I need help
Theraven:
My laptop was getting old and tired (it still works, but sims is running slightly faster than a snail on it), and I think some strangeness had gotten into it. Not a virus, but some downloaded program messing up a few functions or something (according to those who "fixed" it, anyway). The troubles started again after a few months, so I realized it was about time to get a new computer. It was not much more than 4 years, but I had driven it very hard...
But yes, most likely it's a hardware problem. Overheating due to dust, for instance, especially if the computer is getting old.
Sims is a resource demanding program, so it's not that strange if troubles happen only when playing sims. Was the same for me, although things only got worse. I was pretty freaked out when it didn't even want to turn on.
My best advice is to backup everything you want to save on your computer, and do it as soon as possible. On CD's or DVD's might be the best. External harddrives can crash just like a computer.
caffeinated.joy:
Games take up more resources than surfing the web or editing documents. This is why you see so many high-end computers with plenty of RAM, high processor speeds, high-end graphic cards and plenty of hard drive space being touted as gaming computers. If you are going to find any problems with your hardware, be it your monitor, graphic card, PSU or whatnot, it will be when you're running a game. The sims is especially greedy when it comes to using your computer resources.
Paden:
My lappie did the same thing; found out that the graphics card was shot and the motherboard was on the way out, so now I get to replace both of them. *sigh* Dang it, I liked that lappie!
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