Re: Graphic issues after driver update

Thanks for responding. So none of the options you mentioned have had any effect unfortunately.. Here is the device config info you asked for.

=== Application info ===
Name: Sims3
Version:
Build: Release
=== Rating info ===
GPU: 5 GPU Memory: 1 CPU: 2 RAM: 4 CPU Speed: 2304 Threading: 3
Adjusted CPU: 2672 RAM: 8034 Adjusted RAM: 7522 Cores: 4
=== Machine info ===
OS version: Windows 8 6.2.9200
OS prod type: 0
OS major ver: 6
OS minor ver: 2
OS SP major ver: 0
OS SP minor ver: 0
OS is 64Bit: 1
CPU: GenuineIntel
Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8300H CPU @ 2.30GHz
Family: 6
Model: 14
Cores: 4
HT: 1
x64: 0
Memory: 8034MB
Free memory: 4671MB
=== Graphics device info ===
Number: 0
Name (driver): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Name (database): GeForce GTX 1050 [Found: 1, Matched: 1]
Vendor: NVIDIA
Chipset: Vendor: 10de, Device: 1c8d, Board: 12651025, Chipset: 00a1
Driver: nvldumd.dll, Version: 26.21.14.3039, GUID: D7B71E3E-5FCD-11CF-4A78-6B321BC2D735
Driver version: 3039
Monitor: \\.\DISPLAY1
Texture memory: 32MB <<OVERRIDE>>
Vertex program: 3.0
Pixel program: 3.0
Hardware TnL: 1
=== Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 1
LightingQuality 2
GeneralReflections 1
TextureQuality 3
VisualEffects 3
TerrainQuality 1
EdgeSmoothing 3
ObjectHiding 0
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1

@CSavage1989   The Nvidia GTX 1050 is not in the game database. Did you or someone else edit the two .sgr files so the game configures the video settings correctly? The game sees the 1050 and is configuring the game (match and found in config file) but editing the .sgr files can be a little tricky and may be wrong. This should be checked first. Nvidia frequently puts out driver updates and yours seems to be a little old for the latest. Another solution would be to roll back the driver to a previous version. Nvidia support should have older drivers available for download. Sometimes you have to try several drivers until you get one that works good. Go to Nvidia support and see what the latest driver they have posted and it is newer then yours I recommend downloading and install the latest. If that doesn't work then try to install an older driver version. There is a driver version 430.39 dated 4/23/2019 with a WHQL rating available from Nvidia support.

@CSavage1989  Your graphics card is receiving a rating of 5, so it's being recognized just fine.  One thing that may help, although it's probably not what you did last time, is fixing the texture memory override.  Open graphicsrules and find this, eight to ten lines down:

if ($textureMemory == 0)
seti textureMemory 32
setb textureMemorySizeOK false

Change it to:

if ($textureMemory == 0)
seti textureMemory 1024
# setb textureMemorySizeOK false

So you're changing the 32 to 1024, and adding a # and space immediately in front of setb in the last line.  Your card has much more than 1024 MB of VRAM, but TS3 can only use 800 MB anyway.

You didn't mention what your in-game fps looked like.  This really does need to be addressed, if you haven't already.  Excessively high frame rates can cause your computer to overheat, and potentially burn out the card over the long term (or even the short term, if you're having serious heating issues).  This could also explain your graphics issues.  So please let me know about your fps, and I'll show you how to bring it down if necessary.

As for the changes you originally made, it's hard to guess without more to go on.  We often advise TS3 players to disable GeForce Experience, and turn off Game Mode and the other leftover features of the Windows 10 Creator's Update from two years ago.  Here's how:

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/15902876#Comment_15902876

If these steps don't help, I'll try to think of more suggestions.  You can certainly try different drivers, but your fps and the other settings will be an issue (or not) no matter which drivers you're using.