French laptop for playing Sims 4

[uhtred]

Hi all, I've put together a spec for a laptop (which I would like to keep at 17.3" screen size) that can easily play the Sims 4 and which has a French keyboard/OS language. Could you please give your feedback on the spec, and recommend anything you would improve/remove, as I feel like it might be overly-equipped for the task at hand. Cheers!

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Chassis & Display
Elimina Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 12 Core Processor 12500H (4.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 3200MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 - 4.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 120W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Elimina Series Integrated 54WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 x USB 3.2 PORTS (Type C) + 1 x USB 3.2 PORT + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
ELIMINA 17" SERIES MULTI COLOUR BACKLIT FRENCH KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00027]
Operating System Language
France/République Française - French Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2021 (1 Digital License)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
Clevo NP70PNH (4GB GTX-1650, i5-12500H, AX201, 144Hz N7, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 2 to 4 working days

 

[Tron1982]

Hello
Are you french or do you live in France ? (if so, please look at the french website, to have the gold warranty and the vat included)

then, this is my advices :
upgrade the graphic card to at least the 3050ti (or the 3060)
take a primary drive (the 980 from samsung for os and used game and software) and keep the one you got as the secondary one (for the storage)
take the gold warranty (if you are living in uk) and the 1 year dead pixel warranty
and take the better thermal paste

 

[Scott]

I would consider the future. If you are absolutely certain that you won't be looking to play anything past the sims then the CPU/GPU combo will have you covered. Otherwise I would probably move them up as suggested. What you select now you are stuck with, there is no upgrade path so when purchasing a laptop it's often better to over-spec rather than fit your current needs.

Definitely better to split the drive regardless though, just makes good sense.