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    Nvidia 425M & 460M Released

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by MrDJ, Sep 20, 2010.

  1. MrDJ

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    MrDJ, Sep 20, 2010
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    Seems like you're late for the party already :)
     
    kevindd992002, Sep 20, 2010
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    nothing new there then :D
    just thought id pass on the info for uk buyers.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 20, 2010
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  4. Kevin

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    I wonder if Clevo will add the GT 445M to its roster.
     
    Kevin, Sep 20, 2010
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    Can anyone answer the following for me:

    1. Does Kobalt sell the cards separately?
    2. Will it fit my NP8690
    3. How much better OR worse is the 460M than the ATI 5870 ?
     
    fluffyuk, Sep 20, 2010
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    it will cost about 350-450USD and performance will be a bit lower comparad to HD 5870 (10%?). There is no reason to switch unles you are facing issues. It should fit as far as you bios supports it so you need the new one.
     
    AndrewKW, Sep 20, 2010
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    all new G860/NP8690 will have the new 460 as standard so yes it will fit.
    as they are so new its difficult to tell how many are in the country so kobalts priority is selling them with new laptops.
    it wont hurt sending [email protected] an email asking.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 20, 2010
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    You are better of waiting for the 470M but even with that you won't notice much difference if any at all. Kobalt do sell the cards seperately in the sense they can order one for you but as mentioned before, cards for the ordered chassis always take priority.
     
    LaptopNut, Sep 20, 2010
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    Five days ago I placed an order for a G510 with the GT 330M.

    Thankfully, I opted to pay by bank transfer which hasn't completed yet, so my order isn't yet confirmed. I've fired off an email to sales@ to see if they'll get a 425M in for me. :D
     
    aph1d, Sep 21, 2010
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    as far as i know when the details were put on their website all orders get upgraded automatically unless they were already in transit.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 21, 2010
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    I hope so. They do seem to have changed the configurations around a bit, though: e.g. 1920x1080 LCD is now only available on the G860.

    Mine was the G510 upgraded with 1080 display, 450M CPU and 128GB SSD. Hopefully I can still get that with the 425M GPU.
     
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    if the config has changed on their website it might be worth giving sales a call or sending an email to check.
    its mentioned HERE about the screen.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 21, 2010
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