Sims 3 compatible video card upgrade.....?

OK so last night i went and bought the sims and installed it on my computer everything is ok but it says i need a new video card that supports shader 2 or something like that so i found a card at a local electronics store but I dont want to go get it unless it will work but here is the name: EVGA FX5200 128MB PCI Video Card and the specs for the card:



Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Core Clock: 250 MHz

Pixel Pipelines: 4

RAMDAC: 350 MHz

Memory Amount: 128 MB

Memory Technology: DDR

Memory Clock: 400 MHz

Memory Bandwidth: 3.2 GB/Sec

Interface Bus: PCI 2.1

Outputs: DVI-I, S-Video

Slot Space Required: 1

Maximum Refresh Rate: 240 Hz

Maximum Analog Resolution: 2048 x 1536 x 32bit x 60 Hz

Maximum Digital Resolution: 1600 x 1200|||Upgrade? This graphic card will be more of a Downgrade.



Second of all you shouldn't be worried whether The Sims 3 will be compatible with the graphic card, but instead whether your computer will.



I assume you are going for a low budget, so I'd be looking at getting the ATI Radeon HD4350, or for $10 more the Nvidia GeForce 9400GT.

Then again you could go another $10 up and buy the 9500GT, which will be a great improvement.



If money is all that counts go for the middle card, the 9400GT, since this one is sufficient to run The Sims 3 on highest settings.



Cheers.



Tom.|||I did end up getting a PCI NVIDIAGeForce 8400 GS for 69.99 but I can get a 10.00 mail in rebate so it isnt too bad!

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|||You shouldn't have taken that.

Online you could have found a 9600GT for 70$ and the 8400GS for 35$.

Anyway hope you enjoy The Sims 3!

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|||If all you have is PCI, then you're not going to find anything that will play The Sims 3 on your computer.