Buying a new pc... help requested
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: mistymage on 2009 January 13, 14:47:01
Since posting urls to pcs I might want would probably fall under the "no shilling" rule, I just have one more question. When it comes to graphics cards there are minimum specs listed at sims 2 support. Would a card with higher specs.*** still work or would my game still not look pretty?
High specs always still work, barring driver issues which are eventually worked out. Ignore, however, any blather about 'Intel Extreme'. Intel Extreme is not a video card, it is a fancy framebuffer that amounts to little more than software rendering, and therefore, is equivalent to no graphics card at all. I have a 10 year old 3D card which is more powerful than that crap.
rhldavies:
Anette, with my old computer it had an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2GB RAM, an Nvidea graphics card (forgot what number, I think around 5-600) and it was 'buggy' to play. Animations like growing up were very laggy for me.
With the new Quad core processor, extra RAM* and improved graphics card, my game loads x3 times faster including bodyshop which was a complete nightmare to run. I used to try and play the game at max detail, but my old computer just couldn't handle it. Now, I have all the game detail at max and it has yet to crash on me. It has far smoother rendering of sims and housing when rotating the camera. I used to try and play the game at max detail, but my old computer just couldn't handle it. (Not sure if this is relevant but I have all stuff packs and expansions installed)
My partner informed me that what I have now, compared to my old computer, is more than powerful enough for Sims 2. I feel it was worth the upgrade even if I hadn't planned to use it for The Sims 3.
Hope this helped.
*(I know Vista only uses upto 3GB RAM)
dorquemada:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2009 January 13, 08:36:27
Be warned that if you are non-technical, trying to install Windoze XP on a SATA drive can be a source of grief.
Can you please elaborate that? I haven't had any installation problems, however, there were some strange things I've noticed on a computer with SATA and it would be useful to know details, as I'll have to reinstall on a new disc soon.
Annette:
Good to know people like the Quad Core. I'll get it then, just a few more dollars to save.
Yecats:
I wasn't endorsing Dell. Just pointing out that some websites out there have a Modify feature.
I got my current PC from a New Zealand retailer. Bought the basic setup, upgraded the RAM, the video card, the HDD and the CD burner. Got them to send it to me as parts (saved me the labour charge) and built it myself. Total cost 5 years ago: $1600.
Now it's not even worth that, but it still runs well.
I have an AMD A8N-E 64 Processor 3200+, 2.01Ghz, 1GB RAM, 1.4TB Hdd at the moment. Looking to upgrade to 3GB RAM. NVidia 6600GT, Realtek sound, thermaltake 430W PSU.
The only issue I'm really having at the moment is with DEP, but I'm trying to get around that.
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