What graphics settings do you play Sims 4 on?
And what are your computer specs? My PC is decent but it sucks I have to play the game on low-medium graphics settings, I'm so jealous of everyone who can just casually play the game on high settin...
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The only expansion i have is Get to Work and my monitor only does 1366 x 720 screen resolution, but my 2013 video card (Geforce 650) handles Ultra no problem.
Fitting a video card is easy, provided your pre-built desktop has the ability to be upgraded. Search for "linus tech tips installing video card" on Youtube.
As it's not a demanding game, a midrange card with a single slot cooler and power consumption under 120w is going to be plenty and less likely to have compatibility problems due to
>not enough room in the case
>too much heat generation for the case fans to extract
>drawing too much current from the power supply
As a ROUGH rule, video card performance is closely tied to memory bus width and memory type.
Specs on both are available here -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units#GeForce_10_series_2
DDR5 is twice as fast as DDR3 in graphics cards.
128 bit memory bus is twice as fast as 64 bit, and 256 is twice as fast again.
I'd personally avoid a card with less than 128 bit bus or that still uses DDR 3.
My 2013 Geforce 650 has a 128bit bus and DDR 5, which is likely why it can still keep up.
Looking at that Wiki article i mentioned, a Geforce GTX 1050 with its DDR 5, 128 bit memory bus should be enough for most people, and it only pulls 75 watts (should work in anything that physically has a slot to put it in).
Fitting a video card is easy, provided your pre-built desktop has the ability to be upgraded. Search for "linus tech tips installing video card" on Youtube.
As it's not a demanding game, a midrange card with a single slot cooler and power consumption under 120w is going to be plenty and less likely to have compatibility problems due to
>not enough room in the case
>too much heat generation for the case fans to extract
>drawing too much current from the power supply
As a ROUGH rule, video card performance is closely tied to memory bus width and memory type.
Specs on both are available here -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units#GeForce_10_series_2
DDR5 is twice as fast as DDR3 in graphics cards.
128 bit memory bus is twice as fast as 64 bit, and 256 is twice as fast again.
I'd personally avoid a card with less than 128 bit bus or that still uses DDR 3.
My 2013 Geforce 650 has a 128bit bus and DDR 5, which is likely why it can still keep up.
Looking at that Wiki article i mentioned, a Geforce GTX 1050 with its DDR 5, 128 bit memory bus should be enough for most people, and it only pulls 75 watts (should work in anything that physically has a slot to put it in).
