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    Rate my laptop - Yay or Nay?

    JassieteacakeJassieteacake Posts: 237 Member
    in The Sims 3 Help & Technical Discussion
    Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333)
    Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: LENOVO
    System Model: 282323A
    BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBLx
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P9600 @ 2.53GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
    Memory: 8192MB RAM
    Available OS Memory: 3032MB RAM
    Page File: 3187MB used, 2875MB available
    Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
    DX Setup Parameters: Not found
    User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
    System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
    DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode
    Display Devices
    Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
    Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    DAC type: Internal
    Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A42&SUBSYS_20E417AA&REV_07
    Display Memory: 1324 MB
    Dedicated Memory: 64 MB
    Shared Memory: 1260 MB
    Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (50Hz)
    Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
    Monitor Model: unknown
    Monitor Id: LEN4036

    Am I missing any info? I bought this Lenovo laptop in 2009. I have the base game, Generations, Pets, Late Night, Ambitions and WA installed. It runs ok I guess but frequent game lag.

    I actually have bought Seasons and Supernatural but am too afraid to install these for fear of further lag and crashes.

    What do you think? Is this laptop still sort of average or am I in serious need of an upgrade?

    Looking forward to hearing comments. :D

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      blunote00blunote00 Posts: 18,476 Member
      edited February 2013
      Display Devices
      Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
      Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Dedicated Memory: 64 MB

      This right here has done you in. :(
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      JassieteacakeJassieteacake Posts: 237 Member
      edited February 2013
      blunote00 wrote:
      Display Devices
      Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
      Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Dedicated Memory: 64 MB

      This right here has done you in. :(

      Ahh what exactly does this mean? :-S
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      amyroses99amyroses99 Posts: 378
      edited February 2013
      Jassieteacake wrote:
      blunote00 wrote:
      Display Devices
      Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
      Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Dedicated Memory: 64 MB

      This right here has done you in. :(

      Ahh what exactly does this mean? :-S

      He/she means that it's going to be impossible/ very, very hard to play The Sims 3 with this chipset :c
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      blunote00blunote00 Posts: 18,476 Member
      edited February 2013
      Jassieteacake wrote:
      blunote00 wrote:
      Display Devices
      Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
      Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Dedicated Memory: 64 MB

      This right here has done you in. :(

      Ahh what exactly does this mean? :-S
      What you posted in no where close to the "entire" DxDiag report as it's much longer. But that is an old integrated Intel chipset and I highly doubt the laptop has an additional graphics card. These weren't / aren't meant for gaming and looking at the version I'm surprised you can play at all. They are used for everyday type of activity like browsing the web and minimal tasks. You only have 64 MB of dedicated memory which is well below the 128 MB listed on the base game requirements.
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      JassieteacakeJassieteacake Posts: 237 Member
      edited February 2013
      blunote00 wrote:
      Jassieteacake wrote:
      blunote00 wrote:
      Display Devices
      Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
      Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Dedicated Memory: 64 MB

      This right here has done you in. :(

      Ahh what exactly does this mean? :-S
      What you posted in no where close to the "entire" DxDiag report as it's much longer. But that is an old integrated Intel chipset and I highly doubt the laptop has an additional graphics card. These weren't / aren't meant for gaming and looking at the version I'm surprised you can play at all. They are used for everyday type of activity like browsing the web and minimal tasks. You only have 64 MB of dedicated memory which is well below the 128 MB listed on the base game requirements.

      Oh my gosh.

      Definitely going to look into getting a newer laptop now with better specs.

      Thanks for your insight... and all along I thought my laptop was pretty decent for gaming!
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      blunote00blunote00 Posts: 18,476 Member
      edited February 2013
      amyroses99 wrote:
      Jassieteacake wrote:
      blunote00 wrote:
      Display Devices
      Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
      Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
      Dedicated Memory: 64 MB

      This right here has done you in. :(

      Ahh what exactly does this mean? :-S

      He/she means that it's going to be impossible/ very, very hard to play The Sims 3 with this chipset :c
      I'm a "she". :wink:
      Will occasionally provide tech support on this forum or over on Answer HQ. ▬ At my age, competence is a turn on! (©¿©)
      DO NOT - PM me tech ?s/issues. ▬ DO create a thread in it's respective Technical Forum. Vacation goes by way too fast!
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      PHOEBESMOM601PHOEBESMOM601 Posts: 14,595 Member
      edited February 2013
      Dedicated Memory: 64 MB


      My "geek guy" has told me you should have at least 512MB of dedicated memory....and I've always been partial to and had the best luck with AMD processors and ATI/Radeon graphics.
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