Magnu wrote:Wow. It seems I have a lot to consider.
Sorry I haven't responded too the replies but I've been so ill I can barely lift my head from the pillow. I'll read through the thread again in a few days when I'm feeling better.
Thanks for your time, all.
Chips wrote:A 1060GTX with 6Gb of memory?
The recommended specs for the game are
REQUIRED:
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5 or faster or AMD Athlon X4
MEMORY: 4GB RAM
HARD DRIVE: At least 9 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games
DVD-ROM: DVD ROM drive required for installation only
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
The card in the recommended specs is £80 - so a £250 gfx card is a
bit overkill.
Again, this needs way more info. Is the computer supposed to be good for other games, or is it literally just playing the SIMs as that's it?
At the moment this feels very much like when you go to a shop and say "I just want a laptop that i can use to check email and perhaps watch some youtube" - to which they reply "Well, you would need an i5 minimum, but really an i7 is best for checking email"...
Codswallop
the actual summarize would be, what is present and maybe salvaged for the new PC if theres the option you can Plug the compoments together on your own ( sacred of an operation at the PC or not)
. besides 1-2 answers based up on their own childs which plays overwatch or other games.
But keep in mind other recommendations may be not optimal atleast on this broad topic of dos and don'ts,
for one its a don'ts to grab a "lowbudget" PC instead of looking what i need and not and plug them together on my own.
The most Multimedia pcs lacking a decent GPU ( if any atall as they may just have the onboard or GPU chip build inside the CPU) and only have so-so CPU atall etc.
and it seem we are lacking Experience on which Rigs the Sims 4 ( ? ) with each addon runs pleasant at all.
if i have to reference to the previous installments Sims 1 & 2 with each addon, the recommendated Specs were still not enough for mid-late game
Redvers Ganderpoke wrote:My daughter has been playing Overwatch on an AMD 5350, 8gb ran 120ssd and a Nvidia 1030. That was way under £700.
Mightysword wrote:
Is she playing Sims 3 or Sims 4?
When it comes to the Sims, especially if your daughter want to have everything on it, I would say the 2 most critical stuffs to get are an SSD drive to install the game on and good RAM, especially if she plays Sims 3. Other stuffs won't matter much if she got decent rams. The same things can be said for Sims 4 as well, but if she only play Sims4 then a normal HDD will do, the game has better loading. I think a good I5 or I7 core is standard these days no matter what your budget, just don't pick an overly expensive one. 8GB Ram is decent, can always add more later.
What you DON'T need:
- An expensive Video card: a budget one is enough for that game.
- A killer Motherboard.
And if you're not looking to build one, this is decent option for your price range:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ADMI-GTX-1060- ... =gaming+PC
or this one if you also want the monitor included:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fierce-APACHE- ... =gaming+PC
For reference a friend of mine recently got this build
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QJGqYr
It is in AUD and a bit over budget but if you sub out the GTX1070 in that build with a 1050 then you would probably have something more in your price range (it would move the price to around $1200 AUD which is roughly £700).