is this laptop suitable for sims 4
Hi I’m getting a laptop to play sims 4 on. I’m not sure if this laptop will run it but i’m trying to go for a low budget laptop as I don’t have a lot of money https://www.did.ie/venturer-europa-in...
Forum Discussion
@xoxleahnmxox No, sorry, that's not a good option in several ways. The most pressing issue is the storage: 64 GB wouldn't even be enough for all of Sims 4 and Windows, let alone anything else you might want to install (or your saves and other game-related files, for that matter). Beyond that, the processor and its graphics chip are quite weak for the game, although they could probably manage to run at least some expansions on low settings. 4 GB RAM is also not ideal, although I don't think that would be as limiting as the other components in this particular case.
There are unfortunately not a lot of good options in this price range; many of them have the same low storage, and most if not all have similarly weak processors. If this is all you can afford right now and your goal is to enjoy Sims 4, you'd be better off saving up for a little while to get a significantly better computer. If you buy this one, you might not be able to play at all, and then you'll have spent your money with nothing to show for it.
Thank you for the reply!
I was playing the sims on a 32gb laptop which was not ideal because it kept forcing me to delete my saves. Is 64gb enough for the sims though? I have a hard drive that I plug in that the 20gb the sims requires will
be on. It’s probably hard to impossible to find a laptop in my price range that will work i’ll keep looking though.
@xoxleahnmxox Installing Sims 4 on an external hard drive will address the storage problem, sure, but not the issue of the processor and its graphics chip being weak. To give you context, the Celeron N4000 was weak even when it was released in 2017, and at its base clock speed and with only two cores, it's actually below the minimum requirement for Sims 4. It does have a higher "burst" speed, but it's not designed to be able to maintain these speeds for any length of time, much less a long play session. The graphics chip is even slower relative to the game's requirements. And again, having 4 GB RAM can be a serious limitation, especially with the graphics chip needing to borrow from that for its own workload.
All this is not to say that you definitely wouldn't be able to play the base game on this laptop, just that it might not be a good experience. If the only major issue with your current setup is that you keep needing to delete your saves, you could instead store them on the external hard drive as well, as described here:
As long as the hard drive has enough space overall, it should be okay. Just make sure you're not trying to put two "The Sims 4" folders in the same location.
That way, you could still play and wait to buy a new laptop until you find something that would work better.
The other option of course is to look for a used laptop. You might be able to get something a couple levels better than the new options in your price range, and a laptop from 2019 should still be in excellent condition as long as it's been taken care of properly.
I was looking around and would an acer aspire 5 be a better choose it is over my price range but I’m willing to save up for it
Community Highlights
- EA_Cade11 months ago
Community Manager
