Will This PC Run My Favorite Games? Newegg's Latest Tool Can Tell You
If you’re new to desktop PCs, it can be daunting to figure out what hardware you need to play your favorite games. A new tool from Newegg tries to make the process a little easier.
On Monday, the retailer introduced Gaming PC Finder(Opens in a new window), a newly launched site that can recommend a prebuilt desktop PC based on which games you like to play. The site first asks what video resolution you’d like to run your PC games at, whether it be 1080p, 2K, or 4K. Then you can select up to four PC games you enjoy playing.
In return, the site will suggest three prebuilt PC models at different prices from Newegg’s own PC building brand ABS. Most importantly, the results will show the average frames-per-second (FPS) rate the recommended PCs perform with each game.
In addition, the results will show the CPU chip and graphics card used in the recommended desktop, giving consumers an idea of which components they need to achieve the same performance.
You can also scroll down the results and see prebuilt PCs from other brands, including how well they perform in terms of FPS for a selected game. The same list will allow you to compare specs across product models.
The retailer created the tool with the aim of teaching consumers how to find the right desktop system. “Every PC game player wants the best experience possible but may not have the expertise to determine the optimal components,” says Newegg Senior Director for Product Management Oscar Wong. “Gaming PC Finder was developed to empower and educate shoppers to understand which components and budgets are needed to power their favorite games.”
The tool does have some limitations, including a rather small catalog of 18 titles, although the list does cover some of the most
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