intel extreme graph. in 700m

is the Intel graphics chipset in the 700m good enough to play sims 2?

 

Shouldn't question be: Is Sims 2 good enough to play on 700m [ ]

Seriously you need to state your graphics card specs (do you know them? Was it changed from base model?) and then read Sims 2 graphics requirements. Also make sure you have adequate RAM pending that your graphics card is adequate.

 

ummmmm, i do not have a 700m, the reason that i asked was because i was thinking of getting one and need to know waht configurations, based on what other people have, are good for sims 2

 

a dedicated card would be preferred, but you'll still be able to play sims2 on the 700m. The system reqs are below, but be aware that when they state "2.0GHz" they're referring to a non Pentium M processor so if your Pentium M is 1.4GHz or greater you should be fine. The more RAM you have the better too.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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* 800 MHz processor
* 256 MB RAM
* Windows(R) XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Operating System.
* At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space
* A T&L-capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM.

Supported video cards:

ATI Radeon(TM) series (7000 or better)
VE series (see note below)
7000, 7200, 7500
8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
X300, X600, X800

NVIDIA(R) Quadro(TM) series
Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4

NVIDIA GeForce series (GeForce2 and better)
GeForce 2
GeForce 3, 3 Ti
GeForce 4, 4 Ti, MX 420, 440
GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
GeForce 6600, 6800

Intel(R) Extreme Graphics (see note below)
82845, 82865, 82915

NOTE: If you have a non-T&L capable video card, such as Intel Extreme Graphics or Radeon VE series, then you need at least a 2.0 GHz processor.

 

thank you very much abaxtar, i had found those requirements but i had a feeling the 2.0ghz was for non-M pentiums, you have answered my question

 

I would add that if you didn't upgrade your RAM in your 700m you should do that since the graphics card shares, so if you have only 256MB, you will probably not get the best performance. I know i'm waiting on a 1GB module, b/c even though i do not do graphics or games 256MB just does not cut it on this computer. cheers

 

hi , i am in china , i also look dell 700m for a long time , i just wanna buy one but i heard from net that performance of dell's is bad . i have no laptop by now ,and know little about them . so i wanna someone could tell me more .
also ,compare to the ibm x31, i think dell's materil is not good ,but i donnt think it always have some trouble . and the us's dell and chinese dell is not the same source ,i donnt know where is us's dell from ,and chinese dell from xiamen china .
thx ,pls send email to me : [email protected] , if possible.
thx synge

 

I have a 700m and one of the first games I tried to play is Sims2.

I have to say that even with the ac power plugged-in and the graphics setting turned to minimum (800x600), the games is not very fluid and not so playable. This happens especially when there a graphics transitions (zoom in, rotate, pan), and when there are day/night changes. At this point the game becomes unbearably slow especially if the graphics quality is turned up high.

I have to say this is a disappointment with the 700m and I would expect the blame to fall on the Intel graphics card, not the CPU or any other sub-system component.