Re: Sims 3 Game Crashes randomly
@christine800133 The first thing to do if you haven't already is to manually limit your in-game framerates. I believe the latest version of the Smooth Patch has an fps limiter, but I don't know how well it works. Otherwise, you can limit fps with the built-in Nvidia Control Panel.
Right-click on the desktop, select the CP, open Manage 3D settings > Program settings, choose TS3.exe (Origin install) or TS3W.exe (with the W, disc or Steam install), scroll down the Max frame rate, and set it to the refresh rate of your monitor. Then scroll down to vertical sync and set it to On, and set Triple buffering to On as well. The max frame rate setting should work in any mode; the other two give better overall graphics performance in fullscreen mode.
Whether you've limited fps already or only do it now, please check in-game to make sure the settings are being honored. Open the cheats console (crtl-shift-C) and enter "fps on" without quotes, and a number will appear in the upper-right corner. It should never go above the max you've set; if it does, let me know.
If you still get crashes, then yes, the next step is to test with no mods or custom content. The best way to do that is to move the entire Sims 3 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, allowing the game to create a new folder with no content at all. (Your existing content will be intact in the folder you've moved, and you can restore it later.) Don't add anything to the new folder; just start a new save in Sunset Valley or Twinbrook and see how it runs.
The Smooth Patch should be fine overall, with the only obvious potential issue being that if your computer's CPU cooling is inadequate, the Smooth Patch can exacerbate the problem. If the other steps above don't help, we can look into that next.
