September 2020
BTW I should mention the file on mine is called
Sims 3 (sims 3 launcher. Exe)
Rather than Sims 3 (ts3w. Exe) like on yours?
September 2020 - last edited September 2020
Edit:. I just saw your second post. You specifically need to use TS3.exe, not the launcher .exe. Again, TS3w.exe with the w is only if you installed using a disc or through Steam; TS3.exe is for an Origin install.
@heather2131 You've set the Max Frame Rate to 60 and it still goes over? That's uncommon, but it's fine, there are other tools you can try instead. The simplest one to use is RivaTuner Statistics Server, which is free and doesn't have any extra features to deal with. The one caveat is that it does have to be running while you play, so don't X it out, just minimize it to the tray. When you install and launch it, you'll see this:
You can choose to start it with Windows or not (yellow box); it takes very little in the way of resources, so it's not a big deal to have it running. Again, choose TS3.exe for an Origin install or TS3w.exe for other kinds of installs, then set your preferred framerate limit (red box). You may need to restart your computer to get it to work.
September 2020
Ts3w.exe isn't there? Only the launcher file
Thank you so much for helping
September 2020
@heather2131 I promise you that if you have Sims 3 installed on your computer, there's a TS3.exe in there somewhere. If you don't see it, click Add, then Browse, then navigate to the game's program files, which by default will be here for an Origin install:
Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
September 2020
I managed to find it through browsing but it hasn't worked
I'll have to try the other way
September 2020 - last edited September 2020
So I've installed that
And now the little fps number on the sims says 144 at the most
Hang on do I need to set it to 60? Haha
It's been a long day
Is that right?
Thank you so much
Is there anything I could do?
September 2020
@heather2131 Does your screen run at 60 Hz or higher? If you're not sure, right-click on the desktop, select Display Settings, then Advanced Display Settings, and check the refresh rate. If it says 60, then anything over that is useless noise.
My screenshot says 144 because I took it on a computer hooked up to a 144 Hz monitor, with a graphics card that can handle that fps easily. But 60 fps would lower the workload on your graphics card, so unless you have a screen that can run higher AND you notice a difference in image quality between 60 and higher, there's no real point in running the game at anything higher than 60.
September 2020
It's 120 Hz
Thank you so much for all your help
I never would have known all about this otherwise