"Sims-3": system requirements. Computer game The Sims 3

A series of computer games "Sims" is incredibly popular, moreover, it even became revolutionary. The fact is that this project belongs to the genre of the simulator of life. How does it look like? You gain control over the character, which you yourself created, after which you need ... just to live. You must prepare food, clean the house, read books, watch TV, communicate with friends, look for love, go to work and so on. Such before the "Sims" computer games have not yet seen, and hardly anyone could have thought that such a game will achieve such success and become a real legend.

Since the release of the first part, it has been many years, the second, much more elaborate part was released, and a number of additions were added to it that expanded the possibilities. Then the third part followed, but at the moment the last one is the fourth, and it turned out to be far from what the fans dreamed about. Thus, at the moment the best part is Sims-3. The system requirements of this game will be discussed in this article. What for? The fact is that in comparison with the second part of the third "Sims" have acquired quite a lot of major changes, the most important of which was the transition to full 3D. Thus, for "Sims-3" system requirements have significantly increased in comparison with the previous part.

What should I look for?

When you consider system requirements in "Sims-3", then you definitely need to pay special attention to certain specific moments. The fact is that not every indicator plays a very important role for productivity. For example, a sound card does not affect how the game works on your computer, but the processor will play one of the most important roles.

Actually, like in other computer games, you should pay attention to three main points - the above processor, as well as RAM and video card. The processor is responsible for the power of your computer, while the RAM sets the limits of the memory that your system can use to run a particular program. The more advanced the game, the more RAM it will require, and if this memory is not enough, the brakes and glitches will begin. And, of course, for the visual component is the video card: the more memory it will have, the better the display of what is happening on the screen you will see.

So, it's time to talk specifically about the game "Sims-3". The system requirements for this game, fortunately, are unlikely to seem horrendous to you, since the project was released some time ago, so it should run on most computers.

Requirements for Windows XP

About the fact that the game The Sims 3 was released relatively long ago, has just been said. This means that you do not need to be surprised that for an already obsolete and discontinued Windows XP operating system in this case, all the same, separate requirements are allocated.

So, if you have this OS installed, then you need to take care that the processor of your computer has a performance of at least 2 gigahertz. Note that modern computers already have several cores, so if you have, for example, 4 cores of 1.5 gigahertz, you need to make sure that at least two cores are involved: the game can not go on such a powerful computer simply Due to the fact that not 6 available gigahertz memory is involved, but only one and a half.

As for RAM, it should be at least one gigabyte. Modern computers for the most part have exactly the same, in fact, as in the case of a video card, the memory of which must be at least 128 megabytes. Considering that in this case the version of XP is being considered, you need to take care that you have the SP2 service package installed: if you are a gamer with experience, you should know that almost no game worked on XP without XP. Well, if it is a free space on the hard disk, then you need to focus on six gigabytes - that's how much the game itself takes. But you do not need to forget that you need a certain disk space on which your progress will be saved. For this it is recommended to leave another gigabyte of free space. And of course, if you like to add custom content to the game, then do not forget to clear additional space for it. Otherwise, The Sims 3 can work with brakes, even if your computer meets all system requirements.

Windows Vista

Another operating system, the time of which is already in the past. However, it is these indicators that can be used as a benchmark for the launch of the Sims-3 game. System requirements for Windows 7 from the manufacturer, unfortunately, are not available, since the game was released earlier than this (currently the most popular) operating system. So if you have a "seven" or any other higher version of the OS, you should pay attention to this point.

So, you need a processor, whose core power will not be less than 2.4 gigahertz. If we are talking about RAM, then here you need to have at least one and a half gigabytes to make the game function properly. As for the requirements for the video card, as well as the free space on the hard disk, nothing changes here compared to the requirements described for Windows XP. So, if you have the seventh version of Windows, or you need to run Sims-3 for Windows 8, look at this point, and be prepared for the compatibility mode, because on the latest versions of the operating system (8 and 10) the game may not start correctly without additional optimization efforts.

Requirements for playing in Origin

All gamers know that games produced by EA or other companies, but published through it, are not allowed up to the largest Steam gaming platform . EA has its own game platform - Origin, and in order to be able to play in "Sims-3", the system requirements on the PC must meet certain standards, which are even slightly lower than the game itself. To install and run the Origin client on your computer, you need to have 150 megabytes of free space, your processor must have a capacity of at least one gigahertz, and the RAM must be at least 512 megabytes. As you understand, the game itself requires more, so you are unlikely to have any problems with Origin.

Integrated graphics card

If you want to play Sims 3, the video card of your computer can be not only independent, but also integrated. Simply, it should be not lower than the GMA 3 series, and the processor should have a power of not less than 1.8 GHz. Moreover, you will need an extra 500 megabytes of RAM, since in this case it is used for both a RAM card and a video card.

Mac OS X

Recently, some games have started to be released for Apple computers, so it is worthwhile to cite the requirements for such an option. You will need the installed operating system Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard, a dual-core processor, two gigabytes of RAM and 128 megabytes of video memory. As for the hard disk space, everything is exactly the same here as in the case of Windows.

Origin on Mac

As for the Origin game platform, its installation on Apple computers should not be a problem - it takes as much hard disk space, the processor must have two cores, and the operating system version should not be lower than OS X 10.6.8.

Supported graphics cards

It should be noted that this game supports a huge number of video cards. The main requirement for them is the use of shader 2.0 technology, as well as the presence of 128 megabytes of memory.