Question about the Sims 3 and patch?

I plan on getting The Sims 3 and all of its expansions. I also will probably need a new computer to run it. I'm wondering what kind of computer I should be looking for, (if the processor, RAM, video card, etc that comes with it will WORK). Also, when you install the expansions for it, do you HAVE to have the newest patch for it?Question about the Sims 3 and patch?
Yes, when you install a *new* expansion, you will need the most up-to-date patch.



You can email me for help on determining whether you've chose a computer that will work.



But here are a few tips:



Intel core processor. Dual core with at least 2 ghz

Graphics card has to be a middle class gaming graphics card to play on, you can check the specs on specific cards at notebookcheck.net. With a lower class graphics card, you can play on low-medium settings.

RAM. You need at least 2 GB of RAM (But you should shoot for 4 GB as it's not very hard to find 4 GB) And it must be DDR3Question about the Sims 3 and patch?
To answer your question about the computer, you generally want to meet the system requirements and go at least a little bit above that. So looking at the latest expansion pack; The Sims 3 Late Night, figuring that there are a lot of high rises and large structures, this will be the most demanding expansion pack that is currently available for The Sims 3. So you're probably going to want a dual core CPU, at least 4GB RAM to avoid choppy gameplay, and a decent graphics card that has a bare minimum of 128MB for its memory. My computer has all of this and I have a NVIDIA GTX 260 for my graphics card, allowing me to run all the settings on highest, with the exception of the maximum lots rendered being 1. This should give you a good idea of what to look for.



For patches, no, you don't need the latest patch to play the game. In fact, the game allows you to decline updates and proceed to starting the game. However, when you install a new expansion, you WILL update to the latest patch that the expansion was running on when it was released. So at that point, all newer patches after that can continue to be declined.



Finally, there is Pixel Shader 2.0. As long as you have a graphics card that supports this, you should be fine. Pixel Shader 2.0 is basically a program that applies to that shading of 3D objects. There's not really much more to it.



Hope I was able to help you out. Good luck, and I hope you enjoy the game!