Re: The best laptop to play Sims 4 with all packs and mods/cc

Hi @puzzlezaddict ! I am here to ask the same questions everyone else has, pretty much! I've read through all the responses here, so I'm sort able to pick up what you're putting down.

I don't care too much gaming seriously. I'm more of a console gamer, so the most my laptop sees is Sims 4 and more recently, minecraft. I'm not big on mods for either, or custom content. My current laptop – a mid-2012 MacBook Pro – has basically gone kaput. It takes hours to do anything, even day to day school work, and gaming on it is basically impossible. Whatever I choose in the future, I would like it to be able to handle my schoolwork as well as Sims 4 and possibly minecraft, but I'm not looking to pay the 1400 I had to cough up for the MacBook 

If at all possible, I'd like to stay at/under 700 USD. Some of the ones I've looked at were the Asus Zenbook 14 (which I see you've recommended), the Lenovo Yoga 6, and the Lenovo Ideapad S340. I've also looked at the MSI Modern 15 but it seems to have little to no reviews in the gaming department.

I was wondering if you could take a gander at them and let me know if any of these would be a good match for what I'm looking for. I don't really know anything about the high-low-ultra settings talk I've seen happening in this thread, but if it's any help, I'm not hardpressed for the best specs. Just something that can power me through university with some light Sims 4 play in it's spare time. I'm also open to any other recommendations you may have. Thank you so much!

Computer Links:

Lenovo S340: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-ideapad-s340-15-touch-screen-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-3700u-12gb-memory-512gb-solid-state-drive-abyss-blue/6426703.p?skuId=6426703

Lenovo Yoga 6: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-6-13-2-in-1-13-3-touch-screen-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-8gb-memory-256gb-ssd-abyss-blue-fabric-cover/6427161.p?skuId=6427161

MSI Modern 15: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-modern-15-a10m-455-intel-i5-8gb-memory-512gb-ssd-black/6437744.p?skuId=6437744

@Clovekay  Among the three you linked, the Lenovo Yoga (second link) is the best as far as Sims 4 is concerned because it has a significantly faster graphics chip than the others.  The graphics chip will be the limiting factor in determining performance, so the other hardware is secondary.  Having said that, it should be more than fine for schoolwork and other basic tasks.

How soon do you need this laptop?  I found one from HP that can be customized to include an MX450 graphics card, one that should handle high graphics settings without trouble, although ultra may be a stretch.  It would take a month to ship though.

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-pavilion-laptop-14t-dv000-touch-optional-1s961av-1

Adding the MX450 (+$120) and upgrading the screen (+$30) would put the cost at either $690 or $700, depending on whether you believe the initial product page or the customization page.

If you want something right away, this Zenbook is also worth considering.  Its MX350 is not as fast as the MX450, but it's faster than the graphics chips in any of the laptops you linked, and having a dedicated graphics card would also take some of the load off the processor while you played.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-zenbook-14-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-mx350-256gb-ssd-light-gray/6403819.p?skuId=6403819

This is all assuming you want something lightweight for school, as opposed to a bulkier gaming laptop that could handle ultra graphics settings.  If you're interested in one of those, let me know.

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

@puzzlezaddict Thank you so much! You would be correct to assume that I want something lightwieght, as I don't really have any desire to do gaming other than sims. If the Zenbook has the better graphics though. the price difference between that and the Yoga 6 is only $50 so I'd rather go for the Zenbook. And I could have it now to do schoolwork since my Mac is essentially out of commission. Thank you so much for your help again!