What type of computer do you play The Sims 4 on?

I think they are monster machines, lol. They are both under 2000. Alienware gaming laptop seven or eight years old, plays 3 and 4 wonderfully well. Only problem is my F key is off.

Desktop is a beast that looks like a stormtrooper (it's an I-Buy Power I bought off the shelf at Best Buy, don't know models or anything). Only about 3 years old. Plays 3 and 4 wonderfully well as well. Just lucky with my computers.


So, I didn't answer because in my mind and heart they are monsters, but in your price range they are midrange, lol.


Edit: And I can have both Sims 3 and Sims 4 running (one in background one active) at the same time and go back and forth if I want. I play Sims 3 via my disks not on origin, so I think that's why I'm able to do it. Don't ask me why I do it, it's confidential, lol.

I chose mid range because of the price points. But because mine is a custom build, I feel like it was cheaper to build, but definitely better than a mid grade machine... If that makes sense. Lol

I saved up and got myself a nice little HP gaming laptop. It’s cool because the keyboard lights up green for sims! Lol someone even in the reviews also said she bought it for playing sims. <3

I feel like the way this poll is categorized kind of works against its purpose. For starters, I would say a "Monster" PC could be in the $2,000-$2500 dollar range easily. I would call a mid range something around $1,000, and lower end probably around $500 ish or below.

But categorizing by price doesnt make much sense in the first place because a machine that cost $2,000 a year ago is definitely not the same as a machine that cost $2,000 a week ago yet both of these kinds of people will vote in the same category. This is further complicated by the fact that those on laptops will be paying a higher premium for performance than desktop buyers are. So someone who spent 3k on a laptop might have a system that's even worse than a $1500 desktop. And, those who buy desktops are paying a higher premium for performance than those who build their desktops are. On top of that... someone could build a PC that a company might sell for $3k plus but only spend $2k on it. Money spent is just not a good indicator of how good someone's system is.

"Simmify;c-17221766" wrote:

"Reksoh;c-17221732" wrote:
I feel like the way this poll is categorized kind of works against its purpose. For starters, I would say a "Monster" PC could be in the $2,000-$2500 dollar range easily. I would call a mid range something around $1,000, and lower end probably around $500 ish or below.

But categorizing by price doesnt make much sense in the first place because a machine that cost $2,000 a year ago is definitely not the same as a machine that cost $2,000 a week ago yet both of these kinds of people will vote in the same category. This is further complicated by the fact that those on laptops will be paying a higher premium for performance than desktop buyers are. So someone who spent 3k on a laptop might have a system that's even worse than a $1500 desktop. And, those who buy desktops are paying a higher premium for performance than those who build their desktops are. On top of that... someone could build a PC that a company might sell for $3k plus but only spend $2k on it. Money spent is just not a good indicator of how good someone's system is.

This thread is most likely just for curiosity. Although, i really don't see the purpose of it. I personally prefer gaming laptops and I am aware that there is a premium price tag when using them vs a desktop. We're all playing on different machines and that fine. Someone playing the sims 4 on a mid-range computer can definitely play this game as well as someone with a more expensive machine. Ive played sims on mid-range price computers and expensive ones and the difference is miniscule.

I know that the thread is for curiosity. I'm simply pointing out that this poll isnt really answering the question that the OP is curious about. All it really does is tell us how much money players spent on their computers. But whether the machine is a "monster" or "low-end" cannot be determined from that alone.

I have an Alienware that I use for other games too. I do think it's worth it to have a good computer even if you only play Sims, though. If you like buying all of the DLC then the game will be very demanding to run when it's at the end of its lifespan. Sims 4 will eventually heat up a potato just like Sims 3 does. It'll take longer to get to that point since it's optimized better, but it'll get there eventually.

I play on mid end pc. I dont know all the specs since it's kind of old. But it's an hp gaming desktop, may have been about 1000 dollars.

Then I also play on a high end laptop.MSI GT80 which was almost 3000 dollars. They both run well but the MSI runs it superfast, barely any loading time, mechanical keyboard is great, and I can play on ultra.
Only because I'm a desktop girl do I use my pc more often though.

Mine started out as a middling Cyberpower machine from Best Buy; it had a graphics card capable of playing GTA 5 and Hitman 2015, so it was definitely not a slacker. Since buying it in 2016, I've upgraded the RAM, power supply, and the graphics card to one far more capable (a Vega 56 in the ASUS Strix card), and plan on future upgrades -- switching to an SSD for boot and storage, and then perhaps going so far as to replace the motherboard and CPU. Right now I'm running an AMD FX-series, an 8000 something, and I'd like to get a motherboard with an AM4 socket so I can get one of the higher-performing Ryzen chips.

By the time I'm done, this prebuilt will be a ME-built!

You got nice friends !!

"Kathykins;c-17466530" wrote:
I have no clue what the actual price for it was, a friend gave it to me when he got himself a new monster machine. Its been some years, so I've had to get a couple new parts for it (power supply and bit of a downgrade on the GPU). Works great though, for my needs. Not ran into any problems running any of the games I want.

Although not $2000 mine is a high end machine. (Think you might want to rethink judging a pc by price and perhaps by 3DMark score which is used to rate PCs)