"Nick" <Nick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:753CC87A-8D94-409D-9A20-689B00169698@microsoft.com...
> Supported video cards:
>
> * ATI Radeon(TM) series 8500 or better (9600 or greater required for
> Vista)
> * 8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
> * 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
> * X300, X600, x700, X800, x850
> * X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
>
> NVIDIA(R) Quadro(TM) series
> Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4
>
> NVIDIA GeForce series GeForce2 GTS and better
> (GeForce 6600 or greater required for Vista)
> # GeForce 2, 2 GTS
> # GeForce 3, 3 Ti
> # GeForce 4, 4 Ti, 4200, 4600, 4800, MX 420, 440, 460
> # GeForce FX 5200, 5500, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
> # GeForce PCX 5300, 5900
> # GeForce 6200, 6600, 6800
> # GeForce 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950 (Or better)
> # GeForce 8300, 8500, 8600, 8700, 8800
> # GeForce 8400M GS, 8600M GS/GT, 8700M GT (Or higher)
> # S3 GammaChrome
> # S18 Pro
> # S18 Ultra Intel(R) Extreme Graphics (see note below)
> 82865, 82915 and above
>
> NOTE: If you have a non-T&L capable video card, such as Intel Extreme
> Graphics, then you need at least a 2.4 GHz processor.
>
>
> "Maca136" wrote:
>
>> I recently bought a new fujitsu siemens laptop with windows vista
>> installed.
>> It has the graphics card "VIA Chrome9 HC IGP WDDM". (which I was told was
>> good) I installed the Sims 2 onto it and began playing but the graphics
>> are
>> terrible! (walls and floors completely blurred).
>> Can anyone help me?
Just because EA's README file doesn't list the video card as "Supported"
does not mean it won't work with the game. If you have problems with an
unsupported card you're on your own to get it running.
In your case the VIA Chrome9 is fairly weak, but the problem you describe is
the video card drivers not correctly interupting instructions from the game
and DirectX. Updating the driver for the card could help.
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx...0&SubCatID=185
The driver here was released 7/12/2007, download the file (where it says
"Click here to begin free download"), run the file that gets downloaded and
follow the prompts. Reboot if it tells you too and try Sims 2 again.
If it STILL gives you the same problem then the game may not like the card.
Check
http://support.ea.com for game updates for your version of Sims 2.
Occasionally a game update will also address graphic issues.
Don't listen to all these guys that say your computer sucks, most computers
today will run most games, espically a game thats 2-3 years old like Sims 2,
Unfortunatly some require a little updating before they'll work correctly.
Can't stand people that say, "You're computer isn't good enough" when it is
good enough, but just may have hardware that the game wasn't originally
intended for. Doesn't mean the game won't work, just gotta work it a bit.
-A.