Troubleshooting Will this Computer run the Sims2 well?

Will this Computer run the Sims2 well?

Will this PC be ok for running the Sims 2 and a few expansion packs? It meets the minimum repuirements but how good will it be? Also, should I keep Vista or put XP on it instead? I've heard Vista makes games slower. Anyway here is what the PC has:

Brand ACER
Processor AMD Athlon 64 x2
Processor model number 3800+
Processor speed 2.0 GHz
Processor bus 2000 MHz
Processor cache 1 MB
Memory (RAM) 1024 MB
Storage (hard drive) 160 GB
Shared graphics Nvidia GF6100 256MB
I'm going to put a Nvidia 7600 GT 256mb Graphics card in so ignore the shared graphics bit.

So is it a good PC? Will the graphics be good?
Thanks :happy:

 

Hey, Pete. Make sure you have enough watts from the case power supply for that 7600.

I agree with Josh that Vista is gonna be the preferred route for new builds. It should make the most of that 64bit cpu, which XP won't without some bolt-on hot fixes.

I garee with Josh that you need at least 2GB ram for best performance. I would expect the game will run pretty darn well.

 

definetly xp if you're only going 1 gig ram, but if you bump it to 2, vista will be good. i have a laptop with 1 gig ram, intel centrino core 2 duo processor, with a standard graphics card, and it runs the sims 2 errorlessly. the load times are as low as they get really, i was really stunned at how well it actualy ran. goodluck with the new system, happy simming!

 

Good lord, Swimmerboy! This was from April. I would hope that Pete has long since bought and upgraded his computer. Re-waking a sleeping thread is regarded as bad because it pushes current topics off the top. Please don't do it again!

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