Grabbing our attention this afternoon, Maxis and Electronic Arts have released some official minimum system requirements for their highly anticipated people-sim, The Sims 3. So what kind of setup will you need to run their latest cash-cow? Read on:
Desktop PCs
OS: XP (Service Pack 2)
Processor: Pentium IV 2.0 GHz or Athlon XP 2000+
Memory: 1 GB
Graphics: 128MB Video Card (GeForce FX 5900 or Radeon 9500)
OS: Vista (Service Pack 1)
Processor: Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or Athlon XP 2400+
Memory: 1.5 GB
Graphics: 128MB Video Card (GeForce FX 5900 or Radeon 9500)
Laptops
OS: XP (Service Pack 2)
Processor: Pentium IV 2.0 GHz or Athlon XP 2000+
Memory: 1.5 GB
Graphics: 128MB Video Card (GeForce Go 6200 or Radeon mobile 9600)
OS: Vista (Service Pack 1)
Processor: Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or Athlon XP 2400+
Memory: 2.0 GB
Graphics: 128MB Video Card (GeForce Go 6200 or Radeon mobile 9600)
The Sims 3 is scheduled for release in February 2009.
