Building new laptop for MC 2017

[Gordon Dawson]

I'd like to use a Gforce video card GTX 1060 or 1070. Anyone have experience with one of those cards running 2017?

[jlw™]

I've had a few of them. My current rig is two years old and has an 870 in it and it still does very good. I have no issues. I'd buy an MSI and be done with it.

[gcode]

I always buy my laptops from the business division of the Dell Outlet Store

They come with Quadro video cards and you can get some killer deal with a little patience

If you're not in a hurry, sign up for their outlet mailing list.

You will get coupons for 20, 30 even 40% off

My current laptop, a five year old Dell M4600, listed for $3600

I got it for $1100 and free shipping.

I don't use it much anymore, but it's still going strong.

[Guest]

Get the Quadro 1500M card.

[crazy^millman]

Just got the 7715 w/ m5000 I-7 6920 1Tb SSD and 64GB of Ram. Thing should scream, but it came with Win 10. I am going to upgrade it to Windows 7.

[jlw™]

I like Windows 10. Almost as much as XP. Definitely better than everything between.

[mc since v3]

Go to classicshell.net. Makes win 10 look like win 7. Works great.

[So not a Guru]

Just got the 7715 w/ m5000 I-7 6920 1Tb SSD and 64GB of Ram. Thing should scream, but it came with Win 10. I am going to upgrade it to Windows 7.

Good luck finding all the drivers!

[crazy^millman]

Good luck finding all the drivers!

They offer the system as a Windows 7 so drivers from Dell are easy to get.

[Gordon Dawson]

So are you guys saying Windows 10 and  MC 2017 on a laptop are not compatible?

 

I'd rather stay with Windows 10, even though I like 7 better.

[gcode]

MC2017 and Win10 are totally compatible on a laptop, provided the laptop is running 

a MC compatible video card

[jlw™]

I have Winblows 10 and 2017 on a 2 year old MSI, no problems.

[jeff]

Get the Quadro 1500M card.

Isn't that a little out of date? (10 years ago).

Not saying it wouldn't be viable,but Shirley there are better Quadro cards for the same price today?

[Guest]

Isn't that a little out of date? (10 years ago).

Not saying it wouldn't be viable,but Shirley there are better Quadro cards for the same price today?

On a laptop?

 

The 1500M is still the only 8GB card I'm aware of.

[JAMMAN]

Haven't jumped to a laptop for Mastercam yet, I like multiple monitors. How do you guys handle that... a dock and another monitor or just live with one screen? I primarily use one screen anyway but I have e-mail and forums and McMaster carr orders going on the second one...

[crazy^millman]

I have run 2 screen for years off a laptop. More than that not practical. I have not tried more than 2 on my newest laptop, but will see what I can do when I get off vacation.

[jlw™]

I use 2 screens, my second screen is a hidef tv.

[gcode]

Isn't that a little out of date? (10 years ago).

Not saying it wouldn't be viable,but Shirley there are better Quadro cards for the same price today?

The current line of Quadros for laptops

 

http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro-for-mobile-workstations.html

[Guest]

My bad... K5100M

 

 

It is an older generation card though. It was the top of the heap before this new generation. It's still a VERY good card. My next laptop will have the K5500M. Probably due for new in January. This one will be 3 years old then.

 

Still kicks @$$ though.

 

I can (and DO) run 3 external monitors and the laptop's display with it. I have a docking station that I can do it with. Undocked I can run 3 just as easily. I have a VGA, HDMI, and DVI ( think).

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

I was using a laptop (Zbook w/ i7-4810MQ, Quadro K2100M, 64GB DDR4) with a docking station and two monitors (HP Z23i) for a total of three displays, until I built my workstation with an i7-6400K and got a third monitor (HP Z27s)  Once you go to three displays you really won't want to go back.