No, Theos: Cities of Myth needs 12GB RAM at minimum on Steam, so an 8GB laptop falls short. It also names a discrete GTX 1070 or Radeon RX Vega 56, so South African students should price a gaming laptop, not an office model.
An office laptop will not get you far in this one. For Theos: Cities of Myth, Steam sets the minimum at 12GB of RAM and a discrete GTX 1070 or Radeon RX Vega 56 with 8GB of graphics memory, so an 8GB laptop misses the first line and most thin laptops miss the second.
No, an 8GB laptop is not enough for Theos: Cities of Myth, because the published minimum is 12GB of RAM. The graphics line is the bigger hurdle: a GTX 1070 or RX Vega 56 class card. Evetech has a 12GB laptop at R10,799, yet the first laptop on its shelf with a dedicated GTX or RTX chip, MSI's Cyborg 15, is R19,999.
Eight gigabytes is four gigabytes short of the Steam minimum. Windows 11 alone idles at a few gigabytes, so a laptop with 8GB has far less left for a city-builder than the number suggests. Task Manager's Performance tab, under Memory, shows what you actually have and how much is already in use before the game even starts.
If your laptop has a free memory slot, a 16GB kit from a matching pair fixes this line cheaply. If the RAM is soldered, which is common on slim models, only a new laptop will do.
This is where a student laptop usually fails. The GTX 1070 and the RX Vega 56 are both discrete cards with 8GB of their own memory. An integrated chip shares system RAM and has no 8GB of dedicated video memory. Mobile versions of a graphics card often run slower than their desktop namesakes, so compare the exact chip and its memory, not just the model number.
Run dxdiag and open the Display tab to read your laptop's chip name and dedicated memory.
The minimum is quoted for 1080p, low settings, 30 frames per second, with FSR upscaling switched on. That is a floor for a playable game, not a promise. If you want settings above low, or anything close to 60 frames per second, you will need a stronger machine than the minimum describes. Neither of those claims can be tested until the game is out, so judge a laptop on the full list rather than one line.
A matric-leaver heading to a Pretoria or Joburg campus usually has one laptop budget for the next three or four years, often shared between res life and lectures. Putting R10,799 into a 12GB laptop meets the RAM line but not the graphics one. Stepping to R19,999 for an RTX 5050 machine clears both, and the gaming laptops under R20k page shows everything below that figure. Intel-based options sit together on the Intel gaming laptops page, while the laptop best sellers page shows what other buyers are choosing.
No. Steam sets the minimum at 12GB of RAM, and the listed target is 1080p low at 30 frames per second with FSR, so do not count on it.
A GTX 1070 or Radeon RX Vega 56 with 8GB of graphics memory is the minimum. Laptop versions of a card can differ, so check the exact machine.
It targets 1080p on low settings at 30 frames per second, using FSR upscaling. Treat that as a floor, not a promise of smooth play.
No, RAM and graphics are separate lines. A 12GB laptop still has to reach the GTX 1070 class, and Evetech's gaming laptops begin at R19,999.
Evetech's HP 15-fc0115ni carries 12GB and a Ryzen 5 for R10,799, which satisfies the RAM line only. Whatever graphics it has must then be compared with the card requirement.
Ready to match a laptop to the full spec list? Look through Evetech's gaming laptops for a dedicated graphics card and at least 12GB of memory, so both of Theos' headline lines are covered.
No. Steam sets the minimum at 12GB of RAM, and the listed target is 1080p low at 30 frames per second with FSR, so do not count on it.
A GTX 1070 or Radeon RX Vega 56 with 8GB of graphics memory is the minimum. Laptop versions of a card can differ, so check the exact machine.
It targets 1080p on low settings at 30 frames per second, using FSR upscaling. Treat that as a floor, not a promise of smooth play.
No, RAM and graphics are separate lines. A 12GB laptop still has to reach the GTX 1070 class, and Evetech's gaming laptops begin at R19,999.
Evetech's HP 15-fc0115ni carries 12GB and a Ryzen 5 for R10,799, which satisfies the RAM line only. Whatever graphics it has must then be compared with the card requirement.
Yes, but wired only: Steam lists full DualSense support for Sonic Pico Park as USB only. For a braai-weekend couch session, a spare MARVO GT-90 Gamepad is R269 at Evetech and the GameSir Nova Lite is R349.
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No, Arcade 4-Lane and 5-Lane modes accept a keyboard or gamepad, so a guitar is optional. Steam lists 8 GB RAM and Intel HD 4000 as minimums, so check a varsity laptop first, and Evetech's R269 MARVO GT-90 gamepad covers input.
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No, an SSD is recommended rather than required, and the minimum is 8GB RAM with an RX 580 8GB or GTX 1660 6GB. Steam lists 50GB of free space, which matters on a capped South African line.
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No, an 8GB laptop sits below Escape Academy 2's 16GB RAM minimum for Windows. A varsity student on one laptop budget will find 16GB models from R9,499 at Evetech, then must check graphics against the GTX 1050 Ti line.
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Sometimes, because Steam lists Intel HD Graphics 630 among Airframe Ultra's minimum graphics options. Integrated chips vary widely, so a South African buyer on a first laptop should check the exact model before spending R8,499 or more.
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Nocturnal 2 asks for a GTX 1050 or Radeon RX 560X at minimum and 8GB of RAM, aimed at 1080p and 60 FPS. South African upgraders should match RAM to the board first, since DDR5 sticks do not fit older PCs.
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Expedition 33 at R40,000 needs a balanced SA build plan, not a fixed FPS promise. Use the budget as a planning cap, then compare CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, cooling, case fit, and upgrade room before buying.
Best place to buy a gaming PC in Durban North should be shortlisted around the job it must do. South African buyers should compare fit, performance, compatibility, and upgrade room, warranty path, and upgrade room before treating any pick as best.
Expedition 33 low FPS on RTX 5060 settings and driver checks start with frame caps, scaling, and drivers. SA gamers can compare CPU limits, overlays, and heat before cutting image quality or changing hardware.
How much depreciation on gaming hardware in SA should be shortlisted around the job it must do. South African buyers should compare fit, performance, compatibility, and upgrade room, warranty path, and upgrade room before treating any pick as best.
Check when Chrome saves power, compare a repeatable task on battery and separate browser changes from battery health and Windows settings.
Find Chrome's caption control, check language and audio and bring back the floating bubble when captions disappear during playback.
Open the simplified Chrome reader, adjust type and spacing and check whether the page supports the view before changing your display setup.
Find an open Chrome tab by title with a keyboard shortcut or the address bar, and keep important links in bookmarks for later.
Yes, Football Manager 27's published minimum names Intel HD 530, so integrated graphics can be enough. Steam lists 6GB RAM minimum and 12GB recommended, which puts Evetech's HP 15-fc0115ni at R10,799 in range.
No firm answer yet: Shrek 2 Remastered reaches PC on 10 November 2026 and its published requirements are not settled. Set a Rand ceiling first, since Evetech's Nvidia shelf runs from R1,099 to R33,999.
Free up to 212 GB on your PS5, because Rockstar says the install size depends on the device. That is a heavy pull on capped South African LTE, and Evetech lists a 500GB WD Blue SN5100 NVMe M.2 2280 drive at R1,999 to check against Sony's fit rules.
Yes, but wired only: Steam lists full DualSense support for Sonic Pico Park as USB only. For a braai-weekend couch session, a spare MARVO GT-90 Gamepad is R269 at Evetech and the GameSir Nova Lite is R349.
