Sims 4 Lag?

Please post a DxDiag: https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

Hi, 

Here is a DxDiag of my laptop, my RAM looks to be fairly low to run sims 4 smoothly, would I need to upgrade it?

Thanks in advance 👍

I am also having a hard time with lag. I see a lot of people talking about wallpapers but i'v tried everything now. I haven't even TOUCHED wallpapers for the game. 

What i'v done:

deleted my cache & updated and repaired game,

deleted my mods,

Clear out entire lot: by doing this, i can easily click on the ground and get a fast response but when it comes to appliances and actually clicking on sims, the delay resumes. 

I'm having a hard time believing that it would be my computer considering i'v played the sims 4 since launch on the same computer with no problem -- I actually cleared out and wiped my computer for more space and when i downloaded the vanilla game again a few days ago it was fine. Then i updated the game -- i'm assuming that was the June update. I also bought 2 new maxis dlc for it but again, i don;t think this would break the game since they're maxis made.. right (i got get together and backyard stuff).

here's my specs:

OS: Win 10 Home 64-bit 
SM: Lenovo
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU J1800 @ 2.41GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory:4096MB Ram

DirectX12

I would upgrade your amount of RAM simply to "Future proof" your computer. Remember that each EP/SP/GP adds more features to the Base Game that requires more processing power and RAM helps accommodate that. You didn't mention if you had a lot of CC/Mods which also can affect your game performance. 

Have you tried moving your mods/CC out of your game and seeing if that solves your lag problems? 

Try this.

1) Move your Sims 4 folder to your Desktop. (Documents > Electronic Arts> Sims 4). DO NOT DELETE IT! This is where your saved games are.

2) Start up Sims 4 to allow a new folder to generate. Remember your saved games are on your Desktop and will not show up at this time.

3) Start a new game and play for about an hour to see if the game is still laggy.

Sometimes the game develops glitches and "resetting" the Sims 4 helps to solve them. 

HI @ReiyneBow

your computer is overall a bit low for the game. Celeron CPUs aren't really that fast.

What's your graphics card ?

Would be good if you could post your complete specs.  

I haven’t tried moving my sims 4 file so will do that now! Do you know how I would go about adding more RAM onto my laptop? I’ve heard you can add RAM via a USB stick, but just wondering if this is the most effective way to do this? I’m not clever enough to take my laptop apart to add RAM slots in lol.

It is not possible to add RAM through a USB stick it can only contain files.

Look in your Laptop manual if it is possible to add RAM. If so how and what type it must be.

@JessWaltxo 8 GB of RAM should be enough. You don't need more. Think that statement was for @ReiyneBow who only has 4 GB.

I've tried moving my saves to desktop but i still receive lag on a new file. I'v already tried playing the game without any CC. -- Last night i uninstalled it again and ran the game as is but i'm still getting some delay when clicking on other sims/appliances like the fridge, stove, etc. When i say delay i don't mean that the game is stuttering i mean that it takes an extra 5 seconds for the game to respond when i do certain actions. For build mode or simply walking around the game, its normal. I'v also tried turning down the in-game graphics but that doesn't solve anything.

I wasn't getting any of this lag before the June update, if that changes anything. So i don't really know where it's coming from all of a sudden. Not sure if it has anything to do with the 2 new packs i got either, considering they're not really new. 

Kinda don't think its because of my 4 GB but i don't know since this is a new problem for me.

@JessWaltxo  I'm assuming your running the game from the data drive so the game does not benefit from the SSD. Make sure the game is using the Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M. Neither the Intel graphics chip or the Nvidia chip is WHQP. Update both drivers. Very unusual is the dxdiag is reporting no dedicated video memory and the game is very dependent on dedicated memory which would be a good reason for the lag. Are you using any video capture software?

The spec for your computer show 2Gb of GDDR5 video memory. You do not need more main memory - you need to correct the video memory.