13-14" laptop recommendations for Sims 4
Hey, I'm looking to buy a laptop in the new year and really hoping someone with computer knowledge will be able to advise.
I'm based in the UK, looking £600-1000 but will stretch to £1200ish for the right laptop!
Definitely looking at laptop, not desktop, preferably 14 inch screen or smaller. Not bothered about battery life.
I've been playing on an old MacBook Air for years and it's finally giving up on me; I have been dreaming of playing Sims 4 on high graphics settings!!
Really grateful for any recommendations or pointers. Thanks so much 🙂
@emiliaiu I didn't even see the other configuration on the Dell site. Maybe I missed it, or maybe it's a new price drop. But regardless, I'm glad you spotted it.
The answer to your question is a strong maybe. Sims 4 doesn't need the extra power of the 4050, strictly speaking. However, having the 4050 would mean a higher baseline for performance, which in turn would mean that the game's inevitable framerate drops would drop from a higher level and therefore not reach quite the same lows. The 4050 wouldn't prevent the fps drops though; that's just how Sims 4 runs these days.
Having 32 GB RAM rather than 16 isn't going to impact how the game runs at all. When Sims 4 is using even 10 GB all by itself, it's on its way to freezing and crashing, and having the extra system memory available just means it'll take a little longer to get there. But in these cases, that play session is toast no matter what system is running it.
These drops are somewhat common but brief, and whether the extra money is worth smoothing these out a bit is really a judgment call. I can't tell you the right answer for you. For me, I would probably go with the upgrade if it were my main gaming system and spending the extra money wasn't a burden. But I could see going the other way too.
