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    Clevo M570TU Barebones - I have a few questions! :)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by imglidinhere, Apr 12, 2012.

  1. imglidinhere

    imglidinhere Notebook Deity

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    Alrighty, so as a gift to my younger brother, I've come into contact with a deal for a barebones machine of the model above and I'll be building him this machine for his birthday this year come September. It's BNIB too. :D

    He's got nothing to play on except a crappy computer that's like 5 years old and I remember being in that position at one time too... So I'm being a good big brother. (He'll be 11 this year and I'll be 24)

    It's this exact model: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

    I offered $350+shipping because of the rise of the new laptops out there and he accepted to hold one for me. ^_^

    The guy said it comes with the CPU and GPU heatsinks. It's always been a dream of mine to try and grab an older machine and bring it up to spec, plus my brother doesn't need anything too flashy. ;) I figure a 9800M GT, 4GB DDR2, T9800 CPU, 320GB Raid0/Win 7 laptop should do nicely for him.

    I would like to know the socket that the computer can handle, GPU wise, and if the CPU would be better off being a PXX00 rather than the TXX00.

    Is this feasible if I can haggle down prices sufficiently to a total cost of around say.... $700?

    P.S. I know that I can get a better machine for a similar price, in terms of performance, but I can fool my parents and say I just haggled the price of this amazing machine down to like $300 and it's a refurbished machine or something. :p
     
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  2. Bullit

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    Well i think it is a bad idea. You have no warranty, all new technology is better and the 9800GT Nvidias have not a very reliable reputation.
    The only thing good is the screen if it lasts...
     
    Bullit, Apr 12, 2012
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    zeera Notebook Consultant

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    zeera, Apr 12, 2012
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    Provided it came with enough, I might get it... If I got the GPU with it the whole deal would be over a thousand and that's just too much. It's a fantastic deal, yes, but it's too much in the end.
     
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  5. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Get an fx3600m for $100 on eBay.
    Q9200 for $110 (I think it should work but may depend on Motherboard/bios revision).
    And you'll be set.

    But I would maybe start a wtb thread in the marketplace to see if you can get anything better.
     
    moral hazard, Apr 12, 2012
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