Laptop Recommendations?
TapThatBooty:
I realized later that I didn't give enough information on the laptop I mentioned before, so here it is ;)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
System Model: Satellite C660D
Processor: AMD E-350 Processor (2 CPUs), ~1.6GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics
Display Memory: 2983 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
It can play the game OK on high settings, but I find that it renders the textures a little bit faster with a few settings turned to medium (I think it's the Sim Detail, but I could check). The games I have installed are The Sims 3 (obviously), WA, AMB, LN, GEN and Outdoor Living Stuff.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: dragoness on 2011 September 02, 23:49:03
I had a powerful Alienware "gaming computer" that melted, despite a water-based cooling platform and an extra fan. And by "melted", I mean playing the Sims 2 overheated it to the point that the video card slagged and its melted plastic ruined the motherboard.
That is probably because the video card itself was not cooled by the same system. So your video card melted its own plastic housing, while the CPU itself was fine.
somethingdifferent:
I'm running sims3 on an Aspire laptop from walmart, it's about 3 years old. I could type up all the stuff on the lil stickers, but alot is worn off, and I'd make a lot of typos and piss people off. I know it's windows 7, I know it runs up to generations, but I have concerns about if it'll run pets. And I know the overheating issue is a BITCH. If I find a decent, or even just rediculously cheap fan, I buy as many as I can, because this thing eats them. I think it killed it's battery. I don't know if it was the strain of the game, or the computer itself sucking.
I doubt that's been much help, but I hope it's been some help to someone.
IAmTheRad:
Ok, I figured out that Sims 3 was actually trying to run off my integrated GPU, rather than the nVidia in my laptop. Due to this, I cannot use the 3booter (crashes TS3W.exe, but anyways, I get a rating of '5' which is considered 'uber' for Sims 3. The game runs extremely well, at whatever FPS the game wants it to run at.
Very playable, and enjoyable without much laggyness except for poorly made worlds with the routing issues and whatnot.
deroger:
The main question is, do you want the laptop as exclusive or supplemental outfit?
Besides an i7-2600K desktop, I have a 14" Vaio CR-31S which is surely not the newest stuff around (Core2Duo T8100, 2x2.1 GHz, 3GB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 w/ shared memory, OS is Win7 Home/32Bit) but Sims3 runs satisfactory with most eyecandy enabled. Startup time is a small issue however, since it only runs a 5400 rpm hard drive, but nowadays, you can get around that with a SSD disk. Sure, the screen is a tradeoff, trying to balance screen size/resolution (1280x800) vs encumbrance/mobility.
On the other hand, my Vaio is not too heavy (little more than 1 kg), fits also smaller bags/backpacks, and with the optional/add-on high-endurance battery manages >5h on low consumption or a at least a good 2-3h gaming session on high power.
Heat is only an issue with the supplied power adaptor which I like to give a few minutes to cool down before re-packing it after playing for some hours.
Since I re-package my ~2 GB's of downloads at least once a month, gameflow has no serious stutters or else. Just to remind you, having hundreds of small packages will seriously hurt gameplay on even a high-end i7 machine.
I do not try to suggest that my Vaio can live up to the performance a full-grown i5 or i7, especially desktop versions. But I use it more than my high-end rig, and in my expereince, it's not too shabby.
Just my 2cents
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