Comments on these laptops for Sims 3?

[Inari]

Hi everyone!

I've been looking to buy an used laptop for a while, not the best option I know. But the reason for this is that my current laptop is a HP that runs with Celeron 1.5GHz (2 CPUs) and integrated HD Graphics, so, you see my problem? My hardware is awful for TS3, but I cannot afford a lot so that's why I'm buying an used one.

But let's ignore the fact I'm buying an used laptop. Would you recommend any of these listed below? I only play with Seasons and Pets, although those are quite demanding EPs. No stuff packs. I have only about 12 gigs of custom content.

First one:

Packard Bell Easynote TV
AMD Dual-Core Processor A6-4400M 2.7GHz (up to 3.2GHz with Turbo Core)
6GB DDR3
AMD Radeon HD 7520G + 7670M with 1GB Dedicated VRAM

Second one:

HP Pavilion 15-p052no
AMD A-Series A8-6410 Quad-core 2.0GHz - 2.4GHz
6GB DDR3L-SDRAM
AMD Radeon R5 + R7 M260

If it matters, I mostly take pictures in the game so I guess graphics are the most important thing for me. And I do understand I'm not going to have the best and the smoothest graphics by buying an old laptop, but I want something better than my current one is.

[MrsFlynn]

I honestly can't tell much of a difference spec wise. Either of them will get low/medium settings.

Like you mentioned, these won't run the game that well, due to the processor not made for gaming. So you'll run into a lot of crashing and lag.

12 gigs of CC is actually quite a lot, and will impact the gameplay, so you might want to try only having a small amount. Maybe half or less.

[Inari]

Oh, well perhaps I'm just used to people around me having dozens of gigas of cc, lol.

And yeah it's true, the CPUs are the bottlenecks in both laptops. I doubt they would make my game crash as even with my Celeron it doesn't, but lag, sure. Can you say how big an impact would the low-end processor have on how well the graphics work?  I mean at the end of the day, running smoothly is not as important to me as graphics, since I do not play at all, I only use CAS/CAP and build modes as well as take pictures.

[MrsFlynn]

I don't know what the full impact will be, as each player has different experiences. But do know having a low-end processor that doesn't meet minimum specs you will most likely experience, crashing, lag and slowness.

It's just something to take into consideration when your playing/building in the game.

[Inari]

Thank you for your answer! I'll keep this topic going in case there's someone who has had either one of the CPUs/GPUs.

[KhaineGB]

The first one is the best choice.

My laptop runs a Radeon 6650M in it and can max out Sims 3 in terms of graphics. What I will say is make sure you get a 250GB or higher SSD. It makes a MASSIVE difference when you're running a ton of CC. Also try and use custom worlds if possibe, even if it's custom versions of official worlds, because the routing issues cause SERIOUS lag.

EDIT: Even though the second one has a better CPU, the reason I recommend the first is because it has DEDICATED graphics memory, which will really, really help.

Also,  the specs of my laptop are i5-2430M CPU (2.4ghz dual core), Radeon 6650M 2GB RAM, 8GB system RAM, 250GB SSD and Sims 3 runs fine with all stuff and exapansion packs. I can even play Sims 4 on it on High in laptop mode.