Sims 3 EPs not working on Early 2016 MacBook
Hi everyone,
So I am having issues with downloading Sims 3 Expansion Packs on my Early 2016 MacBook (Retina, 12 inch). I downloaded the base game through Origin and have no problems whatsoever, eve...
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Hi @xojmo13xo,
As @Bluebellflora said, your Mac is not the best option for gaming. It's a great computer for work/college, but it lacks a proper cooling solution and Apple did not design it to play games.
The Sims 3 is a very demanding game, it has to simulate both your own Sims and all the Sims in the world. This needs tons of calculations that are made on your CPU and, due to that, it produces heat because it's working. Your Mac does not have fans or a cooling system, and macOS will automatically reduce the CPU load in order to literally save your nice MacBook and avoid it to turn itself down due to heat or even to prevent CPU burning.
To make things worst, you Mac includes an Intel graphic solution, which is a small chip manufactured on the same CPU package. This will rise the heat on the CPU even more because The Sims 3 also needs a lot of power from the GPU in order to create those graphics.
Sadly, your MacBook is not the best choice to play The Sims 3 or any other modern Mac game ☹️
Thank you so much for the information, it has been extremely helpful. Even after reading all the forums there are on the internet, you helped me tremendously! Thank you again xx
