The following are the latest system requirements for The Sims 2. These are official requirements from Maxis, however, as the game is still being fine-tuned, these requirements may change at any time without notice.
Windows 98, 2000, ME, or XP
256MB of RAM
A graphics card on the supported graphics card list (preferably one with T&L support)
CPU: 800MHz Pentium 3 or equivalent (if you have a graphics card which supports T&L). Those who do not have a graphics card which supports T&L will need a 2.0GHz processor.
At least 3.5Gb of hard drive space.
Monitor Resolution: 800x600 minimum, 1024x768 recommended. Higher resolutions available.
Keyboard, mouse, speakers
Below is the current list of graphics cards supported by The Sims 2:
ATI RadeonTM series (7000 or better)
Radeon 7000/VE series (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
7200, 7500
8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
X300, X600, X800
Nvidia® QuadroTM series
Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4
Nvidia® Geforce series (GeForce2 and better)
GeForce2
GeForce3, 3 Ti
GeForce4, 4Ti, MX 420, 440
GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
GeForce 6600, 6800
Intel® Extreme Graphics (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
82845, 82865, 82915
2006-10-24 21:33:35
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answered by RyanM 3
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Minimum System Requirements for The Sims 2
If you have a T&L capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM then you need at least:
800 MHz processor or better
256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000
At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space
If you have a non-T&L capable video card (an Intel Extreme Graphics or a Radeon 7000/VE Series) then you need at least:
2.0 GHz processor or better
256 MB RAM if Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Windows 2000
At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space
2006-10-25 04:34:35
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answered by tps_strike 2
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I bought Sims 2 and it didnt work on my computer. I would start it up and about three minutes into the game it would crash and I have Windows XP.
2006-10-25 05:10:48
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answered by ? 6
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win xp/me/2000, cpu: 800mhz or faster, ram: 256 mb or more, Disc Drive: 8x or faster CD/DVD Drive, At least 3.5Gig free space, Video: DirectX 9 compatible, Video card: At least 32mb or more memory and one of these T&L capable chipsets, sound: directx 9 compatible
2006-10-25 04:36:27
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answered by Chiel 1
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