The Sims 3 Minimum Requirements/Is this computer good enough to run The Sims 3?

[Gianokoupolos]

Oh I understand, thanks guys!

[K9700]

Originally Posted by jonneymendoza

i would personaly build one myself as its cheaper and you get to put whatever you want in the system.

check these out, the first two i would get, the other two carry a rubbish gpu card in it
Dell Dell XPS 430 Desktop Product Details

dont get one that has anything less then a ATI 4000 series card or a Nvidia 8800GT card

I don't think I'd be able to build one myself, lol. But thanks for the suggestions.

[jonneymendoza]

Originally Posted by K9700

I don't think I'd be able to build one myself, lol. But thanks for the suggestions.

its easy. learn and you will succed. i taught a co worker of mine a few years ago who was as old as my dad who had next to no knowledge of computers. he diddnt even know what a hdd is for example yet after a month or so of helping him learn the basics , he began ordering and building his pc on components that suited him.

if he can do it, so can you and you have plenty of time to learn before June appears.

follow my link on the post you quoted http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...ml#post1618509 and post in that forum if you have any problems or questions. they are VERY friendly there and every now and again, alot of newcomers go there for advice and ask how to build a pc. those guys are so generious that they will even tel you exactly what to order and from where

[AB90]

Originally Posted by Omni

Can someone please help me? I'm trying to buy a laptop the one I was going to get wasn't as good as I thought it was. So please explain what this stuff means to help me find a better one.
FOR WINDOWS VISTA

Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent what does that mean?
1.5 GB RAM
At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least:

Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above.
2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
0.5 GB additional RAM
SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS


NVIDIA GeForce series

FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280

ATI Radeon™ series

9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
4850, 4870

Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants will have low settings selected, but should run satisfactorily.


The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista. So does that mean I can't get a laptop with any NVIDIA graphics at all?

Would someone be willing to quote me and highlight what graphics I can use please?? I'd be so greatfull..

Hi guys I'm looking at this laptop and on the review it says this
The Intel integrated graphics weren't quite so impressive, and although Intel claims a hefty speed boost for this latest GMA X4500 chipset, our Call of Duty 2 test only scored 27%. Many laptops wouldn't even manage that; the R510 will at least cope with some light gaming, as long as you turn down resolution and detail settings where needed. Is this a good thing or are they insulting the graphics ect??

[skypeia]

Originally Posted by AB90

Hi guys I'm looking at this laptop and on the review it says this
The Intel integrated graphics weren't quite so impressive, and although Intel claims a hefty speed boost for this latest GMA X4500 chipset, our Call of Duty 2 test only scored 27%. Many laptops wouldn't even manage that; the R510 will at least cope with some light gaming, as long as you turn down resolution and detail settings where needed. Is this a good thing or are they insulting the graphics ect??

they're saying it's not as good as they expected or as it was touted to be, but that it's better than many laptops. but if you look at the minimum requirements, GMA X3000 is the one listed, so GMA X4500 should be better. there are gaming laptops out there too but they are expensive. i would personally get a desktop, unless it's a space problem.

[AB90]

Yeah I understand um but we do have a space problem thats why we'd got a laptop in the first place really.. but after reading what it says on the first page I don't understand what its going on about for NVIDIA graphics??

I really wanted a laptop with NVIDIA graphics or ATI Radeon graphics but I get soo confused LoL

[Rohannnn]

Originally Posted by AB90

2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent what does that mean?

The processor requirement isn't really relevant, any laptop or desktop sold today with a Pentium/Core 2/AMD processor should be fast enough to meet that part of the requirements.

Originally Posted by AB90

The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista. So does that mean I can't get a laptop with any NVIDIA graphics at all?

It means that you can't use any nVidia card with "FX" in front of the name (like FX5200, FX5900). That doesn't really matter either, FX cards are very old and not sold any more, any nVidia card you find today should be enough to run the game. But don't forget that some nVidia cards will be a lot faster than others.

Originally Posted by AB90

Hi guys I'm looking at this laptop and on the review it says this
The Intel integrated graphics weren't quite so impressive, and although Intel claims a hefty speed boost for this latest GMA X4500 chipset, our Call of Duty 2 test only scored 27%. Many laptops wouldn't even manage that; the R510 will at least cope with some light gaming, as long as you turn down resolution and detail settings where needed. Is this a good thing or are they insulting the graphics ect??

They are saying that the X4500 is a bit better than Intel's older card, the X3100, but still neither are really suitable for playing games.

The X3100 is the card you have at the moment, if you buy another laptop with the X3100 or maybe even the X4500 it probably won't be much faster than the one you have now.

To have any chance of finding a laptop with semi-decent graphics for under £500, you will have to buy online or buy second-hand. If you want the game to run well on the highest settings you may have to spend a bit more, or get a desktop PC instead.

[AB90]

So what would be the better graphics card to go for when buying a laptop?

[jonneymendoza]

Originally Posted by AB90

So what would be the better graphics card to go for when buying a laptop?

get a desktop pc mate, for £500 you could treat yourself witha much nicer spec pc plus you can build/buy a pc thats hosed inside a small case too.

imo its worth the hassle to MAKE SPACE where you live for a desktop pc mate

[Blitz]

these are my specs:

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: PN117AA-ABU a710.uk
Processor: AMD Sempron(tm) 2800+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Memory: 768MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6200
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Philips 107X5
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
Sound: Realtek AC97 Audio


as far as im aware it will run but quite slow am i right?

[jonneymendoza]

Originally Posted by Blitz

these are my specs:

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: PN117AA-ABU a710.uk
Processor: AMD Sempron(tm) 2800+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Memory: 768MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6200
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Philips 107X5
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
Sound: Realtek AC97 Audio


as far as im aware it will run but quite slow am i right?

not a chance im afraid. your pc is older then my 4 year old one

[Stosh117]

Originally Posted by jonneymendoza

not a chance im afraid. your pc is older then my 4 year old one

Why not , maybe upgrading the memory ram will fix the problem

[AB90]

Stosh 117 I was wondering the specs you got the Intel Core i7-965 Extreme ect what is it? A laptop or desk top?

[alexx081234]

Okay so i have a dell computer. One thing is that The Sims 2 did not work on this computer. So I'm wondering if Sims 3 will work on here. I don't want to buy it if it will not work!

I don't know how to see what exact type of computer it is. So i need help!

i don't know if all of the Dell computers have this but mine around the button says Dimension B110.
Also, it says Windows XP home edition.
usually i would know this kind of stuff?

But i just need help! pleaseeee. ((:

[The Star Hermit]

[Threads merged]

Hi alexx, welcome to the forum.

It would be helpful to post some information from the dxdiag program

Goto your start menu and type dxdiag into the Run box, then press enter. If you post the information from the 1st and second tabs , it will help to see just what specifications your computer has.

[Blitz]

Originally Posted by jonneymendoza

not a chance im afraid. your pc is older then my 4 year old one

i seriously have no idea how old it is but definitely not older than 4 years close to it i think... and age doesn't matter my old graphics card wasn't even a year old... and that burnt out...

[skypeia]

Originally Posted by Blitz

these are my specs:

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: PN117AA-ABU a710.uk
Processor: AMD Sempron(tm) 2800+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Memory: 768MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6200
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Philips 107X5
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
Sound: Realtek AC97 Audio


as far as im aware it will run but quite slow am i right?

you'll need more memory (they're cheap). you have 768 mb, the game needs 1000. but even so, it'll be slow. you'll just be meeting minimum... like hanging-on-by-a-thread meeting minimum.

[jonneymendoza]

Originally Posted by Blitz

i seriously have no idea how old it is but definitely not older than 4 years close to it i think... and age doesn't matter my old graphics card wasn't even a year old... and that burnt out...

ok i wasnt being specific but my 4 year old pc has a graphics card(7800gtx) thats double the performance of a 6300 card and i can JUST about play call of duty 4 and that game is over a year old and not a demanding game.

Originally Posted by Stosh117

Why not , maybe upgrading the memory ram will fix the problem

and upgrading the cpu and graphics card too

[Blitz]

Originally Posted by Omni

THE SIMS 3 MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS


FOR WINDOWS XP

Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1 GB RAM
At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

NVIDIA GeForce series

FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280

my graphics card should be ok and CPU , ram shouldn't be too expensive

[K9700]

Originally Posted by jonneymendoza

its easy. learn and you will succed. i taught a co worker of mine a few years ago who was as old as my dad who had next to no knowledge of computers. he diddnt even know what a hdd is for example yet after a month or so of helping him learn the basics , he began ordering and building his pc on components that suited him.

if he can do it, so can you and you have plenty of time to learn before June appears.

follow my link on the post you quoted Nehalem i7 Build Log (56K Warning) - HEXUS.community discussion forums and post in that forum if you have any problems or questions. they are VERY friendly there and every now and again, alot of newcomers go there for advice and ask how to build a pc. those guys are so generious that they will even tel you exactly what to order and from where

I don't know what a 'hdd' is, lol. And to be honest, I haven't the time to learn really and it's something that really doesn't interest me so I think it would be difficult for me to learn. So i'll probably end up just buying one that's pretty much ready to plug in and go. Thank you though, your advice has been really useful x

[Stosh117]

HDD = Hard Drive

Originally Posted by AB90

Stosh 117 I was wondering the specs you got the Intel Core i7-965 Extreme ect what is it? A laptop or desk top?

AlienWare Desktop

[feebz]

i have all the requirements EXCEPT my video card is not listed! i have a NVIDIA Geforce 9200M GS

does this mean im screwed??

[sibi4]

Welcome to the forums, feebz!!!
No, you can play the game, i think it has 256 MB of memory. So its higher than the Minimum requirements!!!

[jonneymendoza]

Originally Posted by sibi4

Welcome to the forums, feebz!!!
No, you can play the game, i think it has 256 MB of memory. So its higher than the Minimum requirements!!!

LOL where did you read that the sims 3 game only needs that amount of memory?

[sibi4]

that is the memory of the graphics card, only 128 MB needed.
But 1GB RAM.