Eurocom offering NVidia GTX 970m , 980m kits for P150EM, P170EM & P370EM

Just wanted to share what I found today on Eurocom's website and via their email: http://www.eurocom.com/ec/vgas(1)ec



They are also offering a discount of 10% with this coupon code 150131AW10EB (enter it in your Notes for the purchase)

_especially_ good news for Canucks, but they do ship out around the world.


I'm certainly considering either the 970 or 980m kit for my 170EM.

 

Confirming this is correct! Also another great deal is running this month in my signature for current Alienware owners !

 

It said to be compatible only with Em series,but it shouldn't be a problem for a SM no ?, btw , the price for the 970m are quiet good compared to wath we can see on ebay

Elipsus

 

Yeah for sure, actually they have it listed for the SM-A as well: P1xxSMA/P37xxSMA ;GTX 980M; 8GB DDR5; MXM 3.0b;

 

Hum, strange they dont listed it for the 970m^^.
And by the way, they made a mistake : the 980m wont suit the 151 SM-A, the P**1 versions have a shrinked down GPU power supply ( maxi 75 watt).

 

They do have it for the 970m : P1xxSMA/P37xxSMA ;GTX 970M; 6GB DDR5; MXM 3.0b;

Also, I guess they think the 151 SM power limitation is the customer's problem. Perhaps it should have a disclaimer.

 

500 euro (without VAT) for a 970M. LoL ?

 

Yeah for the SMA it's ok, but for SM "normal", it's not sure ^^
Didn't see it was without VAT, i'm not used to see the without VAT prices ^^

 

Most expensive prices in the world for 900 series

 

The price WITH VAT is 462.940 EUR

Don't forget the 10% discount. VAT here is 13%, also you dont pay it to Eurocom if you export, you might pay it to your country's customs though.

 

You guys aren't doing your math correctly, they are some of the LOWEST prices. These are Canadian dollars... and add 10% discount at least this month.

Edit: I don't work these guys etc, just don't like to see misinformation.

 

Right I see what you mean. I guess they haven't made up the kits for those yet. (I'm pretty sure though the P170EM kit would work if you reused the old heatsink of the SM though, just move some pads)

Anyway, VAT, yeah in North America VAT is NOT included in advertized prices, thats USA + Canada + Ebay.

 

I'm Canadian... I know it's in CAD currency.

edit -- nm I see the price now

 

With shipping it's 819 CAD => 574 EUR => 10% discount 473 EUR + 48 EUR shipping = 521 EUR
I don't care if these are the cheapest prices for a video card, it's absolutely horrendously expansive for a video card which is not even top of the line.
On top of that comes a 20-25% VAT tax which you WILL pay if you are in the EU. Assuming that in Canada VAT is 13%, then... 410 EUR + 48 EUR shiping = 458 + 20% VAT = 550 EUR

 

Keep in mind I assumed prices are with Canadian VAT initially and that there are no transactions fews and currency conversation costs.
A bank transfer from UK to Canada is around 5-10 euro at least.

In europe the 970M is 545 euro + 17 euro shipping from Germany = 562 euro.

 

All I know is that if we compare apples to apples (Ebay or other international sellers) then these are low prices. Make sure to select CAN dollar to buy with, and use your own currency conversion. Preferrably from Paypal or a credit card which charge 2%. You're highlighting something about Eurocom's prices that has NOTHING to do with them, it has to do with international shopping in general.

Like I said, best deal for Canadians.

 

Hidevolution has much better prices then Eurocom.. Also an Alienware owner got 970M for much cheaper from a EU reseller.. Info is in below thread..

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/dell-gtx980m-part-number.770798/#post-9918700

 

What do you mean? The 970M is a lot more expensive at HIDevolution http://www.hidevolution.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?a=all&cat=186&limit=30&q=970m
plus especially for a Canadian would need to pay duties on import (most likely, unless they get lucky with USPS).

Note also: Eurocom is selling the card FOR EM series with new heatsink and screws and this is why I posted the thread. (I didnt see anyone else offering an EM kit before I posted this) You guys are driving me a bit nuts i have to confess. Information on pricing is nice, but don't tell me black is white please. Apples to apples comparisons are needed to say something is much cheaper.

If you check RJtech.com, the prices at Eurocom are slightly lower at current exchange rates, and they offer the cards for the EM, and the cards come with heatsinks as well. (complete kit)
http://rjtech.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30307
http://rjtech.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30303

As for the really cheap price in the EU, sure, if you are in EU and you feel like emailing these guys it sounds like a great deal, http://www.nexoc-notebook.com/

Edit: Fixed heatsink info, RJtech also ships with heatsinks.

 

Just for the sake of accuracy the cards from rjtech come with a heatsink too It's nice to see lots of options.

 

Yea totally my bad on that one, just spotted it!

Does the one from PowerNotebooks also come with heatsinks?

 

That I'm just double checking, I'll edit this post when I find out.

Edit: the heatsink is $29 extra and just specify the kind you need when ordering the gpu and it will be added for you.

 

We'll sell GPU's to anyone who asks, I can't post pricing here because its against the rules, but I'm sure you guys can figure out how to contact us

And yes why in the world would you ever sell a GPU WITHOUT the heatsink, the x-bracket etc. Thats how it comes from Clevo, selling it as pieces is just taking people's money.

 

A lot of heatsinks don't need to be upgraded or say for the p570wm there is no stock 980m heatsink.

I've edited the above post now.

 

Thanks Meaker. And yeah I can see why someone would sell them without heatsinks as well, as long as it's specified.

Possibilities:
A) maybe they can offer a lower price (and apparently most heatsinks do not need replacing)
B) maybe shipping will be lower
C) avoid someone chucking all that copper in the garbage a few years later (you never know if someone is too lazy to resell)
D) they may have even gotten the card without heatsinks somewhere

 

Again choice is good, the options are out there (and much better than it used to be) so happy shopping everyone

 

Seems Anandtech also picked up on it http://www.anandtech.com/show/8969/...ng-laptops-with-gtx-980m-and-gtx-970m-options

Also for completeness: RJtech isn't listing the heatsinks for the 970m (they are for 980m). Hence why I said what I said, so I guess it wasn't my mistake, they just have different info between the 2 cards. [not sure if they actually ship 970m with heatsinks or not]
Edit: now they added pics of heatsinks for the 970M, so they do ship with them. Cool

For our American friends; the price in CAD after discount for 970m is 650 - $65 (10%) + $76.05 tax = $661.05 CAD
Which is $543.56 USD after taxes at 0.8222 conversion (includes 2% conversion fee).
Not counting delivery.

 

People don't sleep, we have all on stock cards & heatsinks too.

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I was saving up for the GTX 980M update on my P150SM-A from CEG, but with this new nonsense from nVidia blocking OC on their mobile cards, I'll continue use my 880M...

 

As of now only the cards bought from Mythlogic and Eurocom will work properly with your PxxEM systems as they decided to Partner up and join my early access program...all others will under perform by 20% on OCable driver (any other than 374), essentially turning your GTX980M into a GTX970M.

BTW: Prema is back!

 

Welcome back prema

 

Nice to see you back to rescue us from NVIDIA's throttling!

 

Of course he was going to.
I was wondering how long it will take him to show up and start tinkering with stuff to get them working.

 

So if I have a P150SM (NP8265-S), and the PREMA-MOD on my laptop, is the GTX 980m a direct drop-in? It would be awesome to have 90 to 100fps consistently @ 1080p in the latest racing games.

(The 780m is still a great GPU, but I want to maximize my available power, and I'm not keen on the latest offerings from Clevo / Sager (i.e.: either thin and light, or a 4790K-powered monster that wouldn't be feasible in class / library due to occasional lack of proximity to power outliet).

Thanks

Jason

 

Make sure it is his latest and yes it would be with the heatsink included, otherwise you would need to re-organise the thermal pads properly.

 

10% off at Eurocom for their VGA upgrade kits

VGA page list : http://www.eurocom.com/ec/vgas(1)ec

coupon: GLJ-VGA-150228

1. GTX 980M for $895. ~$800 with the coupon.

2. GTX 970M for $632. ~$570 with the coupon

3. GTX 965M for $450. $405 with the coupon.

 

So this is complete news to me that the 980M can be placed in a P150EM. I have a Sager version of the laptop running the Prema mod. If I bought one of these 980M's is it just plug and play? Is there any vBIOS or BIOS upgrades I'd have to do? Any special drivers or just continue to use Nvidia's? I would certainly love to upgrade from my 680M. It is a great GPU but I could only imagine how much more I'd get from a 980M.

 

As far as I understand, no need to update anything, but maybe the bios does need to be updated. Ask them

 

Go have a look at prema's website and the tech inferno forums

 

Seeing as how I just went through a major 12 hour headache getting a 970 to work in my 170em (Sager NP 9170), it can be done.

The BIOS DOES need to be updated, otherwise the machine will not detect the card and insist on using it and the default VGA drivers instead of the integrated GPU. As long as you have the latest Prema BIOS mod, it should work fine. I still had stock BIOS when I tried and nearly gave up till I flashed the BIOS.

PS. Asking Sager for advice is pointless. I did and they said only a 680m would work.

Also you'll have to add your card into the .inf file for the driver setup, otherwise it won't detect the card (don't do this before updating BIOS, like I did a couple times only to get a wonderful frozen screen in safe mode, luckily a Windows restore point fixed that).

 

Sager is only going to quote the official cards to cover themselves (and understandably so) going further is entirely on community support.

 

what exactly is a PREMA bios ? I am unfamiliar with this term. Trying to help someone with a P170 get this installed.

 

Prema BIOS is a modified Clevo system BIOS. It can be found at http://biosmods.wordpress.com along with detailed instructions for installation.

I also removed your prices. The only place that you may advertise a product for sale is the NBR Marketplace

 

In an up to date system it allows the tweaking of a lot more options than the standard bios. For older systems it can also increase the range of components that will work in the system (specifically gpus).

 

I bought a 980 SLI to upgrade from 680 SLI on my NP9370. Would a Eurocom bios work on my Sager? So far, I can't get modified drivers to install and I am to new to try Prema's bios & vbios flashing. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Confirming I've just had a 970m from eurocom installed into my sager np9370. I would have done it myself but was away and needed it for work. I ordered from eurocom on a Friday and received it by Monday (Canada to New Zealand) and then gave it to a local laptop outfit the instructions to install GPU, flash prema v2 bios as per read me file instructions, and potentially modify driver .ini files if necessary. They did so and without having to modify the driver it gets p8999 on 3Dmark 11 performance (1280x720). That's not bad in my book.
Card came preflashed from eurocom, and they sent me their bios after I emailed them, too late for my install though, but all good.

 

I suggest testing it in a more appropriate benchmark like 3dmark firestrike.

 

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Am comparing it to this:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-970M.126694.0.html

 

For anyone with an EM system who wants to upgrade to GTX9, here is the list of shops that can hook you up with the v3 Mods for proper support:

http://forum.techinferno.com/clevo/8663-[gpu-upgrades]-gtx7-8-9-p-em-series.html#post118184

 

Ah I thought I needed your v3 bios for trouble free driver installation, but was it simply the eurocom vbios plus your v2 bios required to run a regular driver file?

Very much appreciated Prema!

 

Eurocom must have send you their version of my v3 system BIOS alongside a pre-flashed GPU.
If you can install driver without .inf Mods then you are running the v3 BIOS Mod.