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    15 incher witha 280m!!!!!!!?????????

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Logitech456, Oct 6, 2009.

  1. Logitech456

    Logitech456 Notebook Consultant

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    how did they manage to squeeze it in there? isnt there thermal issues?
     
    Logitech456, Oct 6, 2009
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    Its predecessor could run the 280M without major issue, so I'm not too surprised.
     
    5482741, Oct 6, 2009
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  3. Eivind

    Eivind Notebook Evangelist

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    No. Someone already squeezed in 280M GTX in the M860ETU which only has one fan, and the temps are acceptable. I guess the W860CU will handle it quite well because it has a fan for the GPU and the CPU.

    It is not the mobile version of the desktop card. Its just a rebrand of the 9800M GTX with a little more shaders.
     
    Eivind, Oct 6, 2009
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  4. IKAS V

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    Not with 2 fans cooling the GPU and CPU, this is a great addition.
     
    IKAS V, Oct 6, 2009
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    280M isn't that much hotter than a 260M
     
    dalingrin, Oct 6, 2009
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    Yeah apparently the thermal differences in the 260m and 280 are very small. One of the people that got the new M15x put in a 280 and It worked just fine. The difference between a single 260 and 280 is minimal performance wise unless the 260 is undervolted like the Asus g51's.
     
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    sytange since the 280ms r alot more cash then the 260ms
     
    Logitech456, Oct 6, 2009
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    Not really!
    260M GTX=$415
    280M GTX=$490
    $75 is not that much more when you are already spending over $400 for a GPU.
    I got those prices from a barebones reseller.
     
    IKAS V, Oct 7, 2009
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