True story: I actually bought my last PC specifically to play the original Crysis. Now that the minimum and recommended specs for Crysis 3 have been revealed it looks like I may have to finally upgrade!
Ah well, it’s been a while. Maybe it’s about time I sunk some money into PC gaming for a change. To be fair, it’s not as if these required specs are completely crazy, just that my own PC is spectacularly old.
And the specs are…
Minimum System Operating Requirements For PC
Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
• DirectX 11 graphics card with 1Gb Video RAM
• Dual core CPU
• 2GB Memory (3GB on Vista)• Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):
Nvidia GTS 450
Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 Ghz (E6600)• Example 2 (AMD):
AMD Radeon HD5770
AMD Athlon64 X2 2.7 Ghz (5200+)Recommended System Operating Requirements For PC
Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
• DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM
• Quad core GPU
• 4GB Memory• Example 1 (Nvidia/Intel):
Nvidia GTX 560
Intel Core i3-530• Example 2 (AMD):
• AMD Radeon HD5870
• AMD Phenom II X2 565
Oh, and I thought it might be worth reposting that awesome Crysis 3 gameplay trailer just to remind myself, and everyone else, why it might be worthwhile upgrading.
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