@maryb72 It may work with TS3 but the issue is how well. The processor is an AMD A4 - not very powerful. The A4 is an APU (accelerated processing unit). This was AMD version of the Intel I series. I use AMD processors but I only get the FX series. I feel the engineering in APUs is not game ready as most computers use the video chip that is with the A series cpus and these video chipsare not as powerful as a dedicated video chip. The combined heat of the cpu + gpu (graphics processing unit) needs good cooling to prevent overheating. The most powerful APU is the A10 andI would not recommend the APU series for graphical gaming. The video chip in the A4 is AMD Radeon HD 7480D. This chip is not in the TS3 graphics database so this chip needs to be manually added (edited in) to the GraphicCards.sgr and the GraphicRules.sgr files. IMO Compaq (which is now owned by HP) has extremely poor cooling engineering. After many years of dealing with HP engineers who refuse to warranty their poorly engineered products, I no longer service HP but I will sell you a real computer. Windows 7 main support is OVER - Windows 7 is now on extended support. 64 bit software is now coming to market. 32 bit operating systems are dying fast - yes 32 bit software runs under 64 bit operating systems. The 6305s SFF stands for small form factor. Usually these have non standard power supplies making upgrades hard. your computer has a 240W power supply which is small by today's standards. While the motherboard does have a video slot (which is probably empty) but the special power supply will make installing a more powerful card a problem. This computer makes for a very entry level gaming computer with a limited upgrade path.
Again update your very out dated video chip drivers. Once you do that you need to get TS3 to recognize the video chip so the game can configure itself to use the video chip for best performance. There are several how tos on the internet - i use this one - TS3 video card configuration so I know it works. The fact that AMD has the drivers listed as legacy is a hint.
@roberta591 Should I just buy a new computer? If so please tell me a computer that is able to play sims 4 that can handle very high settings in the graphics? And if you could a more on the cheaper side because I'm not rich.
@maryb72 Do you live in the UK?
@roberta591 No, US.
@maryb72 cyberpowerpc.com sells computers with off the shelf components like if you were building it yourself. The system direct from cyberpowerpc are configurable - in other words you can upgrade and downgrade parts. Amazon second sources the computers from cyberpowerpc. Your going to be in the $600 and up for something with enough power to play today's games.
I configured a solid mid level gaming computer cyberpowerpc.com I upgraded a few parts and it came to $850
AMD 6300 cpu
Nvidia GTX 960 video card - upgrade
Corsair water cooler - upgrade
Corsair memory - upgrade
600w power supply - upgrade
This is close to my gaming computer.
I have bought cyberpowerpc computers and I recommend them.
@roberta591 So I didn't see the Nivida one so this way the closet I got GeForceĀ® GTX 960 4GB GDDR5 (Maxwell). And this is the cpu AMD FX-6300 3.50 GHz Six-Core AM3+ CPU 6MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology. And the rest I got. Does that look about right?
@roberta591 And for the mean time do you have any suggestion how I can at least launch my sims 4 game?
Try running the game on the lower settings.
@maryb72 The GTX 960 - the chip is made by Nvidia. Looks about right. Like I said you will have to update the Intel video drivers AND edit the game files so the video is configured correctly. Most modern video chips will have to be edited into the game. I think I gave you a link for a how to. I looked up the Maxwell GTX 960 - that's an EVGA GTX 960 which is what I have. Fry's Electronics has it for $169.99 which is $20 cheaper then I paid.
the cyberpowerpc.com computer is real close to my gaming computer and it plays Fallout 4 and Rise of the Tombraider (ROTT was patched for DX12).
Updating video drivers is just part of being a gamer.
@roberta591 So how do I update the drivers and edit the video files?
Here is a how to edit the 2 .sgr files about the video card - new graphics cards This works as I recently used it.
@roberta591 How do I know information about my video chip?
@maryb72 I'm sorry we are in the middle of a big storm. You have a AMD Radeon HD 7480D Go to AMD Radeon drivers and download and install the Catalyt Software Suite.
@maryb72 I stay away from beta drivers unless I have problems with the standard driver. Gaming video drivers are optimized for speed - beta drivers could (may) not perform as good as standard drivers and may not be checked for bugs (that's why they call it a beta driver). The average consumer computer user should stay away from unknowns and stay away from the deep end of the pool until they can at least get themselves out of trouble
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