Will my PC run Assassin's Creed III at a playable level.

[mattster15]

Hey guys

I really thought I had a good PC, but the site Can You RUN It | Can I run that game | Game system requirements says that I do not even have the minimum requirements to run Assassins Creed III. Not only that, but It also says that I wouldn't be able to play a number of other games such as Elder Scrolls and Diablo III, both of which are games my friends play on PC and I was sure my laptop was better suited for gaming. The main reason the site says I can't play these games is because they require around 256 MB of dedicated video ram and it says I only have 128 MB, is there anyways to improve this or will the game still play like this? Here are the specs I know how to find, if anything else is needed let me know!

-Window 7 Home Premium, 64-bit Operating System ( model: Aspire V3-571)
-Intel core i5-2450M 2.5GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz
-Intel HD Graphics 3000, up to 1760 MB Dynamic Video Memory
-8 GB DDR3 Memory.
-750 GB HDD

Not sure if there is anything else to add, let me know if I missed something. It just confuses me because I know I played games like Diablo II on a much older and cheaper laptop with no problems

Thanks!

(also added in the info from the site in case it helps)

CPUMinimum: Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+You Have: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHzClick here for the latest CPU drivers.

CPU SpeedMinimum: InfoYou Have: 2.5 GHz

RAMMinimum: 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista/Windows 7 users)You Have: 8.0 GB

OSMinimum: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 (Latest Service Packs)You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bitClick here for the latest Windows drivers.

Video CardMinimum: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT or ATI Radeon X1950 Pro or betterYou Have: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000Click here for the latest Video Card drivers.
Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card

Required You Have

Pixel Shader version 3.0 4.1

Vertex Shader version 3.0 4.1

Dedicated Video RAM 256 MB 128 MB

Free Disk SpaceMinimum: 12 GBYou Have: 625.0 GB

 

[marsmimar]

Hello mattster and welcome to Seven Forums.

Minimum requirements:
* OS: Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 8
* CPU: 2.66 GHz Intel Core2 Duo E6700 or 3.00 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
* RAM: 2 GB
* HDD: 17 GB free disk space
* Graphics: 512 MB Graphics Memory
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9
Recommended Requirements:
* OS: Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 8
* CPU: 2.66 GHz Intel Core2 Duo E6700 or 3.00 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
* RAM: 4 GB
* HDD: 17 GB free disk space
* Graphics: 512 MB Graphics Memory with Shader Model 4.0 or higher
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9

Also suggested that your Internet is 256 kbps or faster broadband connection.

From what you've provided it looks like you should be able to run the game.

Assassin's Creed III - PC Game Requirements | PC Game Requirements

 

[Maguscreed]

I suggest bookmarking this site as well.
Can You RUN It | Can I run that game | Game system requirements

It's generally pretty accurate.
Obviously you'll not get the dx11 features out of the game as you don't have a dx11 graphics device it should play though.

...and yes you must have a constant and active connection to ubisoft every second the game is running even when in single player.

 

[M1GU31]

It will run but struggle a bit because of intel hd 3000 graphics but yea it will run ok at low resolutions at medium or so.

 

[DeaconFrost]

If this is a desktop PC, just add a video card. Then you should be fine.

 

[AstaLaVista]

If this was a game made by say Infinity Ward, I would say you won't have much problems with it but, this is a game made by one of the cheesy Ubisoft Houses so we all know it will be a shady, unfinished half assed console to pc port... translation = even top of the line rigs will have a hard time playing the game, if you can at least install it that is

I would wait for the reviews to come out, I would also go to the ACIII forums and read what other players are saying and then decide whether I want to take a chance or not.

Now, as far as you doing something with your notebook, not that much because you have good ram, is just that tour video card is a little lanky for gaming