Why has my sims game slowed to a crawl again even when ive got a new computer?

[simpleprincess]

My computer is a dell case put together.

windows xp service pack 2

intel pent4  2.8 ghz
ram 1 gig
80 gb hard drive.

51. 8 free space left.

minimum spec graphics card. [ hoping to get a good one this week]

I have every EP installed.
Every single stuff pack known to man including festive  holiday EXCEPT mansion and garden.


downloads are about 1.79 kb or gb to 2 gb or kb not sure which it is.

It is twice as much as much as my old computer with near enough the same amount of stuff
it is sooooo slow.

I just purchased teen style too now.

[amc462000]

After you get your new graphics card, see if you have the same problem. The new card may make a big difference.

[jamesabrown1]

See if you can get more RAM, too. At least 2 gig for running Sims 2.

[simpleprincess]

Ill ask the computer man who put it together, see if he can add another gig.
I hope to get a new card too.

[jamesabrown1]

Good plan. I'd recommend 512 mb on the graphics card if you can, at least 256 mb to run the game.

[ScooterBren]

Also run the game on the lowest settings possible.  Turning off reflection helps a lot with performance.  Make sure any anti-spyware program is not running because I use spyware doctor and I have to disable it when I play the game.  Downloads alone take a lot of space also, so the more you have especially custom clothes, hair, and walls, the slower the game will run.  Hopefully Sims 3 will have better performance than Sims 2 has had.  If you really want good performance, you could play Sims 1.  It works well with lower memory computers.

[jamesabrown1]

Also, in the ongoing day-to-day simming, try to defrag your hard drive at least once a month, it takes a long time to do but it is definitely worth it in the run-time arena.

[simpleprincess]

Thanks everyone. ill let you know here what the computer will do this week.