NVIDIA GeForce 9600M For NEWER gaming id say 9800 gx2. for OLDER probably 9800gtx or 8800 ultra
There are two separate video cards on the newer MacBook Pros. One (the 9400m) is for everyday graphics and requires less power. The 9600M GT has its own memory (512mb) and is a high-end graphics card for gaming, etc.
I reccommend you buying the Nvidia Geforce 9600M 512mb Graphics card that will get it up to 5.0 and it costs about 250-300 dollars, its awesome for gaming too if that's what you want it for, good luck.
ATI/AMD 6370m, 6450m, 5470m, mobility 4570 & 3670. Nvidia 410m, GT 320m, 220m, 120m, are a little better, most ddr2 cards like 9600m GS, 9500m GS, 8600m GT etc are worse.
Macbook Pro 15 Inch:Basic:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz 2 GB of RAM (activity allowance)1 250 GB Hard Drive (total storage space)NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT With 256 MBIlluminated Keyboard____________________________________________Grand Total: 99500 Indian Rupees ($2240)Advanced:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 Ghz 4 GB of RAM (activity allowance)1 320 GB Hard Drive (total storage space)NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT With 512 MBIlluminated Keyboard_____________________________________________Grand Total: 124000 Indian Rupees ($2800)17 Inch Macbook ProBasic:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz 4GB Memory1 320GB hard driveNVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MBIlluminated keyboard_____________________________________________Grand Total: 138000 Indian Rupees ($3105)
I had a laptop almost exactly like that one, and my problem was my 2.0GHZ core 2 duo was bottlenecking my system. it is probably your processor, which, on a laptop, you can't replace
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz CPU Speed 2.26 GHz System RAM 3.0 GB Video Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT Sound Card NVIDIA HDMI Audio Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, 64-bit (Build Service Pack 16001) is this comp good enough to run aion the mmorpg on low setting??
unfortunately, no. iv been having a problem with mine for a while. iv got a 9600m GT graphics chip and half the time it will will play the game great, but the other half it will stick it middle finger up at you.
This: (Strait from the Sims official website: http://www.thesims3.com/game/systemreq)The Sims™ 3 Minimum Hardware RequirementsFOR WINDOWS XP2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent1 GB RAM128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0The latest version of DirectX 9.0cMicrosoft Windows XP Service Pack 2At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved gamesFOR WINDOWS VISTA2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent1.5 GB RAM128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved gamesFor computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least: Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA 3-Series or above2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent0.5 GB additional RAMFOR MAC OS XMac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higherIntel Core Duo Processor2 GB RAMATI 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 gamesThis game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.Windows Supported Video CardsNVIDIA GeForce seriesFX 5900, FX 5950 6200, 6500, 6600, 68007200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 79508400, 8500, 8600, 88009300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295ATI Radeon™ series9500, 9600, 9800X300, X600, X700, X800, X850X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X19502400, 2600, 29003450, 3650, 3850, 38704850, 4870Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-SeriesLaptop 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 CardsNVIDIA GeForce series7300, 76008600, 88009400M, 9600M GTGT 120, GT 130ATI Radeon™ seriesX1600, X19002400, 260038704850, 4870Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)GMA 3-Series
It depends on the system 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™ series 9500, 9600, 9800 X300, X600, X700, X800, X850 X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950 2400, 2600, 2900 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870 4850, 4870 Intel® 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™ series X1600, X1900 2400, 2600 3870 4850, 4870 Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) GMA 3-Series
there are certain things you NEED for the sims 3 like: The Sims™ 3 Minimum Hardware RequirementsFOR 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 59506200, 6500, 6600, 68007200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 79508400, 8500, 8600, 88009300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295ATI Radeon™ series 9500, 9600, 9800X300, X600, X700, X800, X850X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X19502400, 2600, 29003450, 3650, 3850, 38704850, 4870Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-SeriesLaptop 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, 76008600, 88009400M, 9600M GTGT 120, GT 130ATI Radeon™ series X1600, X19002400, 260038704850, 4870Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) GMA 3-Seriesif you dont have any of the necessary equipment needed it probably wont work right and maybe that's what's wrong and you dont have some of the equipment needed you need to buy the equipment if you really want it to work but even after that its not garenteed to work.
See link for source.WINDOWS®Minimum System Requirements*Recommended System RequirementsOperating SystemWindows® XPWindows® VistaWindows® 7(with latest service packs)Windows® VistaWindows® 7(with latest service packs)DirectX®DirectX 9.0c-Processor (CPU)2.6GHz Pentium® IVEquivalent AMD Athlon®Dual Core 2.4 GHzGraphics Adapter128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600GTATI Radeon® 9800 PRO512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTXATI Radeon® HD 3870(or better)Storage (Hard Drive)12 GB available HD space-Memory (RAM)1 GB (Windows® XP)1.5 GB (Windows® Vista & 7)2 GBOptical DriveDVD-ROM(required for retail disc versions only)-ConnectionBroadband Internet connection-Display (Monitor)1024 x 720-MACINTOSH®Minimum System Requirements*Recommended System RequirementsOperating SystemMac® OS X 10.5.8Mac® OS X 10.6.2Mac® OS X 10.5.8Mac® OS X 10.6.2(or newer)Processor (CPU)Intel®Intel® Core 2 DuoGraphics AdapterNVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GTATI Radeon® X1600NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GTATI Radeon® HD 4670(or better)Storage (Hard Drive)12 GB available HD space-Memory (RAM)2 GB4 GBOptical DriveDVD-ROM(required for retail disc versions only)-ConnectionBroadband Internet connection-Display (Monitor)1024 x 720-* Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.