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[[The Sims (series)|The Sims Series]] have certain requirements in which players need to fulfill in order to play them.
[[The Sims (series)|The Sims Series]] have certain requirements in which players need to fulfill in order to play them.
== Requirements for [[The Sims]]<ref>[http://www.simprograms.com/the-sims/the-sims-1/the-sims-system-requirements/ The Sims Programs requirements]</ref> ==
== Requirements for [[The Sims]]<ref>[http://www.simprograms.com/the-sims/the-sims-1/the-sims-system-requirements/ The Sims Programs requirements]</ref> ==
[[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]
[[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]
:Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
:Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
:233 MHzProcessor
:233 MHzProcessor
:32 MB RAM
:32 MB RAM
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:HDD: 3.5 GB free space
:HDD: 3.5 GB free space
:Video: 32 MB DirectX 9.0 and T&L compatible
:Video: 32 MB DirectX 9.0 and T&L compatible
:Sound: DirectX 9.0 compatible[1]
:Sound: DirectX 9.0 compatible


== Requirements for [[The Sims 3]] ==
== Requirements for [[The Sims 3]]<ref>[http://www.thesims3.com/game/systemreq The Sims 3 Minimum requirements]</ref> ==
FOR WINDOWS XP
FOR WINDOWS XP


2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
:2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1 GB RAM
:1 GB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
:128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
:The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
:Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
:At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games


FOR WINDOWS VISTA
FOR WINDOWS VISTA


2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
:2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1.5 GB RAM
:1.5 GB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
:128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
:Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
:At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games


For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:
For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:
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FOR MAC OS X
FOR MAC OS X


Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
:Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
Intel Core Duo Processor
:Intel Core Duo Processor
2 GB RAM
:2 GB RAM
ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
:ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
:At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.
:This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.


Windows Supported Video Cards
Windows Supported Video Cards
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FX 5900, FX 5950
FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800
:6200, 6500, 6600, 6800
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
:7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
:8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800
:9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800
G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150
:G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150
GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295
:GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295


ATI Radeon™ series
ATI Radeon™ series


9500, 9600, 9800
:9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
:X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
:X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
:2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870
:3450, 3650, 3850, 3870
4850, 4870
:4850, 4870


Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)


GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series
:GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series


Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly.
Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly.
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NVIDIA GeForce series
NVIDIA GeForce series


7300, 7600
:7300, 7600
8600, 8800
:8600, 8800
9400M, 9600M GT
:9400M, 9600M GT
GT 120, GT 130
:GT 120, GT 130


ATI Radeon™ series
ATI Radeon™ series


X1600, X1900
:X1600, X1900
2400, 2600
:2400, 2600
3870
:3870
4850, 4870
:4850, 4870


Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)


GMA 3-Series
:GMA 3-Series
== Requirements for [[The Sims Medieval]] ==
== Requirements for [[The Sims Medieval]] ==
'''Minimum''' System Requirements for Microsoft Windows:
'''Minimum''' System Requirements for Microsoft Windows:
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Hard Drive:
Hard Drive:
:5.3 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additoinal space for custom content & saved games.
:5.3 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content & saved games.


'''Minimum''' Systems Requirements for Mac:
'''Minimum''' Systems Requirements for Mac:
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Wikipedia|The Sims}}
{{Wikipedia|The Sims}}
[[Category:The Sims 3]]
[[Category:The Sims 2]]
[[Category:The Sims]]
[[Category:The Sims Stories]]
[[Category:The Sims Medieval]]

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The Sims Series have certain requirements in which players need to fulfill in order to play them.

Requirements for The Sims[1]

Microsoft Windows

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
233 MHzProcessor
32 MB RAM
4x CD-ROM drive
2 MB DirectX 7 compatible graphics card
DirectX 7 compatible Sound card

Linux

Linux Kernel 2.2 or higher
Glibc 2.1.3 or higher
XFree86 4.1 or higher or equivalent
350 MHz Celeron/Pentium II/Duron/Athlon or faster or equivalent
64 MB of RAM
Sound card supporting OSS or ALSA
Video card capable of 16-bit color and 800x600 resolution, Nvidia GeForce GPU recommended with 16 MB of video RAM. (Note: This is the ported Linux version from TransGaming).

Mac

Mac OS X 10.0.3 or later, or Mac OS 8.6 or 9.x with CarbonLib 1.2.5 or later
233 MHz or faster PowerPC G3 or G4
64 MB RAM (Mac OS 8/9) or 128 MB RAM (Mac OS X)
350 MB HDD space
8X CD-ROM drive

Requirements for The Sims 2[2]

Mac OS X

OS: Mac OS X 10.3.8+
CPU: 1.2 GHz PowerPC G4/G5
RAM: 256 MB
Disc Drive: DVD drive
HDD: 3 GB free space
Video: 32 MB ATI Radeon 9000/nVidia GeForce FX5200

Microsoft Windows

OS: Windows 98/98 SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista
CPU: 800 MHz
RAM: 256 MB
Disc Drive: 8x CD-ROM/DVD drive
HDD: 3.5 GB free space
Video: 32 MB DirectX 9.0 and T&L compatible
Sound: DirectX 9.0 compatible[1]

Requirements for The Sims Stories

Mac OS X

OS: Mac OS X 10.3.8+
CPU: 1.2 GHz PowerPC G4/G5
RAM: 256 MB
Disc Drive: DVD drive
HDD: 3 GB free space
Video: 32 MB ATI Radeon 9000/nVidia GeForce FX5200

Microsoft Windows

OS: XP/Vista
CPU: 800 MHz
RAM: 256 MB
Disc Drive: 8x CD-ROM/DVD drive
HDD: 3.5 GB free space
Video: 32 MB DirectX 9.0 and T&L compatible
Sound: DirectX 9.0 compatible

Requirements for The Sims 3[3]

FOR WINDOWS XP

2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1 GB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

FOR WINDOWS VISTA

2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1.5 GB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:

Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA 3-Series or above 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent 0.5 GB additional RAM

FOR MAC OS X

Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
Intel Core Duo Processor
2 GB RAM
ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.

Windows Supported Video Cards NVIDIA GeForce series

FX 5900, FX 5950

6200, 6500, 6600, 6800
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800
G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150
GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295

ATI Radeon™ series

9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870
4850, 4870

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)

GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly. Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants may default to settings that are higher than what would be optimal for them. Graphics settings can be lowered to improve performance. The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista. MAC OS X Supported Video Cards NVIDIA GeForce series

7300, 7600
8600, 8800
9400M, 9600M GT
GT 120, GT 130

ATI Radeon™ series

X1600, X1900
2400, 2600
3870
4850, 4870

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)

GMA 3-Series

Requirements for The Sims Medieval

Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft Windows:

OS:

Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP1), Windows 7

Processor:

2.0 GHZ p4 processor or equivalent

Video Card:

256 MB video card with support for Pixerl Shader 2.0*

Memory:

Windows XP: 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista and WIndows 7: 1.5 GB

Hard Drive:

5.3 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content & saved games.

Minimum Systems Requirements for Mac: OS:

Mac OSX 10.5.8 Leopard or higher

Processor:

Intel Core Duo Processor

Video Card:

ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 256MB of VIdeo RAM or Intel Integrated GMA X3100

Memory

2 GB RAM

Hard Drive

5.3 GB of Hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games.

Notes

  • While The Sims 2 is not supported on Windows 7, it can still play on it.
  • The Sims Stories is not supported on Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows 2000.
  • The Sims Medieval will not run on PowerPC (G3, 4, 5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.
  • The Sims 3 requires a special pack for Windows XP and Windows Vista. For Windows XP, The Sims 3 requires Special Pack 2 while The Sims 3 only requires Special Pack 1 for Windows Vista.

References

  1. ↑ The Sims Programs requirements
  2. ↑ The Sims 2 Official requirements
  3. ↑ The Sims 3 Minimum requirements
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