Is this a good computer for TS3?
Is this a good computer for running the Sims 3 on medium-high graphics with several expansion packs? I have Ambitions, Generations, Late Night, Pets, Seasons, Supernatural and University (although I d...
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Wow, that's a really good price for an ultra mini-form factor computer if it lasts as long as it should though that's a pretty big "IF." But no, it's not going to give you the TS3 experience I think you are looking for. It should run the base game okay, and maybe a couple of the earliest and lightest expansions on low to maybe medium graphics. But the heavier and later released EPs like Pets, Seasons, possibly even Uni, would likely be too much for it as would be higher graphics settings. It would probably take to TS2 much better, if you have any affection for that game.
Its hard drive is 128 GB on which you would have a constant struggle to have enough space for the game to run, though I do see that the 256 GB version is only $18 more currently.
GHz isn't something processors have, it's the speed at which they run and it's not an absolute barrier to game performance. But yeah, I'm afraid this one is designed for ultra low power consumption, not playing graphics intensive games (even by 2009 standards) and the game would overwhelm it, there may be overheating issues, etc. This product line is really meant for web surfing, streaming videos, and light office/school types of tasks. You are not going to be able to find a desktop that will run all of TS3 in that price range, I'm afraid. Not an expert shopper here and there will always be temporary bargains, but more realistically desktops would start at around the $600s (USD) and laptops will start higher.
Its hard drive is 128 GB on which you would have a constant struggle to have enough space for the game to run, though I do see that the 256 GB version is only $18 more currently.
GHz isn't something processors have, it's the speed at which they run and it's not an absolute barrier to game performance. But yeah, I'm afraid this one is designed for ultra low power consumption, not playing graphics intensive games (even by 2009 standards) and the game would overwhelm it, there may be overheating issues, etc. This product line is really meant for web surfing, streaming videos, and light office/school types of tasks. You are not going to be able to find a desktop that will run all of TS3 in that price range, I'm afraid. Not an expert shopper here and there will always be temporary bargains, but more realistically desktops would start at around the $600s (USD) and laptops will start higher.
