What are the Minimum Requirements
In order to install and play Open For Business you must have The Sims 2 installed and meet the hardware requirements listed below:
General Hardware Requirements- 1 GHz processor
- 256 MB RAM
- Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Operating System
- At least 1.5 GB of additional hard drive space
- DirextX 9.0 compatible Sound Card
- DirectX 9.0c
- A T&L-capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM
Note: See
Windows Vista FAQ if using that operating system.
Supported Video Cards- ATI Radeon 8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
- ATI Radeon 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
- ATI Radeon X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
- NVIDIA Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4
- NVIDIA GeForce 2, 2 GTS
- NVIDIA GeForce 3, 3 Ti
- NVIDIA GeForce 4, 4 Ti, 4200, 4600, 4800
- NVIDIA GeForce MX 420, 440, and 460
- NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
- NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5300, 5900
- NVIDIA GeForce 6200, 6600, 6800
Non T&L Capable Cards/Chips
If you have a 2.4 GHz or faster processor, the game may run with the following video cards:
- Intel Extreme Graphics, 82865, 82915 and above
Note: If you are using a non T&L card you may find some of the display options are disabled. Video card chipsets in laptop systems may work with this expansion, however they are not officially supported by EA.