Proud Owners Of The 5796!

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17" WUXGA 1920x1200
Intel® P9500 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache
nVidia GeForce 9800M GT DDR3 DX10
4GB DDR3 RAM
320GB 7200RPM HDD
Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

 

You guys going to try out the new Intel Turbo mem 2.0? Supposedly its better.

 

Does it do anything?

 

No, but it does it better.

 

boost boot time and app. start up time?

 

This gave me a chuckle.

 

I almost turtled from that one

 

Should i buy it honestly?

 

Soon to be owner here, finally : )

Cant exactly post my specs as well, I'm still not sure which CPU I'll be getting in place of the T9300 (assuming T9400), and I'm in the process of trying to upgrade my specs a bit since I see I can get some upgrades for 10 bucks CHEAPER:

After all is said and done, and I've made the necessary changes to my order, I'll be giddy as a schoolgirl waiting for:


Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU)
- 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel® P9500 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt
- 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800M GT DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- NP579x Orange Frame Trim Color
- ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
- ~ 320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 8MB Cache)
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- None Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
- 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Tech Support

My heart is racing I'm so anxious waiting for this thing!!!

 

I might just go cheapy and get the P8400, 9800m GT, and 2 gigs of RAM (and upgrade to 4 gigs at a later time). The $2000 price tag on a setup like this intrigues me.

Edit: looking at newegg.com I see a 2Gig DDR2 800 stick of RAM goes for about $40. So I assume if I wait around a year I can get the 2gig DDR3 1066 for about $50. I think I'm gonna get 2 gigs.

 

it should be like 35$ or so to upgrade from the T9300 to the P9500 Right?

 

Who brought NP5796 with ATI HD3870? I need benchmark scores before i pull the trigger

 

wont find any for a while bigspin. I'm excited to get mine. I think I'll get the 9800m GTX.

 

This is my spec: Cost 3,279

Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU)
- 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel® T9600 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.80GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt
- 1,024MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800M GTX DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable) (ETA Early August)
- None Standard
- ~ 2,048MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)
- None Standard
- NP579x Orange Frame Trim Color
- Panasonic UJ-220 Blu-Ray Super Multi DVD+/ -R/RW BD-R/RE Dual Layer Burner -
- ~ 160GB 5400RPM (Serial-ATA 150)
- None Standard
- None Standard
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- None Standard
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- None Standard
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
- None Standard
- None Standard
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- None Standard
- None Standard
- ~Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Drivers, Utilities CD
- None Standard
- None Standard
- 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Based Toll Free Tech Support
(Year2 & 3 Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)

Im still having second thought on whether or not getting the CPU of X9100, what do you guys think?? i got no problem waiting for the Notebook though, thats why im ordering it with the 9800mGTX.

HD and RAM i will upgrade it by myself to the max and since this will be my first 17" notebook... i cant wait for it!!! im gonna give mine m15x to my bro .

the 9800mGTX is much more powerful then the 8800mGTX right???

 

When u have the money to afford a X9100, i suggest to wait the QX9300....

 

Terek-
no the 9800M gtx is not much more powerful... I the disccusion's say its its about a 10% improvment.

gah me and my 5792 are slightly jelous of you 5796 peeps.

 

Actually garand i think Neil said that according to benchmarks the 9800gtx was 40% better than the the 8800mgtx, although this is just synthetic benchmarks no idea how much better it does in games.

 

Well, I took the plunge last night. I am going to have to settle for the 9800M GT though.

 

17" WUXGA (1680 x 1050) "Glossy" LCD Orange Trim
nVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT 512MB
Intel® Core™2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Processor w/3MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
2GB (1 SODIMM) DDR3/1066 Memory
250GB SATA/150 Hard Drive at 5,400 RPM
Combo Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
7-in-1 Memory Card Reader (MS/MS PRO/MS DUO/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RSMMC)
Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11a/g/n
Built-in Bluetooth Wireless
8-cell Smart Li-ion Battery Windows Vista Premium - (64-Bit installed - 64 and 32-bit CD included)
Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter
Standard Carrying Case
NO Dead Pixel Guarantee
NO Intel® Turbo Memory (Robson)
NO eSATA 1TB SATA II 7200RPM EXTERNAL HDD
NO "Medialess" Microsoft Office Software
NO Spare AC Adapter
1 Sager 3 Year Labor 1 Year Parts Warranty - $0.00

 

This is my config.

Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU)
- Display: 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Cl
- Arctic Silver: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Dead Pixel Policy: Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Processor: ~Intel® T9400 45nm "Montevina" C
- Video Card: 1,024MB PCI-Express nVidia GeFor
- External Monitor Video Adapter: None Standard
- Ram: ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Chan
- Intel® Robson Turbo Memory: 2GB Intel® Robson Turbo Memory I
- Exterior Finish: NP579x Orange Frame Trim
- Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +
- Primary Hard Drive: ~ 320GB 5400RPM (Serial-ATA II 3
- External Hard Drive (Back Up): None Standard
- Floppy Drive: None Standard
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/
- Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Wireless Network: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 530
- Wireless Network Accessories: None Standard
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- TV Tuner: None Standard
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audi
- Case: Basic Black Business Case - Incl
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- AC Adapter: Full Range Auto Switching AC Ada
- Car Adapter: None Standard
- Docking Station / Port Replicato: None Standard
- Fingerprint Reader: Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- Mouse / Keyboard Accessories: None Standard
- Notebook Cooler: None Standard
- Operating System: None Standard - Drivers & Utilit
- "Medialess" Microsoft Office Sof: None Standard
- Software Bundle (Not Installed): None Standard
- Warranty: 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty

Cant wait tell its in my hands....
From XOTIC....

 

Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU) - - - this comes to about $2,200 with taxes and shipping
- 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel® P9500 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt
- 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800M GT DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- ~ 2,048MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)
- NP579x Orange Frame Trim Color
- ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
~ 200GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- ~Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's

i think this is my best bet for the money i want to spend. ive decided to upgrade the processor instead of the memory. i did this because i think the memory will be alot easier to upgrade later than the processor. ill buy another 2gb's of memory in about a month or so, if i feel i need it. ill be ordering this the 3rd week of august, when i get paid

+ if i just go with 2 gb's of memory, is it better to go with vista 32-bit, because i dont want to get alot of compatibillity issues.

 

I honestly haven't heard of compatibility issues with 64 bit vista like are there with 64 bit XP. Maybe someone with Vista can verify. Or do you mean will Vista 64 have issues with only 2 gigs?

 

My specs are in my sig. Paid $2300~ and am loving every $ of it.

 

well ive heard that if i have 4gb of ram, then i need vista 64-bit, but then ive heard of stuff like compatibillity issues. i dont know if its true but if the hardware/ software isint verified by microsoft, then it cant wont work with 64-bit, thats why it makes it more secure. ill only upgrade to vista 64-bit if and when i get 4gigs.

and is it true that we need 64-bit if we have 4gigs of ram? and does anyone know if my compatibillity questions are true?

 

32bit Windows cannot utilize all 4gigs of ram, however, this won't stop you from installing it. The OS will work properly, just not see the full 4gigs.

If you want to setup a dual boot of a 32bit OS, go for it.

Driver signing is required by default in the 64bit version of Windows Vista (for Kernel level drivers only, it's a security feature designed to help prevent rootkit installation). However, this can be disabled by the bootloader. With UAC disabled, you can install unsigned drivers, yet they still will not load without driver signing disabled at boot time.

 

In spirit of the thread... Sager specs from the order

NP5796
- Chassis Color: Orange Trim
- Display: 17" Wide Viewing Angles WUXGA LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1200)
- Processor: 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P9500 / 6MB L2 Cache, 2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB
- Video & Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 9800M GT Graphics with 512MB DDR3 Video Memory
- Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 2 X 2048MB
- Primary Hard Disk Drive: 320GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive
- Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive
- Wireless Network Card: Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
- Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR Module
- Primary Battery: Smart Li-ION Battery Pack
- Integrated Security Device: Fingerprint Reader

With 3 year warranty and zero dead pixel policy, approx 2700$

If anyone is wondering why I don't have the Intel TurboModule, I intend to multiboot the heck out of this machine, including Linux installations. Vista will not be the primary OS.

 

I'm new here but just picked up one of these. I am as interested in photoshop and such as much as gaming, so I skimped on the processor and loaded out the memory. Hopefully that wasn't the wrong choice.

I mean to ask, anyone know if the Turbo memory can be used as a Photoshop scratch disk (it seems to be usable, but I want to double check)

and of course I will game on this, too.

I am personally looking forward to picking this up in the flesh in Industry on tuesday can't wait.


- Chassis Color: Orange Trim
- Display: 17" Wide Viewing Angles WSXGA+ LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1680 x 1050)
- Processor: 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8400 / 3MB L2 Cache, 2.26GHz, 1066MHz FSB
- Video & Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 9800M GT Graphics with 512MB DDR3 Video Memory
- Operating System: Genuine MS Windows® VISTA Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition
- Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 2 X 2048MB[+$120.00]
- Promotion Offer: Save at the pump with Sager Offer - Intel Flex American Express Pre-Paid Gas Card. ($25 value)
- Primary Hard Disk Drive: 200GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive[+$65.00]
- Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
- Wireless Network Card: Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
- Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR Module
- Intel Robson Technology: Intel 2GB TurboMemory Module[+$45.00]
- Primary Battery: Smart Li-ION Battery Pack
- Integrated Security Device: Fingerprint Reader
- Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Ready with Free 60-Day Trial
- Warranty: Sager 1 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty with Three-Day Shipping Both Ways Paid
- Carrying Bag: Standard Carrying Bag
$2,179.00

 

has anyone noticed that the speakers arent very loud on the np5796... i dunno if its because they are facing to the left and right or what....but they dont get very loud it seems

 

ok ive gotta look into this alot more, so what would you guys recommend. i understand most of what you said but not all, but i will look into it more

 

Loading up the memory was a good choice.

If you're using the 32bit Photoshop, you can actually use a ramdrive as the scratch disk and dedicate 1-2 gigs of ram away from the OS. Due to 32bit addressing, this is your best bet for performance prior to the 64bit edition of Photoshop for Windows (because Photoshop won't be able to use all your 4gigs of ram anyway).

Far as ramdisk software, check this site.. http://www.ramdisk.tk/

The free edition will give error / nag popups, however can be used unconstrained and at max speed for testing.

 

If you don't use 16bit software (ancient Windows programs -- WOW16 doesn't exist under x64 Windows), or programs that require 32bit virtual drivers installed, stick with the 64bit OS. XP64, Vista64, etc all run flawlessly on the NP5796, and Sager provides you all the drivers you need from their website to get everything working. So, no driver problems.

64bit Windows is now fairly mature and a good choice of OS. Besides, you're running a 64bit capable processor, might as well take advantage of it.. And, if you ever hit that brickwall where you need to run something 16bit (IE, check printing software), you can always look into using a Virtual Machine with a 32bit OS under your 64bit installation.

 

thats same spec i want comes out to 2281 at xotic so far i got 1800 one more paycheck1!! cant wait

 

Thanks for the ramdisk info. Yes, I am anticipating 64 bit photoshop coming in a few months and hope to take full advantage.