How to lower fps?

"iEllaLouise;c-16486382" wrote:

"phoebebebe13;c-16486372" wrote:

"iEllaLouise;c-16486285" wrote:

"igazor;c-16486192" wrote:
. While i7s are pretty strong, the U-series ones are not. Nvidia is a brand name, they make weak cards (for lighter games and office type tasks), mid-range, and very strong ones at all different price points.

I'm going to assume I can tell a U-series processor by if the processor code has a ' U ' at the end?
If so, are you say I HAVE to buy a gaming laptop?
Because I looked online and it seems like pretty much all laptops with an i5 or i7 are a U series except for the gaming laptops which are very expensive. I was under the impression I didn't have to have a mad expensive gaming laptop to play sims 3
Or is it more the graphics card that will affect overheating?
Sorry - I literally don't know anything about laptops or computers or whatever hence all the questions.

U processors are dual core, HQ and MQ are quad core.

When I look at my laptop info on the site I bought it from, in the specs it says
Processor:
- Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Processor
- Quad-core
- 1.8 GHz / 4 GHz (Turbo Boost)
- 8 MB cache


If all U series are dual core then why does it say quad core in the specs? when looking for a laptop for sims I made sure to look for quad core only... is that an error that they've listed it as quad core instead of dual?

It's not quad , it's dual but it is a newer coffee lake processor so your ok there for the sims 3. the problem is your video card. You need an Nvida GTX 1050 or higher . the other issue is since your laptop is not designed to run this game and is for general use, you will have heating issues. Gaming computer come with hardware for gaming and much better cooling.