XPS m1530 and the sims 2

Oh man, just installed my copy the other day with my expansions and it runs real hott! :smileyhappy: I don't even have the 8600M GT (have the 8400M GS =[ ) and it runs all the way at high settings with no lag whatsoever.

 

So yea, Flawless.  :smileywink:

i play cod 4 and flight sim x with no probs so sims 2 should scream.

wow that sounds great! Maybe she can even save a few bucks then and only get the 8400GS.

However, as games get more detailed they require better technology.  jumping down to the 8400 may do you more harm should the sims improve their graphics.  I play The Guild 2, which is like the sims but takes place in the 1400's Europa.  And now I see that going higher in speed would have been better even though I meet the minimum requirements.

 

If you can, find out if the sims are making a change for the better, you might want to look into 2.4 or 2.5 Ghz.

 

by the way, when I first started playing the sims, there was always talk of Simsville but it had been pushed back and back and back.  Did it ever come out?

There have been a few expansions but never a new engine. The sims 3 will be out sometime next year but that wont run any good unless dell starts realeasing new grafic cards sometime soon. She dont know if its worth the wait. Anyone knows if we will see some upgrades for the xps after the summer?

go to youtube do a dell xps 1530 search you can see videos of games being played