Computer for all The Sims 3 content
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 w...
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> @igazor said:
> @KIERSI - These are US dollars and do you require a monitor? Afraid you might have to up the ante a bit there though, as $500 is not enough to find a new desktop in the product classes high enough to have and properly support a decent graphics card. Can you possibly go as high as the mid-$700s?
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> Some of those HP dv6s by the way were powerhouses. The one you had been playing on might have been pretty strong, but laptops tend to not last more than 3-5 years, depending on usage patterns and how well they were constructed.
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> SPs and store content do not really add anything significant to the game's overhead, it's the base game and EPs that do and the options, resolution, etc. that the player plays on. Mods and CC might, but it depends on the kind of mods and CC. Simple furniture redesigns not so much, high poly count hairs, high def skin replacements, and super intrusive mods that reprogram the game's story progression certainly would. NRaas offers a balance of mods, including several that are designed to improve the game's performance, not make it run harder.
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> Basic requirements are still as stated earlier on in this thread last year. Today's models will come with the 1000-series Nvidia cards, so that would be a GTX 1050 as a minimum (or the AMD equivalents, the product numbers run differently). At least 8 GB of RAM, processor i5 or higher although some of the higher end i3s are now okay too for desktops, drive space at least 512 GB to work with no matter what kind of drive(s), SSDs are great but drive the price up for those of any really usable size.
If the computer will last me then yes I can spend a little more. I have absolutely no idea what any of those numbers mean, but I can try and play a matching game while looking haha. Is there a particular brand you would recommend?
> @KIERSI - These are US dollars and do you require a monitor? Afraid you might have to up the ante a bit there though, as $500 is not enough to find a new desktop in the product classes high enough to have and properly support a decent graphics card. Can you possibly go as high as the mid-$700s?
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> Some of those HP dv6s by the way were powerhouses. The one you had been playing on might have been pretty strong, but laptops tend to not last more than 3-5 years, depending on usage patterns and how well they were constructed.
>
> SPs and store content do not really add anything significant to the game's overhead, it's the base game and EPs that do and the options, resolution, etc. that the player plays on. Mods and CC might, but it depends on the kind of mods and CC. Simple furniture redesigns not so much, high poly count hairs, high def skin replacements, and super intrusive mods that reprogram the game's story progression certainly would. NRaas offers a balance of mods, including several that are designed to improve the game's performance, not make it run harder.
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> Basic requirements are still as stated earlier on in this thread last year. Today's models will come with the 1000-series Nvidia cards, so that would be a GTX 1050 as a minimum (or the AMD equivalents, the product numbers run differently). At least 8 GB of RAM, processor i5 or higher although some of the higher end i3s are now okay too for desktops, drive space at least 512 GB to work with no matter what kind of drive(s), SSDs are great but drive the price up for those of any really usable size.
If the computer will last me then yes I can spend a little more. I have absolutely no idea what any of those numbers mean, but I can try and play a matching game while looking haha. Is there a particular brand you would recommend?
