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    libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
    edited November 2014 in PC - Technical Discussions
    Seasonal Greetings Everyone,

    I was looking through some the forum topics like the graphic cards one and starting looking for a new laptop that is capable of running The Sims 4 smoothly even when there expansion packs added to this game and needed some help.

    Here are 2 that caught my interest so far:

    1. MSI - GT60 Dominator-660 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 12GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Brush Aluminum Black (For specs click here)

    2. Asus - 17.3" Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Black (For specs click here)

    If you have any suggestions for playing the game on ultra please feel free to post them here :smile: and thank you in advance.
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      songsmith2003songsmith2003 Posts: 1,461 Member
      I always go for the one with more RAM, though not sure how useful that will be for Sims. From what I understand, it's still meant to run on 32-bit systems, so doesn't take advantage of the extra RAM. Anyway, I'm not a computer person. I thought I could upgrade my video card on a laptop. Dur. (Fortunately my gaming laptop was high end when I bought it and more than adequate for current games even two years later.)

      Anyway, that's my two bits. Someone with tons more knowledge will reply and be able to help you much better!
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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      songsmith2003 wrote: »
      I always go for the one with more RAM, though not sure how useful that will be for Sims. From what I understand, it's still meant to run on 32-bit systems, so doesn't take advantage of the extra RAM. Anyway, I'm not a computer person. I thought I could upgrade my video card on a laptop. Dur. (Fortunately my gaming laptop was high end when I bought it and more than adequate for current games even two years later.)

      Anyway, that's my two bits. Someone with tons more knowledge will reply and be able to help you much better!

      Thank you for response, I also would go for the one with more RAM especially since I'll be using it for school as well and doing a lot of digital work with photos and videos. :)

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      Jarsie9Jarsie9 Posts: 12,714 Member
      of course, there are going to be many who will tell you that this game should only be played on a desktop, but I almost wish I hadn't given my laptop to my grandson. I let him have it thinking I would be able to get a new one. Too bad I can't take it back.
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      MinaInMSMinaInMS Posts: 31 Member
      The sims is not as intensive as yall think. Either of those are probably overkill. I'm running a 4 year old AMD Phenom 2 (830, not even a 9 series or a black edition) - 8 gigs of ram (also overkill) - and a radeon hd 7770 gpu (less than $100) - on ultra with 0 lag.
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      MauveeMauvee Posts: 185 Member
      edited November 2014
      One thing I suggest is not buying it from Bestbuy! Honestly a huge rip off. Newegg is completely legit, and they usually express ship so you recieve it the next day, I've ordered parts from there, monitors, etc without issues.

      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152557&cm_re=MSI_-_GT60_Dominator-_-34-152-557-_-Product
      $1,194.00 - so $150 savings compared to Bestbuy.

      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231630&cm_re=Asus_-_17.3%22_Laptop_860m-_-34-231-630-_-Product
      $1,199.00 - same $150 savings about.

      Asus ends up being better you also get a $199.00 value pack for free with the purchase and free shipping.

      Info on the bundle:
      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800985052

      860m is overall better graphics but not by much.
      But I would still probably go with Asus. Both are decent laptops. Your choice, you won't see a heck of a difference, comes down to preference.

      Although I did see that Bestbuy price matches so if you can show them those links in store they might be able to match it. Although if you were interested in that bundle thing with Asus you probably won't get it from Bestbuy.

      Hope that I was the least bit helpful in your decision making!

      PS. You'll play Ultra with these with no issues.

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      Clarkie100Clarkie100 Posts: 1,708 Member
      MinaInMS wrote: »
      The sims is not as intensive as yall think. Either of those are probably overkill. I'm running a 4 year old AMD Phenom 2 (830, not even a 9 series or a black edition) - 8 gigs of ram (also overkill) - and a radeon hd 7770 gpu (less than $100) - on ultra with 0 lag.

      Hmm, mines AMD and is a year old and I wouldn't even try and run it on ultra, low it's managing ok, I think ultra would kill mine.
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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      Mauvee wrote: »
      One thing I suggest is not buying it from Bestbuy! Honestly a huge rip off. Newegg is completely legit, and they usually express ship so you recieve it the next day, I've ordered parts from there, monitors, etc without issues.

      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152557&cm_re=MSI_-_GT60_Dominator-_-34-152-557-_-Product
      $1,194.00 - so $150 savings compared to Bestbuy.

      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231630&cm_re=Asus_-_17.3%22_Laptop_860m-_-34-231-630-_-Product
      $1,199.00 - same $150 savings about.

      Asus ends up being better you also get a $199.00 value pack for free with the purchase and free shipping.

      Info on the bundle:
      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800985052

      860m is overall better graphics but not by much.
      But I would still probably go with Asus. Both are decent laptops. Your choice, you won't see a heck of a difference, comes down to preference.

      Although I did see that Bestbuy price matches so if you can show them those links in store they might be able to match it. Although if you were interested in that bundle thing with Asus you probably won't get it from Bestbuy.

      Hope that I was the least bit helpful in your decision making!

      PS. You'll play Ultra with these with no issues.

      OMG thank you I totally forgot about the price match thing, I will try that and see if it works lol
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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      Clarkie100 wrote: »
      MinaInMS wrote: »
      The sims is not as intensive as yall think. Either of those are probably overkill. I'm running a 4 year old AMD Phenom 2 (830, not even a 9 series or a black edition) - 8 gigs of ram (also overkill) - and a radeon hd 7770 gpu (less than $100) - on ultra with 0 lag.

      Hmm, mines AMD and is a year old and I wouldn't even try and run it on ultra, low it's managing ok, I think ultra would kill mine.

      I agree that's what happened to my last laptop and my laptop just wouldn't do anything afterwards so it somehow just ran into my fist and may laptop rest easy RIP HP Laptop you've done your job long enough lol.

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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      Do you guys think it would be easier to build my own computer/laptop?
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      MauveeMauvee Posts: 185 Member
      You could build a decent gaming desktop for around $800. They have some great Black Friday deals going on.
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      Clarkie100Clarkie100 Posts: 1,708 Member
      edited November 2014
      libra_style wrote: »
      Clarkie100 wrote: »
      MinaInMS wrote: »
      The sims is not as intensive as yall think. Either of those are probably overkill. I'm running a 4 year old AMD Phenom 2 (830, not even a 9 series or a black edition) - 8 gigs of ram (also overkill) - and a radeon hd 7770 gpu (less than $100) - on ultra with 0 lag.

      Hmm, mines AMD and is a year old and I wouldn't even try and run it on ultra, low it's managing ok, I think ultra would kill mine.

      I agree that's what happened to my last laptop and my laptop just wouldn't do anything afterwards so it somehow just ran into my fist and may laptop rest easy RIP HP Laptop you've done your job long enough lol.

      ^This.

      You could build your own desktop, just make sure you know what you need. Like the processor, RAM, Hard Drive, Graphics Card ect. And make sure it meets the recommended specs for TS4 as well.

      Check the Frequently asked Questions on this site, but aim for the recommended and not the minimum specs, as this will result in poor performance.
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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      Clarkie100 wrote: »
      libra_style wrote: »
      Clarkie100 wrote: »
      MinaInMS wrote: »
      The sims is not as intensive as yall think. Either of those are probably overkill. I'm running a 4 year old AMD Phenom 2 (830, not even a 9 series or a black edition) - 8 gigs of ram (also overkill) - and a radeon hd 7770 gpu (less than $100) - on ultra with 0 lag.

      Hmm, mines AMD and is a year old and I wouldn't even try and run it on ultra, low it's managing ok, I think ultra would kill mine.

      I agree that's what happened to my last laptop and my laptop just wouldn't do anything afterwards so it somehow just ran into my fist and may laptop rest easy RIP HP Laptop you've done your job long enough lol.

      ^This.

      You could build your own desktop, just make sure you know what you need. Like the processor, RAM, Hard Drive, Graphics Card ect. And make sure it meets the recommended specs for TS4 as well.

      Check the Frequently asked Questions on this site, but aim for the recommended and not the minimum specs, as this will result in poor performance.

      Thank you I will look into that

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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      Mauvee wrote: »
      You could build a decent gaming desktop for around $800. They have some great Black Friday deals going on.

      Wow really??
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      coulditbemecoulditbeme Posts: 2 New Member
      Also some very good gaming laptops deals:
      www.gaminglaptopsjunky.com/black-november-black-friday-2014/

      What games did you have in mind?
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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      coulditbeme wrote: »
      Also some very good gaming laptops deals:<br />
      www.gaminglaptopsjunky.com/black-november-black-friday-2014/<br />
      <br />
      What games did you have in mind?

      The sims of course and games like tomb raider, plants vs zombies, battlefield and little more lol
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      coulditbemecoulditbeme Posts: 2 New Member
      Well, you could go with the Asus N550JK for example, for $930
      But if you want a faster machine you can get the VN7-591G

      The VN7 has a dimmer screen, at least in some of the models, but it might get better. What do you think?
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      CodySimsteinCodySimstein Posts: 1,466 Member
      libra_style wrote: »
      Mauvee wrote: »
      You could build a decent gaming desktop for around $800. They have some great Black Friday deals going on.

      Wow really??

      Hello,

      Would you like advice for building a good value desktop for that budget? A desktop, especially one built yourself, can often be the best value for money and has quite a number of advantages.

      I hope this helps and keep simming,

      Cody
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      Ask me about custom-built PCs!

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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      CodySimstein wrote: »
      libra_style wrote: »
      Mauvee wrote: »
      You could build a decent gaming desktop for around $800. They have some great Black Friday deals going on.

      Wow really??

      Hello,

      Would you like advice for building a good value desktop for that budget? A desktop, especially one built yourself, can often be the best value for money and has quite a number of advantages.

      I hope this helps and keep simming,

      Cody

      sure i wouldn't doing this

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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      coulditbeme wrote: »
      Well, you could go with the Asus N550JK for example, for $930<br />
      But if you want a faster machine you can get the VN7-591G<br />
      <br />
      The VN7 has a dimmer screen, at least in some of the models, but it might get better. What do you think?

      Where would I get this system for the price you stated?
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      FelicityFelicity Posts: 4,979 Member
      I would consider this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317542
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      06Bon0606Bon06 Posts: 11,614 Member
      I'd go for the MSI, it's looks like a good gaming laptop. I'm looking to buy one as well.

      If you are only looking to play Sims though it's a bit of a waste in my opinion ;)
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      libra_stylelibra_style Posts: 1,229 Member
      06Bon06 wrote: »
      I'd go for the MSI, it's looks like a good gaming laptop. I'm looking to buy one as well.

      If you are only looking to play Sims though it's a bit of a waste in my opinion ;)

      Oh nooo in plan to play many different games which is why i need something powerful lol
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      catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      I have a 2 year old Alienware, which also has TS3 on and it works great. Hubby is getting me a solid state hard drive for Christmas to speed up the loading of both games (especially TS3)
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      GoldmoldarGoldmoldar Posts: 11,972 Member
      Mauvee wrote: »
      One thing I suggest is not buying it from Bestbuy! Honestly a huge rip off. Newegg is completely legit, and they usually express ship so you recieve it the next day, I've ordered parts from there, monitors, etc without issues.

      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152557&cm_re=MSI_-_GT60_Dominator-_-34-152-557-_-Product
      $1,194.00 - so $150 savings compared to Bestbuy.

      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231630&cm_re=Asus_-_17.3%22_Laptop_860m-_-34-231-630-_-Product
      $1,199.00 - same $150 savings about.

      Asus ends up being better you also get a $199.00 value pack for free with the purchase and free shipping.

      Info on the bundle:
      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800985052

      860m is overall better graphics but not by much.
      But I would still probably go with Asus. Both are decent laptops. Your choice, you won't see a heck of a difference, comes down to preference.

      Although I did see that Bestbuy price matches so if you can show them those links in store they might be able to match it. Although if you were interested in that bundle thing with Asus you probably won't get it from Bestbuy.

      Hope that I was the least bit helpful in your decision making!

      PS. You'll play Ultra with these with no issues.
      I get all my computer parts from Newegg and their customer service is tops.

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      06Bon0606Bon06 Posts: 11,614 Member
      @libra_style

      That's great then! I'd say the MSI is the best one then, I'm looking to buy one with 8GB of RAM.

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