Until now I've been able to play the sims 4 on my laptop. As you know, the system requirements has increased for the Cats and Dogs expansion pack. Will I be able to play it? I'm so scared that I'll have to buy a new computer.
My specs are:
-Windows 10
-Intel Core i5-4200U 1.6GHz with turbo boost up to 2.6GHz
-8,00 GB RAM (7,88 available)
-64-bite operative system
-AMD Radeon R7 M265 with 2GB dedicated VRAM
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The game does require a mid range gaming desktop. Laptop hardware is weaker than desktop hardware. You do need a more powerful laptop than you have to equal the recommended requirements . The recommended requirements is so you survive all the game and it's add ons. The more you add to this game, the more demanding the game becomes. If you intend on playing this game with all it's add ons in the end you may need a new computer
they make both dual and quad i5 and i7 on laptop. op does have a dual . The game requires quad. Some newer quad core i5 laptops are fine though i7 quad core is preferred
The GTX 1050 on laptop is actually a better card than the GTX 650 on desktop. The game requires a GTX 650 desktop of better
Yeah I should have look it up. I didn't mention the GTX 650. I always try to think of the future stuff packs, game packs and expansion packs. It is strange that every time I do research on gaming laptops I find the worst laptops with integrated graphics or they have 940mx for the graphic card. Just seems more and more that it marketing gimmick with the name gaming in it.
On laptop we recommend 1050, 1050 ti , 1060. It depends on the prices of laptops which can change and the person's budget. If a person has a lower budget I would not go lower than a 1050 and an i5 quad. It should survive the whole game though maybe not on ultra
AMD E2-1800 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 1.70 GHz
4.00Gb (3.60 usable)
64-bit Operating system
windows 7
I don't really know how to find my graphics card though. I am more worried about the processor since I think my computer meets the minimum. I don't have the money for a good laptop and this is the only one I got so hopefully I won't run into to many problems.
Your processor is very low end and would be pared with an integrated video card which does not meet requirements to run the game. The game requires desktop not laptop. Laptop hardware is much weaker than desktop hardware. You need a higher end gaming laptop to meet the requirements on desktop. you can not upgrade a laptop processor and video card, you are stuck with the specs you buy. You only have 4gb ram to run your video card/processor, windows, origin and other programs. Cats and Dogs alone needs 4gb ram to run not including the ram your computer needs to run. You will have trouble playing the cats and Dogs ep if it will even run at all. Sorry for the bad news. I suggest saving up for a new computer that meets requirements
EA will not give you a refund if you buy cats and dogs and can't run it
It plays fine for now. EA raised the computer requirements for this new ep. Like I mentioned above they will not give you a refund if you can't run it.
Operating system: Windows 8 pro 64-bit
CPU: AMD E2-6110
Graphics card: 768MB ATI AMD Radeon R2
Ram: 4.00 GB
Hello
Could you please post your DxDiag info here.
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Hello @Potatogirl
I am so sorry but your laptop doesn't meet the recommended requirements to run the game.
Cats and Dogs requires 64 bit mode. You need to have more than 4gb to access that,
You have an integrated processor video card. It uses the same computer ram along with the game , origin, windows and other programs that you have on your computer. It could cause issues with computer if you tried running it.
I am so sorry
If you would like help either now or in the future in fiinding a computer that can run the game and packs, you can post in this section of the forums and simmers will offer suggestions and help.
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Hello @CalleighDuke
I am so sorry but the ep doesn’t support Vista. You won’t be able to play it
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/cats-and-dogs-faq#q5
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> Hi! I have a desktop running a 64-bit version of Vista. I have 8GB of RAM and 1 terabyte of space on the hard drive. The major problem is that it's running Vista. Will I still be able to play Cats and Dogs? I have been running the 64 bit version of Sims 4 since they released it.
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> Hello @CalleighDuke
> I am so sorry :( but the ep doesn’t support Vista. You won’t be able to play it
I was worried about that. I'll try to update the operating system. Thanks!
I am sorry You may need to see if your computer system hardware can handle a new operating system. It may help to be contact with @chesterbigbird with your computer details to see if your computer can handle it.
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> Potatogirl wrote: »
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> Hello! I have the same question as well- if the Cats and Dogs extension pack will for my laptop. Here is my laptop info
> Operating system: Windows 8 pro 64-bit
> CPU: AMD E2-6110
> Graphics card: 768MB ATI AMD Radeon R2
> Ram: 4.00 GB
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> Hello @Potatogirl
> I am so sorry :( but your laptop doesn't meet the recommended requirements to run the game.
> Cats and Dogs requires 64 bit mode. You need to have more than 4gb to access that,
> You have an integrated processor video card. It uses the same computer ram along with the game , origin, windows and other programs that you have on your computer. It could cause issues with computer if you tried running it.
> I am so sorry :(
> If you would like help either now or in the future in fiinding a computer that can run the game and packs, you can post in this section of the forums and simmers will offer suggestions and help.
My friend gave me a stick on 4 extra GB of ram. If I installed that in my laptop, it wouldn't make a difference? The EP still wont work?
@phoebebebe13 will also look at your computer details when she comes onto the forums and offer feedback also.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase