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    Do GCN FirePros work?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Mr.Koala, Jul 14, 2014.

  1. Mr.Koala

    Mr.Koala Notebook Virtuoso

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    As the title says, do Clevo P series machines accept GCN FirePros? I'm thinking about getting a M6100 for a P150SM.
     
    Mr.Koala, Jul 14, 2014
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    I've never seen Sager offer a FirePro card so there probably isnt BIOS support for one.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Jul 14, 2014
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    Hutsady is probably right. Most of the time, Clevos are limited in their upgradeability by the BIOS. Not even some Nvidia cards can work with the older models without some modifications.
     
    Djask, Jul 15, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Since I don't believe clevo/sager versions of the firepro are made that would mean that the only ones would be from other brands which wont work properly with the EC and the system will simply shut down after a few seconds.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 15, 2014
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    There are no Clevo Quadros neither. They are NV reference cards. (Which is why they are relatively expensive.)
     
    Mr.Koala, Jul 17, 2014
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    Quadro cards are so expensive because nvidia charges way more for them ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 17, 2014
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    I was talking about the so-called Clevo Quadros being more expensive than OEM Quadros for Dell, HP, etc.

    The reference cards can usually push a bit higher.
     
    Mr.Koala, Jul 17, 2014
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    There were quadros in the past; I know for a fact my old D900F had the option to pick up a $5000 quadro GPU instead of my 280M at the time.
     
    D2 Ultima, Jul 18, 2014
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    You can get them from clevo I believe, obviously a more niche option.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 19, 2014
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    Are you sure Clevo also makes its own Quadros? All the resellers I have talked with told me Clevo doesn't and the Quadros they sell are from Nvidia's OEM.
     
    Mr.Koala, Jul 20, 2014
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    It's possible since we work with sager not clevo. But even if clevo did do them directly I doubt they would be any cheaper.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 21, 2014
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