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[Rock]

Hi,

i am looking for the Sims 3 system requirements for Windows 7 ? can any body share ?


thanks!

[Sam]

hi

i have run game with these requirements and it worked well with my system. hope it works for you too.

The minimum requirements for the SIME3 are

Operating System Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows 7
CPU Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
2.0GHz (XP)
2.4GHz (Vista or 7) [If built-in graphics chipsets then 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent.]
Memory 1 GB (XP)
Hard Drive Space 6.1GB or more for extra content
1.5GB (Vista or 7) [If built-in graphics then add 0.5 GB additional RAM]
Sound Hardware 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible card
Graphics Hardware DirectX 9.0c compatible card with 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA FX 5900/ATI 9500 or better) and support for Pixel Shader 2.0

cheers,

[Robert]

* 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* 1.5 GB RAM
* 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
* At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

Windows Supported Video Cards
NVIDIA GeForce series

FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800
G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150
GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295

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® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)

GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series

these versions for laptop may work but a bit slower. standalone cards installed in vanilla pci slots will perform not so good. you can reduce graphic setting to improve performance.