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hybridace101
5 years ago

Sims 4 on MacBook

I currently use The Sims 4 on a MacBook Pro 2015 (2.7 Ghz Intel i5, 8GB 1867 MHz DDR3 RAM, Intel Iris HD 6100).  However, I have noticed that it has started becoming sluggish and stuttery and I am th...
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hybridace101
5 years ago

Might buying an external fan pad help a bit?

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Bluebellflora
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5 years ago
@hybridace101

The first seems to be a hardware component in place of thermal paste, forget it.

Yes a fan will help but ultimately the MBA is ridiculously thin for portability. It's not going to compensate for weak graphics and it will still get very hot.
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    hybridace101
    5 years ago

    So the mid-level MBP (1.4 Ghz with 8 GB of RAM and Intel Iris Plus) has a better chance if sorting out the heat problems?

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