ok.. like i said.. i'm new at this. I'm sure my question has probably been asked a gazillion times, so please try to bear with me. I just ordered an Inspiron B130 notebook from dell. It comes with an integrated intel graphics media accelerator 900. Is this anything like a T&L capable video card?? I have no idea what that is. Anyways the reason i'm asking is because I wanted to buy the Sims 2 game and I really want to make sure I'll be able to play it before i waste $40.
This is what the requirements say for the sims game:
If you have a T&L capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM then you need at least:
800 MHz processor or better
256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000
At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space
If you have a non-T&L capable video card (an Intel Extreme Graphics or a Radeon 7000/VE Series) then you need at least:
2.0 GHz processor or better
256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Windows 2000
At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space
Get the most current driver for your video card. The manufacturers usually have the video drivers on their sites for you to download. Visit the nVidia site, the ATI site or the support site for your computer's manufacturer for the latest drivers for those video cards.
Supported video cards (and the more video memory the better):
ATI RadeonTM series (7000 or better)
Radeon 7000/VE series (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
7200, 7500
8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
X300, X600, X800
Nvidia® QuadroTM series
Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4
Nvidia® Geforce series (GeForce2 and better)
GeForce2
GeForce3, 3 Ti
GeForce4, 4Ti, MX 420, 440
GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
GeForce 6600, 6800
Intel® Extreme Graphics (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
82845, 82865, 82915
What I'm getting with my computer is 1.70GHz processor (intel pentium M)
512 shared DDR SDRAM
80 GB harddrive
integrated intel graphics media accelerator 900
I really dont know a lot about computers but i have a bad feeling im not going to get to play it. So.. if i wont be able to, is there anything I can do - any extra video cards I can buy - so that it will run, normally, (not super slow) on my computer? I'd hate to think i just wasted $900 and can't even play a $40 game on it... because basically the only reason i bought a new one is because my old one was too outdated to play any new games...
Please someone help and thanks for readin all this mumbo jumbo!!!
This is what the requirements say for the sims game:
If you have a T&L capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM then you need at least:
800 MHz processor or better
256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000
At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space
If you have a non-T&L capable video card (an Intel Extreme Graphics or a Radeon 7000/VE Series) then you need at least:
2.0 GHz processor or better
256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Windows 2000
At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space
Get the most current driver for your video card. The manufacturers usually have the video drivers on their sites for you to download. Visit the nVidia site, the ATI site or the support site for your computer's manufacturer for the latest drivers for those video cards.
Supported video cards (and the more video memory the better):
ATI RadeonTM series (7000 or better)
Radeon 7000/VE series (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
7200, 7500
8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
X300, X600, X800
Nvidia® QuadroTM series
Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4
Nvidia® Geforce series (GeForce2 and better)
GeForce2
GeForce3, 3 Ti
GeForce4, 4Ti, MX 420, 440
GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
GeForce 6600, 6800
Intel® Extreme Graphics (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
82845, 82865, 82915
What I'm getting with my computer is 1.70GHz processor (intel pentium M)
512 shared DDR SDRAM
80 GB harddrive
integrated intel graphics media accelerator 900
I really dont know a lot about computers but i have a bad feeling im not going to get to play it. So.. if i wont be able to, is there anything I can do - any extra video cards I can buy - so that it will run, normally, (not super slow) on my computer? I'd hate to think i just wasted $900 and can't even play a $40 game on it... because basically the only reason i bought a new one is because my old one was too outdated to play any new games...
Please someone help and thanks for readin all this mumbo jumbo!!!
