Hello,

I tried to follow your directions to help configure the device config log in order to get my card recognized, but I need additional help. I'm not clear on what to do. I found the 2 sgr files, made copies and added ".orig" to the end of them both. That's about as far as I got before I was confused. Could you please help me with this? I have a XFX R7 260, which I specifically bought due to it being on a list of cards that the game is compatible with (smh).

Thank you for your time.

Thank you. That was extremely helpful.

o.O I just realized that was linked.

Nitromon, they are using a Gforce card though. This still applies to me? I did search for help before posting and saw this, but thought I couldn't use the info.

Ok, yes. That's the tutorial I used and got lost after changing those sgr files.

To pick a device code from the sgr file, is it more important to be closer to the device number or the type of series the card is? I think I'm making some progress.

I think I make just about everything harder than it needs to be smh. Ok I'm going to work on this. Thank you. I'll be back

Ok so all I did was this. Make those 2 new sgr files in bin. I opened the graphicsrule note pad and entered this:

seti textureMemory 1024
setb textureMemorySizeOK false

I saved.

I opened the graphicscard sgr and changed one of the device numbers listed to my own.

That's all I did. Naturally I did something wrong because there is still no match. I apologize in advance for not being able to follow along Sorry.

I have no idea what you mean about memory texture. I don't know what I'm doing here Nitro. Eek.
My card is a XFX-R7-260X-ZNJ4
Thank you

=== Application info ===
Name: Sims3
Version:
Build: Release
=== Rating info ===
GPU: 5 GPU Memory: 1 CPU: 4 RAM: 4 CPU Speed: 3216 Threading: 3
Adjusted CPU: 3888 RAM: 8191 Adjusted RAM: 7679 Cores: 4
=== Machine info ===
OS version: Windows 7 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
OS prod type: 0
OS major ver: 6
OS minor ver: 1
OS SP major ver: 1
OS SP minor ver: 0
OS is 64Bit: 1
CPU: AuthenticAMD
Brand: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
Family: 15
Model: 4
Cores: 4
HT: 0
x64: 0
Memory: 8191MB
Free memory: 6570MB
User: Leah
Computer: LEAH-PC
=== Graphics device info ===
Number: 0
Name (driver): AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Name (database): AMD Radeon R7 200 Series [Found: 0, Matched: 0]
Vendor: ATI
Chipset: Vendor: 1002, Device: 6658, Board: 72601682, Chipset: 0000
Driver: aticfx32.dll, Version: 8.17.10.1404, GUID: D7B71EE2-2518-11CF-4E70-6A52BEC2C535
Driver version: 1404
Monitor: \\.\DISPLAY1
Texture memory: 32MB <<OVERRIDE>>
Vertex program: 3.0
Pixel program: 3.0
Hardware TnL: 1
=== Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 1
LightingQuality 2
GeneralReflections 1
TextureQuality 3
VisualEffects 3
TerrainQuality 3
EdgeSmoothing 2
ObjectHiding 1
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 4
TreeQuality 3
DrawDistance 2
MaxActiveLots 6
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6
AdvancedRendering 1
AudioQuality 3
AudioOutputMode 1
VoiceLevel 255
SoundFXLevel 255
MusicLevel 255
AmbientLevel 255
FocusMute 1
VoiceMute 0
SoundFXMute 0
MusicMute 0
AmbientMute 0
EdgeScrolling 1
EdgeScrollingWarning 0
SupressOpportunityDialogs 1
SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 2097151
SimWhileMinimized 0
TwelveHourClock 1
ShowPlacementGrid 0
AutonomyLevel 2
DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
PetAutonomyLevel 2
AgingInterval 3
EnableAging 1
EnableTutorial 0
EnableIntroTutorial 0
EnableTombResets 1
EnableInGameStore 0
EnableTelemetry 0
EnableMemories 3
AgingStageLengthBaby 3
AgingStageLengthToddler 10
AgingStageLengthChild 14
AgingStageLengthTeen 30
AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 45
AgingStageLengthAdult 45
AgingStageLengthElder 10
EnableInteractiveLoading 1
AgingStageLengthPuppy 5
AgingStageLengthDogAdult 40
AgingStageLengthDogElder 10
AgingStageLengthKitten 5
AgingStageLengthCatAdult 40
AgingStageLengthCatElder 10
AgingStageLengthFoal 0
AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 41
AgingStageLengthHorseElder 10
LunarCycleLength 3
LunarPhaseLength 0
EnableLunarCycle 1
EnableLunarPhase 0
EnableStoryProgression 0
EnableVampires 1
EnableWerewolves 1
EnablePets 1
EnableCelebrities 1
EnableFairies 1
EnableWitches 1
EnableHorses 1
EnableOptOutCeleb 0
ReceiveConnectTNS 1
ReceivedDevGift 0
PostFilterFlags 0
RequireLoginBeforeLoad 1
SummerLength 7
FallLength 7
WinterLength 7
SpringLength 7
SummerEnabled 1
FallEnabled 1
WinterEnabled 1
SpringEnabled 1
IsCelcius 0
FogEnabled 1
RainEnabled 1
SnowEnabled 1
HailEnabled 1
InvertHorizontalRotation 0
InvertVerticalRotation 0
VideoCaptureSize 1
VideoCaptureQuality 1
VideoCaptureSound 1
VideoCaptureTime 60
VideoCaptureHideUI 1
=== Default Options ===
AnimationSmoothing 1
LightingQuality 1
GeneralReflections 1
TextureQuality 1
VisualEffects 3
TerrainQuality 3
EdgeSmoothing 0
ObjectHiding 0
AspectRatio 0
ForceSquarePixels 1
SimQuality 1
TreeQuality 3
DrawDistance 3
MaxActiveLots 1
NumMaxActiveLotOptions 6
AdvancedRendering 1
AudioQuality 3
AudioOutputMode 1
VoiceLevel 255
SoundFXLevel 255
MusicLevel 255
AmbientLevel 255
FocusMute 1
VoiceMute 0
SoundFXMute 0
MusicMute 0
AmbientMute 0
EdgeScrolling 0
EdgeScrollingWarning 1
SupressOpportunityDialogs 0
SuppressOpportunityDialogsWarningProducts 0
SimWhileMinimized 0
TwelveHourClock 1
ShowPlacementGrid 0
AutonomyLevel 2
DisableAutonomyForSelectedSim 0
PetAutonomyLevel 2
AgingInterval 2
EnableAging 1
EnableTutorial 1
EnableIntroTutorial 1
EnableTombResets 1
EnableInGameStore 1
EnableTelemetry 1
EnableMemories 1
AgingStageLengthBaby 3
AgingStageLengthToddler 7
AgingStageLengthChild 7
AgingStageLengthTeen 14
AgingStageLengthYoungAdult 21
AgingStageLengthAdult 21
AgingStageLengthElder 17
EnableInteractiveLoading 1
AgingStageLengthPuppy 0
AgingStageLengthDogAdult 0
AgingStageLengthDogElder 0
AgingStageLengthKitten 0
AgingStageLengthCatAdult 0
AgingStageLengthCatElder 0
AgingStageLengthFoal 0
AgingStageLengthHorseAdult 0
AgingStageLengthHorseElder 0
LunarCycleLength 3
LunarPhaseLength 0
EnableLunarCycle 1
EnableLunarPhase 0
EnableStoryProgression 1
EnableVampires 1
EnableWerewolves 1
EnablePets 1
EnableCelebrities 1
EnableFairies 1
EnableWitches 1
EnableHorses 1
EnableOptOutCeleb 0
ReceiveConnectTNS 1
ReceivedDevGift 0
PostFilterFlags 0
RequireLoginBeforeLoad 0
SummerLength 7
FallLength 7
WinterLength 7
SpringLength 7
SummerEnabled 1
FallEnabled 1
WinterEnabled 1
SpringEnabled 1
IsCelcius 0
FogEnabled 1
RainEnabled 1
SnowEnabled 1
HailEnabled 1
InvertHorizontalRotation 0
InvertVerticalRotation 0
VideoCaptureSize 1
VideoCaptureQuality 2
VideoCaptureSound 0
VideoCaptureTime 60
VideoCaptureHideUI 1

I fiddled around while you were gone.. Omg .. I messed around in the graphicscards.srg. Doing this:

"If you open GraphicsCards.sgr and search for 0x6819 (use your own Device ID#, of course), it won't be there.
Analyze the other entries for the model similar to yours, I just used the entry from the previous generation model.
So, in my case I added the line by copying and pasting"

When the game started and I went to aerial view everything got black. When I checked the deviceconfig log it only had 2 lines"

=== Options ===
=== Default Options ===

But I made a copy of the graphicrules file so I put the original back in. What a mess. Now I'm going to try what you told me above. Thank you so much. I hope this works.

I can't save the graphicsrules.sgr

I already had those numbers for the texture memory, but I didn't have the hashtag. I put the numbers in earlier.

I reopened the graphicscard again .. the numbers I inserted were gone. The original 6798 was there again. And now I can't save this file either :*(

Nitromom!

I right clicked on those 2 files. I went to security and gave myself all access. Those files could then be saved. I started the game. Look at my device config ..........

Name (driver): AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Name (database): AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series [Found: 1, Matched: 1]
Vendor: ATI
Chipset: Vendor: 1002, Device: 6658, Board: 72601682, Chipset: 0000
Driver: aticfx32.dll, Version: 8.17.10.1404, GUID: D7B71EE2-2518-11CF-4E70-6A52BEC2C535
Driver version: 1404
Monitor: \\.\DISPLAY1
Texture memory: 1024MB

YAY!!! Thank you so much! xx