Hi venney
PLEASE and I stress
PLEASE make sure your computer has the game requirements. So many people run right out and buy the game without realizing the requirements are not met on their computers.
Heres the system requirements for
Windows 98, 2000, ME, or XP
256MB of RAM
A graphics card on the supported graphics card list (preferably one with T&L support)
CPU: 800MHz Pentium 3 or equivalent (if you have a graphics card which supports T&L). Those who do not have a graphics card which supports T&L will need a 2.0GHz processor.
At least 3.5Gb of hard drive space.
Monitor Resolution: 800x600 minimum, 1024x768 recommended. Higher resolutions available.
Keyboard, mouse, speakers
Below is the current list of graphics cards supported by The Sims 2:
ATI RadeonTM series (7000 or better)
Radeon 7000/VE series (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
7200, 7500
8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
X300, X600, X800
Nvidia® QuadroTM series
Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4
Nvidia® Geforce series (GeForce2 and better)
GeForce2
GeForce3, 3 Ti
GeForce4, 4Ti, MX 420, 440
GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
GeForce 6600, 6800
Intel® Extreme Graphics (non-T&L; requires 2.0 GHz processor)
82845, 82865, 82915