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    Asus m50sv

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Impressive, Feb 29, 2008.

  1. Impressive

    Impressive Notebook Consultant

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    I read the newspaper today and damn i was shocked, when i saw the new asus M50sv, with penryn, 4gb ram and Geforce 9500GS! And it's cheaper than m15x too! WTF :confused:
     
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  2. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    9500M GS sucks. That should do it.
     
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  3. Impressive

    Impressive Notebook Consultant

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    Really? You know as i'm not an expert of this bigger number means better to me :)
     
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    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    Which is not true. The 9500M GS is a very sucky card compared to the 8800M GTX. A more accurate comparison would be between the x600M and x800M. 600 < 800 and GS is always slow compared to GTX. That is if you want to compare them at a superficial level.
     
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  5. rsgeiger

    rsgeiger Notebook Evangelist

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    the 9500M has the exact same specs as the 8600m: meaning 128bit memory bus and only 32 stream processors. The 8800m in the m15x has a 256bit bus and 96 stream processors. Please believe us it is not worth it. :)

    Go here for a comparison chart:
    http://laptoping.com/nvidia-geforce-9500m-gs-9300m-g.html
     
    rsgeiger, Feb 29, 2008
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  6. Phritz

    Phritz Space Artist

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    QFT

    -Phritz
     
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  7. Alufoliengriller

    Alufoliengriller Notebook Consultant

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    ...is a very sucky card :) :) :) LOL
     
    Alufoliengriller, Feb 29, 2008
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  8. Heathkidd

    Heathkidd M860TU

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    i think the info on the 9500m and 9300m found on nvidias website should not be taken as fact... under the specs link it says 8600m by mistake..
    >>look down the bottom>>
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9500M_techspecs.html

    so yer.... i think the 9500m could be any thing still and disagree with what people are saying that it will be exactly the same as 8600m etc.. unless there was some release confirming the hidden info on nvidias site as non placeholder ?


    shrug...
     
    Heathkidd, Feb 29, 2008
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  9. EeekiE

    EeekiE Notebook Consultant

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    What would you rather have out of these two:

    1989 VW Golf 1.8L GTI
    1993 VW Golf 1.4L CL

    ?

    Just because something is newer, doesn't mean it's better. Although to be fair the naming convention is a bit different. Currently with nVidia, the last 3 numbers and letter code suffix denote the equivalent of engine size and trim level. The numbers before denote the equivalent of year.

    The 9500GS really is like a Mk3 Golf with a 1.4L wheezy engine, and CL granny seats with gay white roof lining and no extras like air-con etc.
     
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  10. Impressive

    Impressive Notebook Consultant

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    Ok guys thanx for explaining :)
     
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  11. Raphoune

    Raphoune Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks guys for confusing me : The 9500m GS is a 8600M GS. Took me a long time to find it out on the web and on this forum in particular. So it's not such a sucky card. For a 15.4" laptop, it's a good card.
     
    Raphoune, Apr 18, 2008
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  12. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    The 9500m GS is a die shrink of the 8600m GT and performs about the same as a 8600m GT GDDR3 256mb GPU (9500m GS is DDR2 512mb).
     
    David, Apr 18, 2008
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