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Are SLI 880m's for gaming worth it? Money isn't an issue.
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MalakiArtook
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well money must be some kind of issue. IMO 1 880 is more than enough to play games. what are you doing with it?
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Just trying to future proof lol, also I am a sucker for graphics so I don't really want to settle for less than max, but also a desktop isn't available so looking for a high end laptop
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well laptops are far from future proof. i bought a gaming laptop new in 07 and by 2010 i couldn't pay new games due to the tech jump. having more outdated hard ware does not make you more future proof. granted 2 880 is really good, but when that tech jump happens it wont matter. its always best to get the minimum because technology doubles every 2 years. The 800(or w/e) you save will buy a lot better stuff 4 years from now as compound interest. because in 4 years the money you saved will buy a better computer than the one you have, making all that money you spent meaningless.
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Laptop gaming is just never going to be at the same place as desktop gaming. SLI for laptops is more of a gimmick than anything, creating more heat and more issues for negligible gains in performance.
Get a solid performing 870m or 880m laptop with a good 17" screen. Don't worry about spending top-of-the-line dollars on a laptop because no laptop, no matter which boutique you get it from, can have performance enough to justify that kind of spending. The processors, the power, and the GPUs just can't put out the same horsepower a desktop can due to physical limitations like size and heat dissipation.
If you save $1,000 now for not falling for gimmicks, in two year's time that $1,000 can be, with careful savings, enough to purchase a new laptop with a 980m graphics card. And so on. The name of the game for gaming laptops is just buying new every few years to stay competitive.
Get a solid performing 870m or 880m laptop with a good 17" screen. Don't worry about spending top-of-the-line dollars on a laptop because no laptop, no matter which boutique you get it from, can have performance enough to justify that kind of spending. The processors, the power, and the GPUs just can't put out the same horsepower a desktop can due to physical limitations like size and heat dissipation.
If you save $1,000 now for not falling for gimmicks, in two year's time that $1,000 can be, with careful savings, enough to purchase a new laptop with a 980m graphics card. And so on. The name of the game for gaming laptops is just buying new every few years to stay competitive.
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If you dig a little deeper I think you will find that SLI laptops are a lot better than they were a few years ago. The Alienware and Clevos are good platforms for SLI setups. Most seem to keep them a lot longer than the single card solutions because they are viable a lot longer. You are going to pay a premium. Top end SLI systems run around $3k with SSD and nVidia cards. You can get by for less if you go with AMD cards in Crossfire and HDD instead of the SSD.
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