Do you want to know what are the minimum and recommended requirements to play Minecraft on your computer? In this post, I'll show you the requirements and official technical specifications that your computer needs to run the game so that you can know every specific metric it needs.
About Minecraft
Minecraft is a game basically made of blocks, having landscapes and most of their objects composed of them, and allowing them to be removed and replaced in other places to create buildings, stacking them. In addition to the mining mechanics and collection of resources for construction, there is a mixture of survival and exploration in the game.
Playing Minecraft is using it as a creative tool. There is no way to win in Minecraft, since there are no required goals and dramatic plot that needs to be followed.Players spend most of their time simply mining and building blocks of virtual material, hence the name of the game. Once players have collected and built a sufficient inventory of resources, they use these virtual acquisitions to design houses and landscapes, often building all types of block structures.
Minecraft System Requirements: Minimum and Recommended
In this part, we will show you the minimum and recommended Minecraft PC system requirements.
Minimum Minecraft System Requirements
In order to ensure the Minecraft can run on your computer, the minimum Minecraft system requirements must be satisfied. Now, we will show you.
CPU: Intel Core i3 3210 | AMD A8 7600 APU or equivalent
RAM: 4 GB RAM
HDD: At least 1GB for game core, maps and other files
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or AMD Radeon R5 series | NVIDIA GeForce 400 Series or AMD Radeon HD 7000 series
OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 or better
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Related article: How to Check and Change Screen Resolution Settings in Windows 10
If the computer meets the minimum Minecraft system requirements, you can run Minecraft on your computer.
But if you want to enjoy better game experience, you had better choose the below recommended Minecraft system requirements Windows 10.
Recommended Minecraft System Requirements
To enjoy better Minecraft system requirements, the above minimum system requirements are not enough. The following Minecraft system requirements are strongly recommended.
CPU: Intel Core i5 4690 | AMD A10 7800 or equivalent
RAM: 8 GB RAM
HDD: 4 GB (SSD recommended) available space
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 700 Series | AMD Radeon Rx 200 Series
OS: 64-bit Windows 10
Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 or better
Network: Broadband Internet connection
With these system requirements, it is possible for you to improve the Minecraft experience.
After knowing what the minimum and recommended Minecraft system requirements, do you know how to check computer specifications?
How to Check Computer Specifications?
In this part, we will show you how to check computer specifications. In general, there are several ways to check computer specifications. In this part, we will introduce one of them.
Now, here is the tutorial.
PressWindowskey and R key together to open Run dialog.
Then typedxdiagin the box and click OK to continue.
In the pop-up window, check the operating system, Processor, Memory and DirectX version.
Then switch to Display section to view the graphics card information.
After all steps are finished, you can know the computer specifications and know whether your computer satisfies the minimum Minecraft system requirements.
In addition, you can read the post How to Check PC Full Specs Windows 10 in 5 Ways to learn more ways to check the PC specifications.
In order to ensure the Minecraft is able to run on your computer, you had better make a Minecraft system requirements test, too, which is very helpful because it can analyze whether your computer can run Minecraft successfully.
If your computer satisfies the minimum Minecraft system requirements, you can install the game on your computer. As we have mentioned in the above part, if you want to enjoy better game experiences, the recommended Minecraft system requirements are necessary. Therefore, if your computer does not meet the minimum Minecraft system requirements, what can you do or can you run it?
So, keep on your reading to find the solutions.
What to Do If PC Doesn’t Satisfy the Minecraft System Requirements?
If your computer does not satisfy the minimum Minecraft system requirements and you can still want to run Minecraft, what can you do?
In this case, you can choose to buy a new computer or upgrade the hardware. Of course, buying a new computer would have a high cost, so upgrading the hardware is strongly recommended.
Therefore, in the following section, we will show you how to upgrade the hardware so as to meet the recommended Minecraft PC system requirements.
Upgrade Processor
In order to enjoy better game performance, you can upgrade the processor. So, you need to choose and purchase a processor that can match your motherboard. Then you can begin installing the new processor.
Now, here is the tutorial.
Turn off and unplug your computer.
Place your computer on its side.
Remove the side panel and locate the motherboard.
Remove the current heat sink.
Check your current processor fit.
Remove the current processor.
Install your new motherboard if necessary.
Plug in your new processor.
Reinstall the heat sink, plug back in any unplugged components, reassemble and run your computer.
After upgrading the processor, you may be able to run Minecraft on your computer if other factors are satisfied.
Add More RAM
From the above part, you can know that the minimum RAM for running Minecraft is 4GB and the recommended RAM is 8GB. So, if you want to enjoy better game performance, you can choose to add more RAM.
But before adding RAM, you need to how much RAM your computer has installed and how much RAM your motherboard can support. Then purchase a compatible RAM and install it on your computer.
Now, here is the tutorial.
Turn off your computer completely.
Open the case.
Remove the existing RAM if necessary.
Check the layout of RAM slot.
Install RAM.
Close up the computer case.
Plug in the power cable and booting your computer again.
After all steps are finished, you have successfully added and installed more RAM on your computer. If you want to learn more detailed RAM installation processes, you can read the post: How to Install RAM in Your PC - Here’s a Complete Guide.
Upgrade to 64-Bit Operating System
From the above minimum and recommended Minecraft system requirements, you can know that this Minecraft game can only be installed on the 64-bit operating system. If you are running 32-bit system, you need to upgrade 32-bit to 64-bit.
However, there is no way to upgrade 32-bit to 64-bit other than reinstalling the operating system. That is to say, you need to perform OS reinstallation.
To reinstall the OS, all data on the Windows installed partition will be removed. So, before proceeding on, you need to back up files.
Back up Files Before Reinstalling the OS
To back up files, you can use the professional backup software – MiniTool ShadowMaker. It enables you to back up files, folders, disks, partitions, and the operating system.
So now, we will show you how to back up files with MiniTool ShadowMaker.
Reinstall the Operating System
After backing up files, it is time to reinstall the operating system.
Now, here is the tutorial.
DownloadWindows Media Creation Toolto create the bootable USB drive.
Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer and change BIOS order, then boot the computer from the bootable USB drive.
Then select the language, time and keyboard input.
Next, clickInstall Now.
5. After that, you can follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows reinstallation. During this process, computer will be required to reboot several times. When it is finished, you need to sign in with your Microsoft account.
If you want to know more detailed instruction of Windows reinstallation, you can read the post: Detailed Steps and Instructions to Reinstall Windows 10
When you have upgraded Windows from 32-bit to 64-bit, you can install Minecraft and run it on your computer.
Upgrade to SSD
From the above Minecraft system requirements, you can find that the SSD is recommended. So, in order to enjoy better game experience, you can choose to upgrade your hard drive to SSD. To do that, MiniTool ShadowMaker can help you, too.
Its Clone Disk feature enables you to clone HDD to SSD without data loss and it is easy-to-use even for the green hand.
Apart from those tips, to run Minecraft on your computer and get better performance, you can also choose to upgrade the GPU and change computer screen resolution.
If all the above Minecraft system requirements are satisfied, you can begin to install it on your computer and run it on your computer. Please remember the minimum Minecraft system requirements are necessary.
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