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will my laptop still be fast if i put sims 3 on it?


Question Posted Saturday December 24 2011, 11:30 am

I was just wondering if anyone thinks my laptop will be able to handle the Sims 3 [plus expansion packs] without my laptop slowing down and such. My laptop specs are better then my home computer. It just makes me weary because i need my laptop for classes & I'm afraid it will break it.

my laptop specs are 2.5 ghz, i3 core processor, 4gb 500gb? i think more actually.. sorry i don't know how to find my specs.. its windows 7 and the graphics card is intel hd

I've only had my laptop for about 5 months now.

I know the website canyourunit.com & the sims 3 specs, and it says i can run it, but honestly, i just want some additional insight from someone who really knows computers & if it's worth putting it onto my laptop.

thanks!


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xChaos answered Sunday December 25 2011, 6:25 am:
Sims 3 takes up a fairly large amount of gb storage, especially if you are planning on adding the expansion as well. If you really have 500gb open on your laptop then you will be able to install it, but it might slow down your comp since the i3 core isn't all that new anymore.

The bigger problem you will likely face is your cooling system (likely the fans inside of your computer). Most laptops have serious problems running high quality games because of overheating issues. They simply aren't built for it.

You can purchase cooling pads/fans on amazon, or at a computer/technology store, that can help your laptop run it smother, so you wont get any frame-rate dropping.

Other than that, the graphics card should be good enough for you to run it on high, so you don't have much else to worry about. Remember, the more hardrive space you have open, and the fewer programs (including background programs) you have running, the better, since more of the laptops processing power is funneled directly to the game.

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