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SheSlayedGames
Rising Traveler
10 days ago

Upgrade Parts Recommendations

I'm looking to upgrade parts in my Ibuypower (model#: tracemeshI7n3601) pre-built PC purchased in 2021, but I don't know where to start. I don't want to buy a whole new PC; I'd rather gradually replace parts, maybe one or two at a time. If you have any suggestions on what I should upgrade first, that would be great. I'm hoping to avoid replacing the motherboard; I'll get there eventually, but right now, I aim for upgrading one to three parts at a time. I can currently run mods like **bleep**, Sacrificial Basement, RPO, Little Miss Sam, and other big modders. I also have all the packs and kits, but adding CC causes lag and makes my game load very slowly. I want to do all that plus CC if possible, so any recommendations on parts would be appreciated! I included some images in case they help.  

custom content (cc)
hardware
mods

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    9 days ago

    SheSlayedGames​  If I had to guess, I would say that the problems you're seeing are a combination of the game's limitations and maybe some system settings that you could change.  Your RTX 3060 is the weak point as far as hardware is concerned, but the computer should be handling this load better than what you've described.

    Before spending any money, try disabling the mods/cc pop-up at startup to improve load times, and try changing these settings in GraphicsRules.sgr:

    Camera movements very choppy since BH patch | EA Forums - 12185589

    The best approach is to copy your original GraphicsRules (in [install location]\The Sims 4\Game\Bin) to Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > ConfigOverride, then edit the new copy there.

    Separately, is your computer's page file really set to only 4 GB, as shown in your first screenshot?  If so, and you can see it on the first page of a dxdiag, I would suggest allowing Windows to control the size.  Here's how to open the relevant settings (option three):

    https://www.elevenforum.com/t/manage-virtual-memory-paging-file-in-windows-11.8618/#Three

    If Windows is already managing the page file size and it is in fact only 4 GB, try setting the minimum to 12288 and the max to 16384.  Even with 16 GB RAM, your system will perform better if it has more room to push data to the page file rather than holding almost everything in physical memory.

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