Computer specs for Sims 3
I don't know much about computers and specs and I was wondering if this computer was okay for Sims 3. I do have all the Sims 3 expansion and stuff packs that i will like to play all at once with medi...
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@dlarlQma Yes, that computer would handle Sims 3 just fine. In fact, it would run all packs together on ultra graphics settings. The one thing to be careful of is the graphics card—it's strong enough to generate excessively high frame rates while you're playing. But that would be true of any card strong enough for high or ultra settings. Since Sims 3's fps limiter doesn't work, you'll need to use an outside tool, e.g. Nvidia's built-in Control Panel. It's easy enough to set up, and once you've capped fps, the card will run TS3 without trouble.
CyberpowerPC also makes good gaming computers. Even their prebuilt models tend to have decent hardware, and almost all of them are made to be upgradable.
Speaking of Cyberpower though, this computer might be a better option:
https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/READY-TO-SHIP-GAMER-MASTER-ET9919
For $110 less, it has a stronger processor and a slightly faster graphics card. Sims 3 doesn't need the extra power, but you might want it down the line for other games, or maybe other apps like Photoshop. This model's one downside is that it only has 8 GB memory, but you could add a matching RAM stick for probably around $40.
So it will run with little to no lag? I also have about 20+ (including all the walking dead series) other games do you think the two computer options would be able to handle it?
And any ram stick recommendation?
@dlarlQma I'd need to know the names of the other games in order to tell you how they'd run. Sims 3 might lag in certain worlds (definitely Isla Paradiso) because of the way the game is programmed and those worlds are built, but the hardware in either computer will not be the problem. (Many worlds can also be fixed, or have been already, so they don't lag, but that's a whole other conversation.) Again though, either way, you'd need to manually limit your in-game frame rates, or you might see performance issues related to an overworked graphics card.
If you're planning to install 20 other games, you'll probably need a larger hard drive sooner or later. But those are cheap too, and almost as easy to install as memory. And in terms of performance, it's much better to get a solid state drive and than install a large mechanical drive later. Windows and many games will be much faster on the SSD, and a 1 or 2 TB HDD wouldn't be that expensive.
For the extra RAM, the best way to go is to get the computer, find the serial number on the installed module, and order a matching copy on Amazon or wherever it's cheapest. Because the speed and timings have to match precisely, that's the easiest way to get exactly what you need.
So here are the games that I currently own
Origin:
Sims 3 (and all the expansion and stuff packs)
Sims 4 (and all the expansion, stuff, game packs)
Alice: Madness Returns
Dead in Bermuda
Plants vs Zombies
Steam World Dig
Unwritten Tales 2
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles
Steam:
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
Back to the Future (Ep. 1 - 5)
Game of Thrones
Life is Strange
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
The Walking Dead (Season 1, Season 2, Michonne, A New Frontier)
The Wolf Among Us
Epic Games:
Batman Arkham Knight
LEGO Batman TheVideogame
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Batman Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
For Honor
Batman Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Conarium
The Walking Dead The Final Season
ABZU
Alan Wake
Celeste
City of Brass
Enter the Gungeon
GNOG
Hyper Light Drifter
Inside
Last Day of June
Limbo
Moonlighter
Mutant Year Zero Road to Eden
Overcooked
Rebel Galaxy
RIME
Stories Untold
The End is Nigh
The Witness
Thimbleweed Park
This War of Mine
Transistor
World of Goo
*Didn't realize I had so many Epic Games, but everything was free except for The Walking Dead
