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    Clevo M980NU aka Sager NP 9850 aka AWESOMENESS!!!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Miss Malevolent, Jun 5, 2009.

  1. Soviet Sunrise

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    My colors would be red all day long, haha.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Jul 16, 2009
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  2. dynamite2

    dynamite2 Notebook Guru

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    temps good?while playing?
    gpu 47-74
    cpu 36-55
     
    dynamite2, Jul 16, 2009
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  3. JasonNH

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    Looks good to me. How is the responsiveness of the touch controls, particularly the volume? What do you think of the sound? Any feedback on bleeding for the LCD?
     
    JasonNH, Jul 16, 2009
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    can you try out some sli enabled games ???

    do some benchmarkings for crysis, farcry 2, fallout 3 ???

    :D
     
    Sparky894, Jul 16, 2009
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  5. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    Run OCCT its by far the hardest pushing game i know for Temps ....
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 16, 2009
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  6. Sparky894

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    what is occt ???

    :confused:
     
    Sparky894, Jul 16, 2009
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  7. nexuscom

    nexuscom Notebook Consultant

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  8. dynamite2

    dynamite2 Notebook Guru

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    Touch controlls work good except the software is kind of annoying. Everytime I restart the sounds of it come back on, havent figured out how to turn it off for good. Also when you press a button it shows you what happend in the upper left corner inside of a "small window".
    Touchpad is very sensitive I couldnt install it properly, would like to know if it is possible to turn it off while using a mouse.
    Sound is good. No idea what you mean with "bleeding for the lcd".

    Dont have any atm. :/
    Got Bioshock, AssassinsCreed and CoD4...

    occt???

    edit:
    Idle temps (fan:slow)
    34-38cpu
    45-49gpu single

    edit2:
    Doesnt look like a game. mhh
     
    dynamite2, Jul 16, 2009
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  9. JasonNH

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    Thanks for the info. I was referring to any potential light leakage with the LCD. For instance, if the computer is on but you set the desktop to a completely black background, how much light is still seen on the display?

    I guess a better question is how satisfied you are with the quality of the screen. Is everything crisp and easy to see?
     
    JasonNH, Jul 16, 2009
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  10. henrybutt

    henrybutt Notebook Consultant

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    Is there anything i should do to enable SLI because I swear its not working... getting just under 12k in 3d06 with a t9900 (3.06ghz), ssds and 4gb of ram...
     
    henrybutt, Jul 16, 2009
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  11. Neil@Kobalt

    Neil@Kobalt Company Representative

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    That's approximately what it should be getting with either SLI turned off or after a 3DMark run without a restart. Might sound silly but have you enabled SLI in the NVIDIA control panel?
     
    Neil@Kobalt, Jul 16, 2009
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  12. henrybutt

    henrybutt Notebook Consultant

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    Hmmm... I'll have a look! Im new to all this SLI business :p Are Kobalt going to be shipping soon?
     
    henrybutt, Jul 16, 2009
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  13. Dazman

    Dazman Notebook Evangelist

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    I found the sound rather quiet. Realtek same as my ASUS.
     
    Dazman, Jul 16, 2009
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  14. henrybutt

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    Haha... thanks Neil it was infact disabled in the control panel... I feel so retarded!
     
    henrybutt, Jul 16, 2009
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    NP Henry, make sure it's set to single display mode as well as it should really have SLI enabled as standard and if not it might have been set up differently display wise.

    Regarding shipping, yes we will be very soon. The chassis shipments have been pretty random this launch, it's a little strange for us as we are usually first in the UK.
     
    Neil@Kobalt, Jul 16, 2009
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  16. henrybutt

    henrybutt Notebook Consultant

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    :)... I have to say I think the Kobalt logo on the lid would be slightly more interesting than the Novatech one! I have done the review with benchmarks to follow when complete here: http://forum.techpond.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1202&p=25067#p25067

    I have also posted it on the NBR forum but seem to remember its against rules to link to it?
     
    henrybutt, Jul 16, 2009
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  17. nexuscom

    nexuscom Notebook Consultant

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    Some people start to get them. I can't wait for tomorrow for mine. Now I have to make up a excuse to not work tomorrow.
     
    nexuscom, Jul 16, 2009
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  18. clpdj

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    OCCT can make 99,9% of all laptops cry to cull down the system ore even unveil flow's in the electronics design of a laptop os a powerbrick... rid my sign, and belive me i know what im talkin about , im noob here(the forum) but not in OC/benchmark World
     
    clpdj, Jul 16, 2009
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  19. Dazman

    Dazman Notebook Evangelist

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    Has it arrived?
     
    Dazman, Jul 17, 2009
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  20. nexuscom

    nexuscom Notebook Consultant

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    Yep it just did!
     
    nexuscom, Jul 17, 2009
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  21. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Everyone having fun in here? :D
     
    Shyster1, Jul 17, 2009
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  22. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    no,im jellous.

    can we have you lucky owners post your 3Dmark06 & Vantage scores Here Please
     
    MrDJ, Jul 17, 2009
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  23. Dazman

    Dazman Notebook Evangelist

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    Okay, my laptop was configured to Raid, mirroring the other drive. So not knowing too much about Raid configurations I partitioned my drives and it no longer works.

    This might be a good thing because the Raid reduces my HDD capacity. So is it safe to delete the data on the second HDD if it is no longer being mirrored?
     
    Dazman, Jul 17, 2009
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  24. Rob41

    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    Yes, just disable raid in the bios. Then your second HDD will simply be extra storage space.
     
    Rob41, Jul 17, 2009
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  25. Dazman

    Dazman Notebook Evangelist

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    I figured as much. The mirror is nice, but it will soon eat up space.

    I guess you can't re-enable the RAID because I partitioned the drives?
     
    Dazman, Jul 17, 2009
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  26. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    dazman what did you decide on a laptop yet and what's your outlook on things right now.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  27. Dazman

    Dazman Notebook Evangelist

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    The M980NU
     
    Dazman, Jul 17, 2009
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  28. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    did you get it yet????
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  29. Rob41

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    You should check out a program called Vista Manager. I'm not one to pay for hardly any software, but I'd gladly pay much more than what they charge. They have a trila version so you can check it out.

    Vista Manager is amazing and has way too much to describe here. With that said, it can help you reclaim valuable drive space and makes it easy to reduce the size allocated for restore points.

    Also, this app doesn't muck things up like other programs of this type.
     
    Rob41, Jul 17, 2009
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  30. Dazman

    Dazman Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, a couple of days ago.

    I'll take some picks on the weekend.
     
    Dazman, Jul 17, 2009
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  31. JasonNH

    JasonNH Notebook Evangelist

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    Could you give us some first impressions then?
     
    JasonNH, Jul 17, 2009
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  32. nexuscom

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    installing crysis, going to benchmark soon
     
    nexuscom, Jul 17, 2009
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    temp look good.. it is warm in my room. Going to order Cryo LX soon.
    [​IMG]
     
    nexuscom, Jul 17, 2009
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  34. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    nice you have a lot of benchmarking and cooling and bios infomation you need to provide. lol.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  35. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    I am currently eating a BIG plate of crow, Daz! lol

    Congrats!
     
    sleey0, Jul 17, 2009
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  36. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    I've been missing out, look what the summer dragged in. Show us some temps and results m8 !
     
    eleron911, Jul 17, 2009
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  37. Dazman

    Dazman Notebook Evangelist

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    Core Duo T9600 (will upgrade later when prices drop)
    4 GB RAM
    2x 320 GB 7200rpm (W/GForce)
    2x SLI GTX 280
    DVD Multi Burner
    Windows Vista Home Premium with upgrade to Windows 7.

    Build Quality

    Very nice! Yes, it's a finger print magnet, but I like it over Alienware's M17x as it looks and feels expensive. Mine has Celtic on the back lid, which I like.

    Keyboard

    It's absolutely fine and the location of the hotkeys doesn't get in the way. The mouse pad isn't the greatest as your finger has a tendency to stick to hit. However, it really doesn't matter because I prefer a mouse.

    Noise

    Overall pretty quiet and a bit louder than my ASUS, but the HDDs in the ASUS are only 5400 Rpm, so this is to be expected.

    Screen

    Nice and bright and colours are vibrant. Yes, the screen is glossy, but I've adjusted to this because my ASUS also has a glossy screen and quite frankly I prefer this over a matt finish. It also seems very ridged with minimal, if any, flexing.

    Sound

    Disappointed here a bit I must admit. Realtek sound card just like the ASUS and I find it rather quite. Some have reported the volume as being above average, but it seems quiet when watching movies.

    USB Ports

    These are installed upside down from other laptops, which I found odd.

    Performance

    Haven’t had time to test this yet.

    What I find odd is that Eurocom shipped a European cord with the laptop vice a North American one, but they have just shipped me a replacement one. This also happened to Nexuscom on this site. In addition to this, I have the sign for the Euro next to the dollar sign on the keyboard. So this came from overseas for sure, so I’m scratching my head on this one.

    Overall I really like it!
     
    Dazman, Jul 17, 2009
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  38. nexuscom

    nexuscom Notebook Consultant

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    I'm having issue with benchmark :(
    [​IMG]
    how do i fix that?
     
    nexuscom, Jul 17, 2009
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  39. dondadah88

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    you need to install all the .net frameworks. that's why.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  40. nexuscom

    nexuscom Notebook Consultant

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    I did. There no more windows update to do.
    I got Hot fix for Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB953595) and
    I got Hot fix for Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB958484)
     
    nexuscom, Jul 17, 2009
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  41. nexuscom

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    kinda low score for 3dmark06
    [​IMG]
     
    nexuscom, Jul 17, 2009
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  42. Donald@Paladin44

    Donald@Paladin44 Retired

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    It looks like it is only reading your video card as a GTX 180M...what's up with that?
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Jul 17, 2009
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  43. nexuscom

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    no clue.
    In device manager i can see 2 gtx 280m.
    in nvidia control panel it say sli enable..

    Some people with m17x also see 180m..
    I guess is 3dmark2006
     
    nexuscom, Jul 17, 2009
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  45. Dazman

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    The BIOS has it as AHCI vice RAID.

    Funny both drives are mirrored but this stopped when I partitioned them.
     
    Dazman, Jul 17, 2009
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  46. ReDuNZL

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    Hmm it should not be in AHCI mode, should it?
     
    ReDuNZL, Jul 17, 2009
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  47. Dazman

    Dazman Notebook Evangelist

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    It wasn't mirrored. It was a leftover install from the dealer on the other drive.

    What do I need to rum Furturemark, version 06, plus patch and Hotfix?
     
    Dazman, Jul 17, 2009
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  48. Dazman

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    Running it now, but forgot to turn off AV.
     
    Dazman, Jul 17, 2009
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  49. Dazman

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    Here is, but remember this is a Core Duo T9600.
     

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  50. Dazman

    Dazman Notebook Evangelist

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    Hear are scores with Physx off.
     

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