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Guardian Pegasus wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 01:12:05 GMT, "Jeanie" <Nobody@home.com> wrote:
>
>> I have no idea what kind of motherboard I have. I'm using a Dell
>> Dimension 8200, with a P4 2.8Mhz processor, with 768MB of RDRAM. My
>> video card is a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 420 with 64MB of video RAM. The
>> game runs fine on my
>
> Wow, you actually have RAMBUS memory!? hehehe
It certainly wasn't by choice, I can tell you. If I'd known how much the
dang stuff costs when I was computer shopping I'd have passed this one by.
But, I didn't, and now I've got it. The motherboard supports 2 GB of the
stuff, with four 512Mb mimms, but that would cost me about $1000 so forget
it!
>
>> computer. It takes it a while to load each neighborhood and house
>> because I've got a lot of downloads. I'd like to upgrade my hard
>> drive (which is
>
> It takes a good long time for me too, and I don't have that many. I
> haven't noticed a significant increase in time after adding in a bunch
> either.
I tend to download in marathon binges. I've been on one now all day long
and haven't stopped to install anything yet. *sigh* Why do I keep doing
this?!?
>
>> only 40GB with about 11GB left on it) and get a better video card.
>> Some day!
>
> Pop in a 200GB harddrive and a decent videocard and you're set for
> several years more.
That's my plan, though the HD is more likely to be a bit smaller than that.
I'm trying to decide on which video card to go for.
>
>> I really think you need at least 512MB of RAM to run this game
>> properly with at least 64MB on your video card, regardless of what
>> the system requirements on the game box says.
>
> I'd have to agree. Sims 2 really enjoys memory. 768MB of Rambus should
> be plenty though.
It seems to be. When I use the intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 50 in the
neighborhood screen, I can invite every sim the party thrower knows and
still have my computer run without lagging, though it is impossible to keep
an eye on all of them during the party. I tend to play in marathon binges,
too, and after I've been at it for hours, I have to reboot the computer in
order to do anything else, though. It's impossible to get anything to open
after a bout like that.
Jeanie