hi,
I’ve been trying to spec a new system (either laptop or desktop) to match and hopefully surpass the performance of an older system I have.
It seems to me I should be able to do this on a laptop - for about 2-6K less than a desktop (crazy…but that’s what I’m finding).
My question: I need at least the same performance as the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 (4.1GB)
and hopefully get the latest goodies too (like blob tracking etc.)
The only thing on laptops that comes close is:
Dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 680M GPU with 4GB GDDR5 Video Memory in SLI Mode
Can someone advice me as to whether or not the performance will be at least that of the 5800 and whether or not - because of the SLI mode, I should expect some trouble with Touch?
Also if you have any killer laptop pointer let me know, it seems that there’s a big shift towards inexpensive ones, but unlike other years I can’t find decent (customizable) high-end laptops.
FYI - this is probably the best I found so far (on sagernotebook.com/index.php)
Display 17.3" 120Hz 3D-Ready Full HD Display featuring 72% NTSC Color Gamut in Matte Finished screen (1920 x 1080) with 2 pair NVIDIA
3D Glasses
Zero Dead Pixel Insurance Guaranteed no dead or partially-lit pixels for first 30 days of purchasing [$50.00]
Video & Graphics Card Dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 680M GPU with 4GB GDDR5 Video Memory in SLI Mode [$650.00]
CPU Processor 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3940XM Processor Extreme Edition ( 8MB L3 Cache, 3.0GHz ) [$875.00]
Thermal Compound Stock Standard Thermal Compound
Operating System Genuine MS Windows® 8 Professional 64-Bit Edition [$60.00]
Instant Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Offer with Windows 7 Purchase No Thanks, I will not be upgrading to Windows 8 Pro Via Microsoft
Memory 32GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 4 X 8GB [$170.00]
RAID Storage Options Info Non-RAID Storage
Primary Hard Disk Drive 512GB Crucial M4 Series SATA3 Solid State Disk Drive [$350.00]
2nd Hard Disk Drive 512GB Crucial M4 Series SATA3 Solid State Secondary Disk Drive [$420.00]
mSATA SSD Drive — For Intel Smart Response Technology Crucial 256GB M4 Series mSATA SSD - Preconfigured as an OS Drive (Primary Drive C) [$230.00]
Optical Drive Bay — Optical Drive or Hard Disk Drive in Optical Drive Bay with Caddy case 6X BD-R Blu-ray Burner/8X DVD±R/2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software [$90.00]
Wireless Network Card Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 802.11 A/B/G/N Wireless LAN + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Module
Primary Battery Smart Li-ION Battery Pack
Integrated Security Device Fingerprint Reader
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Starter 2010 / Office 2010 Trial - Included in Price
Warranty Sager 3 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty [$199.00]
Canada Two Way Ground Shipping Coverage Add-on ( For Canada Customer Only!) Canada two way ground shipping service coverage add-on for Sager 3 Year Limited Parts & Labor Warranty [$70.00]
Total: $5,313.00