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    8700 laptops??

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by deio, Jun 27, 2007.

  1. deio

    deio Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was wondering if you guys have info on some laptops using the geForce 8700 GPUs??

    I know there is a toshiba notebook using it but is there anything else I don't know about???
     
    deio, Jun 27, 2007
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  2. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    I think the Clevo 570ru(Sager NP5790) and Clevo D900c(Sager 9260) are capable of having the 8700m(in d900c case it can have 2[SLI].
     
    Kdawgca, Jun 27, 2007
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    thegsrguy Notebook Deity

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    It's just an overclocked 8600GT...with good cooling you can effectively get the same results from the 8600GT.

    8600GT: 475MHz core, 1400MHz memory
    8700GT: 625MHz core, 1600MHz memory

    It's the identical G84M core though.
     
    thegsrguy, Jun 27, 2007
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    washington101 Notebook Consultant

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    There must be a much better thermal solution for the 8700 though as opposed to the 8600. I doubt you can overclock the 8600 to the full level of the 8700 without causing serious overheating or artifact problems. It is not just the speed of the card that has been changed. The bandwidth and other aspects have been upped a bit.
     
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  5. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    The bandwith is still the same as well (128bit). Instead it has "dual-ranked memory" which is from, what I can understand, that the memory modules run in dual-channel.
     
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    I guess they chose the uber quality of the 8600GT production line out.
     
    lunateck, Jun 27, 2007
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    And then OC'd it like hell. The TDP of the 8700M GT (35W) is higher than what can be supported in a 15" laptop.
     
    fabarati, Jun 27, 2007
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