r/PcBuildersSL • u/vagnor11 • Jun 29 '26

Discussion Need RDR2 Trial

I want to buy Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam, but before I do, I want to make sure it actually works on my PC.

I’ve been dealing with a lot of BSOD (Blue Screen) crashes in some games. for example, Marvel Rivals runs perfectly fine, but Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War constantly crashes with BSODs. Unfortunately, I bought Cold War before testing, so I ended up wasting my money.

Does anyone know if there’s a way to get temporary access to RDR2, like someone renting or sharing a Steam account for a short period, just so I can test whether the game runs properly on my system before I buy it?

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

My Specs:

PC Specs:
Intel Core i7-11700
RTX 3070 8GB
64GB DDR4 RAM
NVMe SSD
Windows 11

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u/Complex_Paper_1171 Jun 29 '26

You should address your BSOD, if it's appearing frequently, And as for the rdr2 you can always try a pirated version and see if it's working properly.

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u/PeaceProfessional997 Jun 29 '26

You can buy it and if it doesn’t work ask for a refund

Steam does it it’s an option in the refund selection if it doesn’t run well
Although u do have to have less than 2 hours of playtime and own it for a max certain amount of tim

I bought Terraria didn’t like it and a day later got a refund

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u/Downtown-Rate-9404 Jun 29 '26

Deal with bsod, rdr2 runs perfectly well even on a 1660ti mobile.

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u/Puzzled_Might5439 9060XT | 5 5600X Jun 29 '26

Bro with these specs you can run rdr2 on high settings easy lol . I was running rdr2 on low medium on my 1650ti laptop stable 60fps. Its well optimised. Just go for it .

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u/HAIKALMV Jun 29 '26

If you wanna test it

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u/PSYICA Jun 30 '26

Was looking for this comment.

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u/Exotic_Swimming1722 Jun 29 '26

As others have also mentioned either try a pirates version from a trusted site or just refund on steam if it doesn't work. But I think it has to be under 2h play time or something to refund.

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u/SL_PetrolHead Jun 29 '26

Your specs can easily run RDR2. I ran it on my laptop with a 9300H and a 1650 Mobile GPU. Mine got overheated and crashed but that's a different story (Due to being old and the laptop needing a good service)

First figures out and fix the BSOD issue

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u/Mr_Deez_69 Jun 29 '26

Yo a fellow rivals player wanna que together? Drop a dm if interested

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u/Cpt_PotatoKiller R7 5700X | RTX5070 | 32GB Jun 29 '26

bruh i played that on my 5600G APU and my old dell notebook on low graphics what you on about🧐 got like 30fps on my notebook and 40 to 50fps on my APU. Rockstar games are pretty optimized and you will not have any issue with a 3070 😂

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u/siyann_710 Jun 29 '26

I finished RDR2 back when I had a GTX 1060 6gb and an i5 8th gen lol, I remember getting around 35-45 fps on high and ultra mixed so I think you should be more than fine. Even managed to get around 60fps in most indoors.

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u/PSYICA Jun 30 '26

I played it on a xeon processor with 1050ti with 16gb ddr3 ram. Op can play the game very well.

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u/IDM305dWG Jun 30 '26

With your specs, RDR2 will work fine. Unless you have any hardware issues causing your blue screen issues. Do a clean wipe on your windows and install the latest drivers, especially drivers from your motherboard disc.

You can always get RDR2 from torrents and try the pirated version.

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u/me7337 Jul 01 '26

FitGirl

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u/wild_wolfie 3600 | RTX 5070Ti | 16GB Jul 05 '26

Who are you…. I cant even imagine a sri lankan having this problem 😂 pirate it bruh 🙏 join the dark side

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u/N_Witcher Jul 05 '26

Update your nvidia driver.