Crysis has been a benchmark for pushing PC hardware to the extreme. Crysis 2 eased off in its requirements and now we have Crysis 3. Which way will it go?
Well we have the crysis 3 system requirements to hand and they are hefty, let me run through them with you...
Crysis 3 Minimum PC System Requirements
OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
CPU: Dual core - Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 Ghz (E6600) / AMD Athlon64 X2 2.7 Ghz (5200+)
RAM: 2GB Memory (3GB on Vista)
GPU RAM: 1Gb Video RAM
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 or AMD Radeon HD 5770
DX: DirectX 11 graphics card
HD: 20GB Hard drive space, although not confirmed
Crysis 3 Recommended PC System Requirements
OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
CPU:Intel Core i3-530 / AMD Phenom II X2 565
RAM: 4GB Memory
GPU RAM: 1Gb Video RAM
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 5870
DX: DirectX 11 graphics card
Crysis 3 Hi-Performance PC System Requirements
OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
CPU: Quad core - Intel Core i7-2600k / AMD Bulldozer FX4150
RAM: 8GB Memory
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970
DX: DirectX 11 graphics card
Ok, now this is the spot where I normally tell you not to panic because they have coded the game to run on the old hardware based consoles (Xbox 360 / PS3).
This will still be the case and we expect lots of FPS to be added for machines that even reach below the official Crysis 3 minimum requirements listed above so you will be able to make a judgement call for yourselves, plus we will benchmark the game ourselves also, on Old Bessy.
GD Crysis 3 advice
We suggest with this one that if you want to play Crysis 3 then do yourself a favour with this one. After we saw the difference with Far Cry 3 on PC compared to XBox 360, now is the time that the PC really is pushing far ahead. As the console is still the focus for development, it means that developers are trying very hard to make sure that their games are playable on old hardware, but they need the games to look and shine better than the competition and the only way to do this is to use the latest hardware that is only available in PCs at the moment.
This means the PC gamer is likely to net a significant win during this next year or two. If you have an aging PC then the games are likely to still run and if you have an awesome PC then you are likely to get a visual treat that is not available anywhere else.
We have had a blast at Crysis 3 already and it looked great. Our advice, if you are going to upgrade for Crysis 3 then hold off until around the end of January 2013 and then grab yourself a GPU upgrade. If you have loads of money then of course go with one of these - US or UK
We cant all afford those but we can dream right?
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will i be able to max that?
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Sure the real question would be what will your fps will be.
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that a good question:D but i think if i oc it can run it
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You can definitely run it probably highest settings with that res but the fps might be avg 35 depending on how well it's optimized
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Sure thing :D
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Hey guys I am pretty new to this site but having fun so far. This game will look amazing and I am hoping I will be able to Max this out, what do you think?
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I rate you will be able to man :D
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Definitely.
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Thanks guys for quick responses, when this game arrives I will post up some FPS
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Sure :) Nice Rig!!!
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Thanks just built it, so far I am pretty impressed with it
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I will max this game with no lag since i have a ton of lag with first Crysis on normal settings :)
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i dont think you can mate.
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This one will lag :D
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I think that it will be the smoothets game i can play :D (jokes)
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Haha :)
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ofc you're joking:Đ
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Waiting :D
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i have conquerd crysis 2 . now, i think i cant run crysis 3 :(
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you should buy a descent pc to play this at least on low or medium settings
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Sorry !
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but i'm taking on the challenge. i'll buy the game, lol :D i have faith on this rig of mine. this is still new just bought it this july. LOL
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good luck ;)
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I won't risk 50 bucks on it, smooth gameplay will even be hard at 800x600 and will in every case look terrible...
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Should I upgrade my CPU or should it be fine when running crysis 3 on high?
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I'd say you will be fine no need to spend money on a cpu the Phenom II x4 are better then a AMD Bulldozer FX4150
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I don't think you need to change anything to play it on high.....an opinion
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Oh okay thanks guys
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On what type of settings do you guys think I will be able to play this at??
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Max settings :D Nice Rig!
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Wow really? I thought my cpu would be a fail with this game.. As long as I can play it at medium I'l be really happy. Thanx man!!
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Welcome Bro :) Your CPU is good :D
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Mine maxes it so no reason why yours shouldnt :D
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Yes there is: his card is a lot weaker :P
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Weaker yes, but not a lot lol And I want to correct myself - I didnt meant that I max this game, for a moment I thought I was reply on Far Cry 3 :/ My bad. Here this guy can hope for high, maybe max.
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I really don't think he'll max this c2d... Not by a long shot actually.
High should be more appropriate
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Yes I also don't really think I will be able to max this. But that's fine lol I don't think too many people will be able to anyways haha. Thanx for the opinions guys
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Will I be able to play at 40+ FPS on high settings?
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I guess yes, at your screen resolution...
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Sure :D
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at 800x600 or lower with lowest possible
settings would i'll be able to play?
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Yes i think so but can't say for sure.
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I guess yes, engine is quite cpu-optimized for multi-threading:Đ
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Yeah :D
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I think that I can run it on high-ultra settings with 40fps+.
What do you guys think?
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I think in between those settings for sure! Nice rig you got there.
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Tnx :D
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Max on recommended, high on hi-performance :)
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Sure ! Nice Rig.
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Would i be able to run this in low settings on lowered resolution?
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you cant even run it, your card only supports dx10.1
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This game doesnt support DX10 I think so sorry :(
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ya no dx 10 or 10.1 support u can see even in the minimum requirements it says dx11
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is it going to be open world or linear??
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Its not an Open world game :D Missions only :D
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linear but it will probably offer a crysis 1 kind of environment, it is linear but offers a little bit of moving space instead of just standing and shooting
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The graphics and detail are a big part of the Crysis games, so I doubt they will make an open world Crysis game, as it would be difficult to keep up their graphical standards with such big, open spaces :)
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Agreed :D
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I believe I can run it on high settings
what do you guys think?
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yap :D
nice graph:)
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I doubt your cpu will stay alive, I'm just guessing:Đ
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Yeah if well optimized :D
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I believe that the cpu will be honored if it died while playing this legenedary game :P
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what settings for me? even on a lowered res like 1024*768
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medium
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High settings for me i guess ^^
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High for me low for you :P
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Low? Medium should work fine...
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medium :D
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Low settings for all of us with plenty of lag! :P (only joking)
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yes, but I'm almost sure you'll have to lower screen resolution=Đ
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Yes high settings.
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Med to high for me?
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I can't guarantee because the game is still not out, and we don't know how well the game will be optimized, but yes, You will be able to play on HIGH, considering your resolution.
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yea, I think so:Đ
I've been messing with CryEngine3 editor and could get -35fps at high settings...
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Yes you can get good performance at those settings.
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I m taking the requirements as a challenge from crytek.. And i m going to prove that i can run this game smoothly..
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Good luck :)
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mhm..... :D :D :D
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that's the spirit
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Thank u :)
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what settings for me? even on a lowered res like 1024*768
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Maybe around Med settings.
Enjoy! (when it comes out) :)
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what settings for me?
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i would say low to medium settings if the optimization is good
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Your gpu should be fine on medium-high. Your cpu might cause you to have to run it on low-medium, but I can't say for sure since I honestly know little to nothing about Intel cards haha ;)
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Can i max it out ? at my res :\
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yes
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Cool :) I loved Crysis 2
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No but high settings :D
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Max out? Not by a long shot... High should work though
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Im not sure for ULTRA. But you will be good with HIGH even at my resolution. :)
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I can max out GTA IV even if badly optimized.
Crysis 3 if good optimized, might run well at ultra :P
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Well yes. I believe that you can max GTA IV on that resolution. But I can't because my res is pretty high for maxing GTA IV on my GPU.But I don't know what are the results ATM, because I haven't played GTA IV since I OC'd my GPU.