Computer games differ in genres, richness of graphic capabilities, storylines. Manufacturers are releasing more and more interesting and beautiful products with high hardware requirements.
If you have an old computer, and the desire to play modern games is very high, then sooner or later you will have to start upgrading the hardware. However, you can only find out how much reconstruction will be required if you find out the system requirements of modern gaming products. There are ways to do this.
Subtleties of system requirements
Finding out the system requirements is not at all difficult. Usually they are indicated on the box with the game so that each user can navigate according to their capabilities and needs. On the other hand, as practice shows, manufacturers often go for one trick - they indicate the minimum requirements.
This is done in order to maximize the number of potential adherents of the product. People with weak machines will also be able to join the mystery of the game, but not at the highest graphics settings.
For a more reasonable assessment of system requirements, it is recommended to collect information from various sources in order to form a more or less accurate opinion. Such sources can be:
- game magazines. These are specialized editions where reviews of released projects or beta tests of projects being prepared for release are published. The assessment is carried out according to various criteria, including performance on different computers. This review is objective and usually reflects real information, thanks to which the user can determine the capabilities of his PC in terms of mastering the product;
- forums for gamers. Such a source of useful information as forums should not be written off. Gamers from all over the country and even from abroad communicate on them. They exchange assessments of certain games so that they can form a definite opinion, objectively based on facts. The benefit of such resources is that they also offer recommendations on which video cards to buy, which is better "AMD" or "Intel" processors, and so on.
If the PC does not "pull"
If you have a weak car, this is not a reason to run to the store and change hardware. There are some tricks that can be used to run a "hard" game.
Disable unused applications, unload the hard drive, stop unnecessary services in the "Administrative Tools" panel. This will free up PC resources for better system performance. You will be able to launch a "serious" product with better graphics and performance.
