Sager 9262 Ordered - The waiting thread :D

Hello
I ve done it as well. I guess its gonna be a busy month for Xotic and powernotebooks. Its going to be my first gaming laptop and my big come back to windows after almost 5 years. So feel free to advise to buy some good games cause I ve missed plenty of them
Thats my conifg:
1x SAGER NP9262 Ultimate Custom Laptop (Built on Clevo D900C / D901C)
- Display: 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Cl
- Arctic Silver: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Dead Pixel Policy: Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Processor: ~Intel Core 2 QUAD Q9550 2.83GHz
- Video Card: SLI ENABLED DUAL (2) 512MB PCI-E
- External Monitor Video Adapter: None Standard
- Ram: ~ 4,096MB DDR2 800 (2 SODIMMS) D
- Exterior Finish: Standard Finish
- Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +
- Primary Hard Drive: ~ 128GB OCZ Core Series SSD (Ser
- Secondary Hard Drive: ~ 128GB OCZ Core Series SSD (Ser
- Third Hard Drive: None Standard -
- Raid: Raid 0-Stripe (Combines primary
- 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 496
- Wireless Network Accessories: None Standard
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- TV Tuner: None Standard
- Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi
- Case: Basic Black Business Case - Incl
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (12 Cell)
- Spare AC Adapter: None Standard
- Docking Station / Port Replicato: None Standard
- Fingerprint Reader: None Standard
- Mouse / Keyboard Accessories: None Standard
- Notebook Cooler: Full Size Notebook Cooler - Dual
- Operating System: ~Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit I
- "Medialess" Microsoft Office Sof: None Standard
- Software Bundle (Not Installed): None Standard
- Warranty: 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty

I ve cleaned my desk and thats my first wave of games that I ll be testing my machine with.


I ve made the list of must have games to have for those 5 years I was out of windows world.
-Half Life 2 + epx
-Doom3 + exp
-Stalker
-HOMM5
-Settlers
-AOE3
-GOW
-Crysis
-Ghost reacon2
-Rainbow Vegas2
-World in Conflict
-COD4
-Battlefield 2 + exp
-Alone in the Dark
-Live for speed
-Far Cry
-Oblivion + exp

ufff I think thats it. Now I have to buy those games. It ll take me another 2 years to finish those Feel free to add some more games that I might have missed.

 

make sure you try crysis at last.

 

I thought about it, I dont really even know where to start with Maybe doom3?? it looks good from the game vids.

 

Congrats on the new beast.

I would recommend GRAW1 over GRAW2... seriously... GRAW2 was a let down.

 

Dont forget the classics WC3 FT, WoW Devil May Cry 4 is also awesome!

 

So you decided against waiting for the SLI GTX huh?

Congrats on the new rig. You should try out Company Of Heroes and Mass Effect!

 

Were waiting on the UPS truck to pull up to the back door at Xotic and unload a box of OCZ SSDs...

 

Pretty cool and comprehensive list of games.
I like:

- CoD4
- AoE3 + exp
- Original starcraft + broodwar
- WoW is amazing but be very careful, I had to quit and leave my geared out toon behind because after a while that game consumes you

- Starcraft 2 looks pretty legit =P


O NOEZ. U gave money to best buy? D: lol

 

haha, yes, I like best buy. I have a reward card with them and I do get some discounts. + they are always there when I need them
Here is my second wave of acossories to my 9262.

It ll keep me occupied until my baby arrives.
Does anyone know any good online gaming store? I m trying to find this game called "Stalker" but I cant find it anywhere

 

Yeah I ve needed the rig for now. I m sure the 9800GTX SLI would be better but I just cant wait anylonger. + I dont think that the 9800GTX is actually going to be a whole lot faster and its not like the 9800GT SLI wont play games

 

I happen to know that Costco sells that exact canned air in bulk for mucccchh cheaper. Around where I live they send trial memberships in the mail once in a while if you aren't a member, or borrow a friends card.

Edit: http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...=0&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1

12 pack of 12 oz. cans. $34.99 (less than 3 bucks per can)

 

Thats a good value, thanks. Hey guys as I m going to be using vista, especially for DX10. How does older games like doom3, stalker, hl2 run on vista?

 

wow you already prepped all your accessories before your 9262 arrives.. just like me.. haha!!

 

Welcome to family.

 

congrats i am in phase 2 and cannot wait for it to arrive.

 

@MastaMarek

If you are still looking for S.T.A.L.K.E.R just cliclk onit. and for doom3, stalker,and hl2 they all play good on Vista32 bit I dont know about 64bit yet but as soon as I get my new NP9262, Am on phase 2 with 4 working days in.....
And congrats...........

 

I placed my order for the 5796 on Tuesday, shipped on Friday . Pretty fast for new models with a constant demand.

 

Congratulations. I expect to order one within a few months.

 

So I about to order doom3 + exp but will it run on vista?? I ve heard that plenty of the old games tend to crash on the new microsoft baby. I wanted to start with the older stuff before I run crysis

 

Well WC3, and Starcraft worked perfectly on Vista 64 when i had the 5793

 

You'll love the G5 mouse, I have the same exact one and it's my favorite.

 

Waiting for my 9262 was the longest week of my life. It was horrible.

 

Yeah, I hear that. Last Monday I went into phase II. xoticpc as well.
17" WSXGA+ (1680x1050)1x 512MB DDR3 nVIDIA 9800M GTX SLi Enabled(Next year)Intel® Core 2 Quad 2.66 Ghz"Conroe" 64-Bit 1333MHz FSB & 12MB L2 Cache (I'm going xeon next year)4GB DDR2 800MHz (again, I'll get a 4GB Stick when they become available and get a max of 6GB) 1x160GB SATA 5400 RPM

Um, World of Warcraft count? I'm sitting on that.

I didn't opt for solid state as the data transferr rates I found, even though they are solid state aren't impressive. something like 72Mb sec as opposed to 1.5GB a sec for a 5400 SATA and 3GB/sec for 7200.
With a 54MB/SEC write time. I do however see much potential with SS. As soon as they get it around 2Ghz a sec and low cost it will be in fact one of the better options (As it will replace system RAM entirely.
Note to self. Can you make Cache RAM out of a Solid State drive.
Not to mention size and cost of it, as of yet. But I still have two open drive bays, a screwdriver, and time...
I've also max read the forums here in search of overclocking. Guess what? It can be done with a bios flash (YAY).
Most the guys who've posted list non SLI as faster...
Not to knock your machine. Their totally boss. I've needed one, and again, like you, my first gaming machine.
I'm also playing catch up (The microsoft/office dilema, where you struggle to make compatibility over a course of several years, potentially as long as a decade.)

 

I had to wait twice, once when i bought my 5793, and now the 5796 . Surprisingly enough the 5796 was build and shipped faster.

 

I was a nervous wreck Monday when I ordered any way. My car blew up. Completely
So what.
I nearly flipped my lid that day too.
No harm done.
But, I got my Pell grant and my plans would indeed bear fruit.
Been looking at this PC for over a month.
Needed it.
Also got a Belkin Router, but in my haste I bought an 'n' series.
But, so what. My internet only goes 5MB, it goes 3MB.
It will work for now. What I really want is an ovation 'novatel U720 to take apart and put where the TV Tuner would have been. Likely it's a cheaper alternative to an embedded solution. Mostly cause their pushing the 727 now, and the old 720s go neatly on the junk heap.
Should be say November, before I can call my sprint store and find one for around 8 dollars.
Which suits my budget fine.
Then I could get GPS and Lojack tracking. Plus mobile broadband. Which goes faster than either my router or my internet con, but its so damn expensive. Most plans I see are 70 a month for 5GB.
Still spending much time praying I make shipping Monday.
As I also opted for overnight delivery.
I'll probably keep my eye open for an HD Stick or USB tuner too.
Besides if you've ever played with antenna HDTV, you've seen the advantage of HD over the air waves (As much as I don't want an external device sticking out of it. But on the back forty somewhere it would be a good thing.
HD Antenna signal (It's either on or off, and 1080, looks better than cable.)
Ho humm.
Did you in your search, ever seeketh the 900 portanote?
I originally sought a kit, and I wanted it in blue.
The one place in Sweden that sold them, wants a few dollars for them. So did the one kit I found (no offense to anyone folks).
Heck from what I heard, (And I have an uncle in Thailand) you can't even get one from Clevo.
Which figure. I'm glad I got mine from xotic before they go wholesaler like Sager is in the process of doing.

Just a show of hands here, how many people bought 9262s this week?

 

Would the quad core xeon in your Apple fit in your clevo/sager?
Better go check at Eurocomm, they had all the available (presently) processors.
I mean it is a pure gaming machine is it not.
Would not 3.2 x four really kick more butt, saving you months of precious time whilst gaming?

 

How well does anyones 9262 work on crysis on high? and will this run on games from the 90s like counter-strike and team fortress classic with vista?

 

dude it will run crysis absolutely fine.... the 9262 with dual 9800m gts is basically the most powerful gaming laptop on the market.... even with just one 9800m gt or gtx it will run crysis great....these are all the most powerful mobile gpus you can buy at the moment

 

IF this laptop can run crysis like that, the 9262 will do just fine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6eQDqxe_DY

 

I cant open youtube MastaMarek lol..... what kind of laptop is it?

 

Unfortunately, the video doesn't state what laptop it is. It looks to me like a clevo type laptop but I cant tell exactly. He runs Crysis at 1920x1200 with Ultra High Details at 31fps constantly. Thats really an achievement.

P.S.
Why cant u open youtube??

 

well he must be using that dx9 hack for crysis cause i dont know many desktops that can do that... or maybe the duel 9800m gts/duel 8800 gtxs are very powerful

well this is pretty grim and a long story but im in a hospital for leukemia using their wifi and it doesnt allow us to go on youtube...which is a bummer.....

 

I was just running Crysis on all high today connected to my 42'' HDTV.

 

thats pretty cool to know.... what kind of fps were you getting? solid 30?

 

I play crysis at all high , wuxga.
Then again, an SLI in the mobile world is not the same as the one in the desktop world...

 

You gonna tape mod it?
Here it is shown to ramp up a Q6600 (It works on all socket 775 processors


Here it is again used on the 9450 to create a poor mans Xeon (A qx9770) effectively creating 400Mhzx8 or 3.24 Ghz


And a 1600Mhz FSB. Anyone gonna do this with theirs?

I already have the tape cut, and my teeny screwdriver out of the drawer.

Then I'm going to over ramp the shaders and the voltage as illustrated here
HOW-TO: Overclock 9262 *8800m* unlock shaders remap Vids and Voltmod
Again, this is a standard OC procedure for a Sager 9262 as illustrated on the somewhat older 8800m video.

Anyone else out there a fan of, user of, or a going to?

I have seen some unreal sysmark scores out there.

I saw some 13000's without the shaders.

And, does that 3.24 in your Apple fit your Sager?

Is it 775. About how fast would it go as illustrated above?

Perhaps standard logic might assume 3.75Ghz. What is the max speed of the Sagers chipset. Anyone know that?

 

I thought it wasnt possible to OC a 9550 or anything after the q6600 even with the tape mod?

if it's doable, that's deffinitely an option for me, i have a 9262 with a 9550 in it - i would like to push it if i could

on that note: what about overclocking a quadro fx 1600m??? has anyone done/heard of someone doing that?? - i have to wait for the 3600m but i dont think ill have enough money to upgrade when its out

 

Looks like your going to have to study NiBiToR. Get a copy,

You'll also need a flash drive, and two bioses for your machine. My guess is they might be the same ones mentioned in the above article about overclocking your shaders.

Cause its a 9262 right? I believe those are the bioses you use.

As a last resort, type that string "overclocking a quadrro FX 1500m" into Google. I think I've seen it already. Probably though, it's the same thing I described here

 

U guys are crazy, I m not gonna take the xeon from the mac pro, It would void the warranty and unfortunately its LGA771

 

I ve just noticed, my sig was incorrect, actually there are two Quad Xeons making the mac pro and 8core machine.

 

Alright but whats LGA 771?

I'm gonna tape mod mine. How could you not want it going 3.24 GHz?

I mean that's the speed your (dual! What did you say you did for a living? It's not too late to change my major) Xeon(s) are going.

Seen the real pretty apple desktop, the one with 32 GB of RAM and 4 TB of raid.
Only 30k!

Wonder what kind of sysmark scores those make.

And does apple have a windows emulator for games?

I'm thinking dual quads would get these crysis people all in a rage.

SysMark scores 23000 +

Why doesn't this happen or is apple a protected mode that is like Linux? Basically non 3-d

And, if so what is it you people are doingwith dual quads that is so intensive. I mean are you building spaceships somewhere?

Sheesh.

Dual Quads.

I say tape them both!

8Ghz appeals to me LGA771 or what ever.

That and find a way to get 3 d on it, and run them windows games.

MORE THAN A GAMING PLATFORM IS WINDOWS!!!

Although I'm getting quite linux damn savvy.

 

It was pretty stable. It was only running at 720p, so that was a much lower resolution than my Sager.

 

Wouldn't you get awesome results on your games like Crysis running them on your Powerbook pro?
It seems to be pretty stout..
Couldn't you just run windows on it?

 

Eleron you have a smashing good guide.
Add Nibitor if they allow a wiki post (What's invloved in that BTW?)
For Nvidia based cards. Theres an excellent post on it " HOW-TO: Overclock 9262 *8800m* unlock shaders remap Vids and Voltmod"
It's basically flashing your bios to apply voltage maps recalculated voltages upgraded tabels remapped shaders, far side ram usage etc.
Since you are really good with ATI.
Why does no one run Windows on Apples?
They seem to be quite the machines...

 

The link to the HOW-TO doesn't seem to be working.

 

I cant wait any longer ... I m slowly trying to fill up the list of must have games before the 9262 arrives. Thats my third wave of bonus stuff:



Oh and the rocketfish headphones are actually on sale now for $29 and they are very very good and have great noise canceling. Bought them specifically for Doom3 and Fear

 

I can feel your pain! lol

 

Ohh. S.T.A.L.K.E.R., good taste. Anyone else here rabidly anticipating Fallout 3? It's probably about 1/4 of the motivation for the NP9262 I ordered about 2 hours ago.

 

I just hate waiting I feel like I m waisting my life when I dont do sth, and the worst part is that I cant multi task very well. I have to finish one thing to begin another one and so on. So I cant concentrate very well on different stuff until the 9262 arrives safely and I know the deal is done and I can move on.