Hi,
I'm currently considering a new laptop to use in the field to check if the 3D modelling I am doing is working - basically needs to create a point cloud quickly so I can make sure everything's recorded before I leave site/ the site is destroyed (I'm an archaeologist). I use Agisoft Photoscan for this, and I will also be using the laptop for general CAD work (AutoCAD 2012) and the odd game here and there (well you need to relax don't ya). For gaming, I'd hook it up to my tv so screen size doesn't matter to me. The specs below are what I'm considering, and I've put the recommended specs for Photoscan below as well. What I'd also like to know is will I be able to upgrade the CPU to the i7-4940MX at a later date myself if I decide I need more processing power. I'm only getting the 16GB of Ram at the moment, but again may well upgrade to 32 depending on performance issues.
Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - Hard Disk 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
mSATA SSD Drive NONE
2nd mSATA SSD Drive NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 2nd/3rd HDD HARD DRIVE OPTICAL BAY CADDY
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-7260 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
Warranty 3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Specs for Photoplan:
1. Basic configuration (up to 32 GB RAM)
CPU: Quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, Socket LGA 1155 (Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge)
Motherboard: Any LGA 1155 model with 4 DDR3 slots and at least 1 PCI Express x16 slot
RAM: DDR3-1600, 4 x 4 GB (16 GB total) or 4 x 8 GB (32 GB total)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 or GeForce GTX 680 (optional)
2. Advanced configuration (up to 64 GB RAM)
CPU: Six-core Intel Core i7 CPU, Socket LGA 2011 (Sandy Bridge-E)
Motherboard: Any LGA 2011 model with 8 DDR3 slots and at least 1 PCI Express x16 slot
RAM: DDR3-1600, 8 x 4 GB (32 GB total) or 8 x 8 GB (64 GB total)
GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 580 / GeForce GTX 680 / GeForce GTX 780 / GeForce GTX TITAN
Thanks
Dave
I'm currently considering a new laptop to use in the field to check if the 3D modelling I am doing is working - basically needs to create a point cloud quickly so I can make sure everything's recorded before I leave site/ the site is destroyed (I'm an archaeologist). I use Agisoft Photoscan for this, and I will also be using the laptop for general CAD work (AutoCAD 2012) and the odd game here and there (well you need to relax don't ya). For gaming, I'd hook it up to my tv so screen size doesn't matter to me. The specs below are what I'm considering, and I've put the recommended specs for Photoscan below as well. What I'd also like to know is will I be able to upgrade the CPU to the i7-4940MX at a later date myself if I decide I need more processing power. I'm only getting the 16GB of Ram at the moment, but again may well upgrade to 32 depending on performance issues.
Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - Hard Disk 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
mSATA SSD Drive NONE
2nd mSATA SSD Drive NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 2nd/3rd HDD HARD DRIVE OPTICAL BAY CADDY
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-7260 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
Warranty 3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Specs for Photoplan:
1. Basic configuration (up to 32 GB RAM)
CPU: Quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, Socket LGA 1155 (Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge)
Motherboard: Any LGA 1155 model with 4 DDR3 slots and at least 1 PCI Express x16 slot
RAM: DDR3-1600, 4 x 4 GB (16 GB total) or 4 x 8 GB (32 GB total)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 or GeForce GTX 680 (optional)
2. Advanced configuration (up to 64 GB RAM)
CPU: Six-core Intel Core i7 CPU, Socket LGA 2011 (Sandy Bridge-E)
Motherboard: Any LGA 2011 model with 8 DDR3 slots and at least 1 PCI Express x16 slot
RAM: DDR3-1600, 8 x 4 GB (32 GB total) or 8 x 8 GB (64 GB total)
GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 580 / GeForce GTX 680 / GeForce GTX 780 / GeForce GTX TITAN
Thanks
Dave