best desktops for the sims 3
hi, i need help finding a good (yet cheap) desktop computer that can run the sims 3 on high qualities. ive been doing a lot of research but since im not computer smart and dont know what half of the ...
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hello! hope your having a good day, my price range is now in the $600 range. i know this maybe difficult to find a computer to play the sims 3 with ultra high settings but if I need to push it a $100 so i can. thank you for your help, have a great day!
@BellyacheSimmer There aren't nearly as many choices for $600 and under, or at least not as many good ones. But you can still get a computer that would run Sims 3 on ultra graphics settings.
This is the lowest I'd go, at $550. The processor and graphics card are more than good enough for the entire game plus whatever custom content you'd want to install. The drawback is that it has only a mechanical drive, meaning loading—everything from the initial screens to traveling to opening Build/Buy and CAS—would take longer. The game would run the same once it was loaded though. You could also buy a solid state drive and install it later; it's not difficult to add one.
This one is $600, and its processor and graphics card are both weaker than the Acer above, though still more than good enough for Sims 3. But it does have a solid state drive, and while it's not large, 256 GB is enough for Windows, Sims 3, plus your saves and other user data. You could store backups and any other data on the 1 TB HDD as needed.
This one is $620 and has the same graphics card as the Acer, a somewhate stronger processor, and a 480 GB solid state drive, which is enough storage for most people. Again, you could add a second hard drive (any SATA drive you wanted) later, if you decided you needed more storage.
Even going up to $700, I didn't see any options that were better than these. It seems like at the moment, there are fewer options in this range than usual, but these would be fine and are about what you'd expect for your budget in normal times.
If you have more questions, please feel free to ask.
