The Sims 2 requirements.

Schalldampfer · Sep 25, 2004

My sister is trying to get the Sims 2, but her video card is outdated. She currently has a Sony VAIO 1.6ghz, 256RAM, and Radeon 7500. What would be the minimum card to play the game decently, meaning decent frame rates at medium to high settings?

JDXNC · Sep 25, 2004

A Radeon 7500 should play they game, here are the specs from my Sims 2 CD:

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.

I will tell you right now, those specs are the bare minimum, and everything will default at very low settings on that 7500. I tried it on my GF's rig with a 32MB GF2 GTS and it crawled. I would suggest ATLEAST a 64MB Ti4200 and 512MB of ram. The game is very intensive if you want all the quality that the game is supposed to have,

Schalldampfer · Sep 25, 2004

Yes, I realize R7500 will play the game, but I highly doubt it will be very much enjoyable...

JDXNC · Sep 25, 2004

Edited my above post... have a look

Schalldampfer · Sep 25, 2004

Thank you, JDXNC. Your advice is much helpful. I think I'll convince my sister to dish out 200 dollar for the MSI R9800 nonetheless. Haha.

JDXNC · Sep 25, 2004

Lol.... probably good idea though so she won't have to upgrade for a while.

Mr.Guvernment · Sep 26, 2004

i can play the game fine @ 1280 x 1024 with setting on medium / high with an ATi 8500 AIW 64mb card......

Daishiknyte · Sep 26, 2004

And get another 256 RAM. My sister got it and it can be one SLOW game with the 256ram she has.

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