160°

Getting Crysis 2? Here’s Some Gaming Rigs That Will Play The Game Flawlessly

When Crytek announced that a sequel of the wildly popular Crysis game was in the works, gamers immediately wondered if there rig would be able to stand up to brutality that is Crysis. Of course, the console boys and gals don’t have to worry about spec requirements, but for the PC crowd we got your back. If your system’s lacking the horsepower, below are a few gaming hogs that will run Crysis without a hitch.

Read Full Story >>
derangedshaman.com
Pandamobile5268d ago

Who the hell would buy one of these?

Save yourself $2000 and build it yourself.

Passthemic5268d ago

People that cant build it themselves.

SnakeMustDie5268d ago

There is a reason why manuals are packed with the hardware. Although you point is somehow valid, it is more wise to build a rig yourself.

Passthemic5268d ago

@snakeMustDie I completely agree.

NYC_Gamer5268d ago

anyone with common sense can build a rig

joydestroy5268d ago

it's very easy to build yourself. the rig i have listed below was my first time building one and i had absolutely no help. i just read a lot to make sure everything i was purchasing was compatible. i had to be really careful in that area because i bought some parts months between each other. but yah, if you know how to read you can build one

WhiteNoise5268d ago

@derangedshaman

wtf...the motherboard manuals and respective component manuals tell you how to install the hardware and configure the software frm start to finish. The only thing needed to build your own PC is basic literacy and basic motor function control.

If you can't build a PC you have not even tried, or are an infant.

I built my first PC in 2007, no 'online guides' needed, no help, just bought the parts, and put them together. If you can build lego, you can build a PC. There are only 10 main components and a few screws and cables ffs.

Passthemic5268d ago

@WhiteNoise While I agree with you, regular Joe couldn't put together a Lego set let alone a gaming PC.

BattleAxe5268d ago (Edited 5268d ago )

Just buy a PS3 Rig to play Crysis 2. That first Rigin PC looks like a Corsair case which I personally feel looks bland, but the Acer looks interesting.

+ Show (4) more repliesLast reply 5268d ago
joydestroy5268d ago

actually, mine cost me close to $2000
it was about $1800. and i built it myself.

Intel Core i7-950
6 GB DDR3
2 GTX 460's SLI
Rampage Formula mobo
950 watt enermax psu (if i remember correctly)
2TB (one caviar black/one blue)
Antec 1200 case

and i just recently added in another drive, 2TB caviar green, for storage =)

i love my setup. my PC has cut through anything i've throw at it and Crysis 2 will be no different

dp2774075268d ago

Just to check out each others specs...
Intel core i7-870
8 GB DDR3
gtx 570
700 watt ocz
Fx extreme case
1 TB and 2 TB Seagates 7200

joydestroy5268d ago (Edited 5268d ago )

lol thanks @thebudgetgamer

hoping to get rid of one of those 460's this year and pick up a 570 just to keep up

hellzsupernova5268d ago

agreed im building my own personal pc somtime towards the end of the year mainly for Star wars the old republic and for RTS games like empire total war it annoys me how i still havnt played it yet lol

SnakeMustDie5268d ago

You can just save $1000 and build it yourself. It can at least run the first Crysis at Enthusiast 50fps at 1080p.

MGRogue20175268d ago (Edited 5268d ago )

Nah, I'll just buy it for 'mah 360..

Too much hassle, have to keep upgrading & whatnot.

Plus, I'd hate to get some unknown installation error upon booting up the game..

nskrishna25268d ago

those things rarely happen

Although upgrading is a valid point

eggbert5268d ago

my sub $800 computer from 2006 can push better graphics then the recently the 360's demo of Crysis 2.

People keep talking about "having to upgrade" when they don't realize that multiplatform graphics have improved at a snail's place since 2007.

The ONLY problem I've experienced lately is that I had to upgrade to windows 7 for DX11.

Also, what installation error are you referring to? Installing games isn't that hard...

Ravenor5268d ago

It's easier to play stupid and stuff your head in the sand then learn something. That and latching on to stereotypes dreamed up in the 90's and early 2000's when PC visuals actually advanced visually on a almost yearly basis.

I have plenty of friends with older hardware from 06 and 07 that are still enjoying games at a higher resolution, detail level and framerate then the console counterpart.

JUDALATION5268d ago

yes... but a 360 is 100 bucks used... is it worth it when 75percent of pc games dont have crysis requirements?

eggbert5268d ago

@ judalation

$800 in 2006.

My video card is under $70 today, CPU is $60-80.

Seriously a $400-500 build it yourself PC can probably show up PS360 multiplats, and you get a computer out of it. Hell people pay $500+ for crappy e-machines desktops already, so I'd say spending $500 on a gaming rig is a pretty good deal.

Also, you don't have to pay to use your own internet connection.

nskrishna25268d ago

who the hell are crazy nuff to buy these?

I'd rather build it myself

aaaaaaaaa5268d ago (Edited 5268d ago )

The companies that build them rig's don't rely on people with a bit of a brain they need people with more money than sense to stay in buisness.

nskrishna25266d ago

In words of a professor i know

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need

dp2774075268d ago

My pc will run it fine, I can play the first one all the way maxed and i dont even think part 2 is going to be as demanding.

Show all comments (37)
90°

DF Direct: Crysis 4's uncertain future is a grim portend for the industry

Crysis 4 is "on hold" and Crytek is facing layoffs - so what does that mean for the company that was once Germany's biggest games dev + the industry as a whole?

Read Full Story >>
eurogamer.net
PrinceOfAnger130d ago

I really want to see a Crysis 4 with all the ray-tracing & path-tracing effects. It would be a shame if they canceled the project. Maybe they could do a kickstarter?

DF
" Crysis is something of a tentpole game series for us at Digital Foundry, with a reputation for being an early adopter of graphics technologies that would later define entire generations of PC and console video games. That includes the likes of screen-space ambient occlusion, sub-surface scattering and ray-marched volumetric lighting, but you could write volumes about just how ground-breaking that first game was "

isarai130d ago

I really hope they come out and push the industry forward like they used to. I miss old crytek

PrinceOfAnger128d ago

They all look disappointed by this news especially Alex

JEECE127d ago

Pretty sad that the studio that gave us a monumental game like Crysis is now subsisting on microtransactions from a live service PVPVE game.

140°

Crysis 4 put "on hold" as developer Crytek is next studio hit by layoffs

Crysis developer Crytek is the next studio hit by layoffs, as it announces it's set to lose an estimated 15 percent of its 400 employees.

RaidenBlack136d ago

Why'd the day start with such sad gaming news?
Absolutely disheartening.

Jingsing136d ago

Maybe putting The Power Rangers in Hunt Showdown will get you some money back. (sarcasm)

Kassanova07136d ago

I'm always rooting for Crytek.

P_Bomb135d ago

I’m rooting for Crysis. Hope they work it out.

Show all comments (7)
200°

Crytek Wanted Crysis To Be "Future-Proof"

According to Crytek CEO Cervat Yerli, "I want[ed] to make sure Crysis does not age, that [it] is future proofed, meaning that if I played it three years from now, it should look better than today." Yerli and the team designed Crysis' highest graphical settings for the PC hardware of 2010 and beyond.

While Crytek has officially announced Crysis 4 is in development, nothing new has surfaced. For now, gamers' only way to scratch that itch is to play the Crysis Remastered Trilogy available on PC and consoles.

Read Full Story >>
dualshockers.com
RaidenBlack159d ago

OG 2007 Crysis (not the remastered weirdo), is & will forever be a legend amongst the PC community.

PrinceOfAnger159d ago

This video will always be impressive to me, even for years to come. Some things here are better than games we have today, OG crysis is the best version!

https://youtu.be/SVg63_aNr-...

RaidenBlack158d ago

OG Crysis physics, man ... amazing! Thanks for the reminder!

PrinceOfAnger158d ago (Edited 158d ago )

Looks really nice with VR mod too

FinalFantasyFanatic158d ago

I'm still shocked that it looks as good as it does today, puts some modern games to shame.

Profchaos157d ago

I thought the remaster was fine tbh some rough edges at launch but after some patches it's decent

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 157d ago
isarai158d ago

I mean the lighting and physics still hold up extremely well. I still revisit it from time to time.

RedDeadLB158d ago

That CPU performance thing is preventing it.

isarai157d ago

Yeah unfortunately Crystek's decision to bet on the linear progression of clock speed in CPUs was derailed by the unforseen shift towards multicore CPUs. It just wasn't built with that in mind because that wasn't even in the conversation at the moment

DivineHand125158d ago

I remember when I tried to play Crysis with my Intel Pentium Dual core E2200 @2.2GHz , 4GB ram and GeForce 9400gt. I was a kid back then and that was the best I could do. I would get about 15 to 20 fps. When I over clocked the CPU to 2.8GHz I would get about 40fps. The experience wasn't good at all and it was the only PC game I could not run back then unless and put the settings on low. At that point the game went from cutting edge graphics to PS2 graphics. To this day I haven't completed the OG Crysis. I was able to complete Crysis 2 and 3 after building a new PC when I got my first job.

HyperMoused158d ago

Never played it, worth a try you think?

Profchaos157d ago (Edited 157d ago )

Worth a try just because it's the only game that lets you pick up a turtle on the beach and throw it at enemy soldiers that should have been a back of the box feature.

But nah seriously unless you're nostalgic for it I'm not sure if it will hold up

Show all comments (17)