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Will Sims 4 Play On My Laptop?

  • 04-12-2014 5:13pm
    #1
    shuffles03
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm looking to purchase The Sims 4 for my g/f. As she has a Mac and it's not available yet, I'll have to get it for my PC. Not sure if it will work though.

    I have a Lenovo Thinkpad, 12GB RAM, 256GB SSD but my graphics card is only Intel HD Graphics 4600. No go? Below are requirements.

    Minimum Requirements:

    PROCESSOR: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+ or equivalent (For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 or equivalent) MEMORY: At least 2 GB 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: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better

    SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c Compatible

    DIRECTX: DirectX 9.0c compatible

    INPUT: Keyboard and Mouse


    Recommended Requiremants:

    REQUIRED: Internet connection required for product activation.

    OS: 64 Bit Windows 7,8, or 8.1

    PROCESSOR: Intel core i5 or faster

    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

    SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c Compatible

    DIRECTX: DirectX 9.0c compatible

    INPUT: Keyboard and Mouse


Comments

  • #2
    Azza
    Moderators Posts: 5,580 ✭✭✭Azza


    It should be playable at minimum settings. The graphics card in the laptop is superior to the minimum graphics card recommended.

    I'm going by this GPU hierarchy chart.
    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

    Can you confirm what type of CPU is in the laptop?


  • #3
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Should run fine, way above minimum requirements. Hd4600 is the integrated graphics on current gen i3/i5/i7 cpu's, so there won't be any issue.


  • #4
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Hd4600 is surprisingly decent, and Sims 4 engine is much better than the mess that is Sims 3.


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