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    What new computer would I update to to play Sims 4 on Ultra (guesstimate)?

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    ashcrash19ashcrash19 Posts: 4,407 Member
    edited August 2014 in PC - Technical Discussions
    I currently have an AMD HD Radeon 6670 1GB DDR3 card with and i5 2500k 3.30ghz processor and 8GB RAM.

    I want to build/buy a new PCsince this one was bought in 2011 but parts were from 2010 mostly I believe. As well as concerns over if the graphics card would fit/perform well with my older parts.

    So, any building/buying tips would be great! My budget is $1250. Thanks :)
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      AstroAstro Posts: 6,651 Member
      Not Intel.
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      whitknight26whitknight26 Posts: 106 Member
      I personally can't help you - since the specs are similar to the Sims 3 - if you can play that on high - I would say it's safe to say you could play the new one on high as well. I don't know that they'll have an "ultra" setting.
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      SkulltecSkulltec Posts: 474 Member
      You want AMD or Nvidia?
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      mulboromulboro Posts: 2,012 Member
      Is there a logo on the box that we can see? AMD or Nvidia?
      What'd you just say??
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      SkulltecSkulltec Posts: 474 Member
      mulboro wrote: »
      Is there a logo on the box that we can see? AMD or Nvidia?

      What box do you want to see?
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      whitknight26whitknight26 Posts: 106 Member
      I haven't seen one - but I did find a picture of some box are that showed it was coming out for mac...lol
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      mulboromulboro Posts: 2,012 Member
      Skulltec wrote: »
      mulboro wrote: »
      Is there a logo on the box that we can see? AMD or Nvidia?

      What box do you want to see?
      The game box.
      What'd you just say??
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      ashcrash19ashcrash19 Posts: 4,407 Member
      I don't mind which brand it is, though I've only had AMD so far. This is a desktop that I own, by the way. This is a link to my PC in case that helps--specifications tab shows everything it has. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229284
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      ashcrash19ashcrash19 Posts: 4,407 Member
      whitknight26 wrote: »
      I personally can't help you - since the specs are similar to the Sims 3 - if you can play that on high - I would say it's safe to say you could play the new one on high as well. I don't know that they'll have an "ultra" setting.

      Sorry, I meant Ultra as in the highest settings for everything.

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      SkulltecSkulltec Posts: 474 Member
      edited August 2014
      mulboro wrote: »
      Skulltec wrote: »
      mulboro wrote: »
      Is there a logo on the box that we can see? AMD or Nvidia?

      What box do you want to see?
      The game box.

      I don't know what you mean but lets say it shows AMD. Then what?
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      SkulltecSkulltec Posts: 474 Member
      ashcrash19 wrote: »
      I don't mind which brand it is, though I've only had AMD so far. This is a desktop that I own, by the way. This is a link to my PC in case that helps--specifications tab shows everything it has. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229284

      What's your budget ?
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      Asuka7794Asuka7794 Posts: 1,431 Member
      edited August 2014
      ashcrash19 wrote: »
      I currently have an AMD HD Radeon 6670 1GB DDR3 card with and i5 2500k 3.30ghz processor and 8GB RAM.

      I feel like my processor and RAM are fine, but my card is getting outdated.

      I believe I have a 600W power supply...what graphics could would y'all recommend? I can link my rig (via Newegg) if necessary. :)

      Do you have a 1st generation Ipad? Just split it open and glue the Ipad graphics card onto your pc. Sims 4 should run at 500 fps on an ipad 1st gen graphics chip. The game is a 70 dollar ipad app from 2005 so you should be good to go.
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      whitknight26whitknight26 Posts: 106 Member
      If the box art had one of the logo's on it - it would mean that's the chip sets they did the most extensive testing and have the most support for - so then he would go on to suggest that card brand.
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      mulboromulboro Posts: 2,012 Member
      whitknight26 wrote: »
      If the box art had one of the logo's on it - it would mean that's the chip sets they did the most extensive testing and have the most support for - so then he would go on to suggest that card brand.
      Exactly.

      What'd you just say??
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      SkulltecSkulltec Posts: 474 Member
      whitknight26 wrote: »
      If the box art had one of the logo's on it - it would mean that's the chip sets they did the most extensive testing and have the most support for - so then he would go on to suggest that card brand.

      Honestly i have to disagree, Like in BF4 they are AMD sponsored but my Nvidia card runs perfectly fine on that game.
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      mulboromulboro Posts: 2,012 Member
      Skulltec wrote: »
      whitknight26 wrote: »
      If the box art had one of the logo's on it - it would mean that's the chip sets they did the most extensive testing and have the most support for - so then he would go on to suggest that card brand.

      Honestly i have to disagree, Like in BF4 they are AMD sponsored but my Nvidia card runs perfectly fine on that game.
      Good for you, other games aren't so lucky.
      What'd you just say??
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      SkulltecSkulltec Posts: 474 Member
      I think nor AMD nor Intel sponsored this game(you'll be able to see that on the Sims website) Not sure though
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      metalfenix_Rafmetalfenix_Raf Posts: 536 Member
      I dunno AMD, but in case you're going Nvidia, I guess the base card for the tight budget, is the GTX 750 Ti , and you can go higher from there I guess.

      Of course, I admit I haven't researched about the 6xx series, there might be better options there, but price wise, the 750 Ti is a good deal.
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      whitknight26whitknight26 Posts: 106 Member
      edited August 2014
      well then at the very least - let's base it off the limitations of a 32 bit program - 2 gb video card is cutting a fine line on a 32 bit system having enough left over ram after the os ect to run the additional 2gb for the game. There's a few articles(I'd post links but I'm not allowed to yet.) that the OP could look up to get a fair idea on how that works.

      Again - I believe that your system will run it just as well as it does the Sims 3 - not counting poor game optimization. At the very least this is playing it safe until reviews and more statistics present themselves.
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      ashcrash19ashcrash19 Posts: 4,407 Member
      edited August 2014
      Skulltec wrote: »
      ashcrash19 wrote: »
      I don't mind which brand it is, though I've only had AMD so far. This is a desktop that I own, by the way. This is a link to my PC in case that helps--specifications tab shows everything it has. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229284

      What's your budget ?


      Hmm, maybe a max of $250? Though I could go higher if absolutely necessary...not really familiar with card costs.
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      ashcrash19ashcrash19 Posts: 4,407 Member
      Oh, and my PC is Windows 7 64 bit forgot to mention.
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      whitknight26whitknight26 Posts: 106 Member
      The game is a 32 bit application though - just keep that in mind. Their tests would hopefully be on 32 bit systems...64 bit systems obviously have the advantage either way there. Also - keep in mind that your mother board might not support the new card. You'll need to look into that.
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      ashcrash19ashcrash19 Posts: 4,407 Member
      How would I find out what my motherboard supports/what my motherboard is?
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      whitknight26whitknight26 Posts: 106 Member
      edited August 2014
      Some have different keys for entering the bios your best bet would be to download a program called CPU-Z and it will give you the specs - or should. If you still have the boxes that came with your computer - that would do as well. But since you ordered on newegg and not direct from cyberpower you might not have all the manuals..etc.
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      ashcrash19ashcrash19 Posts: 4,407 Member
      edited August 2014
      Found out my motherboard info. :)

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      P.S. I haven't updated my BIOS in a while because I know that has the potential to royally mess up a PC if not done correctly...and I'm definitely not a PC professional. :P
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