NEVER use "Can my PC run it?"

[SubjectProphet]

I used it today on my Alienware which runs Skyrim at a smooth 60 FPS without any problems or drops, never had a problem with the game (no CTDs, random crashes, mod conflicts, extreme lag, etc.) and found that the computer couldn't run it, according to the program. I was barely even at the mininum needed processer.

 

 

Conclusion: NEVER USE THE PROGRAM. It lies.

[ita]

Duly noted.

[Deleted472477User]

There's tons of stuff I shouldn't even remotely be able to run according to it, but do just fine for me. Then again there's a difference between "Won't run at all" and "It will run, but won't look as pretty/run as smoothly as it should."

[Thor.]

I can run anything, also can load Crysis 2 in 3seconds with custom textures, Now that tells you something :teehee: SSD's rule...

 

i couldn't believe it, but it happes everytime. Its INSSSAAANNNEEE!!!!

Edited May 4, 2012 by Thor.

[HellsMaster]

I can run anything, also can load Crysis 2 in 3seconds with custom textures, Now that tells you something :teehee: SSD's rule...

 

i couldn't believe it, but it happes everytime. Its INSSSAAANNNEEE!!!!

 

Sorry, but this is relevant how?

 

@OP: Websites/softwares like that gives you a estimate of what kind of performance you should be getting, it is no way near being accurate.

[Thor.]

relevant to the point it says i have 3.3ghz but in fact i have 3.8, so its way off... lol

[Vagrant0]

It's usually better to just know your own hardware and work on your own judgement, tweaking as needed. Buying/building a PC designed to run games for the next generation (instead of just being able to run what you are playing now better) also helps. There are also certain games or companies which are known to make more demanding games (like Skyrim), so building a computer in mind that can handle those games on highest settings should mean being able to run mostly everything else in that generation. Keeping in mind the hardware that consoles are using is also a fairly good indicator to how demanding a game might be when the game is slated to be a console port.

 

I believe I called their "recommended" and "minimum" game profiles for Skyrim as being totally inaccurate back in August when they were initially posted. The quoted requirements are far beyond what the actual ones are, so were probably a guess made by some tech after watching preview videos and making some assumptions.

 

I also changed the topic title slightly to be a bit more clear as to what is being discussed.

[RitualBlack]

The site just uses its 'system requirements lab' program which it installs on your computer to scan it and compare it with the posted game specs. There are always going to be things which don't detect or compare correctly. Here is an old scan I did of my laptop:

 

http://i46.tinypic.com/2gxpt06.png

 

The video ram displays incorrectly because I hadn't been able to remove the horrible stock dell drivers yet. The cards were new and AMD didn't have much better (their driver support has been embarrassing recently). It should say I have 4gb video ram (x2 6970m). It also doesn't count cpu 'turbo'.

 

Like Vagrant says, knowing you own hardware is the best thing. I wouldn't bash to tool because it is incorrect and states that you are unable to run a game. It is fairly useful to people who want to know what is needed to run a game/want to look at their system specs. It isn't as good as dxdiag or something of that nature but its a really simple method for the not so computer savvy to find things about their system and know if they can run a game at the same time.

[Thor.]

How do you offlink the pic like that, i cant seem to be able to save it to Jpeg, Edited May 6, 2012 by Thor.

[RitualBlack]

I am simply using a cropped print screen and generated a tinyurl link :tongue: .