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24 days ago

Best Laptop for Sims 4

Hi,

I’m wanting to get my daughter a laptop to play sims 4 on. I was missed sold a laptop a few years ago that I was told would run Sims 4 smoothly. It never has and that is why I’m a little more hesitant to buy one this time. 

I would like the laptop to play sims 4 and all of my daughters expansion packs without lagging. I’m in the UK and have a budget of between £500-£700.

I appreciate any advice. The ones I have been looking at are as follows:

 HP Victus 15.6in R7 16GB 512GB RTX3050 Laptop

Lenovo LOQ 15.6in R5 16GB 512GB RTX 5050 Gaming Laptop

Acer Nitro V15 ANV15-52 Gaming Laptop Intel core i5 512GB RTX 3050

 

Many thanks! :)

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  • 0j4gn725a0ut​  Of the three laptops you've listed, I'd go with the LOQ because its graphics card is significantly faster than the GPU in the other two.  But all three should run Sims 4 on ultra settings even with all current packs included.  And I don't think you'll find a faster GPU in the £700 price range either, so unless there's something you don't like about the LOQ, it's probably as good an option as you'll see.

    If you have more questions though, please feel free to ask.

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    0j4gn725a0ut
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    24 days ago

    That’s great, thank you!

    Is there any other laptops that you would recommend? Or maybe any that you think would be better than the ones I’ve been looking at? My daughter wants the laptop to play Sims 4 only.

    Many thanks :)

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    0j4gn725a0ut
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    24 days ago

    Also, out of the Hp Victus and Acer nitro which one would you go for?

  • 0j4gn725a0ut​  I'd rather look at the links before ranking the two.  The LOQ wins out overall because the graphics card is the single most important component, but since the other two have the same GPU, and they're in the same class in terms of build quality, the smaller details matter, for example which exact processor and the specs of the built-in screen.  So please post the links, and I'll look for other good laptops in the same range.

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    0j4gn725a0ut
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    24 days ago

    Hp Victus - https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7837094?clickSR=slp:term:hp%20victus%204050:3:3:1

    Lenovo - https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7685772?rec=undefined:undefined:undefined:undefined:undefined:7685772

    Acer Nitro - https://amzn.eu/d/4ImozXi

     

    Also just come across this one on amazon

    - Hp Victus https://amzn.eu/d/d0S8s5T

    Thank you again, really appreciate this. I’ve been sat every day for the last week trying to figure out which one to get 😅

     

  • 0j4gn725a0ut​  I don't think there's a meaningful difference between the first HP and the Acer, that is unless the Acer is from a third-party seller you might not trust.  (I can't see the prices or the sellers because they won't ship to my location.)  The second Victus is better than both, so if you're not worried about the seller, that would be the best choice other than the LOQ.  The two Victus models should be effectively identical other than the somewhat-faster graphics card in the new one.

    But again, all of these would run Sims 4 on ultra graphics settings.  And none of them have any red flags or any problematic compromises—they're not known for being defective or having a bad screen or anything like that.  So pick the one that you want for whatever reasons matter to you or your daughter.