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    NP9773-S Expansion

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by TrueAngryYeti, Aug 30, 2015.

  1. TrueAngryYeti

    TrueAngryYeti Newbie

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    Alright so after a lot of researching I've come across the Sager NP9773-S and I keep seeing things and posts about how it can have 2 980Ms. My question is, is this true? I can't seem to find anything backing up that it has an extra gpu slot.

    edit: rip thread title... Didn't add the word Sager
     
    TrueAngryYeti, Aug 30, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    It has one GPU slot...
     
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    D2 Ultima Livestreaming Master

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    You mixed it up with the NP9377 and not the NP9773
     
    D2 Ultima, Aug 30, 2015
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    Yep I totally did haha
     
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    Clevo model no., always remember the Clevo no. They're not super similar and confusing like Sager or have weird names like everyone else.
     
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    Well, it seems the old models are being phased out waiting for new models. If you're lucky, a SLI, desktop-CPU-using model will come out, probably using Skylake. But if you find the need to purchase a laptop before then and want SLI, then Eurocom still sells the P37xSM-A models (with 120Hz screens too) as the Scorpius 3 and the X8. But you wanted CPU power the most, so the P770ZM-G is the machine I still recommend, as getting impeccable CPU power out of a P37xSM-A model would require some elbow grease (liquid metal paste for the CPU, and/or an older model's heatsinks which sacrifice slave GPU cooling (the slave GPU will still be cool enough if it's a 980M) for CPU cooling) which is also added cost, and the unlocked CPUs are $1000 as opposed to the $300 4790K from the P770ZM.

    Also as Octiceps said, clevo model number is the most important number.
     
    D2 Ultima, Aug 30, 2015
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