sims 3 speed requirement

[galghost]

i juz currently bought sims 3 for my pc but sadly the speed is like so *censored* slow.. i was wonderin whether if i need to upgrade ma speed system?? help me..

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

What is your processor speed, RAM, Hard Drive Capacity, Hard Drive Free Space and Video card?

If you have a pre-built computer or a laptop, please tell us its model number.

[galghost]

Hello, here are my computer details:

Service Pack 2
Intel (R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
3.07GHz, 512 MB of RAM

How do I check for my video card details? Thanks 

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Go to Start --> Run --> Type dxdiag and press Enter.

[galghost]

hey ther, me alr followed ur instructions but fail to look up at a video card details.. 

may i knoe isit e same as ey called it here graphic card too?

[squall_01]

yes but its not a term we commonly use, it seems like there isnt enough memory.  I would consider getting 1gb stick. 

[galghost]

hey there, guess wat.. i dun have a graphic card..

tats why i played e game slow i guess..

tell me wat shud i do?

purchase graphic cards right on?

[BC_Programmer]

graphics card and video card are the same thing.

regarding RAM, 512 doesn't meet the minimum; even assuming this is XP as your profile states.

THE SIMS 3 MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

FOR WINDOWS XP
* Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
* 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* 1 GB RAM
* At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
* 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

FOR WINDOWS VISTA
* Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
* 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* 1.5 GB RAM
* At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
* 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least:
* Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above.
* 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
* 0.5 GB additional RAM

SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS
NVIDIA GeForce series
FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280

ATI Radeon™ series
9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
4850, 4870
Intel® Extreme Graphics
GMA X3x00 series

[squall_01]

seems that I would be okay if I got it.  There is one thing I'm wondering if its on board or not.

[BC_Programmer]

his Adapter is probably on-board- but that isn't unsupported nor the likely cause of his slowdown issue.

Carbon's advice is fairly clear on determining the graphics adapter, Start->Run, dxdiag <enter> and click the "Display" tab. the display adapter info should be displayed there.

[squall_01]

the poster has yet to say but I suppose it wouldnt be the main cause, but I have it were I installed the sims 2 an meet requirments but cause I used on board video it seemed to lag.

[galghost]

yup ur quite true ma Ram is only 512MB wher as it requires more..

Bummer me..

[squall_01]

ddr ram I suppose it uses isnt that expense depending on were you get it.  tirgerdirect or geeks would have it.