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Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Sleepycat on February 26, 2007, 04:58:25 am over at the mts2 community forums mildlydisguised posted about this handy little requirements test site
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest Quote What it does System Requirements Lab looks at your computer's hardware and system software to determine whether or not your current system can run a product. Each of your computer's components is evaluated to see how well it meets the minimum and recommended requirements for specific products. Recommendations are made on how to update or upgrade each component which does not meet the listed requirements. Sometimes it is a simple free software download and sometimes it is a link to a product such as the right video card. my results (for Seasons) were: (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n180/mesleepycat/Seasons_test_results.jpg) :smile bi: I've been debating about updating my drivers but I'm not sure how the newer ones are and I usually go by "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" :goofy: Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Rogue777 on February 26, 2007, 07:10:57 am Thanks, sleepy, that's handy. I've bookmarked it for future reference.
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Mi-chii on February 26, 2007, 08:49:34 am Wow, very good! At least, once and for all, I got confirmed that I need a new videocard, lol! Put otherwise my computer is more than ready for seasons ^^
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: billyd1000 on February 26, 2007, 11:00:18 am Great link Sleepycat! Perhaps this will answer a lot of the redundant posts on the "Do I need a new video card?" forum,....errr I mean the general help forum! :)
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Micco on February 26, 2007, 02:24:52 pm Test didn't pick up on my SLI setup but then I really didn't expect it to. I know my system can run it but I did want to see what it would say.
I'm more concerned about what Seasons is going to ruin on my computer ;) Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: billyd1000 on February 26, 2007, 03:18:47 pm Quote from: Micco;599790 Test didn't pick up on my SLI setup but then I really didn't expect it to. I know my system can run it but I did want to see what it would say. I am a bit disapointed with the test they ran. They say my graphics card will not run Pets or Seasons. I'm not sure what kind of information they are using but the ATI 200m chipset is basically an early mobile version of the x300 pcie card which is on the list at The Sims 2 site for both Pets and Seasons! It was sort of funny that they said "Sorry, Your system Failed!" But in the extended breakdown of the graphics test their check ran my card passed all of them. I guess it will be ok as a rough guide though. :) Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Sleepycat on February 26, 2007, 04:32:41 pm :lol:
no test is perfect but it can atleast give people an idea...specially if they have no clue about their computers specs 8) Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Envy_ on February 26, 2007, 04:41:26 pm Thx a lot, Looks interesting .. I'm ready for Seasons =D
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: ~Angel~ on February 26, 2007, 06:10:21 pm Thanks for this, I guessed mine would be okay but its nice to check ^.^ It passed everything so all I need now is for Friday to hurry up!!!! =P
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Sam the T-man on February 26, 2007, 07:35:58 pm Also bookmarked - passed on both, but it had doubts on my existing sound card. I have a new one in the post so I'll run it again when I get it.
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Micco on February 26, 2007, 08:14:52 pm Well, it did tell me the following, use your own judgment here:
Quote You Have: 3.44 GHz Performance Rated at 5.16 GHz I have a 3.2 GHz P4 Prescott, it is overclocked to 3.44. If I ran it up to 5.16 I think I could smoke it, even in this super-cooled case.Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: barrydaddy on February 27, 2007, 03:12:54 am Pass for me as expected, thanks for the link sleepycat, barry.
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: billyd1000 on February 27, 2007, 08:19:13 am Quote from: Sleepycat;600070 :lol: no test is perfect but it can atleast give people an idea...specially if they have no clue about their computers specs 8) Yes I agree with you Sleepycat! I do a lot of reading on graphics cards and chipsets and such. Most people who play the sims 2 would probably think I am a most boring person! I like running these tests to learn. So it was still very worthwhile to me. As I posted originally I hope this will cut down on all the redundant posts about graphics. It looks like this thread may get a lot of replies! Thanks again for this link. Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: baileybop on February 28, 2007, 11:57:43 pm Thank you so much for this, I bookmarked it too. This is a great tool.
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Buffy on March 01, 2007, 03:00:29 am that was interesting, my system is all hunky dory. which meams its A.ok. for seasons. thanks for the link.
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: XPTL297 on March 01, 2007, 07:50:53 am I will sure read up to puke before I buy any new Expansion. My systems will sure pass but I'm much more worried about what Seasons or further will ruin in My gaming way.
Not sure if my second comp will support the EP but anyway I would risk it first if analysing a new add-on. I'm so satisfied with the result I got up now that risks for me are really risks. Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: y2krobie on March 02, 2007, 12:46:54 am wow thanks!!!
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: ehardy on March 03, 2007, 01:28:27 am I did not bother running the test..why because I know my processor is too slow at 1.3 MHZ.... Everything else would pass..I looked into replacing and/or Double Clocking the processor.. but so far I have not had to...
I have Seasons and have played it for 24 hrs... yes the game runs a bit slow and occasionally freezes if I have too many Sims on a lot or try to give too many commands.... but I already know that I need a new computer... I am just waiting til the get the bugs out of Vista....... Thanks for the link.... but with all the puter problems I have had in the past year I am very familair with my hardware and software.. Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Frog_Man on March 03, 2007, 03:33:03 am my video card didn't pass for reccomendation, but passed as a minimum.
I got this: Quote Video Card Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or greater; ATI Radeon 9600 or greater. You Have: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE (GeForce 6150 LE) FAIL: Sorry, your video card does not meet this recommended requirement. Upgrading to a more powerful video card will make all your applications look better. Click the 'We Recommend' button to see some great options. Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card Video RAM: Required - 128 MB , You have - 256.0 MB Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 3.0 Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 3.0 I need to upgrade this... I need a 'NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or higher' apparently. Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Tenshii~Akari on March 07, 2007, 08:43:01 am What a relief! My laptop will still run with Seasons installed. :smile bi: Thanks for the info, Sleepy.
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: sumpsychochic on March 08, 2007, 02:07:49 pm Well it says I failed with the graphics card, but Seasons still runs on my laptop fine, even with all settings set as high.
*shrugs* it can lag a little at times though. Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: poisonedsodapop on March 11, 2007, 10:52:45 pm Ha, I failed the video card tests.
Video Card Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS or greater; ATI Radeon 8500 or greater. You Have: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family (Intel(R) GMA 950) FAIL: Sorry, your video card does not meet this minimum requirement. Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card Video RAM: Required - 32 MB , You have - 128.0 MB Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - No Video Card Driver Version (DirectX) Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.4543 FYI: Make sure you have the latest driver for your video card. Click 'Free Driver Update' and we'll direct you to your video card manufacturer. Too bad I can't update it though on a laptop. Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Serafina on March 11, 2007, 11:17:45 pm Poison, my desktop worked with an intel chip. It didn't lag or anything. I upgraded anyways cause I got some money to spend on me but it worked just fine.
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: poisonedsodapop on March 12, 2007, 11:10:39 pm Quote from: Serafina;623000 Poison, my desktop worked with an intel chip. It didn't lag or anything. I upgraded anyways cause I got some money to spend on me but it worked just fine. It works, lags a bit, but other than that it's good. The lag may be from so many of my downloads and what not. I know my desktop actually manages to handle the game worse, but then again that doesn't matter because my desktop is dead at the moment. Oh, and I also can't make videos on my laptop but it takes a lot of work anyways so it doesn't bother me any since I suck at them. Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Rue on March 13, 2007, 08:46:04 pm I got this:
Video Card Driver Version (DirectX) Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.7772 FYI: Make sure you have the latest driver for your video card. Click 'Free Driver Update' and we'll direct you to your video card manufacturer. Do you think I should download the newer one or leave it as it is? Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: gentjt on March 14, 2007, 10:01:22 am Test accurate? It said I failed that test but I can still plaly Season with no problems. I wasn't worried about that test.
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: hardwaretoad on April 09, 2007, 06:11:13 pm It failed to detect my SLI as well. My AMD 3800+ was at "2.01 Ghz rated at 5.70 Ghz"... that seems to be stretching things just a "little" to say the least. Oh well, still a handy thing to give peeps the basic knowledge of what's lurking in your tower. Thanks...
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: meanalessia on April 10, 2007, 09:01:25 am very useful, for my silly pc =) .....thx
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: meanalessia on April 10, 2007, 09:21:11 am uh ggrat, i've already found that my pc would not run seasons ç__ç
Title: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: Sein on May 10, 2007, 04:46:26 pm I'm gonna need this for the Sims 3... that's for sure!
Title: Re: Are you wondering if Seasons will run on your computer? Post by: takart on July 02, 2009, 09:02:01 pm well i did this ages ago and i have a new pewta but it seems that the older version of seasons and OFB i purchased, crashes my game, and seasons wont let me put on AL, :mad: :confused:
BUT I purchased a "NEW" BV copy and it went on perfectly 3yay does anyone know whats goin on cause EA hasnt a clue 1sw2 :p |