Re: Yet another Sims 2 question

From: Jimmy S. (Private)
Date: 01/21/05 

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:27:12 -0500

Hi Bill,

According to this article the extra RAM should help since you're
below the minimum RAM spec for systems which don't have a
hardware T&L video card:
http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=21 

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"billw" <bill.wray@worldnet.att.trash.net> wrote in message news:0eb801c4ff4e$f69ddf90$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> The only game I currently play is Sims 2.  This year I got
> a new computer for Christmas. It is an E-machine with an
> Intel Celeron D CPU running at 2.66 GHz. It has 246 MB of
> RAM an onboard Intel 82845G Graphics controller that uses
> 64 MB of shared memory. The OS is Windows XP Home Edition
> upgraded to SP2. My old system was an LG 9XX running a
> Pentium 111 CPU at 900 MHz with 400+ RAM and a Radeon 9000
> series AGP video card with 64 MB on card RAM. The OS was
> XP Pro SP2. DirectX on both machines is 9c.(I have
> installed the Sims 2 patch as well.)
>
> The problem is the game ran MUCH better on my old computer.
>
> I have upgraded the drivers for the Intel Graphics
> Controller, but that did not help. I set many of the in
> game display options at their lowest setting. The game
> runs very slow and is choppy. It also takes forever to
> load a lot or the neighborhood.
>
> The new computer does not have an AGP slot so my only
> option is a PCI card. Before I go that route, I want to
> try adding more RAM. Do you have any other suggestions?
>
> So far I have not found a solution on the Sims 2 website,
> but I am still looking.
>
> TIA
>
> Take out trash before sending me e mail.

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