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Gaming Hardware

Official PC requirements for free-to-play games compared, plus controller and storage picks: RAM, GPU, disk space and what each spec line really promises.

Compare the requirements

Requirement guides

14 articles

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Hardware

Check your PC in five minutes

1 · RAM and GPU

Task Manager

Open the Performance tab and read total memory and the GPU name.

2 · DirectX

dxdiag

Press Windows + R, type dxdiag, and read the DirectX Version on the System tab.

3 · Storage

Settings, System, Storage

Confirm the target drive has the listed minimum free, plus a margin for patches.

Gaming Hardware

Requirement guides

Free PC Games System Requirements Compared (2026)

Albion Online System Requirements: PC, Mac, Linux (Steam)

Best Controller for PC in 2026: 10 Picks, Specs Compared

Enlisted System Requirements on PC (Steam)

Genshin Impact System Requirements on PC (No Steam Page)

NTE System Requirements: How Many GB on PC?

Once Human System Requirements on PC (Steam)

Project Entropy System Requirements on PC (Steam)

RAID: Shadow Legends System Requirements on PC

War Thunder System Requirements on PC (Steam)

Warframe System Requirements on PC (Steam)

Where Winds Meet System Requirements: Steam vs Launcher

Wuthering Waves System Requirements and 150 GB Storage

Zenless Zone Zero System Requirements on PC (Steam)

Check your PC in five minutes

Task Manager

dxdiag

Settings, System, Storage