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    Do you think I'd be able to play sims 4 on an Asus transformer?

    AngelEb95AngelEb95 Posts: 1,538 Member
    edited November 2015 in PC - Technical Discussions
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XQ9BGVO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

    Long story short, my laptop is broke and it may be a while before I can get it fixed so I bought this thing because it was cheap.
    I already know sims 3 is out of the question:(, but I've heard that sims 4 is less demanding. Do you think it would work if I bought an SD card (that's what I need to add more gb to the hard drive, right?) and only install the base game without any cc on this?

    Thank you in advance
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    • Colton147147Colton147147 Posts: 10,454 Member
      It is underpowered for the Sims.

      You will end up frying the computer.

      You need a gaming computer for the Sims.

      Gaming laptops range around $1.000 ($900 depending on sales).

      Gaming desktops range around $600 (off-the-shelf), $700 (building your own), $800 (custom).
      Your Justine Keaton Enthusiast and the Voice of the Sims Community.
    • ceejay402ceejay402 Posts: 24,507 Member
      edited November 2015
      AngelEb95 wrote: »
      http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XQ9BGVO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

      Long story short, my laptop is broke and it may be a while before I can get it fixed so I bought this thing because it was cheap.
      I already know sims 3 is out of the question:(, but I've heard that sims 4 is less demanding. Do you think it would work if I bought an SD card (that's what I need to add more gb to the hard drive, right?) and only install the base game without any cc on this?

      Thank you in advance

      sorry @angeleb95 i cant even locate its processor info i did find on one site its a tablet detachable thing. ive seen some pretty under equipped systems be reported to play the game but this processor with only 2 gb of ram my hunch is no i personally would return it

      as for the broken laptop does it have dual graphics and how is it broken and are you sure its worth getting fixed?
    • phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      no its a tablet not meant for PC gaming. You need something like this $899 no tax outside CA . http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Fangbook_III_BX6-100_Gaming_Laptop
    • Colton147147Colton147147 Posts: 10,454 Member
      edited November 2015
      phoebebebe13 wrote: »
      no its a tablet not meant for PC gaming. You need something like this $899 no tax outside CA . http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Fangbook_III_BX6-100_Gaming_Laptop

      If you need a cheaper laptop, this Dell has a GTX 960M 4GB. ($799)
      http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-7559-laptop/pd?oc=fncwpw5715h&model_id=inspiron-15-7559-laptop
      Your Justine Keaton Enthusiast and the Voice of the Sims Community.
    • phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      Colton147147 wrote: »
      phoebebebe13 wrote: »
      no its a tablet not meant for PC gaming. You need something like this $899 no tax outside CA . http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Fangbook_III_BX6-100_Gaming_Laptop

      If you need a cheaper laptop, this Dell has a GTX 960M 4GB. ($799)
      http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-7559-laptop/pd?oc=fncwpw5715h&model_id=inspiron-15-7559-laptop

      are they charging tax? The fangbook is custom better video card and processor no tax
    • Colton147147Colton147147 Posts: 10,454 Member
      edited November 2015
      phoebebebe13 wrote: »
      are they charging tax? The fangbook is custom better video card and processor no tax

      Dell is offering free shipping.

      Dell only charges tax in thirteen states:
      Texas, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, Idaho, Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Missouri, California, and Florida.
      Your Justine Keaton Enthusiast and the Voice of the Sims Community.
    • AngelEb95AngelEb95 Posts: 1,538 Member
      Ah well, I figured as much. Thanks for the replies guys.
      Thank you for the recommendations as well, but I can't really afford to spend that much on a new laptop. This is only temporary anyways. Hopefully I can survive a few months without sims

      @ceejay402
      Yes, I'm pretty sure that it does have dual graphics.
      http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03759029

      I think I fried the charging port and there's some other minor issues
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    • Colton147147Colton147147 Posts: 10,454 Member
      AngelEb95 wrote: »
      Ah well, I figured as much. Thanks for the replies guys.
      Thank you for the recommendations as well, but I can't really afford to spend that much on a new laptop. This is only temporary anyways. Hopefully I can survive a few months without sims

      @ceejay402
      Yes, I'm pretty sure that it does have dual graphics.
      http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03759029

      I think I fried the charging port and there's some other minor issues

      It doesn't look like it has a dedicated graphics card.

      Your laptop has a integrated card and not meant for any gaming. It's use is for the general use, such as browsing the web. Since it is a stronger version of an iGPU, you may be able to run some casual games.

      Since laptops cannot be upgraded in terms of a new graphics card, the only option is to buy a new computer altogether. You do need a gaming computer for the Sims.

      Your Justine Keaton Enthusiast and the Voice of the Sims Community.
    • ceejay402ceejay402 Posts: 24,507 Member
      AngelEb95 wrote: »
      Ah well, I figured as much. Thanks for the replies guys.
      Thank you for the recommendations as well, but I can't really afford to spend that much on a new laptop. This is only temporary anyways. Hopefully I can survive a few months without sims

      @ceejay402
      Yes, I'm pretty sure that it does have dual graphics.
      http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03759029

      I think I fried the charging port and there's some other minor issues
      Ok :) it does look like it just has a single integrated chip if the cost to fix is less then this tablet and if it could still play the game before the charging port problem meaning it wasn't crashing or had any launch issues with sims 3 or 4 then it maybe worth seeing how much it costs to fix, try to get a free estimate. but if you had issues gaming on the system I would suggest it would be better to save up for a new system. There are options a bit more affordable, good luck!
    • frantech1frantech1 Posts: 1 New Member
      I am assuming you are talking about an Asus Transformer T100. I play Sims 3 on mine but I only have the base game installed. The biggest problem I had was finding enough hard drive space to install and my Transformer is the 64 GB version. I have Sims 4 but I haven't tried to install it because of the space needed to install it.
    • Colton147147Colton147147 Posts: 10,454 Member
      frantech1 wrote: »
      I am assuming you are talking about an Asus Transformer T100. I play Sims 3 on mine but I only have the base game installed. The biggest problem I had was finding enough hard drive space to install and my Transformer is the 64 GB version. I have Sims 4 but I haven't tried to install it because of the space needed to install it.

      You will end up frying the computer eventually in the computer, because tablets/tablet hybrids do not have the proper cooling to be playing games.

      You need a gaming computer for the Sims.

      @chesterbigbird
      @phoebebebe13
      Your Justine Keaton Enthusiast and the Voice of the Sims Community.
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