BEST PC FOR SIMS 4 HELP
@Shiranui67 You certainly don't need to spend 20k to get a great PC for Sims 4 and your other games, both of which are a little more demanding than Sims 4 but not difficult to run. Looking at their requirements, I would guess you would see little benefit, if any, past an RTX 3060 ti or 4060. Sims 4 won't max out a 3060 ti even at a 2560x1440 resolution, so these two GPUs are good relatively cheap options for all three games.
Even an RTX 3060 is more than fast enough for all three games on ultra graphics settings. In fact, if you're planning on playing at a 1920x1080 resolution, you don't need to go higher than that to max out Sims 4 and (apparently, from the comments I'm seeing) the other two games as well. But if you want a higher-resolution monitor, or one that runs at over 75 Hz, I'd suggest at least considering the 3060 ti or 4060 for the other two games. Sims 4 doesn't need the upgrade.
I would suggest a slight upgrade in the processor over the lowest-tier options available, partially for Sims 4 but perhaps more for Planet Zoo. While you could still play fine on any CPU paired with a dedicated graphics card, a faster one will smooth out the occasional lag or slowdown when the game engine has a lot to process. Sims 4 will lag on any machine, unfortunately, but you can lessen the effects with a better processor, up to a point.
The key here is not the number of cores—Sims 4 can only use four at a time—so much as their speed and efficiency, with efficiency improving slightly every generation. I don't know how many cores the other games use, but no game I know of can take full advantage of more than about eight. So a fast six-core CPU, for example an i5-11600K, is a great option, with extra cores above eight being irrelevant for gaming. There are too many processors to list here, but as a guide, try to stick with at least an i5-xx600K 11th-gen or newer or a Ryzen 5 5000-series or newer. Don't spend extra money on an i9 or Ryzen 9; you won't see any benefit.
For the other components, 16 GB RAM is more than enough. 500 GB on the primary drive is plenty for these games, although I'd suggest getting at least 1 TB total storage, whether it's on the SSD or from a secondary HDD. You might want to keep backup copies of your saves, or custom content you might use at some point, or something not game-related, and 500 GB isn't a huge amount when you're installing several games and hoarding Sims 4 cc. Both RAM and storage can be upgraded easily too, so don't worry too much about this.
Here are some examples of systems that check all the boxes above, including the GPU upgrade, with the first being the best of the three:
I did check Amazon as well, but the prices are somewhat higher for the same hardware, at least with the vendors I'd suggest buying from. There are a lot of bad options, and bad sellers, on the site, unfortunately.
I do want to mention that you could, at least on the sites you linked, save a lot of money by getting a weaker processor. This wouldn't mean bad performance in general, just a bit more lag when the games do lag, which they will anyway. Your budget can accommodate the upgrade, but in case you'd rather save money, something like this would be a perfectly viable option:
The CPU could be upgraded to any10th- or 11th-gen Intel model, so you could pick up a used 11600K or 11700 now or later and slot it in. Processors usually outlast almost everything else in the system, and they keep improving quickly, so used options are cheap and plentiful.
If you have questions about any of this, please feel free to keep asking.
