What processor and video card do i need to make crysis run on the highest settings?

If you want the best performance on high settings, get the best equipment that you can get. It's a pretty demanding game, so I would recommend at least getting any sort of 512MB video card as well as a good quad-core processor if you have it.

What specifically? Like show me what i should get on newegg

You can't just fit any processor into any board.

What is your current hardware?

well im currently ordering parts to build a computer and the mother board is a ASUS M3A78-CM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780V Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Why are you getting that board? It only supports up to a dual core.

Oh wait, hold. I may be wrong. If it does support a Phenom II, get that.

oh really? I had no idea. Its a good thing you came into this thread when u did. What motherboard do u recommend then?

Lol, I'm still kinda new to processors, but if it does support Phenom II (which I'm assuming it does since they are both AM2+ sockets) then this thing would tear crysis apart 3.0ghz phenom 2.

Alternatively there's also that 2.5ghz model that would also work.

Make sure someone like Bob double checks this.

I already have that as a processor i was wondering about the graphics card and the motherboard

Aaaawww yea, new 4890s.

Would this fit on a micro atx?

If it has a pci-e slot and the case is big enough then yes.

That is also a power hungry card so he would need a decent psu 650w atleast I would recommend with 500w being min.

These are currently the things that i am going to buy

Looks good do you have a OS your going to throw on there?

I have windows XP and Windows 7 on a cd. Ill use 7 until it DIES then go to xp. I have vista on my laptop and its slow and no one am i paying for another OS

I'd personally go with a Foxconn A79A-S for motherboard (but our needs differ). I've a friend with this Biostar TPower TA790GX motherboard and he says it's a pretty good board. Other than that, at 1680x1050, I think a Radeon HD 4890 should suffice. I'd actually say look into a pair of Radeon HD 4770s (when they launch this month), but the HD4890's a fine choice as well.

the only thing with ATI that i dont like is that it doesnt have the 3d glasses capability. So if i were to get the nvidia glasses it wouldnt work

The 3d glasses wouldn't work with crysis anyways as the game wasn't designed for it.

Also 3d glasses will also make the system requirements 2 - 3 times higher because the framerate will need to be extremely high and constant.

And you'll spend $400 on a 120hz LCD. Anyways--while the 3D glasses are better now than before, that's not saying much. You'll spend a lot more on getting a setup compatible and then getting it running than they're worth.

Speaking of has anyone even came close to 120fps in crysis maxed out yet?

Not on highest settings and high-resolution, that I'm aware of.

wait what would be the fps on my current build on crysis max settings?

Depends on what resolution you're playing on.

What monitor do you have/getting?

23in acer so i think thats 1920x1080

Actually 1680x1050.

nope it says Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824009163

I've seen plenty of 22 - 24 widescreen monitors with 1920 x 1080 support, I think its gonna become more common than 16:10 personally mostly because 1080p hype, but also because most movies and games are designed for it (consoles more so than pc)

Of the listed monitor, which happens to be an Acer X233Wbd ("N82E16824009145"), it's definitely 1680x1050. You're looking at a different monitor than was listed in the last shopping cart screenshot.

Ah k, I just went off his word saying that his monitor selected was 1920 x 1080 and clicked the link to it and said it was lol

Yeah i forgot to update it sorry anyways can it run it on full settings on 1920x1080 resolution? LIke 60fps

40 or 50 fps which is still good for that game.

okay is there anything that i can subtract from the item list that is not really neccesary discluding the monitor and the case (if u could find one that looks better and is better).

Can you post the updated list, please?

Is there a set price you need or what? Running crysis on full settings isn't coming cheap.

Im looking at $1000. The monitor no matter what stays

Oh my...biggest picture on earth.

You can downgrade to the 2.8ghz then OC it to 3.0ghz.

Drop the speaker system and lights.

That should shave off $70.

they are not lights they are fans. The speakers i guess i can find something cheaper. How about the case. Any cases that are cheaper than the one i already have that have good airflow and look good

Do you really need the flash drive?

I'm looking for a different case now.

This case is half the price.

see i was looking at that case but it wasnt the "cool" kind of case i was looking for. I know its pointless but i want to say to my friends "check out my cool desktop"

I can find you a "cooler" case for cheaper but most likely it will be sitting under a desk so the cool factor really doesn't matter that much.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811166006 << Totally transparent
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811208009 << Green with neons

But do those support micro atx boards?

They should, i haven't come across one yet that doesn't, unless it's really cheap. But the thing about transparent cases is that all it does is let you see the dust gathering. Trust me, get a normal case... you wont regret it.