@puzzlezaddict Thanks again for the response and all the info!
I think for the moment I would probably want to go on the cheaper side and limit the amount of packs, cc and mods I install. What laptops would you recommend that are in the £450 to £650 price range?
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@Spiz9792 You could stay within budget and still get a gaming laptop, at least right now when this one is on sale for £580:
https://www.box.co.uk/82K100HDUK-Lenovo-ideaPad-Gaming-3-Intel-Core-i5-8G_3778691.html
The graphics card could run all Sims 4 content together on ultra graphics settings with some room to spare. Custom content can (but doesn't always) increase the demands on the card, but you should always be able to play on at least a mix of high and ultra settings.
An alternative is this one, which is the same model except with only 256 GB storage, but that shouldn't be a problem as long as you're careful with space overall. As an example, you could fit the entire game plus about 100 GB of cc, or the same amount of other data, on the laptop and still be okay. I'd personally go with the first over the second, but some people prefer to buy from a store like Currys or Argos, so I figured I'd mention both.
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9599646?clickPR=plp:13:94
This laptop is £630 and has 512 GB storage, plus an equivalent processor and the same graphics card and RAM:
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9375482?clickPR=plp:24:94
It does run a little hot and loud, but not so much that it would be a problem if you were wearing headphones.
This one is also £650 and has a much faster graphics card and 512 GB storage. Plus, it's the best build quality of the group: Legions are excellent computers. If you're comfortable spending the full £650, I'd say this is the best overall choice by far.
https://www.box.co.uk/81Y6005SUK-Lenovo-Legion-5i-Intel-Core-i5-8GB-RAM-5_2938435.html
I checked half a dozen sites, and these were the cheapest options I saw for gaming laptops. If you'd prefer to stay below £500, that's doable as well; you'd be looking at a non-gaming laptop in the same flavor as the £400 model I linked before: capable of running all packs together on medium-high or high settings but not ultra. I didn't look too closely at that category because of all the gaming laptops within your budget, but let me know if you'd prefer one of the non-gaming options instead.
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