Re: Yet another Sims 2 question

From: billw (bill.wray_at_worldnet.att.trash.net)
Date: 01/21/05 

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:32:55 -0800

Pardon the top posting.

Thank you both for your answers. I will try more RAM
first. The MOBO will take up to 2 GB of RAM.

Bill
>-----Original Message-----
>That, too. However it would be a good idea to check out
the capabilities of
>the motherboard on the E-Machine, since it may not go
much farther in the
>RAM department. 8-)
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>Chris H.
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>
>
>"Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
>news:OOUp0$0$EHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> 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
>>
>> --
>> Cheers, Windows XP MVP
Shell / User
>> Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>> Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=FH;[LN];gms
>> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
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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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