TSenthusiast
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Hi,
I'm about to buy a new laptop and I've realised the only specs I actually care about is whether I can play one of my favourite games from my childhood (Sims 3). However, I lack knowledge of computer hardware and I'm quite afraid of spending hundreds of dollars on a laptop I'll later find out won't actually allow me to play the game.
The official specs for Sims 3 can be found here, however, I've also read threads were even higher specs were recommended, like this reply. Here is a full list of graphics card compatibility for desktop computers, however I don't know if it'll work the same with laptops?
The laptops I'm choosing between are (apologies in advance for the translation, obviously not easy to translate when you don't know a lot about hardware):
#1: MICROSOFT Surface Laptop Go (THH-00013)
Specs:
RAM type: LPDDR4X
RAM size: 8 GB
Max RAM size: 8 GB
Number of RAM spots: 0
RAM configuration: The included RAM is integrated
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 (4 kernels, 8 threads, 6 MB cache)
Processor manufacturer: Intel®
Processor model: Core™ i5
Processor speed: 1.0 GHz (base), 3.6 GHz (turbo)
Chip set: SoC (System on Chip)
Graphics card: Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics card manufacturer: Intel
Graphics memory: shared-memory
Solid State Drive/SSD: Yes
Memory: 128 GB SSD (I realise I'd have to buy an external hard drive for this laptop)
OS: Windows 10 Home in S mode
Price: 7490 SEK = $ 886
#2: LENOVO IdeaPad 5 (81YH00GMMX)
Specs:
RAM type: DDR4
RAM size: 8 GB
Memory speed: 3200 MHz
Max RAM size: 8 GB
Number of RAM spots: 0
RAM configuration: The included RAM is integrated
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 (4 kernels, 8 threads, 6 MB cache)
Processor manufacturer: Intel®
Processor model: Core™ i5
Processor speed: 1.0 GHz (base), 3.6 GHz (turbo)
Chip set: SoC (System on Chip)
Graphics card: Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics card manufacturer: Intel
Graphics memory: shared-memory
Solid State Drive/SSD: Yes
Memory: 512 GB SSD (M.2 PCIe 3.0 x2 NVMe)
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Price: 8990 SEK = $ 1,063
#3: Acer Nitro 5
Specs:
RAM type: DDR4
RAM size: 8 GB
Number of RAM spots: 2
RAM configuration: 1 x 8 GB
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H Mobile Processor (6 kernels, 12 threads, 11 MB cache)
Processor manufacturer: AMD
Processor model: Ryzen™ 5
Processor speed: 3.0 GHz (base), 4.0 GHz (turbo)
Chip set: Unknown
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (4 GB)
Graphics card manufacturer: NVIDIA
Graphics memory: GDDR6
Solid State Drive/SSD: Yes
Memory: 512 GB SSD (PCIe NVMe)
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Price: 8990 SEK = $ 1,063
Thank you so much for helping me out with this - my nightmare is to spend $800-1000 only to find out I can't play the game that I want!
I'm about to buy a new laptop and I've realised the only specs I actually care about is whether I can play one of my favourite games from my childhood (Sims 3). However, I lack knowledge of computer hardware and I'm quite afraid of spending hundreds of dollars on a laptop I'll later find out won't actually allow me to play the game.
The official specs for Sims 3 can be found here, however, I've also read threads were even higher specs were recommended, like this reply. Here is a full list of graphics card compatibility for desktop computers, however I don't know if it'll work the same with laptops?
The laptops I'm choosing between are (apologies in advance for the translation, obviously not easy to translate when you don't know a lot about hardware):
#1: MICROSOFT Surface Laptop Go (THH-00013)
Specs:
RAM type: LPDDR4X
RAM size: 8 GB
Max RAM size: 8 GB
Number of RAM spots: 0
RAM configuration: The included RAM is integrated
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 (4 kernels, 8 threads, 6 MB cache)
Processor manufacturer: Intel®
Processor model: Core™ i5
Processor speed: 1.0 GHz (base), 3.6 GHz (turbo)
Chip set: SoC (System on Chip)
Graphics card: Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics card manufacturer: Intel
Graphics memory: shared-memory
Solid State Drive/SSD: Yes
Memory: 128 GB SSD (I realise I'd have to buy an external hard drive for this laptop)
OS: Windows 10 Home in S mode
Price: 7490 SEK = $ 886
#2: LENOVO IdeaPad 5 (81YH00GMMX)
Specs:
RAM type: DDR4
RAM size: 8 GB
Memory speed: 3200 MHz
Max RAM size: 8 GB
Number of RAM spots: 0
RAM configuration: The included RAM is integrated
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 (4 kernels, 8 threads, 6 MB cache)
Processor manufacturer: Intel®
Processor model: Core™ i5
Processor speed: 1.0 GHz (base), 3.6 GHz (turbo)
Chip set: SoC (System on Chip)
Graphics card: Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics card manufacturer: Intel
Graphics memory: shared-memory
Solid State Drive/SSD: Yes
Memory: 512 GB SSD (M.2 PCIe 3.0 x2 NVMe)
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Price: 8990 SEK = $ 1,063
#3: Acer Nitro 5
Specs:
RAM type: DDR4
RAM size: 8 GB
Number of RAM spots: 2
RAM configuration: 1 x 8 GB
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H Mobile Processor (6 kernels, 12 threads, 11 MB cache)
Processor manufacturer: AMD
Processor model: Ryzen™ 5
Processor speed: 3.0 GHz (base), 4.0 GHz (turbo)
Chip set: Unknown
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (4 GB)
Graphics card manufacturer: NVIDIA
Graphics memory: GDDR6
Solid State Drive/SSD: Yes
Memory: 512 GB SSD (PCIe NVMe)
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Price: 8990 SEK = $ 1,063
Thank you so much for helping me out with this - my nightmare is to spend $800-1000 only to find out I can't play the game that I want!