High power usage
Started the playing the sims today, but maybe a minute into the game loading, my pc starts to sound like jet taking off and the power usage is Very High. Also my laptop is starting to heat up. I wond...
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@jpkarlsenis right. When you hear that noise, that's your CPU fan turning on. It means your CPU is OVERHEATING and it's turning on to cool it off! The LAST thing you want to do is turn it OFF!
If you turn it off, you will melt your CPU and completely destroy your laptop!!
That sound is a GOOD thing.
It basically means your computer is getting SEVERELY taxed. If you want to reduce this, you'll have to lower the draw. This means, reducing the settings in the game. Lowering the game quality, resolution, textures, everything until it's not taxing it so badly.
@Psychotps I know why my fan is turning on, I get that process. I was asking if there were some settings I can turn down in game so it wouldn't tax my computer so much. But yeah. I'll try lowering those things
- @JazzieThuqqinz Basically just follow what the settings tell you. They'll say whether they increase GPU power/fps.
Carl's has a good guide on Youtube about the various graphics settings in Sims 4, if you don't know what they do.
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