Hi! So I’m looking to buy a computer for school (nothing to crazy just papers and general assignments) and I would like to play the sims on it. I’m hoping to play with a lotto packs and cc and maybe even a reshape if possible. No looking to spend much in it (max like $400-500) and I would like to know if you have any recommendations. And also would i be able at higher graphics. Thanks in advance
@bigMAC72305 Are you in the U.S.? This is the best laptop I can find for under $500 U.S.:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/982087215
It has as good a processor and graphics chip as you'll find in that price range, at least outside of Black Friday sales. The graphics chip is capable of running Sims 4 on medium-high to high settings with all packs installed, although ultra settings is probably not feasible. It also has 16 GB RAM, which is very nice to have for multitasking purposes, if not strictly necessary for Sims 4; and 512 GB storage, which is likewise not necessary for the game itself but will give you more room for other data.
If you don't like this one for one reason or another, these laptops have the same or an equivalent processor and graphics chip and should therefore have the same performance:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/945394621
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/245147106
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/345858801
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/534855652
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/497014617
These all have only 8 GB RAM, which is still fine if not ideal. Only the last two have 512 GB storage, with the other having half that. Since they're all in the same performance category, you could choose based on factors like screen size or weight, or even aesthetics.
The best prices are at Walmart right now, at least in this category, but if you don't want to shop there for one reason or another, these two are viable options as well. The first has 12 GB RAM, and they both have only 256 GB storage.
And this one from Dell has 512 GB storage:
If you have more questions, please feel free to ask.
Thank you for the reply! I was wondering how much more i would I have to go up in price in order to play with ultra settings ?
@bigMAC72305 You'd need a gaming laptop to run Sims 4 on ultra settings, at least with most or all expansions installed, and new gaming laptops usually start around $650. At the moment, any true gaming laptop is capable of running Sims 4 on ultra graphics settings, and while that may change if future packs are significantly more demanding, you'd have at least a little bit of a buffer with even the cheapest models. I've seen them as cheap as $500 on Black Friday, but not every year and not for more than a few hours.
I did a quick search just now, and these were the two cheapest gaming laptops I saw, at least in terms of new models:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/749506432
https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/172321853
They have the same graphics card (an Nvidia GTX 1650) and should have very similar performance, but the Legion would run quieter and cooler. It's also larger and heavier.
These are the cheapest options I'm seeing at Best Buy and Amazon. They're the same laptop, which should be equivalent in performance to the ones above.
https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Display-GeForce-82K200UTUS/dp/B09BDFTX65
In case you're wondering what the next step up is, this laptop is as cheap as I'm seeing for a model with the newer RTX 3050. That would give you more room to absorb the demands of future expansions, but I'm not sure you'd ever need it.
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