One family works fine, the other...not so mcuh 1) CPU (MHz/GHz) intel core duo 2.4 ghz 2) RAM/Memory - How Much (MB/GB) 2gigs 3) Free Hard Disk Space 264 gigs 4) Total Hard Disk Space 300 gigs 5) Graphic/Video Card geforce 8800 gts 6) Graphic/Video Card Driver Version nv4_disp.dll version6.14.0010.9792 7) DirectX Version 9,0c 8) Operating System (Windows? Mac? Etc) xp 9) Sims 2 CD or DVD Version dvd 10) Any expansion packs? nope 11) Any hacks/mods? Any custom objects? nope 11) Nature of problem (more details the better) i live in veronaville and one family will not play smoothly. the framerate is very slow, and moves along at the same choppy rate regardless of play speed (1,2,3). i tried turning down all the settings but it didn't work. i've tried another family and it works fine. any help would be most appreciated.
Custom familes or Ea families? Your system should be more than adequate to play the Sims 2. Also are they both the same size lot with any custom content?