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    Parallels for Sims 2 and eventually sims 3

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by vesonexavier, Dec 2, 2007.

  1. vesonexavier

    vesonexavier Notebook Enthusiast

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    I looked through the forums...I'm sure some will say not hard enough but nonetheless...I heard that parallels is great for running both operating systems at the same time but the only downfall is that it doesn't run INTENSE 3d apps or games that well...I know sims 2 doesn't require much 3d power but will it run smoothly for games like that or is parallels just not for gaming on windows at all, would it be better to go with bootcamp for that? Thanks for your help everybody...
     
    vesonexavier, Dec 2, 2007
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    It'll run, but not that great. I would probably find running Sims 2 in Parallels acceptable, but if you have the time to reboot into Boot Camp, I would.
     
    Sam, Dec 2, 2007
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    thnksfrthmmrs Notebook Evangelist

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    Do you have a Macbook or a Macbook Pro? I would imagine that with MBP's dedicated graphics it would run much smoother than MB in parallels.
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Dec 2, 2007
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  4. vesonexavier

    vesonexavier Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not really familiar with any of this...so this may be a dumb question...Do alot of people have both of these programs on their mac?
     
    vesonexavier, Dec 2, 2007
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  5. Mr._Kubelwagen

    Mr._Kubelwagen More machine now than man

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    You can get Sims 2 for mac...
    Link
     
    Mr._Kubelwagen, Dec 2, 2007
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  6. vesonexavier

    vesonexavier Notebook Enthusiast

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    Oh I didn't know they had it for the mac...the only thing about that is that I have every expansion pack for the windows version and I didn't want to "re-invest" the money into building the collection that I already have...I figured I would go with the lesser of two evils and get parallels to run the os side by side or I should do bootcamp because it's a more "complete" version of windows that will run games better....
     
    vesonexavier, Dec 2, 2007
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  7. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    The Sims 2 for Mac's expansion packs are usually a few months late compared to EA's Windows version. I would go with the Windows version.
     
    Sam, Dec 2, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I would try the demos for both Parallels and VMware Fusion and see if either one runs them acceptably. VMware Fusion now supports DX9, so that is more likely to get you the power you need.
     
    cashmonee, Dec 2, 2007
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    VMware fusion installs its own SVGA video driver. Virtualization also uses RAM and CPU resources.

    When I boot into Windows from BootCamp I get the better BootCamp driver.

    I use virtualization for accessing windows hard drives and files, running IE7 for testing and running office apps.

    When I want to game I reboot into BootCamp.
     
    count_schemula, Dec 2, 2007
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  10. vesonexavier

    vesonexavier Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it possible to have both bootcamp and VMware on your mac...and just chose the mac os when you boot up and then while you're in leopard run windows if needed via vmware?
     
    vesonexavier, Dec 2, 2007
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    Yes, that's perfectly fine. A lot of people do this too.
     
    Sam, Dec 2, 2007
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  12. count_schemula

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    Yes, option boot to get boot camp, or just start vmware normally under OS X.
     
    count_schemula, Dec 2, 2007
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  13. Lucky3killer

    Lucky3killer Notebook Consultant

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    Short snswer is No...

    Parallel Desktop are support up to Directx 8.1 since The Sims 2 require Directx 9c or over then won't run the game.

    Fusion are support up to Directx 9 with no shader since The Sims 2 require Directx 9c with shader supported, 9c is refered to shader supported.

    Only, you can run this games on boot camp, that one choice.
     
    Lucky3killer, Dec 3, 2007
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