New computer for serious 3d, Vfx, Graphic Design: laptop or desktop?

[dsp_418]

Hi there,

hope this is the right forum for this posting, if not please feel free to move/delete my post (wasn’t sure where to post.)

So, I’m seriously considering to purchase a new computer. The current laptop is a Dell XPS 17, 16gb of Ram with a GeForce GT 555M. Is not a blast even though it works.
The downside are:
- Fan drive me crazy.
- It gets slow to handle scenes with lot of particles, and that’s one of my main area of interest.

It works fine with Adobe (AE, PS and so on) but when it comes to deal with 3d (3ds Max, Blender, etc.) I’ve to sit and wait.

Said that, the main question is: laptop or desktop? Could a laptop be good enough?

As reference, here’s a first, rough idea of what I’m looking at:

Sager NP9570

17.3'' Sager FHD 16:9 ''Glare Type'' Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Glossy Screen w/ 90% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080) (SKU - S1X602)
Intel® Core™ i7-3970X Extreme, 3.5-4.0GHz (32nm, 15MB L3 smart cache - 6 cores / 12 threads) (SKU - S2N124)
SLi ENABLED DUAL (2) 4096MB PCI-Express nVIDIA GTX 680M's (8192MB Total) w/ GDDR5 DX11 Video Cards [User Upgradeable] (SKU - S3S708)
32GB - DDR3 1600MHz Quad Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) (Windows 7 Pro OS Required) (SKU - S4Q844P)
750GB 7200RPM [Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache] - Default (SKU - S5T306)
750GB 7200RPM [Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache] (SKU - S5R305)
750GB 7200RPM [Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache] (SKU - S5R305)
HDD Raid Settings - OFF
Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/ Software
Sager - Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth™ v3.0
Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
Integrated Fingerprint Reader
Sager 2 Year Parts & LIFETIME Ltd Labor Warranty w/ Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Customer Support (SKU - S9S219)

TOTAL = $4,148.68

Dell Precision T7600

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2650 (Eight Core, 2.0GHz, 20M, 8.0 GT/s, Turbo+) [Included in Price]
32GB, DDR3 RDIMM Memory, 1600MHz, ECC (4 x 8GB DIMMs)
Nvidia Quadro K5000, 4GB, 2 DP + DVIi +DVId
2TB, 7200 RPM 3.5'' SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive
8X DVD-ROM SATA
Dell UltraSharp U2212HM 21.5-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Display [$259.99]
3 Year ProSupport Service with 3 Year NBD Onsite Service after Remote Diagnosis [Included in Price]

TOTAL = $5,013.99

Hope to hear your thoughts, especially about laptop VS desktop solution for this kind of applications.

Thanks in advance.

 

[dsp_418]

Anyone?

 

[ssddx]

you want a desktop not a laptop.

laptop gpus are about half as powerful (if that) as their desktop equivalents and will struggle with 3d.

i would suggest building your own desktop computer and posting your budget and needs in the system/new build forum section. people there will be able to give you a complete parts list.