Computer for all The Sims 3 content

"Anckaa;d-917040" wrote:
I was often wondering if there is a computer which could run all The Sims 3 content without lag, so all expansion/stuff packs, all store content and a lot of CC? :smiley:

I heard of some laptops which are only made for playing games, but is there a "standard" looking laptop that can do very similar as those gaming laptops?

I'm sure there are many computers depending on configurations that can run TS3 with all EP's/SP's/The whole store/And CC depending on your HDD and/or SSD. I would recommend taking a look here to see known compatible video cards. http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_System_Requirements

Here for performance data of CPU's. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
Also, here for performance data of video cards. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/

There's also other tabs up top that are useful. I've used all those resources and some when building my first gaming desktop.

Case: NZXT Technologies Phantom 240 Mid Tower Chassis Cases CA-PH240-W1

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA
6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel

Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Video Card: EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR G-SYNC Support
GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0
x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support

Power Supply: EVGA 600 B1 100-B1-0600-KR 80+ BRONZE 6000W
Includes FREE Power On Self Tester

Memory: G. SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3
SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Model F3-12800CL9D--8GBRL

Disc Drive: SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224DB/BEBE Not really important and could have been better but was not interested in any other features than the ability to read and play CD's, DVD's. Haven't tried the DVD Burner though.

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If you want to play games on a laptop, the best option is to buy a gaming laptop. Depending on the non-gaming laptop configuration and game requirements will determine whether it will run fine or not.

This is the gaming laptop my mother bought me. From what I have played, it runs all EP's/SP's/The whole store/And very minimal CC. Runs best without CC or very little. Would not recommend any CC that is CPU intensive with the laptop I have which doesn't matter because it's an old, out of stock model anyway but still applies to me. I'm sharing my laptop specifications in case it may help as a starting point if you decide you want a laptop. Also, I upgraded the RAM myself from 4GB to 8GB. Forgot to mention, can handle all settings on high with little to no lag.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114903

Pictures from my laptop.


Sidenote: I have found a way to make the game look even better by messing with NVidia settings. Both my laptop and desktop graphics look clearer. And no, I don't use photoshop or any other editing program to sharpen the images or any other image manipulation. Unless I'm doing something like this.


Example from my laptop.


Example from my desktop.

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