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sims 3 and beyond

datyger

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May 23, 2013
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So I'm looking at this hp pavillion 4gb ram 500 hard drive AMD A6-4400M Accelerated Processor 2.7 ghz with AMD Radeon HD 7520G discrete-class graphics will this play sims 3 and its expansion packs?
 
should be okay on low settings.

If by "beyond" you mean Sims 4, then maybe, maybe not. I recall reading that Sims 3 is significantly more graphic demanding than Sims 2. The Radeon HD 7520 is a pretty weak graphic core. It is weaker than the Intel HD 4000.
 


Thanks for your response what I meant by beyong was the many expansion packs that are available. Im not sure if this laptop can handle the extra content.
 
I've read that Sims 3 becomes more demanding with each expansion pack installed. However, I think that refers to the CPU. I'm not aware of any expansion pack increasing the graphics effects, but I don't follow the Sims.