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Anonymous
9 years ago
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MACbook unable to run with the video card in this system

hi, I've bought an old Mac to play sims 4 and now I've downloaded it its coming up that the video card in this system won't support the game. Is there anything i can do to resolve this?
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  • fons_garmo's avatar
    fons_garmo
    9 years ago

    @amymcdonald1989,

    You can't upgrade the graphics card/graphics chip on a MacBook. You need a new computer.

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fons_garmo
Hero (Retired)
9 years ago

Hi @amymcdonald1989,

Your MacBook is almost 10 years old. You need at least a NVIDIA GeForce 320M, 9600M, 9400M, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro with 256 MB of VRAM or higher, and your current graphic chip Intel GMA X3100 is not powerful enough to run The Sims 4 ☹️

P.S: I deleted the picture because it showed your Mac's serial number.

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    Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Thank you for that!

    Totally didn't think.

    Is this a matter of buying a new upgrade for the graphics? If so is this expensive and difficult to do?
    • fons_garmo's avatar
      fons_garmo
      Hero (Retired)
      9 years ago

      @amymcdonald1989,

      You can't upgrade the graphics card/graphics chip on a MacBook. You need a new computer.

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        Anonymous
        9 years ago
        Poosticks ok. What's the sort of age I am looking at?
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    Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Hello again sorry to pester do you think sims 2/3 would work on my laptop? Xx
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      fons_garmo
      Hero (Retired)
      9 years ago

      @amymcdonald1989,

      The Sims 2 may be able to run on that Mac, but I doubt tha MacBook is compatible with The Sims 3, due to it's a very demanding game.

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