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    FPS rate for sims 4

    tac612tac612 Posts: 453 Member
    in PC - Technical Discussions
    I'm used to the sims 3 and know that should be 60 fps, and I know how to change it successfully so that sims 3 works correctly.

    My question is, however, what should the range be for the sims 4? Is it the same, or should the range be higher?

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      chesterbigbirdchesterbigbird Posts: 8,581 Member
      tac612 wrote: »
      I'm used to the sims 3 and know that should be 60 fps, and I know how to change it successfully so that sims 3 works correctly.

      My question is, however, what should the range be for the sims 4? Is it the same, or should the range be higher?

      It should be the same as your monitors refresh rate, so if your monitor is 60Hz then that's what your fps should be for ALL games when vsync is enabled.
      And we always recommend vsync be enabled.
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      tac612tac612 Posts: 453 Member
      edited November 2017
      Hmm ok. It's running high 90's...

      Edit: fixed!!! Went into NVIDIA Inspector and changed the frame rate refresh to 60 and the game is now set af 59/60, dame aa sims 3
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      DeKayDeKay Posts: 81,596 Member
      Crying and jealous cuz my fps is at like 20-30fps and I have a so called decent gaming laptop. :D
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      tac612tac612 Posts: 453 Member
      @DeKay mine has always been crazy- like 300+ range and I have a gaming laptop.. I have to physically go in every time my graphic card updates and change it back to 60fps... at least for sims 3. I JUST got Sims 4 and didn't know if it was supposed to be the same.
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      DeKayDeKay Posts: 81,596 Member
      tac612 wrote: »
      @DeKay mine has always been crazy- like 300+ range and I have a gaming laptop.. I have to physically go in every time my graphic card updates and change it back to 60fps... at least for sims 3. I JUST got Sims 4 and didn't know if it was supposed to be the same.

      Yeah, I do have V sync on as well for TS4 but I could rarely get it to be 60fps. It's usually below that but it won't go over, of course. XD
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      tac612tac612 Posts: 453 Member
      DeKay wrote: »
      tac612 wrote: »
      @DeKay mine has always been crazy- like 300+ range and I have a gaming laptop.. I have to physically go in every time my graphic card updates and change it back to 60fps... at least for sims 3. I JUST got Sims 4 and didn't know if it was supposed to be the same.

      Yeah, I do have V sync on as well for TS4 but I could rarely get it to be 60fps. It's usually below that but it won't go over, of course. XD

      I'm not sure how to help ? I'm not very tech saavy... I had to get help earlier with the same issue with sims 3, ans jusy followed that for sims 4...
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      DeKayDeKay Posts: 81,596 Member
      tac612 wrote: »
      DeKay wrote: »
      tac612 wrote: »
      @DeKay mine has always been crazy- like 300+ range and I have a gaming laptop.. I have to physically go in every time my graphic card updates and change it back to 60fps... at least for sims 3. I JUST got Sims 4 and didn't know if it was supposed to be the same.

      Yeah, I do have V sync on as well for TS4 but I could rarely get it to be 60fps. It's usually below that but it won't go over, of course. XD

      I'm not sure how to help ? I'm not very tech saavy... I had to get help earlier with the same issue with sims 3, ans jusy followed that for sims 4...

      It's okay. It's actually just the game that's a bit broken. Some of the worlds like Oasis Springs have a more stable 60fps.

      If you want to help, when you can, try going to San Myshuno or Brindleton Bay on some of the bigger lots and see if you can get 60fps. And post your findings here. Thank you. :)
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      DivieOwlDivieOwl Posts: 1,161 Member
      Sims 4, unlike Sims 3, has a v-sync in game that generally is enough to limit fps correctly. In game options, there's a check box for vertical sync. You want that checked/ticked.
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      tac612tac612 Posts: 453 Member
      @DeKay I would, but I don't currently have Brindleton Bay... when I do get it I'll let you known
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      DeKayDeKay Posts: 81,596 Member
      Alright, thank you! :)
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      tac612tac612 Posts: 453 Member
      @DeKay I just tested out Brindleton Bay (Just got cars and dogs) and I haven't had any issues with the fps - still running at 60! I moved in a sim and took her to one of the larger sim lots (a huge mansion) and my fps was still fine there.
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      DeKayDeKay Posts: 81,596 Member
      tac612 wrote: »
      @DeKay I just tested out Brindleton Bay (Just got cars and dogs) and I haven't had any issues with the fps - still running at 60! I moved in a sim and took her to one of the larger sim lots (a huge mansion) and my fps was still fine there.

      Thank you. Are you playing on a laptop or desktop? And also what's your processor and graphics card?
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      tac612tac612 Posts: 453 Member
      Laptop. I have a Nividia Geforce GTX960M..something like that... Processor is a 2.60 GHz intel i7
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      DeKayDeKay Posts: 81,596 Member
      tac612 wrote: »
      Laptop. I have a Nividia Geforce GTX960M..something like that... Processor is a 2.60 GHz intel i7

      Oh, interesting. I have the same card too. :D Maybe I could try downloading Nvidia Inspector and see if it makes a difference. Thank you for your input.
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      tac612tac612 Posts: 453 Member
      DeKay wrote: »
      tac612 wrote: »
      Laptop. I have a Nividia Geforce GTX960M..something like that... Processor is a 2.60 GHz intel i7

      Oh, interesting. I have the same card too. :D Maybe I could try downloading Nvidia Inspector and see if it makes a difference. Thank you for your input.

      I use the Inspector and that does help... all I did was just change the frame rate 60 fps and then alsp change v-sync to on. Works like a charm, even for my sims 3.
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      jimmysnanjimmysnan Posts: 8,303 Member
      edited November 2017
      tac612 wrote: »
      DeKay wrote: »
      tac612 wrote: »
      Laptop. I have a Nividia Geforce GTX960M..something like that... Processor is a 2.60 GHz intel i7

      Oh, interesting. I have the same card too. :D Maybe I could try downloading Nvidia Inspector and see if it makes a difference. Thank you for your input.

      I use the Inspector and that does help... all I did was just change the frame rate 60 fps and then alsp change v-sync to on. Works like a charm, even for my sims 3.

      I wonder if I download inspector it will help with my crashes. I have NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti My game keeps crashing and stalling when I click Origin but in NVIDIA EXPERIENCE it plays really well.
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      chesterbigbirdchesterbigbird Posts: 8,581 Member
      jimmysnan wrote: »
      tac612 wrote: »
      DeKay wrote: »
      tac612 wrote: »
      Laptop. I have a Nividia Geforce GTX960M..something like that... Processor is a 2.60 GHz intel i7

      Oh, interesting. I have the same card too. :D Maybe I could try downloading Nvidia Inspector and see if it makes a difference. Thank you for your input.

      I use the Inspector and that does help... all I did was just change the frame rate 60 fps and then alsp change v-sync to on. Works like a charm, even for my sims 3.

      I wonder if I download inspector it will help with my crashes. I have NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti My game keeps crashing and stalling when I click Origin but in NVIDIA EXPERIENCE it plays really well.

      Nvidia inspector is just a more advanced nvidia control panel.. it's driver software.
      As you said your fps is already at 60 then I'm not sure it would help. LOL we have to figure out your issues before we install anything else.
      Don't worry we will get to the bottom of it ;)
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