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    Notebook comparrison for gaming

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by JPlex17, Apr 7, 2009.

  1. JPlex17

    JPlex17 Newbie

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    Not sure if i'm posting this in the right place, but i apologize if i'm not. Me and my buddy are both getting gaming pcs and i'd like to know which you guys thought was a better deal. Also overall which is a better gaming laptop. The laptop i got was a Sager 8662 factory except for another 2 gigs of ram and windows 64 off of xoticpc.com for $1500. Though it is 15.3 i prefer a square screen. He however got a gateway system i'm not very familiar with. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...?EdpNo=4187624&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs
    this is the model

    just interested in what you guys thought! thanks.
     
    JPlex17, Apr 7, 2009
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  2. Ghold

    Ghold Notebook Evangelist

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    the GTX 260m is just a renamed 9800m GTS, so everything in specs is pretty much the same, except that the Gateway has a 1900x1200 res.
     
    Ghold, Apr 7, 2009
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  3. neilnat

    neilnat Notebook Evangelist

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    The Sager with the brand spankin' new GTX260m has better specs, and Sager is known for better build quality. The gateway has a higher resolution and bigger screen, but if my budget allowed a $1500 system, I wouldn't blink before ordering that Sager.
     
    neilnat, Apr 7, 2009
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  4. unknown555525

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    They're both similar in performance, probably won't be much of a difference between either. I'd personally choose the Sager because I like smaller notebooks, and it's 15.4" vs 17" which is quite a bit.
     
    unknown555525, Apr 7, 2009
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  5. JPlex17

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    those two graphics cards are relatively the same? lol i'm pissed they delayed my order for like a month to put the new on ein for free
     
    JPlex17, Apr 7, 2009
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  6. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    May you post a comparison in specs between the two cards? I do not think the GTX 260M is equivalent to the 9800M GTS.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Apr 7, 2009
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  7. neilnat

    neilnat Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, I think the GT160m is like a 9800m GTS. The GTX260m is more like a 9800GT-GTX
     
    neilnat, Apr 7, 2009
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  8. unknown555525

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    GTX260m specs.

    112 unified shaders @ 1375Mhz
    1GB 950Mhz memory

    9800mGTS specs.

    64 unified shaders @ 1500Mhz
    512MB 800Mhz memory


    Well those are the hard specs for the two, decide for yourself. It certainly won't equate to twice the performance, but it might be a good 30% faster in shader intensive games. A good example of the performance difference might be to look at benchmarks comparing the 8800GT vs the 9600GT DESKTOP cards. Where as the 8800GT would be representing the GTX260m.
     
    unknown555525, Apr 7, 2009
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  9. JPlex17

    JPlex17 Newbie

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    thanks unknown, overall though guys my system at home is a built one, with a geforce nvidia 7950 gx2 gpu, how will this GPU compare to that? (btw that gpu i have was the bees knees back in the day)
     
    JPlex17, Apr 7, 2009
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  10. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    your laptop will be much faster. about 50% i'd say.
     
    tianxia, Apr 7, 2009
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  11. JLANM

    JLANM Notebook Geek

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    Meh, my 9800m gts has 1gb of 1066 memory?
     
    JLANM, Apr 7, 2009
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  12. insaneXIII

    insaneXIII Notebook Consultant

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    9800M GTS has a 256 bit bus so it can only use 512MB of graphics ram.

    The GTX260M in your notebook crushes the 9800M GTS in your friend's. The GTX260M is basically a higher clocked 9800M GTX on a smaller die.
     
    insaneXIII, Apr 7, 2009
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