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Re: How do I fix my Pets? - Graphics Issue
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2012, 07:37:17 AM »
Yes, I did a bit of research and I get what you mean about the other requirements, such as the amount of free memory needed, etc. I also planned on getting a Nvidia card because I hear they are the best and that the games were made around them, not sure if that's true, but I know a lot of you with Nvidia have awesome graphics and stuff. Then I looked at the prices.. :P Yeah, I don't think I'm going to be able to get anything new at those prices, really, just the card alone is too much. And we don't really have any computer whiz friends or anything, we'd only have the sellers to rely on and obviously they could tell us lies to make us try to buy their stuff. (We've had problems like that before) Really, it all comes down to the price of things and it is all an excruciating amount of money that we just won't have - I suppose I'll just have to stick with what I've got. My game is lagging considerably, anyway, so I might have to just go ahead and uninstall Pets and I suppose that's the limit, EP wise, for my laptop. Thank you all for your help, anyway. :) Like I said, I'll be getting a job and moving out quite soon after August and will start saving up for my own things, hopefully this being one of them once I get more important things for uni and stuff out of the way. :)

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Re: How do I fix my Pets? - Graphics Issue
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2012, 05:56:54 AM »
Hello

I have the same problem too. Since i installed pets - the graphics on the animals go all jagged and shows not resemblance to an animal. In think it is due to my graphics card - but when i follow the Dxdiag instructions, and go to the website of my graphics card. I cannot find the card nor how to update it. Please can i have some advice on what i can do.

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Re: How do I fix my Pets? - Graphics Issue
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2012, 12:17:37 AM »
Welcome to our Forum, Chillicon17!

You won't necessarily be able to find your existing card anywhere.  In order to upgrade it, you have to purchase and install a new graphics card that meets the requirements for Sims 3 and Pets.  If you do a search for "graphics card" here on the Forum, I'm sure you'll find a lot of help and suggestions.
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Re: How do I fix my Pets? - Graphics Issue
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2012, 11:15:52 AM »
If you have an integrated graphics card, that happens alot.  In my case, I have a very good graphics card and I still get the glitched animals, but only for a few seconds, so some of these problems are not just specific to graphic cards and I suppose the really glitched ones are due to lower graphic cards.  But to say that the card is the only reason for these glitches is not always the case.

If your computer can handle it, Nvidia GT 430, 1 gig, is a really good card and it is inexpensive, compared to alot of others. :)
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