^^ I'm not very computer smart so I was wondering if this pc https://www.bestbuy.com/...=212&loc=1 was good enough to run the sims 4 (maybe 3) on high settings with about 6-7 expansion packs, cc and mods. I do plan to buy more expansions in the future but for now thats all I have. I'm also very budgeted to about 5-600 dollars and don't have the time or ability to build a pc. Especially since I only want to play about 2 games seriously and a few other smaller ones. If not this, then any other recommendations at about this price range? I also plan to play minecraft heavily modded.
Is this pc good enough to run the sims 4?
Guest 02.07.2019
I would assume so. I'm not a fan of AMD, so best wait to hear from someone else who follows AMD.
dave 02.07.2019
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 8423 CPU score in 4 cores
8GB system RAM, 1TB spinning hard drive,
AMD Radeon RX 560 2GB graphics processor
Wi-Fi card, mouse+keyboard. $600
System shown is about $500 in parts + Windows software if building it yourself with a $100 profit plus their parts profits.
Sims 4 is a year 2014 released game, and it and Minecraft should run smoothly on a 1920x1080 display.
New PCs today should have a solid state drive storage for Windows operating system, system drivers, and a favorite game or two and a second large storage drive. This PC is spinning 1TB drive only and no SSD.
This gets you an older CPU almost as good, but raises the graphics card to RX 570 4GB and the storage to 480GB solid state drive at the same price. It's a little better choice.
$680 plus tax, at $80 more dollars plus tax at Best Buy gets a much better PC with Ryzen 5 2600 RX 580 4GB and a 240GB SSD and 2TB HDD and a better motherboard also and needs a better power supply so has that also. It is worthwhile if you can spend it,
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LwPhWD
With the Wi-Fi, keyboard, Mouse, it is about $660 in parts and Windows so you certainly get what you pay for in this.
At $670 shows a 500GB SSD, DVDRW, no spinning HDD, no mouse or keyboard, but similar enough to the $680 as a choice
https://www.newegg.com/...005B-000E1
This Acer at $610 is OK
https://www.newegg.com/...6883101702
Intel i5-8400, 8 GB DDR4 16 GB Optane Memory, 1 TB HDD, Windows 10 Home 64-bit, AMD Radeon RX 580 4 GB GDDR5
Compared to the $600 you show, a stronger CPU, stronger graphics card, faster storage hard drive with the 16GB Intel Optane to speed up the hard drive. It's a lot better than what you show.
And, at $600 without Wi-Fi
https://www.newegg.com/...6883102725
Sometimes a Ryzen 5 1600 is faster than Ryzen 3 2300x and sometimes a little slower
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 4GB is close to twice as strong as an AMD RX 560 2GB
With a 512GB SSD better than the 1TB spinning drive, this $600 has no Wi-Fi and is not as pretty on the outside, but it is a better $600 (plus tax) spend than what you are showing.
So, the system you show meets what you want it to do, but is not the best PC to buy with various better that I show here.
With a Best Answer or sometimes Thumbs up and comment, I can look back if you narrow it down to two of what I show and want to know if one is better than the other. I see 5 better choices than what you show, some the same price, some slightly more, and some just a bit higher considering you have a pc for years, $80 and tax is not that much money extra when it is a great value.
Guest 02.07.2019