Hey im 15 years old and im about to start my job and i need help!!! I need help deciding on the new pc that i want. I cant decide if i want a mac, dell, alienware, or hp?!?!?!?!?! Im really into gaming and all i really play is the sims 2 and i know that that game takes alot of miminal reqiurments to play it smoothly!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!
2007-03-02 13:16:58 · 6 answers · asked by WOWIE 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear
Get a dell xps 410. spring for extra memory and an upgraded video card.
2007-03-02 13:19:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would start at the games official site and find out what minimum system requirements they recommend.
http://thesims.ea.com/
Found it!
• 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 Vista, 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 Vista, XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Windows 2000
At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space
Get the most current driver for your video card. The manufacturers usually have the video drivers on their sites for you to download. Visit the nVidia site, the ATI site or the support site for your computer's manufacturer for the latest drivers for those video cards.
Supported video cards (and the more video memory the better):
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
http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=21
• for Macs *
The Sims™ 2
Platforms: Mac
Genre: Strategy/Simulation
ESRB: Teen
Mac Release Date: June 2005
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3.8 or later
CPU Processor: PowerPC G4/G5
CPU Speed: 1.2GHz or faster
Memory: 256 MB or higher
Hard Disk Space: 3GB free disk space
Video Card (ATI): Radeon 9000 or better
Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX5200 or better
Video Memory (VRam): 32 MB or higher
Media Required: DVD Drive
http://www.aspyr.com/product/game_specs/6
2007-03-02 13:20:28 · answer #2 · answered by HearKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alienware is the best for gamers, but if you are using it for internet browsing more....probably Mac.
Good luck!
2007-03-02 16:36:16 · answer #3 · answered by starryeyednmo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first of all I wouldn't recommend a Mac , Mac's blow for entertainment . If you can afford an alienware I don't see what your dilemma is ? Get the alienware
2007-03-02 13:21:33 · answer #4 · answered by mojo755 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
4 Games get Alienware
4 every day get HP
2007-03-02 13:21:27 · answer #5 · answered by jeff_elsten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do people think that mac's suck for games. they have the same games that pc's have, and they play exactly the same as pc's. it is absolutely no different than a pc.
2007-03-02 14:21:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋