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    Elliemai1Elliemai1 Posts: 3
    in The Sims 3 Help & Technical Discussion
    My laptop is broke and I need a new one, but I don't know much about laptops so need to make sure I buy one that can play sims 4. Now the specs are out could anyone tell me wot laptop I need please. :) thank you

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      pandabearroxpandabearrox Posts: 2,295 Member
      edited July 2014
      Price range? What are you looking to do on it?

      I have the Toshiba satellite C50d, which isnt the best, but it runs the sims 3 wonderfully, and since the sims 4 is easier on the computer it would be even better.
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      Elliemai1Elliemai1 Posts: 3
      edited July 2014
      £500 I will literally be using it for internet and sims that's all. X
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      pandabearroxpandabearrox Posts: 2,295 Member
      edited July 2014
      Im honestly not the best with laptops. Ill bump this, maybe you can change the title to something like "best LAPTOPS for the sims 4" be a bit more descriptive so you can get a few good answers :)
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      DeltaStormDeltaStorm Posts: 126 Member
      edited July 2014
      A HP Pavilion, or a Acer Aspire are both fairly decent laptops that are around that price range. Would both run the Sims just fine too.

      Although if you have a computer store around you I think the easiest option would be to bring in the Sims 4 system specs and talk to someone there. They would be able to point out the best laptop for your needs. :)
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      kovu0207kovu0207 Posts: 6,209 Member
      edited July 2014
      DeltaStorm wrote:
      A HP Pavilion, or a Acer Aspire are both fairly decent laptops that are around that price range. Would both run the Sims just fine too.

      Although if you have a computer store around you I think the easiest option would be to bring in the Sims 4 system specs and talk to someone there. They would be able to point out the best laptop for your needs. :)

      I have a HP pavilion, it runs sims 2 and 3 wonderfully, I would definitely recommend. :D
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      xJDLKxxJDLKx Posts: 313 Member
      edited July 2014
      Starting to worry I hope no one minds me asking but I just purchased the hp pavillon 22 all in one these are the specs
      AMD A Series quad core A4-5000.
      Processor speed 1.5GHz.
      4GB RAM.
      Hard drive:

      1000GB SATA hard drive.
      DVD optical drives:

      Dual layer.
      Graphics:

      Dedicated graphics.
      AMD Radeon HD with 8330

      Will sims 4 run ok? I don't normally buy expensive things and a little worried that I just wasted our money especially since we have a little one on the way xx I've posted quite a few tims (sorry) but would really like a reply :( x


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      DeltaStormDeltaStorm Posts: 126 Member
      edited July 2014
      xJDLKx wrote:
      Starting to worry I hope no one minds me asking but I just purchased the hp pavillon 22 all in one these are the specs
      AMD A Series quad core A4-5000.
      Processor speed 1.5GHz.
      4GB RAM.
      Hard drive:

      1000GB SATA hard drive.
      DVD optical drives:

      Dual layer.
      Graphics:

      Dedicated graphics.
      AMD Radeon HD with 8330

      Will sims 4 run ok? I don't normally buy expensive things and a little worried that I just wasted our money especially since we have a little one on the way xx I've posted quite a few tims (sorry) but would really like a reply :( x

      No need to worry. I will run just fine :)
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      xJDLKxxJDLKx Posts: 313 Member
      edited July 2014
      DeltaStorm wrote:
      xJDLKx wrote:
      Starting to worry I hope no one minds me asking but I just purchased the hp pavillon 22 all in one these are the specs
      AMD A Series quad core A4-5000.
      Processor speed 1.5GHz.
      4GB RAM.
      Hard drive:

      1000GB SATA hard drive.
      DVD optical drives:

      Dual layer.
      Graphics:

      Dedicated graphics.
      AMD Radeon HD with 8330

      Will sims 4 run ok? I don't normally buy expensive things and a little worried that I just wasted our money especially since we have a little one on the way xx I've posted quite a few tims (sorry) but would really like a reply :( x

      No need to worry. I will run just fine :)

      Thankyou :D ,I posted in another post and someone said my processor might be too slow forgot to put its an APU with 2mb cache xx
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      DanielroxheapsDanielroxheaps Posts: 33 Member
      edited July 2014
      I got a Toshiba Satellite for $1234.05 abd its a gaming computer, you should ask the workers at your local technolgy shop
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      GambleGamble Posts: 19 New Member
      Will acer predator GX -781 Gameing Pc run sims 4 on high setting plus map packs I5-7400 processor graphics card is NVIDIA GEFORCE 1050 2GB ITS IN PC WORLD UK FOR £ 800 full deal Ram 8GB Storage 256GB Thanks for any help
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      GambleGamble Posts: 19 New Member
      Really need help with buying pc for sims 4 and dcl Acer predator GX -781 Gameing Pc
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      phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      edited May 2017
      Gamble wrote: »
      Will acer predator GX -781 Gameing Pc run sims 4 on high setting plus map packs I5-7400 processor graphics card is NVIDIA GEFORCE 1050 2GB ITS IN PC WORLD UK FOR £ 800 full deal Ram 8GB Storage 256GB Thanks for any help

      That computer has a very small hard drive. Are you playing the game on this computer and not using the computer for everyday or anything else? When playing this game you need to leave 50 gb hard drive free space. You should have a computer with at least 1 tb hard drive

      This would actually be better. has more hard drive space. Having a new skylake i3 for this game would be fine http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/pc-specialist-vortex-core-ii-gaming-pc-10158596-pdt.html

      If your also playing the sims 4 than you would need an i5. That game is more processor heavy
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      GambleGamble Posts: 19 New Member
      Thanks and I only want a pc for sims 4 and dcl so was trying to keep it under 800 and the Vortex core 2 is I3 so will that one run sims 4 good and thanks again
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      phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      edited May 2017
      Gamble wrote: »
      Thanks and I only want a pc for sims 4 and dcl so was trying to keep it under 800 and the Vortex core 2 is I3 so will that one run sims 4 good and thanks again

      your in the sims 3 section. For the sims 4 you need an i5 quad core or an AMD FX 8000 series processor. The sims 4 is processor heavy and is programed differently than the sims 3. You could get away with that i3 if you were playing the sims 3

      This meets all requirements to play the sims 4. Comes with keyboard, mouse and monitor https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fierce-Ripper-Gaming-PC-Performance/dp/B01MTK1QI7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493766467&sr=8-1&keywords=Fierce+Ripper+Gaming+PC+-+4.2GHz+Octa+Core+AMD+FX8300,+NVIDIA+GTX+1050+Ti+4GB+GDDR5,+16GB+Performance+Memory,+1TB+Hard+Drive,+Perfect+for+New+Games,+DirectX+12+Bundle+-+341481
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      igazorigazor Posts: 19,330 Member
      edited May 2017
      The reason this thread looks like it's about TS4 but is in the TS3 section is that it's from the Summer of 2014, before TS4 was even released and the forum boards weren't as strictly divided back then as they are today. There is hopefully a better thread on the TS4 side for New Members to post onto, something the equivalent of "Thread for New Members" or "Will this Computer Run TS4?"
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      phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      edited May 2017
      igazor wrote: »
      The reason this thread looks like it's about TS4 but is in the TS3 section is that it's from the Summer of 2014, before TS4 was even released and the forum boards weren't as strictly divided back then as they are today. There is hopefully a better thread on the TS4 side for New Members to post onto, something the equivalent of "Thread for New Members" or "Will this Computer Run TS4?"

      There is but I can still answer. The specs are somewhat different for TS4 because it's processor heavy. You need an i5 or amd fx 8000 series. TS3 you only need a 2.4 ghz processor or better
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      igazorigazor Posts: 19,330 Member
      That was meant to be for the benefit of @Gamble as they are new to the forums and might not understand the board structure. But now they are posting the same question on the TS4 Mac board, so I give up.
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      phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      igazor wrote: »
      That was meant to be for the benefit of @Gamble as they are new to the forums and might not understand the board structure. But now they are posting the same question on the TS4 Mac board, so I give up.

      I just let them know they are posting in the wrong section yet again and EA will see this as a new account trolling if they keep posting the same question over and over all over the forum
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      phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      edited May 2017
      Gamble wrote: »
      Thanks and I only want a pc for sims 4 and dcl so was trying to keep it under 800 and the Vortex core 2 is I3 so will that one run sims 4 good and thanks again

      no you need a better processor. I posted you a computer that will run the sims 4 in your budget.

      If you dont need a Monitor, keyboard or mouse than you can do this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fierce-Ultra-Fast-Gaming-PC-H110M-R/dp/B01MSJVTC1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493769237&sr=8-1&keywords=Fierce+pc+1050+desktop+i5
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      GambleGamble Posts: 19 New Member
      Thank again n sorry was looking for n it put me back on sims 3 thanks for your time
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      phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      Gamble wrote: »
      Thank again n sorry was looking for n it put me back on sims 3 thanks for your time

      no problem and your welcome
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      SimplyJenSimplyJen Posts: 14,828 Member
      phoebebebe13 wrote: »
      Gamble wrote: »
      Thanks and I only want a pc for sims 4 and dcl so was trying to keep it under 800 and the Vortex core 2 is I3 so will that one run sims 4 good and thanks again

      no you need a better processor. I posted you a computer that will run the sims 4 in your budget.

      If you dont need a Monitor, keyboard or mouse than you can do this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fierce-Ultra-Fast-Gaming-PC-H110M-R/dp/B01MSJVTC1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493769237&sr=8-1&keywords=Fierce+pc+1050+desktop+i5

      @Gamble Operating System not included so that's £741.94 with the cost of Windows 10.
      https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/kmd/Windows-10-Home-32-bit-64-bit-English-International/B0111YEBY4/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_2/259-2494413-3758453?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CECJHBS1WV6D1RYEZZF9
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      phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      Simasaurus09 wrote: »
      phoebebebe13 wrote: »
      Gamble wrote: »
      Thanks and I only want a pc for sims 4 and dcl so was trying to keep it under 800 and the Vortex core 2 is I3 so will that one run sims 4 good and thanks again

      no you need a better processor. I posted you a computer that will run the sims 4 in your budget.

      If you dont need a Monitor, keyboard or mouse than you can do this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fierce-Ultra-Fast-Gaming-PC-H110M-R/dp/B01MSJVTC1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493769237&sr=8-1&keywords=Fierce+pc+1050+desktop+i5

      @Gamble Operating System not included so that's £741.94 with the cost of Windows 10.
      https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/kmd/Windows-10-Home-32-bit-64-bit-English-International/B0111YEBY4/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_2/259-2494413-3758453?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CECJHBS1WV6D1RYEZZF9

      Thanks, I thought that was one of the fierce PCs that gave you the option to add windows 10. They usually do but I guess this one does not
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