looking for a reasonable priced computer to run sims 4

[KittyKittenMittens]

I havnt played Sim since the release of sims 3 supernatural.  Which lagged me to death. So im looking to by a new computer.  But not sure where to start. my price range is $500 at most. And that's a bit steep to talk my husband into so pleas help me find. Good one. I'm not looking to run the game in high quality maybe just medium if needed. I just want the game to run smooth. I'm also looking to buy get to work with the sims 4 so I Need to be able to run both.

[KittyKittenMittens]

I found this computer.  Will It work?

AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 Accelerated processor
2.00GHz, 2MB L2 Cache
4GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 16GB) on the HP Black 23 g017c Refurbished All-in-One Desktop
Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work
1TB SATA hard drive
Store 666,000 photos, 285,000 songs or 526 hours of HD video and more
Slim-tray SuperMulti DVD Burner
Watch movies and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats
10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Connect to a broadband modem with wired Ethernet or wirelessly connect to a WiFi signal or hotspot with the 802.11b/g/n connection built into your HP All-in-One desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6 5200 accelerated processor
23" Full HD IPS LED-backlit monitor
AMD Radeon HD 8400 Graphics with up to 2048MB total available graphics memory

[Flynn Arrowstarr]

I found this computer.  Will It work?

AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 Accelerated processor
2.00GHz, 2MB L2 Cache
4GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory (expandable to 16GB) on the HP Black 23 g017c Refurbished All-in-One Desktop
Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work
1TB SATA hard drive
Store 666,000 photos, 285,000 songs or 526 hours of HD video and more
Slim-tray SuperMulti DVD Burner
Watch movies and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats
10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Connect to a broadband modem with wired Ethernet or wirelessly connect to a WiFi signal or hotspot with the 802.11b/g/n connection built into your HP All-in-One desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6 5200 accelerated processor
23" Full HD IPS LED-backlit monitor
AMD Radeon HD 8400 Graphics with up to 2048MB total available graphics memory

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

The computer may run The Sims 4 on at least low settings, but I'm not certain how well it will perform. The reason I say that is because it is using a processor designed for a low-end laptop - which may not have enough power to drive the game. While the graphics chip does seem to have the power to run the game on medium settings, the lack of processor power holds the system performance back. Also, the system has only 4 GB memory which will be a hindrance as well.

As you're not looking to run the game on high settings, we should be able to help find a system in your price range that should run the game smoothly on medium settings. I'll take a look on some trustworthy sites and see what I can come up with.

Hope this helps, and happy Simming!

Flynn

[KittyKittenMittens]

The 4gb is expandable to 16gb. If I expanded it. Would that work?

[Flynn Arrowstarr]

The 4gb is expandable to 16gb. If I expanded it. Would that work?

Hi, KittyKittenMittens.

Sorry for taking a bit to respond. I looked a little more into the system's processor and graphics and, unfortunately, I don't think the system will really work that well for The Sims 4. The biggest problem is actually the graphics - after checking the list of compatible video cards for The Sims 4 it shows the graphics card will only play the game on low settings.

Adding more memory will not necessarily help the situation due to the processor and video card issues. Since this is an all-in-one system, it's not as expandable as a desktop. It's essentially a laptop in a big monitor. I did take a look at Amazon, but the couple of systems I found were being sold as gaming systems, but wouldn't play the game on low settings very well. We're still looking.

Hope this helps and happy Simming!

Flynn

[Flynn Arrowstarr]

MrsFlynn and I did some searching and here's what we found for systems under $500. All three of the systems in the list should play the game on low-medium to medium settings without needing any upgrades:

CyberpowerPC Desktop PC Gamer Ultra 2098 (GU2098) AMD FX-Series FX-4300 (3.80GHz) 8GB DDR3 500GB HDD Windows 8.1 64-Bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285
Price: $499.
 
    AMD FX-Series FX-4300 (3.80GHz)
    8GB DDR3 500GB HDD
    Windows 8.1 64-Bit
    AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB

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Lenovo H50 Desktop (AMD A8, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) 90BG001LUS
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-H50-Desktop-AMD-90BG001KUS/dp/B00SDA2N90
Price:     $419.99
 
AMD A8-6500 Processor (3.5 GHz)
8 GB DDR3 RAM
1 TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
AMD Radeon HD 8570D Graphics
Windows 8.1

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CybertronPC Patriot GM1293B Desktop (Black/Blue)
http://www.amazon.com/CybertronPC-Patriot-GM1293B-Desktop-Black/dp/B00D1KWWEI
Price:     $479.99
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Processor: AMD A4-5300 3.40GHz Dual-Core
Memory: 8GB DDR3
Hard Drive: 1TB HDD
Operating System: Genuine Windows 8 64-bit
Graphics: Radeon HD 7480D GPU
 
The overall best one on the list is the Cyberpower system from Newegg (the computer listed first). It has a dedicated graphics card with 2 GB memory and should have no problems with medium settings. Let us know what you think.

Hope this helps and happy Simming!

Flynn