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@JasonD716 That's not all the info I'd normally want, but there's one obvious issue right away: the size of the hard drive. 128 GB is enough for Sims 4 itself, barely, in addition to Windows and the other small apps like browsers you'd probably want to install. But if you'd like to use even a moderate amount of custom content, or even save a bunch of screenshots, you might soon run out of space. If you'd like other suggestions for laptops, let me know what details matter to you, as well as your preferred budget.

@JasonD716 256 GB would probably be fine, unless you're planning on installing other games as well or storing other large files (movies, a music collection, etc.). 512 GB gives more breathing room but shouldn't be necessary if Sims 4 is the only thing taking up a lot of space on your hard drive.

@JasonD716 The limiting factor here will be the graphics card or chip, not the processor. The graphics chip integrated into this processor should be capable of running Sims 4 on medium settings. Any more than that might be pushing things, unless you make other compromises, for example reducing the resolution or not installing all the demanding expansions. If this laptop happened to have a dedicated graphics card as well, that would change the equation, but I'm not sure it has one. That's why I wanted to look at the specs page, by the way—it would list all the hardware, not just what's in your screenshot.

@JasonD716 Right, none of the configurations for this particular model include a dedicated graphics card, just the integrated chip. So the answer is the same as before: medium settings should be doable, more than that may not be. If you want to see other options, let me know your preferred budget as well as any other details that matter to you.

@JasonD716 You can certainly do better than the Surface for your budget, although the thin and light requirement does constrain things a bit. There aren't many light laptops in this range with dedicated graphics cards, but even the high-end integrated graphics chips should still run the game on medium-high settings. Then the question becomes whether you want to pay extra for a slightly lighter model or some other feature that matters to you. The processors with the fastest integrated graphics chips available right now, at least in normal laptops with reasonable prices, are the Ryzen 7 4700U and the Intel i7-1165G7. The graphics chip in the 4700U is a bit faster on average, but there's a lot of variation depending on the game involved, so I'm not sure which would be better specifically for Sims 4. You could actually get one of these for $800, although most other options for both are a bit more expensive. Since I don't know how thin and light you want your laptop to be, or how much storage you want, here are a few different examples: https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-laptops/new-inspiron-15-5000-laptop-amd/spd/inspiron-15-5505-laptop/ni155000_sb_s103e https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-laptops/new-inspiron-15-5000-laptop/spd/inspiron-15-5502-laptop/ni155000t_sb_5013dbe https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_1925_1912_1909&item_id=182956 https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/thinkbook-series/ThinkBook-14-Gen-2-AMD/p/20VF004JUS https://www.thesource.ca/en-ca/computers-tablets/laptops/all-laptops/asus-vivobook-flip-14-tm420ia-db71t-14%22-touchscreen-laptop-with-amd-ryzen-7-4700u%2c-512gb-ssd%2c-8gb-ram-windows-10-home/p/108092590 https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/hp-15-6-laptop-natural-silver-intel-core-i5-1135g7-1tb-ssd-16gb-ram-windows-10/14960571 https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-laptops/new-inspiron-14-5000-2-in-1-laptop/spd/inspiron-14-5406-2-in-1-laptop/ni145406_sb_h5044be This laptop has an entry-level dedicated graphics card, one that's not all that much faster in synthetic tests than the integrated chips in the laptops above. But the advantage of a dedicated card is that it handles the graphics load separately from the processor, which will presumably have a moderate workload already while you're playing. This laptop also has 16 GB RAM, which is convenient for multitasking if not strictly necessary. https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_1925_1912_1909&item_id=165763 This is a real gaming laptop, just thinner and lighter than most. Its graphics card should be able to run all current Sims 4 packs together on ultra settings. https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-laptops/new-inspiron-15-7000-laptop/spd/inspiron-15-7501-laptop/ni157501_sb_h014e I know these are a lot of links, but there aren't really that many details to keep track of. For the first list, the point is that the underlying hardware is essentially the same, other than a couple having a larger hard drive or more RAM. So the important question there is which one you like the best. Or if you want something a bit faster, take a look at the two with dedicated cards. And feel free to keep asking questions as well.

Re: Can I play Sims 4 on a Surface Laptop 3?

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago
@JasonD716 If you're considering buying a specific laptop, please link it. Surface laptops come in a very wide variety of configurations, so it's impossible to say how well a particular model would run Sims 4 without seeing its specs.
JasonD716
5 years ago
These are the specs
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago
@JasonD716 That's not all the info I'd normally want, but there's one obvious issue right away: the size of the hard drive. 128 GB is enough for Sims 4 itself, barely, in addition to Windows and the other small apps like browsers you'd probably want to install. But if you'd like to use even a moderate amount of custom content, or even save a bunch of screenshots, you might soon run out of space.

If you'd like other suggestions for laptops, let me know what details matter to you, as well as your preferred budget.
JasonD716
5 years ago
@puzzlezaddict So should I get like 256 gb or 512gb something higher
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago
@JasonD716 256 GB would probably be fine, unless you're planning on installing other games as well or storing other large files (movies, a music collection, etc.). 512 GB gives more breathing room but shouldn't be necessary if Sims 4 is the only thing taking up a lot of space on your hard drive.
JasonD716
5 years ago
@puzzlezaddict Thanks so much I’m just playing sims do you think the processor is enough to play on good settings
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago
@JasonD716 The limiting factor here will be the graphics card or chip, not the processor. The graphics chip integrated into this processor should be capable of running Sims 4 on medium settings. Any more than that might be pushing things, unless you make other compromises, for example reducing the resolution or not installing all the demanding expansions.

If this laptop happened to have a dedicated graphics card as well, that would change the equation, but I'm not sure it has one. That's why I wanted to look at the specs page, by the way—it would list all the hardware, not just what's in your screenshot.
JasonD716
5 years ago
Here is all the configurations
JasonD716
5 years ago
Here are the tech specs I made a mistake with the last photo
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
5 years ago
@JasonD716 Right, none of the configurations for this particular model include a dedicated graphics card, just the integrated chip. So the answer is the same as before: medium settings should be doable, more than that may not be.

If you want to see other options, let me know your preferred budget as well as any other details that matter to you.