Re: Can I play Sims 4 on a Surface Laptop 3?
I have the same question
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@JasonD716 The first group of laptops might be able to run Sims 4 on high settings, but I wouldn't say it's guaranteed. The settings you could use would depend on which expansions you installed, whether you added high poly (high-resolution) custom content and how much, other details relating to your playstyle, and other factors about the laptop itself.
As an example, all modern computer hardware will throttle performance to protect itself from overheating, but some laptops are tweaked to throttle at lower temperatures than others. It's very difficult to be sure exactly how a given system will behave until you have it in front of you. That's why I don't want to make promises a laptop might not be able to keep, especially when the laptop hardware is only borderline powerful enough for high settings under ideal conditions.
Not to complicate things further, but if you don't mind ordering from a store that ships from the U.S., this laptop has the same MX350 graphics card as the Asus Zenbook and is only slightly more expensive.
https://www.newegg.ca/slate-gray-lenovo-ideapad-slim-7-14iil-82a4000mus-mainstream/p/N82E16834645108
If you don't think any of these are quite what you want, you could always look again in a week or two. Inventory turns over quickly, and prices change as well.
@puzzlezaddict Out of all of them the dell one looks best and it’s a good price to play ultra settings do you think it’s a good choice?
- @JasonD716 I also find it a bit bigger so are there any other ultra settings one that are a bit small like not 15inch maybe 14 or 13
@JasonD716 There are no new laptops in your price range that can handle ultra graphics settings and have a 14" or smaller screen. The closest is the Asus Zephyrus G14 model, but its cheapest configuration is more like $1,500-1,600 CAD under normal circumstances. (If you really like it, you might be able to find one used for a lower price.)
The problem is, a fast graphics card is physically somewhat large, even in its laptop version, and powerful hardware requires powerful cooling. So it's difficult to fit everything necessary into a small chassis. That translates into a higher price for carefully engineered and arranged smaller components. The issue doesn't exist with laptops that have integrated graphics chips, because the chip is part of the processor and not a separate component. And it's not as pronounced with the MX-series graphics cards because they're specifically made to be smaller, with some compromises on speed as a result.
The Lenovo's i5 processor doesn't matter as much because the graphics card would be doing the graphics rendering, not the processor itself. The i7 and Ryzen 7 are stronger, for sure, but the processing load of Sims 4 can easily be handled by an i5. It's the graphics part that would be sensitive to the speed of the processor's graphics chip, but if the graphics chip isn't being used (as it wouldn't be with a dedicated card in place), it's a moot point.
- @puzzlezaddict So would you say the latest Lenovo one you posted is the best to handle sims or the dell
- @puzzlezaddict Like which one handles sims the best
@JasonD716 The Dell with the Nvidia 1650 would handle Sims 4 the best by virtue of having the 1650, which is much faster than an MX350, more than twice as fast (on average) in games. But if the Dell isn't what you want for other reasons, you could still get a good play experience on other laptops. It just depends on your priorities. And that's why I'm not giving you an answer: your priorities are not for me to say.
- @puzzlezaddict I love the dell one just not the color is it possible to find one with the same graphics but in a black or a grey
@JasonD716 I didn't see any other lightweight-ish laptops with an Nvidia 1650 for under $1,250, regardless of color. I wouldn't expect to see them either; like I said, it's more expensive to get a gaming laptop at the weight of an ultraportable model. I know the Zephyrus G14 comes in a dark color as well as silver, but like I said, I think it's going to be more like $1,500-1,600 CAD, and other options the same or higher.
- @puzzlezaddict Because the dell one Lenovo and asus are my top 3
