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Any laptops that have a decent graphics card for playing Sims 2?

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November 25, 2013 9:13:58 AM

Yes, honestly, Sims 2. I'm having a nostalgic phase this year, and I've tried playing my old Sims 2 games on my Lenovo G580, but it crashes at the slightest thing. Now I'm looking to buy a new laptop and I'm becoming aware that the problem was probably the graphics card in the Lenovo.

Is there a laptop anyone could recommend that is fairly affordable and yet has a processor and graphics card that could handle Sims 2 and the expansion packs? My price range is anywhere up to £400, £425 at a push. I don't need any incredible graphics features, just something that lets Sims 2 run fairly smoothly without crashing. Any help or recommendations would be appreciated!

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November 25, 2013 9:29:29 AM

get yourself an a10-4xxx laptop. it will be one of the cheaper ones you can find. as long as it doesn't have a 1080p monitor it will game pretty much anything you want on high/ultra...
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November 25, 2013 9:47:03 AM

ingtar33 said:
get yourself an a10-4xxx laptop. it will be one of the cheaper ones you can find. as long as it doesn't have a 1080p monitor it will game pretty much anything you want on high/ultra...


Will it matter what graphics card to get with that processor? I'm given to understand that even though my Lenovo processor was alright, the graphics card was what held it back and so I'm especially weary of getting that wrong again. Trying to figure out whether it absolutely needs to be dedicated or if there are any high-quality integrated cards that would handle Sims 2.
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November 25, 2013 9:50:04 AM

the a10 comes with a very capable igpu. (on chip graphics processor)... that's why those laptops are so cheap... you don't need to buy one with a graphics card.

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November 25, 2013 11:40:07 AM

ingtar33 said:
the a10 comes with a very capable igpu. (on chip graphics processor)... that's why those laptops are so cheap... you don't need to buy one with a graphics card.



So would a AMD Quad-Core A10-5750M Accelerated Processor also do the trick? The laptop I'm looking at right now looks good but I'm trying to look at all options just in case there's anything cheaper that would work just the same. You may have guessed by now that I'm not that experienced with tech specs.
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November 25, 2013 12:07:00 PM

yep. it will do just fine.
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