Re: Best pc for the sims 4 with the highest settings A LOT OF MODS & expansi

@Maisha7197  The reason that the other computer is so much more expensive is that the pricing on Cyberpower's site doesn't really make sense.  It's kind of like each computer starts out at a different baseline price that you can't see, before it even contains any hardware.  Then as components are added, the price rises accordingly, so there's no way to actually see that baseline price.

The trick is scanning for a computer where the overall price is lower than what you'd expect given its components, and then swapping out the hardware for what you'd actually want.  The one in the link I sent was originally £1039 including VAT, but it had a stronger processor and graphics card than other similarly priced models (I sorted by price when reading the list), so I thought it might end up cheaper for you as well.  And that's true—as you've seen, adding some of the same components raised the price of the one you found to £400 higher than the link I sent.  This is another way companies like this make money, but you can beat them at their own game if you pay close attention.

For the hard drives, you're absolutely right that SSDs are better.  Many programs run much faster on them, although not Sims 4, and Windows is faster too.  People still use large HDDs for storage because they're so cheap, and the point is to preserve data, not run demanding apps off them.  So it sounds like there are only a few options you might want (relative prices all before VAT):

• You could upgrade to an even faster 500 GB SSD for an extra £12, but, like I said, you might not notice the difference.
• Getting a 1 TB HDD instead of the 2 TB version would save £14.
• Not having an HDD would save £42, and swapping the current SSD for its 1 TB version would cost £37, so you'd save money and only have one drive to manage.  (You could always buy an HDD later and install it yourself, which is very simple.)
• A 1 TB SSD of the fastest kind would cost £67 over your current setup, so it would cost £25 more net if you also got rid of the HDD.

You're right, there's not much point in getting a liquid cooler for the processor you want.  The Intel air cooler isn't great though, which is why I selected the next one up.

About your setup, I meant that I didn't know if you'd have convenient ethernet where you were living, as in, whether it would be easier to just use wifi.  But if it's not a problem, you can skip the wifi adapter.  If you do want it, I'd recommend the next one up (I belatedly checked specs on those too), for an extra £6.

Most of the cases have some RGB, which I agree is annoying.  So do some of the internal components; there's really no avoiding it these days.  But you can unplug the case RGB if you want.  I can just pick one for you if you don't care what they look like, or you can list a few that you don't mind looking at and I'll pick the best among them.

Finally, a 1660 is a good card, more than enough for Sims 4.  A 1660 ti is significantly better, but also an extra £44.  I'd say only get this if you're considering playing other games in the next year or two.  Otherwise, get the 1660, and if in a couple of years, you want to play a more demanding game, you can buy a new graphics card and install it without changing anything else about your computer.  This computer as currently configured would support an Nvidia 2080, so you'd have plenty of leeway for an upgrade.