Troubleshooting My videocard isn't listed in the requirments on this site but it is on the sims 3 sit

Discussion in 'The Sims 3' started by sharkloverplayer, May 1, 2009.

  1. sharkloverplayer

    sharkloverplayer New Member

    My videocard isn't listed in the requirments on this site but it is on the sims 3 sit

    I have the GT 120 and I didn't see it listed as a compatible card on this site but most of the GT Niviedeas and also the Nvidea 9500 are listed on the sims 3 sites as compatible cards.

    Here is the compatible list from this site.I just copied the nvidea ones.
    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
     
    sharkloverplayer, May 1, 2009
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  2. ManagerJosh

    ManagerJosh Benevolent Dictator Staff Member

    Could you post your dxdiag report? It provides more accurate information.
     
    ManagerJosh, May 1, 2009
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  3. swmeek

    swmeek I got your benevolent dictator pal!!

    If they list the Nvidia 9500 Gt as a compatible card then the GT 120 will work as it's the same card only with a different name.
    Nvidia rebranded some of their video cards here awhile for some damn reason (mainly to confuse alot of people) and the 9500 GT was one one of them .
    You need to be aware that this card is a Turbocache card.
    It's not the best for gaming as it's more set up for workstation graphics and it's a memory leeching card.
    whatever amount of ram you have present on the motherboard this card will draw part of the system's resources away from that and use it for itself.
    If the Sims is more like Sims 2 in what resources it will need to run the game then it will be more CPU and Ram dependent than it will be video card dependent.
    If your system has a low amount of ram then this card could cause the system to crash if it uses up too much ram.
    This would be like in a system with the bare minimum of ram installed.
     
    swmeek, May 1, 2009
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  4. ManagerJosh

    ManagerJosh Benevolent Dictator Staff Member

    System requirements have been updated. GT120 is now listed.


    The Sims 3 requires at least the following:

    FOR WINDOWS XP
    * 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
    * 1 GB RAM
    * A 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
    * The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
    * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
    * At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

    FOR WINDOWS VISTA
    * 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
    * 1.5 GB RAM
    * A 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
    * Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
    * At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

    For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:
    * Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA 3-Series or above
    * 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
    * 0.5 GB additional RAM

    FOR MAC OS X
    * Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
    * Intel Core Duo Processor
    * 2 GB RAM
    * ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
    * At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games
    * This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.


    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(TM) series
    9500, 9600, 9800
    X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
    X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
    2400, 2600, 2900
    3450, 3650, 3850, 3870
    4850, 4870

    Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)
    GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series

    Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly.

    Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants may default to settings that are higher than what would be optimal for them. Graphics settings can be lowered to improve performance.

    The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.


    MAC OS X Supported Video Cards
    ------------------------------

    NVIDIA GeForce series
    7300, 7600
    8600, 8800
    9400M, 9600M GT
    GT 120, GT 130

    ATI Radeon(TM) series
    X1600, X1900
    2400, 2600
    3870,
    4850, 4870

    Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)
    GMA 3-Series
     
    ManagerJosh, May 8, 2009
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