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THE SIMS 2 + DIRECTX 9.0c GRAPHICS

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i just bought The Sims 2 today and i am desperate to play it

 

my spec all fits in

 

i have amd sempron 2300+

256mb ram

40gb hdd

 

Video Adapter

Model : S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR

Chipset : S3 ProSavage DDR

RAMDAC : S3 SDAC

Video BIOS : 61.00.09

VGA Compatible : No

Total Memory : 32MB (31MB Video) (48MB AGP)

 

it continues to say that i need a directx 9.0c graphics card

 

my dxdiag says that i have directx 9.0c

 

can someone help me

 

what card should i get

 

i need it urgently

 

i can't have anything in the excess of £30inc vat and delivery

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The min requirements for sims2 is much higher than Sims1, did you check the min requirements before buying it?

 

The S3 graphics card is too old and slow to play Sims 2.

 

Try using the -w (window) option with Sims2 by adding option in the game program shortcut

 

e.g.

"c:\Program Files\Sims2\Sims2.exe" -w (or whatever)

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The system requirements for The Sims 2 are as follows:

 

800 MHz processor

256 MB RAM

Windows® 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 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® Quadro 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® 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.

If you have an integrated video card, i suggest you get either an AGP video card at least 64MB or a PCI Express Video Card (for best performance). However, when you get the video card make sure to ask if the video card you're buying is thunder and lightning compatible

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