Lots of myths were spouted over the past few weeks during my hiatus, but i only have time to address a couple of them:
No Laptops with 6 Cores/12 Threads
No Laptops with Triple/Quad Channel Ram
Both of these myths are false ofcourse, here is an example of a Clevo model that comes with a Sandy Bridge Extreme Intel® Core™ i7-3960X Extreme 3.3GHz/3.9G Hex-Core CPU (15MB L3 Cache) processor, as well as up to 32GB Quad Channel DDR3 ..
http://originpc.com/eon17-x-gaming-laptop-features.asp
Laptops can house the same overrated desktop components, although your usually better off going for the highest tier Mobile variants which are superior to Desktop components, as seen by the highest clocked 3920xm/3960xm which make a mockery of even the i7 3770k.. Also regarding the deluded post of Zurginator mentioning 3x Gtx 480 being necessary, as you can clearly see from this Notebookcheck chart, the 7970m Crossfire blasts away even the GTX 590 (Dual 580's) http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970M-Crossfire.74305.0.html , so if money isn't a concern Elite Gaming Laptops can brawl with the "Elite Desktops".
Unfortunately my first gen i7 laptop bit the bucket due to a faulty hard drive, so while waiting for my Alienware m17x R4 to arrive I temporarily purchased the best locally available gaming laptop i could for the interim, namely an Asus G75 VW, with an i7 3610qm and a Nvidia Kepler Gtx 660m. The temps and cooling for it are outrageously good, namely in the 30's for both Cpu and Gpu while browsing as seen here http://imageshack.us/f/525/browsingtemps.jpg/ . Gaming on Pcsx2 with an ultra demanding game like Gran Turismo 3 gets me 40's and 50's, with a literally inaudible fan http://imageshack.us/f/840/granturismo3romecircuit.jpg/ .
However, much to my dismay, it would appear that non Elite Gaming Laptops may not be up to par for the most demanding emulation games. It would have been nice to have saved $900 bucks and just stick with this Asus for a respectable $1300 after taxes, however the Elite Alienware may be a necessity to have success with the outrageously demanding Dolphin emulator. It pains me greatly to have to admit this, and watch as Elitists like NV nefariously smile and nod their head saying "I told you so", but only True Elite Gaming Laptops with the highest possible Configurations have a chance at replicating the highest tier desktop performance.
No Laptops with 6 Cores/12 Threads
No Laptops with Triple/Quad Channel Ram
Both of these myths are false ofcourse, here is an example of a Clevo model that comes with a Sandy Bridge Extreme Intel® Core™ i7-3960X Extreme 3.3GHz/3.9G Hex-Core CPU (15MB L3 Cache) processor, as well as up to 32GB Quad Channel DDR3 ..
http://originpc.com/eon17-x-gaming-laptop-features.asp
Laptops can house the same overrated desktop components, although your usually better off going for the highest tier Mobile variants which are superior to Desktop components, as seen by the highest clocked 3920xm/3960xm which make a mockery of even the i7 3770k.. Also regarding the deluded post of Zurginator mentioning 3x Gtx 480 being necessary, as you can clearly see from this Notebookcheck chart, the 7970m Crossfire blasts away even the GTX 590 (Dual 580's) http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970M-Crossfire.74305.0.html , so if money isn't a concern Elite Gaming Laptops can brawl with the "Elite Desktops".
Unfortunately my first gen i7 laptop bit the bucket due to a faulty hard drive, so while waiting for my Alienware m17x R4 to arrive I temporarily purchased the best locally available gaming laptop i could for the interim, namely an Asus G75 VW, with an i7 3610qm and a Nvidia Kepler Gtx 660m. The temps and cooling for it are outrageously good, namely in the 30's for both Cpu and Gpu while browsing as seen here http://imageshack.us/f/525/browsingtemps.jpg/ . Gaming on Pcsx2 with an ultra demanding game like Gran Turismo 3 gets me 40's and 50's, with a literally inaudible fan http://imageshack.us/f/840/granturismo3romecircuit.jpg/ .
However, much to my dismay, it would appear that non Elite Gaming Laptops may not be up to par for the most demanding emulation games. It would have been nice to have saved $900 bucks and just stick with this Asus for a respectable $1300 after taxes, however the Elite Alienware may be a necessity to have success with the outrageously demanding Dolphin emulator. It pains me greatly to have to admit this, and watch as Elitists like NV nefariously smile and nod their head saying "I told you so", but only True Elite Gaming Laptops with the highest possible Configurations have a chance at replicating the highest tier desktop performance.