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    Purchasing advice, Sager NP9752

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Cambonius, Jan 18, 2015.

  1. Cambonius

    Cambonius Notebook Guru

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    So I reviewed the forum **Official Clevo P75xZM "Batman" and it is so long and all over the place, so I apologize for separating it out to a new thread.

    I recently ordered from Sager the NP9752, and here are my questions. First my setup;

    - 15.6" IPS Full HD LED-Backlit Display with Matte Finished Surface (1920 x 1080) Pre-Order! (ETA: 01/23/2015)
    - Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M GPU with 8GB GDDR5 Video Memory [+$300.00]
    - 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4790K Processor ( 8MB L3 Cache, 4.0GHz) [+$50.00]
    - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU [+$35.00]
    - Genuine MS Windows® 8.1 64-Bit Edition
    - 8GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 1 X 8GB
    - 1TB 7200rpm SATA2 Hard Drive
    - Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 M.2 AC Wireless LAN + Bluetooth Module
    - 230W 110V/240V autoswitch AC Adapter

    1) Do I need to upgrade to the 330W power supply? I dont know that I really want to overclock, but I want the i7 4970k as it seems the best CPU stock clock speed. So maybe future overclocking, but unlikely.
    2) Will this thing overheat easily without me using a 3rd party to add heat pipes or whatever to it etc? IC Diamond be enough?
    3) Am I jumping the gun too soon and should wait for Windows 10 and some soon to be released CPU upgrade I am unaware of?
    4) Is the batman Clevo P751Zm any different than the one I ordered?

    Any help and input at all greatly appreciated. My order can be cancelled up until January 22nd I believe.
    Thanks!
     
  2. D2 Ultima

    D2 Ultima Livestreaming Master

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    1 - only if OCing. Stock, it'll run just peachy. If you THINK you want to OC, buying a bigger brick is in no way a detriment.
    2 - Shouldn't, as long as the heatsink is properly fashioned. Bigspin in the forum has his heatsink literally not touching a portion of his CPU's IHS, so his temps are out of control. Yours should not do this.
    3 - There is no guarantee of the future. If it's here now and suits your needs, get it, or you'll be waiting forever. If Windows 10 is launched while these machines are still being made, they're going to release drivers for it.
    4 - No. They just called it batman because of inside jokes.
     
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  3. pukemon

    pukemon are you unplugged?

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    Get the bigger power supply even if you need it. This sucker is upgradeable and I'm sure wee will have drivers for 10.
     
  4. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The 980m is surprising frugal at stock, if you have no intention of overclocking the regular one is totally fine and easier to move around.
     
  5. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    As mentioned the stock PSU should be fine for you. If you change your mind down the road and do OC you can always purchase the bigger one separately. Doing it that way will have a higher end cost. But you can have two which comes in handy if you us the computer in multiple places.
     
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