Playing more than one game? Add up to 6 games and we will show their PC requirements side by side, what a computer needs to play all of them, and our PCs that play every one. You can print it, or save the link to come back to it.
Sandbox Computers, 53 Tunnel Hill, Worcester WR4 9SD. Phone 01905 673738. gaming-computers.co.uk. Printed on 6 November 2026.
meets every game's minimum spec: low settings at 1080p
Graphics card
Basic graphics: built-in graphics on a modern processor, or an old entry-level card, for example NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series graphics card or equivalent DirectX 9.0c-compliant 256 MB 3D video card supporting hardware T&L and Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB SLI compatible 3D video cards recommended) (the most demanding: Empire Earth 3)
Processor
2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon(64 3500+ or faster (the most demanding: Empire Earth 3). One a step below is usually fine: games lean on the graphics card most.
Memory
1GB (Empire Earth 3)
Storage
Not published
Recommended
meets every game's recommended spec: high settings at 1080p
Graphics card
Basic graphics: built-in graphics on a modern processor, or an old entry-level card, for example NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series graphics card or equivalent DirectX 9.0c-compliant 256 MB 3D video card supporting hardware T&L and Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB SLI compatible 3D video cards recommended) (the most demanding: Empire Earth 3)
Processor
2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon(64 3500+ or faster (the most demanding: Empire Earth 3). One a step below is usually fine: games lean on the graphics card most.
NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series graphics card or equivalent DirectX 9.0c-compliant 256 MB 3D video card supporting hardware T&L and Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB SLI compatible 3D video cards recommended)
We check each PC's graphics card, processor and memory against every game, the same way Test my PC does. Building your own? The "To play all of them" box above is your shopping list, and our graphics card chart, processor chart and power supply calculator help you choose the parts.
