G750JZ question

Hey all,

So I have pretty much narrowed my new laptop selection down between the G750JZ and the Sager NP9377-S. The Sager is cheaper, has a faster CPU and comes with 8G of ram on the GTX 880 where Xotic is listing the G750JZ as 'only' having 4G. Also seems the G750JZ can't have a 120Hz screen which folks seem to love.

Does the 4G vs 8G really matter? Somehow I have trouble thinking it does.

I am sure they are both good laptops, and I have had Asus laptops before and had some issues that were solved. How does the Sager build quality compare?

Thanks,

 

I was looking at these two as well, also to replace my G73JH.

As the Sager NP9377-S isn't out yet, it is hard to know how good the cooling is on it. That is a biggie for me!

I would think 8GB on the card would definitely be overkill, but couldn't hurt, as well as the fact the video card is standard so can be upgraded in the future.

I'll be interested to hear what you decide... also worth noting that if you buy off a retailer that supports custom LCD panel upgrades could get a better one on the G750JZ, but that would add over $100 more to an already expensive purchase. It is a bit annoying that ASUS supplies the models with a variety of panels, so a bit of a lottery!

 

Quite different beasts since the 9377 is designed for dual graphics cards.

 

Sure the 9377 can do dual SLI but I wouldn't be doing that. I'll be speccing them relatively similar.

Really my questions boil down to:

* 4G vs 8G video RAM, what if any impact is there from this?
* The 120Hz screen, what is the impact of this (I have never seen a 120Hz screen so I don't know)
* What are the build qualities of recent Sager and Asus laptop products? Are they about equal or is one considered superior? This is a key point for me, I want something that is going to last.

 

no impact in having 4G of VRAM
120hz screen means correct display of 60fps + (max 120fps) on screen more smoothness in games etc.. (+ the useless 3D option)
dont know, never had a sager :/

 

Asus has better build quality yes. The clevo is much easier to get inside and change what you want. So they are different.

 

Check out the MSI GT70 range with 880mx. I looked into the Sager NP9377-S (reviews on it's previous model, the chassis is the same) and reckon the noise from the cooling system would drive me nuts!

The GT70 looks to have less offensive cooling (though not as good as G750J of course) and to be of a nicer build quality than the Sager. As you said build quality is on concern to you perhaps this would be a better price/quality point than the ASUS? I'd rate them ASUS>MSI>Clevo/Sager for build design, from high to low.

Personally I am still leaning towards the G750JZ. As I will probably keep it for 3-4 years it is worth the initial increased outlay to get a higher quality machine. And with a 880mx I can't see needing to upgrade the GPU in that time.

 

SpicySi last point about quality is entirely subjective, I personally would put Sager/Clevo before MSI in build design and build quality, that said the MSI has a really nice keyboard and audio system, better than Sager/Clevo .

Also the 1 fan cooling on MSI had the 780m running pretty hot, the new 880m will run even hotter, the Sager/Clevo will also overclock better, superior cooling, and a bigger psu compared to the 180W power brick of the MSI (220W or 230W on non SLI 17 inchers and more for SLI models if I am not mistaken) .

It is 880m by the way not 880mx .

I would go for the Asus personally .

 

Benmaui - cheers for the info. Have read a lot of conflicting reviews on heat and noise with the MSI and Sager/Clevo. At least all seem to agree on Asus cooling being great!

Good point about power bricks.

Wishful thinking typo by me on the 880mx! As I understand should be better power to temp when the 880m is upgraded... Pity it'll still be a while.

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Well nothing you can do about 20nm being delayed.

 

+1 for the wishful thinking, I think we are all holding our breath for 880mx ^^

Cant go wrong with the Asus, unless you want to upgrade at some point, I think I might pick up the G750JM to get some Maxwell goodness hopefully it will overclock like a beast . ^^

 

It's on its way Just have to wait a little longer.

 

laptopmag and cnet have the G750JZ reviews out. Not the most in depth but they do let you know about cooling and frame rates in some simpler games.

 

No more display overclocking which is a shame but there you go.