The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Proof that the 8800M GS is the old name for 8700M GT

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by jbizzler, Jul 2, 2007.

  1. jbizzler

    jbizzler Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    31
    Messages:
    274
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Goto clevo.com.tw, and download the M570RU/M575RU manual. Here's what it says:

    NB8E-SE is the codename we've been seeing for the 8800M GS, and spec-wise they fall around the same category.

    But it's MXM-III, which means lower chance in C90S? I can't think of any upcoming ASUS models in that class other than C90S.

    This still leaves room for the rumored NB8E-GT and NB8E-GTX to show up and be cool in future models.

    I also downloaded the Clevo VGA drivers. They lists two different 8700M GT

    Note the space at the end of the second one. Maybe one's 256mb and the other 512mb? Maybe one is MXM-III, and a little cheaper or faster or something to make up for the biggerness, and the other is MXM-II for C90S and other 15.4'' purposes? Wishful thinking, I know.

    I guess this being a Clevo driver, this is intresting information too:


    We haven't seen any Clevos with 8600M or 8400M yet if I'm not mistaken?
     
    jbizzler, Jul 2, 2007
    #1
  2. Xonar

    Xonar Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    1,457
    Messages:
    1,518
    Likes Received:
    13
    Trophy Points:
    56
    eehh. . im pretty sure that the 8800 xx(x) series will u a 256bit intereface, and probably different ram? GDDR4? Maybe. . this is just speculation from me.
     
    Xonar, Jul 2, 2007
    #2
  3. jbizzler

    jbizzler Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    31
    Messages:
    274
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yeah, and nothing here contridicts that. All this says is the 8800M GS is the 8700M GT. That still leaves all sorts of possibilities for 8800M GT and 8800M GTX to be 256-bit, GDDR4, 65nm, etc etc.
     
    jbizzler, Jul 2, 2007
    #3
  4. Scavar

    Scavar Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    50
    Messages:
    498
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I wouldn't be suprised at all, nVidia seems to be doing weird things with their naming lately. On the desktop front they are completely skipping previous naming conventions, and in the past they have done similar name flips if I remember correctly.

    Too bad it won't all happen sooner though.
     
    Scavar, Jul 2, 2007
    #4
  5. Xonar

    Xonar Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    1,457
    Messages:
    1,518
    Likes Received:
    13
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Well it doubt its 65nm die, i believe it will be based on 80nm? This is for the GT/GTX series. Of course once again, simple speculation.
     
    Xonar, Jul 2, 2007
    #5
  6. jbizzler

    jbizzler Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    31
    Messages:
    274
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yeah, 65nm sounds more like 8900 or 8950. I doubt it's GDDR4 as well. Like I said, it leaves possibilities.
     
    jbizzler, Jul 2, 2007
    #6
  7. Derq

    Derq Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    30
    Messages:
    362
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    8950 XD that'll be available in what. april? :p
     
    Derq, Jul 3, 2007
    #7
  8. xindan80

    xindan80 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    44
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    i hope there's a MXM II version, cuzz if the 8700 is MXM III already, then the 8800 will definitely be MXM III, thus limiting the C90S' upgradability a bit :(
     
    xindan80, Jul 3, 2007
    #8
  9. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

    Reputations:
    1,409
    Messages:
    1,438
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    There is some speculation that the 8800 will be MXM 4.0....since the D901C is equiped with it.
     
    Wu Jen, Jul 3, 2007
    #9
  10. Phritz

    Phritz Space Artist

    Reputations:
    68
    Messages:
    1,276
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    The 8700M GT is a 8600M Ultra if you go on past naming by nVidia
     
    Phritz, Jul 4, 2007
    #10
  11. Derq

    Derq Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    30
    Messages:
    362
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    na it's an 8800 gs if you go on past naming by nVidia XD
    but still it wouldn't perform as you'd like an 8800 to perform


    is the 8700m capable of playing games @ 1900x1200 btw? i don't want to end up not being able to play new dx10 games with it...
     
    Derq, Jul 4, 2007
    #11
  12. laee3

    laee3 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    17
    Messages:
    110
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    no.... 8700gt is an overclocked 8600gt, traditionally it should been 8600 ultra.
     
    laee3, Jul 4, 2007
    #12
  13. Phritz

    Phritz Space Artist

    Reputations:
    68
    Messages:
    1,276
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    With Shader 3 probably, with Shader 4 probably not

    and what are you basing your assumption that an overclocked 8600 is a crippled version of a totally different GPU?
     
    Phritz, Jul 5, 2007
    #13
  14. RogueThunder

    RogueThunder Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    116
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    *Nods* especially a different gpu thats on a different manufacturing standard...
     
    RogueThunder, Jul 15, 2007
    #14