laptop help/sims 3

[emzi]

hi my first post new to this. i was just wondering what laptop would be the best to get for sims 3 pets to run smoothly i already have a pc but its not built for gaming. to be honest sims 3 is the only pc game i play really so was wondering what youd suggest id go for any help would be great my current pc is making the pets deformed lol wanted a laptop anyway but this is what it says Sims 3 - pets system requirements -


* PC OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1 or Windows 7
* CPU: (XP) 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; (Vista and Windows 7) 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* RAM: (XP) 1 GB RAM; (Vista and Windows 7) 1.5 GB RAM
* HARD DRIVE: At least 3.5 GB* of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games.
* VIDEO: DirectX 9.0c compatible Video Card with 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 2.0

*9.6 GB if installing with The Sims 3

Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce series: FX5900 or greater, G100, GT 120, GT 130, GTS 150, GTS 250, GTX 260, GTX 275, GTX 280, GTX 285, GTX 295; ATI Radeon™ series: ATI Radeon 9500 series of greater, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870, 4850, 4870, 4890 series or greater; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA): GMA 3-Series, GMA 4-Series.

Please note that the GeForce 6100 and 7100 cards are not supported

 

[Fear]

Can you post your budget please and someone will try to make a spec up for you.

 

[NMEBowen]

it all depends on your budget but pretty much anything PCS supply will run sims 3 take a look here http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/ anything apart from the top 3 laptops should run most games as bog standard no need to customise any further unless you want to add a bigger hard drive but i would say change the warrenty on whatever you pick to the silver package its a must have for a fiver.

 

[emzi]

Id say bout £600 maybe bit more just going buy what,a friend said but any suggestions really mainly just,for the net and sims tbh

 

[Fear]

I have not really kept up with laptops for a few years so someone else might get something better than what i have below and it is also over your budget at £647 but that is with a 1920x1080 high resolution screen you could drop the price down to £565 if you went for the lower res screen 1366x768 and doing that maybe put a better CPU in anyway have a look, just a suggestion but seen as you already have a desktop have you thought of maybe just replacing that as you will already have the mouse/keyboard and monitor and you will get a better spec let me know if this could be an option as i have made a spec up for £629 if you do.

Chassis & Display
Enigma III 540: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-2430M (2.40GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 2GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
250GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
ENIGMA GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
1 x USB 3.0 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Enigma III Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,100/5,200 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £647.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[emzi]

thankyou guys. and thankyou so much for the spec fear helpd so much and i was thinking of doing what you said about the pc so you could post the spec for me would be so greatfull for that give me things to think about. p.s your better at not going to over the budget than me

 

[emzi]

and im guessing if i already have windows 7 on disk i could drop that from the price to

 

[Fear]

and im guessing if i already have windows 7 on disk i could drop that from the price to

Yeah that is right if you have a spare copy of windows 7 you can take that off the order if this is the case let me know and i might be able to alter the specs a little better anyway the desktop spec is below.

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 QUAD CORE 955 (3.20GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1[SUP]st[/SUP] DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £629.00 including VAT and delivery.