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    Crysis almost maxed on Radeon HD 3670 on Dell Studio XPS 16

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hoodomoo, Mar 16, 2009.

  1. hoodomoo

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    It's impossible to record Crysis on Max settings and resolution with Fraps on a laptop. Fraps just takes too much resources needed for the game itself.
     
  3. killeruio

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    dude, that looks like medium/ low
     
  4. hoodomoo

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    it's not "maxed" because the res is not max nor AA but regular graphics settings are
     
  5. dondadah88

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    well you're watching it on you tube.
    hoodomoo. upload that video to something else rapidshare so we can see some quality
     
  6. funky monk

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    When refering to games "maxing" it doesn't normally include AA, only the effects and lighting etc.

    At the moment there is no computer that can play crysis with AA in 16* and all effects up on high etc. Crysis was writen bearing future hardware in mind, there was no intention for anything current to be able to run it with absoloutly everything maxed on max resoloution. The demands are just too great
     
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    Is that even direct x10?

    My desktop rig struggles to keep 30fps with directx 10 on and 1/2 of everything else high...and i know its WAY more powerful than your laptop.
     
  8. dtwn

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    Don't forget resolution (1366x768) too.
     
  9. anothergeek

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    I find it hard to believe a 3670 can run crysis at a solid 30 FPS and native res on high/very high... maybe crysis actually performs better than warhead, but I can't even get high shaders to run "smoothly" (25 FPS is not smooth enough) on my rig without significantly lowering lod.
     
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    Ah, i run at 1920x1200 :) maybe that has something to do with it. But is it really direct x 10 or is that 9? That makes a BIG difference.
     
  11. dondadah88

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    yeah my whitebook with 3870CF and t9400 everything maxed(no aa/af) at 1920*1200 gets 17fps average. i know its a big difference in settings but i guess you can make it work for you. remember crysis is not ati friendly at all.
     
  12. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    dx9 with my specs in sig i get 25-30 1440 at high
    dx10 i only get 20-25
     
  13. kobe

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    Face it. Direct X 10 looks good, but it sucks. If only we had better drivers for it like Direct X 9.
     
  14. killeruio

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    the video doesnt even look like very high, since i have played very high at that resolution while looking for good fps and i find "maxing out" hard to believe, even if it's just on very high settings without AA and whatnot. go show us that you go to the menu, set the settings to very high, then go in game, and show the fps too. then, we'll believe u.

    i can tell for a fact the water is on medium/ low, shaders arent on very high, and textures are on low from zoom ins of the roof of the house you crashed into.
     
  15. rot112

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    Yes there is, a Core i7 295, GTX 295 SLI system can max it out.

    Yeah it is more of an nVidia game.

    With my specs i get 30 FPS averageon Crysis all high 1440 900
     
  16. yodawg

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    dont beleive this guy becuase i have a overclcoked 3650 which is like a 3670 and i can only run it about medium/high at 1024x768 at around 20-25fps so clearly he is lieing
     
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    Don't forget to hit the HQ/HD link he has as well.
     
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    it is direct x 10 and i don't get 30fps on native res, i get about 18-25
     
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    dude, do what i said, show us you setting the graphics to very high then going into game. i already know for a fact that the water is on low/ med settings, textures are on low, and shaders are on medium or something. read my previous post.
     
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    i'm on xp right now, i'll boot back to vista and post another vid of it running directx10 with the settings menu!!!
     
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    I dont see a good graphics. try CCC and u will spot the big difference.
     
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    you didn't press apply there :)

    press apply to the settings
     
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    Half the reason is you are running such a low resolution. But why not have the fraps fps in the corner?
     
  26. killeruio

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    press the apply button too!
     
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    it seems fake
     
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    Sorry, you haven`t pressed apply, so it doesn`t really prove much.
     
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    I didn't hear about that, so that was with all eye candy on very high AA at 16* and resolution set to the max it will go? Frame rate etc?
     
  30. unknown555525

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    I'm sorry I just don't get it. There's soo many threads spanning across hundreds of forums about this same thing. My PC can run crysis decently. Ok good for you. I don't see the point of creating threads about it. Millions of people can run the game much better than you can, does everyone need to make a thread about how they can play crysis now? I fail to see how this benefits anyone. Is there a reason why you've taken hours composing videos and converting them for youtube to show us that you can play a game that most other people can as well?

    Why does anyone here even care? So many people do this same thing, does it matter?

    And about the "why didn't he press apply" because all of the settings were already set when he clicked options, he didn't change anything, merely showing what they are on, why would you need to press apply when you didn't change any settings?
     
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    Because people don't believe he actually had those settings in the first place.
     
  32. hoodomoo

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    you have it right, i was already playing on those settings, i the reason i posted the vid was to show that a card that isn't that good can still play on very high while it's laggy, i play on high/very high usually, that' just me, i can deal with low fps. And i didn't "composite" this video and it wouldn't take hours if i did because i do that for my animations quite often, i'm not sure why the FPS counter is not showing up, it does in the original avi but when i convert it to mp4 it just seems to dissapear, and come a mod lock this thread? I don't want any more ppl tell me that i'm lying when i know i'm not, i can play the game fine on very high or high and that's all what matter to me!
     
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    With as low as that framerate appears to be, I don't doubt that it could be set to Very High at that resolution.
     
  34. funky monk

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    When you think about it you can max out crysis even on an integrated graphics processor, the only problem is that the 0.5hz refresh rate might put you at a bit of a disadvantage :D
     
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    I just don't get it...how does a HD 3670 play Crysis at those frames at Vey High when a GTX 280m or Mobility HD 4870 can't (according to notebook checks)??? someone please explain?
     
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    Cuz his framerates are well below what anyone would call playable, as well as he is using a really low resolution.
     
  37. killeruio

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    he didnt press apply for the settings, fake fake fake
     
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    dude guys, just don be lazy and start tweaking! before tweaking, crysis on highest dx10 gave me like 9fps. after tweaking which put it down to dx9 and other stuff i got around 25-27fps steady except for the last level with the big aliens everywhere then it dropped to 15-16fps. oh, 1280x800 with no AA or AF
     
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    we know how to tweak, we're talking about running stock very high. he didnt even press apply, so its fake to run crysis on very high on a 3670 with 14-25 fps.
     
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    I'm with unknown555525 on this one.

    I don't really see the purpose of posting a thread saying someone can play Crysis >.> Only 2 tyes of responses happen:
    - people yell it's fake
    - people congratulate him for doing it(or ask how he did it)

    If I'm wrong and there is some deep underlying topic hidden, please do tell :confused:

    There really isn't much discussion to be done concerning the topic.

    Now, if the OP were to extend the topic to say a "What an HD3670 can run" and compile a few games, then it might become a useful topic, but Crysis alone doesn't say much IMO.
     
  42. killeruio

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    first one is warhead, it only shows low. so water's on medium then. and the 2nd video looks WAAAY better than the 3670 "very high" videos.
     
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    NASA called and they'd like to buy your computer.
     
  44. yodawg

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    id like to once again point out that i have bascially the same specs as this guy and i get 6fps on dx10 very high so bascially hes lieing
     
  45. Kirov Class

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    Nevermind, I just saw his video where he sets everything on "very high", even though he claimed he only had half of the settings on very high.

    Sorry, you are right.