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    NP9280 GPU questions

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by MastahRiz, Nov 12, 2009.

  1. MastahRiz

    MastahRiz Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello all,

    I am interested in getting a NP9280 but don't know a whole lot about the Sager line as this may be my first one. As I regularly enjoy both making bad decisions and buyer's remorse, I was curious as to why I simply can't spend even more money to get this model in an SLi setup. Is it something that will be available in the future or is there a hardware limitation?

    Just curious as to why the NP9850 will allow for such a feature and the newer model does not.

    If however SLi is definitely not an option with the 9280, what would everyone here recommend strictly in terms of gaming performance? The 9280/D900F or the D901c/9850?

    Thanks for the help!
     
    MastahRiz, Nov 12, 2009
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  2. brato

    brato Notebook Enthusiast

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    What about the M980NU?
     
    brato, Nov 12, 2009
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  3. theriko

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    I think MastahRiz got his models confused as the 9850 is not the D901C, but the M980NU.

    For strictly gaming performance the 9850/M980NU will perform best, unless you are playing RTS's/GTA4 or other CPU dependant games
     
    theriko, Nov 13, 2009
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  4. Eivind

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    A QX9300 would do a good job too in CPU dependant games, altough not as good as the i7.
     
    Eivind, Nov 13, 2009
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