The Sims 3 Discussion

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Here's the place to talk about all things, Sims 3.

With the release of a whole new game, will come a whole new era of mods. I can't wait to see what people will come up with this time round.
All Sims fans will know of this site www.modthesims2.com/ ...well you damn well better

Anyone that finds the Sims boring or stale obviously didn't get any of the awesome game mods that are out there.

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26/01/2009

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WiiSUME1up

tonyamanda said:
WiiSUME1up said: im not a PC gamer BUT i have been intrigued with this game...my laptop says i basically pass the minimum requirements for this game...im asking is will it run properly? sorry im not too good with PC talk

if you pass you should be fine.. apparently in game there is an option to play it on low median or high setting.. just play it on low.. Ive seen comparisons and the graphics on low aren't that much different

do you have a comparison vid or pic i would like too see the difference...prreeassee....cant find it on the tube

30/05/2009

Jersey Shore

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I<3HW

I passed on everything except for the video card

it was 1 bar below the Min

does anyone know how much they roughly are. Well one that is able to play the latest games? and i suck at speaking computer terms.. i fail with technology. can anyone help me out

also, amanda, may i please see that pic too?

30/05/2009

Brisbane.

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M@ndyz

im back guys.. ok ill go get it hang on..
www.pcgameshardware.com/ here just go down halfway.. theres a pic you can press low medium and high

lara ill ask about your video card on "snooty sims" ill get back to you

30/05/2009

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Sims 3 Launch Event: www.ebgames.com.au/

30/05/2009

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M@ndyz

thanks alex but guyver has already posted it on the other page.

30/05/2009

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lol mandy the link doesn't link hahaha

... launch at sydney looks interesting...Erin mcnaugh

.... and the dude from ANTM ROFL seriously they shouldve got sarah murdoch instead....

30/05/2009

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www.pcgameshardware.com/

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tonyamanda said:

cheers ... ive notice the difference yeah looks way better on high end...so much difference details and shadows..

30/05/2009

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WiiSUME1up said:
tonyamanda said:

cheers ... ive notice the difference yeah looks way better on high end...so much difference details and shadows..

well i can probably only play it on medium but it still looks good.. even if you HAD to play it on low you would get used to it..

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true i would but i like details even on the minor things lol...maybe i should try it on the home PC its newer than my laptop i think the graphics card on that is ****tier dunno yet need to have a look.......

30/05/2009

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WiiSUME1up said: true i would but i like details even on the minor things lol...maybe i should try it on the home PC its newer than my laptop i think the graphics card on that is ****tier dunno yet need to have a look.......

yep thats why i like "can i run it" such a simple thing that helps heaps.. even gave me a link to update my driver..

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thanks amanda

your the best!

30/05/2009

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LARASMYBIS said: thanks amanda your the best!

hey if they end up answering and its not good news.. the guys here at myfrag can probably tell you where to get the cheapest best video card from.. i still havent got an answer but ill let you know as soon as i do..

edit.. lara what is your video card cause the guy on the forum wants to know..

30/05/2009

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tonyamanda said:
LARASMYBIS said: thanks amanda your the best!

hey if they end up answering and its not good news.. the guys here at myfrag can probably tell you where to get the cheapest best video card from.. i still havent got an answer but ill let you know as soon as i do..
edit.. lara what is your video card cause the guy on the forum wants to know..

Funny thing about canyourunit.com is that when I use it to see if my PC can run a game, it says that I have 1.1gig Video ram on my graphics card. Where at yougamers.com it says I only have 256mb of Video memory. On the box of my graphics card it says 387mb DDR3.

Any way back onto the topic of hand, I cant wait for Sims 3 to come out that I brought the mobile game for my mobile.

30/05/2009

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tonyamanda said: lara what is your video card cause the guy on the forum wants to know..

I'm not sure

how do i check?

edit- I think i found it.. It says this

Intel(R) 82945G express Chipset Family.

is that it? hope that helps. and thanks again for doing this

30/05/2009

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Guyver

I don't think canyourunit.com is that accurate.

LARASMYBIS said:
tonyamanda said: lara what is your video card cause the guy on the forum wants to know..

I'm not sure
how do i check?
edit- I think i found it.. It says this
Intel(R) 82945G express Chipset Family.
is that it? hope that helps. and thanks again for doing this

I think that's maybe your motherboard unless you have onboard graphics.

Look at your Systems Information, then display.

30/05/2009

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Guyver said: I don't think canyourunit.com is that accurate.

LARASMYBIS said:
tonyamanda said: lara what is your video card cause the guy on the forum wants to know..

I'm not sure
how do i check?
edit- I think i found it.. It says this
Intel(R) 82945G express Chipset Family.
is that it? hope that helps. and thanks again for doing this

I think that's maybe your motherboard unless you have onboard graphics.
Look at your Systems Information, then display.

I went into system information, and went to exactly what it says in that pic. and this is what came up on the right.

Name Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family
Driver Version 7.14.10.1504

31/05/2009

Brisbane.

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Guyver

LARASMYBIS said:
Guyver said: I don't think canyourunit.com is that accurate.

LARASMYBIS said:
tonyamanda said: lara what is your video card cause the guy on the forum wants to know..

I'm not sure
how do i check?
edit- I think i found it.. It says this
Intel(R) 82945G express Chipset Family.
is that it? hope that helps. and thanks again for doing this

I think that's maybe your motherboard unless you have onboard graphics.
Look at your Systems Information, then display.

I went into system information, and went to exactly what it says in that pic. and this is what came up on the right.
Name Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family
Driver Version 7.14.10.1504

Yep you have onboard graphics, when I Googled it I found a lot of people complaining that they couldn't run graphically intensive games. You may have to get a new graphics card.

31/05/2009

right meow?

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Doyl

Guyver said:
Yep you have onboard graphics, when I Googled it I found a lot of people complaining that they could run graphically intensive games. You may have to get a new graphics card.

Guyver has a bad habit of missing out the 'nt in words.
he means could'nt

31/05/2009

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I<3HW

Guyver said: You may have to get a new graphics card.

thats what my question was earlier. Amandas helping me somehow. Maybe you also know of a cheap graphics card that will let me play the latest games.

31/05/2009

Brisbane.

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Doyl

nvidia 9600gt.
or better yet, an ATI 4770

cheap AND new

www.pccasegear.com/

31/05/2009

Perth - pew pew

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I<3HW

isnt there any that i can get from, WOW or something like that.. or Dicksmith?

31/05/2009

Brisbane.

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Doyl

what is WOW?
where do you live?> no PC shops just laying around?
Dick Smith inflate prices sooo much, but just for you I will look.

31/05/2009

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Guyver

DoYL said:
Guyver said:
Yep you have onboard graphics, when I Googled it I found a lot of people complaining that they could run graphically intensive games. You may have to get a new graphics card.

Guyver has a bad habit of missing out the 'nt in words.
he means could'nt

It's a curse

LARASMYBIS said: isnt there any that i can get from, WOW or something like that.. or Dicksmith?

Like DoYL mentioned most of the big name franchises really add some mark up to the prices of computer parts. Order online, PCcasegear is basically the next day delivery and they are just one of many stores that have good service, or you can get a card from ebay.

31/05/2009

right meow?