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Hmm...just seen this thread: I run on x64 but have it installed under "Program Files (x86)" and it runs fine (with this fix of course). Just thought I'd point it out to those of you who are using x64 OS's and can't fix it. If you do try this, please reply on this thread and let us know if it worked for you.

^possibly the most used (and helpful) thread on the forum. LOL Is 32 replies and over 8000 views (was very tempted to say over 9000!!! lol) not enough to at least get it pinned?

Honestly I've given up on trying to fix Maxis's bad programming. My city (on a 256x256 map) reached just over 4Mil today and the game is still running at 60fps (something to do with my monitor or some crap, whatevz). However when I scroll through densely populated areas, frame rate goes waaaaaaaaay down. Found that the best fix, when running on either software or hardware rendering, is to set the number of vehicles in the options menu to "low". This speeds up the game drastically for me. yes, I know, it ruins the gameplay slightly but if you want smooth scrolling, use that. Simple yet effective.

This didn't work either, unfortunately. Somehow I doubt we're gonna fix this one lol. No worries though, I'm happy that it's running smoothly on my PC lol. Clearly it doesn't work for everyone. The fix @ that link works, but not as well as this one. Again, some things work for some people and not for others lol. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~EDIT~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Use BOTH the fixes listed for gameplay that's smooth as a baby's bottom! Lol no jokes. The game literally runs at a constant 60fps (tested on a city with 2.5Mil population)

System Information doesn't list the hex code. The card's details tab lists this under matching card id: pci\ven_10de&dev_0622 That hex code comes up a lot, in all the right places too. So I'm assuming that's right. Really stumped. Sorry for the late reply, been lanning all night. Lol. He's been able to play for about 5 mins then rage quits. I don't blame him haha

Me again. So now I've convinced my friend that SC4 is a cool game. He wants to play. We configure everything like I did.....and nothing. Help? Lol. He has an NVidia 9600 GT This is what we added.... card 0x0102 "GeForce 256 Ultra" card 0x0103 "GeForce 256 Quadro" card 0x0622 "GeForce 9600 GT" card 0x0110 "GeForce2 MX" card 0x0111 "GeForce2 MX DDR" card 0x0112 "GeForce2 Go" AND partialRule "Fast card" -any # We run well on these cards, so up the defaults. stringMatch cardIdentity "NVidia*Geforce*" stringMatch cardIdentity "NVidia*Geforce 9600 GT*" stringMatch cardIdentity "NVidia*Quadro*" stringMatch cardIdentity "ATI*9700*" stringMatch cardIdentity "ATI*8500*" stringMatch cardIdentity "Matrox*Parhelia*" Game still lags like a beast when scrolling and zooming in... Yes, we've tried with the asterixes (*) in between the words, that didn't work either. It's really weird because it worked fine with mine. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated

I literally JUST registered to thank Mysteryous for both those posts!! 1. I was annoyed because a game that was made back in '03 was lagging like crazy on my dual 660Ti's and i7. 2. Was even more annoyed because every other forum out there are filled with a bunch of n00bs. 3. Was then EXTREMELY annoyed when my adapter string (0x????) didn't show up next to my card name. 4. Scrolled down, Mysteryous saved the day twice in one post, and now SC4 is happily being raped my high-end system. Lol. Thank you SOOOO very much! I highly suggest you bump this post or add it to the top of the forum's list or SOMETHING. It's literally the only post anyone with a new system will need. +10 simoleons for you!