How to know if your computer is powerful enough for a game

The last time I bought a video game for my PC was GTA and after installation: big disappointment! The game was definitely supposed to be awesome, but not for my PC…

Not having a configuration of "Gamer" I felt like an idiot.

Of course, I could have checked before buying my game. But I challenge anyone to recite their PC configuration by heart. (no, I don't buy online so I protect the merchants in my neighborhood).

Can You Run It? (abbreviated as CYRI) is a website that offers youscan your computer and compare it with the "requirements" of a video game to give you his opinion on the compatibility between the two.

To do this, go to: Can You Run It? and choose the video game you want.

Type the first letters of the game you are looking for

At this point, you have three options available to you:

Online detection: best if you won't have the opportunity to come back to it often.
Installing a small application: allows you to launch detection directly from your desktop.
See the game's "requirements": I'm still looking for the interest...

In this case we will assume that you do not buy games often and that you only want to do one detection. So click on Automatic Detection.

At this point a new window will appear, informing you that the site is collecting data.

But you will be asked for permission… You can click yes with confidence.

After a few seconds of analysis the result falls:

But the good thing is that the site gives you the reasons for the potential failure. So if you see that it is your sound card that is insufficient, you can not worry about it. On the other hand, if your processor and video card are insufficient, you are running to your doom!

I hope this site will be useful to you, do not hesitate to consult it if you have the impression that your computer is reluctant to run your video game. But, I cannot advise you enough to devote yourself to reading Byothe.fr rather than to any game!