About to pull TWO triggers! (NP8150 and NP5160 content)

Yes, that's right... I'm buying 2 sagers, a new one for myself, and a new one for my girlfriend. This'll be my 2nd and her 1st (She's moving from a macbook pro 15" C2D with the 8600m GT; I'm moving from an NP8662 (see sig)).

Anyway, the specs are as follows for them.

Sager NP5160 / Clevo P150HM
- SAGER Labor Day Super Sale!!! - $100 OFF When you spend $1500* or more! (*excludes accessories, shipping, & taxes)
- 15.6” HD+ 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1600x900) Super Clear Matte Type Screen (SKU - X1R356)
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, 2.0-2.8GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache) (SKU - X2R201)
- IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU (Cools better than all Compounds)
- nVidia GT 540M 1024MB PCI-Express GDDR3 DX11 with Optimus™ Technology (SKU - X3R408)
- No Video Adapter
- 8GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) - Special! (SKU - X4P368)
- Standard Finish
- 500GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - X5R207)
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/ Software (When selecting a Hard Drive in the Optical Bay, No Optical Drive is Included) (SKU - X7R455)
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- No Floppy Drive
- Internal 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO)
- No Back Up Software
- None Standard--
- Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module (SKU - X8R107)
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No Carrying Case
- NO Spare Battery
- No Car Adapter
- None Standard*
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No External Keyboard or Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- ~Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's + Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - Included with OS Purchase
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- Sager 2 Year Parts & Labor Warranty, Lifetime Sager Toll Free Support (SKU - S9R207)
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- No Xotic PC Gear
(that's for the g/f so she can do her accounting and yet watch her youtubes and movies without worrying about stuttering or a divebombing GPU)

and for me:
Sager NP8150-S1 / Clevo P150HM
- SAGER Labor Day Super Sale!!! - $100 OFF When you spend $1500* or more! (*excludes accessories, shipping, & taxes)
- 15.6" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 95% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080) (SKU - S1R305)
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, 2.0-2.8GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache) (SKU - X2R201)
- - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- nVidia GeForce GTX 485M 2,048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (User Upgradeable) (SKU - X3R502)
- No Video Adapter
- 16GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4R759)
- Standard Finish
- 750GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S5R307)
- 6X Blu-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive - Special! (SKU - S7P557)
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- No Floppy Drive
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- No Back Up Software
- None Standard--
- Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 (3x3) (SKU - X8R054)
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No Carrying Case
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- None Standard*
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No External Keyboard or Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system (Overclocking will add 3-6 business days to build time)
- ~Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's + Microsoft Office Starter 2010 - Included with OS Purchase
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- Sager 2 Year Parts & 3 Year Labor Warranty w/ Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Customer Support (SKU - S9R206)
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- No Xotic PC Gear
(I wanna see NFS: Shift and my Simbin race games maxed out . There is an OUTSIDE possibility that I will get the 580m... though that's up in the air.)

So come early october, I'm going to be a VERY happy guy, and my g/f's bday present will make her equally happy (especially as her laptop is on the verge of subsidence). I'm ordering mid-september

Jason

 

looks good

 

Very nice, you had a look at the 6990? Might be an option.

 

I did have a look at the 6990, but i'm more in tune with the way nvidia updates / supports drivers. Thus the 485m won out.

 

You should really reconsider getting the 6990m, its a significant performance upgrade (10-15%) for the same price and the latest release of ati drivers been rock stable.

 

How about temps, troid?

Mr. Mysterious

 

I myself got the 6970m but from what i read they should be about the same (~idle: 45-55°C ~load: 78-85°C)

6990m temperature after a 10min burn-in test.

 

Thanks for the link!

Mr. Mysterious