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- The short answer is yes.
The longer answer is that the 128 GB SSD is too small to carry the game well and both the game installation and the user Documents folder containing the TS3 user game folder will need to be on the much larger HDD. The longer answer also includes the fact that that laptop is showing as out of stock so technically it can't really run anything if you can't get one delivered, but maybe that's only a temporary condition. :) - @igazor Thanks so much for your help!!! I am gonna bother you some more but would please you look at this one then and tell me what you think?
https://support.hp.com/si-en/document/c06466903 - That one's a fraction of a class above the first even though it's the same base model. Its SSD is twice as large, although at 256 GB you would still have to watch over drive space carefully if you install the game on it, and it has a more powerful graphics card. I would vote for that one over the first if it's in stock anywhere or if you can order it from HP directly, and if it wasn't astronomically more expensive.
I'm not a huge fan of HP laptops to begin with, but when it comes to the product line at this caliber that becomes more of a personal preference. - @igazor Thanks a lot! I might place an order for it then. I am only going with HP because my dad used to say they made the best laptops and all the laptops we ever had were hp, but i think he is greatly biased because they always use them in his workplace XD
It is probably time to look into other companies then, what others would you suggest? my brother bought an Asus gaming laptop recently so i might look into them as well. - By reputation, I think Asus makes higher quality builds. They all make low-end laptops too, to some extent, but I mean I might put more trust in them at this caliber level. I would never want to Sim on a laptop though, all of my home computers have been Macs for decades, and I swear by Dells for office equipment but not so much for home use or games, really. I also see that you are shopping in a country where choices might be a bit more limited (or different) than here in the US, was that Slovenia I saw on the shopping site's About Us or did I look at that too quickly? So maybe I'm not the best one to be advising further.
I know she's been really busy lately, but let's give regular old paging a try and see what happens.
@puzzlezaddict - @igazor Oh i wasnt really going to buy from that website, it is just that i didnt notice that the website i was gonna order from had an english language option so i kinda just went and took the link of any english website that had that same exact one lol. Can i upgrade the ssd later? so maybe i can get a one with 256 and then upgrade to 1tb in the future if i felt like i needed to. It is just that i cant tell what a good size for an ssd would be because i dont think my laptop has one. This new one will be for gaming only and for ts3 exclusively as i plan on keeping all my other games and apps on my current laptop. Thanks for help again!
- I would be more comfortable with 512 GB for an SSD running Windows and games like TS3. At 256 GB things are certainly workable, but you would have to really keep an eye on the drive's free space and not let it go under say around 35 GB. Some games do not really benefit from being installed on an SSD, TS4 does not for example, so those could be installed on the HDD instead but TS3 does benefit. Of course larger than 512 is fine too, but that does tend to drive the price up really fast.
Yes, in most circumstances you can upgrade to a larger SSD later but you would either lose all of your content on the original one or need to devise a way or pay to have the content preserved so you can put it back on the new, larger drive later on. - What, no catnip?
@fmil There are a lot of more or less equivalent laptops that would run Sims 3 on ultra graphics settings, and the best choice is often the cheapest one among the group that you can find, or maybe the best-rated laptop among the cheapest. Which model that is depends to a large extent on the country and how manufacturers' prices compare to each other. HP makes decent gaming laptops these days, but Asus, Lenovo, Dell, and even Acer (sometimes) can be good options.
If you let me know your budget and country, or alternately some sites where you'd be willing to shop, I can look for other good options for you. Just checking the first site you linked though, this HP has essentially the same hardware the other—its processor is only a bit weaker overall and is probably a tiny bit better for Sims 3. But instead of the small SSD and large HDD, it has a single 512 GB SSD, which is more than enough for Sims 3 and any content you'd want to create or download.
https://outletclick.com/laptops/hp-pavilion-gaming-laptop-15-dk0006nt
This one is the same as the above HP except for a much stronger processor. That extra power would be lost on Sims 3, but if you're into video or heavy photo editing, it would speed up the process considerably.
https://outletclick.com/laptops/gaming-hp-pavilion-15-dk0042nl
But like I said, let me know if you'd like other options, and I'll do a more thorough search. And don't worry about the language barrier; specs look the same in any language that uses the Roman alphabet.
P.S. If you do want to buy one of the above laptops, don't order the Kaspersky antivirus software to go with it. Kaspersky causes all kinds of headaches, for Origin games and in plenty of other circumstances. - @puzzlezaddict Thank you very much for your help! I looked into that first laptop you linked and i found it somewhere else with a good discount, but i dont mind using Amazon too since it has many more options and shipping isnt really an issue for me. I only plan on playing the game with this new laptop so i guess the second one is too powerfulI for just that. Would you suggest i look into more options on Amazon, or get the first one? I kinda feel like stopping here and going with it since i fear that searching through amazon might lead me down a neverending road because it has so many options XD But i am going to go with what you think is best since I want to keep this laptop for a long time, and i dont really mind if it is pricy. Thank you guys for your help!!
- There's nothing wrong with getting a laptop with an Nvidia 1660 ti, especially if you're willing to pay the premium. But it's certainly not necessary for Sims 3. The only way you'd likely notice a difference is if you wanted to play with framerates higher than 60, and of course you'd need a laptop with a 120 or 144 Hz screen to even see the higher fps. (Sims 3 also has fps drops due to the game engine regardless of how powerful your card is, but that's an entirely different story.)
There's no harm in having a look at Amazon, and if you want help with the process, let me know. I can take a look, or you can link some laptops you find appealing for us to check out. Amazon might be an overwhelming pile of links at first, but it's not so hard to narrow things down once you know what you're looking for.
Still, if you're not interested in comparison shopping, the HP should do well. I know someone with the 9750H/1660 ti version (and a 512 GB SSD) who's very happy with it and uses it to play much more demanding games than Sims 3.
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