Hey guys, I'm wondering if anyone knows which Sager I can get that plays Sims 2 the best? I don't want to spend more than $1500, and I don't wont to get screwed over with a ****ty warranty (but as long as it plays Sims 2 perfectly, I'm happy!)
I read on sims2community.com's forums that some Sagers are so good that they're almost too good for Sims 2 haha - that you can play them with all expansions and max all settings! Does anyone know which laptop would be perfect for me and my Sims 2 addiction? I'm looking at the NP2096 but I'm worried it won't be good enough...I love the 8660 but I don't want to spend more than $1600 or $1700.
I'm so excited by the possibility of this it's pathetic...lol. Thank you so much!!![]()
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I could max out Sims 2 with an Intel 945GM. (A little choppy when things happen, but playable.) It's not the worlds most demanding game.
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Hey Nina, good to see you have migrated over from the Xotic forums =D.
The 2096 should be just fine for running The Sims 2 at high settings.
The only thing I would tweak would be to upgrade the ram to 4 gigs from 1 gig and the hard drive to either the 320gig 5400RPM or 200gig 7200RPM flavors as they have similar performance that bests that of the default drive. I would also check to see what resolution is preferable for you as in my opinion 1680x1050 would look better on a 15.4" (Poke around online and find examples of the differences between resolutions).
I should mention that you will get better performance with a lower resolution but considering the game you would like to play and that the resolution would hypothetically be bumped up to 1680x1050, there shouldn't be much of a performance difference.
Edit: I should mention that on Xoticpc.com that with the revisions I recommended above the 2096 comes out to $1207.00 ($1304.00 with Windows installed, still well below your budget) -
Also, if you are buying from PowerNotebooks check out the PowerPro P 12:15. If you are buying from XoticPC check out the FORCE 3298 v2. They are the same as the 2096 but with a 3 year warranty + next business day shipping included (among other things).
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If your main interest would be to play The Sims 2, do not choose a quad core processor.
I've read many instances on thesimsresource forums that it doesn't work well on quads, it tries to run the game on each core and ends up stuttering a lot.
I still have to check how it works on my 9262... (which reminds me I haven't yet posted pictures/wrote my review!!)
One way to go around it is to set affinity for only one core. However some people said it didn't work either. -
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Thank you so much guys.. I really appreciate the help. I never knew that about the quad core processors! I think I'm going to go with the 2096 - it sounds like a dream for me. I'm going to do exactly what you said NameInsert. The 8660 was enticing, and I was almost willing to dish out the extra dough.. but I read on sims2community that it has MORE than enough to run Sims 2 perfectly.. sooo why would I spend so much more when I can get everything I want in 2096 right?
Can I just say how extremely excited I am for this? I have been playing Sims (LOW settings) on a Dell I got in 2002... just imagine what my game play has been -
Ok.. sorry to double post, but when I customized the 2096.. when I upgrade the ram to 4gigs it says it can only be fully recognized on Windows Vista 64 bit. Well that sucks, I hated Vista on my old laptop! I really wanted XP. Is this for real???
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List of 2x 2 gig DIMMS on Newegg that work with your laptop:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...60381+1309221140+1309121118&name=4GB+(2+x+2GB)
What were the specs of your old laptop? Vista should run pretty nicely on this piece.. especially with 4 gigs of ram.
Additionally: There are guides out now to optimize Windows Vista if you are still not happy and a Service Pack has come out since its inception as well. I used to be wary of Vista as well but the situation seems better now. -
SIMS 2 + Sager ??
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