Does Sims 4 run better on Pc than Sims 3

"shannonsewell12;d-951139" wrote:
I’m looking into getting a PC again and wondering how well sims 4 actually runs? I found sims 3 to be really choppy and laggy for me..

I’m currently playing on console and would much prefer it for pc

I would say it's better. I didn't have many issues with Sims 3 but I seem to have hardly any on Sims 4. The issues I do have are nearly always my own fault! lol

"BerryCharming;c-16833855" wrote:

"EricasFreePlay;c-16833819" wrote:
I have played both on several laptops (nowhere near gaming laptop specs) and both games have run very well with no lag or problems. I had the entire Sims 3 collection on one (when I had a laptop with a disk drive). I am going to eventually re-purchase my missing Sims 3 packs via Origin (except Katy Perry's Sweet Treat pack which is no longer available) and see how well they run on this laptop which was a last minute purchase back in September after my Dell laptop's battery died.

You can get sweet treats from amazon, I just ordered mine last week.

I can get a digital copy from Amazon? I don't have a disk drive anymore for a CD.

"EricasFreePlay;c-16833861" wrote:

"BerryCharming;c-16833855" wrote:

"EricasFreePlay;c-16833819" wrote:
I have played both on several laptops (nowhere near gaming laptop specs) and both games have run very well with no lag or problems. I had the entire Sims 3 collection on one (when I had a laptop with a disk drive). I am going to eventually re-purchase my missing Sims 3 packs via Origin (except Katy Perry's Sweet Treat pack which is no longer available) and see how well they run on this laptop which was a last minute purchase back in September after my Dell laptop's battery died.

You can get sweet treats from amazon, I just ordered mine last week.

I can get a digital copy from Amazon? I don't have a disk drive anymore for a CD.

You can download it through origin, I dont have a CD slot either, I put the code in origin and it let me download that way.

"shannonsewell12;c-16833632" wrote:
would you happen to know about these specs anyone



Blue Tooth: N
Depth: 381 MM
Display Size: 24in
Dongle Required: N
AMD A10 9700 Core™ Processor
2x4GB DDR4 Crucial Memory
2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 64MB HDD
On-board Radeon R7™ Graphics
Asus Prime A320M-K Motherboard
Red LED Fans
500W FSP Power Supply
23.8 inch BenQ Full HD Monitor
Windows® 10 Home
WiFi
Graphics: Onboard, AMD R7
Hard Drive Storage: 2 Tb
Height: 456 MM
Processor: AMD A10-9700
RAM Memory: 8 GB
Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
Touch Screen: N
Width: 208 MM
Wifi Enabled: Y

My techy son says this probably won't work on the high settings and to take a pass.

In general it does. I have a gaming laptop so TS3 runs smoothly for me, but even then it still crashes more often than TS4.

In my experience, Sims 4 runs infinitely better than Sims 3 ran on PC. There is some frustrating simulation lag when you get past City Living expansion pack, but its so much less intrusive than the lag and crashing that came with Sims 3, even on some newer pc's. I'd say its well worth the change as long as you don't expect sims 3 when you download sims 4. They are very different games with a similar theme.

I play 4 and 3 (all packs and store content installed) on an Alienware desktop and they both run equally well.

"BerryCharming;c-16833866" wrote:

"EricasFreePlay;c-16833861" wrote:

"BerryCharming;c-16833855" wrote:

"EricasFreePlay;c-16833819" wrote:
I have played both on several laptops (nowhere near gaming laptop specs) and both games have run very well with no lag or problems. I had the entire Sims 3 collection on one (when I had a laptop with a disk drive). I am going to eventually re-purchase my missing Sims 3 packs via Origin (except Katy Perry's Sweet Treat pack which is no longer available) and see how well they run on this laptop which was a last minute purchase back in September after my Dell laptop's battery died.

You can get sweet treats from amazon, I just ordered mine last week.

I can get a digital copy from Amazon? I don't have a disk drive anymore for a CD.

You can download it through origin, I dont have a CD slot either, I put the code in origin and it let me download that way.

Digital downloads are not available on Amazon anymore. I just looked.

Both Sims 3 and Sims 4 plays very well on my PC. Then again, mine is a custom built PC~

"shannonsewell12;d-951139" wrote:
I’m looking into getting a PC again and wondering how well sims 4 actually runs? I found sims 3 to be really choppy and laggy for me..

I’m currently playing on console and would much prefer it for pc

I have a top of the line PC and even it gets a little herky-jerky (what most people here call 'laggy') with Sims 3 once I install all the EP's and mods that I like. I just don't use the term laggy because it isn't actual performance lag ... it's the freaking game engine (just mho).

Sims 4 runs great by comparison. I Also have occasional crashes with TS3. TS4 runs smoothly as silk and has never crashed on me once that I can recall.