I re-installed the drivers and I actually got Sims 3 to work- for only a couple days. I ended up starting a new game and though like before, once I got to a certain point, ie new skills learned etc, crashhhhhhhhhhh......never again will I do Intel graphics or Toshiba for any matter. They still have not answered my question. Although the laptop I have is still running well, I won't be using this for Sims 3 anymore. SO.
I'm thinking of getting this one from XOTIC pc site:
First choice:
Sager NP5652 (Clevo W650RC)
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 (1920x1080) Anti-Glare Matte-Type Screen
- 6th Generation Intel® Skylake™ i7-6700HQ (2.6GHz - 3.5GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)
- NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 950M (2.0GB) GDDR3 PCI-Express DX11 (Maxwell) w/ Optimus™ Technology
- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [2x8GB] Dual Channel Memory (SKU - RAM04S)
- 1TB 7200RPM [SATA III - 6GB/s] (SKU- HDD005)
- 8X Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (Sager) (Dual Layer w/ Software)
- Intel® Dual Band AC 3165 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth 4.0 [M.2 Chip]
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- ~Windows 7 Professional Premium 64-Bit (64&32-Bit CD Included) + MS Office 2016 Trial - [ETA: 10/15/2015]
- Creativity Essentials - Corel™ PaintShop® Pro X7 / Corel™ AfterShot® Pro 2 / Corel™ VideoStudio® Pro X7
$1,149.00
or
Second choice:
FORCE 16GC (29-029) w/ 860M (MSI GE60 ApachePro Barebones) FORCE 16GC (29-029) w/ 860M (MSI GE60 ApachePro Barebones)
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Anti-Glare Matte Type Screen
- 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4700MQ (2.4GHz - 3.4GHz, 6MB Intel®
- NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 860M (2.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 w/ Optimus™ Technology
- 12GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-41814XP] (Dual Channel Memory (1x4GB + 1x8GB SODIMMS))
- 1TB 7200RPM (SATA III - 6GB/s) (SKU - HDD005)
- 8x Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (Dual Layer w/ Software) (SKU - ODD001)
- Intel® Dual Band AC 7260 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth 4.0 / WiDi | Up to 300/867Mbps (2x2) (SKU - WIFI04)
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Windows 7 Home Premium - 64-Bit (Supports up to 16GB of RAM) (Disk
- Creativity Essentials - Corel™ PaintShop® Pro X7 / Corel™ AfterShot® Pro 2 / Corel™ VideoStudio® Pro X7
around $1300
These should work with Sims 3 all expansion/stuff packs?? :P
I'd like your opinion, which one would you choose over the other and why? I understand the MQ can be upgraded, while the HQ cannot.