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Can I Run Serious Sam: The First Encounter?
Pick your parts once. We compare them against the game’s published minimum and recommended specs and tell you which bar you clear.
To run Serious Sam: The First Encounter you need at least AMD K6-3 400MHz, Pentium II or Celeron-A 300MHz, 64MB of RAM and full OpenGL compliant 3D accelerator graphics. Select your own hardware below and the tool tells you whether you clear the minimum bar, the recommended bar, or neither.
Serious Sam: The First Encounter requirements in full
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5), Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system | — |
| CPU | AMD K6-3 400MHz, Pentium II or Celeron-A 300MHz | AMD Athlon 650MHz or Pentium III 650MHz range processor |
| RAM | 64MB | 128MB |
| GPU | full OpenGL compliant 3D accelerator | nVidia GeForce256 or TNT2 ultra, PowerVR Kyro, S3 Savage2000, 3Dfx Voodoo3, ATI Rage128 pro |
| Storage | 600MB free hard disk space | 700MB free hard disk space |
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About this checker
Do I need to download anything?
No. The comparison runs in your browser against our hardware database. Most requirement checkers make you install a scanner; this one does not.
How accurate is this?
The requirements come straight from each game's store listing. Hardware tiers are ranked by relative performance, so a card that is close to the bar is reported as borderline rather than a confident yes.
What if my exact GPU is not listed?
Pick the closest model in the same family and generation. The tiers are broad enough that neighbouring models land in the same bucket.
Does clearing the minimum mean it will run well?
Minimum usually means around 30fps on low settings at 1080p. For a smooth 60fps you want to clear the recommended column.