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Anonymous
12 years ago
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Long Load! Too long!

I did almost everything to make this game load faster. It takes up to 15-18 minutes! It kills my time! I already contacted EA about this issue. They did everything they could :/ . Can someone help me!?

  • rumbutter's avatar
    rumbutter
    12 years ago

    hiya roberta 🙂  and not only that notebooks are not really made for gameing , dunno if it will help but if you can get into the options and lower the settings see if that makes a difference 

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago
    Approved

    It's still pretty slow.😕mileyfrustrated:

  • rumbutter's avatar
    rumbutter
    Hero (Retired)
    12 years ago

    what's your OS ?  are you on a mac or pc ? can you post your dxdiag ?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago
    Approved

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    System Information
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    Time of this report: 12/24/2013, 14:57:45
    Machine name: ********-HP
    Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
    Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
    System Model: HP *********** Notebook PC
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    Processor: AMD E-450 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (2 CPUs), ~1.6GHz
    Memory: 4096MB RAM
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    Page File: 2049MB used, 4641MB available
    Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
    DX Setup Parameters: Not found
    User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
    System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
    DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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    DxDiag Notes
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    Display Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
    Input Tab: No problems found.

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    DirectX Debug Levels
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    Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
    DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
    DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
    DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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    Display Memory: 1963 MB
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    Monitor Model: unknown
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    Native Mode: 1600 x 900(p) (60.008Hz)
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    Driver Version: 13.250.18.0
    DDI Version: 11
    Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
    Driver Date/Size: 11/22/2013 08:26:16, 1318552 bytes
    WHQL Logo'd: n/a
    WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
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  • roberta591's avatar
    roberta591
    Hero (Retired)
    12 years ago

    The minimum processor requirement for Sims 3 is an Intel P4 2.4ghz for Windows vista and up. Your AMD processor is clocked at 1.6ghz and loading a saved gave requires a lot of processor power. The game runs on a single core even if you have a multi core processor.

  • rumbutter's avatar
    rumbutter
    Hero (Retired)
    12 years ago

    hiya roberta 🙂  and not only that notebooks are not really made for gameing , dunno if it will help but if you can get into the options and lower the settings see if that makes a difference 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago
    Approved

    Do I really need to lower settings? The game runs very smoothly on my pc but it just takes long to load.😕mileyfrustrated:

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago
    Approved

    Well I need a Processor more than 2.0 GHz. Thanks guys for helping! Happy Holidays!