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    Just ordered my 5796!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Deisun, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. Deisun

    Deisun Newbie

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    I designed this laptop for optimal upgradeability in the future so here is what I got:


    Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU) Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU)
    - 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)
    - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
    - Standard Dead Pixel Policy
    - ~Intel® P8400 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.26GHz w/3MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt
    - 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800M GT DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
    - None Standard
    - ~ 2,048MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (1 SODIMM)
    - None Standard
    - NP579x Orange Frame Trim Color
    - ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
    - ~ 320GB 5400RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 8MB Cache)
    - None Standard
    - None Standard
    - Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
    - Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
    - Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
    - None Standard
    - Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
    - None Standard
    - Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
    - Basic Black Business Case - Included
    - Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
    - None Standard
    - None Standard
    - None Standard
    - Integrated Fingerprint Reader
    - None Standard
    - None Standard
    - None Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
    - None Standard
    - None Standard
    - 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Based Toll Free Tech Support
    (Year2 & 3 Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)

    I wanted to keep it under $2000 and I did, it came out to around $1920. Anyway, I figured this cpu, this amount of ram and this video card should be just FINE for me until later on when I feel I want to upgrade it I can do that and hopefully by then the parts will also be cheaper too. I felt the ability to be able to upgrade to the 9800 GTX was a very nice option and thats why I opted for the 5796 as opposed to the 8660. Either way, I needed the laptop before August 2nd, so waiting for the NP8860 wasnt an option. I'll be running XP btw.

    I think it will be just perfect for what I need and I'm very excited to recieve it now. Btw I ordered from XoticPC.
     
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    Deisun, Jul 16, 2008
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  2. auburncoast

    auburncoast Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    very nice. congratulations. definitely upgradable but still a nice configuration already. I'm sure you'll be happy with it. don't forget to do some reviews when you get that! good choice on reseller too.
     
    auburncoast, Jul 16, 2008
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  3. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    It looks good though you might want to get another gig of ram, 2 gigs is kinda pushing the limits especially when gaming.
     
    CeeNote, Jul 16, 2008
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  4. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    nice specs, should do fine for all games.
     
    Gophn, Jul 16, 2008
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  5. anexanhume

    anexanhume Notebook Evangelist

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    He did the smart thing and got one DIMM. He can pop another 1GB or 2GB DIMM in there when he has the money.

    The lighter CPU shouldn't matter that much for gaming. Very smart build!
     
    anexanhume, Jul 16, 2008
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  6. Thug21

    Thug21 Notebook Evangelist

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    Awesome setup for under 2k!

    I'd think 2 GB of ram will work pretty nice with xp.
     
    Thug21, Jul 16, 2008
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