PC freezing with repeating sound

exup

tonyhague wrote: »

if you were playing these games fine recently, then check the anti malware threads

yup and a good clear out of old files and a defrag . << if you are playing games this needs to be done quite often to keep the PC running at its fastest.

Have the games updated themselves recently? a new patch for example - you may find that a new patch is causing problems with sound acceleration

shimmershelly

Before you get a new card try going to Can you run it? and choosing Sims 2 http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest
This will tell you if you meet the recommended or minimum requirements for the game.
I only have a 7600GS card and my game runs like a dream with all settings on high
If you are getting repeated crashes, try deleting the groups.cache file and the accessories.cache file before you start the game again (it will recreate these). These can be found in my docs/EA Games/Sims 2
Also have a look at the game help section of the sims 2 wiki
http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help