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Hello marteng,

in my opinion you dont need the 8 GB VRAM because with an GTX 980M you can play in 1080p or 1440p - not 4k.

(Higher resolution => More VRAM)

If you wanna play in 4k you will need an desktop-pc with an high-end graphicskard (GTX 980).

Best regards

HeAdHuNtErGER

Hello jayl86

to see the differences in simple numbers:

i5-3570K (7162)

PassMark - Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz - Price performance comparison

i7-4960X (13981)

PassMark - Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz - Price performance comparison

i7-5960X (15981)

PassMark - Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.00GHz - Price performance comparison

Here you can see with an upgrade to i7-4960X you can almost double the power!

The differenc between the i7-4960X and i7-5960X isn´t big, but if you use the i7-5960X you need DDR4-RAM which isnt cheap.

Why do you need such an high-performance CPU?

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HeAdHuNtErGER

I would referencing to:

Grand Theft Auto 5 Systemanforderungen - Technik-Check mit Grafikvergleich - Technik-Check - Seite 3 - GameStar.de

Here you can see a chart with the requierements.

Also:

GTA 5 - Grafikvergleich: Minimale, mittlere und maximale Grafikeinstellungen auf dem PC - Video - GameStar.de

Here you can see the differences between the settings.

HeAdHuNtErGER

Hello cacpot

a friends notebook got the same problems as you and the solution was:

Simply open the notebook (bottom) and remove the dust and filth.

Best regards

HeAdHuNtErGER

Hello sagent64,

you can set the 7970m in the catalyst control center from AMD to a program.

1. Rightclick on the desktop and choose "Catalyst Control Center"

2. Energiemanagement - Switchable Graphics

3. Browse the program

4. Choose "High Performance"

Source: Zuordnung einer Grafikkarte zu einer Applikation mit AMD Switchable Graphics

Hope i could help

Best Regards

HeAdHuNtErGER

Hi menko2,

if you wanna compare them i would recommend the website:

PassMark Software - Video Card (GPU) Benchmark Charts

And there you can see:

GTX 680m (3449)

PassMark - GeForce GTX 680M - Price performance comparison

GTX 980m (6573)

PassMark - GeForce GTX 980M - Price performance comparison

The GTX 980 is almost twice as good.

The system is a good one! High-End CPU, enough RAM and a good SSD.

HeAdHuNtErGER

What hardware do you have?

(CPU, GPU, Motherboard, RAM,...)

Raspberry 2 is a very good invention.

But i found the ODROID XU3-Lite:

ODROID | Hardkernel

Better CPU, RAM,...

Ok the price of the Raspberry 2 is lower - but if you need power the ORDOID is a good choice

I would recommend the y50-70:

Lenovo Y50-70 39,6 cm Notebook schwarz: Amazon.de: Computer & Zubehör

(sorry for german amazon)

Its a very very good laptop! A friend of me bought one for school - still happy

GPU-Intensive:

Assassins Creed Unity

Watch Dogs

GTA IV (Modded!) - soon GTA V

I think so, because the alienware 17 could be bought with an K5000m:

Alienware M17x R4 3D 17.3 Intel Core i7 3940xm 32GB 512GB Nvidia Quadro K5000M in Sulzbach - Notebooks, Laptops kaufen und verkaufen über private Kleinanzeigen