Why does CanIRunIt Say I dont meet requirement?

[Darren89]

Hello,

I done a system requirement scan for Simcity 5.

These were the results:

Pixel Shader Version: Required - 3.0 Have - 5.0
Vertex Shader Version Required: - 3.0 Have - 5.0
Dedicated Video RAM: Required - 256MB Have - 1.0GB

Any Ideas why it says i failed?

My laptop graphics card is Intell 3000 Integrated and Nvidia 520MX

 

[Darren89]

Hello,

I done a system requirement scan for Simcity 5.

These were the results:

Pixel Shader Version: Required - 3.0 Have - 5.0
Vertex Shader Version Required: - 3.0 Have - 5.0
Dedicated Video RAM: Required - 256MB Have - 1.0GB

Any Ideas why it says i failed?

My laptop graphics card is Intell 3000 Integrated and Nvidia 520MX

Heres a link to a picture of results:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/593/canirunit.jpg/

 

[barto]

What is your laptop and all of the system specs?

 

[mouse24]

Despite passing those requirements, that GPU is just far to slow for anything really. You can slap wings on a pig, it aint gonna fly.

 

[Darren89]

seems to be good enough to play Crysis 2 and Battlefield 3 and skyrim fine on medium settings?

And my question was regarding CanIRunIt and why its saying fail despite my scores being higher?

 

[Darren89]

What is your laptop and all of the system specs?

CPU: I5-2540m 2.50gGHz
RAM: 8GB
HDD: 500GB
GPU: Nvidia 520mx + Integrated HD 3000

 

[Darren89]

Correction:

CPU: i5-2450m 2.50GHz

 

[vrumor]

Medium settings at 1366x768 isnt very impressive. Sorry it just isnt.

 

[Darren89]

Medium settings at 1366x768 isnt very impressive. Sorry it just isnt.

No not impressive. but ok for what i use it for.

I am not a pc gaming fanatic.

 

[bystander]

I find it odd that they'd bother putting a 520mx in that system when it already has an integrated GPU. While IGP's are weak, a 520mx isn't much better. That is by no means a gaming laptop.

 

[Darren89]

why are people failing to answer my actual question.

The question is not whether my laptop is a gaming laptop or not :S

 

[vrumor]

Can it game? On low res at low settings, maybe. Is it a gaming laptop? No.

 

[Darren89]

I am starting to think people cant read :S

Americans speak English right?

 

[Darren89]

Can it game? On low res at low settings, maybe. Is it a gaming laptop? No.

No one need reply to this question anymore.

For some reason people do not realise i did not ask whether my laptop was a gaming laptop or not.

I asked why canirunit gave the result it did.

I have a desktop for running games on. My laptop is for convenience and portability.

 

[bystander]

I am starting to think people cant read :S

Americans speak English right?

You've gotten a lot of answers, but maybe not as direct as you'd like.

Your Laptop is not capable of gaming with any serious game. While it might have 1gb of vram, it does not have the necessary power to play the game. You would be best off with a gaming PC, as they are much more powerful and you get a lot more for your money. If you must have a laptop, make sure it has gaming spec's.

 

[Darren89]

You've gotten a lot of answers, but maybe not as direct as you'd like.

Your Laptop is not capable of gaming with any serious game. While it might have 1gb of vram, it does not have the necessary power to play the game. You would be best off with a gaming PC, as they are much more powerful and you get a lot more for your money. If you must have a laptop, make sure it has gaming spec's.

Thank you for your answer.

At least you put effort into answering the question and not just leaving useless comments

However my question was simply why canirunit gave this results since it says i have higher numbers then the requirements. (link to pic above)

i know my laptop is not for gaming, but that is not the issue nor the question.

 

[bystander]

CanIRunIt has very simple criteria, and not complete enough to answer the question well. Most games gives requirements that are far more complete, making specific mention of minimum GPU and CPU requirements. That program does not apparently.

 

[Darren89]

CanIRunIt has very simple criteria, and not complete enough to answer the question well. Most games gives requirements that are far more complete, making specific mention of minimum GPU and CPU requirements. That program does not apparently.

ok thank you

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Going by your picture, it says you need:
Amd HD2x00 or better/ NVidia 7800 or better
Intel series 4 integrated graphics,
You have series 3000, I would surmise that this is the reason your result says you cannot play, because your graphics are not of the required level they state is necessary.
Moto

 

[Darren89]

Going by your picture, it says you need:
Amd HD2x00 or better/ NVidia 7800 or better
Intel series 4 integrated graphics,
You have series 3000, I would surmise that this is the reason your result says you cannot play, because your graphics are not of the required level they state is necessary.
Moto

ah ok then

Thank you


my laptop seems to be running the game fine with the settings i am happy with anyways.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Thats all that matters in my book, that I can enjoy a game without worrying 🙂
Glad to help man
Moto

 

[deep mehta]

Don't worry man, just download the game and play. I am damn sure the game will run easily on high end graphics. I am actually a simcity fan and my computer has way older stuff than you and I still think I can run the game even though I still haven't tried but I played beta and it worked fine. Anyways, your computer is far more better in everything compared to the recommended specs of the game ( check the official website ). I actually don't trust these sites and neither depend on them, no offence though. I think you r good to go. Just download and play the game. Hope you find this helpful.