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10 years ago

My pc cannot play sims 3 expansions properly - which pc should i buy to play?

Should I buy a new pc?  Please advise which PC should I buy so that I have zero problems? Are there people that can play 10 generations without problems?  

Processor

Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

   

Memory

3.1 GB

   

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Service Pack 2 (build 6002), 32-bit

   

Processor

Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Manufacturer

Intel

Speed

2.6 GHz

Number of Cores

2

   

Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

Manufacturer

NVIDIA

Chipset

GeForce 8400 GS

Dedicated Memory

512 MB

Total Memory

1.7 GB

   

Memory

3.1 GB

   

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Service Pack 2 (build 6002), 32-bit

Service Pack

2

Size

32 Bit

Edition

   

Display Maximum Resolution

1440 x 900

   

Drive

Size

232.9 GB

Free

40.6 GB

       

Processor

Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz

Manufacturer

Intel

Speed

2.6 GHz

Number of Cores

2

Family

6

Model

17

Stepping

A

Revision

7

   

Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

Manufacturer

NVIDIA

Chipset

GeForce 8400 GS

Dedicated Memory

512 MB

Total Memory

1.7 GB

Pixel Shader Version

4

Vertex Shader Version

4

Hardware T & L

Yes

Driver Version

9.18.13.4181

   

Memory

3.1 GB

   

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Service Pack 2 (build 6002), 32-bit

Service Pack

2

Size

32 Bit

Edition

Version

6.0.6002

Locale

409

   

BIOS

Default System BIOS

Version

American Megatrends Inc. V1.0B0

Manufacturer

American Megatrends Inc.

Date

5/4/2009

   

Display Maximum Resolution

1440 x 900

   

Sound Device

High Definition Audio Device

Driver Version

6.0.6002.18005

       

Drive

Size

232.9 GB

Free

40.6 GB

   

Software

Java

8.0.510

Flash

19.0.0.185

DirectX

11

.NET

3.5.30729.01

QuickTime

Adobe PDF Reader

9.5.5.316

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  • Is this what you have now ?

    These are my usual  suggestions on what to get

    Processor: i5 or i7 with at least 2.5 Ghz (don't get an i3, they have overheating issues)

    RAM: at least 6-12 GB RAM, the game can't handle more than 4 but it's always good to have some spare for the graphics card, the OS and other stuff

    Graphics Card: Very important. Get something that is green across the board on here: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_System_Requirements

    Operating System: A 64 bit system is a must

    Hard Drive: at least 500 GB

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