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Simswhynotplay
Rising Novice
5 days ago

Laptop Recommendations Please

Hi, I am looking for a new laptop to play the Sims 4 and only the Sims 4 on, as my current laptop is a Windows 10 and will no longer be supported/receive updates after next month. I have all the expansion packs, a number of game packs, stuff packs, kits, and I enjoy using a small amount of mods and build CC. 

I don't need ultra high graphics, but I do need it to run all my packs, mods, and some cc. 

I have found this HP laptop, but I am not sure if its overkill for what I need. 

https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/product.aspx?id=C0EY8EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB 

If anyone has any other laptop recommendations I would really appreciate them. 

I am based in the UK and do not want to spend more than £750. I am willing to wait until Black Friday or the January sales to get a better deal. 

Thank you. 

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  • Simswhynotplay​  If you don't mind your laptop running loud and hot—not dangerously so, just enough to get the fans going—this is a good cheap option.  It can handle all current Sims 4 content on ultra graphics settings with some room to spare and is the cheapest new gaming laptop I'm finding right now.

    https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-cyborg-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-2050-512-gb-ssd-10266064.html

    These have an RTX 2050 graphics card, which is slower than a 3050 but still likely capable of ultra graphics settings as long as you don't pile on the high poly custom content.  They're about the same in terms of overall build quality: not high-end but also not two years away from being unusable.

    https://www.laptopoutlet.co.uk/lenovo-loq-15iax9e-i5-83lk002suk.html
    https://www.laptopoutlet.co.uk/asus-tuf-gaming-amd-fa506nf-hn008w.html

    These are the next-cheapest laptops I'm seeing with an RTX 3050 that are reasonably-good, with the Alienware being a high-end laptop that usually doesn't even come with cheaper components like this.

    https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-nitro-v15-15.6-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-rtx-3050-512-gb-ssd-10265657.html
    https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/gaming-and-games/alienware-16-aurora-gaming-laptop/spd/alienware-aurora-ac16250-gaming-laptop

    I haven't found other options with a 3050 for less than £750, but I also couldn't load the Argos website (down for maintenance) or the HP shop site (endless loading, both the site overall and your link that previously worked for me) tonight.  I'll check back later if you don't want any of these laptops.  But you can also check yourself if you like.  For Argos, choose the Gaming Laptop category, filter by price low to high, and look for an RTX 3050, or a 2050 if necessary, not from Medion and not an HP with an Intel processor.  For the HP site, look for a 3050 or 2050 with an AMD processor; these don't have the same issue.

    I can also check back in a day or two if you want.

    And if you have more questions in general, please feel free to ask.

    Edit:  The Argos site is loading for me now, and I found two more options worth mentioning.  This one has an RTX 3050 and is £680:

    https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7575521

    And this one has the newer and somewhat faster (unnecessary, but nice to have if it's in your budget) RTX 4050, although still in the noisy MSI chassis:

    https://www.argos.co.uk/product/4375834

    I would definitely get the Asus from Argos over the options with an RTX 2050 due to the significant improvement in performance, but I'm leaving those other links up in case you or someone else has already read the post and might wonder where they'd gone.

    The HP site loaded too, after a delay, but only has two gaming laptops in your budget, both with Intel processors and not as cheap as the Argos options or the MSI from Currys.  So it would be best to skip the HP options entirely.

  • Simswhynotplay's avatar
    Simswhynotplay
    Rising Novice
    15 hours ago

    Hi, thank you so much, you just saved me from making a very expensive mistake! 

    I would love some suggestion please! 

    I probably won't wait until Black Friday anymore as my old laptop is really struggling right now, but since the laptop will be purely for the Sims I don't want to spend too much money on it and my maximum budget is £750, although ideally I want to spend less if that's possible. 

    Thank you so much for your help! 

  • Simswhynotplay​  Sorry for the late reply; I've been away from the forums for a few days.  If you'd still like advice, I'm here now though.

    In theory, this would be a great choice for Sims 4: capable of running the game on ultra graphics settings, not too expensive, not the cheapest low-quality option.  However, there are issues with running Sims 4 on newer HP gaming laptops with Intel processors, which can be worked around but not always in a way that preserves performance in the game.  Some players report that the only way they can play is by disabling the Nvidia GPU entirely, which leaves them running Sims 4 on integrated graphics you could find in a £350 laptop.  So I wouldn't recommend any HP gaming laptop with an Intel CPU right now.

    Are you still looking for suggestions?  If so, let me know, and I'll find some for you, this time without the delay.  I don't think you need to wait until Black Friday, but you would save some money, so if you'd prefer to do that, let me know, and come back at the beginning of November when the sales start to roll out.