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Amd 7970m cf or nvidia 680m sli???????

takaki

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Aug 14, 2012
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Im getting a new laptop soon and i want advice on whether to choose amd 7970m cf or nvidia 680m sli as my graphic card for my new laptop. I would like to get suggestions for other parts as well. My budget is 4000$ and im mainly going to use my laptop for gaming. I dont want to build my own laptop since I live in a country where it is hard to get parts, I even have to order my laptop to be sent to Singapore and go get it since the mailing system is corrupted here and untrustful. im planning on ordering from xoticpc.com . The model is sager np9370 / clevo p370em'
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9370-clevo-p370em-preorder-p-4896.html?wconfigure=yes

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First the setup for the amd 7970m cf is
17.3" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 72% NTSC Color Gamut
+149
XOTIC PC Professional Monitor Color Calibration
+49
Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3840QM (2.8GHz - 3.8GHz, 8MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP)
+355
IC Diamond Thermal Compound
+35
CrossfireX ENABLED DUAL (2) 2048MB PCI-Express AMD Radeon 7970M's (4096MB Total) w/GDDR5 DX11 Video Cards
+400
32GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) (Windows 7 Pro OS Required)
+180
2 x 480GB Intel 520 Series Solid State Drive [SSD2 Serial-ATA III] in raid 0
+1050
6x Blu-Ray Burner/Reader / 8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
+95
Sager - Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 + Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual Band)
+50
~Windows 8 Professional - 64-Bit (64-Bit CD Included) + MS Office Trial 2012
+140
YES - Redline Boost™ Overclock My System
+75
SLAPPA - Kiken Matrix Shoulder Bag
+119
Which would all make it in to 4074$ with discount

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For nvidia 680m sli

SLi ENABLED DUAL (2) 4096MB PCI-Express nVIDIA GTX 680M's (8192MB Total) w/ GDDR5 DX11 Video Cards
+900
17.3" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 72% NTSC Color Gamut
+149
Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3840QM (2.8GHz - 3.8GHz, 8MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP)
+355
32GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) (Windows 7 Pro OS Required)
+180
2 x 512GB Crucial M4 Series Solid State Drive [SSD2 Serial-ATA III
+840
6x Blu-Ray Burner/Reader / 8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
+95
Sager - Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 + Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual Band)
+50
~Windows 8 Professional - 64-Bit (64-Bit CD Included) + MS Office Trial 2012
+140

Which would all make it to 4081$

Which build do u think is worth more?do u think i should make different choices of the parts? do u think +500$ for nvidia card is worthed? guys pls give me advices
 
jezus 4k budget for a gaming laptop? get a notebook for your couch web surfing and build a beast gaming comptuer with multiple displays 😱