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Official System Requirements - BroadwayBeckons - 29-05-2009 04:31 PM For everyone who does not already have them, here they are: 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 FOR WINDOWS VISTA Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent 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, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295 NVIDIA GeForce 200 Series GeForce GTX 295 GeForce GTX 285 GeForce GTX 280 GeForce GTX 275 GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTS 250 NVIDIA 9 Series GeForce 9800 GX2 GeForce 9800 GTX+ GeForce 9800 GTX GeForce 9800 GT GeForce 9600 GT GeForce 9600 GSO 512 GeForce 9600 GSO GeForce 9500 GT GeForce 9400 GT NVIDIA 8 Series GeForce 8800 GTS GeForce 8800 GT GeForce 8800 GT for Mac GeForce 8600 GTS GeForce 8600 GT GeForce 8500 GT GeForce 8400 GS NVIDIA 7 Series GeForce 7950 GeForce 7900 GeForce 7800 GeForce 7600 GeForce 7300 GeForce 7200 GeForce 7100 NVIDIA 6 Series GeForce 6800 Ultra GeForce 6800 GT GeForce 6800 GS GeForce 6800 GeForce 6800 XT GeForce 6600 GT GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600 LE GeForce 6500 GeForce 6200 GeForce 6200 with TurboCache GeForce 6200 LE GeForce 6150 GeForce 6100 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, 4670, 4770, 4830, 4890 ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series: Radeon HD 4890 Radeon HD 4870X2 Radeon HD 4870 Radeon HD 4850X2 Radeon HD 4850 Radeon HD 4830 (Discontinued, replaced by 4770) Radeon HD 4770 Radeon HD 4730 (Coming soon, Q2 2009) Radeon HD 4670 Radeon HD 4650 ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series: Radeon HD 3870X2 Radeon HD 3870 Radeon HD 3850X2 Radeon HD 3850 Radeon HD 3690 Radeon HD 3650 ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series: Radeon HD 2400 Radeon HD 2600X2 Radeon HD 2600 Radeon HD 2900 Intel® Extreme Graphics GMA X3x00 series Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly. Intel integrated chipsets featuring underclocked parts will not perform adequately. Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants will have low settings selected, but should run satisfactorily. Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn't listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all. The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista. Re: Official System Requirements - MrAlex - 29-05-2009 06:22 PM Maybe you want to use this update list that I made. It has all the cards capable of playing The Sims 3 without any problemo. In order of performance. (Note: X2 cards have twice the power than their siblings. E.g 4870X2 is better than the 4890) ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series: Radeon HD 4890 Radeon HD 4870X2 Radeon HD 4870 Radeon HD 4850X2 Radeon HD 4850 Radeon HD 4830 (Discontinued, replaced by 4770) Radeon HD 4770 Radeon HD 4730 (Coming soon, Q2 2009) Radeon HD 4670 Radeon HD 4650 ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series: Radeon HD 3870X2 Radeon HD 3870 Radeon HD 3850X2 Radeon HD 3850 Radeon HD 3690 Radeon HD 3650 ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series: Radeon HD 2400 Radeon HD 2600X2 Radeon HD 2600 Radeon HD 2900 I'll post NVIDIA shortly. Re: Official System Requirements - BroadwayBeckons - 29-05-2009 06:32 PM Updated, thanks. {yes} Re: Official System Requirements - MrAlex - 29-05-2009 07:06 PM And for NVIDIA: NVIDIA GeForce 200 Series GeForce GTX 295 GeForce GTX 285 GeForce GTX 280 GeForce GTX 275 GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTS 250 NVIDIA 9 Series GeForce 9800 GX2 GeForce 9800 GTX+ GeForce 9800 GTX GeForce 9800 GT GeForce 9600 GT GeForce 9600 GSO 512 GeForce 9600 GSO GeForce 9500 GT GeForce 9400 GT NVIDIA 8 Series GeForce 8800 GTS GeForce 8800 GT GeForce 8800 GT for Mac GeForce 8600 GTS GeForce 8600 GT GeForce 8500 GT GeForce 8400 GS NVIDIA 7 Series GeForce 7950 GeForce 7900 GeForce 7800 GeForce 7600 GeForce 7300 GeForce 7200 GeForce 7100 NVIDIA 6 Series GeForce 6800 Ultra GeForce 6800 GT GeForce 6800 GS GeForce 6800 GeForce 6800 XT GeForce 6600 GT GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600 LE GeForce 6500 GeForce 6200 GeForce 6200 with TurboCache GeForce 6200 LE GeForce 6150 GeForce 6100 Re: Official System Requirements - BroadwayBeckons - 30-05-2009 05:42 AM Added. Re: Official System Requirements - pablo247 - 01-06-2009 06:57 AM I cannot find my graphics card listed anywhere. {blink} I have an ATI Radeon 3100. I really hope it works. I've already pre-ordered the game and everything. Re: Official System Requirements - MrAlex - 01-06-2009 06:43 PM (01-06-2009 06:57 AM)Pablo. link Wrote:I cannot find my graphics card listed anywhere. {blink} Hmm...you're using integrated graphics; on of the best if I might add (slightly slower than the 3200, which is the best). Should be just fine Re: Official System Requirements - pablo247 - 02-06-2009 07:16 AM (01-06-2009 06:43 PM)MrAlex link Wrote:[quote author=Pablo. link=topic=6283.msg245524#msg245524 date=1243835870] Hmm...you're using integrated graphics; on of the best if I might add (slightly slower than the 3200, which is the best). Should be just fine [/quote] Oooh yay! Thanks for that! {clap} Re: Official System Requirements - XxSimsloverxX - 04-06-2009 02:03 AM what about a NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT? Re: Official System Requirements - MrAlex - 04-06-2009 06:29 PM (04-06-2009 02:03 AM)BubbleSim(xxSimsloverxx) link Wrote:what about a NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT? Should be AOK! |