i have this laptop https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-laptop-13t-4fj31av-1 will i be able to rujn TS4 or even TS3 on here?
@treniseee It should run Sims 4 just fine on medium graphics settings. You might be able to turn a couple of settings up to high, depending on how many expansion packs you have installed and how high your want your in-game framerates. Feel free to experiment a bit.
The Sims 3 base game will run fine as well, along with some early expansion packs. Your laptop will struggle though with the most demanding EPs (Pets, Seasons, then Island Paradise and Into the Future), as those packs really do need at least a mid-range dedicated graphics card to run properly. How well your laptop would run moderately demanding packs will again depend on how smooth you want the experience to be and how many of the packs you install. Stuff packs barely demand any resources; World Adventures, Ambitions, and Late Night are relatively gentle.
When playing, make sure your laptop can cool itself properly. Elevate it while playing—get a laptop tray or put books or something under the corners—or get a cooling pad.
Hi there
Thanks for your help.
What about this one? https://h20386.www2.hp.com/AustraliaStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=9PH05PA&opt=&sel=NTB
I initially bought the laptop for study and work. I have The Sims 4 on my gaming PC but the portability gives it out and I'd like to try downloading the game on my laptop.
I only bought it recently and did not want the game to ruin its hardware, cause my previous gaming laptop hard drive was stuffed, which might be because running too heavy games at that time.
@DonScarletto That laptop should run Sims 4 on medium-high settings, or maybe high if you don't have all the demanding expansions installed. The hardware can certainly handle running the game, so the workload itself isn't a concern.
The one thing to look out for though is excess heat. A Spectre doesn't have great cooling, at least not by the standards of gaming, and Sims 4 will heat up the components. But it's easy enough to monitor temps while you play, and either arrange for better cooling (elevate the laptop or buy a cooling pad) or back off if you're not comfortable with what you see.
There are plenty of free, easy to use monitoring apps you could install. GPU-Z is the standard for graphics card use, and CPU-Z is great for processors. Hwinfo monitors everything, as in, all the sensors that a motherboard has, so there's a bit of a learning curve to reading one. The temps are pretty easy to find though, and you can skip the more advanced data if you're not interested in combing through it. It's easy to alt-tab to any of these apps to check temps, then go back to your game when satisfied you have nothing to worry about.
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