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    Video Card.. Please help.

    XLittleRose_xXLittleRose_x Posts: 9 New Member
    in The Sims 3 Help & Technical Discussion
    Since i have a Dell Dimension 3100, which does not have a PCI-E/Agp x16 slot, i can only purchase a video card which is PCI?

    Would a XFX GeForce Fx53200 256Mb DDR PCI DVi-Ivo (with pixel shader support 2.0) be sufficient??


    Thankyou in advance for any replies

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    • bob007bob007 Posts: 10,062 Member
      edited August 2009
      A quick check and I think your motherboard has a PCIe slot. If it does all you need to do is install the card and install the drivers. Time to open the case and see what you have.
      I do not work for EA nor do I have any association with EA. I am a gamer helping other gamers.
    • XLittleRose_xXLittleRose_x Posts: 9 New Member
      edited August 2009
      bob007 wrote:
      A quick check and I think your motherboard has a PCIe slot. If it does all you need to do is install the card and install the drivers. Time to open the case and see what you have.

      Thanks for the reply. But know for sure, no Pci-e slot unfortunately.. Pc shop said aswell. But do you know if the GeForce Fx5200 card would work with the sims3? As i know it works with my computer.

      Thanks again
    • Tenshi3Tenshi3 Posts: 2,653 New Member
      edited August 2009
      If you look at the box, it is not on the list of supported cards.

      I suspect you will have problems.
    • DarkAmaranth1966DarkAmaranth1966 Posts: 13,416 Member
      edited August 2009
      Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run
      comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in
      vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some
      GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly.

      The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.

      Per the readme included with the game so, those cards are not adviseable.
      Life is what you make it so, make it good.
    • XLittleRose_xXLittleRose_x Posts: 9 New Member
      edited August 2009
      Since NVIDIA Geforce FX 5900 is supported, will this work on my dell that has no PCI-e etc slots, just a PCI?

      once again, thankyou for your help
    • XLittleRose_xXLittleRose_x Posts: 9 New Member
      edited August 2009
      DarkAmaranth1966 wrote:
      Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run
      comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in
      vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some
      GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly.

      The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.

      Per the readme included with the game so, those cards are not adviseable.

      So does this mean Geforce fx series will not with sims3? Sorry for my lack of knowledge..
    • bob007bob007 Posts: 10,062 Member
      edited August 2009
      You need at least a 6200 series Nvidia card. Probably because of shaders and textures handling of the card.
      I do not work for EA nor do I have any association with EA. I am a gamer helping other gamers.
    • DarkAmaranth1966DarkAmaranth1966 Posts: 13,416 Member
      edited August 2009
      It means the FX series might work under VISTA but may not, and EA will offer no help if it doesn't.
      Life is what you make it so, make it good.
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