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    Anyone Laptops Sporting the Nvidia 9500m?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Rahzer, Feb 22, 2008.

  1. Rahzer

    Rahzer Notebook Consultant

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    I was going to get an Asus becuase it has the 8600 in it but now they just release the 9500. So anyone know any laptops that have that in there?
     
    Rahzer, Feb 22, 2008
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    Click the link at the bottom of sig
     
    silentnite2608, Feb 22, 2008
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  3. Rahzer

    Rahzer Notebook Consultant

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    blah I see on newegg the lower end asus with a crappy CPU in it, i wonder when the otheres will be released?
     
    Rahzer, Feb 22, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    fyi- the 9500 is a rebranded 8600. they are exactly the same.
     
    masterchef341, Feb 22, 2008
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  5. Rahzer

    Rahzer Notebook Consultant

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    well im hopin the 9500 doesnt have that stuttering issue that has plagued the 8600 series.
     
    Rahzer, Feb 22, 2008
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  6. Rahzer

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    also ive seen the benchmarks, the 9500 are a litlte bit faster in DX10
     
    Rahzer, Feb 22, 2008
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    Only difference between the 2 chipsets if I recall is the manufacturing process, the 9500 is more efficient because of the smaller 45nm.
     
    Harleyquin07, Feb 22, 2008
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  8. Rahzer

    Rahzer Notebook Consultant

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    but does anyone know what laptops have em? I see theres an Asus G1Sn but i would like to know when its going to be released
     
    Rahzer, Feb 22, 2008
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    go to xoticpc.com and look at the laptops there.
     
    sirmetman, May 29, 2008
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    OK while it is not much more than a 8600m GT a 9500m GS is more than just a "rebranded" 8600m GT. To say different, well is just wrong. As mentioned the die-shrink? Expanded instruction set. The ability to handle video decoding that prior to was handled by the CPU. While that does not get me overly excited it is more than just a "rebranded" 8600m GT. Oh did I mention a 10% improvement in gaming frame rates at the same clocks. Less power consumption, that should lower heat. It is what it is, while not exactly a major leap it is a slight advancement.
     
    powerpack, May 29, 2008
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  12. Cheeseman

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    It's been reported through benchmarks and I've personally tested it myself. The 9500M GS is indeed a little faster than the original 8600M GT DDR2, about 10% faster, but definitely nothing to upgrade over if you already own a 8600M GT based notebook. Being an ASUS and Acer notebook owner I would chose ASUS over Acer. You get a lot for your buck. (performance, quality, and features vs. price)
     
    Cheeseman, May 29, 2008
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  13. HaloGod2007

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    i def rec you get asus also, great quality and support
     
    HaloGod2007, May 29, 2008
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    the 9500 is almost exactly the same as the 8600, but its cheaper (wierdly enough). and uses less power, ive benchmarked it, and it got nearly identical results in most games, altho it may have just been my drivers, or not, but it ran COD 4/crysis a hell of a lot better (makes sense if the DX10 support is better), when i overclocked it i could easily run crysis on 1280 x 800 with high settings except shaders at about 35FPS steady.
     
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  15. scythie

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    Does the 9500M GS also come in a GDDR3 variant? I've only seen DDR2 ones so far.
     
    scythie, May 30, 2008
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  16. Lysander

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    Not yet. I'm waiting for the DDR3 version.
     
    Lysander, May 30, 2008
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    The 9500M GS is cheaper due to the die shrink. And while it performs slightly better than a 8600M GT, it is still considered rebadged because it is based off the same G8x core.
     
    sgogeta4, May 30, 2008
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    65nm, no 45nm.
     
    fabarati, May 30, 2008
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    GS = weaker version. Wait for the 9650 or something.
     
    eleron911, May 30, 2008
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