Would this play TS2 with Bearbable Performance...

[AfricanTexan14]

500mhz AMD K-6 Processor
384 RAM
128MB Radeon (I think 9800)

Will this play TS2 with Bareable Performance like will it be like not too slow not too fast... I hope :-(

[ManagerJosh]

Nope...it is below the system requirements.

[AfricanTexan14]

Nope...it is below the system requirements.
May you explain what you mean more please will it play at all just the processor is below the requirements and the Processor+Memory+Video Card work together so could you explain more on what you mean...

[Supernova]

well, only the processor looks below the level to me. You need 600 MHz with and Integrated Video Card, and 1.5 with non-integrated. Umm, I think.

[KatAnubis]

well, only the processor looks below the level to me. You need 600 MHz with and Integrated Video Card, and 1.5 with non-integrated. Umm, I think.
Supernova, they changed the requirements this past week for a non-T&L card to 2.0gb instead of 1.5gb. If you have an integrated card such as an Intel Extreme Graphics you'll now need 2.0gb instead.

The TS2 official site has the new specs and also a list of which video cards are "supported". It can be very useful: http://thesims2.ea.com/about_system_specs.php

[Vchat20]

the proccessor is the main thing that is killin' ya. k-6's are ancient imho. my cousin has 2 computers with the same exact proccessor. one computer has 96MB of ram and the other has 256MB. the first can barely run windows 2000 and the second can barely run xp. sims 2 will never make it on that proccessor. as a matter of fact, ive got the 1st one here and its networked to this computer. its running windows 2000 and is running the stream for my station here (http://www.pokeradio.com/). while it does fine during a song, when the song changes it hiccups a bit. heck, my old computer which had a 333mhz celeron, 128MB ram and windows 98 ran the station very well with no hiccups. now that says something.

bottom line, get a new proc. i dont know what form factor it is offhand, but you may be able to get away with an athlonf if it fits, im not sure. ive never dealt with amd products so im pretty much clueless here.

[Supernova]

I got a 3.1 GHz P4 Processor for my new computer. And I'm not sure if my vid card is integrated or not, but it probably is. Its a very good card.

[Vchat20]

well, according to the latest system requirements, the intel integrated graphics cards are supported as long as you have a 2GHZ proc. which in my case, this means my system meets the system requirements now ( 2ghz celly, 512MB RAM, 64MB intel 82845g graphics)

[Supernova]

:surprised: I just realized something, which I never thought to ask of before. Is it integrated if its built into the computer, and non-integrated if it isnt?

[Vchat20]

yeah. for example, on my computer, there is no agp slot. and all 3 pci slots are used by a modem, sound card, and a network card. the graphics card is built in as part of the motherboard. usually, for an integrated card, the vga connector on the computer is right next to the printer port.

[Supernova]

Whats the difference between an AGP and PCI port?

[Vchat20]

i dont know the exact full names offhand. i beleiev agp stands for accelerated graphics port. i dont remember what pci stands for. pci is more made for standard devices such as network cards and modems which dont require alot of speed between the card and the rest of the computer. the agp slot is more geared towards graphics cards which require alot of bandwidth to move data between it, the hard drive, cpu, memory, etc.. and the 2 are not interchangeable. last time i checked graphics cards were the only cards being made for the agp slot.

[Supernova]

Alright, my card is an AGP card. Does that mean its integrated?

[Vchat20]

it depends. mine claims its agp. as a matter of fact, it is. but its integrated. id take a quick glance at the back of your computer and see where the monitor is connected. like i said above. if the connector is by the printer port, its integrated. if its nowhere near the cluster of standard ports (keyboard, mouse, printer, etc.) its not integrated.

[Supernova]

Alright. Thanks. It looks like my monitor is plugged in right near the bottom (near the printer) so i suppose it is integrated. Woo Hoo! Its plugged into the video card itself isn't it?

[Vchat20]

yeah. always.

[Supernova]

My computer has about quadrupal the requirements for the Sims 2 now. Its awesome.

[Flameback777]

May I ask why you're are excited about having an integrated video card? :confused:

[Vchat20]

back to the original topic: may i ask how you managed (or why for that matter) to put a radeon in a computer with a 500mhz k-6. a radeon 9800 no less. its like putting the engine from a gremlin into a ferrari body. worthless.

[Supernova]

May I ask why you're are excited about having an integrated video card? :confused:Just one more quick jump off-topic to answer Flameback's question. I want an integrated card because it runs stuff better then non-integrated.

[KatAnubis]

Just one more quick jump off-topic to answer Flameback's question. I want an integrated card because it runs stuff better then non-integrated.
I believe you have that backwards. Usually non-integrated cards are much better than integrated cards.

The reasons that companies use integrated cards is that they are much cheaper to put into machines than non-integrated ones. Only the lower quality or older cards end up as integrated ones.

[Supernova]

Then why does the Sims 2 require less processing power with an integrated crad than a non-integrated card?

[Vchat20]

i believe you got that backwards again. a non-integrated card usually is T&L capable. the system requirements for that is a 600MHZ P3. for integrated such as the intel integrated graphics cards are non-T&L and they require 2.0GHZ.

[Supernova]

Actually, the system requirements says nothing about integrated or non-integrated cards. It onlt talks about T&L capable cards.