is my laptop good enough for second life

[whyskisix]

I have a laptop and i try to run SL on it but it wont get past log in screen on any viewer that i download,

log in screen opens up turns white and freezes, then i cant even close the screen unless i uninstall the viewer.

this is what i am running on wifi and the wifi is fast.

• Windows 8.1
• The latest 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
• 17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) anti-glare LCD in LED backlight
• High-end NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 765M discrete graphics card (with GDDR5 2GB VRAM) provides great performance and better images quality
• Exclusive Cooler Boost technology allows user to cool down the system temperature 5%~10%
• Single color programmable backlite keyboard by Steelseries
• Exclusive NOS design enhances 10% GPU performance
• Matrix display with max 3 displays to expend the vision for extreme gaming experience or multi-tasks
• Killer™ E2200 Game Networking for smarter, faster, networking for all online entertainment

[Jenni Darkwatch]

It should run SL just fine. Screen freeze sounds to me like the GPU driver locks up.

[Jean Horten]

Make sure that your viewer uses the Nvidia gpu and not the intel integrated  graphics.

Search for Nvidia optimus hybrid graphics and how to run applications on Nvidia instead of intel.

J.