Forum Discussion

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
8 years ago
Solved

Laptop

I have a dell Inspiron 15 500 series 5570 laptop that i recently bought it wasn’t cheap so I figured being stupid that it would be all good. But my sims 4 is laggy and I have to have it in the lowest setting to try play it. If I have the sims open it makes doing anything else on it laggy as well:/ my question is does the laptop have the right specs for the sims ? I have just recently install the sim cats and dogs and that’s made it worse too ? I have nothing else on my laptop other than some photos so I’m worrying that I have wasted money ! Is the specs to low or is it something else ? I’m not doing to well understanding the specs myself so any help would be grateful
pc
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    8 years ago

    Go for something with a dedicated graphics card, 8 GB of RAM and i5 or i7 processor.

    Best thing is to search some yourself and if you find something, post the specs here before buying so we can check it and give you advise.

8 Replies

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    8 years ago

    Your computer barely make the minimum specs (RAM, graphics chip and processor).

    You can try updating the graphics driver, maybe that does help some but with only 128 of dedicated video memory, I think lowest is what you need to play.

    There's also some Windows update failures in your DxDiag. Can you check if all is updated now ?

    Could you return the computer ? If so, I would do so.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    yes I'm updating windows the now. I'm so disappointed as being nearly 500 pounds youd think it would be able to play the sims right ☹️ I cant return it and would only get £200 for it in a second hand good store near me . I don't even know if there is laptops near the 200-300 pound mark that would run the sims as that's the only reason id buy it? ive updated the graphic thru the dell website a month ago it helped but not hughly. so stuck on what to do now ....

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    8 years ago
    You won't find any laptops in that price range .. 500 should have gotten you a decent one though. Not top-notch but still better playable.

    Laptops are usually more expensive for the hardware you get because of the portability. Desktop computers are cheaper. You get more for less.

    Are you using cc or any expansion packs ? I would try removing any cc/mods you might have, that might make it smoother. Packs also can add to the load, so if you have any of the bigger ones, maybe try uninstalling those.
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    i uninstalled the sims 4 and installed the sims 3 . done a test and it said my laptop could handle it so fingers crossed. ill be saving up for a gaming computer, do you know of any that's not crazy money and will be able to play sims 3+4 and GTA ect ? I'm from the uk if that helps, thanks for your time.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    8 years ago

    Go for something with a dedicated graphics card, 8 GB of RAM and i5 or i7 processor.

    Best thing is to search some yourself and if you find something, post the specs here before buying so we can check it and give you advise.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago
    Will do! Thank you for all your advice much appreciate 😁

About The Sims 4 Technical Issues - PC

PC players get help with their technical issues in The Sims 4 here.52,438 PostsLatest Activity: 17 minutes ago