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Re: Sims 4 Sound Loop Lag

Could you post your Computer's DxDiag?

- Press Windows-Key + R
- Type: DxDiag
- Click on Save all Information.
- Attach the Text File to your post

20 Replies

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    @justmeish1997 Could you check if there's newer drivers for both your AMD Graphics card and your sound drivers ? Both are very old.
  • justmeish1997's avatar
    justmeish1997
    Seasoned Rookie
    6 years ago

    I updated drivers and repaired game files... It lasted about 1hr before getting laggy and the sound glitch again... The load times also drastically increased

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    6 years ago
    @justmeish1997 How big is your save game ?

    Do you also see lags if you start a fresh one for testing purposes ?

    How high do you have your graphics settings ?
  • justmeish1997's avatar
    justmeish1997
    Seasoned Rookie
    6 years ago

    This is a new save, I have 1 sim and a small container home (playing rags to riches) 

    My previous save also did this, along with my sim refusing to attend uni classes and just standing outside the classroom with his book in his arm.

    The one before that also did it along with my chunky sim getting slim when I zoomed out and chunky again when I zoomed back in.

    All 3 saves were after the latest patch... Along with my sims peeing fire (which I know is a known bug) my game ran fine before Eco Lifestyle was launched.

    My graphics are set at medium with edge smoothing off.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    6 years ago
    @justmeish1997 The game does lag more than before and there's several threads around, especially when switching to build mode but I haven't seen anyone else having issues with triple sounds when pressing anything that makes sound.

    Could you maybe add a video ?
  • justmeish1997's avatar
    justmeish1997
    Seasoned Rookie
    6 years ago
    I did get a recording but it says the video is too large to upload here. This game with eco lifestyle is definitely more laggy and I do get build mode lag
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    6 years ago
    @justmeish1997 You could try uploading to youtube as unlisted video and then just link.

    Or even upload it to google or onedrive.
  • justmeish1997's avatar
    justmeish1997
    Seasoned Rookie
    5 years ago

    It's still laggy when I play without my internet cable in. Very strange, I really don't know why the latest patch would cause so much lag

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    5 years ago
    @justmeish1997 Could you repost your DxDiag now that you've updated the drivers ? Just run it again.

    Could you also check on your computers temperatur to make sure it's not overheating ? There's programs that you can use to monitor that.

    Also, try lowering your setting to medium-low to see if that makes a difference.
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    5 years ago
    @justmeish1997 It's really hard to tell. Your computer is overall a bit low in specs and with all the packs, that could just be the reason. On the other hand, there is a general lag issue.

    Do you have the sounds loops always or only when it starts to lag ?
  • justmeish1997's avatar
    justmeish1997
    Seasoned Rookie
    5 years ago

    Thanks, I'll give this a go... I just found it very strange that it ran perfectly fine on medium graphics until the patch... I used to run it on high before university came out

  • justmeish1997's avatar
    justmeish1997
    Seasoned Rookie
    5 years ago

    Ok, thanks... I'll just have to play on lower settings and in shorter bursts for now and hopefully it sorts itself out.

    Thanks again

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    5 years ago
    @justmeish1997 You're welcome. If you have lots off cc, cutting back on that can also help (although you said you had the same issue without any at all)

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