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Ashlei1911's avatar
Ashlei1911
6 years ago
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Sims 4 and game packs question with storage

i recently bought 3 expansion packs for sims 4 (island living, weather one, and pets) when i loaded up the sims it gave the warning about the packs taking up space and me maybe experiencing lag. i’m not worried about a lag because my laptop ran the same as it did before i added the packs and i’ve played the sims 3 to where it took 10 sec just to rotate a camera. ( so as u can see it’s the least of my worries) But i want to know if everything will be alright if i buy the vampire game pack. (like if i’m not able to play it at all, i don’t wanna waste money if it’s not playable.) i have

-installed memory (RAM): 4.00 GB (3.45 GN usable)

-a 64 bit operating system

  • with AMD A6-6310 APU with AMD Raedeon R4 graphics 1.80 GHz

(sorry if this is really long i’m just not so good with computers but it’s taking me a long time to learn the basics of my storage system )

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    6 years ago
    @Ashlei1911 You got the message as your graphics card uses some of your RAM which leaves you with < 4 GB of RAM.

    Seasons, Uni and Pets all require at least 4 GB of RAM so hence the message.

    You might be able to still play but I def wouldn't add other packs.

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  • Coley666's avatar
    Coley666
    6 years ago

    If your computer is already struggling I wouldn't advise adding more packs to the game.

  • Ashlei1911's avatar
    Ashlei1911
    6 years ago

    i wouldn’t really say it’s struggling where as i just want to avoid any future troubles by making sure i meet most requirements before buying one more pack. if there’s no chance i can play the sims after buying this last pack then i won’t get it but if there’s a chance i can but with only minor lags or problems then i won’t mind. i just have no idea how this storage thing works out.

    my laptop isn’t slow or anything, it’s moving pretty normally as it usually does so that’s why this whole thing is confusing me with storage and it saying it causes performance issues but there’s no issues..

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    @Ashlei1911 How much hard drive space do you have left ?

    Could you post your Computer's DxDiag?

    - Press Windows-Key + R
    - Type: DxDiag
    - Click on Save all Information.
    - Attach the Text File to your post
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    @Ashlei1911 You got the message as your graphics card uses some of your RAM which leaves you with < 4 GB of RAM.

    Seasons, Uni and Pets all require at least 4 GB of RAM so hence the message.

    You might be able to still play but I def wouldn't add other packs.
  • Ashlei1911's avatar
    Ashlei1911
    6 years ago

    i actually took the chance and downloaded the pack, no problems so far and i’ve been playing for the last hour and half. no more packs after this tho ig

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