The best laptop to play Sims 4 with all packs and mods/cc

[ellehcim1]

@puzzlezaddict Thank you so much!

[bellalala93]

@puzzlezaddict Hi so sorry for some reason my notifications have been going into my spam ! I'm wondering again would it be safe to have Sims 2 ultimate with Sims 4 on the laptop ? I'm feeling nostalgic it may not last long but im wanting to play for a day or so

[puzzlezaddict]

@bellalala93  There's no reason to be sorry.  You're still using the Zephyrus from earlier in this thread?  If so, yes, it should handle Sims 2 just fine; it doesn't matter that Sims 4 is installed.  It's a good idea to manually limit your in-game fps for Sims 2, which you can do through the Nvidia Control Panel or by using any number of other tools.  I think we talked about this before, but let me know if you need help in figuring out how to do it.

Sims 2 isn't demanding at all, at least not for your hardware, so you shouldn't have any issues.

[victoriachef]

I am after a reasonable laptop for using day to day and can also play SIMS 4. I have looked through your advice in this thread (great help) Would you think the

HP Envy 13-aq0502sa 13.3" Touchscreen Laptop Core i7-8565U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD (refurbished for 730 UK pounds) is OK?

[puzzlezaddict]

@victoriachef  I think that laptop would be okay, but only really okay.  It would probably run Sims 4 on medium settings, no better than that unless you didn't install all the expansion packs.  And you could do better for your money.

Do you want a relatively lightweight laptop?  If so, there are newer models with graphics cards that are at least three times as fast.  For example, this Acer can probably handle high settings and comes in a few different configurations, including these two, for £680 and £700:

https://www.box.co.uk/NX.HZHEK.002-Acer-Aspire-5-A515-55G-57W5_2943097.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/acer-aspire-5-a515-56g-15-6-laptop-intel-cor...

The only difference is the stronger processor in the second model.

If you're looking for something smaller and lighter, the graphics card in this Asus is somewhat slower than the one in the Acer above, but still much faster than the one in the HP you're looking at.  It comes in 13" and 14" models, both listed at 1.1 kg, and both £750.

https://www.box.co.uk/UX334FLC-A4252T-ASUS-ZenBook-13-UX334FLC-A4252T_2940908.html

https://www.box.co.uk/UX434FLC-A6524T-ASUS-ZenBook-14-UX434FLC-A6524T_2940907.html

This Acer is lighter as well, with the same faster graphics card as the Acers above.  It's £800.

https://www.box.co.uk/NX.HUEEK.003-Acer-Swift-3-SF314-57_2943101.html

If you'd be interested in a gaming laptop instead, let me know, and I can find a few examples of those as well.  And if you have more questions, please feel free to ask.

[victoriachef]

@puzzlezaddict Thnks for the information. I will check these out

[Jxxob98]

Hi would you be able to help me find a laptop for around £400 max... i need it to run the sims 4 and my expansions. i don't mind refurbished ect...

Thanks in advance.

[puzzlezaddict]

@Jxxob98  Even including refurbished laptops sold from regular stores, there aren't a lot of good options for around £400.  The best one I saw is actually from Amazon, and shipped from the U.S.; it's apparently £408 including import taxes, although you'd want to double-check the pricing from your end.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evoo-14-1-Ultra-Slim-Notebook/dp/B08KTV2F47

This is the kind of laptop that should be able to run all current packs together on medium graphics settings, and although its hard drive is small, 256 GB is still more than enough space for all your Sims 4 content, plus however many smaller apps like browsers you'd want to install.  Other similar laptops are £430 and up from U.K. stores, for example this one:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1959318

https://ao.com/product/81w000bsuk-lenovo-ideapad-3-laptop-grey-81279-251.aspx

If you don't want the one from Amazon and really want to stay at or under £400, the best available new laptops have somewhat weaker hardware.  In terms of the processor and graphics chip, this one is the best overall option, but the issue is that its hard drive is very small.  128 GB is enough for the game and all current packs, and most likely all future packs as well.  But if you have a large custom content collection, or you want to store other data on the laptop, you might run out of space.  Additionally, this laptop has only 4 GB RAM, although you could add another 4 or 8 GB for around £20 or 30.

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-3-14-laptop-amd-ryzen-3-128-g...

Other than that, these laptops all have the same hardware: an even slower processor than the one above, and the same 4 GB RAM, but they do have a 256 GB hard drive.

https://www.box.co.uk/M413DA-EK159T-ASUS-VivoBook-14-M413DA-EK159T_2954893.html

https://www.box.co.uk/NX.A0WEK.004-Acer-Aspire-3-A314-22_2958145.html

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-v14-ryzen-3-3250u-4gb-256gb-ssd-14-inch-full-hd-windows-10-ho...

https://www.laptopoutlet.co.uk/lenovo-v14-14-full-hd-laptop-amd-ryzen-3-3250u-4gb-ram-256gb-ssd-14-1...

The first one (the Asus) would not support a RAM upgrade, but the Acer would, and I believe the Lenovo would as well.

If you're willing to buy on Ebay, your options get a lot better.  Of course, there's some risk involved as well.  Let me know if you'd like to see some options, and I'll take a look.

[Naila552]

@Nadia756 My mom bought me a useless chromebook , can't even play sims 4

[LeeLee00]

Hi! I’m looking to buy a new laptop today and just found your replies on this thread and you seem so much more knowledgable of what I’d need that any Argos staff would be. I’m gonna start of by saying I want to be able to run the Sims 2 (Ultimate), Sims 3 (with most of its packs), the Sims 4 (with most of its packs) and GTA V on my new laptop. I’m not really that tech savvy so sometimes I get lost in the talk and zone out which ha happened in my endeavour to find a new gaming laptop in the last 24 hours aha! I’d say my budget is 1k but could stretch further as I’m not really sure what I’m looking for ideally I’d be brand new cause I prefer warranty but wouldn’t mind if you offer any other options but yes ideally brand new. I’d want to be able to play these games smoothly with the highest settings (( I just want to play my games well and that’s literally it so I’m open to spending more £ if needed.  Thank you so much if you do reply it’ll make any week x