Will Acer Aspire 3 run the sims 4?

@Graceeefrog  Thanks for linking the laptop; it does make things easier, although you listed the important specs yourself as well.  And the answer is that while this laptop could technically run Sims 4, it would not run the game well at all, perhaps only on low settings and perhaps with a significant amount of lag even then.  Some of this depends on your playstyle: how many sims are in a household or on a typical lot, what worlds you play in, how complicated your sims' houses are, etc.  But this is really not a great laptop for even a moderately demanding game like Sims 4.

Do you already have this laptop?  If so, there's no harm in playing on it; just keep the laptop cool and try not run much else while you're playing.  The worst that will happen is you don't enjoy the game.

If you haven't bought the laptop yet, you have better options.  For the same price, you could get a laptop with a processor and graphics chip capable of running all current Sims 4 packs together on medium-high graphics settings.  Plus you'd get twice the storage.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1243718?clickPR=plp:37:92

Here are a few slightly more expensive alternatives with the same, or in the case of the last two, equivalent hardware.  The first one does have 16 GB RAM, which is nice to have if not strictly necessary.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1488528?clickPR=plp:65:92

https://www.currys.ie/products/lenovo-ideapad-3i-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-256-gb-ssd-blue-10242283.html

https://ao.com/product/82h802ksuk-lenovo-ideapad-3-laptop-blue-94886-251.aspx

https://www.box.co.uk/82H802KSUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-3-15-Intel-Core-i5-8GB-RA_4120858.html

https://www.box.co.uk/82LM0054UK-Lenovo-ideaPad-5-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-RAM-256_3596990.html

https://ao.com/product/4h2x5eaabu-hp-14sfq1000na-laptop-silver-94510-251.aspx

I've listed a number of them in case there are other details that matter to you.  They should all run Sims 4 roughly the same, within a few percentage points.  For the models that come with Windows in S mode, you'd need to switch to the Home version before installing Sims 4, or Origin or the EA App for that matter, but that's simple and can be done in a few clicks.

If you have more questions, please feel free to ask.

I only checked a few

i know this is post is pretty old now but i was wondering if you think that this laptop would be able to run the sims 4 at least decently well? i'm pretty sure this ones different than the one they put.

https://www.target.com/p/hp-15-6-34-laptop-amd-ryzen-3-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-storage-windows-11-blue-15-ef2025tg/-/A-89476631?ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012767085&CPNG=PLA_Electronics_Priority%2BShopping_Local%7CElectronics_Ecomm_Hardlines&adgroup=Electronics_Priority+TCINs&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9011027&targetid=pla-840476230290&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1248099&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA1fqrBhA1EiwAMU5m_7btwQ_2nMsaavs2VVrVefHepiDR9u56YUVIckYqNAmkrMXr10o8NhoCx6AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds 

Just take the model of whatever laptop/PC you are considering.
Then add 'gaming review' - and do a Video search 🙂

Most would be better served with a hands-on review than second guessing 🙂

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Acer+Aspire+3+AMD+Athlon%2C+128+gb+ssd+with+8gb+ram+gaming+review&qs=n&form=QBVR&sp=-1&lq=0&pq=acer+aspire+3+amd+athlon%2C+128+gb+ssd+with+8gb+ram+gaming+revie&sc=0-62&sk=&cvid=BB38F1DC71E5483EB8CCB9D079327157&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=

@12021818  This laptop should be able to handle Sims 4, all current packs included, on low-medium graphics settings.  Anything more than that would probably be a stretch, although it does depend to some extent on your play style.

What's your budget?  I can try to find something a little better, although this is a pretty good deal for $300 U.S.  If you'd like other suggestions, let me know.

@Overcast451  The Google search you've linked, and you only linked the search results, is for the original laptop, not the one the new poster linked.  That laptop has completely different hardware and components not suitable for gaming; it doesn't take a review to know that.

I'm not sure what your point is here.  Additionally, it's actually not at all a good idea to google laptop name plus gaming review.  That's a great way to get a lot of misinformation, whether from reviews who don't have any meaningful technical expertise or from thinly-disguised sponsored content.  It's also very easy to find a review for a different configuration, which will be extremely misleading if taken at face value.

I could list all the ways in which people might be confused, but that's not the point.  The point is that people ask on this site because they want help navigating a process they're not equipped to handle or don't have time to learn themselves.  Gaming reviews fall under the category of the information they'd like someone else to provide.

No problem, I'll bug off with my terrible suggestions. Have a great day!

i would really prefer to stay $300 or under but slightly over wont be too much of an issue. i would use all of the packs + cc and mods, which i know will affect the performance. thank you again for the response!

@12021818  I'm not seeing anything for $300 or less that's better than what you found, and not much that's even as good, certainly not for $250.  If you're comfortable going to $330 though, this one is the next tier up in terms of performance:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/1812365794

You'd be looking at medium-high graphics settings with all packs installed, maybe high settings depending on your play style, or maybe medium if you like to use high poly (high-resolution) custom content.  In any case, the improvement from a graphics standpoint would be significant.  The laptop has the same memory and storage as the one you found.

Having said that, it's definitely a significant price increase to jump to the higher tier of performance.  Whether it's worth the cost is your call.

hm ok. i'm willing to go up to $330 if it means the performance will be a lot more playable.  Again thank you so so much for the help!!

I know this post is pretty old, but I was wondering if you think my laptop would be able to run The Sims 4 at least decently? If so, what graphics settings would you recommend? Medium-low, medium? It's an Acer Aspire 3 A315-23-R6YM. https://www.amazon.it/Acer-A315-23-R6YM-Portatile-Notebook-Processore/dp/B087D3BB53

@herbimycin  This laptop could certainly run all current Sims 4 content, but probably only on low-medium settings, perhaps medium depending on your playstyle.  I can't see the price because I'm not in Italy, but I would guess you could do better for the same amount of money, and you could certainly find hardware that's a lot newer than the five-year-old processor in this laptop.

If you're interested, let me know, and I can list the specs to look for in a better-performing laptop.  Or I could do the search myself and list some better possibilities.  In that case, let me know your budget as well as what stores you'd be willing to buy from so I know where to look.