Crytek claims new title "Crysis Warhead" will run HQ on €400 PC

@ 2008/06/19
Optimizations made to Crytek's CryENGINE 2 will allow the upcoming sci-fi shooter follow up Crysis Warhead to run smoothly with high detail settings on cheap PCs, studio CEO Cevat Yerli has claimed.

Specifically, Yerli told German outlet PC Games that a 400 euro (roughly $620) PC could run the title, with high settings enabled, at 30 to 35 frames per second. Curiously, he did not detail the resolution at which this is possible.

Comment from wutske @ 2008/06/20
So vague ... what's included in "€400" ? Vista ? Large enough hard drive so you still have some free space after installing Crysis ? DVD-rw ?
And as stated in the article, at what framerate. Even a midrange graka can get 30fps at 800x600@high settings if there's not too much activity.
Comment from piotke @ 2008/06/19
You get better nowadays..

E7200 - 115
Cheap mobo - 60
2 Gb - 40
80 Gb - 35
Vista license - 80
4850 - 150

== 480
Comment from jmke @ 2008/06/19
E21xx CPU, S775 PCIe mobo, 2gb, 80gb HDD, Vista License: €360
HD4850 €150

total: €510

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Comment from piotke @ 2008/06/19
in 2012 ...