Find out system requirements for PC games online
Before you buy PC games, you should first find out the system requirements of the games. This can also be done online. We'll show you where to find requirements and how to test your computer for gaming.
Can you run it? - Check system requirements of games online
- First, open the SystemRequirementsLab.com website.
- Enter the game whose requirements you want to check in the search line above and click on the "Can You Run It" button on the right.
- Now you can choose between two options: Either you download the program to check and install it (desktop app) or you can only display the requirements (View Requirements).
- Note: If you use the Google Chrome browser, you will only see these two options. With Firefox you also have access to the "Automatic Detection" option, which reads your hardware via the browser.
Option 1: View Requirements
If you have selected the item "View Requirements", you will see the system requirements of the game.
- At the top you can switch between the "Minimum" and "Recommended" tabs. Here you can see the minimum requirements and the recommended performance.
- Information on the design of the CPU and its speed, the size of the main memory (RAM), the operating system (OS), the graphics card (video card), the DirectX version, the presence of a sound card, the free memory space and the CD-ROM are given -Drive.
- If you are not very familiar with your system or the information, you can start a review using the "Desktop App" option in the previous step. Read on in the next paragraph.
Option 2: Automatic detection
This option is no longer available in Google Chrome, but only in the Firefox browser. Your hardware is read out directly via the browser.
- If you select the option, you must confirm access to Java. This process can take a few seconds.
- If you receive an error message, Java is not installed on your PC or is out of date. Download the latest Java version here.
- Then your hardware specifications are displayed on the website and compared with the required ones.
Option 3: desktop app
If you do not want to compare the values manually, you can do this using the "Desktop App" option from the first step. For this, software is installed on your PC.
- If you have selected the option, a download starts automatically. Open the file and follow the steps of the installation.
- After installation, the tool starts on its own and first scans the hardware of your computer.
- Then open the browser again and select the desired game. Your hardware specifications are compared directly with the information.
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