Lagging issues related to settings
I keep having major issues with lag in my sims4. I do play with mods ( MCCC, timeline unclogger, WW, a few bug correction mods, WW skin mod, & a Cas background) and I do play with CC(all from 2019 & 2020). But I have lots of storage on my computer otherwise. I use it to play a few games and do schoolwork.
Which is why I don't understand the lagging. That's why I was hoping that someone could help me figureout the perfect graphic settings to run my TS4 on:
I have a Dell Inspirion 7590 2n1
It's Windows 10
It has Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHZ
16GB memory
513 SSD
And I use NVIDIA GeForce MX250 ( version 445.87 )
@MonkeyButts99 Your graphics card should be able to run the vanilla game (as in, no mods or cc) on high settings, or maybe medium-high if you like higher framerates. However, custom content can take more resources to render than EA-made items, particularly if you like high poly (high resolution) cc. Without knowing what items you use, it's difficult to say how much of an impact those items would have. But if you're seeing lag at your preferred settings, that's a sign you need to turn some of them down a bit.
Your processor probably isn't the issue here—it's more than strong enough for Sims 4 on any settings you want, as long as you're not running anything else alongside the game. The exception would be if your laptop isn't cooling itself properly, in which case the CPU would throttle to protect itself. There are simple ways to monitor the temperatures of your laptop's core components, if you're interested.
You can also experiment a bit with other ways of lowering the load on your laptop while you play. In-game, you can turn down settings you don't care about, and lower the resolution a bit if you don't mind the effects. Outside the game, you can try not running anything else (aside from Origin) while you play, especially any overlays you have; disabling Origin in-game, putting Origin in offline mode, and even taking your computer offline before launching; and disabling Game Mode and Game Bar in Windows settings (in the Gaming category).
You don't have to do all of these all the time, but you'll get a sense of how your laptop runs the game under ideal conditions, or close enough, and then you can add back what matters to you and observe the effects. Of course you'd get better performance without your cc and without a certain adult-themed mod, but I'm guessing you'd prefer to keep that mod and take the performance hit.
