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newcitysims
6 years ago
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New PC Help (Sims 4)

Hi everyone! I'm sick of my old Lenovo G700 laptop crashing while playing Sims 4 and I'm looking at purchasing a desktop this time. I read a few threads and people said it's best to post links. My bu...
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    roberta591
    6 years ago

    @newcitysims  The Acer laptop seems to be a little old for what they are asking. The 128 Gb ssd is too small IMO. Affordable ssds are now available in 500Gb and 1Tb sizes. What happens is the 128 Gb gets filled very fast and some people know how to manage it but it takes constant monitoring as the system device needs free space to run properly. The speed of the cpu is a concern also. The speed is below the minimum required - not much but these games need the speed to not lag. There probably is a turbo speed but I don't like the idea of pushing the cpu hard all the time. It is better to be above minimum requirements as this game gets more demanding as you add packs. If your looking for good performance that will last that investment, I would recommend getting a newer version of that computer.

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newcitysims
6 years ago

Thanks! That helped a lot, at least I know to cross them off the list. I've since been looking at gaming laptops and found this one discounted: https://uk-store.acer.com/predator-helios-300-gaming-notebook-ph317-52-black-3

Specs: 

  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Intel® Core™ i5-8300H processor Quad-core 2.30 GHz
  • 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 IPS 144Hz
  • 8 GB, DDR4 SDRAM
  • 1 TB HDD, 128 GB SSD
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4 GB Dedicated Memory

Would appreciate your feedback 🐱

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6 years ago

@newcitysims  The Acer laptop seems to be a little old for what they are asking. The 128 Gb ssd is too small IMO. Affordable ssds are now available in 500Gb and 1Tb sizes. What happens is the 128 Gb gets filled very fast and some people know how to manage it but it takes constant monitoring as the system device needs free space to run properly. The speed of the cpu is a concern also. The speed is below the minimum required - not much but these games need the speed to not lag. There probably is a turbo speed but I don't like the idea of pushing the cpu hard all the time. It is better to be above minimum requirements as this game gets more demanding as you add packs. If your looking for good performance that will last that investment, I would recommend getting a newer version of that computer.

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