Find Out if Your Computer Can Run the Latest Games with Can You Run It?
Posted on 13. Nov, 2008 by Kyle Judkins in Internet Tools
Playing most new PC games these days takes a state of the art rig, but there are some new games out there that aren’t as demanding as others. Everyone wants to make sure their computer is going to be able to run a game before they go out and buy it.
Can You Run It? is a great resource that will test your computer’s hardware and determine if you can run the latest games by comparing your hardware to the recommended game specifications. This tool will make sure you know where you stand on your chances to run the newest game. It may also provide you with some good insight about what piece of hardware needs to be upgraded next.
How to Use It
Just select the game you want to know if your computer can run from the drop down menu. I selected CoD5, because I knew the program would just laugh at me if I selected Crysis. After you make your selection, click the Can You Run It? button.
After clicking on the button, you may be asked to install a Java plugin so the site will be able to properly measure your system specifications. This is a painless install and goes by quickly. After the install, it takes just a few more seconds to run the tests on your computer (or in my case, my laptop).
Results
As expected, my laptop doesn’t do very well with the new games. It’s a good laptop, but it’s just a regular old Dell that wasn’t built for speed (if you know what I mean). The best part about the results is the detailed findings that are under the overall rating. It is there that you can find out which area your computer is lacking the most. As you can see, the video card area is the part of the test I failed.
Knowing that only my video card fails the tests makes it easy for me to make a strategic upgrade to run that new game I really want to play. This way you don’t overspend on upgrades you don’t need.
What games can you run? If you tell me Crysis, I demand proof.
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20. Nov, 2008
[...] Can you run it? <– see if your computer can run any game [...]
Anon
29. Jan, 2009
I can run Crysis.
http://i42.tinypic.com/10zn60w.jpg
BOB
18. Mar, 2009
I can’t even download the program needed to run it…….. IT WON’T LET ME!
Download Games
14. May, 2009
Thanks for sharing such a useful tool for game lovers.
Billybobjoe Jr.
22. May, 2009
where’s empire total war?
decal
22. May, 2009
Only problem with the site is the list of games isnt really up to date as it doesnt have a few of the new ones that have come out!
Free games
27. Jun, 2009
This would be useful for game geeks as a guide to buying the right games which can run smoothly on their system.
Faxis
09. Aug, 2009
What I would like to see is a reverse lookup system where I let it scan my computer and it gives me a list of games that will run on it. This would also be useful if they didn’t just list the more power hungry games and give some of the lightweights a chance like Telltale Games or any indie titles. Great idea for a site but it also requires a larger database of past and present titles updated regularly.
Anonymous
29. Oct, 2009
Doesn’t work most of the time….
I play WoW: WotLK just fine, and it says I can’t run it at all.
Same with a lot of the other games.
Falco
20. Jan, 2010
I can play crysis at 20-25 fps. I love my new computer. This site helps.