@roberta591 I believe you're referring to the person with the Inspiron, and not the other person in this thread who has a 9600KF and an RX 590, since you tagged that person twice.
@roberta591 wrote:
@puzzlezaddict First I stand by my statement that AIO (all in one) computers have limited upgrade potential.
It doesn't matter if the computer in question doesn't need to be upgraded, as was my earlier point. The hardware in question is more than powerful enough to run Sims 3 on ultra graphics settings.
@roberta591 wrote:
That computer was using a graphics chip integrated into the cpu chip.
No, that computer has a Ryzen 7 1700, which does not have an integrated graphics chip. The graphics processing is handled by the RX 580.
@roberta591 wrote:
It has no true dedicated memory for frame buffer. A block of main memory is dedicated for this purpose which reduces the amount of memory available to applications.
The RX 580 has its own built-in 8 GB of video memory.
@roberta591 wrote:
Most AIO computers do not have the ability to add a graphics card. AIO computers usually have a non standard PSU (power supply unit) that is usually custom engineered for that model which would make replacement dependent on availability from the manufacturer.
None of this matters when an AIO already has a graphics card. AIOs are basically laptops in a modified form factor, and plenty of gaming laptops have dedicated cards. They might be soldered to the motherboard, precluding any upgrades, but even a potentially cut-down AIO-level 580 is, as I've said, more than sufficient for Sims 3. And the power supply will be sufficient for the existing hardware.
@roberta591 wrote:
Direct X 9 is not a requirement to run Sims 3. Sims 3 runs quite well with Direct X 12 which is the version that comes with Windows 10.
This is absolutely not true, and I don't know where this is coming from. DX9 applications require DX9 to run; they can't use DX12 or any other newer version.
If you don't believe me, read the thread I've been linking: player after player has been unable to launch Sims 3, has manually installed DX9 and done nothing else, and has then been able to play.
@roberta591 wrote:
The bigger issue is The Sims 3 launcher requires .NET Framework 3.5 that comes with Windows 10 as a feature and by default is not activated. The user needs to go to the control panel and turn .NET Framework 3.5 on.
Installing Sims 3, or trying to launch it for the first time, will activate .NET Framerwork 3.5 if that hasn't already happened. If you don't believe me, try clean-installing Windows 10 and then Sims 3: the last four times I've done it, I haven't needed to do anything with .NET 3.5.
In the four years I've been trying to help with Sims 3 issues, I can count on both hands the number of times activating .NET 3.5, or repairing it, or uninstalling and reinstalling it, has fixed a Sims 3 issue. Some of the many players in the DX9 thread tried it first too, since I initially suggested it when I saw the error in their dxdiags. However, that didn't help them, nor has it been necessary for any of the other players with that same error since it became apparent that DX9 was the issue.
