Buying a computer
Hello. I hope I've put this in the right section. My current computer is getting on in years. I bought it because it's designed as a gaming computer. It's done well with sims 4 and all the expansion...
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Hi!
I had no idea new decent computers could cost less than $1000. And I don't have the money now - I was going to save up for a year or more. So I'll definitely try these things out to improve my current computer. I'll do the dusting and download that new graphics card driver. With the windows update - would it improve my gameplay to update to windows 10? What does it cost? And will it affect what i have saved and installed on my computer? How do I go about it?
thank you!
@ArchAngel1294 I'm not sure it would help performance all that much to upgrade to Windows 10, and it might not help at all. I was just saying that even if you're not making that leap, you should definitely still run all the updates for Windows 8.1, because that will help performance, in-game and otherwise.
I know that people on Windows 7 have been offered an upgrade to 10 for free, but I'm not sure that's true for 8 or 8.1, the difference being that 7 will no longer be supported after this January. 8.1 will be phased out too, but not quite so soon. Otherwise, a (legitimate) retail key for Windows 10 can be as cheap as $110 if you just need the code and can create the install medium yourself. It's not actually cheap, but still better than the $140 you'd pay normally. On the other hand, it's overall probably a better idea to save the money and put it towards the new computer you're planning to get.
Speaking of which, the model I linked isn't even the cheapest good option for Sims 4. You don't need a 1660 ti to run the game, or a Ryzen 2600, although you might appreciate the extra power if you're planning on playing other games. If you waited for the right sale, you could probably get something that would run all current and future TS4 packs on ultra settings for under $700, not including the monitor.
Whenever you're ready to buy that new computer, you're welcome to come back and ask for help picking one out, or for an opinion on a couple of models you have in mind. And if you'd like to keep troubleshooting on your current laptop, feel free to keep asking, although I'm not sure how much better performance is going to be given its hardware. You should still be able to play on medium-high settings reasonably well though, as long as the components are holding up.
