System requirements lab truthfulness

[DarkAnsem]

how much do you believe system requirements lab is accurate? I want to buy a few demanding games, but I hesitate due to requirements..

[Fonger]

it says my lappy cannot play oblivion, FO3 or vegas

 

it lies

 

has rather incorrect information programmed into it

 

as my lappy exceeds minimum requirements for all 3 games.

(ok - barely exceeds)

 

don't know if it ever says you can run a game when you are below requirements

but it clearly will tell you that you cannot when you can.

[JimboUK]

The minimum and recommended specs released by developers (or by marketing twonks) tend to be works of fiction, if they base their results on them then they won't be very accurate.

[Fonger]

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:19 PM, jim_uk said:

The minimum and recommended specs released by developers (or by marketing twonks) tend to be works of fiction, if they base their results on them then they won't be very accurate.

the lab's minimum requirements didn't follow those printed on the game boxes

[JimboUK]

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:30 PM, Fonger said:

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:19 PM, jim_uk said:

The minimum and recommended specs released by developers (or by marketing twonks) tend to be works of fiction, if they base their results on them then they won't be very accurate.

the lab's minimum requirements didn't follow those printed on the game boxes

 

Well that's something in its favour.

[Fonger]

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:34 PM, jim_uk said:

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:30 PM, Fonger said:

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:19 PM, jim_uk said:

The minimum and recommended specs released by developers (or by marketing twonks) tend to be works of fiction, if they base their results on them then they won't be very accurate.

the lab's minimum requirements didn't follow those printed on the game boxes

 

Well that's something in its favour.

sounds odd

 

they greatly raised the minimum requirements

 

instead of reducing them

[JimboUK]

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:42 PM, Fonger said:

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:34 PM, jim_uk said:

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:30 PM, Fonger said:

  On 9/19/2011 at 10:19 PM, jim_uk said:

The minimum and recommended specs released by developers (or by marketing twonks) tend to be works of fiction, if they base their results on them then they won't be very accurate.

the lab's minimum requirements didn't follow those printed on the game boxes

 

Well that's something in its favour.

sounds odd

 

they greatly raised the minimum requirements

 

instead of reducing them

 

With so many different configurations I really don't think it's possible to create an accurate test.

[Dan3345]

It's a very circumstantial site. For example, if it says you can run a game, it doesn't tell you at what graphic settings. A lot of people assume because the site says they can run it, that it means they can run it well, which is not the case. Also I have found it to be very inaccurate with AMD parts, and desktops in general.

 

It gets my CPU right, but my GPU is always a 5770 1250mb. Which to my knowledge doesn't exist. 0_0

Edited September 19, 2011 by Dan3345

[DarkAnsem]

yougamer's game-o-meter is better? too bad it does not work, I can't install it.

[DarkAnsem]

btw, my laptop's specs

 

CPU Intel® Core i7 CPU 980 @ 3.33GHz

RAM 5,99 GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M drivers 268.49