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- SimsxZelda_fan5 years agoNew SpectatorPeople actually play Sims 3 on laptops? You're just asking for performance issues if you're trying to play it on a laptop.
My family always played Sims on desktops. 1 2 & 3 so I guess I never had the same issues. I've had a i5 6400 and 8 GB of RAM and its run just fine. Then again it's a desktop. I mean, sure I've recently upgraded to an i7 6700k & 16GB RAM but that was for a Rugby Football game I wanted to play. Even before I upgraded sims 3 ran just fine. Never tried it on a laptop lol "SimsxZelda_fan;c-17403753" wrote:
People actually play Sims 3 on laptops? You're just asking for performance issues if you're trying to play it on a laptop.
My family always played Sims on desktops. 1 2 & 3 so I guess I never had the same issues. I've had a i5 6400 and 8 GB of RAM and its run just fine. Then again it's a desktop. I mean, sure I've recently upgraded to an i7 6700k & 16GB RAM but that was for a Rugby Football game I wanted to play. Even before I upgraded sims 3 ran just fine. Never tried it on a laptop lol
I do play it on a laptop. But it's a gaming laptop. It's amazing how much they've improved over the past few years. At least some laptops offer full-sized graphics cards instead of stripped down ones (mine does). My CPU is not as strong as its desktop equivalent but it's good enough for gaming. Heat can be an issue, but that's what cooling pads are for. Granted, my main games are Sims 3 and Civilization 6 atm, but it easily plays a fully modded skyrim at 1440p with stable framerates (what those framerates are depends on the ENB).
The disadvantage to laptops is they are so much more expensive and so much less upgradeable than desktops. But I need computer setups in two houses (mine and my parents) and so a laptop makes that much easier.- I play on a laptop that I've had for ages and I don't have any issues with my game; only issues I get is if I download dodgy CC but that can be easily dealt with.
- I use a gaming laptop, that I’ve added an SSD to - I have all the requirements to play, I even got some great advice from Best Buy when I had them install the SSD (this is before COVID took our lives over).
And it worked so well I almost cried - seriously. The loading time was amazing and the game ran SO smooth. Then I had an Windows 10 update.
Now the launcher will pop up, then immediately goes off. I’ve done everything I can to try and make it work again, it’s been super frustrating since I bought the computer just to play Sim 3! - NikkeiSimmer5 years agoSeasoned VanguardASUS VivoBook X540BA-RB94 user... here. Not recommended... It's only a last-ditch system for the economically challenged, but still needing my Sims 3 fix. If I don't get my fix with Sims 3, I turn into this: (think...very unpleasant to be around)
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n9_LkFhyPQk/maxresdefault.jpg
I'd suggest saving up your simoleons for a gaming computer. "InfraGreen;c-17398976" wrote:
TS3 is one of the few games that truly benefits from using an SSD. I actually made a 512GB one my priority with building my desktop. SSD for speed, space for all the saves (I also have a storage drive but it's a regular HDD and older)Agree with this. Also learn how to (if you don't already) enable the game to use more RAM by tweaking the config files. (by default, it uses only 2GB no matter how much RAM your PC has).
Here's a helpful guide.
EDIT: DON'T DO THIS. Configuring that file apparently has nothing to with RAM and can lead to game instability. Thanks to Igazor and AlexaKry for warning."jonesyKS;c-17519831" wrote:
I use a gaming laptop, that I’ve added an SSD to - I have all the requirements to play, I even got some great advice from Best Buy when I had them install the SSD (this is before COVID took our lives over).
And it worked so well I almost cried - seriously. The loading time was amazing and the game ran SO smooth. Then I had an Windows 10 update.
Now the launcher will pop up, then immediately goes off. I’ve done everything I can to try and make it work again, it’s been super frustrating since I bought the computer just to play Sim 3!
That's so frustrating! I had a similar problem last month so I feel your pain. Have you tried:
1) Giving your game a factory reset
2) Trying to run without cc (just to see if it's a cc compatibility issue)3) Enabling your game to use more RAM (see my post above)Don't do this
4) Turning vertical sync on
5) Using a FPS limiter?- I cannot play on high settings I got my game closes itself without a warning or I cannot save (I got the error 12) or issue number 3 it freezes forever. I got a gaming computer but no ssd yet.Windows 10 is a very ram greedy as much as Vista was. I did everything already posted . :'(
I probably got so much cc or a lot of sims but sorry I am autistic I cannot say goodbye to them. - graceymanors5 years agoSeasoned VeteranI tried tuff gaming laptop and It was a terrible.Even just for basic use.I like MSI laptops and my acer nitro 5 runs well with medium-high settings.
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