8600GTS and Crysis?? Help!

MBRman · 01-05-2008, 07:49 PM

Just a quick question for all the experts...

Will a AMD Athlon 3800 X2 and a 512MB 8600GTS and 2 GB of RAM play Crysis at an acceptable framerate? At least playable in low/med settings? I know everyone will say trade up to a 8800GT, but I really can't spend the cash right now.

Thanks in advance.

MBR

ramodkk · 01-05-2008, 07:55 PM

Yeah, the 8600GTS will run Crysis on a mix of low-mid settings at playable fps. But if you can't spend up to the 8800GT then get a HD3850 which costs about the same as the 8600GTS just a little bit more but it performs way better, heres a good one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814129101

I'm sure you'll be able to get a mix of med-high setttings with decent fps.

vonfeldt7 · 01-05-2008, 08:12 PM

Yeah that should play it on low settings (which still looks pretty good)

ramodkk · 01-05-2008, 08:33 PM

low? I was thinking of at least medium...

ThatGuy16 · 01-05-2008, 08:50 PM

The 3850, it should be able to play it on a mix of mediums, some probably on high. But this being the 256mb card, im not sure how well it woould stack up.

The 8600 you have now, i'd say on a mix of low/med

luckyedboy66 · 01-05-2008, 11:29 PM

my cousin runs it on a 8500gt, AMDx2 2.2ghz, and 2gb, with little lag, although it looks less than stunning. an 8600 should look a bit better.

vonfeldt7 · 01-05-2008, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramodkk

low? I was thinking of at least medium...

Well when I had my 8600GTS I could play it on all low (at an okay framrate, no AA, 800 X 600). It couldn't handle medium settings...heres my setup:

Athlon X2 5000+ (2.6Ghz)
2GB of RAM @ 667Mhz
8600GTS 256MB
250GB HDD @ 7,200RPM

However, I have a Dell so maybe so maybe it's not as good as a custom built computer (btw, I replaced the PSU, so the GPU was in fact being used to its full potential)

zaroba · 01-06-2008, 04:21 AM

probably be easiest to download the crysis single player demo and see if it runs with settings that are acceptable to you with fps that is acceptable to you.

Motoxrdude · 01-06-2008, 04:27 AM

I would definitly get the ATI Radeon 3850. Much better then the 8600gt for the price.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatGuy16

The 3850, it should be able to play it on a mix of mediums, some probably on high. But this being the 256mb card, im not sure how well it woould stack up.

The 8600 you have now, i'd say on a mix of low/med

256mb is fine. The only real difference you'll notice over the 512mb version is lower framerates when running resolutions higher then 1600x1200.

01-05-2008, 07:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
MBRman New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 17	8600GTS and Crysis?? Help! Just a quick question for all the experts... Will a AMD Athlon 3800 X2 and a 512MB 8600GTS and 2 GB of RAM play Crysis at an acceptable framerate? At least playable in low/med settings? I know everyone will say trade up to a 8800GT, but I really can't spend the cash right now. Thanks in advance. MBR

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