How do I tell if my laptop has the system requirements for Sims 3?

Cupcakes · Cupcakes #1 (**permalink**)

11-03-2009, 09:10 PM

I know I need to update to Leopard, but I don't know what else I need to do to make sure it runs well on my laptop.
I have a 13" White Macbook I got in June 2007. It was the very basic Macbook (the cheapest one they sold at that time, about $1100 if that helps).

Here are the reqirements for the Sims 3 (a lot of it sounds gibberish to me!):

* 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.

Thank you!

Also, is this in the right thread? I hope so!

Stretch · Stretch #2 (**permalink**)

11-03-2009, 10:31 PM

Your MacBook will not play Sims 3. If you had picked one up in November, you could, but your graphics card can't support the Sims3.

toMACsh · toMACsh #3 (**permalink**)

11-04-2009, 08:40 AM

As far as finding the answers to some of those specifications yourself; click on the Desktop then choose About this Mac from the :Apple: Menu. Then from Go, select Utilities and open System Profiler.

Cupcakes #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2008 Posts: 15 Mac Specs: "13 Macbook	11-03-2009, 09:10 PM I know I need to update to Leopard, but I don't know what else I need to do to make sure it runs well on my laptop. I have a 13" White Macbook I got in June 2007. It was the very basic Macbook (the cheapest one they sold at that time, about $1100 if that helps). Here are the reqirements for the Sims 3 (a lot of it sounds gibberish to me!): * 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. Thank you! Also, is this in the right thread? I hope so! Last edited by Cupcakes; 11-03-2009 at 09:17 PM.
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Stretch #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	11-03-2009, 10:31 PM Your MacBook will not play Sims 3. If you had picked one up in November, you could, but your graphics card can't support the Sims3. Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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