i have recently purchased the sims 3 game, and am not able to play it as my video card needs to be upgraded to support shader model 2. i have tried doing research as to what video card i may need, but i do not know much about computers and feel as if i am trying to read a foreign language. below is some information about my pc, if anyone is able to point me in the right direction as to what video card may best suit me, your help would me much appreciated.
operating system : microsoft windows XP home edition
service pack : 3.0
manufacturer : Hewlett Packard
model : HP d530 sff (PH118PA)
BIOS type : COMPAQ BASIC Restart your system
BIOS Date : 2003.07.10
Chipset : Intel 2570 rev 2
graphics card : Intel (R) celeron (R) 82865G graphics controller
approx total memory 96.0MB
processor : Intel (R) celeron (R) CPU 2.60GHz
Memory : 504MB RAM
direct X version : direct X 9.0c
current display mode : 1024 x 768 (32bit)(75hz)
monitor : plug and play
and i have a AGP video card slot.
hope i have supplied enough info to get some feedback.
operating system : microsoft windows XP home edition
service pack : 3.0
manufacturer : Hewlett Packard
model : HP d530 sff (PH118PA)
BIOS type : COMPAQ BASIC Restart your system
BIOS Date : 2003.07.10
Chipset : Intel 2570 rev 2
graphics card : Intel (R) celeron (R) 82865G graphics controller
approx total memory 96.0MB
processor : Intel (R) celeron (R) CPU 2.60GHz
Memory : 504MB RAM
direct X version : direct X 9.0c
current display mode : 1024 x 768 (32bit)(75hz)
monitor : plug and play
and i have a AGP video card slot.
hope i have supplied enough info to get some feedback.