Vote: Will the Razer Blade's GT 555M be underclocked?

Who thinks the GT 555M will be underclocked?

I do. And it would make this World First True Gaming Laptop even more hilarious!

 

Given the fact that it lacks an optical drive and a 2nd hard drive, it would look like they've put some effort and sacrefice into the cooling. So I'm willing to go with it not being gimped.

 

Fixed it for you.

 

I don't think it will be underclocked. The 555m doesn't run that hot to start with, and they're only running a dual core and 1 hdd. Not to mention that its creator said it should run better than a standard 555m and dual core.

 

At first I thought it would of been under-clocked, but I'm with "Funky_Monk" on this.

I don't expect to see anyone in real life with one of these, considering I've only seen one person with an Alienware (M15X) in my life time, which was valued at 1,500$ at the time (between 2 colleges and 1 university). I doubt any sane person will throw down 2,700 + 13% HST (Ontario Tax) on this.

You can get a decent used car for the price of this...

 

since Razer knows that no one is gonna buy this, they probably put in a gimped 555m to boost profit margins for the few that they do sell.

 

Underclocked? No.

It will be the same chip as the GT550m, with 96 shaders, 4 rops and a 128bit mem bus.

 

Since it doesn't look anything like any Mac I've ever seen, I'm not really sure what to vote here.

 

Since they bought an ODM to manufacture this, I'm starting to think the price is so high to help them retrieve the purchase cost.

 

What if nvidia developed a particular version of the gt555m just for the blade?
I know that it's a 2gb version, right, so that means it's 128bit...but the final specs aren't public yet, I wouldn't be surprised if they increased rops and shaders count along with higher clocks..

 

Well considering the ROPs are linked to the memory bus I very much doubt that.

Also if it's the 96 shader 4 Rop version, then that's as many as exist on the chip, and as strong as that bond may be, the chances of Nvidia designing a special chip for Razer alone is about that of me quantum tunnelling through my wall if I run at it.

 

Also a huge waste of money and time for Nvidia. Even they must know this Razer Blade is not going to sell very well.

 

Even if any single model was the most successful ever sold it would still not be worth designing a custom chip for it.

 

A custom chip is implausible, but yet another chip labeled "555M" is not. Given that there are already at least 3 distinct versions out there right now (one with GDDR5 and fewer shaders and ROPS and two with GDDR3 and different bus widths), what's one more?

 

I think both options are pretty hilarious. $2800 worth of 555M would actually be CF 6990s

 

No, I really doubt it.

 

No, they are not different versions, they are different chips (96 shader GF108, vs 144 shader GF106)

That means there is no way to bridge the gap between them without being pointless (cutting more off of the GF106 would be getting into GTX480M type problems).

 

Why would someone buy a laptop that costs more than my car?

 

Why would anyone drive a car that costs less than a laptop?

 

....aaand further boost the gf106 performance will end up like a crippled gtx460m.
I doubt they want a gtx460m level card in that laptop.

 

I don't get why this is such a big deal. The 555m is a 35W chip. I know TDP is inexact but 35W is roughly less than most quadcore chips, and you see those in Macs. The Blade has an exhaust outlet on both sides, so if the CPU and GPU have separate heatsinks it's even safer to say the 555m will be released at stock clocks. Maybe some room for a small OC, too.

 

Because you can find good, used cars for less than $2,800.

 

And they're generally old and cheaply made.

Maybe this Razer laptop is actually made well and some people with a lot of money want to pay for something that looks like a MacBook but runs windows.

It's a similar reason as to why I drive a BMW and other people drive a $2000 chrysler. Except there was a lot more power put into my BMW than this crappy Razer.

 

That's a bunch of crap, considering my brother had gotten a 92 Honda (Accord I believe) for $500, fixed it up, and now it's been a totally reliable car for him, and gets excellent gas milage to boot. Total cost for him was $700.

 

The whole discussion about cars and prices is a bit offtopic guys, althought it works pretty well as a comparison.
There are good used cars under $3000 and these aren necessarily cheaply made and old.
My pov on the matter is that you can buy good cars for $4000, because you don't have a huge salary, you don't have alot of money to spend, you don't come from a rich family and you can valuate money more accurately and with more importance than others.

There are people's who have good salary, good family, without having to pay for rent, that can afford to buy a $3k laptop because probably they can afford a $30k car as well.

It sux but is how the life goes. I can't afford a system like an m18x because I have a medium salary,an house,a car,life and such things.

Let me tell you something GamingACU: I'm proud of my second hand cheap car. That's what I can get and I love it. I'm just happy that I actually have one.
And I'm also happy to have a $1k laptop because for getting it I sold my old one along other things. My desktop took 6 months of savings to build.
And if youre curious I'm driving a '98 SLK Kompressor 200. $7k of car, second hand.
You can say "oh but it's $7k not $3k" yeah I know, but it's a car. In comparison thinking of a laptop that costs $3k makes me wonder.
Let's stop being hypocritical and let's face it: these things are overpriced and are targeted for a particular audience.
Their good will has been fastly killed by the price (like apple none the less) and by their preposterous attitude to say that they will revive Pc gaming.
I mean, c'mon.
Money isn't a joke.
Btw my brother has a '03 Peugeot 206cc which is 1.6 liters with 116bph, derived from the RC version. It's a convertible coupe, second hand, Maori green, it's a jewel and one of the most attractive designed French cars around. $5k.

 

I'm sure the ladies love the Honda...

Not all people that buy nice laptops, or cars for that matter, come from money. Some people just work hard and like to use their money to play hard as well.

 

Who cares what people think? But you are right, some people do have money, and they will use it for whatever they want, it's their choice. But when it comes to this particular laptop, I think the value just isn't there.
And by the way, I am proud of my $700 85 Honda Shadow. I've put a lot of TLC into it, I rebuilt the clutch myself, and have done other work myself. It's also totally reliable and is a real joy to ride, and I have a lot of pride in it. I guess my point is, that you don't need to spend money foolishly to get good things.

 

Thread closed, this might be the most useless poll I've seen all year.

Patience is a virtue.