My Game Keeps Flickering
Hi my name is Dre and I am having an issue with the Sims 3. Recently when I go to play my game in full screen mode, it does this uncontrollable flickering. I have already uninstalled and reinstalled t...
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@andrevivey92 - Wiki has a nice chart put together by simmers which includes a large collection of graphics chips and graphics cards evaluated for the game by simmers' experiences.
The large color coded chart might better help users to better understand what is going on with with the game when one has Intel integrated chip and not a graphics video card that meets the game specifications.
Scroll down and search - Intel HD 4000 at this page. It doesn't name your chip specifically but from the chip numbers there, you can get an idea of the hardship your computer is having --- and how, by limiting your game a bit more to just a few expansions which are named on the chart, you might get better playability. It could also prevent the computer from burning out too quickly and becoming a brick. :|
http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_System_Requirements
The yellow areas of Maybes on the chart range quite a bit and it may seem surprising that it does, but this is because each component that makes up a computer's hardware contributes to the power of the overall system. So the parts you may have heard of such as the amount and type of RAM, the CPU's build and purpose (some are not built for gaming). all these and other parts supply functionality that helps complete the picture of a computer's ability to play the game.
The large color coded chart might better help users to better understand what is going on with with the game when one has Intel integrated chip and not a graphics video card that meets the game specifications.
Scroll down and search - Intel HD 4000 at this page. It doesn't name your chip specifically but from the chip numbers there, you can get an idea of the hardship your computer is having --- and how, by limiting your game a bit more to just a few expansions which are named on the chart, you might get better playability. It could also prevent the computer from burning out too quickly and becoming a brick. :|
http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_System_Requirements
The yellow areas of Maybes on the chart range quite a bit and it may seem surprising that it does, but this is because each component that makes up a computer's hardware contributes to the power of the overall system. So the parts you may have heard of such as the amount and type of RAM, the CPU's build and purpose (some are not built for gaming). all these and other parts supply functionality that helps complete the picture of a computer's ability to play the game.
