Can a laptop run a big game like GTA V with the recommended specs? Will it perform the same on a desktop with the same specs as the laptop?

Please I need help, I am not a genius with these, since I am only 14 yrs old. 

if the specs are ok it should work fine

if the specs are ok it should work fine

So what would you recommend to me, laptop or desktop?I heard that laptops get hot easily and has only shorter lifespan. 

Since you haven't stated any specs at all, I'll give you info that applies to ALL laptops:

Cooling is bad

You can get a desktop with the same specs for a thousand dollars/pounds less

You can't swap out the parts very easily

So what would you recommend to me, laptop or desktop?I heard that laptops get hot easily and has only shorter lifespan. 

I recommend a desktop personally.

Actually, a laptop has always been an disaster to me. I remember playing GTA 4 on my old laptop and seeing those crappy graphics. A desktop has better cooling, and better cooling means better performance. Instead of playing GTA 5, you can cook yourself an omlet on the laptop and eat those. Seriously! I could only play GTA 4 on the lowest graphics and get less than 30 FPS. Nice that now I have an desktop than can run GTA 4 on the highest graphics with 50+ FPS. It can run GTA 5 on the medium settings (According to GameDebate). So, its just a simple answer;

 

No, unless you can bear less than 25 FPS.

 

Buy a desktop instead.

Edited April 13, 201511 yr by Addminister

I play on a laptop and I can say that the cooling is very bad, I recomend a desktop (im getting one too as this laptop just isnt enough)

Really, thanks for all the responses everyone

you're welcome 

Unless you plan on spending a thousand dollars on a proper gaming laptop.. then stick with a desktop, non gaming laptops aren't designed for gaming.. their purpose is office use, so chances are games like GTA V will either run poorly or not at all.

 

If you want a proper gaming laptop then MSI,ASUS and Razer are your best bets.. however i'd stick with a desktop PC as it has better cooling and if needed you can upgrade parts quite easily. 

Plus the dinky laptop monitor isn't a plus either.  The biggest laptop monitor I think is a 17.5, which is the size I have, and it can't compare to my nice 27" IPS 1900x1080 which I run my games with my AMD 8-core.  

 

Ditch the laptop and get a desktop for gaming.  I think it's unanimous in this thread.

 

Good day,

 

DrDetroit

A laptop is fine if it meets the specs and has adequate Cooling. If your laptop was purpose built and designed for gaming (such as Alienware), You should be fine.

I personally recommend going to this first and checking your specs out by typing "can I run it" into google and selecting Grand Theft Auto V from the drop down list, it states your PC specifications and compares them to the game's minimum and recommended specs

One thing you should probably know: "gaming laptop" is an oxymoron. Go for a desktop - your laptop's cooling system is most likely inadequate for your CPU/GPU to run GTA5 at recommended in as confined space as they put laptop parts in these days.

I heard that Alienware has some great systems, is this true guys?

I heard that Alienware has some great systems, is this true guys?

Lol honestly I think Alienware is a HUGE ripoff. Way overpriced.