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    Gtx 260m Vs 9800mgt Sli

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Teutonic, May 7, 2009.

  1. Teutonic

    Teutonic Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am deciding between the Sager NP8662 with a 260M and XPS 1730 with a 9800M GT SLI. All the other configurations are pretty much balanced. Which GPU is better for the long term ?
     
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    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    The difference is sheere size, the sager 8662 will be able to take almost anything you can throw at it game wise... however the 9800 dual gpu will of course be better... at the loss of battery life and size...
     
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    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    The 9800M GT SLI is significantly better in any game that supports and makes effective use of multiple GPUs.

    So far, no singular mobile GPU can top 2 high end 256bit GPUs in Crossfire/SLI.
     
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    Well, if you're looking at the really really long term, then you're gonna want the 8662, on account of the fact that you're gonna end up with a bad back from lugging the 1730 and its power brick - with emphasis on the "brick" part - around. Unless you don't want to carry it anywhere. In which case - why not just buy a desktop?

    Just get the 8662, and be happy with the GTX260M. It'll run most any game you want at 1680x1050 on max settings. Possibly even Crysis. And don't bother with the 1920x1200 screen, because that's a little overkill on a 15" monitor.
     
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    GamingACU Notebook Deity

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    Why's everyone act like a 15lb notebook is going to cause severe back problems? I wear 50lbs worth of armor on a daily basis, and when I ruck that brings it to over 100lbs. I'd love to only carry around something that weighs 10-20lbs.
     
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  6. Teutonic

    Teutonic Notebook Enthusiast

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    there is also a price difference with my configurations almost 300 bucks.
    the main differences are
    sager v dell
    P9600 T9300
    320 GB 7200 RPM 500 GB 7200 RPM
    4GB DDR3 4 GB DDR2
    i can think of anything else then of course there is the 15.4" v 17"
    7.1 lbs v 10.6 lbs
    etc.
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Dell will be best for gaming since it has the best GPU. The others aren't of consequence since for the most part, they aren't the bottleneck for games. Dell speed isn't noticeably weaker, DDR2/3 memory makes no difference in any respect, and Dell has more HDD space. If you can carry a 7lbs weight around, 10 isn't much more :p
     
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  8. MrButterBiscuits

    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    Yea... Sager or Asus high ends would be the best way to go if you want the "best" gaming performance
     
    MrButterBiscuits, May 8, 2009
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