Hi.
Well that is obvious if the memory as well as the virtual memory drops below the required level. Your VGA settings (Graphic Adapter) might also making the game crash. It is a good thing to disable AVG temporarily while you play the game. (Please let me know your System's specifications as well. Like RAM size, VGA size, Processor Speed and Hard Drive Capacity - Both free and used capacity. If you have default specs for the Dell I6400 no need to include). Otherwise it will use the memory and virtual memory to scan the activities of the game.
You have to keep some vacant area in your System Partition (In which you have install the Operating System).
Virtual memory page file is 1.5 x the size of RAM. But you can increase the size. But you have to have a faster hard drive as well because it will be used more when you increase it. The other option is to upgrade your RAM (installing an additional RAM if the PC supports). Most of the modern games require way too high performance PCs. Most of the time RAM and VGA.
To increase the Virtual Memory:
- Right click on My Computer icon and go to Properties.
- Click on Advanced tab.
- Click on Settings under the category, Performance.
- Click on Advanced.
- Click on Change under Virtual Memory.
- Select a free Partition (Which had more than the size x 1.5 of your RAM)
- Select the option System Managed size if you do not wish to do it manually. If you want to configure manually, select the Custom size option and enter the size which I mentioned before in BOTH the boxes.
- Then click on SET.
- You may be asked to Reboot the machine. Do so if asked to.
- Then play he game.
- If possible please upgrade your RAM.
Sims 3 System Requirements are as follows:
- 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
- 1 GB RAM (512 should be enough however)
- 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
- The latest version of DirectX 9.0c
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
- This one is very important: At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games.
- 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
- 1.5 GB RAM
- 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 (not enough)
- Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
- At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
- For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:
- Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA 3-Series or above
- 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
- 0.5 GB additional RAM
- Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
- Intel Core Duo Processor
- 2 GB RAM
- ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100.
- At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
- This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.
Windows Supported Video Cards
NVIDIA GeForce series
FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 9800
G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150
GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295
ATI Radeon™ series
9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870
4850, 4870
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)
GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series
Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly.
Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants may default to settings that are higher than what would be optimal for them. Graphics settings can be lowered to improve performance.
The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.
MAC OS X Supported Video Cards
NVIDIA GeForce series
7300, 7600
8600, 8800
9400M, 9600M GT
GT 120, GT 130
ATI Radeon™ series
X1600, X1900
2400, 2600
3870
4850, 4870
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA)
GMA 3-Series.
So make sure to meet at least the minimum requirements.
Enjoy Gaming.
Please feel free to ask anything related to this.
Please rate the answer as well if you feel that it helped to solve the issue.
Thanks for contacting Fixya!
Plattformteknologi
AMD LIVE!
Type
Mediesenter
Anbefalt bruk
Hjemmebruk
Produktformfaktor
Tower
Bredde
17.8 cm
Dybde
42.2 cm
Høyde
39.4 cm
Vekt
15 kg
Prosessor
Type
AMD Phenom X4 9500 / 2.2 GHz
Multi-Core-teknologi
Quad-Core
64-bits databehandling
Ja
Installert antall
1
Maks. antall som støttes
1
Hovedkort
Brikkesett type
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE / nForce 430
Databusshastighet
1000 MHz
RAM
Installert størrelse
4 GB
Teknologi
DDR II SDRAM
Minnespesifikasjonkrav
PC2-5300
Produktformfaktor
DIMM 240-pin
Diskkontroller
Type
1 x Serial ATA - integrert
Lager
Harddisk
2 x 500 GB - standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 opm
Harddisk (nr. 2)
1 x 320 GB - Personal Media Drive
Optisk lagring
Type
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM / HD DVD-ROM - Serial ATA
Plateetiketteringsteknologi
LightScribe Technology
Optisk lagring (2.)
Type
DVD-ROM
Lesehastighet
16x
Kortleser
Type
15 i 1-kortleser
Støttede flash-minnekort
CompactFlash-korttype
I, CompactFlash-korttype II, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO,
Microdrive, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SmartMedia Card, Memory
Stick Duo, xD-bildekort, Memory Stick PRO Duo, miniSD, RS-MMC,
MultiMediaCardmobile, MultiMediaCardplus
Skjerm
Digital videostandard
Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Lydutgang
Type
Lydkort - integrert
Tilpassede standarder
High Definition Audio
Inn-enhet
Type
Mus, tastatur
Tastatur
Konnektivitet
Trådløs
Mus
Konnektivitet
Trådløs
Nettverkstilknytning
Nettverkstilknytning
Nettverksadapter
Trådløs LAN-støtte
Ja
Datakjedeprotokoll
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Ekspansjon / Tilkoplinger
Totalt antall (frie) ekspansjonsbrønner
2 ( 0 ) x tilgang fra forsiden - 5.25" x 1/2H
2 ( 0 ) x intern - 3.5" x 1/3H
1 ( 1 ) x Personlig mediestasjonsbrønn
1 ( 0 ) x Pocket Media Drive-brønn
Totalt antall (frie) ekspansjonsspor
1 ( 1 ) x PCI
1 ( 0 ) x prosessor
4 minne - DIMM 240-pin
2 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1
1 ( 0 ) x PCI Express x16
Grensesnitt
6 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 foran )
2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ( 1 foran )
1 x skjerm/video - VGA - 15-pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x skjerm/video - S-videoutgang
1 x tastatur - generell - 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2-stil)
1 x mus - generell - 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2-stil)
1 x nettverk - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x hodetelefoner - utgang - stereo minijack 3,5 mm ( 1 foran )
2 x mikrofon - inngang - minijack 3,5 mm ( 1 foran )
2 x lyd - line-In - stereo minijack 3,5 mm ( 1 foran )
1 x lyd - line-out - stereo minijack 3,5 mm
1 x lyd - SPDIF-utgang - RCA
1 x skjerm/video - S-video-inngang
1 x skjerm/video - kompositt videoinngang - RCA
Diverse
Tilleggsutstyr inkludert
Remote control
Strømforsyning
Enhetstype
Strømforsyning
Operativsystem / Programvare
OS Medfølger
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Programvare
Microsoft Works, HP Photosmart Essential, Adobe Reader 8.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Microsoft Windows Mail
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