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The Sims 3 Not Recognizing GPU
Hey everyone, I think I'm having an issue with The Sims 3 not recognizing my GTX 550 Ti. I looked in DeviceConfig.log and it says that the card is matched, but that it is not found. I assume that the game is instead using the integrated graphics card on my CPU, is there any way that I can change this?
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October 16, 2014 6:20:10 AM

Regarding your mods, I have a mass quantity of Twallan's Mods installed, along with AwesomeMod. There's only one core mod that Twallan released, which I do not have installed in conjunction with AwesomeMod, but I use Twallan's ErrorTrap (a must-have for debugging game glitches), Master Controller, a slew of the WooHooer mods, along with a few simple item mods. I don't have Story Progression installed (not sure if that's core or not), but there are over 20 mods in my Mods folder, and I've had no conflicts with those and AwesomeMod. Check nraas for the descriptions of each - it states which of Twallan's mods is a core mod. So long as you don't install that with AwesomeMod, you should be fine, and I'll just bet that, if nothing else, ErrorTrap will fix your herky-jerky gameplay issues...

Good luck!
May 21, 2014 10:05:18 PM

cklaubur said:
Do you have any mods installed?

My CPU's cores (I5-3570K @ 3.4 GHz, same as yours) show the same thing. I do have some mods installed (updated versions of the worlds from expansion packs with routing issues fixed).

Casey

I do, but it's only a few hair mods and the stuttering was there in the vanilla game as well. I also installed Overwatch the other day because I heard it helps a lot, but unfortunately it did not fix the stuttering.
May 21, 2014 9:37:07 PM

Do you have any mods installed?

My CPU's cores (I5-3570K @ 3.4 GHz, same as yours) show the same thing. I do have some mods installed (updated versions of the worlds from expansion packs with routing issues fixed).

Casey
May 21, 2014 5:14:51 PM

Well I see that my CPU cores are spiking to 100% occasionally. I'm guessing that's the issue, is there anything I can do about it? My CPU is an i5-3570 @3.40GHz.
May 20, 2014 12:58:02 PM

Kazus said:
cklaubur said:
Kazus said:
cklaubur said:
The Sims 3 seems to be just a laggy game. I'm not sure what the rest of your computer's specs are, but my desktop (specs in sig at bottom) lags when moving the camera, like your computer does.

Casey

That's a shame, it seems to be the conclusion I'm coming to. I run other games with similar or even higher requirements just fine, so I really don't think it's my hardware.


How does your CPU usage look? The Sims 3 doesn't seem to be optimized for multiple cores, so it is probably maxing out one core.

Casey

I do have a quad core processor, so that could be it. Is there any way that I can monitor or record that information while running the game?


You can use the Windows Task Manager to monitor this. Right click on the windows menu bar, choose task manager. Under the performance tab you'll see your processors. If you make the window really big, the default graphs will show core usage over time. To get more detailed, you can use the resource monitor (button at the bottom).
May 20, 2014 12:56:57 PM

On my computer, I have a couple of Windows gadgets that show CPU and GPU usage and temperatures. I just run the Sims 3 in windowed mode and make sure I can see the gadgets.

Casey
May 20, 2014 12:46:19 PM

cklaubur said:
Kazus said:
cklaubur said:
The Sims 3 seems to be just a laggy game. I'm not sure what the rest of your computer's specs are, but my desktop (specs in sig at bottom) lags when moving the camera, like your computer does.

Casey

That's a shame, it seems to be the conclusion I'm coming to. I run other games with similar or even higher requirements just fine, so I really don't think it's my hardware.


How does your CPU usage look? The Sims 3 doesn't seem to be optimized for multiple cores, so it is probably maxing out one core.

Casey

I do have a quad core processor, so that could be it. Is there any way that I can monitor or record that information while running the game?
May 20, 2014 12:43:36 PM

Kazus said:
cklaubur said:
The Sims 3 seems to be just a laggy game. I'm not sure what the rest of your computer's specs are, but my desktop (specs in sig at bottom) lags when moving the camera, like your computer does.

Casey

That's a shame, it seems to be the conclusion I'm coming to. I run other games with similar or even higher requirements just fine, so I really don't think it's my hardware.


How does your CPU usage look? The Sims 3 doesn't seem to be optimized for multiple cores, so it is probably maxing out one core.

Casey
May 20, 2014 12:40:41 PM

cklaubur said:
The Sims 3 seems to be just a laggy game. I'm not sure what the rest of your computer's specs are, but my desktop (specs in sig at bottom) lags when moving the camera, like your computer does.

Casey

That's a shame, it seems to be the conclusion I'm coming to. I run other games with similar or even higher requirements just fine, so I really don't think it's my hardware.

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