I'd like a laptop that can run GTA V on high settings and run mods. 

 

This one is currently on sale, with a GTX 980M: 

 

http://www.xoticpc.com/gigabyte-p37xv5-sl1.html

 

Any advice or comments on this laptop would be appreciated. 

 

If you know of a better value one, lower or equal price, let me know. 

I'm not familiar with US prices but the specs are fairly decent.

 

Would be worth getting something with a 1060 though. https://www.sagernotebook.com/Notebook-NP8151.html  ($150 more, but a significant improvement over the 980m. Smaller screen however.)

 

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-980M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/m15596vs3639

 

Edited November 30, 20169 yr by Constable Lego

Is there any particular reason why you want a laptop? If not, you'd be better off getting a desktop PC. You could get one with that much power for much less.

I should have mentioned my reasoning for a laptop. I'm currently enlisting into the military so I need something portable. That way I can bring my laptop on deployments. I plan on building a pc in the future, but that will be once I've graduated police academy (5-6 years in the future). 

I also run GTA V on a laptop with medium-low graphics and some mods, but I have a 960M, so I can only imagine the 980 would do an amazing job. I also have the i7-6700 procrssor, and 16gb ram.

 

I do agree thought, the 1060 is a hell of a GPU and would do you even better with performance, even though the deal on that gigabyte is a STEAL IMO.

Yea that 1060 is temping me, damn. 

7 hours ago, NicholasCage said:

Yea that 1060 is temping me, damn. 

EVERY time I run GTA, in order to get the best FPS possible because I am a FPS sl*t, I run a windows batch file that helps reduce stuttering and increase FPS to an acceptable level . And i really limit my mods, keep plugins and scripts to a minimum, and only have a couple cars installed at a time.

 

Don't be like me. Get a good laptop. 

^ Yes, but how many times are you playing GTA V while being mobile?

 

In my opinion... Take the $1,300:

- Build a nice desktop for $1,000 that will run GTA V at more than acceptable FPS every single time and tons of mods

- Buy a decent $300 laptop for travel (email, work, office, etc)

 

It doesn't make sense to me to spend so much for so little especially if you're going to use it at home most of the time.  I understand that everyone's situation is different, but are you really playing GTA V in location A and location B all the time?

Edited December 1, 20169 yr by Iggy Fresh

10 hours ago, Iggy Fresh said:

^ Yes, but how many times are you playing GTA V while being mobile?

 

I actually do not play at home at all. I work overnights and things are usually quiet, so I literally only use my gaming laptop at work haha.  Hoping to build a desktop before the end of the year though so I can play at home.

On 12/1/2016 at 8:40 PM, Iggy Fresh said:

^ Yes, but how many times are you playing GTA V while being mobile?

 

In my opinion... Take the $1,300:

- Build a nice desktop for $1,000 that will run GTA V at more than acceptable FPS every single time and tons of mods

- Buy a decent $300 laptop for travel (email, work, office, etc)

 

It doesn't make sense to me to spend so much for so little especially if you're going to use it at home most of the time.  I understand that everyone's situation is different, but are you really playing GTA V in location A and location B all the time?

I will be joining the military in just a few months, and after bootcamp I will be deployed or at my duty station for the majority of my time. Thus, I feel for my situation I would be better off buying a laptop which I can bring to duty stations & deployments over the next 4-5 years, and when I eas I can build my own. Plus I don't have a home in the US, I have only just moved there.

How much are you gonna spend?

However the Asus is a pretty good gaming laptop for the price http://pc4u.org/best-gaming-laptop/