Sims 3 Lag--High End PC (Somewhat Fixed)

hey @mwdonohue im an amd/intel processor player as well and i think the i5 can more then able to handle 280x and more support for this http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2365204/intel-3450-ghz-supportive-type-graphics-cards.html

your lag are you using any nraas mods to help with the game created lag? also have you reviewed your CCC setting http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_8.html

also radeonpro ive never used you may want to try the game with a clean boot just to check to see if it runs better without it running also theres that silly amd experience or something added by raptr did you remove it when you added your drivers. if not when you update drivers do a custom install to turn off adding raptr thing.

"mwdonohue;13469097" wrote:
I updated the drivers to 15.xx and changed the vsync to dynamic in radeonpro. I get much smoother framerate.

Glad you got it working! Enjoy your game :D

"mwdonohue;13469097" wrote:
I updated the drivers to 15.xx and changed the vsync to dynamic in radeonpro. I get much smoother framerate.

You will probably never get 100% smooth.. but close lol, Enjoy your game :)

if it's close to 100% that about as good as it gets LOL I dont think this game could ever be 100%

First thing I would do is update your graphics card drivers. Also lower the high lot detail setting to 2. (it can create lag.)
Have you got the r9 290 (x)? Just like to confirm the exact card as dxdiag only states the series number.

"chesterbigbird;13460804" wrote:
First thing I would do is update your graphics card drivers. Also lower the high lot detail setting to 2. (it can create lag.)
Have you got the r9 290 (x)? Just like to confirm the exact card as dxdiag only states the series number.

I have the r9 280x actually. I have the latest GPU drivers (Omega)

I turned it down to 2 and there is still lag. I'll list off my settings:

Reflection Quality: Mirror and Water
Edge Smoothing: Medium
Visual Effects: Medium
Light and Shadow: Medium
Tree Detail: High
Draw Distance: Medium
High Detail Lot: 2
Texture Detail: Medium
Sim Detail: High

And yes, it does recognize it. I checked the files and everything. It recognizes it as an HD 7970.

"ceejay402;13461473" wrote:
hey @mwdonohue im an amd/intel processor player as well and i think the i5 can more then able to handle 280x and more support for this http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2365204/intel-3450-ghz-supportive-type-graphics-cards.html

your lag are you using any nraas mods to help with the game created lag? also have you reviewed your CCC setting http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_8.html

also radeonpro ive never used you may want to try the game with a clean boot just to check to see if it runs better without it running also theres that silly amd experience or something added by raptr did you remove it when you added your drivers. if not when you update drivers do a custom install to turn off adding raptr thing.

I have tried it without the mods. Radeonpro just regulates framerate and forces vsync. I tried it without that too. It didn't help. :/ I don't have raptr. I'll check my CCC settings. My GPU is OC'd too. I have the clocks set at 1200 MHz for GPU and 1650 for memory.

ok :) are you using nraas? the only time i get lag or freezing is when i dont have them installed

"ceejay402;13462304" wrote:
ok :) are you using nraas? the only time i get lag or freezing is when i dont have them installed

Yes. I am using nraas master controller and overwatch.