A good laptop that will play Sims 3.

"puzzlezaddict;c-16927837" wrote:
@Bessieboo Is this the model you're considering?

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GL62M-7REX-1896US-i7-7700HQ-Steelseries/dp/B074VLX5XV

It would certainly handle TS3 just fine, and TS4 as well, from my much more limited understanding. But you'd have to install both games on the slow HDD, not the SSD, and redirect Documents there as well. I'm not sure what price you're looking at, but on Amazon at least, this one is more expensive than some other models that would also handle the game well.

If you want more input, you could list your budget and country, as well as any other features that matter to you (like it needing to be a laptop), and perhaps someone could find you a better model, or the same specs for a cheaper price.

P.S. I have no idea about the disc issue, since I have a Steam install. I'm sure some people have installed the disc version of TS3 in Windows 10, but I'm blanking on who that would be right now. Still, someone will know.

Hi, thank you for the advice.
That is the model I was looking at.

I'm in the UK and my budget is about £850 which I think is just over a 1000 USD.
I know a desktop is better for gaming but am really looking for a laptop as I'm at my mums a lot of the time caring for her.

@Bessieboo This sounds like a job for someone more talented at shopping than I am. (I can ask around if you don't get any better responses, but this is certainly not my area of expertise.)

@chesterbigbird may have some ideas.

"Bessieboo;c-16927853" wrote:

"puzzlezaddict;c-16927837" wrote:
@Bessieboo Is this the model you're considering?

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GL62M-7REX-1896US-i7-7700HQ-Steelseries/dp/B074VLX5XV

It would certainly handle TS3 just fine, and TS4 as well, from my much more limited understanding. But you'd have to install both games on the slow HDD, not the SSD, and redirect Documents there as well. I'm not sure what price you're looking at, but on Amazon at least, this one is more expensive than some other models that would also handle the game well.

If you want more input, you could list your budget and country, as well as any other features that matter to you (like it needing to be a laptop), and perhaps someone could find you a better model, or the same specs for a cheaper price.

P.S. I have no idea about the disc issue, since I have a Steam install. I'm sure some people have installed the disc version of TS3 in Windows 10, but I'm blanking on who that would be right now. Still, someone will know.

Hi, thank you for the advice.
That is the model I was looking at.

I'm in the UK and my budget is about £850 which I think is just over a 1000 USD.
I know a desktop is better for gaming but am really looking for a laptop as I'm at my mums a lot of the time caring for her.

That laptop will play the games fine on high settings.
Yes you will need to install the games on the HDD instead of the SSD, but it's not a huge deal.
I had a quick look and the one you were looking at seems to be the best for your budget.

@Bessieboo I asked around a bit, and the nice people who responded gave me a couple of ideas. So even though chesterbigbird is much better at this than I am, I figured I might as well post what I found, in case you wanted some other ideas. Also, I couldn't find the model you're considering in the price range you provided, unless you're looking to buy used (which is always a dicey proposition, especially with a laptop—you never know how the previous owner treated it). Of course, I could easily have missed it. Anyway, in your price range, this is the closest model I found to the one you listed:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-7QF-1670UK-Gaming-Laptop-Black/dp/B01NAP5GO3

It has an older card (a 960m), but the other specs are the same. I'm not suggesting it; I just figured I'd toss it out there.

This is a better model from MSI—it has a newer processor and, as far as google will tell me, a faster HDD (7200 RPM).
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/msi-gf62-15-6-intel-core-i5-gtx-1050-ti-gaming-laptop-1-tb-hdd-128-gb-ssd-10179898-pdt.html

These two are lenovo's 8 GB and 16 GB RAM varieties of the same computer:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-legion-y530-15-6-intel-core-i5-gtx-1050-gaming-laptop-1-tb-hdd-128-gb-ssd-10182137-pdt.html
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-legion-y530-15ich-15-6-intel-core-i5-gtx-1050-ti-gaming-laptop-1-tb-hdd-128-gb-ssd-10182222-pdt.html

And if you want to save a bit of money, this one will run TS3 on high settings as well:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/acer-nitro-5-15-6-intel-core-i5-gtx-1050-gaming-laptop-1-tb-hdd-10181374-pdt.html

Finally, this one is £900, but it has a better processor, 16 GB RAM, and both a 256 GB SSD and a 1 TB SSHD:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus-tuf-fx504ge-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-16gb-15.6-fhd-i7-8750h-gaming-laptop-lt-26q-as.html#tech_specs

Regardless of what you choose, all of the models mentioned (including the one you're already considering) should do just fine.

"chesterbigbird;c-16928277" wrote:

"Bessieboo;c-16927853" wrote:

"puzzlezaddict;c-16927837" wrote:
@Bessieboo Is this the model you're considering?

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GL62M-7REX-1896US-i7-7700HQ-Steelseries/dp/B074VLX5XV

It would certainly handle TS3 just fine, and TS4 as well, from my much more limited understanding. But you'd have to install both games on the slow HDD, not the SSD, and redirect Documents there as well. I'm not sure what price you're looking at, but on Amazon at least, this one is more expensive than some other models that would also handle the game well.

If you want more input, you could list your budget and country, as well as any other features that matter to you (like it needing to be a laptop), and perhaps someone could find you a better model, or the same specs for a cheaper price.

P.S. I have no idea about the disc issue, since I have a Steam install. I'm sure some people have installed the disc version of TS3 in Windows 10, but I'm blanking on who that would be right now. Still, someone will know.

Hi, thank you for the advice.
That is the model I was looking at.

I'm in the UK and my budget is about £850 which I think is just over a 1000 USD.
I know a desktop is better for gaming but am really looking for a laptop as I'm at my mums a lot of the time caring for her.

That laptop will play the games fine on high settings.
Yes you will need to install the games on the HDD instead of the SSD, but it's not a huge deal.
I had a quick look and the one you were looking at seems to be the best for your budget.

Thank you for the advice.

"puzzlezaddict;c-16928324" wrote:
@Bessieboo I asked around a bit, and the nice people who responded gave me a couple of ideas. So even though chesterbigbird is much better at this than I am, I figured I might as well post what I found, in case you wanted some other ideas. Also, I couldn't find the model you're considering in the price range you provided, unless you're looking to buy used (which is always a dicey proposition, especially with a laptop—you never know how the previous owner treated it). Of course, I could easily have missed it. Anyway, in your price range, this is the closest model I found to the one you listed:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-7QF-1670UK-Gaming-Laptop-Black/dp/B01NAP5GO3

It has an older card (a 960m), but the other specs are the same. I'm not suggesting it; I just figured I'd toss it out there.

This is a better model from MSI—it has a newer processor and, as far as google will tell me, a faster HDD (7200 RPM).
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/msi-gf62-15-6-intel-core-i5-gtx-1050-ti-gaming-laptop-1-tb-hdd-128-gb-ssd-10179898-pdt.html

These two are lenovo's 8 GB and 16 GB RAM varieties of the same computer:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-legion-y530-15-6-intel-core-i5-gtx-1050-gaming-laptop-1-tb-hdd-128-gb-ssd-10182137-pdt.html
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-legion-y530-15ich-15-6-intel-core-i5-gtx-1050-ti-gaming-laptop-1-tb-hdd-128-gb-ssd-10182222-pdt.html

And if you want to save a bit of money, this one will run TS3 on high settings as well:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/acer-nitro-5-15-6-intel-core-i5-gtx-1050-gaming-laptop-1-tb-hdd-10181374-pdt.html

Finally, this one is £900, but it has a better processor, 16 GB RAM, and both a 256 GB SSD and a 1 TB SSHD:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus-tuf-fx504ge-nvidia-gtx-1050-ti-16gb-15.6-fhd-i7-8750h-gaming-laptop-lt-26q-as.html#tech_specs

Regardless of what you choose, all of the models mentioned (including the one you're already considering) should do just fine.

Thanks again, your advice has been really helpful and appreciated.

I'm playing on Windows 10 with discs only (patch 1.67) and it's just fine.
After buying your laptop and installing your game, be sure to get helpful mods like Nraas Overwatch and Errortrap etc (if you're okay with mods) because they help with cleaning the game. Also, world fixes have helped me a lot as well: http://modthesims.info/d/451817/sunset-valley-world-with-routing-fixes-applied-update-2013-01-17.html

Just ask here at the forums on how to maintain and keep the game from being buggy! The people here helped me a lot!! ? Hope you enjoy Sims 3!

"MagicalArtemis;c-16930428" wrote:
I'm playing on Windows 10 with discs only (patch 1.67) and it's just fine.
After buying your laptop and installing your game, be sure to get helpful mods like Nraas Overwatch and Errortrap etc (if you're okay with mods) because they help with cleaning the game. Also, world fixes have helped me a lot as well: http://modthesims.info/d/451817/sunset-valley-world-with-routing-fixes-applied-update-2013-01-17.html

Just ask here at the forums on how to maintain and keep the game from being buggy! The people here helped me a lot!! ? Hope you enjoy Sims 3!

Thank you for the advice.

I'm about to purchase a new laptop also, bc I fried the graphics card on my last one. I picked out the hp omen 17. I'm in the US though. I've lurked a lot of technical threads to narrow down how it needed to be customized to run the game with everything. This one is my favorite https://forums.thesims.com/en_us/discussion/893122/thread-for-new-members-to-post-their-sims-3-game-issues/p87 . Its helpful bc a lot of people ask about specs for new computers and you get to read up on some issues you may face when running a game from 2009 on win10 with a newer graphics card.
Just one tip I read somewhere on there if you're getting an SSD and plan to install your game on it, if you have all EPs and SPs you will need at least 500gb. Because you don't want to cram it all in. You have to give the drive room to breath, leaving at least 50 to 100gb free.
Happy shopping. I know I can't wait myself, I have just a few more weeks.

"yoashmo;c-16933960" wrote:
I'm about to purchase a new laptop also, bc I fried the graphics card on my last one. I picked out the hp omen 17. I'm in the US though. I've lurked a lot of technical threads to narrow down how it needed to be customized to run the game with everything. This one is my favorite https://forums.thesims.com/en_us/discussion/893122/thread-for-new-members-to-post-their-sims-3-game-issues/p87 . Its helpful bc a lot of people ask about specs for new computers and you get to read up on some issues you may face when running a game from 2009 on win10 with a newer graphics card.
Just one tip I read somewhere on there if you're getting an SSD and plan to install your game on it, if you have all EPs and SPs you will need at least 500gb. Because you don't want to cram it all in. You have to give the drive room to breath, leaving at least 50 to 100gb free.
Happy shopping. I know I can't wait myself, I have just a few more weeks.

Thank you. Enjoy your new laptop.