You must be wondering, can my PC run Far Cry®? On this page you will find Far Cry® system requirements for PC (Windows). We constantly update our data to provide you with latest and most accurate requirements.
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DirectX 9.0b compliant PCI card (Sound Blaster Audigy series recommended)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Audigy series (see supported list*)
DirectX
DirectX
DirectX 9.0b or higher
DirectX
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Storage
Storage
4 GB
Storage
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Multiplay
Multiplay
Broadband with 64 Kbps upstream (512 Kbps upstream to host 8 players)
Multiplay
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Mouse/Keyboard
Mouse/Keyboard
Windows compatible mouse and keyboard required
Mouse/Keyboard
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*Supported video cards at time of retail release
*Supported video cards at time of retail release
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*Supported video cards at time of retail release
NVIDIA GeForce 2/3/4/FX families ( NVIDIA based cards must have ForceWare drivers 53.03 ; GeForce 2 and GeForce 4 MX cards do not support all graphics features). ATI Radeon 8500/9000 families (ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT recommended; ATI-based cards must have Catalyst drivers 3.9 or higher). Laptop models of the listed cards are not fully supported. For an up-to-date list of supported chipsets, video cards, and operating systems, please visit the FAQ for this game at: http://support.ubi.com.
Far Cry® minimum requirements for Windows assume having at least Windows 2000/XP (only) operating system. Your processor should be AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or Pentium III 1 GHz or a more powerful one. The minimum RAM requirement is 256 MB. As for a graphics card, it should be 64 MB DirectX 9.0b-compliant graphics card (see supported list*). You also have to have 4 GB free disk space to install the game.
If you go for recommended requirements for Far Cry® for Windows, your operating system should be Windows 2000/XP (only). Recommended CPU would be AMD Athlon 2-3 GHz or Pentium 4 2-3 GHz CPU or equivalent. For RAM, it is recommended to have 512-1024 MB or more. And video card — 128 MB GeForce™ 4 128 MB to GeForce FX 5950; ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT.
Game Details
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.