Will this PC run TS4 & TS3?
Hi! I'm looking into buying a new PC and some help would be very much appreciated. I play TS4 with almost all packs (minus the kits and a gp or 2) and quite a few mods/CC and I'd love to play TS3 again, with all packs, mods/CC and store content. Besides TS3 and TS4, I'd also love to be able to play Tropico 6 and Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey as those are games that I'd love to try, but my current pc and laptop just aren't able to run them properly. (And TS2, but I'm sure that one will run just fine :D)
I found these two:
- https://www.coolblue.nl/en/product/878710/lenovo-ideacentre-g5-14iob6-90re0033mh.html (I5, 16GB ram, GeForce GTX 1650 Super)
- https://www.coolblue.nl/en/product/882616/hp-pavilion-gaming-tg01-2920nd.html (Ryzen 5, 16GB ram, GeForce RTX 3060)
The first one is obviously a bit cheaper than the second. I was just wondering if the difference in price is worth it? One of my concerns with the cheaper one is that the storage is 512 GB, and I'm just not entirely sure if this is on the smaller side when it comes to storage capacity?
I know that it's pretty much impossible to play the games without any lag no matter what pc you have, but I'd love to have a relatively smooth gaming experience, on ultra settings if possible.
English isn't my first language, by the way, so I hope that what I said makes sense! Thanks in advance for your help!
Oh, and one last question (sort of but not entirely related): would it be possible to somehow transfer my TS3 store content from my old PC to my new one, or would I have to install everything manually again? I remember it took me aaaages to install my store content last time lol, so if there's a simple solution like transferring a folder that would be amazing.
@pxelskies For long-term prospects, it's generally best to get the fastest processor you can, since you might want it to drive a faster graphics card down the road, and it's much cheaper to upgrade the graphics card than to buy a whole new PC. A 5800X is much faster than an i5-10400H or 11400H, so that's easy. The Legion has good build quality, and last I checked, it does use standard components, so I'm not saying about it what I said about the HP. I personally would prefer a custom build, but that's mostly because I'm picky about the individual components that don't get listed, for example the motherboard and power supply.
What I was saying about bol.com is that it also sells prebuilt computers from other shops, for example the one I linked is sold by LalaShops.nl. So if you contacted one of the shops directly, you might get the option to upgrade one component in a given build.
If those shops' offerings are overwhelming, I could take a look for you. The language isn't a problem—all the important info is easily identifiable, and if I need some clarification, there's always Google Translate. Or, as I mentioned, you could call a shop and ask if they have a 3060 with a 5600X or 5600G and go from there. But the Legion is also a very good option, and the HP is good enough and an excellent price. So if you'd rather not get into the whole custom build concept, you'll still be fine.