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    First run after the upgrade

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Ethrem, Dec 23, 2014.

  1. Ethrem

    Ethrem Notebook Prophet

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    So not just this... but the CPU.... asked them to give me a new heatsink... Check this.

    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-4940MX,Notebook P370SM-A

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    That's stock... with buggy drivers,..,, about to wipe the machine and put a fresh install...

    But that's not undervolted or anything and I checked, they replaced EVERYTHING from CPU to both GPUs... its obvious when you see the white tape.

    I can actually use my computer now... without the fan kicking up saying hi...

    Highly. Recommend. Sager (and XOTIC). Never would have been fixed had I not had them.

    You think Dell is going to give you 980M? Yup. 1k a card. Sager is the way to go because they're by gamers for gamers. Oh and they fixed my trackpad; There was a miscommunication, never knew it was broken.

    May sound like an ad for Sager. Don';t care what you think. They fixed something they didn't have to. I only had one warranty replacement... that means two more with Dell. Did I pay flor the upgrade? Yup. But I paid a pittance compared to brand new cards from RJ or Euro.

    VERY reasonable companies as long as you have proof and can give them the diagnostics and benchmarks to show things aren't right. I was able to.

    The big show?

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    Ethrem, Dec 23, 2014
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  2. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Well after the pain you had trying to get those crappy 880M's sorted out, you did deserve this outcome :)... As long as your'e happy now, that's what matters.. Etherm, 3.9GHz for your 4940MX? Come on now! Push it to 4.2 ;)
     
    TomJGX, Dec 25, 2014
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  3. D2 Ultima

    D2 Ultima Livestreaming Master

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    Finally you have a working PC, geez Ethrem XD. Glad to see your temps and everything are in check and I hope you get everything up, running, clean, cool and quiet.

    Also, get some throttlestop on dat_cpu =P
     
    D2 Ultima, Dec 25, 2014
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  4. kevin_172

    kevin_172 Notebook Consultant

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    They charged you in the end then? Quite lucky I had to pay nothing then ☺

    Happy for you though mate!
     
    kevin_172, Dec 25, 2014
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  5. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    I'm glad it's all working now :) hopefully you can sit back and enjoy some gaming time now.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 26, 2014
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  6. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Glad to see everything is working as its supposed to!
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Dec 26, 2014
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