PC Gaming

[puggy_sue]

I know you've all heard this question a billion times, but I am a big Sims fan and need to know weather or not Sims three is compatable with my laptop (I don't want to spend $50+ on a game that may not even run). I'm not a computor genious, but I will be as specific as possible. Here it goes...

                 I have a DELL "inspiron - 1525" (thats what it says on the top left corner of the keyboard). On the bottom right it has two stickers, one that  says "Intel  Celeron inside" ( I have no idea what that means) and the other says "Windows Vista -basic-" (I do know what that means!!). I have read all of the system requirements for Windows Vista, and and there is only one problem: Sims three requires 2.5 GHz, and my laptop only has 2.14.  I tried getting advice from a 'different store' worker, but I'm not so sure he understood me. He said something about a... um... chip of some sort that I would have to spend $200-$300 to replace etc.. Will the game still work even though I dont have enough GHzs? I really don't mind if it runs a little slower or if the graphics arn't that great. I do own a desktop, but it has like 1.8 GHzs and I it really belongs to my dad so that's basically out of the picture. Will the game make my cpu run slower? Whats the whole "chip" deal? Please be detailed in your answer, and thanks before hand!!!

-Puggy_Sue-

P.S.

Is it worth all the trouble, money and worry???

[puggy_sue]

By the way,

I tried installing a Sims 2 game from my previous computer on to my current laptop and it would get to the neighborhood, then I'd click on a house, and it would come up to the family screen and then 'the program would stop responding'. I downloded cookies and everything my computer told me to, I even reenstalled the game a bajillion times and it still doesnt work. Any idea whats wrong? Just thought that might be of some assistance...

-Puggy_Sue-

 Plus that chip i was talking about may have been a card... IDK???

[RealGeorgeW Emerging Expert]

If you could look at the bottom of your computer, there should be a model number. If you could post that, we can give you a more definite answer.... or if you post the Service Code, I'll go look it up myself.

[puggy_sue]

Model number: PP29L

I'm pretty sure thats it...

[RealGeorgeW Emerging Expert]

CLICK HERE

OK I found that, is that pretty close to what you have?

[puggy_sue]

Yup, thats it

[RealGeorgeW Emerging Expert]

Okies... I'll list off stuff.

• Processor Intel Celeron 560 / 2.13 GHz
  • This is a single core processor, well below the minimum requirements for the game. It "might" work, but I doubt it will.

• RAM Installed Size 2.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
  • This is fine.

• Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
  • This is where most of the problems would come from. 1) It's an integrated card without much Video RAM. 2) It's relatively old.

So... Really I doubt it would even install on your computer, unless I'm way off on the graphics card, even then, the processor speed would kill it.

[puggy_sue]

Okay... well thank you! Any idea why Sims 2 doesnt work? I know that there is a compatability issue with Vista, but I thought there were 'cookies' for that :/

thanks again!

[RealGeorgeW Emerging Expert]

That... I'm not familiar with, I was just addressing your initial question, someone else might chime in on that.

[puggy_sue]

Ok, thank you so much!!!