Re: Buying a new laptop for Sims 4

@FatTribble23  I think the HP should be more than fine for Sims 4, all packs, ultra graphics settings, now and in all likelihood for the entire run of the game.  While anything is possible in theory, the way the game has developed up to this point suggests that is requirements for ultra settings won't rise to the point where a 1660 ti would struggle.  It's something like 50% faster in gaming than a 1650, even more on very new games, and up to 3 times faster than a 1050, although the gap will be somewhat smaller for Sims 4.

Technically, you don't even need to upgrade the memory for Sims 4 alone, but since RAM is cheap and a lot of people like to multitask while playing, I figured it was worth mentioning.  The difference would be seen in a temporary slowdown when switching between tasks or when having a lot of programs open at the same time.

The graphics card is almost always the limiting factor in determining how well a given computer will run Sims 4, as is true for most games.  The processor certainly matters, but for practical purposes, the way components for laptops and most prebuilt desktops are chosen these days, any CPU paired with a sufficiently fast graphics card will be more than sufficient.  I might recommend the stronger processor if you wanted to play something like Planet Zoo or Cities Skylines on ultra settings, but even then, the slower CPU should still be fine overall.  The load Sims 4 places on the CPU is much lower and shouldn't be an issue for the HP.