Hi everyone. I was thinking about posting about a game here in the Glitches section, and I wanted to find out how much info you guys need when we post about our computer specs? I have Belarc ansd it's great, but I tend to copy and paste ALL of the info and I think I go overboard with it whenever I post, so I wanted to find out exactly which specs are the ones you need to troubleshoot game issues.

Thanks so much!
Tracy. : )

DXDIAG is also good information. Just type DXDIAG in your search and click on DXDIAG. What helps is operating system, RAM, processor and most importantly the video card or chip. If you have a brand name computer, sometimes we can look up your specs if you provide the brand and model name or number.

Belarc is great, but it also provides EVERYTHING on and connected to your computer - like you say, waaaay too much information! We can wade through it and find what is needed though.

If you look at system requirements for a game, look at the type of things they list.

For example, from the GOG page for the game SOMA at https://www.gog.com/game/soma



So mostly what we need is:

Windows version (XP, Vista, Win7/8/8.1/10)
Processor
Memory (RAM)
Video card (graphics card or adaptor) (if possible the exact model rather than the "series")

Also good to know is.... Whether it's a laptop or not

Laptop video cards tend to be less powerful than the desktop equivalent, and laptops that use Nvidia often use what's called "Optimus" graphics, which is actually an Nvidia chip on top of Intel graphics. Optimus causes problems with some games -- especially older implementations of Optimus.

We need to check that your computer meets the "Recommended" specs as well as the "Minimum" specs. If it meets "Minimum" but not "Recommended" you may be able to fix a problem by turning down game options (if the game offers them). We may also need to ask Google if there are known problems with the game using your particular video card.

IMO utilities like BelArc and speccy are easier to use than dxdiag.
For one thing, they're more apt to list your exact video card model than just the "series"
***screenshot of speccy***

Speccy is from the makers of ccleaner
https://www.piriform.com/speccy

Inferno used to like the BelArc Advisor, and listed it under "Send Me Your Specs" as the utility to use to gather specs.
***Web Archive of Inferno's site***

Ah! Thanks so much, Draclvr and Jenny! I had no idea how much or what info to get and always meant to ask! lol

Tracy