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    just bought a np8150 my thoughts

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by godly_skillz, Nov 15, 2011.

  1. godly_skillz

    godly_skillz Notebook Consultant

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    hi guys.

    my sager np8150 arrived today and man o man am i one happy camper.

    I was worried about dead pixels, poor speakers and a faulty(hot) 6990m

    the speakers sound better than my last laptop, no dead pixels, 6990m runs at 74c and damn is that cool.

    first game i installed was crysis, i overclocked my gpu to 800/1000 and it ran from 30-40fps and was butter smooth all maxed. i ran the benchmark and averaged 34fps all i can say is im very impressed with this gpu.

    the laptop only costed me 1600 dollars and it was worth every penny.

    this is the first laptop keyboard ive ever liked, it is so easy to type with it.

    how long do you guys think this laptop will last playing games at medium settings?
     
    godly_skillz, Nov 15, 2011
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  2. Mr_Mysterious

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    A couple of years at least. Depends on which direction the video game industry is heading.

    Mr. Mysterious
     
    Mr_Mysterious, Nov 15, 2011
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  3. Getawayfrommelucas

    Getawayfrommelucas Notebook Evangelist

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    Sager is an amazing brand. I'm glad you are enjoying your purchase
     
    Getawayfrommelucas, Nov 15, 2011
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    Sager laptops are phenomenal. If only they offered switchable graphics for extended battery life I would have kept my NP8130.

    As far as gaming, I would say two years, although depends on what happens when the new consoles are released, and who knows when those will be available?
     
    HTWingNut, Nov 15, 2011
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  5. godly_skillz

    godly_skillz Notebook Consultant

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    how come i cant max gta eflc. i thought the 6990m could max out every game
     
    godly_skillz, Nov 15, 2011
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    Grand Theft Auto is a poor console port, and relies heavily on cpu clock speed, I believe.
     
    oan001, Nov 16, 2011
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    JOSEA NONE

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    ^^^^ Awesome avatar oan001..
    I am ready to sell my G73, want to go sager, what is stopping me is I game late at night and have to have lights off, any chance Sager will go to lit KB's ? Also I heard fan noise when GPU is used extensively can be obtrusive

    I check gentechpc.com regularly and want to buy from there
    AWESOME Getaway... I am very patient
     
    JOSEA, Nov 16, 2011
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  8. Getawayfrommelucas

    Getawayfrommelucas Notebook Evangelist

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    I think some of their newer models next year will have back lit kbs but don't quote me on that.
     
    Getawayfrommelucas, Nov 16, 2011
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    glad to hear it doesn't suffer from those three issues. i was worried about the heat from the 6990 too, but it seems like most of those kinks have been ironed out
     
    Feracolyte, Nov 16, 2011
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  10. azn4lif3s

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    Yeah the next gen sagers should have blacklit kb's and they should come out around Ivy release
     
    azn4lif3s, Nov 16, 2011
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    And hopefully they will have the igp enabled by then. As ht said, it's the only thing holding back these machines
     
    trvelbug, Nov 16, 2011
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    Geekz Notebook Deity

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    wonder if i could upgrade my keyboard to a backlit one if it's released...
     
    Geekz, Nov 16, 2011
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    trvelbug Notebook Prophet

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    according to posts in the sager forum you most probably cant.

    ot:
    were from the country, nice to know :)
     
    trvelbug, Nov 16, 2011
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    posting to confirm build quality on Clevo's/Sager's is awesome. Still running with my m860tu (sig) 3 years later, it holds its own.
     
    @nthony, Nov 16, 2011
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