not to mention that Crysis, albeit incredibly good-looking, isn't a successor to a game that defined the genre like Half-Life or Doom. (There's few people that would argue it is, but there are definitely more people that would argue Half-Life and Dooms influence on the genre has been much much bigger.)

[Sulkdodds]

Did anybody notice tGB's post, I wonder?

[VictimOfScience]

Did anybody notice tGB's post, I wonder?

Official or not, you only have to look at a few screenshots to realise Crysis will eat up currents pcs and spit out the rest.
:upstare:

[Sulkdodds]

...and?

People are still acting as if they're official specs, or alternatively as if the news that Crysis will probably require a monster machine is in any way surprising. I don't think anybody needs random speculation posted all over the web as fact to "realise Crysis will eat up current PCs and spit out the rest"...yet people were still going "oh shit, we're screwed" or "omg that's evil". D:

[Black_Wolf]

all I need is Vista :)

[VictimOfScience]

...and?

People are still acting as if they're official specs, or alternatively as if the news that Crysis will probably require a monster machine is in any way surprising. I don't think anybody needs random speculation posted all over the web as fact to "realise Crysis will eat up current PCs and spit out the rest"...yet people were still going "oh shit, we're screwed" or "omg that's evil". D:
Yeah, people are idiots. The specs will be high. 'Nuff said...for now. ;)