Crysis @ 8xaa very high with good framerate

VortexA1 · 21 Mar 2008 at 20:57

Hi;

If anyone is still playing crysis try it @ 1024x768 with all settings very high with 8xaa.

IMO best looking settings cos everything is highest with smooth frames too.

Try it you might be surprised.

Azagoth · 21 Mar 2008 at 21:16

Can't imagine it looks very good on a large monitor though.

NightSt@lk3r · 21 Mar 2008 at 21:29

Azagoth said:
Can't imagine it looks very good on a large monitor though.

Adrianr · 21 Mar 2008 at 21:32

Looks a bit daft with those big black bars down the side on my 22".

VortexA1 · 21 Mar 2008 at 21:39

oh...I have a crt and it looks great ..full screen @ 22" / not good with black bars I guess.

fish99 · 21 Mar 2008 at 21:46

One of the advantages of having a CRT, no native res problems. I was able to have a really good experience with Crysis on my Dell P1130 at 1280*960 high on the system in my sig. That wouldn't be possible on my Dell 2007WFP LCD in 1680*1050 (43% more pixels). Plus the added bonuses on the CRT of zero ghosting, much less tearing and excellent black depth/contrast.

Killerkebab · 21 Mar 2008 at 21:49

fish99 said:
One of the advantages of having a CRT, no native res problems. I was able to have a really good experience with Crysis on my Dell P1130 at 1280*960 high on the system in my sig. That wouldn't be possible on my Dell 2007WFP LCD in 1680*1050 (43% more pixels). Plus the added bonuses on the CRT of zero ghosting, much less tearing and excellent black depth/contrast.

But CRTs are boring

Azagoth · 21 Mar 2008 at 21:59

Killerkebab said:
But CRTs are boring

I swore I'd never say anything against CRT's, but now I've had my Samsung 2032BW for a few months I could never go back.

Tefal · 21 Mar 2008 at 22:03

fish99 said:
One of the advantages of having a CRT, no native res problems. I was able to have a really good experience with Crysis on my Dell P1130 at 1280*960 high on the system in my sig. That wouldn't be possible on my Dell 2007WFP LCD in 1680*1050 (43% more pixels). Plus the added bonuses on the CRT of zero ghosting, much less tearing and excellent black depth/contrast.

If your getting tearing in crysis on high settings you must have ne hell of a rig...

fish99 · 21 Mar 2008 at 23:38

Tefal said:
If your getting tearing in crysis on high settings you must have ne hell of a rig...

How do you work that out? Anytime you're not running v-sync you will get tearing. The lower your refresh rate, the more noticeable the tearing is.

Bizarre · 21 Mar 2008 at 23:43

Killerkebab said:
But CRTs are boring

So is your comment tbh. :rolleyes:

I fully understand why people prefer lcd's over crt's, it's obvious isn't it, they're smaller, lighter, aesthetically pleasing, energy efficient, don't flicker, cause less eye strain, etc etc.

However, a decent crt still beats the best of lcd's in quite a few areas, ie they have no native resolution problems, better color and gray scale accuracy, no ghosting, no dead pixel worrys, no backligh leakage / clouding worrys, far less tearing, deepers blacks and higher contrast levels, better viewing angles, higher refresh rates, etc etc.

FYI I own a couple of lcd's and much prefer them for web browsing and general desktop usage, for gaming though, they don't come close to my big fugly crt.

Killerkebab · 21 Mar 2008 at 23:47

Bizarre said:
So is your comment tbh.

It was a light hearted comment. CRTs may be slightly better for gaming but they are far too heavy and cumbersome to be of any use to me now, unfortunately.

Bizarre · 21 Mar 2008 at 23:48

Killerkebab said:
It was a light hearted comment. CRTs may be slightly better for gaming but they are far too heavy and cumbersome to be of any use to me now, unfortunately.

OK, fair enough, maybe I jumped the gun a lilttle:/

Inazuma · 21 Mar 2008 at 23:49

VortexA1 said:
If anyone is still playing crysis try it @ 1024x768 with all settings very high with 8xaa.

IMO best looking settings cos everything is highest with smooth frames too.

I don't believe you. On 1280x1024 with no AA and a custom config the framerate is still poor. Q6600+8800GTX here. I've tried 1280x720 too and that didn't make much difference.

VortexA1 · 21 Mar 2008 at 23:52

Inazuma said:
I don't believe you. On 1280x1024 with no AA and a custom config the framerate is still poor. Q6600+8800GTX here. I've tried 1280x720 too and that didn't make much difference.

I'm not lying lol @ 1024x768 that's what I get.

I have no reason to.

Killerkebab · 21 Mar 2008 at 23:54

Maybe you two have a different idea of what a good framerate is.

VortexA1 · 21 Mar 2008 at 23:59

Well it's playable for me - and in my eyes it's smooth .

badbob · 22 Mar 2008 at 00:00

Benchmark test please.

VortexA1 · 22 Mar 2008 at 00:01

Well i did it at 4x and I got in the 20s. for some reason 8x didn't work.

I don't care if anyone thinks I'm lying - I know I'm not.

Just trying to help people. It's smooth for me.

VortexA1 · 22 Mar 2008 at 00:13

ignore