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Ok do I really need a gaming computer to only play the sims 4
Minai
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There is a computer I want for $400 the most.
The only game I will be playing on the computer is the sims 4 and some of their expansion packs. Literally that is it, so I don't understand why I need a computer around $600-1000 to use
The only game I will be playing on the computer is the sims 4 and some of their expansion packs. Literally that is it, so I don't understand why I need a computer around $600-1000 to use
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I think a part of the plan for TS4, was for it to be able to run smoothly on the average non-gaming PC.
A DIY, my housemates former spare PC.
I think it was originally built for photo editing, but it now has my rather old nvidia graphics card added.
Come to think of it, I can also run TS2 on this old thing, without any trouble, including 3 Eps and a bunch of stuff packs.
The game does require a gaming PC. You need to look at recommended specs to survive the game as it adds more and more. The game is not complete. USD desktop $700 and up average. Laptop $1000 average depending on sales. Prices vary in other countries . $400 will not get you a computer that will run or survive this game. I would save up.
This is the lowest I would go http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-ultra-desktop-amd-fx-black-edition-series-8gb-memory-amd-radeon-rx-480-1tb-hard-drive-black/5615010.p?skuId=5615010
This is not true. The games requirements are for a mid range gaming desktop. Your game maybe running ok so far but the game is not complete. There are plenty who have posted in tech who have low end computers that can no longer play the game.
$400 wont even get you a dedicated video card
always look at recommended specs to survive the game as it adds more and more
RECOMMENDED SPECS:
OS: 64 Bit Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10
PROCESSOR: Intel core i5 or faster, AMD Athlon X4
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
MEMORY: 4 GB RAM
HARD DRIVE: 15 GB of Hard Drive space
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=24139&game=The Sims 4: City Living
Although I think I should be set for most games because my GPU should last me a couple of years. CPU's okay too. c:
Race Against the Clock: Can your elder sim turn back the clock before their time runs out?
I would not use those or can you run it type webs. They don't add patches , packs etc. Every time you add something (even a patch) to the game, the game becomes more demanding so look at EA's web for recommended requirements (posted above) to be able to survive the game as it adds more and more.
It SOUNDS expensive, but it's much cheaper than you'd expect to get a PC that could last the whole TS4 lifecycle. I'd even go as far to say that comparing it to TS3 is pretty excessive (TS4 base game can run on Windows XP for God's sake, it's hardly hardware-heavy)! xD
https://www.thesimsresource.com/members/DarkSuperNinja
My housemate is not a gamer, he's a photo editor, none of his PCs have ever been built for gaming. All that has been added to this PC is my graphics card, from my old PC, which was built for gaming.
It depends. Sometimes you do need a good computer to do photo editing like for programs like Photoshop for it to not lag. So maybe your computer is more decent than you know it. But again, it also depends on the setting you're playing TS4 on.
I could also say that no, you don't need a gaming PC to run the game but then you will have to play it on the lowest settings just so you don't 'hurt' your computer. That's why we always recommend people to get a gaming PC (doesn't have to be the most high end one but more like a decent one), just so you could play the game with really good settings and have little fps issues and not ruin the hardware in your computer.
No I was saying that this games requirements are for a mid range gaming PC so posting that this game does not require a gaming PC is not true. The game is not complete. Your computer may run the game now but it may not in the future as the game adds more and more.
I believe you also mentioned you do have an Nvidia card. OP wont even get an Nvidia card for $400 worthy of being able to survive this game. They need a budget of at least $600
$400 will get someone a computer that is good for browsing the web, light computer tasks and steaming a movie. You do need a gaming PC to survive this game as it adds more and more. The game is not complete. We have several people with low end computers that can no longer run the game. EA put recommended specs there for a reason and it is a mid range gaming desktop
My last PC, was built for gaming, and only cost $600AUD. Which is about $450USD. :P
Prices vary in different countries. Off the shelf in the USA your looking at around $600 or more. If OP can build all the more power to them. They would have to build themselves and buy older series hardware even if the hardware is new. I don't know if they could do that for $450. Windows alone is expensive. Even if they could build at $450 they might wind up having to upgrade the computer before this game is finished.
Are you telling me that computers can be cheaper in Australia? O.O
And here I was, thinking that everything was more expensive downunder.
As far as I know they are more expensive in Aus but if you managed to somehow build something the equivalent of $450 USD you got a good deal if it had decent specs. @chesterbigbird is in Aus and she is an expert builder. As far as I know $450 is a low budget to build something here in the USA . Windows 10 alone is around $100. For this game your looking at 150 for AMD fx or around $200 for intel i5 on a processor. around $150 for a video card. You haven't even added ram, motherboard, PSU, case etc. $600 would be a better budget to build rather than buying off the shelf with generic hardware
The game on Mac is different than PC laptop or desktop and a lot more expensive, You won't get a Mac with a $400 budget
But other than that, the options for graphical quality of Sims and objects are at maximum without any problems whatsoever, so you won't need THE computer to run this game I think
You do need a gaming computer.You are shortening the life span of your notebook and could damage it in the end forcing it to do something it was not designed to do. Something worth reading about computers http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Your_Computer_is_Like_a_Car
I'm with @phoebebebe13 on this one. I played Injustice: Gods Among Us on a very expensive Kindle Fire HDX tablet almost every night, and guess who wore it out after about a year and a half?
The same thing will happen with your computer if it's not a proper gaming computer.
Oh my god xD
But it does work without any crashes since the 25th February 2015 (yes, I remembered the exact date. That was very special for me, to get away from my Windows XP computer that couldn't even handle the internet
I will nonetheless take this advice and use it to convince my parents of gifting me a new computer ^^