Pre-Order for the 9850 (M980NU) TOMORROW!

Non-Glare or Glare which are you guys going for?

Old question, still I would like to know how many go for Glare etc.

 

Does anyone know if the M980NU will allow for overclocking?

Thanks,

 

Positive..........

 

I would like to know, also.

But actually, the 9850 only comes in glossy.. I am figuring it will be like the Asus w90vp screen.. reflective, but beauitful!

 

That's a question I tried to find out about yesterday. I called Xotic PC and was told, "You cannot overclock via the bios, but you could find a software program to OC".

Keep in mind that this doesn't necessarily apply to all of the rebranded Clevo's.
Other resellers could have their own bios.

I think for many this will be a big part of their decision and could determine who they purchase from.

The bios in the Alienware M17x does allow for OC'ing and it has no overheating at all when OC'ed so hopefully the M980NU vendors won't be too gun shy and provide a user adjustable OC'ing feature as well.

 

Well as we know, Clevo the manufacturer does say of this model...

"You think you know FAST? Think again! Introducing the fastest laptop in the world powered by Intel Core 2 Extreme processor and nVIDIA SLI technology. With Mirror-Black finish, touch-sensitive buttons, and high quality isolated keyboard, it stands out without competition.

Key Features

Best Performance
- Overclocking CPU
- nVIDIA chipset
- 3*HDD capability
- Dual Graphic Card (SLI)"
CLEVOM980NUINFOPAGE

 

At this moment, since the NP9850 has not yet been released, overclocking is an option that is still being tested.

There are no "final" specifications for it yet, and there are still many features that could change between now and the release date...hopefully overclocking will be one of them.

Like they say..."Stay tuned for further developments"

 

Actually, on 3 German-resller-sites they announced that they have it and can ship it within 24h.
I am still hesitating because I don't know if I should buy a glare or non-glare one (site says they have both).

Also I'm thinking of buying just one GPU and buy the 2nd one later when they do not cost 500€ anymore. waaaah.. :|

edit: talking about the m980nu

 

NO ONE has it yet so what youve read is false advertising.your more than welcome to order from them but what normally happens is that the companys that brag that they already have it are normally the last ones to get it when it is released.

 

No bios overclocking is really gonna hurt sales.

 

Yup, in terms of choosing similiar equiped laptops, people (at least overclockers) will go for whatever rig has OC'ing in the bios.

 

the m17x WILL win. unless sager comes out with something better.
m17x IN THE BIOS HAS
fsb overclocking(no need for setfsb)
multiplier overclock
cpu/ram fsb ratio.


i don't think sager will go that route. but if they do??????????

 

if they do the playing field will actually be even

 

Minus the 18.4" screen which IMO is a big negative. It's the reason I got the M17x, over the M980, and I'm glad I did, now I can have a 17" laptop which is SLI capable, a BIOS which has all the bells and whistles for over clocking, has an amazing keyboard compared to that ugly thing on the M980 and the M17x overall looks 100 times better, the complete care warranty is icing on the cake.

 

yeah i would have to agree on you but i think the cooling is going to be better.

 

Just to chip in my two cents' worth - based on what I've seen from Clevo in terms of BIOS capabilities over the past three years I've been around here, I would very much doubt that Clevo will put that sort of capability into their BIOS. They seem to have a very steadfast adherence to a locked down BIOS with few customizable options, and it may take something as nasty as losing the gaming notebook crown to get them to re-evaluate their BIOS methodology. It is a shame, but there you have it.

 

Well from what we've seen so far, the cooling on the M17x is as good as any, though the Clevo may be a few degrees cooler due to its bigger chassis.

 

only time will tell but i'm sure clevo is watching the m17x with all there features and i'm sure they will do something.

aleinware did. they never had so much options in there bios before. only bios overclock and that was the m1730.

i have been looking up the cooling on the m17x but there isn't enough research to determine the cooling IMO.

 

Ok let me rephrase that then, from what I've seen so far, the M17x's cooling is as good as any.

 

You guys missed that while the M17X has all the bios options it has so far been doing very poor with actual overclocking.

the Asus W90 can push the Q9000 to 2.7ghz on average just with FSB overclocking and even with a full open bios there average is 2.3-2.4ghz.

The trend follows for other cpu's as well, yes they have the options there, but if they try to boot with a high fsb or cpu setting the machine simply wont boot.

Options do you no good if they do not work.

For cooling of the M17X, it seems normal. Not great. I am trying to get somebody to run an OCCT test like me but most of them are cooking there cpu's into the 70c+ range and wont run it, again the W90 I did a OCCT run and only got 61c max on the cpu with a 33% overclock.

As it stands right now the M17X biggest and greatest feature to me is the full keyboard and the cool lights.

 

Some guys have gotten their Q9000's to 2.5 on the M17x, and sleey0 has his P8600 to 3.0ghz, another guy got his T9600 to 3.3 the other night, to me this is more than enough, not all of us are over the top performance junkies and bench runners.

 

i'm a Narcissistic Bench Runner and proud of it

 

not good enough, not for a machine that cost that much especially.

Im simply saying not point in even mentioning the bios if the bios wont do you any good.

Id pass on an unlocked bios if another machine can overclock higher with setfsb and thats currently the case.

 

for me i would prefer the bios overclock as long as it yields good results.

 

Not good enough for YOU... for me and I'm sure most users, it will be, so what if you've been spoiled with your extra 200mhz 2.7 as opposed to 2.5 BFD lol.

 

No not really, I am more spoiled by the $1000 I saved, but the 200mhz x 4 adds up to meaning something to me too

Those dual core games that need mhz will do better, and my video encoding will definitly do better, 800mhz of power can save me a lot of time when coding a video feed.

For me it has always been about price vs performance, or value for your dollar,

Your cut down single GTX260 machine probably ran as much as my dual 4870, 6gb ram, blueray, 2x 320gb, 2.7ghz Q9000 rig.

If I was to pay more for the M17X it needs the performance to back it up, not just a flashy keyboard (though I think its cool)

With luck AW/Dell will see there bios is not working as it should and find a way to fix it, its never going to happen if everybody is "ok" with it how it is now. Speak up and say you want what you paid for.

 

To each their own, you have your opinion and I have mine, I would much rather have a BIOS that can get a Q9000 to 2.5, rather than needing 2 software programs to get me to 2.7, especially one that also over clocks everything on the board along with the FSB, and please the difference between 2.7 and 2.5 is not a big deal in the real world lol.

As for the price, I paid in Canadian funds, plus Dell charges an extra premium here in Canada. The W90 on newegg.ca was more than what I paid. by around two hundred dollars (tax included on both systems)*,it did not have blu ray and only had a single HD I'm not sure what you paid for your W90, but I highly doubt my config was as much as yours.

 

FYI I just need one program and its docked in my rocket dock, takes me 5 seconds to OC my cpu. if I really wanted to I can make a .bat file and stick it in my start folder and have it do it automatically.

It only OC's the FSB and that means my CPU & RAM, OC on the RAM is also a good thing as long as its stable.

The A1 goes for $2400 not as cheap as the base M17X, but by the time you up the screen to 1920x1200 and add 280SLI so it can even start to compete its cheaper, then it still has more ram, better warranty, more hdd, and the blueray to top it off.

As a completly neutral person I would chose the W90, esp on a budget.

But as long as your happy thats all that counts, Im not trying to make you get the W90 nor feel bad about your purchase. But its nice to document these things for those still deciding what to buy.

When the 9850 is out the circle will be complete and we can map out the stats/facts of all 3 units and people can decide on there own what they want to buy, its just a fact right now the W90 is OCing better than the M17X unlocked bios means nothing when the bios was unlocked for overclocking in the first place.

 

this is not a Epeen war here come on guys...

WE ARE ALL NERDS!!!!!

we just unite to bench computers---- god----- not measure our E-peen or how much you paid !!!!


So each to their own now SHUT UP

 

We don't do drop ship, we are only about 5 miles away from Sager so we will actually pickup the laptop from Sager locally and test it in our warehouse prior shipping to our customers.

 

That is what I thought, Ken! Thank you for clearing this up so much !!!

 

Thanks Ken. Free testing on all your products? Such awesome service.

 

any one with one of this bab's yet?

 

i don;t even think they are shipping .....

 

Interested to see how this thing compares to the 9262 when someone finally gets their hands on it.

 

hopefully not long to wait if the rumours are anything to go by.

 

Hey i'm looking to get one of these, whats the general opinion of them please I would like to know if thats okay.

 

Hi Kiltie
have a read through these posts HERE. nearer the end you will see a couple are already in the hands of customers.

 

yep me !

 

Yep me too!!

 

Daz and Nex lucky bums.... Pre-order right now from PNB. August can't come soon enough..... Also there's a few reviews out there right now just google M980NU Clevo review.

 

I have mine on order due next week

 

Any chance if I ordered now I'd get it on or before Aug 7th? Going on vacation and I'd like to haul it with me

 

depends where your ordering from. best to contact the OEM supplier as not everyone has received the chassis yet so no builds have started and dont forget you will be joining a quee as pre orders take priority.

 

Yeah, looks like I'd be out of luck. Figure they get the chasis next week it will still take a few days to build. Should have made up my mind sooner I guess!