HOLD UP. I'm really sorry and I do appreciate all the work you guys did helping me with this, but I just heard from the wife... this isn't for the Sims 2, it's for the The Sims 3, a more demanding game released in 2010.
She wants to run the following expansion packs:
Pets
Generation
Seasons
Town Life
Outdoor living
Master Suite
Late NIght
High End Loft
Ambitions
University Life
Island paradise
Diesel Stuff
70s,80s,90s stuff
I installed it along with Windows 10 on the NUC which had a 32 GB HD (32GB eMMC onboard storage). I'm familiar with SSD, bu not sure where eMMC fits in. Very slow to load at every turn and no way to really play the game. Again, it was unplayable on the nuc, but the point is, it doesn't need a huge HD. I upgraded the Nuc to 8GB, but the rest was stock from the factory as follows:
Anyway, so sorry for this mistake and still thankful for the builds, but could we start again?
Thank you!
--- old OP before edit ---
I just lost my intel nuc to some kind of power surge. ( NUC6CAYH , upgraded to 8 gb mem)
Primarily I've used this nuc for streaming online (since 2017). Honestly, it's always kinda sucked. Netflix always stalls a bit when I first bring up the page and the cursor has to warm up before it responds. This might have been partly because of the wireless keyboard mouse combo I was using and/or something to do with the nuc USB port I was using. I never was really able or willing to lock down the problem.
But this time around, I'd like to build it myself, preferably in a small case, maybe micro ATX? At times this PC will be moved to the my home office to be used for light excel/word work. Primarily it's used for streaming on an 32 HDTV (Samsung UN32EH5000 32-Inch), but I don't really care about playing at Ultra HD. Pretty much whatever netflix normally streams on is fine with me.
The secondary purpose is I'd like to play "The Sims 2" with some expansion packs without any issue. This game was released in 2002. I'm not really sure if it's more CPU or GPU hungry but it takes along time to load up and frame rate can be chuggy on inadequate hardware.
I actually posted about this build two months ago and got some good feedback but I ended up passing on it. Now with my dead nuc, I need to act and I know AMD has some new offerings so I'm hoping for a fresh recommendation.
Again, here's what's I'm looking for:
• Very solid streaming with quick loading of Netflix home page. Just watching in TV's native resolution.
• Very solid hardware for running "The Sims 2" with expansion packs (released 2002)
• Prefer a smaller case/form factor.
Budget: Let's say $700 which includes the cost of Windows 10 OEM ($100), but you could talk me up or down if there's a sweet spot for "bang for the buck". Please let me know if this budget is overkill for my needs.
Thanks for your advice!
Thank you for your advice!
She wants to run the following expansion packs:
Pets
Generation
Seasons
Town Life
Outdoor living
Master Suite
Late NIght
High End Loft
Ambitions
University Life
Island paradise
Diesel Stuff
70s,80s,90s stuff
I installed it along with Windows 10 on the NUC which had a 32 GB HD (32GB eMMC onboard storage). I'm familiar with SSD, bu not sure where eMMC fits in. Very slow to load at every turn and no way to really play the game. Again, it was unplayable on the nuc, but the point is, it doesn't need a huge HD. I upgraded the Nuc to 8GB, but the rest was stock from the factory as follows:
- Intel Celeron J3455
- Intel HD Graphics 500
- Microsoft Windows 10 Home x64 preinstalled
- 32GB eMMC onboard storage
- 2GB DDR3L-1600 module preinstalled
Anyway, so sorry for this mistake and still thankful for the builds, but could we start again?
Thank you!
--- old OP before edit ---
I just lost my intel nuc to some kind of power surge. ( NUC6CAYH , upgraded to 8 gb mem)
Primarily I've used this nuc for streaming online (since 2017). Honestly, it's always kinda sucked. Netflix always stalls a bit when I first bring up the page and the cursor has to warm up before it responds. This might have been partly because of the wireless keyboard mouse combo I was using and/or something to do with the nuc USB port I was using. I never was really able or willing to lock down the problem.
But this time around, I'd like to build it myself, preferably in a small case, maybe micro ATX? At times this PC will be moved to the my home office to be used for light excel/word work. Primarily it's used for streaming on an 32 HDTV (Samsung UN32EH5000 32-Inch), but I don't really care about playing at Ultra HD. Pretty much whatever netflix normally streams on is fine with me.
The secondary purpose is I'd like to play "The Sims 2" with some expansion packs without any issue. This game was released in 2002. I'm not really sure if it's more CPU or GPU hungry but it takes along time to load up and frame rate can be chuggy on inadequate hardware.
I actually posted about this build two months ago and got some good feedback but I ended up passing on it. Now with my dead nuc, I need to act and I know AMD has some new offerings so I'm hoping for a fresh recommendation.
Again, here's what's I'm looking for:
• Very solid streaming with quick loading of Netflix home page. Just watching in TV's native resolution.
• Very solid hardware for running "The Sims 2" with expansion packs (released 2002)
• Prefer a smaller case/form factor.
Budget: Let's say $700 which includes the cost of Windows 10 OEM ($100), but you could talk me up or down if there's a sweet spot for "bang for the buck". Please let me know if this budget is overkill for my needs.
Thanks for your advice!
Thank you for your advice!
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