Lagging game

[nappyme]

I'm hoping someone can help. My Sims 2 game keeps lagging badly. I have defragged (sp?), removed all temporary files etc, etc. The size of my downloads folder is 8.03 GB. It's driving me crazy.....what can I do to speed up my game? And just in case it's not posted below I have 512 MB of RAM.


OS Name   Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version   5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer   Microsoft Corporation
System Name   
System Manufacturer   Dell Computer Corporation
System Model   Dimension 3000
System Type   X86-based PC
Processor   x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2660 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date   Dell Computer Corporation A02, 11/8/2004
SMBIOS Version   2.3
Windows Directory   C:\WINDOWS
System Directory   C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device   \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale   United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer   Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name   
Time Zone   Central Standard Time
Total Physical Memory   512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory   100.72 MB
Total Virtual Memory   2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory   1.96 GB
Page File Space   1.59 GB
Page File   C:\pagefile.sys

[pandasan]

Well, I'd say the first thing you need to do is buy more RAM. 512MB really isn't much at all, it's the bare minimum to run this game! You should really have at least 1GB.

You did not post your video card, but I'd suspect it probably could use an upgrade as well. The higher the memory on the video card, the faster your game performance will be.

If upgrading computer parts is simply not an option for you, the best I can suggest is to lower your graphics settings to the minimum and remove as much CC as you can. Especially objects and meshes that have a high polygon count (these objects are usually curvy and take more processing power to render)

[Tenshii~Akari]

Also, by looking at your profile, it seems you have all EPs and SPs.  Have you heard of the problem with Bon Voyage and the Sims 2 Launcher?  This is what usually causes the lag for the game.

There's a way to bypass running the launcher and just run plain old BV without it running:

1. Find the start-up icon for Bon Voyage on your Desktop (and possibly in the Start menu also).

2. Right-click on it and choose Properties then click on the Shortcut tab.

3. In the Target box, change the location to "C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Bon Voyage\TSBin\Sims2EP6.exe"

4. When you've done that, hit Apply and then OK.  

You should be able to run your game without the Launcher interfering with the game's performance.  Hope this helps.  :angel:

[pandasan]

Ah I never heard of that. From the first time I loaded up BV and said WTF is THIS? I went ahead and bypassed it, just for the sake of not having to press a button to play :laugh:

[nappyme]

Ok, here is the info on my video card: (Sorry, I forgot to post this earlier)

Chip Type:           (NVIDIA) GeForce FX 5500
DAC Type:           Integrated RAMDAC
Memory Size:       256 MB
Adapter String:    GeForce FX 5500
Bios Information:  Version 4.34.20.90.00