Re: Whats the best laptop for sims4 and work?
Hi you left such a detailed response i hope you don’t mind if I ask you some questions as well. I had a mac book pro it crashed in the middle of doing and important project for work so i rushed and ...
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@Player_njlrsklo Those are all the precautions I'd take, and if temps were within range, I wouldn't worry. I don't know what cooling pads are best, really—I haven't been using one and usually go for a laptop tray instead. It's not as efficient as a cooling pad, but it works okay for my taste. On the other hand, I don't really play games on my Mac anymore, so I'm not the best judge.
I don't use a separate antivirus or firewall on my Mac, but then I don't download a lot of custom content, either. If you want to be reasonably safe, use Firefox and add NoScript and UMatrix. Also, avoid The Sims Resource if you can—it's full of viruses that even the strongest security software doesn't always manage to block.
In a couple years, you might see Sims 4 start to lag a bit, more due to the game's increased demands than anything wrong with your Mac; and then you might decide to get a gaming laptop just for Sims 4, and use your Mac for everything else. But for now, as long as you're happy with how the game runs, there's no reason to switch.
Solid advice thanks a lot really appreciate it. I have used the sims resource in the past .. yea it seems so sketchy what should i do to check and remove any virus i may have from use the sims resource? it can be a free or paid program that’s good for keeping my computer clean .. any recommendations?
i don’t mind the game lagging in a couple years . well i do kind but it would t be as awful as my computer failing to work or turn on or whatever. i’ll look into a cooling of and adjust the settings when i play tomorrow . thanks for being so helpful ..I think my last question is what i asked about the sims resource and virus protection.. might have some more when i go to play and look into fps like u said
@Player_njlrsklo If you've updated your operating system since the last time you were on The Sims Resource, you should be fine. Reinstalling your OS (or installing a new one) is the last best defense against viruses anyway. I'm not saying you need to do this, just that if you have, you don't need to worry. There's plenty of antivirus software for macOS, but I think Malwarebytes is probably the best right now, at least among the free versions.
For TSR or other sites that use Adfly, you can look up how to "unshorten" a link, which essentially gives you the address for the download you want, instead of your having to wait to be redirected there after Adfly does its thing. But if you're really nervous about the site, you can skip it and get your cc from elsewhere. There are plenty of sources out there.
hi how are you doing? I hope fine. I stopped playing the sims for a while and just played again my laptop was literally up to 125 degrees !!!! why??? what is causing this. what can i do to make it not get so hot while i wait for my cooling pad? i literally have the graphics on medium. What is causing it to get so hot? It was like that since the first day i downloaded the game. It doesn’t move very slow, but it also isn’t very fast i’m in ok with the performance i guess. i’m so upset. This mac book was over $2000 and i can’t even play the sims on it without stressing and worrying and without the laptop being extremely hot. Please help !!!
thank you in advance !
or can you tell me which of these fan options is that one that you told me should be 90 or less i believe the number you said was 90 right? I can always scroll up . but if you look at this picture my CPU digital core 1 went as high at 205 degrees just a few moments ago when i launched a saved sims game and as soon as i exited the game it started drecresing. it’s at 109 now. I won’t be playing the game anymore unfortunately until i figure this out ... which really sucks cause i have nothing better to do ☹️ am i able to return this laptop. i wonder what apples policy is. it’s been a month. i just don’t understand what i’m doing to cause it to get so hot by just playing the sims with the game plugged in as everyone else does . please advise . are these any other things i can do to lower the temperature beside cooling pad ? how much degrees does the cooling pad typically decrease from the laptop temperature anyway. you wanna know something . I kind of smell something burning . i think it’s this damn mac book! >:o
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