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juicejeff19
5 years ago

Would this laptop be able to play Sims 4 nicely?

Hello, I hope you can help me decide what laptop should I buy, I have sims 4 on a very old laptop and honestly I don't even know how I've been able to play with such a terrible lag for so long, so I decided to upgrade my laptop, I'm from Mexico, so everything is maybe a little bit more expensive here than it is in the USA, my budget is about $500 - $600 (i know it's not much but it's what I can afford with the money I get from my school), I was thinking about this laptop

 https://www.elektra.com.mx/laptop-asus-vivobook-ryzen-5-ram-8gb-dd-1tb-w10-15-6--28009288/p 

It has 8GB RAM, 1TB ROM and a ryzen 5 with Vega 8 so I'm thinking that would be good :? 

I also looked into a HP Pavilion 15 cw-1010 Wich also has ryzen 5 and Vega 8, 512GB ROM and 8GB RAM (this is my number one option right now) 

https://www.bodegaaurrera.com.mx/computadoras/laptops/todas-las-laptops/laptop-hp-pavilion-15-cw1010-amd-ryzen-5-8gb-ram-512gb-ssd_00019390525960?gclid=CjwKCAjw8pH3BRAXEiwA1pvMsUWusUi4Yg_nQppb3J1WXOSndBdB15pKDQegDgyEdXO5s0CBGP9bEhoCa4IQAvD_BwE

And as my very last option (because of the price, I wouldn't be able to afford it unless I save all the money I can get for like a year and a half) I have the HP pavilion gaming laptop Wich has a ryzen 5, Vega 8, 1TB hd, 8Gb RAM, and a dedicated NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050

https://www.cyberpuerta.mx/index.php?cl=details&anid=d42b0a5509227e133b15b1fd979b0a85&gclid=CjwKCAjw26H3BRB2EiwAy32zhao8EMxtSYsjB0qmnJaZ85OLI0SiIE9OC1y-yiKo2nx3MGNGlGJcYBoC-sIQAvD_BwE

Would this laptops be able to handle the sims 4 at a decent quality?

(I have all expansion packs) 

Thank you so much, and I really hope the links work.

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    5 years ago

    @juicejeff19  All of these laptops would be able to run Sims 4, all packs included.  The third one is clearly the best option because of its dedicated graphics card: an Nvidia 1050 would be able to run all packs together on ultra settings, or maybe a mix of high and ultra at worst.  The other two would only run the game on medium settings.

    But if it's going to take you a year and a half to save up for the third laptop, it's probably not worth the wait.  Besides, that particular laptop would likely not be available by then, given how quickly inventory turns over.  If you can buy one of the others now, then go for it.

    Between the first two, the second is better because its hard drive is faster.  Although Sims 4 will run the same, once it's loaded, on any kind of hard drive, it will load faster on a solid state drive.  Windows will also load and run faster, as will most other programs.  So it's always better to get a computer with an SSD if you can.

    By the way, I looked at the other laptops on the three sites you linked, and I didn't see any better options in your price range than the two you linked.

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