Before you download or buy any computer game, you should definitely familiarize yourself with the system requirements and compare them with the characteristics of your device. We’ll figure out how to choose a game according to your computer’s parameters.
Why is this needed?
Depending on the level of graphics and the game engine, it becomes more or less demanding on system characteristics. If your computer is much weaker than the requirements that are stated by the official publisher or developers of the game, then most likely the application will either not start at all, or it will greatly slow down.
What is the inhibition of the game and how to identify it? Very simple. After starting, you will notice that the number of frames per second is significantly lower than a comfortable value of 30 or more FPS. This is manifested in twitching of the picture, freezing or slowness of the image on the screen. Of course, due to such inconveniences, playing becomes uncomfortable or completely impossible. That is why it is necessary to choose games for the computer settings so that digital entertainment brings pleasure, rather than forcing the player to mess with the settings.
Most modern games have a gradation of graphics settings for quality (low, medium, high and maximum). Often you can manually set each parameter and select the settings under which your computer will cope with the load placed on it.
About 10 years ago it was considered normal to play on old PCs, with lags and “brakes”. In the modern world, not a single spoiled gamer will even launch a game if it works poorly on his PC.
Optimization
We must not forget the fact that the stable operation of a computer game is affected not only by the characteristics of the device, but also by the optimization of the engine. Now you can meet many projects that come out in the early access and are gradually being finalized. Moreover, such games are accompanied by a bunch of flaws and poor optimization. Even the most modern configurations are not able to cope with the game, therefore they give the same weak result, as, for example, computers of the middle price segment. In this case, it is impossible to select a game according to the parameters of the computer. You will have to wait for improvements from the creators or fans of the game itself.
What affects performance?
Let's figure out what you need to pay attention to when choosing a game according to system requirements. The first is the technical specifications. In this case, you need to pay attention to all parameters: processor, RAM, video card, the presence of the Internet and free space on your hard drive. Special attention should be paid to the video card, since it is in most cases that is responsible for processing graphics.
The second point is software. Some projects are developed specifically for certain versions of operating systems. For example, games from Microsoft now run only on Windows 10. Also, some applications are created exclusively for 64-bit platforms. These parameters also need to be considered when selecting a game.
Where to find the specifications?
The operating system offers all the necessary information to the user. To access it you need to do the following:
- Open the "Properties" of the computer.
- Pay attention to the sections "System" and "Release Windows." Here is all the necessary information about the computer, except for the video card.
- To understand which video card is installed on your computer, you need to select the "Device Manager" in the "System" window.
- In the window that opens, find the "Video Adapters" section and see the name of the device.
- You can find component specifications on the Internet.
Where to find the system requirements of the game?
To select games according to the system requirements of the computer, you need to find a list of requirements from the developers of the project. It all depends on the way you purchase the game:
- When buying a game in a box, you can familiarize yourself with the requirements on the back of the package.
- When purchasing a key in an online store (for example, Steam), read all the information on the description page.
- Downloading the pirated version, check out the system requirements on the distribution page or ask other users in the comments.
To select a game according to your computer’s parameters, you need to compare PC specifications and game requirements. If your device coincides in power with the presented characteristics or exceeds them, then you can safely download and run this game. You should not have any problems during the gameplay if the game meets the stated requirements and is well optimized. If you do not understand the "hardware" and can not pick up the game according to the parameters of the computer yourself, then use the special services. There are a lot of those on the Internet.
Now you know how to choose a game according to your computer’s parameters. Enjoy good projects regardless of their schedule and requirements!