Here is my possible setup for Crysis, is it solid enough?

[nitro28]

cpu:Q6600
ram:4 gb
Video: 8800 GT 512mb
Operating system Vista 64 bit

I only play the latest games once through, burn dvd's and surf the net. I do not go back and play older games. Is vista 64 going to be any problem if I have no interest in older stuff? I like the thought of keeping ahead of things a bit. Does this sound pretty good? I only upgrade every 2-3 years.

 

[Fenixgoon]

you'll be fine, but note that if you just built the rig recently specifically for playing crysis, you would have been better off waiting for benchmarks, then purchasing accordingly

 

[rocadelpunk]

what resolution do you plan on playing at?

 

[imported_Slimy]

Your proposed system will be just fine for Crysis. It's really the best you can do right now without springing for a $400+ video card. My system is similar, and I play the demo at 1280x960, 2XAA, High settings (with a couple of "Very High" tweaks snuck in via the config file). Frame rate around 30. I'm using an 8800GTS 640, so you should be a hair faster.

 

[ZappDogg]

I run it at 1680x1050 with the machine in my sig, you'll be fine.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Damn, these 8800GTs need to drop in price so I can actually play stuff!

 

[DannyLove]

Nitro, if you look at my sig you'll see we have somewhat similar rigs.

I, however, only have 2 GIGs and also the KO version of the 8800GT. I'm also running XP Pro 32-bit, and playing Crysis in 1280 by 1024, with ALL HIGH settings and NO AA, I get fps at an average of 35-45. The cut-scene's are around 25 or so.

All in all, the graphics are beautiful and its very very smooth. I will wait for future benchmarks (and the game to actually be released to the public ) to see how well 64-bit does with this game, with that, I'll consider Vista.

Hope this helps. This game rocks btw.