Sims 3 System Requirements?

ok so I have a semi-new Dell Inspiron 14. I have sims 2 already installed and it works except for the occasional times it crashes like maybe 3 times? I really want to buy sims 3 for my computer but Im not sure if it will work and I don't wanna lose money. i also found sims 3 for 20 bucks on gamestop.com. should I get it? I find it kinda fishy its only 20 dollars when it is usually like 50? sorry if I paranoid XPSims 3 System Requirements?
System requirements



(1) For Windows:



Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows 7

CPU Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent

2.0GHz (XP) 2.4GHz (Vista or 7)

[If built-in graphics chipsets then 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent.]

Memory : 1 GB (XP) 1.5GB (Vista or 7)

[If built-in graphics then add 0.5 GB additional RAM]

Hard drive space 6.1GB or more for extra content

Graphics hardware DirectX 9.0c compatible card with 128 MB RAM

(NVIDIA FX 5900/ATI 9500 or better) and support for Pixel Shader 2.0

Sound hardware 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible card



(2) Macintosh Operating system



Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard

CPU Intel Core Duo Processor

Memory: 2 GB

Hard drive space: 6.1GB of free space and 1GB for additional content

Graphics hardware: ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 GT with 128 MB RAM or

Intel Integrated GMA X3100Sims 3 System Requirements?
The Sims鈩?3 Minimum Hardware Requirements

FOR WINDOWS XP

2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent

1 GB RAM

128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

The latest version of DirectX 9.0c

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

FOR WINDOWS VISTA

2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent

1.5 GB RAM

128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1

At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games

For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:

Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA 3-Series or above

2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent

0.5 GB additional RAM

FOR MAC OS X

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.

Windows Supported Video Cards

NVIDIA GeForce series

FX 5900, FX 5950

6200, 6500, 6600, 6800

7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950

8400, 8500, 8600, 8800

9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800

G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150

GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295

ATI Radeon鈩?series

9500, 9600, 9800

X300, X600, X700, X800, X850

X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950

2400, 2600, 2900

3450, 3650, 3850, 3870

4850, 4870

Intel庐 Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)

GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly.

Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants may default to settings that are higher than what would be optimal for them. Graphics settings can be lowered to improve performance.

The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.

MAC OS X Supported Video Cards

NVIDIA GeForce series

7300, 7600

8600, 8800

9400M, 9600M GT

GT 120, GT 130

ATI Radeon鈩?series

X1600, X1900

2400, 2600

3870

4850, 4870

Intel庐 Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)

GMA 3-Series

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