laptop for sims 4
Can anyone tell me if the Lenovo Yoga is a solid laptop for Sims 4 plus mods and cc? Based on the specs it mostly seems to match or exceed the recommendations, but is the graphics card (AMD Radeon) good enough? If it's not, can anyone recommend a comparably priced option?
@duckeconomy This is the cheapest gaming laptop I'm seeing, at $570, and it's also a good quality build. The GTX 1650 is twice as fast in gaming as the iGPU in the laptop you initially linked. This model does only have 8 GB RAM, but that's upgradable, as are all the laptops I'm listing here. Memory is quite cheap and very easy to install in case you're looking for 16 GB instead.
The only good alternatives worth mentioning with the same graphics card are these two Asus models:
https://www.newegg.com/graphite-black-asus-tuf-gaming-a17-fa706ihr-rs53/p/N82E16834236240
The important difference here is the screen size. The AMD processor will run a little cooler than the Intel one with all else being equal, but the Intel CPU is in a larger chassis (17" screen) and will therefore dissipate heat a bit faster, so they're probably equal in terms of how hot they actually get.
Quality laptops with an RTX 3050, the newer (and maybe 25% faster) version of the 1650, are somewhat more expensive, at least if you also want 500 GB storage. That could be upgraded as well, but it's more of a hassle and usually not worth the typically small cost savings. This is the cheapest good option I'm seeing; it's basically the same as the first laptop except with the better GPU.
This one's build quality isn't as good as the Victus, but it's still fine, and it's also a lot cheaper if that's a consideration. I'm not saying this one will fall apart right away, only that you probably won't get quite as much performance out of the components, but still enough to comfortably beat the options with a 1650; and the laptop might not last quite as long, although a lot of that is random chance. Then again, if the laptop holds up for only five years and you're ready to upgrade in four, you're not going to care.
If you have more questions, please feel free to ask.
