I need a new video graphics card for my netbook to play Sims 3?

After installing my Sims 3 game onto my Toshiba Netbook, an error popped up saying that my video graphics card wasn't good enough. I'm looking towards getting one that doesn't require opening up my new netbook, but I also don't want to spend a lot. Are there any external video graphics cardsthat could meet the Sims 3 requirements? Thanks!|||gov160 has pretty mush summarized it for you. Addition to his (to help you out a bit?)...Netbooks are NOT for playing games. They were designed to check emails, look at some youtube/streaming videos, listening to some music, catch-up with news/weather,etc.



I'm 100% sure there are NO external graphics cards for laptops/netbooks. If you were planning to do a bit of gaming, purchasing a notebook/laptop with dual core 2.0GHz, 2-4GB of RAM, with a decent integrated graphics (graphics chip) would be a better buy. One like that can be purchased for about $100-$200 more than your Netbook (especially during Boxing Day sale week).



The Sims 3 system requirements:

- (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista/7) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent [If built-in graphics chipsets then 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent.]



- (XP) 1 GB RAM; (Vista/7) 1.5 GB RAM [If built-in graphics then add 0.5 GB additional RAM]



- 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 or above / ATI Radeon 9500 or above / Intel GMA 3-series or above) **Better graphics is recommended for smoother gameplay.**



- 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games.|||You can't upgrade laptop/notebook graphics cards so many people ask this.



The reason is all the hardware on a laptop except the RAM and Hard drive is fixed to the board the CPU is not in a socket and the graphics "card" is not on a card its just a chip fixed to the motherboard.



Desktops have hardware in sockets or cards that's why they can be upgraded.



I have not seen an external graphics card but i doubt they would be any good as they will be slowed down by the USB interface



if you want to play the SIms 3 you are going to have to get another computer or a laptop with "dedicated" graphics