What GPU/system where you running in 2007 for Crysis?

chroniclard · 17 Nov 2017 at 16:38

300 inc VAT

Until quite recently that was the most I ever paid for a GPU!

d_brennen · 17 Nov 2017 at 16:46

8800GTS and Core 2 Duo E4600 IIRC. Upgraded to a E8600 then a Q6600 G0, HD4850 then 4890. Loved that game, back in a time when upgrades were frequent and "worth it"

w1ze1 · 17 Nov 2017 at 16:56

Intel C2D ???E6850??? 3.0GHZ OC'd to 3.8GHZ (cannot mind model)

Asus Flagship Mobo (cant mind name) possibly P35 Chipset.

8GB Corsair Dominator DDR2

EVGA 8800 Ultra SSC, retailed £525 AFAIR but got for £470 due to other hardware bought at same time got me a discount.

Shiari · 17 Nov 2017 at 16:59

Must've been a Q6600 and 5870.

w1ze1 · 17 Nov 2017 at 17:02

Quote: "Wow look at that £255 for the 8800gtx" < That is before VAT, a 8800Ultra was over £500inc VAT here so no way.

old gamer · 17 Nov 2017 at 17:07

w1ze1 said:
Quote: "Wow look at that £255 for the 8800gtx" < That is before VAT, a 8800Ultra was over £500inc VAT here so no way.

Yep a good price even for then, my 8800gts cost £245 back in the day

w1ze1 · 17 Nov 2017 at 17:09

320MB or 640MB?

And was there a later 512MB or was that a 8800GT?

old gamer · 17 Nov 2017 at 17:32

w1ze1 said:
320MB or 640MB?

And was there a later 512MB or was that a 8800GT?

I had the 640mb, the 320mb came out a while after I bought it

Lokken86 · 17 Nov 2017 at 18:19

w1ze1 said:
320MB or 640MB?

And was there a later 512MB or was that a 8800GT?

The 512MB one was even better. I think it was actually even faster than the 8800GT.

Killer7xx · 17 Nov 2017 at 18:47

Q6600 at 3.2 GHz and 8800GTS 512MB. The GTS died at the end of 2008 and the Q6600 is still in use in another computer at my home

andy_mk3 · 17 Nov 2017 at 19:10

I think in 07/08 I had just built my C2D E8600 system, XFX 8800GT, Corsair XMS2 4GB. Was my first all-new gaming PC.

rounddodger · 17 Nov 2017 at 19:17

Was rocking my EVGA 8800 ULTRA back in the day. Only had a E6600 to drive that sucker though..

Emlyn_Dewar · 18 Nov 2017 at 01:42

Upgraded my laptops Nvidia 7800 to a 7950GTX for ArmA and Crysis, was surprised how well it ran.
Also changed out the CoreDuo for a Core2 T7200 and 4gb RAM. The plus point about trying to get Crysis to run, was it meant every other game was easy!

DELETED_195422 · 18 Nov 2017 at 01:53

I had a Q6600/8800GT (512MB). Crysis was more of a **** measuring benchmark for PC enthusiasts more than anything else. Hence the can it run Crysis nonsense.

Personally, i thought the game was ****.

FlyingScotsman · 18 Nov 2017 at 09:40

I had a [email protected], with 4 gig DDR2 and a 8800GTX.

bru · 18 Nov 2017 at 14:37

Q6600 @3.6 8800 320mb the Q6600 is still going strong in my brothers machine, although the GPU died a good while ago.

Rroff · 18 Nov 2017 at 14:45

The Q6600 was practically bullet proof - I had one running IIRC 1.65v 24x7 water cooled doing some SETI, video encoding and compiling date for video game modding/development I was doing at the time, etc. still running fine today last I checked. Plus the one from my gaming system my dad is still using.

arc@css · 18 Nov 2017 at 15:55

I can't remember who it was, but I'm fairly sure someone on here had a Q6600 that was clocked to 4.1ghz. Must have been under water.

Great little chip, though mine only clocked to around 3.4ghz - maybe due to a mobo limitation.

Chrisc · 18 Nov 2017 at 18:03

I had a e6600 core2 and I had the passively cooled xfx7950gt. Absolute belting card.

Rroff · 18 Nov 2017 at 19:44

arc@css said:
I can't remember who it was, but I'm fairly sure someone on here had a Q6600 that was clocked to 4.1ghz. Must have been under water.

Great little chip, though mine only clocked to around 3.4ghz - maybe due to a mobo limitation.

I had one of mine sitting at 3.6-3.825GHz (Coolermaster V8) and the other 3.825-4GHz water cooled (Swiftech) - it took the max voltage available to get 4GHz stable though couldn't get above that.

EDIT: Tell a lie - it was the E6600 before I had upto [email protected] the Q6600 I didn't get above 3.825GHz in that setup.