The Sims 3 Laggy and low quality on newer Graphics card

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Hello :)So I have had the sims 3 for years, but back then I had a older crappy laptop that ran sims 3 at a decent FPS and quality just fine to where I did not have to alter any settings. Now in 2024, I have a gaming pc with a Gefore RTX 4060 graphics card and I'm having issues getting it to work with Sims 3. I have attempted to get this to work many times earlier this year before giving up, so my sims 3 I think already recognizes my graphics card, my device config log says:=== Application info ===Name: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Sims3Version: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Build: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Release=== Rating info ===GPU: 5 GPU Memory: 4 CPU: 4 RAM: 4 CPU Speed: 3693 Threading: 3Adjusted CPU: 4524 RAM: 16257 Adjusted RAM: 15745 Cores: 16=== Machine info ===OS version: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Windows 8 &nbsp;6.2.9200&nbsp;OS prod type: &nbsp; &nbsp;0OS major ver: &nbsp; &nbsp;6OS minor ver: &nbsp; &nbsp;2OS SP major ver: 0OS SP minor ver: 0OS is 64Bit: &nbsp; &nbsp; 1CPU: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; AuthenticAMD&nbsp; &nbsp; Brand: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; AMD Ryzen 7 5700 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Family: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;15&nbsp; &nbsp; Model: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0&nbsp; &nbsp; Cores: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; HT: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0&nbsp; &nbsp; x64: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0Memory: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;16257MBFree memory: &nbsp; &nbsp; 11521MBUser:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Computer:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;=== Graphics device info ===Number: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0Name (driver): &nbsp; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060Name (database): GeForce RTX 4060 [Found: 1, Matched: 1]Vendor: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;NVIDIAChipset: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Vendor: 10de, Device: 2882, Board: 89361043, Chipset: 00a1Driver: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;nvldumd.dll, Version: 32.0.15.5599, GUID: D7B71E3E-6BC2-11CF-2C66-39A90EC2ED35Driver version: &nbsp;5599I am not sure if this has anything to do with the graphic rules but most tutorials on youtube have not seemed to help me, if anyone can explain how I can finally get my sims 3 to work. It lags and has low quality with and without mods or cc despite it being on the highest settings. Thank you so much for your help!

puzzlezaddict · Answer

acsproductions&nbsp; Please delete Options.ini, inside Documents &gt; Electronic Arts &gt; The Sims 4, to reset your in-game options.&nbsp; Load a new save in Sunset Valley and see how it runs with the default options.&nbsp; You can change the in-game resolution and switch to windowed mode if you want, but don't change anything else for the first test.
If the game runs the way you want, exit to the Main Menu, change the graphics settings you'd like, quit to desktop, reload, and test again, still in Sunset Valley.
Please also let me know whether you've taken steps to limit your in-game framerates.&nbsp; If you have, double-check that the limit is being honored with the fps on cheat, which will put an fps counter in the upper-right corner of the screen.
If the new save still runs badly, please provide a dxdiag. &nbsp;Hit Windows key-R, enter dxdiag in the run box, wait for the scan to finish, click "Save all information," and save the file to your desktop. &nbsp;From there, you can attach it to a reply using the paper clip (Attachment) icon included with the other formatting buttons.

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