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Anonymous
10 years ago
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Why is TS4 overloading my PC?

Hello,

I recently got back into the Sims 4.

However, after a bit of playing the game it seems to stress my gaming PC a LOT. Which surprises me, since it can play a crud load of demanding PC games smoothly.

After playing for a bit, I took off my headphones. My computer was being EXTREMELY noisy. I closed out of TS4 for a few minutes and it calmed down, the fans going slower and my Motherboard showing little CPU usage (I have an indicator on the MB that blinks and lights up to show CPU usage)

I reopen TS4, my CPU indicator in my PC is lit up completely with no blinking intervals, my fans are running fast, and my PC is yet again making a very stressed noise (very buzz-like). Minimize TS4, everything calms down.

So how can I fix this? Do I have my settings set too high, or is it something else? Please help.

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  • Phantomlover1717's avatar
    Phantomlover1717
    10 years ago

    Could be your graphics card isn't handling the game very well. The graphics card takes a lot of load from the CPU, so when that's not working your CPU will get stressed.

    You could try updating your graphics card drivers, those are from early 2016. And let the GeForce Experience (you can download that from the Nvidia site) configure The Sims 4 for you. 

    http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

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  • Phantomlover1717's avatar
    Phantomlover1717
    Legend
    10 years ago

    Could be your graphics card isn't handling the game very well. The graphics card takes a lot of load from the CPU, so when that's not working your CPU will get stressed.

    You could try updating your graphics card drivers, those are from early 2016. And let the GeForce Experience (you can download that from the Nvidia site) configure The Sims 4 for you. 

    http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Ok, I am currently updating my drivers with GeForce Experience, and I will get it to configure the Sims 4 for me. I will tell you if it works correctly. Thank you very much for the help.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    I reduced my graphics settings to Low and updated my drivers. It now shows less stress on my CPU but my computer still kinda buzzes some when I'm in the game. Should I be worried or should I just ignore it?

  • roberta591's avatar
    roberta591
    Hero (Retired)
    10 years ago

    @AceofCalicos I'm guessing the sound you are hearing is the fan on your video card which may run faster when using graphical games. If it is dusty it may be running slower then needed. When was the last time you checked all the fans to make sure they are free of dust and gunk (for lack of the better word). If the fans are dirty they will run harder and harder until they freeze and then something usually gets too hot and the computer shuts down or a component destructs. A computer should be checked at least once a year (more if you have real pests).

    hth

  • Phantomlover1717's avatar
    Phantomlover1717
    Legend
    10 years ago

    Make sure your computer can breath, make sure it has free space around the fan, and also give the fans a clean. 

    That might cause the weird sounds you hear. 

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