Windows
OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7
Processor: (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista and Windows 7) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
Memory: (XP) 1 GB RAM; (Vista and Windows 7) 1.5 GB RAM
Graphics: A 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
DirectX®: 9.0c
Hard Drive: At least 250 MB of free space (6.4 GB if installing with The Sims 3)with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
Sound:
Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce series: FX5900 or greater, G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295; ATI Radeon™ series: ATI Radeon 9500 series of greater, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870, 4850, 4870, 4890 series or greater; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series Laptop versions of these chipsets may not work, but may run comparatively slower. Please note that the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards, and the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported.(NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.) For computers using built-in graphics chipsets the game requires at least : Intel Integrates Chipset, GMA 3-Series or above, 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Duo, or equivalent and 0.5 GB additional RAM.