GTA5 capable desktop - how much do I need to spend

[buachille]

I need to replace a laptop (fried mobo) with a desktop.

The laptop was an Alienware 17 with a 980M and ran GTA5 on max settings.

What would I need to spend on a desktop to get similar performance. Would £1000 do it??

What level of gfx card, cpu do I need. Is there a website where I can compare a 980M to say, a 1060 desktop version.

Alterntively, if anyone wants to spec' me a system I would appreciate it.

Thanks.

 

[ExoMale]

money can be saved on the case and psu if you go for lower cost ones and lower to a 4 core 8 thread 1400/1500x which will be plenty for that game.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £101.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TDGED416G300= £119.99
• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £389.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £69.95
• 1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU)= £299.99
• 1 x Corsair Carbide 400C Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window (CC-9011081-WW)= £89.99

Total: £1,304.09
(includes shipping: £13.20)



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now with a 1060 graphics card

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £101.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TDGED416G300= £119.99
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £69.95
• 1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU)= £299.99
• 1 x Corsair Carbide 400C Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black Window (CC-9011081-WW)= £89.99
• 1 x Asus GeForce GTX 1060 Dual OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £218.99

Total: £1,133.09
(includes shipping: £13.20)



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or going back with a laptop then..

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte P55W R7-CF1 NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5, 15.6" IPS LED, i7 7700HQ Gaming Laptop= £1,399.99
• 1 x Gigabyte P37X v6-CF2 NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5, 17.3" FHD IPS, Intel Core i7-6700HQ Gaming Laptop= £1,699.99
• 1 x MSI GT72S 6QE NVIDIA GTX 980M 8GB GDDR5X 17.3” FHD GSync, Intel i7 6820HK, Gaming Laptop= £1,399.99
• 1 x MSI GT72S Dragon NVIDIA GTX 980 8GB GDDR5,17.3" UHD 4K G-SYNC, Intel i7-6820HK Gaming Laptop= £2,299.99
• 1 x Acer Predator G9-592-568V NVIDIA GTX 970M 6GB, 15.6" G-SYNC FHD, Intel i5 6300HQ Gaming Laptop= £989.99

Total: £7,804.05
(includes shipping: £14.10)



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that last one likely be slower than your current one, but unless you need a 10 series then the 970m or another 980m would be more than up to the task for gta which you have experience with in the latter.

 

[buachille]

Thanks very much for your time and effort. You've given me something to go on. I'm going to have a look at those sytems now.