anyone computer savvy?

civicex · Post by **civicex** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:20 am

well yesterday i bought my girlfriend sims 3 and i know her computer can handle it very easy i've updated her drivers and other things i mean i'm not the best with computers but i'm not bad i know a substantial amount of things and i've tried everything i can to fix it but, the problem is after about 15 minutes of her playing the computer shuts off so i reinstalled sims didn't help but after 5minutes or so the fan kicks on very heavy i'm a standstill. any ideas?

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:42 am

sims is known to give ppl issues. you have to have a super computer to play it.

take it to Renner Technology in Fairview Heights IL if your near there. I know the owner and his staff will take care of anyone.

5711 North Illinois Street, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
(618) 207-4373

civicex · Post by **civicex** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:16 am

sirricealot;283314 wrote:sims is known to give ppl issues. you have to have a super computer to play it.

take it to Renner Technology in Fairview Heights IL if your near there. I know the owner and his staff will take care of anyone.

5711 North Illinois Street, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
(618) 207-4373

thanks but i'm looking for advice or free

plus that's a little far.

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:29 am

first of all, its the sims, you really do need a super computer for that pos life sucking game.

second, what are the specs on the pc? which sims is it?
I've had plentyyyy experience with this gig lol.

civicex · Post by **civicex** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:19 am

sirricealot;283319 wrote:first of all, its the sims, you really do need a super computer for that pos life sucking game.

second, what are the specs on the pc? which sims is it?
I've had plentyyyy experience with this gig lol.

sims 3
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Windows 2.6.0.6002 (Service Pack 2)
CPU TYPE:
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz (dual core)
CPU SPEED:
2.02 GHz
SYSTEM MEMORY:
4 GB
VIDEO CARD MODEL:
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
VIDEO CARD MEMORY:
2.23 GB
VIDEO CARD DRIVER:
nvd3dum.dll
DESKTOP RESOLUTION:
1280x800

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:29 am

NVM I SEE WHICH SIMS.
Looks like your running a crappy dual core like I am on my desktop. Should be enough RAM, how long have you had this with what windows versioN?

SIMS 3 was a pain to get working

civicex · Post by **civicex** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:33 am

sirricealot;283323 wrote:NVM I SEE WHICH SIMS.
Looks like your running a crappy dual core like I am on my desktop. Should be enough RAM, how long have you had this with what windows versioN?

SIMS 3 was a pain to get working

i bought her the game yesterday and vista 64 bit.

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:35 am

Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
2.0GHz (XP)
2.4GHz (Vista or 7) [If built-in graphics chipsets then 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent.]

You probably need to turn the graphics settings down low, or upgrade lol.
I can find pretty good deals on new pc's. I built mine 4 years ago above the specs for sims3 for about $400, granted stuff got way cheaper since then.
Depending if you feel like spending the $$ for future proof, you can probably get a nice kit for less than 300.

civicex · Post by **civicex** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:07 am

sirricealot;283325 wrote:Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
2.0GHz (XP)
2.4GHz (Vista or 7) [If built-in graphics chipsets then 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent.]

You probably need to turn the graphics settings down low, or upgrade lol.
I can find pretty good deals on new pc's. I built mine 4 years ago above the specs for sims3 for about $400, granted stuff got way cheaper since then.
Depending if you feel like spending the $$ for future proof, you can probably get a nice kit for less than 300.

i can build a computer for that too but this isn't for me it's my girlfriends laptop but i'll figure it out. and i have everything to the lowest it can be.

sirricealot · Post by **sirricealot** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:38 am

civicex;283329 wrote:i can build a computer for that too but this isn't for me it's my girlfriends laptop but i'll figure it out. and i have everything to the lowest it can be.

laptops typically cant play games well, unless its a gaming laptop, and that is not lol.
my advice, get a gaming laptop or stick with desktop.