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Anonymous
11 years ago

Low disk space sims 3?

Okay, So.... I've been playing sims a lot and have quite a lot of Custom content but needless to say thats obviously not the problem. I've been in create a sim and my game would crash with the music ...
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crinrict
Hero+
11 years ago

There's two different kinds of memory. RAM (which is like your short-time memory) and hard drive (like your long time memory), what the Sims is running out is RAM.

Do you have a lot of programs running in the background while you play ? If so, try shutting down some of the ones you don't need to save on memory. 

Could you post your Computer's DxDiag so I can check how much you have in total ?

To gather a DxDiag on your computer, please follow the steps here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/HOW-TO-DxDiag-for-Sims-3-PC-Only/td-p/1049584/

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    Its very long so which part will i post? will i post it all?...

    Thank you very much for replying so fast im kind of a dumby with technology sometimes.

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      crinrict
      Hero+
      11 years ago

      Yeah, post it all. Please don't remove any spaces or carriage returns. Just use multiple posts.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        11 years ago

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        System Information
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        Time of this report: 6/27/2014, 20:48:50
        Machine name: EMMAS
        Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_gdr.140330-1035)
        Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
        System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
        System Model: HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC
        BIOS: F.21
        Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3110M CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
        Memory: 8192MB RAM
        Available OS Memory: 8084MB RAM
        Page File: 2458MB used, 6905MB 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: 6.03.9600.16384 64bit Unicode

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        DxDiag Notes
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        Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: 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 Devices
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        Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
        Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
        Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
        DAC type: Internal
        Device Type: Full Device
        Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0166&SUBSYS_196F103C&REV_09
        Display Memory: 1792 MB
        Dedicated Memory: 32 MB
        Shared Memory: 1760 MB
        Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
        Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
        Monitor Model: unknown
        Monitor Id: CMO15A2
        Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (60.026Hz)
        Output Type: Internal
        Driver Name: igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igdumdim32,igd10iumd32,igd10iumd32
        Driver File Version: 10.18.0010.3379 (English)
        Driver Version: 10.18.10.3379
        DDI Version: 11
        Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
        Driver Model: WDDM 1.3
        Graphics Preemption: DMA
        Compute Preemption: Thread group
        Miracast: Supported
        Hybrid Graphics GPU: Integrated
        Power P-states: Not Supported
        Driver Attributes: Final Retail
        Driver Date/Size: 12/21/2013 01:02:46, 10591744 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: n/a
        WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
        Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-4226-11CF-BF7E-6539B4C2C735}
        Vendor ID: 0x8086
        Device ID: 0x0166
        SubSys ID: 0x196F103C
        Revision ID: 0x0009
        Driver Strong Name: oem21.inf:5f63e5341859ec8c:iIVBM_w81:10.18.10.3379😛ci\ven_8086&dev_0166
        Rank Of Driver: 00DA2001
        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_C ModeVC1_C
        DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT DXVA2_ModeWMV9_IDCT DXVA2_ModeVC1_IDCT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT
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        D3D9 Overlay: Supported
        DXVA-HD: Supported
        DDraw Status: Enabled
        D3D Status: Enabled
        AGP Status: Enabled

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