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ZiaKrios
12 years ago

Why does Sims 3 sounds like it's killing my system?

When I start to play sims 3 my systems starts making sounds similar to this guys system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a86Qq_p93n4. My computer doesn't struggle with any other games and so can't ...
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crinrict's avatar
crinrict
Hero+
12 years ago

Did you try the vsync and triple buffering that's suggested in the comments of the video ? No idea how you would do that on AMD.

ZiaKrios's avatar
ZiaKrios
12 years ago

tried that. CPU and GPU temps are still high ☹️

CPU goes to 75-80 range and GPU goes around 60-70. Only happening on Sims too 😕mileysad:

Really wanted to play the game too. Hope sims 4 has a frame rate option

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    12 years ago

    Sims 4 does limit FPS, yes.

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    Did you clean out your fan ? Is this a laptop or desktop computer ?

    • ZiaKrios's avatar
      ZiaKrios
      12 years ago

      system is brand new not even 7 days old yet. New pc build

      • crinrict's avatar
        crinrict
        Hero+
        12 years ago

        How high are you FPS ?

        I'm really not that great with overheating and hardware issues it does sound like something is wrong.

        Are you playing other games ?

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