I'm a Sims fanatic....although not so much now cos of all the bugs in the latest game. No one has answered my DXdiag and I'm seriously considering deleting the whole thing! The games are not cheap, but the problems don't get fixed. Think twice before committing to this game...its expensive and more often than not, you're on your own! My son got me hooked with The Sims Busting Out on Gameboy all those years ago...he regrets letting me play LOL! My hubby just lets me get on with it ;)