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    Do either of my laptops fit Sims 2?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by n9icole, Jun 6, 2007.

  1. n9icole

    n9icole Newbie

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    I have 2 laptops, a HP Pavilion dv6000t series and a Inspiron 1501, I want to buy sims 2 and all the expansions but I don't know if my laptops meet the requirements.
    Hp Pavilion:
    Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) M 440 (1.86 GHz/1MB L2 Cache)
    Memory: 2MB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm)
    Graphics Card: Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950 - Celeron
    Hard Drive: 80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive


    Inspiron:
    Processor: Mobile AMD Sempron™ 3500+ (1.8GHz/512KB)
    Memory: 512MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHZ, 1 DIMM
    Video Card: ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (Integrated)
    Hard Drives: Size: 60GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)


    Could they run sims 2?
     
    n9icole, Jun 6, 2007
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  2. FREN

    FREN Hi, I'm a PC. NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah. The minimum system requirements for Sims 2 is a 32 MB DirectX 9.0-compatible video card, which both the GMA 950 and Radeon X1150 meet. They're not the best video cards ever, but Sims 2 also isn't the most demanding game ever.
     
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    n9icole Newbie

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    thanks so much :)
     
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  4. unknown555525

    unknown555525 rawr

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    Actually sims 2 can be quite demanding if you want the best graphics. I've had some pretty bad FPS on maximum settings on a 512mb desktop 7600GT, but that's at max.

    I agree with the other guy though. It should run decent on both, most likely minimum settings for both.

    One last thing that you should know is that the intel GMA 950 has been known to have missing textures and other errors on that game.
     
    unknown555525, Jun 7, 2007
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  5. Hello-

    Hello- Notebook Consultant

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    I believe The Sims Stories has less demanding system requirements... I'm not sure why seeing how it's the same game as the sims 2 repackaged. Maybe it's been optimized or more scalable. It has a few new shortcut features which are supposed to be laptop friendly when you don't have a mouse.
     
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