Will this Laptop work with the Sims 3?
I purchased Sims 3 and all DLCs, and I was wondering if the Lenovo Thinkpad T520 would work smoothly? Here are the specs: (P.S. it runs the sims 4 pretty well but I don't have all expansions and such...
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Does that really say an 80 GB SSD? How much free storage do you have? Between Sims 4 (even just the base game) and Windows, there might not be much space left. If you're not sure, open a File Explorer window and click This PC in the left panel.
But as far as Sims 3 goes, it unfortunately wouldn't run very well on this laptop. The processor is okay although not great for TS3—it might be fine if you didn't run anything else while playing. But the integrated graphics chip wouldn't be able to handle the demands of Pets and Seasons, or possibly Island Paradise and Into the Future either. Some people play on lower settings on hardware like this, and they're okay with the results. Other people get constant crashing and say it's basically unplayable.
Normally I'd say try the base game, maybe add World Adventures, Ambitions, and however many stuff packs you want, and see how it goes. But definitely check the storage situation first. While it's not really dangerous to run out of space, apps and even Windows will start to lag and often fail to update. You should try to have over 20 GB free at all times, including while you're playing or running other apps. So you'd probably want more like 30-35 GB free after you install a game like TS3 but before you've created any saves or downloaded any content.
But as far as Sims 3 goes, it unfortunately wouldn't run very well on this laptop. The processor is okay although not great for TS3—it might be fine if you didn't run anything else while playing. But the integrated graphics chip wouldn't be able to handle the demands of Pets and Seasons, or possibly Island Paradise and Into the Future either. Some people play on lower settings on hardware like this, and they're okay with the results. Other people get constant crashing and say it's basically unplayable.
Normally I'd say try the base game, maybe add World Adventures, Ambitions, and however many stuff packs you want, and see how it goes. But definitely check the storage situation first. While it's not really dangerous to run out of space, apps and even Windows will start to lag and often fail to update. You should try to have over 20 GB free at all times, including while you're playing or running other apps. So you'd probably want more like 30-35 GB free after you install a game like TS3 but before you've created any saves or downloaded any content.
