Looking for BEST LAPTOP for OCTANE RENDERING, under $3000. Tweet

[richardyarlett]

Looking for BEST LAPTOP for OCTANE RENDERING, under $3000.

Must be 17" at least. At least 1 x 1080. Usually buy ASUS ROG laptops.

Any ideas ?

[Gizmopop]

That's a really tough one. In all likelyhood if you are going to use a laptop for Octane rendering, it is going to be plugged in, not running on battery power.
There seem to be several 17 inch laptops with a 1080gtx that are at or beyond $3000.

From B&H in the U.S. those at or below $3000:

ASUS 17.3" Republic of Gamers Strix GL702VI Notebook $2399

2.8 GHz Intel Core i7-7700HQ Quad-Core
16GB DDR4 | 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD
17.3" 1920 x 1080 120 Hz G-Sync Display
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB GDDR5X)
SD & MMC Card Reader
802.11ac Wi-Fi | Bluetooth 4.1
USB 3.0 | USB Type-C | HDMI | Mini DP
Windows 10 Home (64-Bit)


ASUS 17.3" Republic of Gamers G701VI Notebook $2999

2.9 GHz Intel Core i7-7820HK Quad-Core
32GB DDR4 RAM | 2 x 256GB RAID 0
17.3" 1920 x 1080 120 Hz G-Sync Display
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB GDDR5)
SD Media Card Reader
802.11ac Wi-Fi | Bluetooth 4.0
USB 3.0 | HDMI | Mini DP | Thunderbolt 3
Windows 10 Pro (64-Bit)


MSI 17.3" GT75 Titan Notebook $2799

2.6 GHz Intel Core i7-8850H Six-Core
16GB DDR4 | 1TB 7200 rpm HDD
17.3" 1920 x 1080 120 Hz G-Sync Display
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB GDDR5X)
SD/SDHC/SDXC Media Card Reader
802.11ac Wi-Fi | Bluetooth 5.0
Thunderbolt 3 | HDMI | Mini DisplayPort
RGB Backlit Keyboard
Windows 10 Home (64-Bit)


Aorus 17.3" X7 DT V8-CL4D Notebook $2999

2.6 GHz Intel Core i7-8850H
16GB of DDR4 RAM | 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD
17.3" 1920 x 1080 G-Sync IPS Display
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB GDDR5X)
UHS-II SD Card Reader
Thunderbolt 3 | USB 3.1 Gen 2 | Mini DP
802.11ac Wi-Fi | Bluetooth 4.1
Gigabit Ethernet
720p Webcam, Mic, and Speakers
Windows 10 Home (64-Bit)

Alternately, you could go for one with a lesser video card (1060 or 1070) and get an external GPU to house a 1080 or possibly a 1080ti, and still squeek under $3000.
For this option I believe a laptop with thunderbolt is required.
Good luck.