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    GTX 980M / 970M Maxwell (Un)official news

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HSN21, Sep 18, 2014.

  1. Demike

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    Ok now I want dat GPU badly, I hope we'll have a new barebone for a MSI 15,6" 980M GTX, #nomoresinglefan
     
    wickette, Oct 3, 2014
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  4. Ningyo

    Ningyo Notebook Evangelist

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    Many people expressed interest in the laptop overview list I posted on page 68 of this thread.

    It is now far more extensive and made into a new thread at
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/what-notebook-should-i-buy/762593-comprehensive-overview-present-upcoming-gaming-laptops.html#post9791053

    I will no longer be updating the version on this thread or posting anything more related to it on this thread. It may be a useful resource for people on this thread however as I will be attempting to keep it updated on Maxwell info, and benchmarks, as well as notebooks coming out with Maxwell GPUs.

    If you are planning to get 9xxm laptops and do an extensive reviews, or such feel free to put a placeholder post on the first page of it to link your reviews
     
    Ningyo, Oct 3, 2014
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  5. HSN21

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    Wow it's only going to be ~1999 US for the 980, on an Asus G751 at that? That's about $500 less than I expected... I hope that's right. And with a 256 SSD on top of that..

    Seems too good to be true.
     
    CurrentlyPissed, Oct 3, 2014
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  7. LemonLarryLP

    LemonLarryLP Notebook Consultant

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    Wow 2000€ for that Notebook :eek:
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  8. CurrentlyPissed

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    2000€? I seen it say 1499€. Or did it change? For some reason I cant pull it back up now.
     
    CurrentlyPissed, Oct 3, 2014
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  9. Ethrem

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    £1599 = ~$2555 = ~€2042

    Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
     
    Ethrem, Oct 3, 2014
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  10. CurrentlyPissed

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    Ah, I thought it was euro. Well crappy!
     
    CurrentlyPissed, Oct 3, 2014
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  11. Hellmanjk

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    Its about same price for current g750. You can drop the price down by lowering the ram but Asus only takes off like $40 because they are jerks so might as well keep the ram. Not a bad price for what it has though.

    But not worth it as many have talked about excessive need of vram... sigh. Gotta weigh the pros and cons. Best cooling in the business but soldered cpu and 4gb vram? Sorry Asus.

    Current g750 with exact same specs except 880m: $2500 @ http://www.xoticpc.com/asus-g750jzds71-p-6979.html?wconfigure=yes
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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  12. LemonLarryLP

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    1500 would have been way too cheap :D
    Whats the diff between the G771 and thr G751?
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  13. LemonLarryLP

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    Its still way too expensive for me
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  14. FuDoW

    FuDoW Notebook Geek

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    That was exactly my point :)
     
    FuDoW, Oct 3, 2014
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    wickette Notebook Deity

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    Again when looking at a price in France in Euro expect to pay the same price but in USD in US or in GBP in UK. so 1499E => 1499 $ end october in USA
     
    wickette, Oct 3, 2014
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  16. CurrentlyPissed

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    I'd go to $2000 US to get what I want. But I'd like to stay around $1700. Thankfully I have a Samsung 840 Pro 256 I have here sitting here waiting so I can cut that cost out of it.
     
    CurrentlyPissed, Oct 3, 2014
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  17. Hellmanjk

    Hellmanjk Notebook Consultant

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    Yes. Expecting clevo SLI model to be cheaper or same price. Fingers crossed.
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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  18. LemonLarryLP

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    I cant seem the make a clevo notebook for under 1600€ with an 880M.
    Can anyone show me a 15" configuration with 8 gigs ram, 1tb hdd and i7 + 870M or 880M.
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  19. Hellmanjk

    Hellmanjk Notebook Consultant

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    In us you can get a clevo with 880m, 15inch for ~$1570 last time I checked.
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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  20. LemonLarryLP

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    For me it was always 1600€+...
    Shipping to austria
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  21. Hellmanjk

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    Well living outside the us is expensive I guess.
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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  22. Babtoumi

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    970m will be more expensive than current 870m i guess?
     
    Babtoumi, Oct 3, 2014
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  23. ryzeki

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    No idea, but it might be inline with that 870m is charging for. Usually prices shift as new gens approach, so current 880m laptops might be similarly priced to 980m etc etc.

    I hope we get some devices available soon!
     
    ryzeki, Oct 3, 2014
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    I hope so too, it wouldbe great
     
    Babtoumi, Oct 3, 2014
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  25. Ningyo

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    771 is a thin laptop with all the advantages and disadvantages that entails
     
    Ningyo, Oct 3, 2014
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  26. FuDoW

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    I think that we have reason to believe that 970m will be in same price level as 870m used to be, although my guess is that previous genetation will be discounted after release of 9xx, since naturally they would wana get rid of stock
     
    FuDoW, Oct 3, 2014
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    HAHAHAHA... no seriously, always take our UK prices and subtract -30-50%, because we are always royally screwed by pricing in tech, gaming or otherwise. We are the goldmines of tech companies, always desperate to need US tech but, for unreasonable reasons, we are expected to accept the inflated practices of them them... always. It's frankly ridiculous, the absolute unilateral bias towards the US (hey, American bros, I'm not intending to offend you in anyway; please remember I am trying to get equivalent pricing for every region in the world). I wish all us developed nations could be treated similarly. F**k this nation sh*t, one world, one reason. I wish we gamers were strong enough to enact on our beliefs...

    We should all get the gaming community into one single unit, the one true gaming scheme; we are a f***ing global nation, get used to it, m**********s!
     
    Cakefish, Oct 3, 2014
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  28. CurrentlyPissed

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    I just cant do it, the design is so vague, and the keyboard is just ugh. I've been spoiled on my desktop mechanical too long...

    GS70, GT70 Dragon Edition, or G751 are my main targets right now.
     
    CurrentlyPissed, Oct 3, 2014
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  29. Hellmanjk

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    Whoa. Slow down. Let's not get into politics. There is an obvious reason why everything is cheaper in the US. You guys still have a King and Queen also, and you have to pay them money but you have a parliment? But lets stop right there and say prices just suck to begin with for laptops. I am buying a laptop to last for several years and hoping the next time I buy one they will be significantly cheaper because of mass production and Moore's Law.
    Not sure what laptop you are referring to but if all you are going to do is look at it then get a gold plated xbox. Around $13K and not anywhere close to the performance you are paying for it but its not vague and it doesn't make you grunt.
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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    I just tried to configure the XMG P504 with an 870M and an i7 4710HQ + 8GB Ram and 1 TB HDD and Killer WLAN.
    Makes in total 1410€, and the MSI GS70 is cheaper.
    What do you think is more worth if we consider both get the 970M?
    Is the XMG Cooler better?
    What about throtteling?
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  31. CurrentlyPissed

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    Keyboard is my primary concern, vague was just a topping.
     
    CurrentlyPissed, Oct 3, 2014
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  32. Hellmanjk

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    Just look up a review and they will have benchmarks on temps and everything for w/e particular model. Just get the cheapest model with the best specs or whatever you are into. Maybe you like keyboards or something idk. Why not just wait till next week for 970m?
    Well you aren't looking at the keyboard while gaming or typing unless you cannot type fast. My only concern with keyboard would be flex which seems to be present on a lot of gaming laptops to a degree.
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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  33. LemonLarryLP

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    I am looking for the best specs for the cheapest buck.
    I will, but i need it asap thats why i am asking
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  34. Hellmanjk

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    Good for you then sir, with all of my sincerity. Whats your price range? Clevo seems to be expensive where you are. I could recommend other brands/laptops. Actually just open a thread in the proper section and I will help you there.
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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  35. LemonLarryLP

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    1600€ +/- 50€.
    I live in Austria :)
    I need a notebook under 4kg and i want to get the best specs for my money.
    No ssd needed :)
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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    Cloudfire, Oct 3, 2014
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  37. FuDoW

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    Thats a contradiction ;)

    No point of spending such amount of money for notebook without ssd - in "outside game enviroment" its ssd what makes your machine super fast (faster boot/instalations/copying files etc). And if you are a gamer then you will definately notice faaar shorter loading screen times :)

    To sum up- dont do it to urself, buy an ssd! :)
     
    FuDoW, Oct 3, 2014
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  38. LemonLarryLP

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    Mate, i dont need an ssd for now, since i will be recording youtube videos when i am not at home with that notebook ;)
    Maybe i will buy an ssd on christmas but not now :)
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  39. FuDoW

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    Actually there is no info abt what gpu is in it ...
     
    FuDoW, Oct 3, 2014
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  40. LemonLarryLP

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    Yep thats true
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  41. jesha

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    Msi gs70 coming in red and white confirmed
    Of course with gtx 970m card
     
    jesha, Oct 3, 2014
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    G751JY have the GTX 980M. Thats been confirmed ages ago by listings and benchmarks

    G751JT have GTX 970M.

    ;)
     
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  43. FuDoW

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    Polish MSI announced red gs60 as well ;)
     
    FuDoW, Oct 3, 2014
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  44. Hellmanjk

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    Well I do not know the prices in your country. Check out gigabyte laptops for your country. Here are some in the us: Custom Laptops, Gaming Notebooks, Custom Gaming Laptops | XOTIC PC and they are really cheap. Lemme know prices for your country.
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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  45. LemonLarryLP

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    I just watched a 30 Minutes review of the P504 but its reaaally chunky.
    I dont think its going to be the P504.
    For Gigabyte i thought of the P25 V2 i think it was called.
    But the yellow is weird
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  46. Hellmanjk

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    You just said you wanted best price for best performance. Now you want certain design with certain edges, corners, miscellaneous engineering, etc. If the MSI model is cheaper and you like it then get it.
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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    The P650Sx seems really awesome :D
     
    LemonLarryLP, Oct 3, 2014
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  49. Hellmanjk

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    I thought clevo was ought of your budget...
     
    Hellmanjk, Oct 3, 2014
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  50. LemonLarryLP

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    I said it seems awesome.
    If its under 1600€ its worth trying it out somewhere or atleast it comes on my list of which notebooks i wanna check out
     
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