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Bluebellflora 
Will a computer with these specs work for playing SIms 4?
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
2 GHz Intel Core i7
4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
Thanks.
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Umm. 2ghz is not high enough for the game. Try putting it on turbo boost to get higher ghz then try to play it
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can you a recomend a specific model cuz this truthfully confusing to compare to the mac models x
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It’s not confusing, it just requires a little effort to read the technical specifications about a Mac.
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Would an iMac with these specs be good for the sims 4?
iMac 21.5in Mid 2011 series
SOFTWARE: OS X El Capitan (I havn’t updated to the newest one just yet)
PROCESSOR: 2.7GHz Intel Core i5
RAM: 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3
GRAPHICS: AMD Radeon HD 6770M
HARD DRIVE: 509 GB
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Should be fine
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I have had The Sims 4 sense the release date, but I have never gotten the Settings just Right.
so I was wondering if you had any suggestions?
iMac: 21.5 inch, Late 2013
Processor: 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8 GB 1600 MHz DD3
Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 1024 MB
Software: OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion
Hard Drive: 226.3 free out of 999.35 GB
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Upgrade to a later version of macOS 🙂
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I did that back in February, because of a editing software I wanted. but when I upgraded my Mac it pretty much Broke my Computer ): the only thing that kind of worked was The sims 4. I backed up my computer before Upgrading, so I was able to go back to 10.8.5. Thank you for the reply tho(:
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Would this computer allow gameplay?
Macbook Air (early 2015)
OS X El Capitan
10.11.6
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
1.6 GHz Intel Core i5
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB
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Hi, Can I use a Mac Book Pro 13 inch mid 2012 with VGA Intel HD 4000 for the video requirement?
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Yes but make sure you don’t set the graphics options too high. If you look under the graphics drop down menu on any page on this site you’ll see a link to an Intel HD 4000 thread on the official games forum where people have posted who have the same. There ar some issues with it but the game is playable.
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1.6GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz
Intel HD Graphics 6000
8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
256GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
If I upgrade to 2.2GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz, will those specs work?
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The one you’ve quoted meets the minimum requirements. But MacBook Airs are not gaming computers by any stretch of the imagination.
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hi there how about my macbook?
Mabook 13″ Aluminum Late 2008
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
5GB 1067 MHz DDR3
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MB
is it working for Sims 4?
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On low settings, yes it might. You may want to add more RAM though. 5Gb is an odd amount – RAM should be installed in equal pairs.
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Hi!
Thank you for the info,
will my laptop work?
I don’t mind if the graphics are mediocre as long as it doesn’t freeze and crash like sims 3.
Specs
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Intel Iris 1536 MB
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Sims 3 was a mess because it was not natively written for macOS, Sims 4 is. You should be fine 🙂
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Quick question whats the best settings I can run this game on with a Late 2012 imac. It’s specs are 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M 512 MB.
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If you’re running El Capitan or Sierra you’re going to have to download and install the NVIDIA driver as the game doesn’t run properly on those Macs. EA are fully aware but never bothered patching it.
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Hi BluebellFlora!
I read through this thread (http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/856370/os-x-10-11-el-capitan-official-release-thread) I currently have The Sims 3 Installed but I’m considering The Sims 4, however, it seems to be unplayable or playable with crashes. To you knowledge has anything changed for users that were listed on the affected list?
MacOS Sierra Version 10.12.5
iMac (21.5-Inch, Later 2012)
Processor 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512 MB
In gratitude,
Ashley
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You need to download and install the NVIDIA driver if you want to play, EA haven’t bothered updating the game to support the GPUs. Be careful as it’s not normal practice and can cause kernel panics as the current drivers aren’t 100% stable.
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Thank you so much for your help and for taking time to respond!
I think I’ll stick with the sims 3 for now.
In God’s grace,
Ashley
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Hi BluebellFlora!
Following up to see if there have been any changes that permit the sims 4 playable on my mac? What settings would you recommend?
MacOS Sierra Version 10.12.5
iMac (21.5-Inch, Later 2012)
Processor 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512 MB
In God’s love,
Ashley
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Hey, I have Sims 4 with all the expansions, game packs and stuff packs. I’m wondering if it’s playable on my MacBook with a lot of CCs and some mods?
Specs:
macOS Sierra 10.12.1
MacBook Pro 13-inch (Mid 2012)
Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB
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It will play but not very smoothly with all that content. You will have to have graphics settings at rock bottom. If you already have it why not just install it and see?
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Hi BluebellFlora!
I’ve ran out of space on my MacBook so I’m considering upgrading to the the 15” MacBook Pro (Early 2017) and I was wondering if you would recommend going with 500GB or 1TB storage? I don’t store much on my laptop, the thing that takes up the most is TS4, mods and CC.
Thanks so much!
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I have all Sims 4 games to date (with 5Gb CC), 99% of Sims 3 plus a few other games installed on my 500Gb drive and I have 250Gb left. I also have a 60Gb Photos Library and a large Documents library too.
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome 🙂
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HI!
I don’t want to bother you but I have been playing he sims 4 smoothly up until 2 patches ago when it pretty much broke my game.
My specs are a far stretch from what’s best but I’ve been using it without problems so far.
I have a macbook pro (13-inch, mid 2008,, i know)
2.26 GHz Intel core 2 duo
2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Nividia geForce 9400M 256 MB
I have 87 GB of space (so I know that’s not a problem)
Id just like to know if there’s anything I can do to fix the lag and unplayable game or is it just game over for me?
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I’m amazed that you’ve been managing to play at all – well done! The patches have probably just sent it over the edge. Your processor, RAM and graphics are well under the minimum requirements for the game. Have you set all in-game options to their lowest possible and disabled Origin in game?
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I haven’t tried used disabling origin but I’m not sure that’ll help much. I’m almost certain it’s just game over because of the new patches like you said. Thank you so much though!
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Yep, I think it may be the end of the line 😦 Time to go shopping for a new shiny Mac perhaps? 😉
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Hello! Inherited my fathers computer and was wondering if it could play The Sims 4 ?
specs:
iMac Retina 5K, 27″, (late 2015)
Processor : 3,2 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory : 8GB 1867 GHz DDR3
Graphics : AMD Radeon R9 M380 2048 MB
Thank you for helping us understand this mess !
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Yep, it should play on high 🙂
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So I launched the game today and it says that it recognised the graphic card but it is unsupported?
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Hey 😉
my doughter wants to play The Sims 4 and I wondered if my old Mac Book Pro (13″, Early 2011) will run the game.
OS – Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
CPU – 2,3 GHz Intel Core i5
RAM – 16GB RAM 1333 MHz DDR3
Hard Drive – SSD
Video – Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
I think the Intel HD Graphics could be a bottleneck, what’s your opinion?
Many thanks in advance!
George
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Probably yes but on low settings and it will most likely struggle with all the packs installed. The game doesn’t like the Intel 4000 very much, the subsequent release of your Intel 3000 😦 Upgrade to at least Sierra too.
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Thanks for your answer!
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You’re very welcome!
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Hey BluebellFlora!
I realllly want to download Sims 4 and I’ve been trying to research if it would work on my old 15″ Macbook Pro (Mid 2012) (no retina display) for me to even justify spending the money on it.
macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.2
Processor – 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory – 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics – Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB
I have 437.14 GB available on my SATA Disk and 581.09 GB on an external drive available. However, I do have a 60 GB Photos Library.
Do you think that the Sims could run effectively on this? I know there were issues with the HD 4000. Thanks so much!!
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Doesn’t that Mac also have the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512Mb graphics card?
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Thanks for replying! Yes, it does.
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Your Mac will switch to the NVIDIA when you launch the game. You should be able to play on medium settings. You may need to update the driver manually for best results, have a look here for more info.
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So if I don’t choose to update, will The Sims 4 still run okay? Thanks!
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There was an issue with certain NVIDIA cards but they may have fixed it now, I haven’t seen any reports for a while.
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What specs would you recommend for someone with all the add-ons so far with the settings on High?
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Any Mac with a dedicated GPU with at least 2Gb VRAM, a quad core I7 processor and at least 8Gb RAM 🙂
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Can my MacBook Pro run the Sims 4?
My specs are:
Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 (Quad-Core)
Memory: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB
Storage: 500 SSD
I’m also running macOS High Sierra.
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What machine is that? iMac? 15″ MacBook Pro?
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hello this is what i’m running with
Mac air 2017
1.8GHz intelcore i5
8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
intel hd graphics 6000 1536 mb
is this a sufficent enough Mac to run sims 4?
thanks again for your time.
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Yes, just about but more packs installed will cause some lag.
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Hello! Could my mac run the sims 4?
I have a Macbook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
2 GHz Intel Core i7
12 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256 MB
Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
Thank you for your time 🙂
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Yes, just about but keep settings low.
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I just bought a new Mac (2nd hand Mac) and discovered I can’t play my beloved sims 3 any more. With my specs can somebody tell me if I will be able to run sim4 or do I need to say goodbye to the game forever?
Macbook pro (13inch, early 2011)
Processor 2.3GHz intel core i5
Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 512MB
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Sims 3 should run, Sims 4 will struggle as the Intel graphics are very low spec.
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Hey! Do you think I’ll be able to run the game on high settings?
MacBook Pro Retina 15 inch (2013)
2.6Ghz Quad Core i7 Processor
Nvidia 750M GT 2GB Graphics Card
512GB Solid State Hard Drive
16GB RAM
10.12 Sierra
Thanks in advance!
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Wanted to know if the computer I’m about to get will be able to play the Sims 4 with expansion packs.
iMac intel core i5 3.4GHz (latest model)
System Memory: 8GB w/ 1TB fusion drive
Graphics: AMD Radeon pro 570, 4GB video memory
Type of memory(RAM): DDR
Thank You!
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Yep 🙂
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Thank You!
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Hello! The Sims 4 Seasons comes out this Friday and l was wondering if my Macbook can handle it? Here are my specs:
OS X El Captain
Version 10.11.6
Macbook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
Processor 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB
Built-in Display 13.3 Inch (1440 x 900)
121 GB Flash Storage
37.49 GB free of 120.11 GB
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Hi! I was wondering if it is a good idea to buy an external graphic card for my Mac as I´m having difficulties with the graphics.
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016)
CPU: 2 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8 GB 1867 MHz LPDDR3
Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 540 1536 MB
running on Mojave
Thank you! 🙂
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Hey guys, I just bought a new Mac and I was wondering if it’s compatible with all the sims 4 content/ stuff pack / expansion pack. I have the complete bundle of sims 4. Also, wondering if downloading all of this content would slow down my laptop.
MacOS BigSur (Version 11.0.1)
MacBook Pro: (13 – inch, 2020, four thunderbolt 3 ports)
Processor: 2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
Memory: 16 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Startup Disk: Macintosh HD
Graphics: Intel Plus Graphics 1536 MB
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Your laptop is probably not going to be able to handle it. I love the SIms 4 but I had to stop playing it because my Mackbook Air Early 2019 could not handle it. The computer specs for Macbooks are not built for gaming.
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Hi! I’m from Spain and I need help too!
I’m just thinking about buying an iMac and I don’t know if I’ll be able to play the Sims 4 correctly (I think so).
iMac 21.5‑inch
3.0GHz 6-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz
8GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory
Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
256GB SSD storage
Would be better to buy an Intel Core i7 processor?
Thank you so much!
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Yep, you should be able to play 🙂
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Can I use it with MacBook Air? I don’t know the model but I bought it a week ago
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Hi Bluebell,
How are you? I hope you’re doing well! I hope this gets to you!
Will the below specs run the base game sims 4?
Will the below specs run the base game sims 4 + seasons + city living + cats & dogs + parenthood + get together + laundry day + romantic garden and CC (I don’t have a specific amount at this time but would like to include CC).
If possible, I’d like to include university.
OS Mojave 10.14.6
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
3.4 GHz Intel Core i5
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 2 GB
If OS Mojave is incompatible, can I go backwards and install Sierra or High Sierra?
Thank you for your help and knowledge!
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Hi, Just wondering if Sims 4 is compatible with my late Macbook. Here is my specs:
OS X Yosemite
Version 10.10.5
Macbook Pro (13 inch, Early 2011)
Processor: 2.3GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
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