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Anonymous
8 years ago

can i play the sims 3 or 4 with these specs?

So i have a Sony Vaio laptop and i was wondering if anyone could tell me if i could run either the sims 3 or 4 on my computer 

My specs

:

Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz
Manufacturer
Intel
Speed
2.4 GHz
 
RAM
4.0 GB
 
Video Card
Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
 
Chipset
Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
Dedicated Memory
16 MB
Total Memory
2.0 GB
Pixel Shader Version
4.1
Vertex Shader Version
4.1
 
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 (build 16299), 64-bit
 
please let me know and thanks a head of time

2 Replies

  • roberta591's avatar
    roberta591
    Hero (Retired)
    8 years ago

    @faith08201222  The base game and some lesser demanding expansion packs may play. The integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 is weak for 3D graphics. There is no "real" dedicated video memory. This memory is borrowed from main memory. While the 4Gb of main memory is ok and may run the game, today the minimum memory for a gaming computer is 8Gb. This will allow the 64 bit operating system to run the video memory and bios image in high memory leaving low memory (below 4Gb) for applications. There have been reports of issues with more demanding packs like Sims 3 PETS and Sims 4 C&D with the Intel HD Graphics 3000. Any of the expansion packs that require heavy video demands may not run correctly.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago
    thank you so much for the reply

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