How can I optimize my computer for Crysis?

[Street_Wolf]

Hi, H&S :smile:

I don't come in here often, but recently, I started playing Crysis again, and I have to say, I'm dissapointed with my average FPS in game. I thought I'd be able to handle mostly "High" with a couple scattered "Medium"s, but I actually had to lower it to mostly medium and some low to get a consistant 45-50~ish fps.

I'm running Windows 7, have 6GB Ram, plenty of free space on my HDD (about 400GB free out of a total 650GB), a GeForce GT 240, and a Core Two Quad @ 2.5GHZ.

Now I dunno if I'm right in thinking this, but I assumed with that, I should be able to handle Crysis decently well, but it looks like I was wrong.

I've done a couple things so far: I've increased the size of my paging file, as well as turned off some of the unnecessary windows 7 visual effects. I haven't tried overclock CPU yet, but I don't think my BIOS supports overclocking, so I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do there.

Any help or tips on what I could do to optimize my computer would be appreciated. Thanks. :smile:

[tommyc225]

You could probably do with a new graphics card

[BrQ]

At what resolution were you playing the game?

Also I doubt whether you can reach high on crysis with a gt240, but medium should do.

[Street_Wolf]

You think so? What would be a good choice for one?

Edit: Oh, and I have it running windowed at 1440 x 900, mainly because of performance. I'd like to run it at 1680 x 1050, but that obviously doesn't help my fps.

[Loogaroo]

[QUOTE=Street_Wolf;20616326]You think so? What would be a good choice for one?

Edit: Oh, and I have it running [B]windowed at 1440 x 900[/B], mainly because of performance. I'd like to run it at 1680 x 1050, but that obviously doesn't help my fps.[/QUOTE]

Windowed-Crysis buddies!

[k00pa]

Just buy new hardware. Easiest way to optimize.

[ashxu]

[url=http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html]Game Booster[/url]

every small bit counts :smile:

[ferrous]

[QUOTE]a GeForce GT 240[/QUOTE]

There's the problem

It sucks

[Zeke129]

[QUOTE=Street_Wolf;20616144]
I've done a couple things so far: I've increased the size of my paging file[/quote]
Don't. You have 6GB of memory.

[QUOTE=Street_Wolf;20616144]as well as turned off some of the unnecessary windows 7 visual effects.[/quote]
They turn off automatically during fullscreen applications.

[QUOTE=Street_Wolf;20616144]I haven't tried overclock CPU yet[/quote]
Your CPU is fine.

[QUOTE=Street_Wolf;20616144]Any help or tips on what I could do to optimize my computer would be appreciated. Thanks. :smile:[/QUOTE]
Lose the GT 240.

[Error_404]

Replace the GT 240 with something like a second hand GTX 280 (cheap on eBay) or a 5770.

[Taipan]

1: run fullscreen

2: Get a better card. (preferably an ati one since they are really cost effective atm.)

[leontodd]

Replace the GT 240 with a 5770.