sims 3 help...

magoogy

my daughter has waited eagerly for sims 3 and it just wont play.....does anyone know of any bugs/patches/fixes or anything to help it play on her laptop?

it seems her lappy isnt strong enough so is there a way to make it stronger? using a memory stick or something??

thanks

Willowx

These are the specs from the sims 3 website for PCs:
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

Do you know where the laptop doesn't meet the specs? In future always a good idea to check before you buy.

magoogy

ill have to get her to try find out what specs she has...is there a way to do that? thanks

Willowx

magoogy wrote: »

ill have to get her to try find out what specs she has...is there a way to do that? thanks

Right click on (My) Computer either in the start menu or on the desktop or the start menu and then select properties.

magoogy

thanks...ill get her to do it and be back later with the list...x

AceRider

As it's a laptop there isn't much you can do "spec" wise, If its processor or graphics then they are shockingly expensive to upgrade (more so for graphics) and usually result in a new laptop being easier and cheaper.

RAM (Memory) is the easiest and cheapest to upgrade on a laptop and with Vista there is also the option of 'ReadyBoost'.
With ReadyBoost you can use a memory stick (USB) or a Memory expansion card such as the SD Card as extra RAM, however this has been a bit hit and miss with reviews saying it either worked great or didnt help at all.

If however it turns out she has the system specs for it then let us know and we'll see if we can help diagnose the problem for you

AceRider

The System requirements that are the usual culprits for games not running are;

Processor - This is found (as previously said) by right clicking Windows Logo (start button) Computer(Vista) or My Computer(XP)
For Vista it will be in the middle of the new screen about half way down the page.
For XP it will be in the bottom right hand corner of the pop up window and may take a few seconds to load.

RAM (Memory) -
Again this written in the same place as proccesor for bith Vista and XP

Graphics - This one is a little more hidden
For Vista right click on Computer then click on Device Manager in the top left and then click the + sign next to Display Adapter.
For XP click on Start then Control Panel then click Performance & Maintenance then click System. In the new pop up click on Hardware(upper tab) then Device manager (near the bottom) then again click display adapter to find out what Graphics card you have installed.
NOTE: If you have XP control panel set to classic view you won't need to click Performance and maintanance and can simply click System.