Wedding pack and CPU overheating issues

Question

I just installed the wedding pack and before I have even done anything with it I noticed a big issue and I don't know if it's just me cause I haven't seen anything about cpu issues. As soon as I go into build mode on any lot my CPU goes haywire and jumps up 20 degrees, and the game gets all laggy. It's never happened before with anything in sims or any other games. I have a 3 month old top of the line cpu and graphics card so I know it's the pack. As soon as I exit build mode it immediately goes back to normal.

EDIT to add that all lots and worlds are doing this in build mode after getting wedding pack, not just tartosa.

puzzlezaddict · Answer

@SapphyraSims and @Siluial&nbsp; Please try playing in a clean boot:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-clean-boot-windows-10

Here again, play while your computer is offline and with a clean user folder, just to be as thorough as possible.&nbsp; Additionally, go through the Task Manager's background processes list shutting down anything that doesn't absolutely need to be running, for example RGB software or MSI Afterburner.&nbsp; If you accidentally kill the wrong service and it doesn't restart automatically, just reboot your computer.

If that doesn't help, I'd like to see the results of some hardware monitoring.&nbsp; Download hwinfo from here:

https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

You don't need to install anything if you don't want to; just choose the Portable version, unzip it, and launch it from Downloads or wherever you want.&nbsp; (If you would like to install, be sure to click the button for hwinfo itself, not for lansweeper.)&nbsp; Restart your computer, and don't open any other apps.&nbsp; Launch hwinfo, choose "sensors only," and click the icon that's a sheet of paper with a + sign to start logging.&nbsp; Save the file to your desktop for easy access later.

Wait five minutes, then launch Sims 4 and play for five minutes in one of the base game worlds, in live mode; the idea is to see how the game runs when it's not eating all the system resources.&nbsp; After that, switch to something that's been driving up CPU and RAM use, and play there for at least five minutes.&nbsp; You can keep switching to different modes if you want; just let me know what you did, in what order and for how long, and how your computer behaved.

When you're done, click the same button to end logging.&nbsp; Then upload the log to a third-party free filehosting site and link it here.&nbsp; Please leave it in .csv format, or if you use OneDrive to share, please compress it in .zip format instead.

@Siluial&nbsp; I'd like to see a dxdiag from your computer as well.&nbsp; You can attach one directly to a post.

https://help.ea.com/en/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

The Father Winter issue was that the game was stuck in a loop generating FW sims that it couldn't use, potentially creating hundreds of new sims and bogging down the save.&nbsp; Since you brought it up @SapphyraSims , please let me know how large your new save file is by the time you're done testing.&nbsp; The telltale sign of the FW issue was a save that suddenly bloated relative to its older copies.&nbsp; A brand-new save is typically in the 5 MB range, maybe a little more depending on how you play.

puzzlezaddict · Answer

@SapphyraSims&nbsp; That's fascinating.&nbsp; Does this still happen if you're playing in a clean user folder?&nbsp; I realize it shouldn't happen at all, but I'm curious.&nbsp; Please move the entire Sims 4 folder out of Documents\Electronic Arts and onto your desktop, allowing the game to create a new one the next time it loads.&nbsp; Don't add anything to it yet; just see whether you can reproduce the issue.

If you do see the same issue, please try playing while your computer is offline, still in a clean user folder.&nbsp; You can sign into Origin and put it in offline mode, then disable wifi and/or disconnect the ethernet cable before pressing Play.

sapphyrasims · Answer

I tried all your suggestions but it's still having the same problem. I tried repairing the game in origin library too. Now it's doing this in build mode in all worlds/lots. When I check task manager the ram is taking the most load almost tripling, and I have 16gb of ram. The GPU is also almost doubling in buildmode. Even if I change all the graphics from ultra to low it barely makes much difference either. Both of that is then causing the cpu to overheat. I don't understand though why this is taking up so much memory and graphics when I can run 4k open world games just fine. I'm thinking it's the wedding pack items causing this, like how father winter was causing similar crazy ram issues a long time ago.

siluial · Answer

I am having a similar issue, except it's very random and not limited to build mode.

I bought this game Feb 23rd when it came out, installed it. My computer is a gaming machine, high graphics card and lots of ventilation and fans. I can sit at it and stream TV shows/movies for hours and it doesn't have issues. However, I can play the Sims 4 anywhere from 5 minutes to 30 and it will suddenly go from cool and fine to jumping up in heat and needing all the fans on. Then it puts itself to sleep.

Things I've done:

1) No mods/CC, ever on my games (just putting this out there)

2) repaired game - apparently if I repair the game, I can play it fine. I shouldn't have to repair it every time I turn it on

3) set affinity for ts4.exe from 16 cpu processors to 1 (the graphics then pay a praice) and up to 8 which then is a little laggy at times, but the graphics seem ok.

4) turned off Origin in game

5) turned off Origin maximizing after game closing

6) searched far and wide on the internet for an explanation...

my previous computer was NOT a gaming machine, WAS using Win 11 just like this machine. No issues. All my drivers are up to date. I have updated windows fully.

I'm at a loss. My tech guru of a husband is also at a loss. He is now suggesting going to Best Buy's Geek center for help.

I should note, I've had this issue with one other game, so thought it was Origin at first ... Dragon Age: Origins. I can play that game when I repair it too but haven't played it much. The other DA games seem fine.

As for the Sims, I play this the most and would love to know what else to do. Is it a bug with the pack?

I'll try playing without the pack, see what happens. Ultimately, tho, any other suggestions would be great.

sapphyrasims · Answer

@SiluialYeah I've tried all of that and i'm still having issues. It has to be a bug or optimization issue with the pack. I remember at one point father winter in winterfest was causing some crazy ram and cpu issues too that had to be patched. It's still definitely laggier than before the pack install during gameplay in general, but it's not extreme until I go into build mode. Currently I have to play with my case open to allow enough airflow for my components to tolerate it just barely enough that it won't overheat.