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    NP8170 Upgrades

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by George Washington, Aug 11, 2014.

  1. George Washington

    George Washington Notebook Guru

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    I am selling my NP8170 that I bought back in January of 2012. A buyer asked if the CPU and GPU were upgradable and I realised that I actually don't know as I don't ever consider upgrading laptops. I was hoping someone could help me out with more specifics about if it's possible or not and limitations if so.

    The notebook has an Intel i7-2760QM and ATI 6990M at the moment.
     
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  2. PuNkMaN

    PuNkMaN Notebook Consultant

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    Yes both are upgradable. The best options for both, CPU and GPU, are the 2960xm and the gtx 680m.
     
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    It will support any Intel second gen mobile CPU, easy way to tell is the 2 in the i7-"2"760QM. It can also support the 7970M GPU if you have a Hannstar LCD Panel, if you have a LG LCD panel then it may need to be sent into get Sager to be updated before it will support it.
     
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    Thanks guys. I will relay the message to the interested buyer. One more question: I've asked Reddit's BuildAPC community but only got one reply... What should I be asking or expecting for this notebook? The one person who responded said $700 was about right, which I have the notebook listed for, but the only offer I've gotten was for $475 which I feel is very low. The specs are listed in my signature, minus the Windows 7 Pro. I think I ended up with Home Premium.

    Also, is eBay the way to go? I didn't see many NP8170s in the sold or completed listings.
     
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    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Aug 12, 2014
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