Best gaming laptop Sims 4 - November 2020
Hi all,
I know this has been asked many times but as we all know the tech world moves quickly and I am in need of some advice and recommendations 🙂
I am thinking of buying a laptop to play The Sims 4, I have many but not all EPs, but lots of CC and would like to be able to download lots more...
I want the game to run fairly quick and smooth and on high graphic settings, perhaps not for live mode but definitely for build mode as I mainly enjoy building and want to be able to take high quality in game photos with all the lighting and shadows applied.
I currently play on a MacBook Pro Retina 2015 and needles to say, the laptop feels like it's melting in my lap and the fan is going crazy, I have also run out of memory and yeah, did I forget to mention that it's my girlfriend's laptop and I've almost used up all her space with all my CC...
I have tried to do a bit of research but thought I could post here as I know you lot are very knowledgeable and I am hesitant to speak to any sales advisors thinking they will trick me into buying things I don't actually need.
So, in summary:
- Play Sims 4 + EPs effortlessly in high settings
- Handle many GBs of High poly CC
- Memory 500GB+
- Price range £800-£1200.
I am based in the UK but am Swedish so ideally would want a laptop with a Swedish keyboard (if that's even possible to request)
After my research I have sort of landed on ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14, but before I commit I wanted to ask on here as well.
Any help would be welcome 🙂
@Malvina_J A 1650 ti is fast enough to run all current Sims 4 packs together on ultra graphics settings. It may or may not be good enough for ultra settings by the time the game is out of development; we don't know how demanding future expansions will be. A 1660 ti is about 40% faster in gaming and should always be more than fast enough for anything Sims 4 could possibly produce; a 2060 is a bit faster than that.
So yes, you'd be sacrificing performance by getting a Zephyrus with a 1650 ti, and I think the models with a 1660 ti are significantly more expensive. But that's to be expected. It's not easy to fit powerful hardware and an adequate cooling solution into a compact chassis and keep the whole thing lightweight; doing so will raise the price no matter which model you're considering. You can see the same pattern in pricing in the Dell Inspiron line vs. the G3 or G5 models I linked earlier. There's a reason typical gaming laptops are 2-2.5 kg and have a 15" or 17" screen.
As to whether the sacrifice is in the "wrong" place, that's entirely your call. You're the one who's going to be using the laptop, and you're the only one who can say what your priorities should be. If you're concerned about getting max performance, or being able to play other more demanding games, then maybe you should seriously consider a bulkier laptop. If Sims 4 is your priority and you don't mind turning some graphics options down to high in a year or two, the Zephyrus might be perfectly fine. Where you choose to direct your budget is up to you.
By the way, I have a MacBook Pro with a graphics card that wouldn't even keep up with a 1650 ti. I love my Mac for other reasons and willingly put up with the shortcomings in gaming. If not for the current nonsense with the M1 ARM CPUs and the strange design choices coming out of Apple these days, I'd be convinced that my next laptop was going to be a Mac as well, and even so, I'm only wavering. So I do think design and portability are valid priorities. They're just not going to be equally valid for everyone, and I can't tell you what the right answer is for you.
