I was somewhat surprised to find that my PC can run this game in pretty much all scenes on Extreme mode.
I had left it in "Very High" for 1/3 of the SP campaign and it was only seeing a few posted rates I thought I would see what I could get. I didn't think it would be that undemanding but apparently it is.

So the test:

Running a reliable FPS Counter (idealy FRAPS) can you achieve a minimum of 30 FPS in Extreme mode?

If your framerate goes below 30 FPS it counts as a fail.

You must test various demanding scenes where there is quite a bit going on, a typical busy multiplayer game or a "busy" scene from the campaign.

Your must benchmark over at least 3 minutes where you are not static (plenty of moving around).

Obviously the lower the spec that can still pass the test, the more interesting it is.

I found I got a 47 FPS average with a minimum FPS rate of 42 using the following spec, so there is clearly some headroom left for many others.

How low can you go?!?

My specs:
Intel Quad Core 9400
4 GB DDR 800Mhz
Geforce GTX 260 Saphire Calibre

FPS below 60 is a fail IMO. 30 FPS is for console kiddies who think 1080p is something amazing and modern.

FPS below 60 is a fail IMO. 30 FPS is for console kiddies who think 1080p is something amazing and modern.
cool story bro


why did you even post in this forum???


to answer the OP question

AMD 945 Phenom II
8 gig DDR3 1600 mhz
6950 (flashed to 6970 specs)

I never dip below 54 with an average 71

I have SLI with 2x MSI GTX560-ti Twin Frozr II and AMD X6 1055 @ 3.9Ghz and in 1920x1080 with hardcoe settings I have about 100 FPS in action. In Buildings over 140 FPS.

FPS below 60 is a fail IMO. 30 FPS is for console kiddies who think 1080p is something amazing and modern.

Well based on experience. Unless you got a 590 or something a game running at 60fps will probably look like console crap. But maybe thats because PRACTICALLY ALL GAMES LOOK LIKE CONSOLE CRAP! STEP IT UP PC DEVS!!!!!

FPS below 60 is a fail IMO. 30 FPS is for console kiddies who think 1080p is something amazing and modern.

Well based on experience. Unless you got a 590 or something a game running at 60fps will probably look like console crap.


ignorance is indeed bliss I guess.

FPS below 60 is a fail IMO. 30 FPS is for console kiddies who think 1080p is something amazing and modern.

Well based on experience. Unless you got a 590 or something a game running at 60fps will probably look like console crap.


ignorance is indeed bliss I guess.

I said based on experience. Can you name me one game that runs at 60fps and doesn't look like a console game? PS IMO the only way you can tell 30 and 60 apart is if the 30 is unstable and drops under 30.

I said based on experience. Can you name me one game that runs at 60fps and doesn't look like a console game? PS IMO the only way you can tell 30 and 60 apart is if the 30 is unstable and drops under 30.

Dude, I run a 120hz monitor because I can tell the difference between 60 FPS and 90 FPS.

If you can't tell the difference between 30 and 60, then good for you , you're not as sensitive I guess. Most casual gamers don't notice these things.

Indeed, comfortable FPS for most people is ~30 FPS.
However if you have huge amount of experience you will prefer avg. FPS ~50-60 or even more - it's a lot more smooth.

My Rig,

Athlon II X4 640 3.0 ghz
4gb ram ddr3
gtx 460 1gb (oc'd)

Not the best but,
I can run Crysis 2 at Extreme with framerates of 55-65 most of the time, hasn't dipped below 50....
Crysis 1 I can run at the best settings around 35-45 fps average, sometimes more but rarely above 60...

Crysis 2 is less demanding on mid range systems, and performs very well on my system....ofcourse thats with a 720p resolution, im sure 1080p is more demanding on performance......

Now if they can just fix all the damn glitches and bugs....

I use a Q9550 and a 5850. Running the game on extreme at 1920x1080, I probably don't get anything less than 40. But I use the max fps = 40 command. I just don't see the point of running the game at 60fps +, if it's not going to do it all the time. It feels to create input lag in this game, having such a variable framerate.

GeForce GTX 460 768mb will run this game smoothly... You can pick these up for under $150 easily, tax included.

AMD Phenom 2 X945 3.2ghz oc
8gb ram ddr 3
msi radeon 6950 2gb oc

rarely drop below 60fps with maxed out settings in Crysis2 Advanced Graphics Options tool

lol at people telling op what to get without even asking for what resolution he plays on :p

I said based on experience. Can you name me one game that runs at 60fps and doesn't look like a console game? PS IMO the only way you can tell 30 and 60 apart is if the 30 is unstable and drops under 30.

Dude, I run a 120hz monitor because I can tell the difference between 60 FPS and 90 FPS.

If you can't tell the difference between 30 and 60, then good for you , you're not as sensitive I guess. Most casual gamers don't notice these things.

Do you have 2 GPU's or 1? And can you tell me what the minimum fps is on these games?

PS:
965BE
GTX 480

I can't tell what the FPS is except I guess it must be over 40 average. I can only say that with confidence because I've never noticed it go below 30 at any time.

Radeon 6870, 8 gigs of Ram. I think it is funny that PC gamers that think they are hardcoe because they only game on PC. Your only hardcoe if you own all systems. PC only gamers= FAIL.

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Radeon 6870, 8 gigs of Ram. I think it is funny that PC gamers that think they are hardcoe because they only game on PC. Your only hardcoe if you own all systems. PC only gamers= FAIL.

I'm not sure what you mean by hardcoe but whatever it is it's something I doesn't sound like something I want to be associated with anyway.

If you own all systems you are a more of a collector than a Gamer IMO. Or... If you actually make the time to use all of your systems, then you don't have much time left for anything else.

If by hardcoe you mean somebody who wants to make sure that any time he spends gaming provides the richest possible experience at that time, well then count me in.

core i7 930
4 gb ddr3 - 1600
gtx480(bit overclocked by vendor)
1280x1024 70-120 fps w\o vsync
fps lock on 30 to reduce workload to hardware(pc and my eyes)
also, nobody cares, but anyway: this game is developed for 30 fps, and on 60 fps all effects does not look as they should
just try to change it on 30(sys_maxFPS=30 in autoexec) for a little if your pc can do better than 30, and you won't want to come back to 60+(actual only for 2d)

Good write up on this here:

http://www.techspot.com/review/379-crysis-2-performance/

Asus rampage III extreme motherboard
intel i7 950 OC 3.7GHz (coolermaster V8 cpu cooler)
XFX radion HD 6870
kingston HyperX 6GB 1600 ram

on extreme, and full res, between 60-80 (sometimes over)

Average 70+ FPS using Fraps @ 1920x1080 on EXTREME Settings - max I saw was 99FPS.
Average 35+FPS using Fraps @ 5980x1080 on EXTREME Settings - though game play is smooth as hell even when it dips to 27FPS on three 24" monitors it still is fast, smooth, and no video LAG so I doubt FRAPS is capable of accurately showing FPS on a three screen resolution IMO b/c I know anything below 30FPS is unplayable in most cases and I have little to no visual performance hit between 1920x1080 and 5980x1080.

Three screen gaming at EXTREME settings and 5980x1080 resolution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT6-5lsgIvQ

Frank N. Stein:
3 - 24" Asus VW246H LCD Monitors
Asus Rampage III Extreme - Waterblocked
Core i7 990X Extreme @ 4.6GHz - Water blocked
3x - 3-WAY SLI GTX 580 GPU's 960MHz Core/1940MHz Shader/2222MHz Mem - Water blocked
12GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000MHz 3x4GB Tripple Kit DDR3 RAM
OCZ Vertex 2 60 GB SSD in RAID 0 - BOOT
Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 60GB SSD in RAID 0 - Programs
1TB WD Caviar Black - Storage
2TB Hitachi SATA III Coolspin
Koolance ERM-2K3UCU Rack Mounted Cooling System

FPS below 60 is a fail IMO. 30 FPS is for console kiddies who think 1080p is something amazing and modern.
No gpu can achieve real steady 60 fps and above for any demanding game out there, thats just a story you brought up.

Have a look at the GTX590 video nvidia made to present their gpu, it was running crysis on extreme at 49-55 fps.

FPS below 60 is a fail IMO. 30 FPS is for console kiddies who think 1080p is something amazing and modern.
No gpu can achieve real steady 60 fps and above for any demanding game out there, thats just a story you brought up.

Have a look at the GTX590 video nvidia made to present their gpu, it was running crysis on extreme at 49-55 fps.


That's why I'm running 3 GPU's

FPS below 60 is a fail IMO. 30 FPS is for console kiddies who think 1080p is something amazing and modern.
No gpu can achieve real steady 60 fps and above for any demanding game out there, thats just a story you brought up.

Have a look at the GTX590 video nvidia made to present their gpu, it was running crysis on extreme at 49-55 fps.


That's why I'm running 3 GPU's



Are those figures of 90 and 60 averages or minimums. Because if they are averages on a tri sli rig it's no wonder you can tell the difference.

If they are averages consider this:

SLI/CF tends to kick up your maximum fps a boatload but have much less effect on your minimum fps. If you are averaging 90fps on tri sli I wouldn't be that surprised if even then you are dipping well under 30fps now and again. While at 60 you might need to be lucky to keep above 25.

When purchasing your setup don't even look at the sli setups average frame rate it doesn't mean dike. Come to think of it always look for the minimum fps if you can on any benchmark and totally disregard the average fps of sli or crossfire setups.