"leetamme;c-16690493" wrote:
I don't replace my PC unless it's about 4 years or older. But when I do go buy a new PC I always ask the sales clerk if it's Sims compatable.
The mistake a lot of people make is trusting store clerks, and not paying attention to the hard drive. Off the shelf pcs or laptops have a basic hard drive of about 5200 or 7200 speed. (Data transfer rates). They can buy a new card, a new PSU, more RAM and even take extra care to make sure those processors are the best, but most of the time they forget about the hard drive. And that is sometimes where the slow down occurs, if everything else is perfect. It would be a good idea to invest in a SDD next time instead of a basic hard drive. And try to remember these video card manufacturers often
referbish refurbish (I must have ferbies on my mind) a card and slap a new name on it. And just because a video card is new doesn't mean it's any better than the one they released four years ago. More research is always a good idea and never trust a store clerk.
