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3 years ago
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Glitchy on fullscreen

Hello, i just installed The Sims 4 on my new Acer Nitro 5 with RTX 3050 Laptop, somehow the game screen always glitchy on fullscreen mode, but it back to normal if i switch to windowed fullscreen. I already tried all the other game settings, reinstalled and updated my drivers, BIOS, and direct X. What should I do?

  • @purimas3  There's no reason that your laptop's screen should be incompatible with Sims 4.  While it could in theory be defective, you'd likely see the effects in other games too.  Instead, try setting your system and user DPI scalings to 96 (100%).  While Sims 4 should handle your current higher DPI just fine, some older games don't, and it's an easy test.

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/change-display-dpi-scaling-level-in-windows-11.934/

    Restart your computer twice after changing the settings; I've occasionally seen some funny business after the first restart.

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    3 years ago

    @purimas3  Your dxdiag shows that a component of Nvidia GeForce Experience is crashing, so please uninstall it for now.   You can try reinstalling it later, once the game is working.  Please also manually reinstall DirectX 9, which is the faulting module in the Sims 4 crashes your dxdiag lists.  You don't need to uninstall it; just run the installer over the top and restart your computer.  If you haven't reinstalled a DX runtime before, please check this guide to make sure you're completing all the steps:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/Sims-3-launcher-won-t-open/m-p/10711778#M247861

    Finally, please make sure your computer is set to run Sims 4 in high-performance mode, which will also make sure it's using the Nvidia GPU at all times.  The screenshot you posted looks like what happens when Sims 4 meets an older Intel graphics driver.  Anyway, hit Windows key-i, select System > Display > Graphics settings, click Browse, choose TS4_x64.exe, select the high-performance option, and save.

    Let  me know if none of this helps.  It might be worth updating the Intel driver, but it's also usually best to use the driver that a laptop manufacturer offers rather than anything newer.  So please try the other steps first.

  • purimas3's avatar
    purimas3
    3 years ago

    Thank you for the respond. I already tried reinstalling NVIDIA drivers several times, including clean install with DDU in safe mode. I installed DX runtime too. The interesting part is.. i checked that The Sims 4 is already set to NVIDIA GPU (high performance), then i experimented using the Intel Iris Xe (power saving) instead. it run so great!. but it's kinda weird now i am using the integrated GPU instead of the more powerful dedicated one to play The Sims 4.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    3 years ago

    @purimas3  I actually thought it was worth updating the Intel driver, not the Nvidia one, since this problem has appeared with certain Intel graphics drivers a few times.  The problem could also be how the two drivers interact, but that would take some experimenting to diagnose.  Let me know if you'd like to try or want to troubleshoot further in general.

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    purimas3
    3 years ago

    Update: I tried to connect my laptop with external monitor, and it works just fine, no screen glitch or anything. i wonder if my internal monitor compatibility is bad or what. with newer game (AAA ones) there is no problem with it tho.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
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    3 years ago

    @purimas3  There's no reason that your laptop's screen should be incompatible with Sims 4.  While it could in theory be defective, you'd likely see the effects in other games too.  Instead, try setting your system and user DPI scalings to 96 (100%).  While Sims 4 should handle your current higher DPI just fine, some older games don't, and it's an easy test.

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/change-display-dpi-scaling-level-in-windows-11.934/

    Restart your computer twice after changing the settings; I've occasionally seen some funny business after the first restart.

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