Will my computer be able to handle more than one EP?
Vampire Lion:
Hi again,
I know I am going to sound like a newb,but to be honest I am not good with computers...I guess. My computer was built with 3 GB of memory,and so far I've only installed The Sims 2 Double Deluxe,and the Sims 2 University. My laptop works perfectly fine,and I have no trouble with loading either game. However, I did have some trouble with installing them. {Long story,but just needed to add it}. Do you think my computer could handle another EP? Possibly like, Seasons or Free Time? Or Apartment Life? If one of them is ok {or all of them} to install, I will still worry about installing them..because of the troubles with installing The Sims 2 DD & University. But that's not the point...haha..
Do any of you have multiple EP's installed? Possibly on a computer that has enough space that is close to mine? I don't want to mess anything else up,or cause my computer to run slower..I am not good with technical aspects,obviously.
Thanks for your time! :)
caffeinated.joy:
What are the rest of your specs and what OS are you using?
Theraven:
I've got 4 GB memory, all EPs and SPs, and a huge lot of CC (30-something GB on the full version), and my game is mostly running alright except on heavy lots. A bit of lagging here and there, though. Test version of my game has something like 6 GB of CC and runs fine. This computer was built to handle games and 3D rendering, but could in all honesty need a bit more memory, as it starts struggling a lot when in the nearly 4GB area...
Had 512 mb memory on my laptop and all EP/SPs up to Freetime. It ran slow, and lagged quite a lot, but for as long as I played regularly, it did run... Nowadays I'm lucky if it even wants to start the game, so I've kinda given up on it.
Also depend a lot on the other computer specs on your computer, as some computers with 3 GB are built to handle games, while others aren't. Graphics card, CPU, things like that.
HappyThoughts:
If you want you can always just try installing one (backing up your hoods/files first of course) and test each ep out. You can generally tell right away *about the 3rd launch, if it's dragging your laptop. Keep an eye on how hot it gets during game play too. As for the Seasons expansion, that was a tough ep for my older pc's to run. Apartment Life gives you magic and witches, much cooler than freezing and gardenning, well not really but if I had to make a choice I'd nix Seasons as a added ep.
Chaavik:
Sims 2 itself can be handled with just 512 MB of RAM, but if you wanted to load all of the EPs and SPs with Sims 2, at least 1 GB is needed. But that's not including any custom content. With custom content, you could very well hit 2 GB of RAM if you have that much custom content.
XP can only have up to 2 GB. (32-bit)
Vista, I think, handle up to 3 GB or more. I never used Vista.
Windows 7 can handle more than 4 GB. (64-bit)
But like Joy asked. What are your computer specs and operating system (is it XP, Vista or 7)?
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