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DayTripper444
28th Jan 2011, 05:57 PM
When I play the sims 3 it will run smoothly for a little while but then it seems when I switch lots it will go to a black screen, and crash if I don't hit the start button to exit the game. I can play on the new lot for a while but if I say go up to the next level or change a sims appearance it will cut to the black screen.

I do have the graphics turned up quite a bit but I think my laptop can handle it its only 2 weeks old.
here is my graphics information

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP G62 Notebook PC
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3894MB RAM
Page File: 1815MB used, 5970MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode


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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics (Core i3)
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_1425103C&REV_02
Display Memory: 1696 MB
Dedicated Memory: 64 MB
Shared Memory: 1632 MB

I'd really appreciate any help to my problem Ill try turning my graphics down see if that helps but I'd like to know for sure if my computer can handle sims 3 with graphics turned high.

callistra
29th Jan 2011, 04:24 AM
Definitely not equipped to play TS3. Sorry. Just because it's new, doesn't mean it's ready for gaming. You also need to play close attention to temps and HP laptops tend to overheat when playing TS3.

http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game%20Help:Onboard%20Graphics
http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_System_Requirements