To run Crysis at 19x12 on a single gpu

[PhoenixOrion]

without going to SLI, crossfire or other multi-gpu configuration,
which single-gpu, single-card would give me the best experience in Crysis, regardless of price?

thnx.

 

[AzN]

Maybe medium settings you could run a single card but not on high settings.

9800gts is best without AA. 8800 ultra is better with AA.

 

[angry hampster]

Obviously the most expensive one. ! You tend to pay for framerates.

 

[PhoenixOrion]

Originally posted by: Azn
Maybe medium settings you could run a single card but not on high settings.

9800gts is best without AA. 8800 ultra is better with AA.

i don't care much about AA but I want to open up the settings to high or very high.
perhaps the 9800gtx on 12x10 instead of 19x12?

 

[Lithan]

Sli GTX can't even run Very high at decent fps.
To run high @ 12x10 a 8800gt or better will probably manage.

I wouldnt go anything less than that, crysis is one of those games where the 8800gt is waaaaaay ahead of the lower cards (9600gt, 8800gs)

 

[Psynaut]

You can see my overclock settings in my sig. I can run Crysis at highest settings at the resolution right below 1920X, which is what? 16??X I think? Fortunately I play on my 37" monitor so even after it shrinks the game into a smaller box on my screen, it is still a huge picture (probably around 32" or so) and thouroughly enjoyable.

The only card that might get you there is a GX2, but I can't say for sure.

*edit: I probably should have said an overclocked GX2.

 

[Lithan]

Psynaut, Highest settings or highest settings on a modified cfg? Because benches I'm seeing show sli GTX's getting <30fps on very high settings. Did latest drivers give them a huge boost?

 

[Psynaut]

I don't know. I have seen the same tests and was never sure why I was able to get playable framerates at 1600X. Just a few days ago I applied the mod everyone has been using and it didn't give me any better frame rates, but it did add some graphical enhancements to the water that were beautiful. From what I understand, some of the DX10 setting were disabled in Crysis even for the highest settings and the mod adds them back. Some people are reporting much better frame rates with the mod though.

I have to run to a meeting , but when I get home later I will fire up crysis and double check all my settings to make certain I am not overlooking something, which if enabled, would slow down my framerates, since to be honest, I just went through the settings when I first installed it, set everything to highest including AA, and then started dropping the resolution until I got to a playable setting.

I will report back later.

 

[Lithan]

Probably some gfx patches since the reviews we've seen. I kinda noticed a trend that fps got better on more recent reviews. Seems nvidia might actually be making crysis specific or nearly crysis specific tweaks, to get it playable above medium setting.

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion

Originally posted by: Azn
Maybe medium settings you could run a single card but not on high settings.

9800gts is best without AA. 8800 ultra is better with AA.

i don't care much about AA but I want to open up the settings to high or very high.
perhaps the 9800gtx on 12x10 instead of 19x12?

You might be able to pull off 30fps @ 1280x1024 on a 9800gtx at very high.

At high settings a 9800gtx can do 25fps @ 19x12.

http://www.tweaktown.com/artic...um_and_high/index.html

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: Lithan
Sli GTX can't even run Very high at decent fps.
To run high @ 12x10 a 8800gt or better will probably manage.

I wouldnt go anything less than that, crysis is one of those games where the 8800gt is waaaaaay ahead of the lower cards (9600gt, 8800gs)

I can run very high on my 8800gs though. Although not 12x10 resolution. I can run 1024x768 @ 28fps average which is easily playable.

 

[gorobei]

8800gtx ultra is probably still the best single card solution for crysis. If you don't count the 9800gx2 as single.

 

[krnmastersgt]

I don't think the 9800GX2 can compete with the 8800 Ultra at the resolutions we're talking about here. The 512-bit memory bus just gives it a huge edge over the 9 Series.
So either 8800 Ultra, or wait for the the next series.

 

[Lithan]

Originally posted by: Azn

Originally posted by: Lithan
Sli GTX can't even run Very high at decent fps.
To run high @ 12x10 a 8800gt or better will probably manage.

I wouldnt go anything less than that, crysis is one of those games where the 8800gt is waaaaaay ahead of the lower cards (9600gt, 8800gs)

I can run very high on my 8800gs though. Although not 12x10 resolution. I can run 1024x768 @ 28fps average which is easily playable.

786432 != 1310720

And I really wouldnt call 28fps avg playable. I dont even consider 28fps min playable. For a fps, It's Gotta be at a bare minimum 30fps min. Which is usually 40-45fps avg... depending on game and card.

 

[Polish3d]

Hey, what is this mod all of you are discussing?

 

[Lithan]

There's a hacked config file getting passed around that reduces how many trees and such that are displayed and tweaks around with some other hidden settings. I think there's a thread about it on forums somewhere.

 

[krnmastersgt]

Originally posted by: Lithan

Originally posted by: Azn

Originally posted by: Lithan
Sli GTX can't even run Very high at decent fps.
To run high @ 12x10 a 8800gt or better will probably manage.

I wouldnt go anything less than that, crysis is one of those games where the 8800gt is waaaaaay ahead of the lower cards (9600gt, 8800gs)

I can run very high on my 8800gs though. Although not 12x10 resolution. I can run 1024x768 @ 28fps average which is easily playable.

786432 != 1310720

And I really wouldnt call 28fps avg playable. I dont even consider 28fps min playable. For a fps, It's Gotta be at a bare minimum 30fps min. Which is usually 40-45fps avg... depending on game and card.

While that may be true with most other FPS games, many say even near 20-25 fps, Crysis is very playable, probably because the frame transitions are still very fluid, so you don't get the lag or stuttering effect you would with other games. But then again it's all about how well your eye can perceive the frames and the transitions I suppose.

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: Lithan

Originally posted by: Azn

Originally posted by: Lithan
Sli GTX can't even run Very high at decent fps.
To run high @ 12x10 a 8800gt or better will probably manage.

I wouldnt go anything less than that, crysis is one of those games where the 8800gt is waaaaaay ahead of the lower cards (9600gt, 8800gs)

I can run very high on my 8800gs though. Although not 12x10 resolution. I can run 1024x768 @ 28fps average which is easily playable.

786432 != 1310720

And I really wouldnt call 28fps avg playable. I dont even consider 28fps min playable. For a fps, It's Gotta be at a bare minimum 30fps min. Which is usually 40-45fps avg... depending on game and card.

We are talking about Crysis here. :light:

28fps is definitely playable for Crysis. 30fps minimum? That would mean your 9600gt can't even play crysis unless low settings.

I think you are getting jealous. :laugh:

My results with very high using dx10.

1024x768 28.24fps
1280x800 22.14fps
1440x900 17.37fps

 

[Lithan]

That may be correct. The fact that I dont play crysis is a reason why I bought a 9600gt and not an 8800gt. I'm not foolish enough to buy a card that can't even run >50fps in the games I play. But for Crysis, I like my fps to have actual gameplay, If I just want something to look good I'll go to a tech demo. I sure wouldn't buy a 9600gt, set crysis to very high and brag about getting <30fps avg though. Hell, even strat games aren't playable at <30 fps. I don't exactly grasp how "fluid transitions" can change the fact that anything under ~32fps is visibly choppy to the average human eye (only fixable by motion blur which is like buying a corvette and putting a gia engine in it to save on gas). Frankly, I'd suspect it's mostly self-delusion to call it smooth. I see a few guys who say that it's WORTH it being choppy @ 25ish fps because it looks so good, that makes some degree of sense, but calling it smooth is like calling a spade a diamond.

Oh and just because it's so much fun bursting your bubble time and time again.

http://xtreview.com/image-adde...ysis-dx10-1.PNG&id=220
http://xtreview.com/image-adde...crysis-dx10.PNG&id=220

 

[AzN]

But you see 30fps is definitely playable with Crysis. Your 9600gt does 30fps @ high detail though @ 1280x1024. That's not bad but it isn't very high quality detail. :music:

Don't get upset though. You can always turn on AA and beat a 8800gs by 5fps with 3 year old engines. :laugh:

 

[Lithan]

We have very different definitions of playable.

edit: Please notice the overclocked 8800gs losing to all except for the slowest clocked 9600gt @ even the lowest resolution... yeah.

 

[AzN]

I guess that means low detail for crysis for you.

 

[Lithan]

Reading can be fun. Try it some time.

incidentally... 9600gt gets 52fps @ high detail on your settings. So yeah. Enjoy your choppy play and low resolution so you can brag about running VH. At least you're comfortable admitting where your priorities lie.

http://www.techpowerup.com/rev...rce_9600_GT_SSC/7.html

 

[AzN]

Did someone cry? :laugh:

Don't get upset. I've been drinking just pulling your chain.

Seriously though. When you play Crysis, 30fps is good enough to play. FPS don't usually dip below 15fps. Which isn't great but it's not terrible with post processing effects with this engine. It sure isn't quake 3 that's for sure.

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: Lithan
Reading can be fun. Try it some time.

incidentally... 9600gt gets 52fps @ high detail on your settings. So yeah. Enjoy your choppy play and low resolution so you can brag about running VH. At least you're comfortable admitting where your priorities lie.

http://www.techpowerup.com/rev...rce_9600_GT_SSC/7.html

They probably smoked crack when they benchmarked. Download the demo post your results. No shame in that. :brokenheart: