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Anonymous

10 years ago

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What Graphics Card Do I Need to Play DAI (Dell Inspiron 660S)?

Hello all, My boyfriend bought me DA:I for my birthday, but I'm not sure my pc can handle it. I have a Dell Inspiron 660S, and I do not currently have a graphics card installed (just been using the ...

dragon age inquisition

Anonymous
10 years ago
Since low profile video graphics cards are seldom available in gaming-capable high performance GPU designs, and those cards are very demanding of power, a replacement enclosure is the first order of business. You do not need a "large" PC case, medium will be adequate, but any "slim" or "Small Form Factor" cases must be replaced.   (The "Slim" 660s will show up below.

Recommended PC Specs

    OS: WIndows 7, 8, or 8.1 64-bit
    CPU: AMD six-core CPU @ 3.2 GHz / Intel quad-core CPU @3.0 GHz
    System RAM: 8 GB
    Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
    Graphics Card Memory: 3 GB
    Hard Drive Space 26 GB
    DirectX 11

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154109

Anonymous

10 years ago

Thank you for your reply!

Yep, that's what my pc looks like. Guess I'll need to get a new case, as well... :/

I don't suppose there's any chance of running the game just using the built in graphics (without being completely frustrated, that is)? Has anyone tried?

Anonymous

10 years ago

Attempting to ignore the requirements means you have to do everything all by yourself. No matter what the problem might be, your bad hardware disqualifies you from official support.

I picked the next-to cheapest case Newegg had catalogued to give you the link. Getting away from Dell's cases is always a good idea because they want you tied to only their replacement parts, instead of Industry standard ATX. I didn't even bother looking up the "official" Dell case that a Inspiron MidTower PC comes in, because it would be too expensive, and wouldn't accept the standard ATX power supplies.

P. S. I am unable to post a normal reply, about saving some money on the upgrade, and have no idea what's wrong. I'll post in the website problems page about it!

Anonymous
10 years ago
I definitely want to meet the recommended requirements. I was just hoping I would only need to buy one additional part to do so instead of two, possibly three. At least I know what I need to do now.
Thank you again!