Re: Good laptop for Sims 4?
@lavahcake The laptop you found is a good choice at $1000, and an excellent one at $800. Asus makes quality gaming laptops, even at the entry level. The only potential argument against it would be its graphics card. An Nvidia 1650 would run TS4 and all packs on ultra settings now, and that would likely be true a year from now. But the way the game is going, later expansion packs may raise the requirements for ultra settings, and you might have to dial things back to high. That's a little way off though, since a 1050 ti, which is weaker than a 1650, can still manage all EPs on ultra settings, albeit barely.
If you did want to futureproof, you'd need an Nvidia 1060 (6 GB variant) or a 1660 ti. But those are more expensive, obviously. The cheapest laptop with a 1060 6 GB that I could find is this Dell, for $800, but the Asus is better in every other way.
https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Gaming-Laptop-G5587-5859BLK-PUS-Anti-Glare/dp/B07CD3MRZD
Much better is this Acer. For $1000, you'd get the 1060 and 16 GB RAM instead of 8. The processor is a year older and a bit weaker, but the benchmarks for the 8750H and 9750H are pretty close. The other downside is that it only has a 256 GB SSD, but you could add a second hard drive of your choice—this model has a user-accessible slot for precisely that purpose.
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-Overclockable-Aeroblade-PH315-51-78NP/dp/B07CTHLX8C
To get a 1660 ti, you'd need to spend at least $1100, from the prices I've seen. One example:
At any rate, the Asus you're considering is still a great choice if you can catch the anticipated sale. And all of the computers mentioned here would run Sims 3, with all packs installed, on the highest settings.
