sims 2 is out (some stores put it early on sale), lots of people are already playing it, and websites like ebgames.com are already shipping it. (sep 17 is the uk release date - im grateful i never have to wait for uk release dates

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it runs laggy (1 long or short pause) when the sims iniated new actions (otherwise game ran very smooth)
(lots of reports on 9800 pro lagging - upgrade to 4.9 seemed to fix for most)
an upgrade to the cat 4.9 drivers fixes this if you have this problem.