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@DenisevdWoude92 Do you specifically want an all-in-one for reasons that aren't flexible? The reason I ask is because AIOs are not great options for gaming. They have laptop hardware and are about as difficult to upgrade, but they're somewhat more expensive than actual laptops with the same internal components. Most of the time, a gaming PC plus a monitor would be significantly cheaper than an AIO with a gaming-level graphics card.
Either way, please link me the sites where you'd be willing to buy this computer. I don't know much about the market in the Netherlands and don't want to suggest sketchy stores, but I can search any given site for the best deals. Don't worry about the language barrier either—the important info is easy to find in almost any language.
- 2 years ago
The main reason I prefer an all-in-1 is because I like the fact that you don't have to buy a separate monitor.
However, I didn't know that most AIOs actually have laptop hardware...There are now 2 possible computers that I feel might be something I’m looking for and the webshop is Coolblue.
https://www.coolblue.nl/product/926499/hp-27-cr0950nd.html
https://www.coolblue.nl/product/932501/lenovo-ideacentre-aio-3-24iap7-f0gh015bny-qwerty.html
If those AIOs are not suitable for what I want, what could you recommend in terms of a good gaming PC plus a monitor?
Thank you.
- puzzlezaddict2 years agoHero+
@DenisevdWoude92 Neither of these has a dedicated graphics card, which wouldn't mean Sims 4 would run poorly, but it would limit performance to a significant extent. In Sims 4, as in most games, the GPU is almost always the limiting factor in determining how well the game runs. The first system should be able to handle all current Sims 4 packs together on medium-high to high graphics settings, with the first one lagging behind somewhat.
For comparsion, you could get a laptop with the same hardware as the first system for maybe 550€, depending on current sale prices. Even adding in a standalone monitor, that would be a lot cheaper than buying the AIO. That's not to say you shouldn't buy one of these, only that there are other paths to getting the same or better performance.
Speaking of which, this desktop is overkill for Sims 4, with a graphics card that has significantly more power than the game will ever need:
https://www.coolblue.nl/product/943429/erazer-engineer-p10-md35181.html
It also has a better processor (not strictly necessary for Sims 4 but nice to have) than the ones you linked, and the same RAM and storage.
This one has an older and somewhat slower graphics card, but still more than good enough for ultra settings now and in the future. Its processor is a little better than the one above (same model, just one year newer), and it has the same RAM and storage:
https://www.coolblue.nl/product/897768/lenovo-ideacentre-g5-17aib7-90t1006lmh.html
I don't see any other AIOs that are better than the ones you picked out for around the same price. The only ones with dedicated graphics cards start at 2000€, which is unreasonable, but then the market for gaming hardware in an AIO is probably very limited.
I would be happy to check other sites too, and to look at monitors on whatever sites you want. A basic 75 Hz (the refresh rate), 1920x1080 monitor should cost around 120€, with higher-spec monitors more like 200€, give or take. Let me know what you'd like to do, including how much you'd want to spend on the monitor if you go in that direction.
- 2 years agoThank you so much for helping me with this, I really appreciate that.
Too bad neither of the AIOs meets my expectations, although that shouldn’t surprise me, I guess.
The first linked computer looks promising, but the second one, the Lenovo, is a bit cheaper and looks quite similar in terms of specifications as far as I can see.
But are you sure that the Lenovo will have no problems with running Sims 4, almost all the expansion packs, a few Mods and cc smoothly?
The memory is 512GB, which seems so little and I want to be sure that my new computer won’t have any problems with that.
I also looked at a monitor and ended up with the one I linked below.
I'm not familiar with this brand (AOC) myself, so I'm not sure if it works and I'm also not sure if it can be used with this desktop.
https://www.coolblue.nl/product/916237/aoc-25g3zm-bk.html
Sorry btw for all my questions, but I really don't know much about it.
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