Graphics in my sims 2 the graphics are'nt really the way thery are supposed to be. Also the special event camera won't let me click enable so itz really bugging me that it won't work. What should i do.
Yeah, its probably your video card, if you feel like upgrading, hit run, type dxdiag, copy and paste your specs here and I might be able to give you the lowdown on what needs boosting (or if you might even need a overhaul).
Are your video card drivers all up do date? That's something you can do for free which sometimes helps. What *is* your graphics card? As others have mentioned, things like special event cameras and some of the graphics (like anti-aliasing) will be turned off if you don't have a top ability card. Some of the other things (ram and processor) can made some difference too.
Time of this report: 7/13/2005, 23:09:27 Machine name: YOUR-U3EF4OUUIR Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: eMachines System Model: Product Name BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz Memory: 448MB RAM Page File: 248MB used, 810MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
Ah, sorry babe, you need to tell what was on the Display tab of that report as well. We're still in the dark concerning your graphic display device at the moment. One thing I will say is that so long as your puter isn't a laptop you have a good mchine that should run the game pretty good with a decent graphic card. I am suspecting that you don't have one installed because your computer's RAM memory is given at 448MB which is 64MB short of 512 (a normal average amount installed in machine such as yours). 64MB is the typical amount of RAM that is allotted to an integral display device (the clue is in the processor name all that stuff about MMX and 3DNow ...). When choosing a graphcis card the choice is bewildering but you need to to remember that Maxis prime advice was, and remains, "the more memory the better" so my advice is not buy unless/until you can afford to get a card with 256MB memory. Your choice will be dicated by the type of port your machine has for adding a card, eg AGP, PCIe, or PCI. It is quite possible to install a card yourself but frankly, unless you are confident and a bit adventurous, you'd be safer taking the machine to an expert (or getting an expert to attend to your machine) If you were in the UK I'd recommend going to http://www.yell.com and searching for computer maintenance in your town. I found 3 small businesses (2 operating from their homes) within 3 miles of my house. And there is one so close I could carry the machine there and that one didn't come up on the list of search results! Go figure. Failing that start with Yellow pages ....
first of all: from looking at the specs you already provided, you are pretty much sol since emachines and pretty much any "budget" system out there (ie. dell, gateway) rarely have agp slots. i know mine did, so i just went and got a new motherboard and video card and now ts2 runs very smooth and ive got all the extra features like the special event camera and reflections and whatnot
You might also want to specify, if you know, what kind of Power Supply you have. The beefier cards siphon a lot more energy. I have an X-Connect Ultra 500 Watt PSU, and that'll handle SLI of the Geforce 7 series, however I'd you want a 350 watt if you want to get the minimum for today's GPUs.
i dont know. i had a 9250 running on a 100W psu. although it was only running a 733MHZ P3 with pretty much minimum specs, point remains: if your not going for super high end graphics, an average psu will work just fine.
or me It took me roughly about 3 days of staring at www.mysuperpc.com to learn everything I needed to know about building computers.
I read a slim book (less than 100 pp) back in 1990. In 2001 I finally got fed up with brand-name computers and bought a pile of bits and just winged my way thru it. To be honest it's a lot easier to build a PC than it is to make Lego model ....
I have a friend who's genius at it. He showed me how and made it look so easy ... oh to have an analytical mind.
Once you get your hands into it, its a simplistic puzzle, which requires either very strong or small hands. Its also a great way to express yourself artistically, especially if you like to casemod like myself. (chrome custom fangrills, UV tinted windows, cold cathodes, LEDs on every heatsink, doors, etc.)
my "brothers" computer is a pentium 4 windows Vista(new realease) 3.5 gb of RAM(omfg my computer is no were near that) 180 gb total hard disk space s-tech quie track disk drive(as if that matters) a really goooooooood gc(graphic card) and sound card and a flat wide screen 23 inch monitor...... beat that. my computer athlon(tm) windows xp professional plus(plus is advanced version) SP2(service pack 2 341 ram 40 gb total space a nice graphic and sound card 20 inch monitor
okay well very sorry every1 that i have not put on the info that u need but i 4got and i don't know what it is i am very sorry.
--------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller (Microsoft Corporation) Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip type: Intel(R) 82810 DAC type: Internal Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7125&SUBSYS_7148109F&REV_03 Display Memory: 32.0 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (24 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200 Driver Name: i81xdnt5.dll Driver Version: 6.13.0001.3198 (English) DDI Version: 8 Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 8/4/2004 02:56:42, 702845 bytes WHQL Logo'd: n/a WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: i81xnt5.sys Mini VDD Date: 8/4/2004 00:29:36, 161020 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-3265-11CF-517F-4951A1C2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x8086 Device ID: 0x7125 SubSys ID: 0x7148109F Revision ID: 0x0003 Revision ID: 0x0003 Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D Deinterlace Caps: n/a Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: All tests were successful. D3D7 Test Result: All tests were successful. D3D8 Test Result: All tests were successful. D3D9 Test Result: All tests were successful.
