I am in love with this update, Crysis 2 looks alot better that I thought it would, bravo crytek, really good job.

But now I am left with a PC that can't handle it, it's like the original crysis all over again :L
I upgraded to a more powerful PC just befor Crysis 2 came out, just so I could play it at max settings from day one, and I was able to do that, but with the DX11 patch my PC is now stuggling with the game, so I guess Crytek gave us PC gamers what we wanted.

Well anyway, I am wondering what hardware will I need to get Crysis 2 with DX11 and mabye even the high texture pack aswell to all run smoothly, with everything at it's ultra settings.

I also won't be playing the game any higher than 1680 x 1050, since that is as far as my current monitor will go.

These are my sytem specs.

- Intel i7 950 @ 3.07GHz
- EVGA x58 SLI 3 Motherboard
- EVGA GTX 470 (1280MB)
- 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600
- Cooler Master Silent Pro M 850W

At the moment I think getting anouther EVGA GTX 470 (1280MB) and SLI it up with my curret card would do the trick, since I thin graphics is the only area of my PC that needs an upgrade, since I can't see why I would need to have more CPU power or RAM.

What would you guys/girls suggest I do, get anouther card and go SLI? or look at other GPU's all together?

Thanks.

overclock your cpu to 3.6 or higher first, it will up your frames, then get another GTX470 if you need more frames. also are you running windows 7 64 bit, because it performs better than vista.

Even the gtx 580 can't max this game to give you an idea of what's required, the MP uses about 1.2 GB VRAM so SLIing 470s would be good for that, SP uses 1.5 though.
If you do SLI you'd probably have to OC your CPU to nearer 4MHz, your PSU should be ok with that too.
I dunno, ...you don't want to spend a fortune on it that's for sure, i'd try SLIing your 470 cause the next nvidia driver will probably give us better performance anyways.
If not gonna keep your 470, i'd go for 580 and OC it like i'm doin' or you could SLI a pair of 2GB 560s maybe?

you absolutely need to overclock your cpu to 3.6 or better, thats the res i play at and my i7 920 is at 3.8 with 5870 crossfire and I completely max the game at 60+fps at 1680x1050. the cpu overclock is the key to boosting your frames. another 470 will still need the cpu overclock for 60+ fps.

okay thank guys, so that plan is, overclock from 3.07Ghz to 3.6Ghz and get anouther EVGA GTX 470, right?

I really want to stay clear from overclocking GPU's, I have had 3 factory OC GPU's in the past, all of them either dind't work or where short lived, so I'm also a bit worried about overclocking my CPU? could I get 3.6Ghz on a i7 950 with the standard heatsink or will I need to look at other heatsinks? I don't want to go for anything to expensive though, also I have a Coolermaster HAF X, a really well ventilated case.

thanks again.

also, I have never overclocked anything myself befor, so I need a few poiters for overclocking a i7 950, becuase I really don't want to damage my PC.

standard heatsink should be fine, i run mine all day at 3.8 with the standard heat sink. for OC cpu just raise the base clock, and add voltage and QPI. GOOGLE your motherboard and you will find overclock guides for your hardware.

also, I have never overclocked anything myself befor, so I need a few poiters for overclocking a i7 950, becuase I really don't want to damage my PC.

CPU clocks work like this:

CPU multiplier X Bus Speed = CPU Frequency

So... To get to 3.6GHz, start off by testing 3.2, then 3.4, then try 3.6 to finalize. Multipliers cannot be changed so tinkering with the bus speed is the only way to increase CPU frequency.

To get the desired clock speed.. let's say for example, the multiplier is the 16 and you want a 3200MHz clock (3.2GHz):

3200 / 16 = 200MHz bus speed.

So, you would need to go into your motherboard bios and raise the bus speed to 200MHz in this example.

Now.. To keep this in mind, the bus speed also effects the memory frequency so you will also be overclocking that.. At the clocks you are trying to reach though, raising memory voltage shouldn't be necessary.

Now... After you enter your desired bus speed, save and leave the bios and boot into windows like usual.

Download and install a program called Prime95. This program stress tests your CPU to help ensure that your overclock is stable. Run the "blend test" for eight hours to ensure 100% stability... If you encounter any errors, bluescreens, hard lockups of windows, etc, go back into your motherboards bios and raise the CPU voltage a notch and start testing again.

Also, download and install a program called HWMonitor. This program monitors the temperature sensors on your hardware and will provide you with valuable information on how hot the hardware is... During the 8 hour Prime95 test, make sure that your CPU core temperature does not exceed 90C. If it does, stop testing immediately. There are several solutions to bring temperature down.. A better heatsink, liquid cooling on a water block, or by chance, your heatsink is seated wrong on the CPU and is not efficiently pulling heat away from it. The first two options will cost a fair chunk of cash, ranging from $50 - 100 USD.

To reach your desired clock speed of 3.6GHz, testing will take about three days... So stay patient. If you rush through the process, there is a chance that your overclock is not actually stable and it can damage your hardware.

Hope this helps!

currently nothing until they fix the optimization issues. I borrowd my friends 6990 today, this way i could have 2 in xfire so quad GPU all overclocked to 950core and 1375mem. and my FPS would drop randomly to the low 20s and i hovered around 30 to 40 FPS the majority of the game.

Keep in mind this is the fastest GPU configuration you can get.

also, I have never overclocked anything myself befor, so I need a few poiters for overclocking a i7 950, becuase I really don't want to damage my PC.

CPU clocks work like this:

CPU multiplier X Bus Speed = CPU Frequency

So... To get to 3.6GHz, start off by testing 3.2, then 3.4, then try 3.6 to finalize. Multipliers cannot be changed so tinkering with the bus speed is the only way to increase CPU frequency.

To get the desired clock speed.. let's say for example, the multiplier is the 16 and you want a 3200MHz clock (3.2GHz):

3200 / 16 = 200MHz bus speed.

So, you would need to go into your motherboard bios and raise the bus speed to 200MHz in this example.

Now.. To keep this in mind, the bus speed also effects the memory frequency so you will also be overclocking that.. At the clocks you are trying to reach though, raising memory voltage shouldn't be necessary.

Now... After you enter your desired bus speed, save and leave the bios and boot into windows like usual.

Download and install a program called Prime95. This program stress tests your CPU to help ensure that your overclock is stable. Run the "blend test" for eight hours to ensure 100% stability... If you encounter any errors, bluescreens, hard lockups of windows, etc, go back into your motherboards bios and raise the CPU voltage a notch and start testing again.

Also, download and install a program called HWMonitor. This program monitors the temperature sensors on your hardware and will provide you with valuable information on how hot the hardware is... During the 8 hour Prime95 test, make sure that your CPU core temperature does not exceed 90C. If it does, stop testing immediately. There are several solutions to bring temperature down.. A better heatsink, liquid cooling on a water block, or by chance, your heatsink is seated wrong on the CPU and is not efficiently pulling heat away from it. The first two options will cost a fair chunk of cash, ranging from $50 - 100 USD.

To reach your desired clock speed of 3.6GHz, testing will take about three days... So stay patient. If you rush through the process, there is a chance that your overclock is not actually stable and it can damage your hardware.

Hope this helps!

Nice one dude, thanks alot, this should help me out... still very nervous though :/ but atleast I have somewhere to go from.

If you're going to cool your CPU on air, go with the best: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018&Tpk=noctua%20nh%20d-14

Seen this on another site looks pretty truthful benchmark rather than some bold claims

seriously google your motherboard and cpu for overclocking, there are sites that give you screens and step by step instructions, most likely you won't even need to raise voltage to only go to 3.6. here is something to look at. http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga-x58-sli-review/9. good luck.

Seen this on another site looks pretty truthful benchmark rather than some bold claims



where is the bold claims about 1920x1080 in this thread?

where is the bold claims about 1920x1080 in this thread?

Not in this thread but look at the performance thread, you can tell most people are talking **** in there about what fps they actually achieve on full ultra.

Nice to see some real benchmark scores coming through though, looks like a 580 or above is required for this game without no drops below 30.

Here's 1280 x 1024

from the look of those benchmarks its a bit sad that the 6970 and 6950 just aren't performing as they should

those numbers look close, not bad. but anyway I run at 1680x1050, 5870 crossfire 900/1250, i7920 @3.6, and 6 gigs Patriot sector 7. up to the level after downed bird where you are in the building and the helicopter is below and the soldiers are arguing, my minimum is 45FPS, except for check points where it drops for a quick moment to almost nothing. most of the time my frames is in the mid 50s to 60+. maybe it will drop as i go. nice chart though, probably about right, all single boards though crysis 2 does like SLI and Crossfire.

GTX590 is owning but the price of one is ridiculous.

from the look of those benchmarks its a bit sad that the 6970 and 6950 just aren't performing as they should

Note these are min/avg scores not min/max.

This game has got so many ups and downs, in one part you might be hitting 60 fps but as soon as you hit a tessellated area like gate keepers it will drop all the way down to the low 20's.

Anyone can look at the sky and get a good framerate it's how the cards perform at the tough bits that matter.

I would recommend You to buy another GTX 470 and SLI them.

1920x1080 DX11 all ultra settings and high textures on, my average FPS is 65 but sometimes drops to 50 (SP and MP)

My rig
P7P55D Premium
Intel i7 870@3.6 HyperThreding enabled
GTX470 SLI (in game i force to 100% vent speed sometimes overclock a bit them)
850W PSU
DDR3 8Gb RAM @ 1600 (2gb x 4)
Crucial 256GB RealSSD C300 2.5 SATA6Gbs

K, i was getting 60fps at 6080x1080 before the patch and dx 11.
Now getting 20 to 25 fps with dx 11 and high res textures. But also getting 20 to 25 fps when running at 1920x1080 so something isnt right

My spec
evga 4 way classified.
12 Gigs ocz gold @2000
intel 980x @4.1Ghz
3 x 480gtx's
3 x 42inch oled fullhd monitors in 2d surround

K, i was getting 60fps at 6080x1080 before the patch and dx 11.
Now getting 20 to 25 fps with dx 11 and high res textures. But also getting 20 to 25 fps when running at 1920x1080 so something isnt right

My spec
evga 4 way classified.
12 Gigs ocz gold @2000
intel 980x @4.1Ghz
3 x 480gtx's
3 x 42inch oled fullhd monitors in 2d surround

There's a V-sync problem mentioned on the forum somewhere, something to do with it being stuck at 24 hz.

I have:

Athlon64 X2 6000+ (3ghz)
4gb DDR2 RAM
Geforce GTX 460 SE 1GB

and it has trouble with everything on Ultra... It's still very playable, but there are considerable slowdowns in some places. I do have an SLI motherboard, but I am only using one video card right now. I am planning on getting another GTX 460 SE for SLI soon, it should make the game completely smooth again, like it was with everything on Extreme.

I'm guessing these minimum specs should run it smooth:

quad-core CPU
4-8gb RAM
Geforce GTX 480/580 or Radeon 6970

The DX11 patch does seem to be a bit imperfect right now, especially with tess. enabled.

I decided to get back into PC gaming and bought a new rig. Foolishly I expected to be able to run all the modern games at native 2560x1600 with everything cranked up. No chance. For C2 (DX11 Patch and High Tex) set to Ultra, I dip down into the 20's in terms of FPS. Sure looks nice though.

thats with a 2600k running at 4.3Ghz and 2xGTX590s in quad-sli. Not sure what you need to run this game but I don't think its available yet !