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    Sager 8690 video card upgrade

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Mgarcia85, Nov 15, 2011.

  1. Mgarcia85

    Mgarcia85 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    Looking to maybe do a video card upgrade if it's possible.

    Bought this early 2010 so I'm thinking it has the older usb?

    What are my upgrade options?

    I currently have the GTX280M.. below are specs, copied from invoice.

    Sager 8690 Ultimate Custom Gaming Notebook Computer (Built on Clevo W860CU) i7 Calpella! Qty: 1
    15.6" Full HD (1920x1080)16:9 LED Backlit Super Clear Glossy Widescreen w/Fingerprint Read Qty: 1
    nVidia GeForce GTX 280M Video/Graphics Card w/1GB (1024MB) Memory (User Upgradeable!) Qty: 1
    Intel® CoreT i7-920XM EXTREME CALPELLA Clarksfield Processor 2.0-3.2GHz(45nm 8MB L3 cache) Qty: 1
    8GB (8192MB) DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM (4gb + 4gb) Qty: 1
    500GB l 7200RPM I SATA II-300 (16MB Cache Buffer) Qty: 1

    Thanks,
    MG
     
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  2. Support.4@XOTIC PC

    Support.4@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    If you have the 280 card, you will likely want to stay with that. I believe that model can upgrade to the 285, but the increase in performance will not be worth the upgrade in the cost. The 8690 machines with the newest motherboard revision (generally you can quickly tell by if it has the USB 3.0 or not, which is easy to tell since the USB 3.0 ports are blue) can take the 460 and 470 cards, but you would be running into that same cost for performance problem there as well. You can check with your reseller (usually they will need the serial number) if you are curious on the cost, but it is likely you have one of the better setups now.
     
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  3. oan001

    oan001 Notebook Evangelist

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    oan001, Nov 15, 2011
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