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    How well will this laptop play Sims 3 please

    TCGDazTCGDaz Posts: 57 Member
    in The Sims 3 Help & Technical Discussion
    Hi,

    I've decided to start playing the Sims 3 again and wondered how well my laptop will run the game. I have a main PC but mainly wanted to play using the laptop.

    Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
    Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: Acer
    System Model: Aspire 5742
    BIOS: InsydeH2O Version V1.18
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 480 @ 2.67GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
    Memory: 3072MB RAM
    Available OS Memory: 2806MB RAM
    Page File: 1339MB used, 4271MB 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
    DxDiag Notes
    Display Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
    Input Tab: No problems found.

    Thank you :-)

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      SymbologySymbology Posts: 1,074
      edited January 2012
      There is no information on graphics card/chipset, but from what I can see you should be able to play on medium settings just fine. You could use another 2 GB of RAM, though.
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      TCGDazTCGDaz Posts: 57 Member
      edited January 2012
      Video details:

      Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics
      Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
      Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics (Core i5)
      DAC type: Internal
      Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_04871025&REV_02
      Display Memory: 1275 MB
      Dedicated Memory: 128 MB
      Shared Memory: 1147 MB
      Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
      Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: unknown
      Monitor Id: LGD0250
      Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.973Hz)
      Output Type: Internal
      Driver Name: igdumd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igdumdx32,igd10umd32
      Driver File Version: 8.15.0010.2559 (English)
      Driver Version: 8.15.10.2559
      DDI Version: 10
      Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
      Driver Date/Size: 10/21/2011 17:30:04, 8313856 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
      WHQL Date Stamp:
      Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-4306-11CF-6A7A-8D24A2C2C535}
      Vendor ID: 0x8086
      Device ID: 0x0046
      SubSys ID: 0x04871025
      Revision ID: 0x0002
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      SymbologySymbology Posts: 1,074
      edited January 2012
      You should be fine, but the Intel HD graphics chipset will be the most limiting component in your computer.
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      TCGDazTCGDaz Posts: 57 Member
      edited January 2012
      Yeah I thought that.

      Thank for your help :)
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      Seera1024Seera1024 Posts: 3,629 Member
      edited January 2012
      While I think the computer will be able to play Sims 3, I don't think you'll be able to get any higher than medium settings without terrible lag. And you'll probably have some lag on medium settings.

      The video card is integrated, meaning it shares it's processing power with the other components in the computer.

      And 3 GB of RAM isn't super high, especially considering the integrated video card. If you can afford to at least bump the RAM up to 4 GB, you'll probably get some better performance.
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      TCGDazTCGDaz Posts: 57 Member
      edited January 2012
      Seera1024 wrote:
      While I think the computer will be able to play Sims 3, I don't think you'll be able to get any higher than medium settings without terrible lag. And you'll probably have some lag on medium settings.

      The video card is integrated, meaning it shares it's processing power with the other components in the computer.

      And 3 GB of RAM isn't super high, especially considering the integrated video card. If you can afford to at least bump the RAM up to 4 GB, you'll probably get some better performance.

      Thank you :)
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