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hollie1897
6 years ago
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How well will my laptop run sims 4??

Hi all,  I have recently purchased a HP ENVY 13-aq0500sa 13.3" Intel® Core™ i5 Laptop - 256 GB SSD, Silver  after my MacBook has broken, I played sims 2, 3 and 4 relatively well on my MacBook Air ...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    6 years ago

    @hollie1897  The hardware in that laptop should run Sims 4 on high settings without any trouble.  If you don't have the most demanding expansion packs (essentially all EPs starting with Cats & Dogs), you might be able to turn a few settings up to ultra.  Feel free to experiment a bit.

    Just make sure the laptop can properly cool itself while you play.  Elevate it—get a laptop tray or put books under the corners or something—or use a cooling pad.  Excess heat will make the laptop throttle the hardware, which will lower performance.

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puzzlezaddict
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6 years ago

@hollie1897  The hardware in that laptop should run Sims 4 on high settings without any trouble.  If you don't have the most demanding expansion packs (essentially all EPs starting with Cats & Dogs), you might be able to turn a few settings up to ultra.  Feel free to experiment a bit.

Just make sure the laptop can properly cool itself while you play.  Elevate it—get a laptop tray or put books under the corners or something—or use a cooling pad.  Excess heat will make the laptop throttle the hardware, which will lower performance.

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hollie1897
6 years ago

I have all the expansion packs will that effect it running on high settings? 

Okay, thank you for your reply and advice 🙂 

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    puzzlezaddict
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    6 years ago

    @hollie1897  You should still be fine on high settings, although again, be careful not to let it overheat.

    @_North_South_148  Total storage has almost nothing to do with how well a computer runs a game.  As long as there's enough free storage, there shouldn't be any issues.  A 256 GB hard drive is large enough for Sims 4, and 20 GB free should prevent any problems.

    • hollie1897's avatar
      hollie1897
      6 years ago

      Okay thank you very much for your help! 🙂 

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