
It will instruct you to alter files on your computer which may result in your game displaying incorrectly. And the final post is confirming everything works and any notes or “gotchas” to look out for.ĭisclaimer: Please read through these instructions carefully before following them. Part two is about editing the Sims 3 files to recognize your new card, using the GTX 960m as an example.

This post will go over determining your graphics card’s hardware ID. There are similar instructions for Mac OS X, however that is beyond the scope of this how-to article. The process is very similar in Windows 8 and Windows 7. To test this process I am using a laptop with a GTX 960m graphics system, Windows 10 and Sims 3 1.67 installed from DVD. This how-to is designed to help get Sims 3 to recognize your new graphics card so you no longer see these messages when loading the game. But for others, it can set the graphics level lower than the card allows, and the message is rather annoying. You install and boot up Sims 3, only to see the dreaded warning:įor the most part, this message is more annoyance than hindrance as most gaming level cards will still allow you to change whatever settings you like. Or you just put a brand new graphics card into your computer. You’ve bought a shiny new computer or laptop. That helps us keep the files up to date with newer video cards. ✽– Thank you for sharing your video card Device IDs. Need help with the instructions, try the TL DR (Too Long, Didn't Read) version: * Graphics_Files-May2022.zip is the most current file that has various GTX, RTX and AMD cards added to it.Ĭlick here for more information on the zip file. ** The attached files are the graphics.sgr files for Sims 3.
