Re: New desktop specs- is it ok for Sims 4?

puzzleaddict, thank you so much for your detailed reply! You've given me the exact information i needed really, which is that i can most likely make this pc work as a sims 4 set up with a bit of work. This is what i was hoping to hear really! I knew it was unlikely to be brilliant as-is with it being a relatively old computer, but neither is it a complete waste of time and space. 

I am going to take my friend up on their kind offer of the computer for £70 and then once i get hold of it (probably just after christmas when i am back home visiting) i can look at purchasing what i need to upgrade it. the nice thing being i can do that a bit at a time if needed. It can be a project 🙂 as im sure i can keep my laptop going for a while longer whilst i get the pc refurbed. I do have a computer maintenance man i trust in the area, who used to work on my dad's computers for him and has done some work on my laptops in the past. Im fairly sure if i were to take the computer and parts to him he would happily install them for me, which would make me a lot more comfortable than trying to do it myself.

It might be a few weeks yet, but when i get my hands on the computer itself i will let you know the internal dimensions and if you dont mind advising me, i would really appreciate your recommendation for a graphics card and power supply and possiby a SSD if there is room / capability for adding one alongside the HDD - i think i would probably be happier buying new. It will still cost me less than buying a whole brand new computer and i can be pretty good at finding a bargain when i am happy to wait things out a little, which i can do if necessary. 

Thank you so much for your honest thoughts and advice, it really does help me massively xx