Can I play all of the sims 2 EP's on this laptop?

[David4488]

Sorry, but I need to repost. I created a new account as I forgot my old one:

HP Compaq nc8430 15.4in Notebook PC GP745US#ABA, Intel Core 2 Duo T5600, 2GB DDR2, 80GB SATA HDD, DVD/CD-RW Combo, Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet, WinXP Pro.

Specifications:
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Part Number:
- GP745US#ABA
Operating System:
- Windows XP Pro
CPU:
- Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 Processor
- 1.83GHz
- 2MB L2 Cache
Memory:
- 2 x 1024MB DDR2 Memory
- 2 Memory Slots
Display:
- 15.4" WXGA display with 1280 x 800 resolution
Webcam:
- No
Graphics:
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics controller with 256 MB of discrete video memory
Hard Drive:
- 80GB SATA 5400RPM
Optical Drive:
- DVD/CD-RW Combo
Onboard Modem:
- 56K V.92 Modem
Onboard LAN:
- 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
WLAN:
- 802.11a/b/g
Firewire:
- 1
USB:
- 3
External Ports:
- 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
- 1 VGA (15-pin)
- 1 S-Video
- 1 9-pin Serial Port
- 1 RJ -45 (LAN)
- 1 RJ -11 (Modem)
- 1 Audio-out
- 1 Audio-in
Card Reader:
- Yes
Bluetooth:
- Yes
Fingerprint Reader:
- No
Power:
- 8-Cell Li-ion Battery
Weight:
- 6.0 lbs

So canI play them on this computer with high settings? And is ATI mobility Radeon x1600 intergrated graphics or dedicated?

 

[DurkaDerper]

Yea you're fine to play the sims, check this site out if you need to now if you can run a game in the future: canyourunit.com

 

[jaguarskx]

Yes you should be fine. Sims 2 came out in 2004. While it is much more graphically demanding than the Sims 1, overall it is not very demanding as other games that came out during that year.

The Radeon X1600 is a mid range mobile graphics core that came out in 2006 so it should not have any problems playing Sims 2 with all of the EPs.

 

[David4488]

Are you All absolutely sure? Because on another website there is someone else who keeps telling me that I'd have to play on low settings, and that sims 2 is heavy demanding, and it won't work. I just need verification. Every other source, here, game debate, the requirements, my dad who is good in computers said it will work, so I should just not listen to the other guy right?

 

[jaguarskx]

I cannot verify since I do not have the Sims 2.

The only thing I can tell you is that the Radeon HD x1600 was release in 2006 and for it's time it was considered a mid-class graphics chip for laptops. It was not an entry level graphic chip, nor was it a high performance graphics chip. The Sims 2 was released in 2004. I don't know if any of the EPs increased demands on the GPU though.

I would say at worse you should be able to play it with medium graphics.