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325ryan   06-08-2009 at 11:26:42 PM

Hi, I was just wondering what kind of graphics card I should be looking for in order to play The Sims 3? I get the "need Pixel Shader 2.0" error currently and need to upgrade my card. I've got a pretty old computer with only PCI slots. Thanks to anyone and everyone!

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k0unit   06-08-2009 at 11:32:14 PM
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Dropping $50 for a decent PCI card now would be your best bet, as you wouldn't need another one until you upgrade to a newer computer.
I will recommend this -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814187042

If you are looking to only play The Sims 3, this one is $31 after MIR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130477

Edit: It seems like the last two 8200's that were shipped were DOA, you may have to RMA it for a working one, but this usually isn't the case.

The 6200 will play on medium settings at best.


Message edited by k0unit on 06-08-2009 at 11:45:01 PM
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325ryan   06-09-2009 at 03:39:58 PM
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Thanks so much! I'll look into both of them

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jlynnjohnson13   06-14-2009 at 09:46:25 PM
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325ryan wrote :

Thanks so much! I'll look into both of them



Ryan, were either of these successful? I'm getting the same error message and don't know what to do!

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Anonymous   08-29-2009 at 04:47:48 PM
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hello i was wondering if i have the right things my graphics card is a 256mb and i have a 1g ram will the sims 3 work on my 256mb graphics card?????

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invisik   08-29-2009 at 05:12:03 PM
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What card is it?

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