Author Topic: Would this newest custom built PC be able to run The Sims 3 with two Expansions?  (Read 2157 times)

Offline Miss Sadie

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Hi guys, thanks for taking the time to view and or view my post, it's hugely appreciated.

So I'm thinking of custom building a new gaming PC that can successfully run The Sims 3 base game with two expansions and some store content. (Seasons and Generations) I think these specs seem promising to do so but I'm not very educated on what makes a gaming PC a great one, also I would love advice on what CPU cooler to choose as I really do not want my graphics card to overheat and eventually burn it out and the rest of my PC's components. (I will list the choices of CPU coolers after the general PC's specs)  So without further ado, here are the desktops specs.

New!Destroyer GTX 750 Ti

CPU - Intel Core i5 4460,
OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit,
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z97P - D3,
RAM - 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (1x8GB)
Hard Drive - 500GB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Graphics Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB,
PSU - 500W PSU

Here are my three choices for CPU Coolers, what do you guys think is the best choice to avoid overheating?

Zalman CNPS5X Performa - £17.99
Zalman CNPS10X Optima - £23.99
Cooler Master Seidon 120V Water Cooler - £39.99

Thanks for replying in advance guys, I really do appreciate all the help. I will post the website that has all the options for this particular PC

http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=1999

Offline MrsFlynn

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I'd say yes, definitely, just by the looks of it. You've found a great pc. Either of the two cheaper coolers should be fine.

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Offline Miss Sadie

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Great!! That's good to know. :) If I had a heat sink and two fans inside the PC would that prevent the PC from overheating to extreme measures and prevent the graphics card from burning out too?

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I wouldn't call adding a heat sink to the processor a extreme measure. It's a very smart move. I can't promise that it won't prevent the graphics card from burning out or failing at some point. But it will help protect it from overheating it and other computer parts.

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