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Ok, you guys convinced me that Raid 0 is out. So is having to deal with getting 650m sli working with games worth dealing with over the 660m single? Battery doesn't matter and I have a good cooling pad.

Ok so we can forget about the file transfers from the external. The Raid 0 will still help a lot on load times for games, boot up, and general programs. Is messing around with sli compatibility worth it over the ease of Raid 0?

One thing to note is I've seen mixed reviews for all 3 games on the stability of sli support.

Here is the system in SLI mode: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312440 Here is the system in Raid 0 mode...

I've heard a lot of bad things about ibuypower and cyberpower online but none of it is current, has that changed with them? They have good prices but if the quality isn't there I won't bother. Found a couple options on xoticpc.

Never heard of eurocom before but their prices look very attractive. I assume you've bought from them before? How is the build quality and customer service? As for the lenovo I looked at them earlier but it must have been at the wrong time because they didn't have one of their many sales they...

I've made a couple threads recently but thought I would get a fresh start with the FAQ guide for suggestions. 1. What is your budget? $2,000 but would like to keep it to $1,500 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Prefer 15" but would take 17" 3. What screen...

Since budget is an issue I would take a look at how much RAM you are using while currently playing. If it is over 75-80% consider just bumping the ram on your current machine to 8gb. On my current laptop before I upgraded the RAM I was running 92% so I upgraded to 8bg and maw quite a big...

From what I have understood is that X40m and lower is more for multimedia quality and X50m and higher is for gaming quality.

I've found good ways to keep my laptops at a good temp so I am focusing more on gaming quality in terms of how long they will last instead of when they will start to actually fail.

I'm sure there is someone that will say something bad about every brand but I have never had good luck with HP. Had problems ranging from unstable systems to overheating. Take that for what it's worth.

If I buy a laptop with a high end gpu like the nvidia 675m or 680m, how long will those cards last? Would I be better off saving some money and getting something in the 650m range if it will last roughly the same amount of time before another laptop upgrade is due? Or will the 675m or 680m last...

From what I have researched I've heard bad things about cyberpower and ibuypower though, has that really changed?