Ok peeps...Need a laptop

Budget:
[Not an issue]

Expectations:
[Best]

Usage:
[Gaming Overseas]

Special Needs:
[Overseas in Qatar]

Ok guys to those that know me this will be my 5th system I'm buying from DS.
I have taken a medical contract (2 years) in Qatar(which is below Saudi Arabia). And I need a system to take with me. Looks like I will be taking a laptop. So my choices are of course the "Behemoth". But am open to the "Krypton". My biggest fear is to be in Qatar and something goes wrong with my laptop.
My questions:

Do I really want SLI? Is there more of a chance of it giving me issues?
I most definitely want the 17.3 screen. Is the Behemoth better in cooling, sturdiness, etc?
To those that fly overseas. The laptop will be riding with me on my carry on. I assume that will not be an issue?
I have a S***LOAD of games! Huge amount on Steam. This laptop I buy will have to handle 2 years of gaming. Which one covers that or build?
I guess I should look at weight, maybe?
I see on the configurator that I can only get a 750 HD. I would like to get a 3TB WD black. Can I change to a WD black?

Three configurations:
1122546
1122551
1122555

The third one is the one I'm leaning toward. And I will have to tell them that I need the setup for the electrical in the middle east. I would imagine that won't be an issue?
I don't know when I will be leaving and they will give me a month's notice. So that shouldn't be an issue on the build.

Thanks everybody.

Everybody wants to babysit my rig.   

Hi oldlady RPGer,

I no nothing about DS laptops but here are some thoughts that might help.

1. If SLI means two separate GPUs I think that would be a good choice. If one fails you can still operate on a single card while you wait for a replacement.

2. If you overclock you can always remove the OC in the bios if you have a problem.

3. You will be dealing with a lot of heat in Qatar and you might want to take a cooling pad to set the computer on. While the hospital may be air conditioned, your quarters may not be.

4. Considering the travel you will be doing I would have a special case to carry the computer in. I would carry extra cables, memory sticks and such with you.

Then you should practice adding and removing SLI and OC while you are still in the States. If you can afford it you might even carry a spare CPU and power supply if it is possible to change them out in the field.

Frank

Thanks RoyKirk and FrankW.
Hmmm sounds like the SLI is a good thing to have.
I have read some reviews(RoyKirk and WhiskyGlen to name a few) and am not to worried. I always use a mouse on a laptop and the keyboard might be annoying but not a deal breaker.
Yes bringing the Behemoth on carry on will be interesting for sure.

Hi RPGer.... I don't do much with laptops, they all look good to me, but just wanted to say Hi and best of luck with your upcoming assignment.   

Having lived in Quatar don't worry about heat. Everything is air conditioned because it gets 110+ and you would literally melt it feels

Qatar is awesome and pretty much the closest your getting to a westernized world. I stayed on a military base so the power was 110-220 standard plugins so no converters or anything. I would t have DS change anything and buy a adapter before you left

Originally posted by Roykirk Originally posted by oldlady RPGer https://www.digitalstormonline.com/configurator.asp?id=1125465 Another build. If I had double my usual laptop replacement budget, that's the one I'd get.  Looks like a killer system.  That CPU would probably devour Skyrim, which is often CPU-bound because of the Papyrus scripting engine.  I could certainly live with that laptop for a two-year contract, especially since my usual replacement cycle is three years.

Thanks for your opinion since you use a DS gaming rig laptop. My husband has a DS laptop but it wasn't bought for gaming.