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    Intel Turbo Memory & MXM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by joeking78, Feb 27, 2009.

  1. joeking78

    joeking78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    I'm a new user here but not new to the world of laptops & pc's.

    I just bought a brand new Rock 620 Extreme from Ebay and it came with 4GB turbo memory. Just wanted to know if anyone could tell me the benefits of Intel Turbo Memory?

    Also, could anyone tell me if its possible to upgrade the MXM GPU in the Clevo M860 chassis?

    Cheers in advance

    Joe
     
    joeking78, Feb 27, 2009
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  2. Hirohata

    Hirohata GBF Danchou

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    Not sure about Turbo Memory, but the current best GPU would be a 9800M GTS or 9800M GT a.k.a. 8800M GTX.
     
    Hirohata, Feb 27, 2009
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  3. joeking78

    joeking78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I already have a 9800M GT...actually I was thinking of upgrading to the 260M or 280M when its released
     
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    Hirohata GBF Danchou

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    Don't really think that'll happen anytime soon. Main problems would be the power and cooling. I think there are 2 threads already discussing this.

    First thread and second thread.

    Check around the Sager and Clevo section as well.

    A bit late, but welcome to NBR :D
     
    Hirohata, Feb 27, 2009
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    joeking78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ahhh, I didn't look for a Clevo or Sager section

    Thanks for the welcome :) I've been stalking the forums for a few months now and got a lot of good information here before making my purchase. It arrives tomorrow :D

    I'll post some benchmarks asap
     
    joeking78, Feb 27, 2009
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    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    The benefit of Turbo Memory is that the HDD has to be accessed less. Decreased startup times, faster application access, longer battery life, and less heat output. ITM takes some tweaking to get working right, but when it is optimized and functioning properly, makes a fair bit of difference.
     
    emike09, Feb 27, 2009
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    leslievw Notebook Guru

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    What do you mean by 'some tweaking'? Using the User Pinning dashboard or other tweaking?
     
    leslievw, Mar 1, 2009
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    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    Using User Pinning correctly, making sure you have the very latest drivers, thats about it.
     
    emike09, Mar 1, 2009
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