GRAPHICS CARD DECISION

[BLACLLISTER01]

I have two computers, a desktop with an i3-540, and a laptop with an A10-8700p, i was wondering, how good is paring them with and GT 1030, would i be able to play dark souls 3? (for the laptop I wil use a pci dock?

[zzzzzzzhhh]

The GTX 1050 costs like 20$ more than the GT 1030 for a much better experience, but if the PCI-E lane is capped on the PC, then the GT 1030 is your only choice really. The i3 might bottleneck slightly though, not sure (GTX 1050).

[raultherabbit]

The minimum system requirements for DS3 is:

• OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
• Processor: AMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870
• DirectX: Version 11
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 50 GB available space
• Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device

The laptop should work, but the desktop is probably too old.  It's under the minimum requirements for CPU.  

 

As for the GT 1030, please don't bother.  Get a GTX 1050 or RX 560 minimum if you want to game.