Looking to get back into sims. Can you suggest a budget friendly laptop ?
@Barbella_36 If you really need to buy from Best Buy, get this one:
Its 1050 ti is better than the 1050 without the ti boost, and it's actually a bit cheaper, at least today. To get the next card up, you'd need to spend $830, and it still wouldn't be as strong as the one from newegg.
@Barbella_36 I guess that depends on your definition of budget friendly, as well as the graphics settings you'd like to use, and the packs you'd like to install. There's a large gap between a laptop that will run the base game and maybe an early expansion pack or two on medium settings, and one that will run all packs on ultra settings without any trouble.
If you list your budget and country, I'd be happy to look for something that fits your needs. Please also mention anything else you'd like to do with this computer, like play other games, run other apps, or store large collections of music or movies.
I live in the USA and currently my budget is 600-800. Trying to stay lower but I’m not sure if that’s possible. I want to play the current sims 4 and maybe some expansions but I’m. It sure since I haven’t played since the original. Any suggestions would be great!!!!
@Barbella_36 Your price range is definitely fine, although there's usually a significant dropoff in quality at or just below the $600 mark. That's the difference between a laptop having a dedicated graphics card and not, and a dedicated card will run Sims 4 (and almost any game) much better than an integrated one. If you do want options below $600, I can find some, but they're not going to be as good as the models listed below.
This one is as low as I'd go, at $600. It has a decent graphics card, one that would likely run Sims 4 and all packs on ultra settings, although maybe without much room to spare. Its processor is fine too.
At $700, you could get a much stronger graphics card, one that can certainly handle ultra settings without any trouble now. In fact, it might be able to handle all packs, now and in the future, on ultra, depending on how the game develops; the Nvidia 1060 3 GB is right on the edge of what is recommended to futureproof for those packs. If you don't intend to get most or all expansion packs though, it should always be fine. (Game and stuff packs don't increase the demands nearly as much.) This also has a slightly better processor than the previous one.
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834235081?Item=N82E16834235081
The one drawback these two laptops have is their small hard drive. While 256 GB is enough room for Windows and Sims 4, you wouldn't have enough space for a whole lot more. Browsers and text documents would be fine, but a music or movie collection would not be. But you could use an external hard drive for those, or buy a second internal hard drive for the computer. (This is easy with these laptops.) You could find a 1 TB HDD on Amazon for maybe $45, or pay a bit more and get one at a computer shop that would also install it for you.
If you don't want to get a second hard drive, internal or external, here are some other options. This one, at $670, has a weaker graphics card than the one above, and the same processor. Its hard drive is large, 1 TB, but it's a slow mechanical drive. While this wouldn't make much difference to TS4, almost everything else would run slower, including Windows. HP also doesn't have a reputation for making great gaming laptops.
https://www.amazon.com/HP-15-6-inch-Anti-Glare-WLED-Backlit-15-cx0056wm/dp/B07KQXHP4M
This is the same idea, except with a much stronger processor:
You could also get a laptop with a combination of a small, fast solid state drive, plus a large mechanical drive for extra storage already added in. These two have that same 128 GB SSD/1 TB HDD combination. The first has a slightly better processor and a graphics card that falls between the 1050 ti and the 1060 3 GB. The second has a 1060 6 GB, the strongest card of all of these, and one that should always run all Sims 4 packs on ultra settings. They're $780 and $800, respectively.
https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Gaming-Laptop-G5587-5859BLK-PUS-Anti-Glare/dp/B07CD3MRZD
I know these are a lot of options, but I wasn't sure how large a hard drive you wanted, or if you'd be willing to add a second drive after the fact. If you have any questions about these, please feel free to ask.
I have a Mac book air and the new computer would be solely for sims and any expansions. The Acer looks real nice and seems it would do the job . Soo many options
@Barbella_36 If you really only plan to have Sims 4 on this computer, and very little else, then I'd get this laptop:
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834235081?Item=N82E16834235081
For $700, or actually $680 once you apply the discount code listed on the product page, you'd get an excellent graphics card, a very fast hard drive (so booting up and other Windows processes would be faster), and a good processor. Plus, you'd have flexibility to add another drive, or pay someone to do it, if you ever change your mind. Even without that though, you'd get a computer that should run Sims 4 on ultra settings, even with all packs, for a while, and maybe for the entire run of the game.
The other options are good, but their graphics cards aren't quite as good, and that's the most important component for a game like Sims 4. It's not until the $800 Dell that you'd get a stronger card than the Asus above, and even then, the card would only be a little bit better.
thoughts on this one? My husband keeps telling me about this one but I think the graphics card isn’t good
@Barbella_36 You're right, the graphcis card isn't nearly as good. It's a pretty significant difference, in fact. The processor isn't as good either. The computer is fine for what it is, but Sims 4 would definitely appreciate more graphics power.
I know the Newegg is the best one for sims but they don’t have it at bestbuy and I’m looking there bc I can pay it off I treat free in 12 months ( less ). So out of Best Buy the most middle range one suitable. Sorry woth all the questions and stuff. Hope to pick up today and start gaming
@Barbella_36 If you really need to buy from Best Buy, get this one:
Its 1050 ti is better than the 1050 without the ti boost, and it's actually a bit cheaper, at least today. To get the next card up, you'd need to spend $830, and it still wouldn't be as strong as the one from newegg.
That’s the one I went for . Bought the game and set it up. Trying to get back into it now. Thanks for all your help
