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candiecoatediv
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
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Help Deciding What to Do.

Currently I have the below laptop in which I have all packs installed. My game runs fine with some lag here and there.  My my boyfriend just purchased an Acer gaming laptop which I helped set up and...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    6 years ago

    @candiecoatediv  You might need to wipe the drive completely and start over.  If the other 200 GB or so is formatted for macOS, Windows will probably not know what to do with it, or maybe not even "see" it.  Try this approach:

    https://www.windowscentral.com/how-format-new-hard-drive-windows-10

    If you can't format the drive, or if it doesn't help, pick "erase volume" first, then format.  You'll want to use the NTFS format, which is the default for Windows 10.

    I don't think it's necessary to disable OneDrive permanently, and uninstalling it is a bit of extra work.  If it's not opening on startup, you can open it manually if and when you want, and ignore it the rest of the time.  Just make sure to check that it's still disabled on startup if and when you update Windows 10.  A regular patch shouldn't change anything, but a feature update (the ones that get released every six months or so) might restore default settings.

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
6 years ago

@candiecoatediv  Honestly, I think that's very much overpriced.  It's also overkill for Sims 4; there's no way the game would ever need an Nvidia 2060.  If you did want that strong a card, you could save yourself a lot of money elsewhere.  As an example, I saw this one when I was browsing Amazon earlier:

https://www.amazon.com/AORUS-15-W9-RT4BD-i7-8750H-GeForce-2666MHz/dp/B07MW6DT1F

Its processor is the previous generation's equivalent, but the benchmarks are pretty close—getting the newer 9750H is certainly not worth hundreds of dollars more.  And a 500 GB SSD will hold everything that you'd want to run off a solid state drive; the 2 TB HDD will hold everything you could possibly want on your computer and then some.

If you let me know what you want, and how much you want to spend, I can find other options as well.  I don't think Best Buy is necessarily the best option though.  Its current selection is limited and mostly overpriced, and though it will match the price of competitors, I'm not seeing that exact model available on the usual other sites, at least if I exclude third-party sellers.

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candiecoatediv
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago

@puzzlezaddictThats interesting. When I looked on amazon yesterday only two gaming laptops came up. 

Is the laptop too much? I want to make sure I can run both TS4 and TS3. 

I picked up up the laptop but now I’m thinking I shouldn’t have. I get really nervous about purchasing anything without being able to see it in person. 

Luckily i I can still return this and get something else if it’s not that good. 

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    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    6 years ago

    @candiecoatediv  Definitely return it, get something else, and save $600 or more.  It's not that this laptop is bad, exactly, it's that it's far overpriced for what it does.  You shouldn't have to pay almost $2,000 just to play Sims games.

    Amazon's search function for computer is... well, it's bad.  I don't like using it, and I have to wade through piles of unhelpful links just to find what I'm looking for.  But the good options are there, if you know how to find them.  Again, I'm happy to do that for you, to list a few links so you can choose what you want.  The Aorus I linked a few minutes ago just happened to be discounted to the point where it landed in the price range I picked, making it the best option for around $1,200, but there were a handful of others as well.

    And yes, every laptop I've mentioned, and all the specs listed, would run Sims 3 on ultra settings as well.  Even the Nvidia 1650 would be more than good enough.

    • candiecoatediv's avatar
      candiecoatediv
      Seasoned Ace
      6 years ago

      @puzzlezaddict  Okay makes sense.

      This is the other model they had in stock

      https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-nitro-5-17-3-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1650-512gb-solid-state-drive-black/6345056.p?skuId=6345056

      I was was thinking about this and upgrading the RAM. They said either 16gb or 32gb were my options. 

      The other her one was this MSI which I know you linked one yesterday. 

      https://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-gs-series-stealth-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660ti-512gb-ssd-matte-black-with-gold-diamond-cut/6343295.p?skuId=6343295

      They had others but nothing on hand. I would have to wait 5-7 business days for shipping. 

      I want to spend no more than $1200 if possible but when I’m looking what I’m finding is the right amount of RAM but then the graphics card is 1050 or less than the 1660ti you mentioned or the hardware is an HDD or 256 SSD. It’s like one extreme or the other. If that makes sense. 

      • puzzlezaddict's avatar
        puzzlezaddict
        Hero+
        6 years ago

        @candiecoatediv  Do you need to buy from Best Buy?  Because then your options will be limited.  I can still find a couple though.

        I know you want your computer as soon as possible, but does it matter so much to you that you'd settle for something less than ideal, or pay a lot more, just to get it this weekend?  Amazon will ship for free within a few days, and so will Cyberpower.

        Don't worry about the RAM.  If a model is otherwise perfect but only has 8 GB, just buy a matching RAM stick for $40-$50 and install it yourself.  All of these computers have user-accessible slots for memory, and then make installation extremely easy.  Or, if you really don't want to do it yourself, buy the RAM at a store and ask them to install it for you.  If a store tries to charge you extra for the "service," tell them they're being unreasonable and go somewhere else.  (Also, in case you're wondering, in almost all cases, adding more memory does not void the warranty.)

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