I've been browsing Back to School sales for a computer upgrade, and was wondering if these specs were good for a gaming computer to run Sims 3 on. If there's not enough info to say for sure, I'm sorry, this is the only info I could get (it's from Amazon).
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With all EPs and if higher end graphics settings are required, the game practically demands a dedicated graphics card. That would be an Nvidia GTX 1050 or higher (1050Ti, 1060, etc.) on the currently being sold product lines, or the AMD equivalent, not the Intels. Older cards are fine too if they are strong enough, but they don't tend to sell new systems with older cards in them. Afraid you will need to up the ante a bit on the price if you can, not astronomically but more in the $600+ range on desktops.
This one for example hits all the right notes even though it's hard drive is "only" 1 TB and I'm seeing others recommend this product line. I would prefer its cousin with the 1060 card, but this is the one that's currently on sale in the $600s (that I can see).
https://www.amazon.com/SkyTech-ArchAngel-Gaming-Computer-Quad-Core/dp/B077QDM2DP/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
Solid State Drives (SSDs) are great too, TS3 does benefit from them, but getting one of sufficient size (at least 512 MB) on which to run the game and not just Windows tends to drive the price tag up further.
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@Nindigo Unfortunately, custom-built PCs are out my range. Thanks, though.
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I run it at 1920x1080, maxed out, without lag, using a GTX 760. However, I don´t own the expansion packs and I have tweaked stuff here and there to improve perfomance.
@MoonandStars83 I found a dell laptop on amazon that meets requirements it's $666. Can you up your budget a little? I may be able to find you a desktop around the same price on Walmart. Years ago when the sims 3 came out you had to pay a few thousand dollars for a computer that met requirements. computer's have come down in price since then
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