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    9800m gs

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by strikah, Oct 16, 2008.

  1. strikah

    strikah Notebook Geek

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    mmm it looks strange to me I would say they did a mistake, probably it's 9800 gts..
     
    italian.madness, Oct 16, 2008
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  3. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    I think it is a typo and it is g ts

    also,i think it is useless to have 13...x7.. res on a 16" notebook with 9800gts
     
    Xirurg, Oct 16, 2008
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  4. strikah

    strikah Notebook Geek

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    I saw it in the store yesterday and it said 9800gs on the actually laptop
     
    strikah, Oct 16, 2008
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    u mean the sticker on the laptop itself or just the print ads standing nxt to the laptop? if its the latter, it happens a lot of times..its called typo.. :p
     
    quatrei, Oct 16, 2008
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  6. strikah

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    sticker on the laptop with the nvidia logo on it.
     
    strikah, Oct 16, 2008
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    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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  8. MastaMarek

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    I m pretty sure its a GTS. Thats a good deal though. 15'6 with a nice GPU for $1249. I use to have those G50 with a 9700 and it already had some heating issues so we ll have to wait for some reviews of that thing.
     
    MastaMarek, Oct 16, 2008
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  9. dtwn

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    You're probably right. I like the simpler design compared to the earlier bright orange models though. Rather odd that they stuck a 1366 x 768 screen in there, but I guess they have to save costs somewhere.

    Incidentally, http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-4797-view-GeForce-9M-Series-Gpu-list.html
     
    dtwn, Oct 16, 2008
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  10. strikah

    strikah Notebook Geek

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    Awesome thanks for all the responses.
     
    strikah, Oct 16, 2008
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  11. dalingrin

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    You're starting to see laptops with 1366x768 because it puts them in line with HDTV standards. 16:9
    Aka, you can watch 720 and 1080p video without changes to aspect ratio or black bars.
     
    dalingrin, Oct 16, 2008
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  12. dtwn

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    I'm aware of that. What I meant was that it seemed like an odd choice to put a relatively low resolution screen with what promises to be a rather powerful graphic card, but it's been done before.
     
    dtwn, Oct 16, 2008
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  13. Archawk

    Archawk Notebook Guru

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    So how does 9800 GS compares to, say 9800 GTS?
     
    Archawk, Oct 16, 2008
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  14. Kevin

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    There is no 9800M GS, unless they're dropping the 'T' from 'GTS'.
     
    Kevin, Oct 16, 2008
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  15. lixuelai

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    That is possible actually since the GTS < GT... which makes no sense.
     
    lixuelai, Oct 16, 2008
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  16. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    a great lot of dvds are still released in 2.35:1, black bars won't go away anytime soon.
    seriously, they are just two small bars, I don't know why people hate them so much.
    just think of the extra scrolling you will be doing with 768 lines vertical :eek:
     
    tianxia, Oct 16, 2008
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  17. Matrinix

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    According to a gpu-z screen I saw posted by Rushmeat, the 9800M GS is a downclocked 9800M GTS (it has the same number of shader processors [64], the same chip [G94 M] and the same memory bus [256-bit] but different clock speeds). It is probably downclocked for heat reasons, so essentially, if one was to overclock it, it would be the same as the 9800M GTS.
     
    Matrinix, Oct 16, 2008
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  18. jman888

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    proof?
    if so ... interesting
     
    jman888, Oct 16, 2008
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    formerly known as the 9700m GTS?

    I liked the old orange paint... but a 9800 for this price and size is hot!
     
    lewdvig, Oct 16, 2008
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  20. lewdvig

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    Man you Yankees are lucky. Best Buy Canada only sells PII MMX notebooks.
     
    lewdvig, Oct 16, 2008
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  21. Matrinix

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  22. sxusteven

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    wow! that's an awesome price for a system with w/e card it has (likely 9800m GTS?)...
     
    sxusteven, Oct 17, 2008
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  23. Cheeseman

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  24. sxusteven

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    thanks for the link.
    This notebook is looks like a competitor of the high end 15" market segment (Clevo 860tu and Alienware m15x being the other competitors).
     
    sxusteven, Oct 17, 2008
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  25. anarky321

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    wow why cant Asus ever make a laptop that doesnt have a 1.5" thick bezel; it may be 15" but judging from the bezel id say its bigger than the Sager 8660

    good price though
     
    anarky321, Oct 17, 2008
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  26. cathy

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    In Singapore, 15.4" notebooks with a 1280x800 resolution is the norm. :mad:
     
    cathy, Oct 17, 2008
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    it should be a typo, its the 9800m gts, and wow thats a pretty good deal, 15.6 frame and a highend video card. good cpu as well
     
    660hpv12, Oct 17, 2008
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  28. 660hpv12

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    thanks the article cleared it up, now thats a really good deal, it even undercuts the sager np8660 by 400bucks. with a bit of OCing, it should perform near a 9800m gts
     
    660hpv12, Oct 17, 2008
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  29. Satyrion

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    9800 GS is a down clocked 9800 GTS
     
    Satyrion, Oct 17, 2008
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  30. rapion125

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    If so, then if you use nTune to OC it, it should be the same as a 9800M GTS right?
     
    rapion125, Oct 17, 2008
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  31. Satyrion

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    Yes, probably same as the 8600 and the 8700
     
    Satyrion, Oct 17, 2008
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  32. KernalPanic

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    We'll have to see.. the clock difference betwen the 8600 and 8700 was 30%.
    If the card is designed for that large of a difference, then upclocking it to 9800m GTS speeds may not be such a grand idea without additional cooling and may not make it at all.

    Setting an 8600 to 8700 clocks was a huge risk, and the 8700 could go even furthur due to the better power and cooling available to it.

    Note that how they power and cool that 9800m GS will matter quite a bit.
    Remember, there is a reason they used a lesser GPU... and power and cooling were the most likely culprits.

    That being said, its still nice, and if it IS just a downclocked GTS, that would be great.

    The 8600m GT was however definitely NOT a downclocked 8700m GT.
     
    KernalPanic, Oct 17, 2008
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  33. lewdvig

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    If it gets the sqame score as an 8800m GTS in a smaller form factor then I think it is worth the money.
     
    lewdvig, Oct 17, 2008
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  34. rapion125

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    The clock speed doesn't really matter. What matters is the memory bandwidth and number of shaders.
     
    rapion125, Oct 17, 2008
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  35. jman888

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    Hey if its About a 9800GTS Just Lower It would be about 75-80% Desktop 9600GT Speed (If you look at specs a 9800GTS is basically a 9600GT in mobile form. Same core same clocks oftentimes etc)
     
    jman888, Oct 17, 2008
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  36. Satyrion

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    The the 8600 was not a downclocked 8700. the 8700 was a upclocked 8600...
     
    Satyrion, Oct 18, 2008
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  37. Magnus72

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    Not only upclocked but using higher voltage and probably other bios tweaks for the 8700m GT compared to the 8600m GT.
     
    Magnus72, Oct 18, 2008
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  38. ARom

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    Not true... It's always good to have a 256 bit graphics card. :)

    Crysis, 1280*720, 9600M GT http://www.notebookreview.com/picture.asp?f=35729
    - Minimum: 8.6
    - Average: 13.1
    - Maximum: 15.4

    Crysis, 1280*720, 9800M GT http://www.notebookreview.com/picture.asp?f=36582
    - Minimum: 18
    - Average: 37
    - Maximum: 46

    > Insert, Far Cry 2, Fallout 3, Call of Duty World at War, Mass Effect, Company of Heroes, benchmarks here :D <
    (similar results)
     
    ARom, Oct 18, 2008
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  39. Pranalien

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    ARom you are using those benchmarks pretty much everywhere. :D
     
    Pranalien, Oct 18, 2008
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  40. ARom

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    lol, yeah , I just don't see how anyone could see a problem with a high end mobile card @13*10, especially if it's going for $1300... :)
     
    ARom, Oct 18, 2008
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  41. Pranalien

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    Really a great deal I must admit.
     
    Pranalien, Oct 18, 2008
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  42. aznofazns

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    Nice deal but it's **** heavy for a considering its screen size.
     
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    gaming comes at a weight. Name me one 256bit GPU 15-16" laptop lighter than 7lbs :p
     
    sxusteven, Oct 18, 2008
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    Mine is on the way :D
     
    lewdvig, Oct 18, 2008
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    Qosmio F55 with the 256-bit Nvidia 9700M GTS 512MB. Personally weighed it at 6.5 pounds. I hope this answers your question. God Bless :)
     
    JDELUNA, Oct 18, 2008
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    The ASUS G50Vt is 6.5-6.8lbs with battery based on a quick measurement I made at Best Buy. The additional .5-.8 lbs comes from the power brick I believe.
     
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  47. sxusteven

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    O_O not that's really turning on the game. Freaking light for such a laptop!
     
    sxusteven, Oct 19, 2008
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    hmm put an SSD in here you'll lose some more weight :D
     
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    SSD disks dont last long, i can guarantee it will fail after u used it for a while
     
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    Haven't used one in action, but from what I can tell, it's a solid card with excellent bang for the buck performance.

    Pretty sure it's an underclocked 9800m g ts, if I'm not mistaken.
     
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