Hello,
if anybody has the time could you please help me 🙂
I want to buy a new gaming PC to play the Sims 4 and all the packs and add ons.
I want the game to run smooth, fast, best settings and never lag etc.
Would this PC do all of the above?
Its called 'Alienware Aurora R9'
I welcome any help or advice 🙂
this is the link the curry website
please could you tell me why this would be better than the one on dell website?
and if I was to buy this machine off currys website... would it run the sims 4 at the best settings and all the adds on etc and future? I understand its pricey but put that to one side would you say this would be a good computer for me to play on it?
I have read alot about Intel® Core is this important? @puzzlezaddict
@Simsfan8989 The model on the Currys website is actually more expensive, for the same hardware, than the ones on the Dell website: it's $50 more than the same configuration in an Aurora R9, and $210 more expensive than the R8 I linked (this one). Unless you like the look of the newer Aurora so much better that you're willing to spend over $100 (depending on the exact hardware) just to get the new case, the R8 is still the best option among these.
The other Alienware you linked on the Dell website, the one with the AMD Ryzen processor, is also more expensive for similar performance. For example, the default Ryzen 5 3500X is a bit faster than an Intel i5-9400, maybe a few percentage points depending on the game. But you'd be paying $150 more for it, with all the other hardware (except for the new case) being the same. You could instead pay £90 and upgrade the 9400 to a 9600K and get a significantly faster processor (for gaming) than the 3500X.
The choice between Intel and AMD processors is sometimes complicated. Intel is better for average users, as in, people who don't want to mess around with overclocking and other tweaks or who don't want to stay on top of all the little updates AMD releases to try to improve performance, as opposed to Intel CPUs, which generally work as intended right out of the box. AMD is also usually better for certain non-gaming tasks like video editing, and in synthetic benchmarks (tests made up to measure performance). But if your main activity is gaming, those advantages don't matter.
AMD processors can also be a lot cheaper than Intel, so much so that it's better to buy an AMD even if you don't intend to play with its settings or use it for heavy non-gaming tasks. The idea is that you can get the next better AMD processor for the same price or even cheaper than the Intel you were considering, so even without any overclocking, performance is still going to be better.
This is not the case with the Alienware models I'm looking at. The i5-9600K is as good for gaming as a Ryzen 5 3600 and much better than a 3500X, and it's cheaper too. An i5-9400 is almost equal to a 3500X, and so much cheaper. So within the Alienware models, the choice seems simple: either spend much less and get a 9400, or spend a little more than that and get a 9600K.
Sims 4 won't ever use more power than a 9400 has, even if you're browsing the internet and editing your screenshots while playing. An i3-9100 would also be fine, except you might notice it slowing down in a few years. So if this is an investment for you, and you want to put off getting a new computer, the upgrade to a 9400 is worth the price. The 9600K is borderline worth the price: you won't need if for Sims 4, you probably wouldn't need it for Sims 5 (whenever it shows up), but you might like it for other games.
@puzzlezaddict Honest thank you for taking the time to answer my questions 🙂🙂
So machine in this link below is bettee to get?
is that also better than the currys one?
@Simsfan8989 That's way too pricey for the hardware. Instead, start with this one:
and apply the upgrades you want (the ones I listed before). I can walk you through them, if you like, but you'll end up saving a lot of money by starting here.
@puzzlezaddict What do you mean by to expensive for the hardware?
also (sorry questions again lol)
The currys website is Intel® Core™ i7-9700 Processor = £1399
The dell website is Intel® Core™ i5 9600K = £1399
should I not go with the curry website since its a better intel core?
i understand what you mean with going with the one you linked but that was Intel® Core™ i5 9600K which is cheaper than the one I found on the dell website, however I want this PC to last and not have to have issues months or a year or 2 down the road.
Id rather spend an extra money to prevent worrying it isnt as good/fast as the currys one.
hope that makes sense.
you sound like you know more than I do, Im lost as its alot of money and I love the sims 4.
i just want the best I can get for around £100/£1300 max to enjoy and not worry about slow game or lags. I will only ever play the sims on it and checking the internet and watchinf youtube videos every now and again.
if I was to go with the currys website would it be silly? I just worry about picking the wrong one.
@Simsfan8989 What I mean is, instead of looking at premade options on Currys or the Dell website, you should choose the components you want—processor, graphics card, storage, memory if you're not comfortable installing more yourself—and then find the cheapest option that offers all those components for the cheapest price. The options on Currys are overpriced compared to what you could get on the Dell website, or at least the ones I looked at are overpriced.
You could get a stronger processor than a 9600K, sure, but you'll probably never notice the difference, not in two years, not in five years, unless you start playing other games. Even then, there aren't that many games that would benefit, and certainly Sims 5 wouldn't, let alone Sims 4. If your goal is to play Sims games for the next, say, five years, you won't need more than a 9400. If you'd like to pay the extra £90 for a 9600K and peace of mind, it may be worth it. Anything above that, and you won't get any benefit.
Please let me know whether you want to spend £100-150 on the newer case, as in, the one that looks like this:
https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/cty/pdp/spd/alienware-aurora-r9-desktop
or you'd rather save the money and go with the one that looks like this:
https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/cty/pdp/spd/alienware-aurora-r8-desktop
That's the first decision. Then let me know what processor you want, and we can go from there.
I do like the new case.
Is it the Intel-Core the most important thing to be high to play the sims 4? Or is the ram more important
