Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin PC requirements revealed

PC Specs for days!

So you want to run Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin on your PC, but you don't know if you can? There's an easy fix for that! The PC requirements have been revealed!

When you look at the PC specifications you will notice that there are two sets of specs, one for DirectX 9 and one for DirectX 11. Before you download Scholar of the First Sin on your PC, you will want to make sure which DirectX version you are running.

To figure out which version of DirectX you're running, use these diagnostic steps: 

  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. Type dxdiag, and then click OK.
  3. On the System tab, note the version of DirectX that is displayed on the DirectX Version line.
  4. On the various tabs, check the version information for each DirectX file.
  5. When you are finished checking file versions, click Exit.

If Windows can't find the dxdiag program, you're running DirectX 5. or an earlier version of DirectX.

Now that we have that out of the way, here are the specs:

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (DirectX9)

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OS: Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
  • CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 555 3.2GHz / Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo E8500 3.17GHz
  • Memory: 2GB RAM
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT / ATI Radeon HD5870
  • DirectX: 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet Connection
  • Hard Drive: 12GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX9 sound device
  • Additional Notes: Controller support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows (or equivalent) recommended

Recommended Specifications:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 8
  • CPU: Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz / AMD A8 3870K 3.0GHz
  • Memory: 4GB RAM
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 / ATI Radeon HD 6870 or better
  • DirectX: 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet Connection
  • Hard Drive: 15GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX9 sound device
  • Additional Notes: Controller support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows (or equivalent) recommended

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (DirectX11)

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit / Windows 8.1 64bit
  • CPU: Intel Core i3 2100 3.1GHz / AMD A8 3870 3.6GHz
  • Memory: 4GB RAM
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon HD 6870
  • DirectX: 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet Connection
  • Hard Drive: 23GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX11 sound device
  • Additional Notes: Controller support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows (or equivalent) recommended

Recommended Specifications:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit / Windows 8.1 64bit
  • CPU: Intel Core i7 2600 3.4GHz / AMD FX 8150 3.6GHz or better
  • Memory: 8GB RAM or better
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 (700 series) or better / ATI Radeon HD 7850 (7000 series) or better
  • DirectX: 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet Connection
  • Hard Drive: 23GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX11 sound device
  • Additional Notes: Controller support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows (or equivalent) recommended

Scholar of the First Sin will be available on Steam on April 1st, 2015

[Bandai]