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16GB hyper X fury
MSI GTX 1080
MSI gaming M5 mobo
Evga 750 supernova
Corsair hydro h110i GT
Corsair obsidian 750D
500GB SSD
6TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
LG 34" ultra wide
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> Where do you live? $540 wont get anything decent.
I know :( But I already got a Lenovo Y40 with a decent graphics card.
www(.)shop(.)lenovo(.)com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y40/
I got the second one, and it has the AMD Radeon R9 M275 2GB Graphics Card, 8GB Ram and 500gb HDD. I checked the graphics card on notebookchek.com and it says it can run sims 3 and 4 on the highest settings which is good.
It was $699 and I'm owing my parents money now haha. But do you think it will be a great option for sims 3 and 4 with all ep's and sp's and custom content?
I also had another question, does anyone know which lighting mod is summermistx3 using in this post? forum(.)thesims3(.)com/jforum/posts/list/635124(.)page (screenshots)
I find it amazingly beautiful.
I live in Colombia.
This is what I've chosen: acer(.)co.uk/ac/en/GB/content/model/NX.MRVEK.007
Thank you :)
> Hi, I'm looking to buy a laptop to play sims 3 & 4 well. Could you tell what you think or any others that you think would be better for my budget? I live in the UK and my budget is about £650. Also is it better to spend money on a better graphics card and worse processor or vice versa, as I'm unsure of whether to shell out for an i7 or stick with i5 and have a better graphics card?
> This is what I've chosen: acer(.)co.uk/ac/en/GB/content/model/NX.MRVEK.007
> Thank you :)
I can tell you something. That laptop is great graphics wise. Check it yourself. www(.)notebookcheck(.)net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards(.)13849.0.html // The processor not so great. Honestly you can get an amazing custom computer with the double of specs on cyberpowerpc(.)com and I highly recommend building your own. It is not as hard as it seems and it will be a beast of a gaming computer and will save you money. Even though if you're looking for pre-built laptops that Acer is good or check this one out with more ram and processor speed up to 2.7ghz www(.)dell(.)com/us/p/inspiron-15-5547-laptop/pd?oc=fncwm2612h&model_id=inspiron-15-5547-laptop
and you can get a switchable NVidia or AMD graphics card (choose one of the first 100 graphics card on notebookcheck) and that's it. Hope this helped xx
Now the cpu can turbo boost to 2.7GHZ.. so its not all that bad.
I would say for your budget its a good buy. I doubt you will have problems with the games.
16GB hyper X fury
MSI GTX 1080
MSI gaming M5 mobo
Evga 750 supernova
Corsair hydro h110i GT
Corsair obsidian 750D
500GB SSD
6TB Seagate Barracuda Pro
LG 34" ultra wide
Thank you so much for the help!!! :) I've decided to keep looking around seeing as you said the processor wasn't great. I don't want to build a custom laptop (too much hassle and I'm not very tech savvy lol) I'd rather buy pre built. The dell laptop you sent a link to was US and I'd rather purchase from UK though, but thanks :)
What do you think of these laptops?
www(.)ebuyer(.)com/666609-hp-pavilion-15-laptop-k0w62ea-abu
www(.)ebuyer(.)com/666488-hp-envy-15-laptop-j0b97ea-abu
www(.)acer(.)co.uk/ac/en/GB/content/model/NX.M74EK.008
They have better cpu's than the first acer (I think) but I'm not sure if the graphics card will be enough to run the game at medium/high settings.
Thanks in advance :D
www(.)selfridges(.)com/en/asus-n550jk-cm531h-laptop_933-10044-ASUSN550JKCM531H/
Thank you! The lighting mod I used can be found here. The creator is amazingly talented ^_^ I personally used an old version Fresh Cut Day (I haven't played sims in over a year).
Definitely would help to wait out and save up for that. Keep within a 850M graphics card as that seems to currently be hot in the market. The processor and majority of the specs look great.
Object Hiding: On
Advanced Rendering: Off
Animation Smoothing: On
Reflections: Mirrors Only
Edge Smoothing: Low
Visual Effects: Medium
Sim Detail: Medium
Lighting and Shadows: Medium
Tree Detail: Medium
Draw Distance: High
High Detail Lots: 1
Texture Detail: Medium
I have all TS3 EPs installed EXCEPT World Adventures and all stuff packs EXCEPT Fast Lane Stuff and Movie Stuff. Just for extra info, I disabled Pets and Horses under population so they won't be victims of routing issues in certain worlds and so clog my game up less.
I'm use a HP Probook 4530s, an Intel HD Graphics Family Integrated Graphics Card, a Core i3 clocked at 2.1Ghz, 6GB of DDR3 1333Mhz PC10800 RAM, Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. I have Overwatch, Errortrap and Master Controller installed and those are my only mods. I guess 35 or so articles of Custom Content, some store content, I think 11 or 12 months out of 72 months. Sorry about not providing exact values, I'm on holiday so I don't have access to my computer, I would try to post when I get back ASAP. So... Can I run the game on the above mentioned settings? It would be great if you answered me, thank you SO much. ☺☺. I am free to accept any suggestions about graphic controls, computer settings and basicallt anything because I'm kind of a noob when it comes to this so any suggestions are very welcomed thanks!!!
HP Envy 14t
Windows 8.1 64 bit
4th Gen Intel Core i5-4210U
2GB NVIDIA Geforce 840M
8GB DDR3L RAM (1x8GB)
750GB 5400rpm
4-cell 48Whr Battery
For $639.99, its on Christmas Special haha. Anyways, thanks for creating this thread, it's really useful for laptop simmers like me and MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!
I was just wondering whether my laptop would run the Sims 3 smoothly (a few minor knots here and there are fine) with my processor, graphics card and RAM amount
Object Hiding: On
Advanced Rendering: Off
Animation Smoothing: On
Reflections: Mirrors Only
Edge Smoothing: Low
Visual Effects: Medium
Sim Detail: Medium
Lighting and Shadows: Medium
Tree Detail: Medium
Draw Distance: High
High Detail Lots: 1
Texture Detail: Medium
I have all TS3 Expansion Packs installed EXCEPT World Adventures and Pets and all stuff packs EXCEPT Fast Lane Stuff, Movie Stuff and 70s, 80s, and 90s Stuff.
I use a HP Probook 4530s, an Intel HD Graphics Family (Intel HD 3000) Integrated Graphics Card, a Core i3 clocked at 2.1Ghz, 6GB of DDR3 1333Mhz PC10800 RAM, Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. I have Overwatch, Errortrap and Master Controller and a Fresh Cut Day lighting mod installed and those are my only mods. I guess 35 or so articles of Custom Content, some store content, I think 13 or 14 months out of 72 months and have Dragon Valley, Lucky Palms, Hidden Springs, Lunar Lakes and Riverview as my installed worlds. Sorry about not providing exact values, I'm on holiday so I don't have access to my computer, I would try to post when I get back ASAP. So... Can I run the game on the above mentioned settings? It would be great if you answered me, thank you SO much. ☺☺. I am free to accept any suggestions about graphic controls, computer settings and basically anything because I'm kind of a noob when it comes to this so any suggestions are very welcomed thanks!!!
The 860M is better than the Radeon M270 (and the 750M which the Y410 comes with), and would definitely help in the long run. However, apparently there's been reviews on the Lenovo Y50 model that has described the laptops having a rather dull, less colourful screen than other laptops at a similar price point. So if that would be a problem to you, you can go through these models. You should google for external reviews of any model you're interested in outside the newegg site for a broader idea and input
I was just wondering whether my laptop would run the Sims 3 smoothly (a few minor knots here and there are fine) with my processor, graphics card and RAM amount
Object Hiding: On
Advanced Rendering: Off
Animation Smoothing: On
Reflections: Mirrors Only
Edge Smoothing: Low
Visual Effects: Medium
Sim Detail: Medium
Lighting and Shadows: Medium
Tree Detail: Medium
Draw Distance: High
High Detail Lots: 1
Texture Detail: Medium
I have all TS3 Expansion Packs installed EXCEPT World Adventures and Pets and all stuff packs EXCEPT Fast Lane Stuff, Movie Stuff and 70s, 80s, and 90s Stuff.
I use a HP Probook 4530s, an Intel HD Graphics Family (Intel HD 3000) Integrated Graphics Card, a Core i3 clocked at 2.1Ghz, 6GB of DDR3 1333Mhz PC10800 RAM, Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. I have Overwatch, Errortrap and Master Controller and a Fresh Cut Day lighting mod installed and those are my only mods. I guess 35 or so articles of Custom Content, some store content, I think 13 or 14 months out of 72 months and have Dragon Valley, Lucky Palms, Hidden Springs, Lunar Lakes and Riverview as my installed worlds. Sorry about not providing exact values, I'm on holiday so I don't have access to my computer, I would try to post when I get back ASAP. So... Can I run the game on the above mentioned settings? It would be great if you answered me, thank you SO much. ☺☺. I am free to accept any suggestions about graphic controls, computer settings and basically anything because I'm kind of a noob when it comes to this so any suggestions are very welcomed thanks!!![/quote]
Honestly, when it comes to playing sims on the Intel HD Graphics cards, it's a different experience for everyone (and a hit or a miss as well). If I were you, I'd play around with the settings and monitor your FPS (bring up the cheat bar and type 'fps on') and just make sure when you zoom in & out and move around the game, the FPS doesn't go below 10 (when you hit 0, you crash). The higher your settings, the lower your FPS is. Also make sure it's not lagging for you and your gameplay responses timely as you want it.
I completely agree with you about the Intel HD graphics. I all the EPS and all but 2 SPs installed with mods and Ive heard it was a small chance that the game would run so well with everything installed and it wasn't recommended as it could damage the chip. I rarely play TS3 longer than 2 hours on my Mac and I have Intel HD 3000 as well so I guess i'm lucky enough to be able to play the game so well with medium settings and it still looks good. I just don't recommend everyone with this graphics card to take a chance like I did. [/quote]
Thanks for such a speedy answer summermistx3! These settings are recommended by Neoseeker so I think I can try lowering some settings like maybe Sim Detail? I don't know but thanks, I will take your suggestions and make sure it doesn't go below 10, not below 30 if possible. I just wasn't sure whether it could run properly because before I upgraded my RAM amount, I only had 2GB on similar settings and it lagged very heavily. Took me about 15-20 minutes to sculpt one sim. Thanks again!!
Wow EAfan99, you must have lucked out with the game! I personally don't play for a very long time in one sitting and I make sure I clear my caches before and after my gameplay! Hope this helps everyone experiencing gameplay issues
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> The 860M is better than the Radeon M270 (and the 750M which the Y410 comes with), and would definitely help in the long run. However, apparently there's been reviews on the Lenovo Y50 model that has described the laptops having a rather dull, less colourful screen than other laptops at a similar price point. So if that would be a problem to you, you can go through these models. You should google for external reviews of any model you're interested in outside the newegg site for a broader idea and input.
That sucks to hear that Lenovo Y50 laptops are dull and less colourful screen. I heard AMD Radeon™ R9 M270 is okay. NVIDIA GTX 850M or in your case the NVIDIA GTX 750M is better. I think I'll just stick with NVIDIA GTX 750M. As long as I find a laptop with NVIDIA GTX 750M, then it should be okay? Does it have to certain brands? I actually found some Lenovo Y410 on Amazon.com. There was mixed reviews about it.
As for certain brands, I've had a handful of people do my survey whom bought a Lenovo (if you're patient enough to go through, some have mentioned their exact laptop models). Depending on your budget, ASUS is great, so are Sager & MSIs for better gaming. Personally having been a fan of simblrs, I've witnessed people simming on a variety of laptop brands ranging from HP, to Dell, as well as more high-end brands; I feel as long as you've got a strong graphics card, the rest should fall into place regardless of a laptop's brand.
Hey there I personally don't have much experience dealing with game errors and freezing to help with that portion, but your new laptop with the 850M (which should play ALL expansion and stuff packs on high settings) probably is using its switchable Intel HD graphics card upon game startup instead of the NVIDIA. I definitely suggest you post your own thread on the technical discussion subsection if you haven't done so yet on going through the proper steps to confirm your NVIDIA graphics card is recognized by the game and is being used during play.
Yeah I agree. What laptop do you have exactly? That'll help determine whether or not your laptop has a second graphics card. Usually (Not always) laptops with NIVIDA graphics have an Intel HD graphics card that automatically uses unless you switch over to the Nivida graphics card.
I just want to make sure this time I get a good laptop. I'm not picking just any one. I don't want it to overheat, then shuts down in the middle of my game. Sometimes it overheats, then shuts down when I'm saving a game too. I had to login to Origin, launch The Sims 3 Game Launcher, go into the world, and then into the lot. I have to start over again. I'll look around and see what brand of laptop would be the best to play The Sims. I'll keep in mind the NVIDIA GTX 750M.
this is a sign that the system can no longer maintain the extra work. there are things you can try to slow down this situation see here http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Onboard_Graphics
the more you do now to help the overworked card the longer it should be ok,
as for the system barring any design flaws it should still be ok but perhaps a little slower at doing its intended tasks like web surfing once it can no longer do the added work of gaming, HTH.