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Sims 3 on Macbook?

bradenwh said:
Really? Sims 3 loads and saves lightning fast for me. Barely takes 3 minutes to start up and get into my family.
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Might be just me whining... mine is similar in load time as urs... just that I think its a tad long, lol...

Also, I don't think I mentioned...

Playing the games at the recommended settings, my macbook got pretty warm (perhaps around 65-70)?... fan was spinning close to 6000rpm... but it still rums pretty smooth. Perhaps it will run hotter if you have it flat on a surface? I am using the Griffin Elevator which might help cooling. Also, mine might be getting hotter as I am using external monitor.

@ tristangage

No problems man :)
 
peepboon said:
Might be just me whining... mine is similar in load time as urs... just that I think its a tad long, lol...
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Compared to Sims 2, which took me about 7-10 minutes to get the game loaded and into my family, Sims 3 is blazing fast.
And for a 3-D game this large, 3 minutes to load fully isn't bad at all.
 
Thanks for all the answers. So now it seems that the Sims 3 will work on the upgraded 4gb macbook, so now for my next question. So, for those of you who have already began playing The Sims 3, how is it? I've been waiting for the game for awhile and am curious if it has been worth waiting for and if its all its cracked up to be? I'm hoping for a yes. :D
 
its pretty sweet... a tad bare though as u will have to go online to get more items. Im guessing EA will release a virtual store to buy virtual items too... apart from that its great.

The gameplay is more fun too... shorter working hours... more control of what u do at work so u don't come home in a foul mood (sims 2). Less on trying to get friends to complete tasks and u meet through work, etc etc.

Also, loading time is faster as it loads the whole map rather than just a certain place. so going to shops, etc is a lot faster.
 
sorry this is my first Mac...but I have the current production of the 2.0 GHz aluminum Macbook with the stock RAM. So does it have 1 stick of 2GB or 2 sticks of 1GB?

I'm looking at Newegg.com and the Macbook-specific RAM is near $400 and I only have ~$130 to spend. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233083 Edit: this is 8GB, but no other 2GB RAM is listed under the Macbook category

There are so many different options for the RAM! How do I know which to pick?
 
Personally, I've used macsales.com, clear and simple. OWC ram seems to work great for me.

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/8566DDR3S4GP/

I think they also offer a ~$14 trade in for your old 2x1GB sticks of RAM.

Oh and when it comes to newegg, you don't really need mac specific ram to put in your mac, I'm pretty sure most 204 pin RAM will work just fine. You don't want 4GB sticks, those are sky high in price, 2x2GB sticks are perfectly fine and usually run from $50-$80. Just check around here on macrumors and see what people are saying about the brand you're looking at.
 
lyssalou89 said:
:eek: . please keep in mind that i'm a girl who just got her first Mac and i don't know much about computers (not that gender really has anything to do with it. i'm just playing the pity card). so i need 204-pin, then?


How bout this:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/8566DDR3S4GP/
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Haha sorry, I'm posting this from my phone and trying to get straight to the point, i'm not completely emotion less(;

That would work perfectly, I can dig up the link to return the 2GB of ram that came with the machine for a rebate if you want as well. Also, with macsales you grt a straight forward set of instructions to make it easy for you.
 
I use crucial... I never used OWC but if you do a quick search I am sure u will find many links linking to the correct OWC ram :)

Also, the ram in stock macbook is two 1GB sticks. Get matching pairs as in 2GB and 2GB so it can use the dual channel mode (a tad faster than if you were to use non-matching pairs)
 
help!

MysticMage said:
It will run fine :)

Right now, I'm running the Sims 3 on my WhiteBook with a 2.1GHz, X3100, and 4GB of RAM.
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sorry to be a pain - am new here, just wondered how the X3100 videocard was holding up for the graphics as other users seem to have the unibody with nvidea graphics cards. same goes for maTUC, and also if either of you could advise me what type of ram to use for upgrading to 4gb preferably one thats available in the uk. Don't want slow loading and lagging graphics like sims 2 :( thanks!

(2.1 GHz white macbook, 120GB HD, X3100 video card and currently only 1GB RAM)
 
Does anyone has a problem with keyboard? Sims 3 doesn't recognize my keyboard on my iMac.
 
RE: Keyboard problem - My MacBook keyboard works fine, my Apple Pro Keyboard (2003, solid foot) works fine, but my Apple Aluminium Keyboard is not recognised. Odd huh?

Also, no the GMA950 does not provide enough vVRAM (virtual video RAM... I can't remember if that is a real term or if I came to make it up as an easy way to describe the memory of the integrated chips) for the Sims3 to run. If it does manage to install, when it run you'll likely see a pale blue screen, or incredibly poor gameplay (talking 1 frame every two or three seconds on low quality), or a simple error message telling you that it will not work.

Sorry about that.
 
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