Could my current graphics card play Dark Souls II?

[PhΩmega]

I am having trouble determing whether my current graphics card can run Dark souls 2 when it is released, i am not very knowledgeable on the subject of graphics cards so there is alot i dont know.

My current graphics card is a "Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3"

I have checked both game debate and can you run it and they both say it cant run the game despite the fact game debate gives me a green tick overall (grey tick for the GFX) and can you run it says that the pixel shader, vertex shader and dedicated video RAM are all over the required amount.

All of my computer's other specs (e.g. CPU, RAM etc.) meet the requirements.

Basically i dont understand what part of the graphics card does not meet the required specs, would i need to get a new graphics card or would overclocking it work? (never tried overclocking).

[rotNdude]

From what I can ascertain, the game's minimum requirement for a video card is a HD 5870. Here may be why your HD 6570 is getting a thumbs down for running the game.

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=799&gid2=234&compare=radeon-hd-6570-1gb-ddr3-vs-radeon-hd-5870-1024mb

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Your graphics card is really weak and below minimum requirements for Dark Souls II.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

[PhΩmega]

Okay so it looks like im not going to be playing Dark Souls II at the moment , any suggestions for a graphic card upgrade that will sting my wallet the least?

[PhΩmega]

Ok so i have been looking at my options and apparently one of the minimum reccomended graphics cards for DSII as seen on the steam store page (Geforce 9600 GT) doesent meet the minimum system requirements according to game debate (GPU performance 51%, red X) and gives a grey tick overall, compared to my graphics card with a GPU performance of 58% (grey tick given for GFX) and a green tick overall.

so i don't even know anymore >_<

[_I_]

min is a 5870
6570, is a newer gen card, but much slower than 5870
http://www.hwcompare.com/10445/radeon-hd-5870-vs-radeon-hd-6570-oem-1gb/

will it play, yes, but will it hold 30+fps, most likely no

for a new gpu, what kind of budget do you have?
if you can find a used gtx550 for cheap (under $50), that will run it
else, any new gpu $100+ should be fine (7750-7790 or gtx650+)

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Best option is to buy GTX 750 or 750 Ti. They work really well with small power supplies so you dont need to get new power supply if you have some small 300-400W PSU.

[ACJCLIGHTNING]

the important thing in your position is to not buy anything unless you understand the numbers, which you obviously dont.

Yes you can most likely run it at lowish settings. also depends on resolution.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

ACJCLIGHTNING の投稿を引用：

the important thing in your position is to not buy anything unless you understand the numbers, which you obviously dont.

Yes you can most likely run it at lowish settings. also depends on resolution.

Lowish settings meaning 10-15 fps max with all graphics options turned off. Quite honestly it would look and play like sh.t.

[PhΩmega]

been looking into everyone's suggestions and now i have run into another problem: my PC's low profile case,

this is the PC i use (with the Radeon HD 6570 replaceing the intergrated graphics:
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/lenovo-h520s-2561-core/4507-3118_7-35445386.html

is there a graphics card that can run the game and is compatible with low profile cases?
because at this point im going to have to cancel my collectors edition T_T (i was reffering to placeholder specs which said my PC could run it until they changed it recently).

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

This is true nightmare case. Not sure if there is anything to be done with this. There are some HD 7750 low profile cards but looks like this case has some tiny specialized power supply that would most likely not be able to run it and looks like you cant replace the power supply either.
This is textbook example of PC that you should avoid like plague.
It's basicly meant for browsing internet and wordprocessing, office PC of the worst kind and absolutely not meant for gaming.
My advice would be to start saving for new PC and this time get a proper gaming PC.

[_I_]

if you want a low profile card, get a 750/ti
http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/galaxy_geforce_gtx_750_series_lineup_has_a_low_profile_card.html

[PhΩmega]

_I_ の投稿を引用：

if you want a low profile card, get a 750/ti
http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/galaxy_geforce_gtx_750_series_lineup_has_a_low_profile_card.html

Need to know 2 things:
1. price
2. required power supply, i havent confirmed the power supply of my computer but its most likely the same as this:
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/lenovo-h520s-2561-core/4507-3118_7-35445386.html

this is what the sticker on the side of my PC says (not 100% sure it relates to power supply :/)
"100-127-200-240V-
5/2.5A
50/60Hz"

not sure how to tell if that will run it, at this point am ready to give up and start looking for a cheap PS3.

[_I_]

with the 180w psu, also look into a new power supply for it

if this is it, it will need an itx power supply
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IndeaCentre-H520s-802-11b-wireless/dp/images/B00B3LCPCQ
Athena Power AP-MFATX35 350W Mini ITX $67 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817338063

newegg doesnt have any low profile gtx750s yet

but you can order one from the mfg
http://store.galaxytechus.com/search.asp?keyword=750+low+profile&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=GO

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

_I_ の投稿を引用：

with the 180w psu, also look into a new power supply for it

if this is it, it will need an itx power supply
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IndeaCentre-H520s-802-11b-wireless/dp/images/B00B3LCPCQ
Athena Power AP-MFATX35 350W Mini ITX $67 shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817338063

newegg doesnt have any low profile gtx750s yet

but you can order one from the mfg
http://store.galaxytechus.com/search.asp?keyword=750+low+profile&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=GO

Yeah, that would work, didnt know about the low-profile GTX 750, must have been just launched.
Then again PSU and GTX 750 would be like 1/3 of the new $600-700 PC price already and swapping that mini-PSU in that mini-case is probably not gone be very easy.

Another option would be to just get cheap bigger case and normal-size PSU with normal-size GTX 750 and move all your PC parts into new case:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3aHBW

That would be maybe too complicated for beginner though who doesnt know much about PC building and it would cost pretty much same as first option.

[PhΩmega]

Last comment i am probably going to make, one of our older computers we dont use anymore has both a big case and a power supply that we could reuse.

The PSU is a "xpower gtx light 480" according to the sticker on the side (not sure how good that is)

As for moving everything into a bigger case we do live near a local computer store which does repairs etc. (not much how much that would cost though).