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ah ok. is this the video card that came with ur computer when u bought it? if so you can just google the specs of ur system model

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Post Re: System Requirements Discussion
- Windows XP Home Service Pack 3
- 4GB RAM (only 3.35GB is registered, though a full 6GB page file)
- Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz CPU
- ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB AGP

My average FPS is like 13. Playable but a little stuttery. :/ I'd assume because I only have one CPU. My computer is like.. 7 years old now? But it was really good for its time and has worn well over the years with consistent upgrades. I only recently got the RAM (had 1.5GB before and The Sims 2 was really slow with that) and the new graphics card so I'm happy at the moment but it's only a matter of time before I snap and buy a brand new computer. xD

Oh and I'm having a pretty bad overheating problem. I have 2 or 3 fans in the computer already and one on the side, but I need to have a desktop fan blowing on it constantly while playing The Sims 3. It gets so hot it literally hurts my hand to touch it, unless I have the fan on it. :| That.. seriously can't be right. I think my PSU is 550W or something, but it's about 2 years old now, so maybe it just needs replacing from "old age"?

Generally, I'm running the game fine with my average computer, though. (o uo)b
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Post Re: System Requirements Discussion
Will i be able to play sims 3 on this laptop?

MSI GX630-028US NoteBook AMD Athlon X2 QL-62(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 4GB Memory 250GB HDD DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - Retail
Equipped w/ DDR3 VRAM

Memory Size 4GB DDR2
Hard Disk 250GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Video Memory 512MB DDR3 VRAM
Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 14.73" x 9.69" x 1.05-1.40"
Weight 5.6 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type AMD Athlon X2
CPU Speed QL-62(2.00GHz)
CPU L2 Cache 1MB
Chipset
Chipset NVIDIA MCP77
Display
Screen Size 15.4"
Wide Screen Support Yes
Display Type Wide XGA
Resolution 1280 x 800
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
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GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Video Memory 512MB DDR3 VRAM
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD 250GB
HDD Interface SATA
Memory
Memory 4GB
Memory Spec 2GB x 2
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated

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^ Yes, yes you will.

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Post Re: System Requirements Discussion
What about me? The graphics card and processor brand seems a little eh.

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The processor should be able to run the game, not sure about the graphics card.

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Post New Graphics Card.
i typed in dxiag in the run box and i print screen-ed it and i was wonderin if anyone would tell me if i could have this graphics card
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8813901&st=graphics+card&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1206749395825

here is my..stuff.

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or even responds to this

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Post Re: New Graphics Card.
Let's keep this discussion in the other topic you started. No need for 2 of the same topics in the same forum :coolguy:

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E machines T5254 has a pci expressx8 slot. the card is x16 so I don't think it will work.
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Post New Laptop...will this work?
I'm getting a new laptop..here's the basics of it: HP Laptop with Intel Centrino 2 Quad Processor, 6MB DDR2 memory
For multitasking power, expandable to 8GB. 1066MHz frontside bus, 6MB L2 cache and 2.0GHz processor speed, 500GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics
Features up to 2815MB total available graphics memory (1024MB dedicated). Hopefully I can run the sims 3, I've had it since June and I'm spending 1,300 on the computer.
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PS: Could I also buy the expansions, the new one looks so fun but I have yet to play sims 3. The computer guy said I could prolly run Sims 3 but if they make expansion packs prolly not.
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Post Re: New Laptop...will this work?
The Sims 3 system requirements
http://www.thesims3.com/game/systemreq
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FOR WINDOWS XP
2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1 GB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

FOR WINDOWS VISTA
2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1.5 GB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:
Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA 3-Series or above
2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
0.5 GB additional RAM

FOR MAC OS X
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
Intel Core Duo Processor
2 GB RAM
ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.

Windows Supported Video Cards

NVIDIA GeForce series
FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800
G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150
GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295

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

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)
GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series

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Ugh! So the graphics card still isn't good enough? I'm horrible trying to figure this stuff out...will my above mentioned specs run the Sims 3?
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Ozzie1985 wrote:
Ugh! So the graphics card still isn't good enough? I'm horrible trying to figure this stuff out...will my above mentioned specs run the Sims 3?

I'm not the biggest tech know-it-all, but it might work well. The system specs EA released are so wrong.

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I just went and talked to the company where I'm getting my laptop at and they are offering me a free upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista...will Sims 3 still work with Windows 7? I wanna do the upgrade but I dont want it to interfere with Sims 3 considering Sims 3 was released several months ago and Windows 7 is just being released and might not be compatible.
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Windows 7 is compatible with TS3, I myself am using Win7 Ultimate.

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Post Re: System Requirements Discussion
Hey, guys. Well um, I was just wondering, would this laptop be good enough to run sims 3 on?

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Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 800MHz, 2MB)
Microsoft Operating SystemGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) - English
Specifications - Microsoft Operating SystemLCD
17.3" WLED High Definition + (1600 x 900) TFT Display with TrueLife™
Specifications - LCD
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Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD
Memory3072MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1x2048 + 1x1024]
Hard Drive320GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Optical DevicesDVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD)
Specifications - Optical Devices

I tried to give ya'll anything you need. It's an Inspiron 17 laptop, a dell one. Sorry I'm quite clueless when it comes to computer stuff, so thanks for any help and if you need more I'll see if I can get the info :P
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How do i find out all my computoryness? :blush:

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