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Help me upgrade my computer for Sims 3 :(
Mr_Grinch
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::edit:: Ah crap, I missed the giant massive sticky thread about PC Builds. Sorry folks! Mods, feel free to move this or shout at me 
Ok, Sims3 is coming out and the minimum specs are apparently:
XP w/service pack 2
Pentium IV 2.0 GHz Athlon XP 2000+
1 GB RAM
GeForce FX 5900/Radeon 9500 - 128 MB
Currently I'm running onboard graphics and an Athlon XP 1800+ with 2gb ram. I really don't care much for pc gaming but my other half is a Sims 3 nut. I'm going to have to upgrade my PC so she can play it or I'll never here the end of it (besides, she's going to pay half).
I want to do it as cheap as is humanly possible. I'm looking at replacing my Motherboard and CPU, probably with a dual core and I need to replace my graphics card. Problem is I'm so far out of the loop with PC Hardware I don't know where to start. I don't know the difference between Geforce GTs and GSs and so on and so forth.
So, can anyone recommend a cheap upgrade for me (noting that I'm in the UK and everything is bloody expensive here)?
Ideally I would like to spend less than £150 (£75 each) but I don't know if that's realistic.
Cheers folks!
Ok, Sims3 is coming out and the minimum specs are apparently:
XP w/service pack 2
Pentium IV 2.0 GHz Athlon XP 2000+
1 GB RAM
GeForce FX 5900/Radeon 9500 - 128 MB
Currently I'm running onboard graphics and an Athlon XP 1800+ with 2gb ram. I really don't care much for pc gaming but my other half is a Sims 3 nut. I'm going to have to upgrade my PC so she can play it or I'll never here the end of it (besides, she's going to pay half).
I want to do it as cheap as is humanly possible. I'm looking at replacing my Motherboard and CPU, probably with a dual core and I need to replace my graphics card. Problem is I'm so far out of the loop with PC Hardware I don't know where to start. I don't know the difference between Geforce GTs and GSs and so on and so forth.
So, can anyone recommend a cheap upgrade for me (noting that I'm in the UK and everything is bloody expensive here)?
Ideally I would like to spend less than £150 (£75 each) but I don't know if that's realistic.
Cheers folks!
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Im gonna qualify that as canadian dollars. So about double what it would cost in america, i dunno about europe.
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Other than that theres not much you can do. I expect the Sims 3 will be quite scalable but i think because of the open ended neighbourhood it will rely on CPU usage more, so i expect your CPU might let you down.