3000 vs. 4700 model for gaming

[Jim]

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My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?

 

[Guest]

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You need the 4700 or 8400 system. The 3000 is designed for Internet
surfing and office applications - emphatically NOT for gaming.



jim wrote:
> My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
> game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
> 2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
> need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?

 

[Guest]

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<jim> wrote in message news:lopgq0l74ie6720mkujga4d8a1dl2f84v9@4ax.com...
> My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
> game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
> 2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
> need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?


Get the 4700 with 512mb RAM and a 128mb video card.


Stew

 

[Guest]

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The 4700 for sure with the ATI Radeon X300 SE at a minimum and 512MB or
RAM.

<jim> wrote in message news:lopgq0l74ie6720mkujga4d8a1dl2f84v9@4ax.com...
> My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
> game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
> 2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
> need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?

 

[Guest]

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"Edward J. Neth" <ejn63@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:30r91vF341tbcU1@uni-berlin.de...
> You need the 4700 or 8400 system. The 3000 is designed for Internet
> surfing and office applications - emphatically NOT for gaming.
>
>

in fact, *any* computer without dedicated graphics capabilities can safely
be classed as a non-gaming machine.

I'm sure the 2400's and the 3000's are fine machines and they do what they
do very well but, as you say, they're definitely not gaming machines.

 

[Guest]

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The 3000 will not run the game at all. The Sims 2 needs a video card that
has a built in Transform & Lighting engine. Even Intel's latest integrated
graphics does not have that feature in hardware. You need a machine with a
dedicated graphics card. The X300 is the only card they offer for the 4700.
While it is not a speed demon, it should be ok for the Sims 2. Also you
definitely need 512mb of ram.

<jim> wrote in message news:lopgq0l74ie6720mkujga4d8a1dl2f84v9@4ax.com...
> My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
> game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
> 2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
> need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?

 

[Jim]

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Will a GeForce FX 5200 be okay for this game along with the 512 megs
ram in the PC ?




On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 16:46:44 GMT, "Tweek"
<shawnwinget@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote:

>The 3000 will not run the game at all. The Sims 2 needs a video card that
>has a built in Transform & Lighting engine. Even Intel's latest integrated
>graphics does not have that feature in hardware. You need a machine with a
>dedicated graphics card. The X300 is the only card they offer for the 4700.
>While it is not a speed demon, it should be ok for the Sims 2. Also you
>definitely need 512mb of ram.
>
><jim> wrote in message news:lopgq0l74ie6720mkujga4d8a1dl2f84v9@4ax.com...
>> My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
>> game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
>> 2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
>> need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?
>

 

[Guest]

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<jim> wrote in message news:al2iq0h7s47v5akrhj5hlubpuptn3l3ia3@4ax.com...
> Will a GeForce FX 5200 be okay for this game along with the 512 megs
> ram in the PC ?
>
>

Yep. It should. Just be sure you're looking at a PCIexpress card however you
choose to acquire it (versus a standard PCI display adapter).


Stew

 

[Jim]

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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:41:48 -0600, jim wrote:

>My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
>game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
>2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
>need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?


As a followup I bought a 4600 with 512 megs ram and a 128 meg GeForce
FX 5200 at the Dell refurb store. Too good of a deal to pass up.

Hard to believe my 2 daughters have more up to date PC's than me.
That's a first. I run a 4500 but I'm not a gamer so it works fine for
me.

 

[Guest]

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Is it a PCI Express x16 video card?

<jim> wrote in message news:al2iq0h7s47v5akrhj5hlubpuptn3l3ia3@4ax.com...
> Will a GeForce FX 5200 be okay for this game along with the 512 megs
> ram in the PC ?
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 16:46:44 GMT, "Tweek"
> <shawnwinget@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>The 3000 will not run the game at all. The Sims 2 needs a video card that
>>has a built in Transform & Lighting engine. Even Intel's latest integrated
>>graphics does not have that feature in hardware. You need a machine with a
>>dedicated graphics card. The X300 is the only card they offer for the
>>4700.
>>While it is not a speed demon, it should be ok for the Sims 2. Also you
>>definitely need 512mb of ram.
>>
>><jim> wrote in message news:lopgq0l74ie6720mkujga4d8a1dl2f84v9@4ax.com...
>>> My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
>>> game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
>>> 2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
>>> need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?
>>
>

 

[Guest]

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I think it is an AGP card. The 3000 does not support AGP. Stay with the
ATI X300.

"WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%j9qd.34378$bP2.20904@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> Is it a PCI Express x16 video card?
>
> <jim> wrote in message news:al2iq0h7s47v5akrhj5hlubpuptn3l3ia3@4ax.com...
>> Will a GeForce FX 5200 be okay for this game along with the 512 megs
>> ram in the PC ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 16:46:44 GMT, "Tweek"
>> <shawnwinget@nospam_hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>The 3000 will not run the game at all. The Sims 2 needs a video card that
>>>has a built in Transform & Lighting engine. Even Intel's latest
>>>integrated
>>>graphics does not have that feature in hardware. You need a machine with
>>>a
>>>dedicated graphics card. The X300 is the only card they offer for the
>>>4700.
>>>While it is not a speed demon, it should be ok for the Sims 2. Also you
>>>definitely need 512mb of ram.
>>>
>>><jim> wrote in message news:lopgq0l74ie6720mkujga4d8a1dl2f84v9@4ax.com...
>>>> My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
>>>> game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
>>>> 2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
>>>> need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?
>>>
>>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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jim wrote in message news:<lopgq0l74ie6720mkujga4d8a1dl2f84v9@4ax.com>...
> My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
> game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
> 2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
> need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?

You can run the game fine. Don't listen to these other YAHOOOO!
Get the game and have fun.

Nick

 

[Guest]

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Sorry Nick, the Intel Integrated Graphics on the 3000 will not run the game
at all.

"Nicolas The Great" <tq144@msn.com> wrote in message
news:fe14f4af.0411291445.48284be8@posting.google.com...
> jim wrote in message news:<lopgq0l74ie6720mkujga4d8a1dl2f84v9@4ax.com>...
>> My daughter wants to play the new sims2 game (I think this is a 3d
>> game??) and I'm not a gamer. Does anyone know if the Dell 3000 say
>> 2.8ghz w/ 512 megs ram is ok to play it without being sluggish or do I
>> need the AGP slot and the 4700 model with similar specs above ?
>
> You can run the game fine. Don't listen to these other YAHOOOO!
> Get the game and have fun.
>
> Nick