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    15" notebook with 7950gtx SLI??

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by anarky321, Sep 22, 2007.

  1. anarky321

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    does anyone make one or is it only in a 17" that you can get such a setup?
     
    anarky321, Sep 22, 2007
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    c1nd3r Notebook Consultant

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    No, no 15" notebook could house that much heat (both ways). Only 17+" desktop replacements and desktops could.
     
    c1nd3r, Sep 22, 2007
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  3. anarky321

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    well out of all the 17" 7950gtx SLI laptops, which one is the cheapest (sager, dell, alienware, clevo..etc.)?
     
    anarky321, Sep 22, 2007
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    15" notebook can't even handle a single 7950GTX and you're asking for SLI...lol :p But yea, only a few 17" notebooks and desktops can use SLI 7950GTX.
     
    maksin01, Sep 22, 2007
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    Sager and Clevo are the same computer, just rebranded. But in all honesty, get a Sager/Clevo. Alienware is just a boutique brand that doesn't do one better, if at all, but supposedly is suppose to "amaze" you with their aesthetics. Dell is just that, Dell.
     
    c1nd3r, Sep 22, 2007
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    what about a Targa Raptor 60?
     
    anarky321, Sep 22, 2007
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    c1nd3r, Sep 22, 2007
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    Which is the best graphic card by nvidia for 15.4" notebooks?
     
    Nocturnal310, Sep 22, 2007
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    Nvidia 8600m gt
     
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    7950 GTX SLI in 15" = Atomic Explosion
     
    J-Bytes, Sep 22, 2007
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    With SLI, the cheapest (new) laptop is probably the Alienware m9750, depending on where you are and what kind of config you want. You can also look at one of the older AMD single core laptops with SLI MXM slots, those will be pretty cheap if you can find them used, and will support the 7950GTX in SLI.
     
    odin243, Sep 22, 2007
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    There are only three 17" laptops that have two MXM slots, the outdated Arima W830-DA (Alienware m9700) with a single core Turion and AW ships it with 7900GS's ($2150). Then there's the monstrous 13lb Clevo D901C fielded by Voodoo($5000), Falcon NW($5000, Sager($3400), Prostar($3300), Eurocom($3400) etc. and the 8.5lb Arima W835-DI (Alienware m9750)($3700)
     
    Phritz, Sep 23, 2007
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    so you can put the same cards in the m9700 as you can in the m9750?
     
    anarky321, Sep 29, 2007
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    The m9750 is not confirmed on what MXM type it uses, however it's pretty much guaranteed to be type III. That would mean that yes, it uses the same cards as the m9700.
     
    odin243, Sep 29, 2007
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    where can you buy a 7950gtx, i looked on ebay and they only have the ones for the dell , where can you get one for the sager sli
     
    anarky321, Sep 29, 2007
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    The AW with a decent setup just dropped to $3500 :D
     
    Phritz, Sep 29, 2007
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    Contact our forum member Ice-Tea, owner of www.MXM-Upgrade.com for info on purchasing an MXM-III 7950GTX.
     
    odin243, Sep 29, 2007
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