And I have a new laptop and I downloaded the Sims 3 from Origin. But as soon as I start the game the whole screen flickers. Everything worked perfectly on the old laptop. I have the Intel graphics card maybe it is?
Since there are only integrated graphics chips from Intel, i.e. Built into the CPU itself,
that are far too weak for the usual games, it may well be because of it.
For Sims 3 you need a graphics card with:
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
128MB could perhaps be assigned to the integrated graphics in the BIOS, if it was a
If you have Pixel Shader 2.0, you should have a look at the Intel page. But you won't really have much fun with it, even if it should work.
Okay thanks a lot but I can't buy a new graphics card or
Unfortunately, this is not possible with a laptop. Laptops with a discrete (i.e. Separate) graphics unit, for example from Nvidia or AMD, have to be bought from the outset with the desired gaming performance.
Thank you very much