Alright - take two.
I uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers for my video card, then I played for about an hour bfore it crashed. here's the dx.diag as well as problem details:
Source
The Sims™ 4
Summary
Stopped responding and was closed
Date
2/28/2025 8:22 PM
Status
Report sent
Description
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4_x64.exe
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
Application Name: TS4_x64.exe
Application Version: 1.113.277.1030
Application Timestamp: 67b65c6c
Hang Signature: c4ae
Hang Type: 134217728
OS Version: 10.0.26100.2.0.0.768.101
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: c4ae1bc604f6a6fa9e27d60fda65616f
Additional Hang Signature 2: 8213
Additional Hang Signature 3: 821357a270e3adc0c4371fd97fcac009
Additional Hang Signature 4: c4ae
Additional Hang Signature 5: c4ae1bc604f6a6fa9e27d60fda65616f
Additional Hang Signature 6: 8213
Additional Hang Signature 7: 821357a270e3adc0c4371fd97fcac009
Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 78662fe389e1d9550ab2b60329ed5dca (1923800115545202122)