June 2016
@roberta591 I checked to see if there were any driver updates. There was one, and it was an intel chipset. During gameplay only about 5% of my processor is being used for processes other than The Sims 3.
June 2016
@SimPlumbobGreen Is TS3 up to date? What is the version of the game? If the game worked smoothly before and now stutters so something has changed. You are right - the computer hardware should play the game. To find the problem you have to start with the obvious and work your way to the least obvious. Either you have some software interfering with the video or something using excessive cpu time. I use the overwatch mod to clean up the game and I get a stutter when I first start TS3 but game runs fine after overwatch finishes the cleanup.
June 2016
@roberta591 I'm currently running the game in version 1.69.43.024017 (the latest I believe). How would I find out if some software was interfering with my game? I'll try the overwatch mod and see how it affects performance.
June 2016
@SimPlumbobGreen This is where know your computer comes in - what programs run at startup? What programs are running in the background? Another possibility did your computer pick up a virus? Any adware? A keylogger? When the Italian Princess (my wife) uses the computer I get all kinds of coupon bars and search for whatever bars in the browser. She had to install some software so she could print from her Android device. What a mess that was.
Thought - you could try to start a new game and see if the new game would has the same problem. This will tell you if the save game you were playing is causing the issue.
There are programs that will start the computer with only what is needed to run the games. see game booster
BTW: if you haven't already downloaded and installed ccleaner from Piriform (there is a free version) - do so - great utility program.
There is a program called game booster but I have never used it but some people in the forums have talked about it.
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@roberta591 Hi! I just recently restored my computer back to factory default. I launched The Sims 3, and so far it's flawless. But I haven't installed any of the Expansion Packs yet. However, it did say that the video card was not recognized when I first launched the game. I checked the GPU activity and The Sims 3 was in there. So should I be worried? The game runs smooth still.
June 2016
@SimPlumbobGreen I recently upgraded my video card and TS3 said my card was not identified and was putting all settings to high and the game runs good - if it ain't broke don't fix it. If you start having problems the with video you may have modify the files on how to enable the game to properly id the video chip. I wouldn't worry about it until it becomes an issue.
June 2016
@roberta591 I'll take your advice and not try to fix something if it isn't broke. There's still one minor issue. In full screen the game visually tears, like lines going through the screen. Its bearable, and can be fixed by either enabling Vsync through the Nvidia control panel, or running the game in windowed mode. But when I enable Vsync through the control panel, it adds input lag. I don't prefer windowed mode though, so is there any way to remove the visual tearing?
June 2016
@SimPlumbobGreen I think that's because of how the game is assigning default settings. Here is a wiki on how to change the game to id your video chip - new graphics chip It's not too bad just follow it through.