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    Clevo or Sager Upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by wixz, Apr 18, 2010.

  1. wixz

    wixz Notebook Consultant

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    Hi.
    After I read and asking many question Here at NBR.
    I got another question again.
    Is it actually possible to upgrade Clevo or Sager ATI cards to Nvidia? or vice versa?

    Another simple question.
    Clevo and sager is well known because of its CPU or GPU upgradeable right?

    I also never upgraded CPU or GPU before. Is it hard to upgrade it?

    Thanks.

    EDIT: For example I already have this laptop for 1 year. and I wanted to upgrade the CPU and GPU what is the average price for the upgrade?
    Mid-High End CPU/GPU
     
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  2. kingtz

    kingtz Notebook Consultant

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    It'll be more helpful if you gave more details.

    What model laptop you have; the CPU and GPU specs in it currently; what you wish to upgrade to (if you don't know, what kind of programs you want to run or the work you intend to do); and most importantly, your budget.
     
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  3. wixz

    wixz Notebook Consultant

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    I don't actually have Sager or Clevo. But maybe I'm going to buy it.
    I'm still choosing between Sager or Asus

    I'm talking about NP8690
     
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  4. Eivind

    Eivind Notebook Evangelist

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    As long as the new cards/CPU have BIOS-support, physically fits and doesn`t require too much watt, there shouldn`t be a reason not being able to upgrade.
     
    Eivind, Apr 18, 2010
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    If you're here, of course most likely we'll tell you to get the Clevo/Sager, and vice versa from the members in the Asus forum.

    If you're set on 15" form factor (which is what the W860CU/8690 is), then Clevo is the only game (if you want the ATI 5870) for now.

    I have the 8690, and love it to death.
     
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  6. kingtz

    kingtz Notebook Consultant

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    And yeah, you can upgrade all those components, and high end graphics cards (on RJ Tech) cost ~$500 USD. Maybe the high end cards a year from now will be cheaper, but that's what they currently cost.

    Someone correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe Asus either solders their GPUs or does something proprietary so you can't replace them.
     
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    If you're willing to void the warranty, and manage to remove 2-3 dozen screws to get to the motherboard, you will be rewarded with the fact the GPU is practically non-upgradeable, unless Asus produces another laptop with the higher end version of the card (which is still not guaranteed to work) which you cannot buy from Asus directly.

    As a reality check though, recent card improvements tend to be in the 10-25% range (delivered in ever smaller increments).
     
    k9hydr4, Apr 18, 2010
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