Re: Can I play Sims 4 on a Surface Laptop 3?
I have the same question
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@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.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
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.
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.
@puzzlezaddict Hi there I was wondering if there were more newer laptops or ones coming out that could play sims 4 on height to ultra settings? Thanks
@JasonD716 Are you still looking for a lightweight laptop in the $1,200 CAD range? I haven't seen anything new since you last posted, and prices have mostly been steady or even risen in the interim: the global shortage of graphics cards has made people desperate. I can take another look, but I doubt there are more lightweight laptops with an Nvidia 1650 out there, and the ones with the (newer, faster) 3050 are both more expensive and mostly not available.
- @puzzlezaddict Yeah I’m looking for a few more that could play in that budget and still a thin build
@JasonD716 I looked again and didn't see anything under $1,250 that was also under 4 lbs, except for the Dell I mentioned before:
There are a couple options just over 4 lbs, two MSIs (one in three different configurations), and one Lenovo slim laptop that's only available in your preferred budget (until the sale ends tomorrow) as an open-box option:
https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_1925_1920_1923&item_id=168737
https://www.amazon.ca/MSI-GF65-Thin-9SD-836-GTX1660Ti/dp/B08BZQTCXK
https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_1925_1920_1923&item_id=168745
None of these are the truly lightweight options you might want, but they're also the lightest laptops that could run Sims 4 on ultra graphics settings in this price range. If you want something significantly lighter, you'd be looking at an MX350 graphics card at best, one that might handle high settings but almost certainly not ultra. This is one example, although there are plenty of others.
https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-700-series/IdeaPad-Slim-7-14IIL05/p/82A4000MUS
Point is, hte market is pretty much the same as the last time you asked, which is not surprising.
- @puzzlezaddict If my budget is bigger are there any more you can show me like can you list some under 1500
- @JasonD716 Get a desktop. It'll be half the price and twice as powerful.
Never understood why people use laptops and tablets for gaming and expect it to perform better than desktops. It won't happen. - @Psychotps I like them a lot too but there not portable ☹️
@JasonD716 I'm sorry, but I still couldn't find any lightweight portable laptops with gaming graphics cards for under $1,500 CAD. The two cheapest options I found were these:
Even if you did get one, you'd be paying several hundred dollars more for about half a pound less of weight, which doesn't seem like a great deal.
If you know someone in the U.S. who could order for you, I've seen the Asus Zephyrus G14 occasionally on sale for as low as $1,000, not including sales tax, which would be cheaper than Canadian prices. Or maybe you'll see it on sale from Best Buy Canada if you watch for a while.
Other than that, you'll need to decide what's more important to you and compromise on the other half. Does the laptop have to be extremely lightweight, or can it weigh a bit more? I've given you some good options in that department. Do you absolutely want a laptop that can run all packs on ultra graphics settings, or would high settings be okay? You could get a laptop with an MX450 for under $1,500:
https://www.newegg.ca/msi-modern-14-b11sb-084/p/N82E16834155701
And I linked one with an MX350 earlier, although it's certainly not the only option. The point is, it really feels like what you're looking for isn't out there, and no amount of waiting is going to make much difference.
- @puzzlezaddict Ok since it’s a new year do you think new laptops will come out with around what I’m looking for
