Viper III SLI Compatability?

[marbla592]

Hi I am going to be placing an order for the machine below in the next 48 hours and although I know it is made to be more than adequate for my needs
i.e. pure gaming machine I have read on a couple of gaming forums that some people have had problems with the SLI setup with recent games.
Any thoughts/comments would be welcome.

Chassis & Display
Viper III: 18.4" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2760QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
12GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (3 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
2 x 1.5GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M - DirectX® 11 (SLI)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N NETWORK CARD
USB Options
4 PORT USB 2.0 EXTERNAL HUB + STANDARD USB PORTS
Battery
Viper Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (4,700 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£59)
Quantity
1

Price: £1,680.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Wozza63]

to save some cash, to perhaps improve the CPU, you could - drop to 8GB RAM, and get rid of the wireless card, the integrated will be more than enough

and as far as i know, the SLI should be fine, although i think SLI just usually takes a bit of setting up to get it correct

 

[marbla592]

Hi Wozza do you think the CPU needs improving, looking at the one I have chosen I can only go for the same one with 8Mb or a much more expensive one which doesnt save me anything, appreciate your feedback.

 

[Wozza63]

i dont know, was just an idea, do you not have any chance of getting a PC, you could get much more for your money...

 

[marbla592]

Sadly no my personal circumstances are going to change soon and I need to go down the mobile gaming route, my existing desktop has to be sold, although it is not any where near as powerful as the Viper. My initial thought were a Vortex II but I was attracted to the Viper by the SLI for what worked out to about £100 more, just thought it might future proof for a little bit longer.

 

[Wozza63]

ok then, its just that everything on a PC is much more powerful for the price and its a lot harder to choose a laptop imo because they are weaker

 

[marbla592]

I do agree with you, when I think what spec rig I could get for that money............... but I think this is probably the best I can get in a gaming laptop for the money.
Thanks for your input it has been helpful even if only to have a discussion with someone who knows what they are talking about.