Increase Crysis Performance - Discussion Thread

[redsunx]

Originally Posted by ssj4Gogeta

Thanks.

My parents say I'll have to do with this PC for at least another year, though I may be able to convince them to buy a cheap dual core (Pentium dual core 2.0 GHz?).

e2180? That's a Core 2 Duo FYI. Overclocks good, I managed a 3Ghz stock voltage.

So OC'ing isn't gonna do any good?

On the GPU? No. Your CPU is bottlenecking it.

I have 667MHz DDR2 RAM so I thought I'll be able to OC. My temps are around 42 @idle. So what if I OC the hell outta this one?

You'll get a noticeable increase.



Oh, and once you get a new CPU you'll be able to run (DX9) med-high at 1024x768.

[ssj4Gogeta]

Thanks. How far do you think my P4 will go on stock cooling with Arctic Cooling MX-2 (i haven't applied that yet)? I'd first like to see if I can get it playable without buying a new proc. My processor is 133x23 MHz.

And E2180 is a Pentium dual-core (core architecture Allendale, but called a Pentium dual core, different from Pentium D )
http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SLA8Y

[redsunx]

Originally Posted by ssj4Gogeta

Thanks. How far do you think my P4 will go on stock cooling with Arctic Cooling MX-2 (i haven't applied that yet)? I'd first like to see if I can get it playable without buying a new proc. My processor is 133x23 MHz.

Depends on the board and chip really. I say about 3.2-3.4

And E2180 is a Pentium dual-core (core architecture Allendale, but called a Pentium dual core, different from Pentium D )
http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SLA8Y

...Thus...it's a Core 2 Duo...It's named differently for some marketing reasons.

[ssj4Gogeta]

Originally Posted by redsunx

Depends on the board and chip really. I say about 3.2-3.4

Thanks.

Originally Posted by redsunx

It's named differently for some marketing reasons.

OK.

[r0b0t]

Originally Posted by redsunx

Depends on the board and chip really. I say about 3.2-3.4



...Thus...it's a Core 2 Duo...It's named differently for some marketing reasons.

No, it's a Pentium Dual Core

A Dual Core runs at 800 mhz FSB and has all but 1 mb of its l2 cache disabled.

So, if by marketing reasons you mean, severely crippled, then yes. These dies were either damaged or on the very edge of the silicon and weren't able to achieve the speeds necessary to be sold as Core 2's.

[redsunx]

It's a Core 2 Duo.

[RockmasteR]

will these tweaks works for my Geforce 9400 GT? (I can play Crysis on Medium Low settings)

[RockmasteR]

I used XLR8 tweak (Low settings Tweak) and I'm getting 20 FPS max!!

[Aus_Karlos]

Ive got some holidays coming up so i think its time to start Crysis and WH back up and create some more configs for each graphical level.

Ive currently got a Beta version of a config i started 2 months ago for Crysis WH. Its for PC thats have card 9800GTX and above. It actually got a review for been the config that increased the graphics 2x fold for the game with minimal fps loss. Users with a 9800GTX got about 30fps while the GTX260 and 280 got around 30-50fps.
http://www.mycrysis.com/thread.php?threadid=38721

I'll fix it up more and release a proper working version soon.

Edit: This is what the forum had to say.
http://www.mycrysis.com/newsdetails.php?news=38823

[Aus_Karlos]

@ RockmasteR

Here are two beta files for Ultra Low config. One config has no grass/bushes but with shadows and the other has grass and no shadows. use one or the other.. I get 140fps with it lol.
Anyone can beta test as well.

Im currently make configs for.: Ultra Low, Low, Medium, High, Very High and Extreme.

[ebackhus]

Revive!

I finally got around to installing to retail version of Crysis to see if my PC could do it. On all medium at 1680x1050 it ran well. On the custom settings it looks great but performance is a bit low. I also think the glow/bloom is a bit too high.

[RockmasteR]

The resolution and AA in crysis plays a great great great (etc.. ) role in performance, so try to lower the resolution a bit and set settings to high and see what happens (remember when you use AA, the shaders settings are forced to on)

[ebackhus]

I don't even bother with AA because I tend to play games at 1680x1050 so the crispness makes up for a few jaggies here and there. If I play at a lower rez the image is stretched so AA becomes a little more needed to compensate for the scaling and higer occurance of jaggies.

[Baejung92]

Anyone know how the new HD5870 handles Crysis? I'm pretty sure someone's done a benchmark by now but I could only find how much better it is in relation to older cards.

[Tiber Septim]

Quite well.
See here for benches.

[ZeraX]

hey thanks you lot..

but i wanna ask you something

will it help me if i have: dual core 1.8, 2gb ram, 1 gb geforce 9400 GT ?

thank you again

[RockmasteR]

you can play the game with that card, the performance tweak won't help you
the shaders in the tweak are forced on, and 9400 GT is not friends with the shader in Crysis
so play the game on these settings:
Resolution: 800 x 600
All settings on high, Shaders on Medium, Shadows off

or

Resolution 1024 x 768
all settings on medium, shaders low, shadows off

[ssj4Gogeta]

Hey what would you recommend for mobility radeon HD4650? I play at 1366x768, all high, and the framerates are around 28 (drops at times). I can gain a couple fps by turning off shadows. I can OC the card from stock 550 to 650 if need be. Will some specific mod/settings help me?
thanks.

[ebackhus]

Since it's a laptop an OC may ruin it. Only real option is to turn things down.

[RockmasteR]

try a lower resolution like 1280 x 720
shadows in crysis have a great impact on performance, the game uses dynamic shadows, so set them to low or medium, don't use any AA
don't overclock your card, laptops are known that they overheat a lot at stock settings, so I don't recommend an overclock