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Cledgar

My desktop computer recently broke, leaving me no longer able to play the Sims 3. I'm shopping for a new computer for school now, and I figured that maybe I could find one with the capacity to play the Sims 3, too, while I'm looking. :/ Unfortunately, even after weeks of researching, I know next-to-nothing about laptops or specs or any of that computer stuff, and school starts soon, so I should find myself a laptop soon. I have a budget of $1000, though I'm trying to look for something reasonably cheap -- I don't need a monster laptop or anything; I don't plan on playing any of the expansion packs, and at this point I'd rather play the Sims than not at all, so I'm not too picky about resolution or anything.

I'm looking at this one: laurier(.)com/new/new/showdesktop/20. Will it run the game decently? Also, because I'm not really sure (bad with tech stuff), its cheaper counterpart (laurier(.)com/new/new/showdesktop/24) is NOT able to run the Sims, right?
Help is much appreciated. Thank you. (:

SungFishy

The first laptop linked has a workstation card, it is below the GT 630 due to lower clock. The cheaper laptop has an integrated chipset that wouldn't be able to play Sims 3 well. First laptop may be able to play on med-High settings, but may need more than 4GB of RAM.

Cledgar

Awesome, thank you! So for the first laptop, would 6GB of RAM be okay? Or should it be 8?

SungFishy

8GB, it's good if you do other things with Sims running in the background

Cledgar

Okay, thank you so much! I think that's the one I'll get, then. :)

SungFishy

You're welcome! I was going to suggest this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314594&cm_re=gt_750m-_-34-314-594-_-Product but you don't play any EPs or SPs.

hizz

I'm looking to get a laptop for my mother for Christmas, specifically for playing the Sims (and maybe some light web browsing, but not much else). Is there any sub-$1000 laptop available that will reliably and smoothly play The Sims 3 and some/all of the expansion packs? I was looking at the MSI GP70 LEOPARD-010.

SungFishy

@hizz Again, I would recommend this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314594
Same RAM, better CPU and GPU.

hizz

Ugh, I don't know how on earth I missed that post. Thanks! I'll aim for that then.

robotpanda34

I found this desktop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227505 is it good enough for the sims or do you recommend a another one

chesterbigbird

robotpanda34 wrote: »

I found this desktop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227505 is it good enough for the sims or do you recommend a another one

That's a good pc, the graphics card is what I would recommend.. whats your budget? you might be able to customize one through cyber power website.. you get to choose your parts .
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

chesterbigbird

hahaha PLUM POWER.. since when does C Y B E R need to be censored

SimplyBrea

Hii, have anyone noticed lag with Nraas? I had issues with lag and every since I reset my game (took out EA folder) and it was blasting fast... but then soon I put back my Nraas Mods in along with CC I seen the lag again.. I tweaked the settings and it got better but I'm trying to figure out what causes the lag? I have dual core i5-4200m.. but it seems fine anyway.. any help would be appreciated :)

ceejay402

SimplyBrea wrote: »

Hii, have anyone noticed lag with Nraas? I had issues with lag and every since I reset my game (took out EA folder) and it was blasting fast... but then soon I put back my Nraas Mods in along with CC I seen the lag again.. I tweaked the settings and it got better but I'm trying to figure out what causes the lag? I have dual core i5-4200m.. but it seems fine anyway.. any help would be appreciated

No but it could be your cc is too much for both processor and card, I would keep cc low or try bundling package files, see simswiki for how or search here for -thread. if that doesnt work as you know this isn't a general help thread for laptops, so create a thread

For nraas q ask at nraas

ceejay402

chesterbigbird wrote: »

hahaha PLUM POWER.. since when does C Y B E R need to be censored

Hey sung! And Chester it's always been censored for

Decrain

The Nraas Story Progression is the one that makes a lot of lag. It was a known issue when Twallan was around and he said not much can be done with that. If you're using this particular mod try to take it out and check it out.

Meglinn

Hello!

I was hoping someone could assist me with selecting a new laptop. I want one that will flawlessly run The SIms 2, 3, and 4, as well as something adequate for Internet browsing and school work (primarily Word and PowerPoint.) I'm looking to spend around $1000.

These are the models I am torn between:
Asus N56JN-EB71
Asus N56JR-EH71
Asus R510DP-FH11
MSI GP60 Leopard-009
Lenovo Y50

chesterbigbird

Meglinn wrote: »

Hello!<br />
<br />
I was hoping someone could assist me with selecting a new laptop. I want one that will flawlessly run The SIms 2, 3, and 4, as well as something adequate for Internet browsing and school work (primarily Word and PowerPoint.) I'm looking to spend around $1000.<br />
<br />
These are the models I am torn between:<br />
Asus N56JN-EB71<br />
Asus N56JR-EH71<br />
Asus R510DP-FH11<br />
MSI GP60 Leopard-009<br />
Lenovo Y50

Hi
I would go with the eh71.. the gtx 760M is better than the first one, Msi is good but not as good as the eh71 plus they are over priced for what you get.
Cant tell you about the Lenovo because I think there are a few y50.
So my suggestion is this :
http://asuslaptopsreview.com/reviews/asus-n56jr-eh71-review/

SimplyBrea

Hmm ever since I took Nraas SP out, the game was fast but I really like the Nraas SP instead of EA SP.. :/ lol I guess I will have to tweak it some more.

Fappyacids

@SungFishy The Acer Aspire that you recommended do you think that would be able to play both the sims 3 + several expansions, and the sims 4 on mid-high settings? Also would you recommend it for a college student? The size made me a bit uneasy but I think the bigger screen will be easier on my eyes.

SungFishy

According to the chart on the first page, yes the GT 750m can play TS3 on high with all EPs.. I didn't notice the weight of the laptop, so it mostly depends on you if you can handle the weight. Probably can play TS4 on ultra since it can play TS3 with all EPs

chesterbigbird

SungFishy wrote: »

According to the chart on the first page, yes the GT 750m can play TS3 on high with all EPs.. I didn't notice the weight of the laptop, so it mostly depends on you if you can handle the weight. Probably can play TS4 on ultra since it can play TS3 with all EPs

The gt 750 might play ts3 on all high settings.. but will most likely have poor fps.
Will play the sims 4.. but unsure of the settings.. at this stage I think everyone is just guessing.. I myself am unsure how well it will play on my laptop with gtx 765M.
If ts4 is properly optimized then we should have no problems.. (lets hope EA does something good this time.)

Fappyacids

@chesterbigbird mmm. :\ So it won't run smoothly? I'm not sure of the important of fps as I'm not much of a gamer.
I'll wait a bit and see, I probably won't buy a new laptop until after the sims 4 comes out so hopefully the specs are for sure then.

chesterbigbird

it will run smoothly.. but might need to lower a few settings.. fps stands for *frames per second.* Ideally it should be set at 60 fps for smooth performance, if you have a graphics card that has a hard time running the game at maxed out settings the fps will drop causing performance issues. that should be solved by lowering the settings.
That card should run at medium/high for best performance.
As ts4 goes.. it's going to be a guess lol, we will have to see how well the game is optimized, it might even play better than ts3 (I'm hoping so.)

February11

This is my latest purchase. It's been playing well although I had one memory crash, and it set itself on low settings and a couple of high settings. Since then I've eased the low to medium and a couple more to high and all seems well. How would you rate this for Sims3 and 4?
(Can't believe it's now $100 less than I paid this time last week!!!)
http://www.dell.com/au/p/inspiron-15-3542-laptop/pd?oc=dx510404au&model_id=inspiron-15-3542-