Test whether you system can run a game, before purchase

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Test whether you system can run a game, before purchase

November 28, 2008 in Games | Permalink

Only a few years ago you had to upgrade your PC every year to keep up with the latest version of Windows and the most popular games. These days you can use a system from a few years ago and it will be fine for most scenarios, apart from the very latest games. These games require the latest graphics card. However, before you go out and buy the game you want to run on your system, it might be a good idea to evaluate how your components stack up against the system requirements.

Can You Run It? is an online scanning tool where you can select the game you are intending to purchase and then run an analysis on your computer. The report will show where your system may be lacking and, where a potential problem is located, you can try and remedy the situation - this may be additional memory or an upgraded graphics card.

Can You Run It? link.

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Anybody know where the World of Warcraft European servers are located? Someone said they are all in Britain but I am not sure. Would they have some in Germany, some in Finland etc?

I am trying to do a business plan for my own massive multiplayer game and was wonder how they spread out the resources.
WoW Europe Gold

Posted by novawatson | May 18, 2009 1:01 PM

Never try running your server off a laptop. No matter how good you think it is. I guess it was a bonehead move for me to try in the first place... Please learn from this mistake!

Posted by MICR Ink Ian | June 16, 2009 9:52 PM

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