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    Bought 5797 in feb from xoticpc... can i/should i swap in the GTX 280m?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Webur, Apr 21, 2009.

  1. Webur

    Webur Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ordered a sager 5797 end of jan from XOTICPC, and received it around feb. 13ish... just recently saw the new graphics card came out just weeks later(!!!) Can i upgrade/exchange for the new card? I got the 1gb 9800GTX... is it worth doing? What are the differences? It seems like it would likely help with power usage... no?
     
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    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    If you can sell your 9800M GTX for a decent price, then yes, it is worth it. No reason not to go with the GTX 280m. Its a great GPU.
     
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    nacr05 Extreme Overclocker

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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    the performance gain will be around 10%... so its up to you to see if its worth the upgrade.
     
    Gophn, Apr 22, 2009
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