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lolnzz
4 years ago
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looking for a cheap laptop for sims 4 all dlcs and mods/cc

 So my old laptop broke, it was pretty crappy, but my mother agreed to buy me a new one, but it cant be too expensive, I'm gonna be using almost all dlcs, lots of mods and cc too. My budget is to about 300-530 USD, looking for 512GBSSD to 1TBSSD or more or it could be hdd, i don't really mind, also looking for a laptop to atleast run on high settings with 30fps i have some options already, but if you could suggest more it’d be great.

Option 1: 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gateway-15-6-Ultra-Slim-Notebook-FHD-AMD-Ryzen-7-Radeon-RX-Vega-10-Graphics-512GB-SSD-8GB-/644794125

  • AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700U Processor with Radeon™ RX Vega 10 Graphics, 2.3GHz base, Up to 4.0GHz
  • 512 GB Solid State Drive
  • 8 GB Memory (RAM)
  • Micro SD Slot (Up to 512 GB) x 1 
  • 329.00 USD

Option 2:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Pavilion-15-CW1063WM-15-6-8GB-1TB-128GB-SSD-AMD-Ryzen-5-3500U-2-1GHz-Win10H-Horizon-Blue-Certified-Refurbished/338987556?athbdg=L1700 

  • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Processor (Quad-Core, 2.1GHz, 4MB Cache)
  • 8GB DDR4 System Memory
  • 1TB (5400RPM) HDD + 128GB SSD (Hybrid Hard Disk Drive)
  • Integrated AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Graphics
  • 415.44 USD

Option 3

https://www.walmart.com/ip/ASUS-Vivobook-15-6-Laptop-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-Memory-AMD-Radeon-Vega-8-512GB-SSD-Silver-Silver-Notebook-X512DA-BTS2020RL/218060140?athcpid=218060140&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=si&athieid=v0&athstid=CS004&athguid=_8ZuFiZYKQdB8xOV5_2K4rPdBs5w6XGlFpVs&athancid=null&athena=true 

  • AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Quad-Core Processor
  •  8GB Memory
  • AMD Radeon Vega 8
  •  512GB SSD
  • 409.00 USD
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    4 years ago

    @lolnzz  These options are all pretty much the same in terms of the performance you'd expect, but high settings may be a stretch if you plan on installing all or most packs.  Regardless, you can do a lot better.  This laptop has a graphics chips that's around 35% faster in gaming, on average, plus 16 GB RAM, which is nice to have if not strictly necessary.  It's $380 by itself or $450 if you want a subscription to Office.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/911423355

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/487881161

    If you don't like this particular computer, another option is this Acer, which has the same hardware except other than its 8 GB RAM.  That's still more than enough for Sims 4; it's just that heavy multitasking is smoother when the computer has more memory.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/534855652

    If you really need 1 TB storage, this refurbished option has that, plus 16 GB RAM and the same processor and graphics chip as the others.  But you are taking a risk with a refurbished model.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/315262425

    These days at least, you're not going to find laptops with better performance until you get into the gaming laptop category, and those usually start around $650, although I've seen them as low as $550 on occasion.

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    @lolnzz  These options are all pretty much the same in terms of the performance you'd expect, but high settings may be a stretch if you plan on installing all or most packs.  Regardless, you can do a lot better.  This laptop has a graphics chips that's around 35% faster in gaming, on average, plus 16 GB RAM, which is nice to have if not strictly necessary.  It's $380 by itself or $450 if you want a subscription to Office.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/911423355

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/487881161

    If you don't like this particular computer, another option is this Acer, which has the same hardware except other than its 8 GB RAM.  That's still more than enough for Sims 4; it's just that heavy multitasking is smoother when the computer has more memory.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/534855652

    If you really need 1 TB storage, this refurbished option has that, plus 16 GB RAM and the same processor and graphics chip as the others.  But you are taking a risk with a refurbished model.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/315262425

    These days at least, you're not going to find laptops with better performance until you get into the gaming laptop category, and those usually start around $650, although I've seen them as low as $550 on occasion.

  • lolnzz's avatar
    lolnzz
    3 years ago

    Thanks for the reply, had to dig in my email to find it 😭😭, but i like the acer laptop you sent, might get that one, you’re a life saver, ty ty ty!!! 🙏🏾

  • xARxEMOxbish's avatar
    xARxEMOxbish
    2 years ago

    I see you on alot of forums helping people with a good laptop please please help me I can barely find anything, I'm at a lower price range than most people I'm trying to aim for $150-250$ so I can play sims 4🥺

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    @xARxEMOxbish  $250 U.S. isn't a lot, but it's manageable if you don't mind low-medium graphics settings and/or a used laptop.  Most of the decent options I'm seeing are at Walmart.  This is the best I found in terms of new options:

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/3186976028

    It is right at the top of your budget, but it's a new model that should be able to handle all current Sims 4 content on low-medium to medium graphics settings.

    This is a used model, sold directly by Walmart (more reilable than buying from a third-party seller), with the same capabilities.  It comes in several colors, so if black isn't available where you are, check the other options; from what I can see, there are two others also under $250.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/819332816

    This is the best option I found at Best Buy:

    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-pre-owned-ideapad-3i-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i3-1115g4-8gb-ram-1tb-hdd-w11h/6527751.p?skuId=6527751

    It has the same processor and graphics card as the options above, but a larger and much slower hard drive.  So Sims 4 should run about the same, but Windows itself will run more start and run more slowly.

    The other option you have is to buy a used laptop on Ebay or another marketplace.  Let me know if you want to go that route.

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

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