Good laptop for sims 4?
Hi, I am looking to buy a laptop but I want to make sure that I can find one that can run the Sims 4, plus expansion packs and CC. I live in Spain, and my budget is of 650-700€. I have been looking...
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@ItzVM That's too bad that pccomponentes won't ship to where you live; its prices were better than the other five or six sites I checked. (And Amazon.es was pretty bad.) If you do find a site or a store that works for you, feel free to link it, and I can look over the offerings. The other option would be to wait until the next time you travel somewhere and buy a laptop at a local store, that is, if you're planning to travel any time soon.
HP gaming laptops are better than they have been in the past, and the new ones tend to get good reviews. They're not perfect, but they are on par with other gaming laptops in the same price range, which is to say they usually work exactly how they should. There are always exceptions, and the lower-end models that aren't built for gaming may be an entirely different story. But you can always look up reviews for a specific model on Amazon or similar—a long list of complaints about a specific model is a warning sign, but a couple of posts is nothing to worry about, since most people only post to complain.
@puzzlezaddictHey! Since I'm in Spain too (and not to open another thread) can you tell me if with this laptop I'll be able to play on Ultra with everything installed?
Acer Aspire
AMD Quad-Core processor A-10 5757M with Turbo CORE Tech up to 3.5 GHz
AMD Radeon HD8750m 2gb dedicated vram
8GB DDR Memory
1 TB Hdd
Thank you!
@PepperJohnny Sorry, but that laptop wouldn't manage anything close to ultra settings. Although its graphics card was good when it was released, that was seven years ago. Now it might manage medium settings with all packs running, but that's about it; and even that much isn't guaranteed in an older laptop.
If you'd like an idea of what to look for in new laptops, you can check out the ones I listed to get a general idea of what's out there. I'd be happy to look for something that appeals to you if you're shopping; just let me know your budget and any other features that matter to you.
- @puzzlezaddict Thank you! That’s so helpful! I didn’t want to got for a gaming laptop because I still need some portability. What do you think of this one:
https://www.pccomponentes.com/acer-aspire-5-a515-54g-intel-core-i7-10510u-8gb-512gb-ssd-mx250-156@PepperJohnny The first thing I notice is there is no mention of a dedicated video chip which means it will use the integrated video chip in the I7 cpu chip, Integrated video chips are usually not desirable for 3D gaming games like the Sims 4. The base frequency of the cpu is 1.8Ghz which IMO is too slow as the cpu will probably using turbo frequency while running this game. The cpu running at turbo and using the integrated video chip will cause the cpu to produce more heat from the cpu chip. Some laptops don't have good cooling systems. I do not recommend this laptop for 3D gaming. Running the game on battery will cause less run time. Running expansion packs like Seasons is hard on the video chip and you may have to reduce the graphics resolution for acceptable performance. hth
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