jome555

I understand that but the laptop is for quick fixes on the field ... i wanted this config so that i could use it for a longer period and i dont have to constantly upgrade

I would be moving around a lot that's the reason i wanted a laptop than a desktop ... i currently live in the uk so i guss i will be spending £ . and thank you for explaining the graphics card part . so my options now are Alienware 18 (£ 3700) Intel® Core™ i7-4930MX Processor (8MB Cache Overclocked up to 4.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M with 4GB GDDR5 - NVIDIA SLI Enabled 32GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz 750G/7200 RPM + 64G caching mSATA Sager NP9570 $5,390 including shipping 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3970X Processor Extreme Edition ( 15MB L3 Cache, 3.50GHz / 4.0GHz in Turbo Mode, 6 Cores ) Dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M GPU with 4GB GDDR5 Video Memory + Additional AC Adapter & Power Converter Box 32GB Quad Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 4 X 8GB 480GB Crucial M5 Series SATA3 Solid State Disk Drive 750GB 7200rpm SATA3 with 8GB SSD Secondary Hybrid Hard Drive 750GB 7200rpm SATA3 with 8GB SSD 3rd Hybrid Hard Drive

Need help in buying a video editing and graphic mobile workstation . My primary software's i use are adobe primer pro , after effects and cinema 4d and occasionally i use maya and 3ds max for 3d graphics. i have a problem choosing the graphics card . could explain to me what is the difference between a Dual Sli gtx 780m w/4gb GDDR5 and a single GTX 780m w/4gb GDDR5. im curious if there are dual cards the memory is supposed to be 8 gb but it shows 4gb . Also please suggest me the bets cpu. I am currently using a alienware m17x and i seriously need a upgrade i have looked at the alienware 18 , adk 9000i7 , sager NP9570 and the eurocom phanter 4d . My budget is about $ 5700 Please help thank you