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    scarlettx33scarlettx33 Posts: 996 New Member
    in The Sims 3 General Discussion
    so the graphics on my computer were okay
    sometimes the sims looked wax and i never saw a breeze
    but i just installed a graphics card and
    what amazing graphics! everythings so beautiful and real!
    everything from the fountain's water in central park to the sim's faces!

    i would really recommend it , changes the gaming experience :mrgreen:

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      bethekinsbethekins Posts: 1,607 New Member
      edited July 2009
      :D I know. The graphics are really beautiful in ts3, curious now, what card did you get?
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      scarlettx33scarlettx33 Posts: 996 New Member
      edited July 2009
      my brother did it for me
      but the box says
      apollo radeon
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      scarlettx33scarlettx33 Posts: 996 New Member
      edited July 2009
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      bethekinsbethekins Posts: 1,607 New Member
      edited July 2009
      Ooo it looks so pretty! Its so much better being able to play with all the graphics up to the max n_n
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      scarlettx33scarlettx33 Posts: 996 New Member
      edited July 2009
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      rodier1128rodier1128 Posts: 903 New Member
      edited July 2009
      scarlettx33 wrote:
      so the graphics on my computer were okay
      sometimes the sims looked wax and i never saw a breeze
      but i just installed a graphics card and
      what amazing graphics! everythings so beautiful and real!
      everything from the fountain's water in central park to the sim's faces!

      i would really recommend it , changes the gaming experience :mrgreen:

      yes the sims 3 is beautiful. all the little things they did with nature, the ocean, the sunsets the sun reflecting off the water and being really bright!!! WWOO!
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      DANIW523DANIW523 Posts: 782 New Member
      edited July 2009
      scarlettx33 wrote:
      my brother did it for me
      but the box says
      apollo radeon
      Here's how you can find out (because I need to buy a card too :wink: )
      -Click "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of the screen
      -Click "Run"
      -Type DXDIAG
      -Click the tab at the top that says "Display"
      -Under the blue title "Device" you should see the Card's Name.
      -Plz post the name :mrgreen: 8)
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      kenslenkenslen Posts: 84 New Member
      edited July 2009
      Mine's awesome too.
      NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
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      Proverb87Proverb87 Posts: 4,658 Member
      edited July 2009
      Mine's nVidia GeForce 9600 GT (overclocked) - it's awesome

      [IMG]http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt183/proverb87/TS3/Screenshot-6.jpg "height=375 width=600"[/IMG]

      [IMG]http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt183/proverb87/TS3/Screenshot-4.jpg "height=375 width=600"[/IMG]

      [IMG]http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt183/proverb87/TS3/Screenshot-3.jpg "height=375 width=600"[/IMG]
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      hannibalismhannibalism Posts: 25 New Member
      edited July 2009
      Wow. I just leave mine on default settings because I'm afraid if I go up it'll crash my game. :(
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      itsallbouterika9itsallbouterika9 Posts: 1,029 New Member
      edited July 2009
      Wow!! Those are so beautiful!!
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      innocentsorrowinnocentsorrow Posts: 1,089 New Member
      edited July 2009
      I felt just the same before I change the graphic options in game! The game was so slowww before with crappy graphics and I was so discouraged to even continue playing. Changing just a few options totally have me addicted to TS3. (building houses all day long)~
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      Proverb87Proverb87 Posts: 4,658 Member
      edited July 2009
      scarlettx33 wrote:
      so the graphics on my computer were okay
      sometimes the sims looked wax and i never saw a breeze
      but i just installed a graphics card and
      what amazing graphics! everythings so beautiful and real!
      everything from the fountain's water in central park to the sim's faces!

      i would really recommend it , changes the gaming experience :mrgreen:

      Awesome close-ups! It sure makes a difference.
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      Harshini2Harshini2 Posts: 32 Member
      edited July 2009
      Proverb87 wrote:
      Mine's nVidia GeForce 9600 GT (overclocked) - it's awesome

      Mine is nVidia GeForce 9600 GS.

      Proverb87, what does overclocked mean?

      Sim4sig.jpg
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      judywork1957judywork1957 Posts: 6,594 Member
      edited July 2009
      I played around with the options too, adjusting them until I got it to the point where it looks pretty decent. Then I see pics like these and think Ohhhh I need that new graphics card installed!

      My worry is just that I had so many problems in the beginning getting game to work right that I hate to take a chance on screwing it up again. I have a new card sitting in the box waiting to be installed, but think- OMG what if it doesn't work? What if it screws everything up again????
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      scarlettx33scarlettx33 Posts: 996 New Member
      edited July 2009
      ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
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      DANIW523DANIW523 Posts: 782 New Member
      edited July 2009
      judywork1957 wrote:
      I played around with the options too, adjusting them until I got it to the point where it looks pretty decent. Then I see pics like these and think Ohhhh I need that new graphics card installed!

      My worry is just that I had so many problems in the beginning getting game to work right that I hate to take a chance on screwing it up again. I have a new card sitting in the box waiting to be installed, but think- OMG what if it doesn't work? What if it screws everything up again????
      I say GO FOR IT! :mrgreen: What's the worst that could happen? If it's on the list of supported video cards found here: http://www.thesims3.com/game/systemreq It'll work. If not, you can always go back and put in the old card :D(Even if it doesn't work, that's what the forums are for :P)
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      Proverb87Proverb87 Posts: 4,658 Member
      edited July 2009
      Harshini2 wrote:
      Proverb87 wrote:
      Mine's nVidia GeForce 9600 GT (overclocked) - it's awesome

      Mine is nVidia GeForce 9600 GS.

      Proverb87, what does overclocked mean?

      Hope this helps explain it:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overclocking
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      judywork1957judywork1957 Posts: 6,594 Member
      edited July 2009
      :mrgreen: Yes, I'm sitting here debating on calling my computer tech guy to come over and check it out... Am not going to attempt installing it myself as I want it done right and I want it to work after it's done!!!
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      lilyboblilybob Posts: 940 Member
      edited July 2009
      I want one too!! are the expensive??
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      YahtzamiYahtzami Posts: 6,301 Member
      edited July 2009
      kenslen wrote:
      Mine's awesome too.
      NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

      I upgraded from the Nvidia 6150 to this card a couple of weeks ago and MAN am I glad I did! LOL Now I'm not ashamed to post pics from my game! LOL

      I know EXACTLY how you feel Scarlett...the first time I played w/ my new card, I kept forgetting to actually play my sims because I was too busy gawking at the scenery! LOL
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      tuityfruity12ajtuityfruity12aj Posts: 1,508 Member
      edited July 2009
      I think mine looks pretty good too:
      Screenshot-7-1.jpg

      Screenshot-1.jpg

      Screenshot-5-1.jpg
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      Proverb87Proverb87 Posts: 4,658 Member
      edited July 2009
      judywork1957 wrote:
      :mrgreen: Yes, I'm sitting here debating on calling my computer tech guy to come over and check it out... Am not going to attempt installing it myself as I want it done right and I want it to work after it's done!!!

      It's easy enough to install yourself, but I am glad I had Best Buy put mine in when I bought the machine. Since the card was overclocked by the manufacturer (nVidia), it has a built in fan right on the video card to keep it from overheating. My graphics died on the second day, so I took it back and they found that it was because the fan was tight against the TV/Tuner card that came with the machine. The fan couldn't turn, thus burning out the card. They replaced the card for free, and I had them remove the TV/Tuner card so it wouldn't happen again. They offered to replace it with a different model card, but this was the best card available at the time and was on sale - $100 cheaper than the next best. Sometimes the Geek Squad techs don't know what they are doing, but if they learn from it and it doesn't cost me anything extra, I'm happy.

      I haven't had so much as a wheeze from my machine since then.
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      winkeljohn78winkeljohn78 Posts: 87 Member
      edited July 2009
      It definitely makes a huge difference!
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      Rockermonkey999Rockermonkey999 Posts: 1,953 New Member
      edited July 2009
      I'm updating to the Nvidia 9600gt Overclocked soon from BFG. And that's from a Nvidia 6150 XD. And don't worry I have already updated my PSU. On the phone with Bestbuy right now trying to figure out my whole the monitor won't plug into the graphic card problem :D.

      I have blue wire, they have a white plugin ;].
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