Crysis runs cryfully slow on Vista 64 bit - 16.5 FPS at 1024x768 with 8800 Ultra

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Hi SUBMAN1

I jumped over to this thread from the AGP one to ask about you feelings about the 8800 cards.

I only play subsims,flight sims and raceing sims and only those sims.

Takeing price out of the picture. Is The 8800 Ultra or one of the lesser 8800's the way to go for these kind of sims.

I'm building a new rig .

I'm running a factory overclocked 8800GTS 320MB version which was a sweet spot for my budget and my needs. The 8800 series will allow you to push all current games at max settings with high resolution. For example, in SH4 I have everything maxed running at 1680x1050 resolution with 4xAA and 16xAF with ROW mod installed and I’m seeing 60FPS on the bridge during heavy activity.

The Ultra doesn’t give you that much improvement over the GTX line from the benchmarks I’ve seen. So if money is a little tighter, a GTX or a factory overclocked GTX would suite you fine.

The thing with these cards is you need have a fast new CPU to get the most out of them. I friend of mine threw one in an 4 year old single core (overclocked) Athlon and was bemoaning the fact that he wasn’t seeing even remotely close the performance I was.