What is the impact of adding 1.2 GB to your computer?

[Snoopy]

I have a laptop and I was thinking of installing a sims-unrelated program, but would doing so significantly slow the game down? What's the difference in your experience?

[Naga]

It depends more on how much space you will have left, after those 1.2 are added.

I personally recommend having at least 5 gb free for The Sims 3's virtual memory usage. About 7 should be fine, though. Just make sure you save often and close the game every 1 hour or so, and let your computer rest for 3-5 minutes, then open the game again and continue playing.

[kiko94]

I guess it depends on how much space you have on your computer, I got a 500gb hd drive, it's nearly full, but gameplay isn't slow, just loading time 

[Snoopy]

Okay, I guess that's worth it, since I don't play that much. I just like taking pics.