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Winter Wolf · 10-29-2006, 09:18 AM

Given that I'm never going to make much of my current software with my stoneage laptop, I'm going to see about conning, er, acquiring a new one. The two questions in my mind though, are
1: It's going to be a dual processor, but should I go AMD Turion or Intel Core 2? I've heard good things about AMD, but no personal experience.

2: Dual Nvidia Geforce 7900 @ 512 MB each in SLI, or a single 512 MB Nvidia Geforce 7950? The single card is a bit cheaper, but the lure of 1024 MB of power for GPU is strong. The main thing is I don't see that the 7950 is that much better than the 7900. ATI not an option at this point.

I will be using the laptop for both gaming and graphics programs, though mainly graphics progs. I am dead set on getting a laptop, I have my reasons.

10-29-2006, 09:18 AM	#1
Winter Wolf Manshoon Join Date: November 4, 2004 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 226	Given that I'm never going to make much of my current software with my stoneage laptop, I'm going to see about conning, er, acquiring a new one. The two questions in my mind though, are 1: It's going to be a dual processor, but should I go AMD Turion or Intel Core 2? I've heard good things about AMD, but no personal experience. 2: Dual Nvidia Geforce 7900 @ 512 MB each in SLI, or a single 512 MB Nvidia Geforce 7950? The single card is a bit cheaper, but the lure of 1024 MB of power for GPU is strong. The main thing is I don't see that the 7950 is that much better than the 7900. ATI not an option at this point. I will be using the laptop for both gaming and graphics programs, though mainly graphics progs. I am dead set on getting a laptop, I have my reasons. __________________ Calling a person a dog is just about the worst insult I can think of. Dogs deserve better than that.