The Sims 3 system requirements?

Mostly all i need to know is... Willl i need Direct X 10 to play the Sims 3 like the game Spore?cuz i wasted my money on that finding out i couldnt even play Spore and i dont want it to happen again.The Sims 3 looks like it might need it but idkThe Sims 3 system requirements?
Minimum System Requirements for Windows OS



Hard Drive Space : 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games



Operating System : Windows XP, Vista SP1



Processor : 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent



RAM : XP 1 GB RAM,Vista 1.5 GB RAM



Video Card : 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0



Minimum System Requirements for MAC OS



Hard Drive Space : 6.1 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games



Operating System : Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher



Processor : Intel Core Duo Processor



RAM : 2 GB RAM



Video Card : ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100The Sims 3 system requirements?
I unfortunately just did the same with Sims 3.



The Sims 3 is horrible. Even when you meet all requirements it still lags; and a lot of times it will crash your entire PC unless you are on some Super Computer . . .



You need DirectX 9.0