New Laptop

Hey I'm looking at a new laptop and i was wondering if someone could tell me if it'd be compatible with sims 3

http://www.asusnotebooks.com.au/notebook/asus-k53sc-sx046v-notebook-i7-2630m-156quot-8gb-750gb-blu-ray-win7-home-refurbished.html

if not can you point me in the right direction

thanks

Hello,

This looks like a very decent laptop. I think it's worth trying.

Hello PianoChick,

My advised to you is: Each time you want to buy a computer or hardware always make a choice depend your budget. And tell people about your budget. It'll make easier for people to suggest best bang for buck stuff

anything under $1200 AU

Pianochiick wrote:anything under $1200 AU

Hi there,

Woah, it's not hard to find something good for that budget, I guess.
So, are you really looking for a laptop? Not a desktop computer?

Pianochiick wrote:anything under $1200 AU

Let me open a thread at hardware forum. And let see what is their suggestion.

I'd Love a Desktop but i'd need to get someone to build it to get eveything thing i want

Pianochiick wrote:I'd Love a Desktop but i'd need to get someone to build it to get eveything thing i want

Hello,

If you have a local PC store, you should ask them there. Usually they do have such service.

What is the major usage for the laptop? What kind of task you're going to do with the laptop?

Gaming? watching movie? Doing office task ?

I'll mainly use it for sims 3 and movies, uni assignments and such, so I need a desktop/laptop that can do everything I need it to do

Pianochiick wrote:I'll mainly use it for sims 3 and movies, uni assignments and such, so I need a desktop/laptop that can do everything I need it to do

Hello,

Ok, so you don't need a very expensive PC.

So the Laptop you mention at above is enough great at the moment with the price. Proceed

I'd also like it to be fast and the best at the moment cause I don't want it to be out dated within a few years

Pianochiick wrote:I'd also like it to be fast and the best at the moment cause I don't want it to be out dated within a few years

Hello,

The best? If you want to be prepared for the future, go for i7 processor second generation.
Though, those are pretty expensive for your purposes, so I recommend an i5.

Pianochiick wrote:I'd also like it to be fast and the best at the moment cause I don't want it to be out dated within a few years

Actually, you cannot noticed any different between i5 and i7 unless if you doing multitasking. The fast that you're mentioning can be upgrade by changing the existing HDD to SSD. Google about SSD.

Narong30 wrote:

Pianochiick wrote:I'd also like it to be fast and the best at the moment cause I don't want it to be out dated within a few years

Actually, you cannot noticed any different between i5 and i7 unless if you doing multitasking. The fast that you're mentioning can be upgrade by changing the existing HDD to SSD. Google about SSD.

Hello,

However, SSD's are pretty expensive. If you go for a PC, one SSD and a HDD should be OK. (Install the OS on the SSD for best result)
Though, if you want to get a laptop, SSD is going to be hard...

Yes SSD is pretty expensive. I can get 1 TB HDD for RM 170 but SSD for 3rd Gen I need pay about RM 900 for 120 GB

Hehe.... Some laptop come with dual HDD now Like alienware

Uh, I'd reccommend i7 on a laptop personally, I don't do much multitasking but I often find I'm using 4 or 8 threads with hefty programs...I think in the future it'll become more and more common for programs to use lots of threads. And for Sims 3, any i series laptop with any dedicated graphics card should be fine, even shared would probably be okay!