Sims 3 problems.... So, I start the sims 3 and then it works just fine. After a while (5-10 min.) it freezes up and the screen goes black. I do the Alt-Ctrl-Delete thing and end the program. Half the time this works, half the time this dont. Finally it exits out of the program and thecolor is at 8-bit color or what ever and the screen reselution is at 600x800. The computer meets all of the game's system requirements. I had the same problem with sims 2... HELP PLEASE
Finding Your System Specifications Help Us To Help You In order to assist us, and to help us solve your problem with the utmost accuracy, and urgency, please have the following information ready and have it posted along with your issue: Processor: Name and speed (MHz/GHz) System Memory RAM (MB/GB) Windows Version (98/XP etc.) Free Hard Disk Space Total Hard Disk Space DirectX Version Display Adapter (Graphic/Video Card) Name & Model Number Display Driver Name and Version Number & date Approximate Total Video Memory Game Detail (eg: Sims 2 CD or DVD Version, expansion packs owned) Nature of problem (more details the better) Much of the information above can be (and if you're in any doubt should be) gotten by running dxdiag dxdiag can be run on any Windows Machine by following these instructions: Click the Start button Click Run (bottom of the right-hand half of Start Menu) In the pop-up box, type in dxdiag Click the OK button and wait for the 'puter to chug through its business. (May take a few minutes) Items 1 thru 6 in the list above are to be found on the dxdiag report's main tab that is labelled System Items 7 thru 9 will be answered on the Display tab
DxDiagnostic Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2220 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs) Memory: 2040MB RAM Page File: 1080MB used, 2852MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) Card name: Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip type: Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family Display Memory: 128.0 MB Sims 3 The display driver stops working and the screen has a very low resolution and i cant change it back, i have to restart the computer.
Swmeek and Nyx are correct, that chipset is not supported as can be seen here. http://www.thesims3.com/game/systemreq
no Is this a laptop or desktop computer? If it's a laptop you're pretty much screwed but if it's desktop and you have a compatible graphics slot in it then there may be a ray of hope. If it is a desktop open the case and look inside it for what's called a expansion slot. For graphics cards you'll want either an agp slot or an pci-express slot. Click my name and I have some pics in my gallery of different slots. You will also need to know the max wattage output of the power supply. while you have the case side off look up in the top of the case at the power supply (big metal box with lots of wires coming out of it) for a tag or label that says something like 300 watts max output. If you're not sure about the slot take a pic of it so we can see the part of the motherboard below the cpu (has a big fan sitting on it) where the slots are located.