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    LAGGING soooo bad :( help

    pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
    in The Sims 3 General Discussion
    Hey I have just started playing on my new laptop and I have installed sims and high loft stuff and sims pets and its lagging sooo bad, its so bad that even when i'm on buy mode it is taking ages just to place an item etc, I have all my settings on low, is there anything I can do?

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      PinkyPop60PinkyPop60 Posts: 152
      edited January 2013
      I have the Sims 3 Pets as well and my game laggs a lot too. I have heard this from a lot of people. Ever since I installed it a while ago it laggs and freezes. That may be the problem.
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      pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
      edited January 2013
      PinkyPop60 wrote:
      I have the Sims 3 Pets as well and my game laggs a lot too. I have heard this from a lot of people. Ever since I installed it a while ago it laggs and freezes. That may be the problem.

      Hey thanks :) do you have all your settings on low too?
      Which game do you play without lagging?
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      brunettesimgirlbrunettesimgirl Posts: 6,370 Member
      edited January 2013
      I had lagging with Pets too. You could try the population control under options and un-check the animals (you don't need Supernatural for this option to be there...it came with the update that came out just before Supernatural). This will stop the spawning of strays and wild animals. It helped for me, so it might help (if not completely, at least a little) for you.
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      LfriaLfria Posts: 1,116 New Member
      edited January 2013
      What are the laptop specs? Does it have an integrated graphics card? Sims 3 is known not to work well with those.
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      pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
      edited January 2013
      brunettesimgirl...**** I just ninstalled it and am installing showtime :-S lol

      Lfria...I have radeon and another graphics card apparently
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      blunote00blunote00 Posts: 18,476 Member
      edited January 2013
      Post your DxDiag report. You didn't do that in the other thread you only posted the model of your laptop.

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      pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
      edited January 2013
      blunote00 wrote:
      Post your DxDiag report. You didn't do that in the other thread you only posted the model of your laptop.

      sent via mobile phone

      Hey you mean this?

      Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_rtm.120725-1247)
      Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
      System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
      System Model: SATELLITE L850D-12P
      BIOS: 6.10
      Processor: AMD E2-1800 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (2 CPUs), ~1.7GHz
      Memory: 6144MB RAM
      Available OS Memory: 5732MB RAM
      Page File: 2548MB used, 9072MB available
      Windows Dir: C:\windows
      DirectX Version: DirectX 11
      DX Setup Parameters: Not found
      User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
      System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
      DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
      DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode
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      ceejay402ceejay402 Posts: 24,507 Member
      edited January 2013
      how to post dxdiag with windows 8 - i just learned this from *****7

      Windows 8 (because Win 8 doesn't have a start button)

      - Tap (click) Desktop (box with flowers.
      - swipe right side (cursor to upper right) and tap (click) magnifying glass
      - enter dxdiag in search box and tap (click) the magnifying glass
      - with apps dxdiag.exe should appear on the left tap (click) it.
      - click save all information
      - click desktop
      - close the dxdiag app tap (click) red x
      - double click (double tap)the file on your desktop (dxdiag) this should open notepad
      - click edit
      - click select all
      - click edit (again)
      - click copy
      - open browser and surf to the post
      - click reply (this should open a text box)
      - right click inside to text box
      - click paste (your dxdiag should now be in the reply box)
      - click submit
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      Eden777Eden777 Posts: 1,263 Member
      edited January 2013
      Does you game have a lot of cc?
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      pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
      edited January 2013
      ceejay402 wrote:
      how to post dxdiag with windows 8 - i just learned this from *****7

      Windows 8 (because Win 8 doesn't have a start button)

      - Tap (click) Desktop (box with flowers.
      - swipe right side (cursor to upper right) and tap (click) magnifying glass
      - enter dxdiag in search box and tap (click) the magnifying glass
      - with apps dxdiag.exe should appear on the left tap (click) it.
      - click save all information
      - click desktop
      - close the dxdiag app tap (click) red x
      - double click (double tap)the file on your desktop (dxdiag) this should open notepad
      - click edit
      - click select all
      - click edit (again)
      - click copy
      - open browser and surf to the post
      - click reply (this should open a text box)
      - right click inside to text box
      - click paste (your dxdiag should now be in the reply box)
      - click submit
      what do you mean surf to the post? thanks I have done all the rest so far

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      pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
      edited January 2013
      Eden777 wrote:
      Does you game have a lot of cc?

      Hey no cc at all ever
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      pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
      edited January 2013
      ceejay402 wrote:
      how to post dxdiag with windows 8 - i just learned this from *****7

      Windows 8 (because Win 8 doesn't have a start button)

      - Tap (click) Desktop (box with flowers.
      - swipe right side (cursor to upper right) and tap (click) magnifying glass
      - enter dxdiag in search box and tap (click) the magnifying glass
      - with apps dxdiag.exe should appear on the left tap (click) it.
      - click save all information
      - click desktop
      - close the dxdiag app tap (click) red x
      - double click (double tap)the file on your desktop (dxdiag) this should open notepad
      - click edit
      - click select all
      - click edit (again)
      - click copy
      - open browser and surf to the post
      - click reply (this should open a text box)
      - right click inside to text box
      - click paste (your dxdiag should now be in the reply box)
      - click submit

      sorry I got it now durrhh lmao

      I already done that its in the post above :)
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      Coffefreak4LifeCoffefreak4Life Posts: 8,082 Member
      edited January 2013
      you need to post the whole thing not the summary
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      blunote00blunote00 Posts: 18,476 Member
      edited January 2013
      Coffefreak4Life wrote:
      you need to post the whole thing not the summary
      ^^^ This...
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      DO NOT - PM me tech ?s/issues. ▬ DO create a thread in it's respective Technical Forum. Vacation goes by way too fast!
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      pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
      edited January 2013
      System Information
      Time of this report: 1/18/2013, 22:30:25
      Machine name: CJV
      Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_rtm.120725-1247)
      Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
      System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
      System Model: SATELLITE L850D-12P
      BIOS: 6.10
      Processor: AMD E2-1800 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (2 CPUs), ~1.7GHz
      Memory: 6144MB RAM
      Available OS Memory: 5732MB RAM
      Page File: 1770MB used, 9850MB available
      Windows Dir: C:\windows
      DirectX Version: DirectX 11
      DX Setup Parameters: Not found
      User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
      System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
      DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
      DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode
      DxDiag Notes
      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
      Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
      Input Tab: No problems found.
      DirectX Debug Levels
      Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
      DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
      DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
      DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
      DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
      DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
      DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
      Display Devices
      Card name: AMD Radeon HD 7340M
      Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
      Chip type: AMD Radeon HD 7340 Graphics (0x9808)
      DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
      Device Type: Full Device
      Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9808&SUBSYS_FB331179&REV_00
      Display Memory: 2984 MB
      Dedicated Memory: 374 MB
      Shared Memory: 2610 MB
      Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
      Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: unknown
      Monitor Id: LGD033A
      Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (60.019Hz)
      Output Type: Internal
      Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
      Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1140 (English)
      Driver Version: 8.982.7.0
      DDI Version: 11
      Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
      Driver Model: WDDM 1.2
      Graphics Preemption: DMA
      Compute Preemption: DMA
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
      Driver Date/Size: 8/8/2012 08:50:10, 1111040 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
      WHQL Date Stamp:
      Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-DB48-11CF-BD76-39DBBEC2C535}
      Vendor ID: 0x1002
      Device ID: 0x9808
      SubSys ID: 0xFB331179
      Revision ID: 0x0000
      Driver Strong Name: oem1.inf:cb0ae414347d1345:ati2mtag_Wrestler:8.982.7.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_9808&subsys_fb331179
      Rank Of Driver: 00E00001
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
      DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD
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      pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
      edited January 2013
      if I write anymore than this then I get 404 error, I hope this is enough :)
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      NotSoLuckyNotSoLucky Posts: 4,682 Member
      edited January 2013
      I highly doubt this would be a solution, but its good to have anyways. There is a mod called overwatch that helps reduce lag.
      you can read about it and download it here:


      http://nraas.wikispaces.com/Overwatch

      if you dont know how to install it, click here:

      http://nraas.wikispaces.com/How+to+Install
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      AmberNicole1989AmberNicole1989 Posts: 1,532
      edited January 2013
      Sorry but your processor isn't adequate. I didn't even know they still made processors below 2.0ghz.

      Also, there's a cheat you can use to reset all the sims in town. Sometimes when a random sim gets stuck en route, it can cause lag. The cheat is "resetsim *" without quotations.

      Also as the other person says the overwatch mod is good.

      But all in all you need a better processor, I don't know about your graphics card as I'm an nvidia person.
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      pringtjoepringtjoe Posts: 496 New Member
      edited January 2013
      this is a new laptop with windows 8 and 1.7ghz was the best I could get with the money I had so it was either that or a 1.4 :-s thanks :)
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