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    Help upgrading my 5796.

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by kett73, Oct 16, 2009.

  1. kett73

    kett73 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a stock 5796 that I have been thinking of updating. What should I be looking for in the way of upgrades (ram, vid card, processors)? My build is listed below:

    1x Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU)
    - Display: 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Cl
    - Arctic Silver: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
    - Dead Pixel Policy: Standard Dead Pixel Policy
    - Processor: ~Intel® P9500 45nm "Montevina" C
    - Video Card: 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce
    - External Monitor Video Adapter: None Standard
    - Ram: ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Chan
    - Intel® Robson Turbo Memory: None Standard
    - Exterior Finish: NP579x Orange Frame Trim
    - Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +
    - Primary Hard Drive: ~ 320GB 5400RPM (Serial-ATA II 3
    - External Hard Drive (Back Up): None Standard
    - Floppy Drive: None Standard
    - Memory Card Reader: Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/
    - Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
    - Wireless Network: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 530
    - Wireless Network Accessories: None Standard
    - Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
    - TV Tuner: None Standard
    - Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audi
    - Case: Basic Black Business Case - Incl
    - Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
    - Car Adapter: None Standard
    - Spare AC Adapter: None Standard
    - Docking Station / Port Replicato: None Standard
    - Fingerprint Reader: Integrated Fingerprint Reader
    - Mouse / Keyboard Accessories: None Standard
    - Notebook Cooler: None Standard
    - Operating System: ~Windows Vista Home Premium 64-B
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    kett73, Oct 16, 2009
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  2. Eivind

    Eivind Notebook Evangelist

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    "Video Card: 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce"

    Can you be a little more helpful, like telling us the name of the graphic card?

    What do you use your laptop to? Mostly gaming or mostly editing?
     
    Eivind, Oct 16, 2009
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    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    quadcore cpu and a gtx 200 graphics card everything else is pointless.
     
    Rorschach, Oct 16, 2009
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  4. kett73

    kett73 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry, the graphics card is a 9800GT. I use it for gaming mostly.
     
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  5. Eivind

    Eivind Notebook Evangelist

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    Then a GTX 280M will be your best graphic card, and the last card that will fit in your laptop.

    For gaming, you CPU are good enough. If you do a lot of CPU intensive games (like GTA4, WiC etc), a quad core will be good. QX9300 are the best one you can get for your laptop.
     
    Eivind, Oct 16, 2009
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  6. kett73

    kett73 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The 5796 will accept a Quad?
     
    kett73, Oct 17, 2009
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  7. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    It depends on the motherboard revision. If you look underneath the top RAM module, you will see a sticker that tells you what version you have. Mine says V3.1B. If you have V3.0B or higher and flash the latest BIOS, your notebook can accept quads.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Oct 17, 2009
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  8. theriko

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    technically, the 5796 cannot accept quads, the 5797 can. If the revision is 3.0B or above, you have a 5797.
     
    theriko, Oct 17, 2009
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  9. kett73

    kett73 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought mine last August before they announced the 97's so that's probably not an option.
     
    kett73, Oct 17, 2009
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  10. Soviet Sunrise

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    Did you check under your RAM module atleast?
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Oct 17, 2009
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  11. italian.madness

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    Hi.
    Unless you have a lot of money to spend I would suggest not to upgrade your GPU as 280 isnt much of improvement over your 9800 gt.
    I would get a faster cpu (quad) and a faster hdd instead.
     
    italian.madness, Oct 18, 2009
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    X9100, GTX 280M, 7200 RPM HDD or SSD, HyperX RAM
     
    anothergeek, Oct 19, 2009
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