Sager 9262 and 9800M GTX

Now that the 9800M GTX is making some apperances in orders, I've been left with the question of if the 9262 will support the 9800M GTX in SLI.

I don't want/need SLI at the moment but I'm getting the 9262 for the fact that later down the road I can add a 2nd card when it becomes needed/usefull. Thing is that the only SLI Configurations I've seen are only the GT's and when asked Xotic gave only a vauge reply of "What's listed is what's offered " (In fact my entire e-mail to them was met with vauge answers, completely disappointing and making me reconcider) I realize they are not offereing SLI at the moment, my question was IF it's supported by the 9262 as I'm not going to waste my moneny buying something that's useless, rather get the non-SLI (860TU I think it was) and go montivina.

Anyone have any insight as to if it's actually supported? I was really getting into the whole idea of a Sager/Clevo now with PCMW being in possible doubt, and with the completely disappointing responce from Xotic (After reading all the good things everyone's said about Xotic, and from Justin's posts here I really expected more then just vauge answers refering back to the website (I'm only asking those questions because I was looking for more details then what the website provided)) I'm starting to get turned off and thinking building a slimline desktop that I could just drag around (Since I have access to LCD monitors already wherever I'd need to use it) might just be the better and cheaper route.

Update: Sager confirmed that current models shipping now (those supporting the 9800GT) will support 9800M GTX in SLI, ETA on the GTX is 3-4 weeks and a SLI Option will be following shortly there after.

 

If SLI is not offered now, then it means that something must be happening behind the scenes. I doubt that Sager would stop people from having SLI.
Nobody will be able to answer your question, unless they are dealing with Sager directly.
Consider this: when it's ready, the resellers will have it (SLI).

 

No Read The Website Gaud! Btw try to stay away from sli with notebooks it only leads to problems. I have a 9262 with 2 8800s and it gives me toruble some times.

 

In case you weren't aware, the 9262's had some issues getting the 8800M GTX SLI set up for a while. If I remember correctly, it was a drivers issue that Clevo had.

The same may be occurring for the 9800M GTX SLI. Give it time, if you can afford to.

Also, I have no clue what oicwutdidthar meant with

 

Yeah, English . Try and make some understandable posts. Not everyone can understand you.

 

Fade you beat me to it. Almost any notebook with SLI has 'issues' they are 90% related to driver issues.

Edit: My D901C with 2x7950's had issues but good drivers fixed them. It's just the SLI curse of finding drivers that will work with your SLI setup. Being able to get new updated drivers that work correctly is the trick to ANY SLI system.

 

Like I've said, when it will be ready then will offer SLI. I think there is a reason for it not being offered now. I am sure that some resellers will shed some light on this matter.
Wu Jen, I can be fast when I want to .

 

yeah even though im running the dell right now i will not buy anything this time till the 9800gtx 9262 is available then ill sell the dell and upgrade

 

Thanks for the posts I'm not srue what oic meant either, I do/did read the website the reason I've been e-mailing / posting is to get further information that isn't on the website, to me it's one thing if SLI isn't being offered as SLI right now (Parts shortage, cost, ect) my question was if anyone knew IF it would ever be supported (I'm fully aware the information might not be available but since I haven't seen anything posted here about the lack of a SLI offering I asked, someone maybe one of the retailers that are here might be able to provide further info to everyone) SLI/Crossfire always has driver issues, on my own desktop I have two 1900XTX's one works great non-crossfire, one I bought used and it doesn't seem to do so well as a single card... In crossfire I have to set my "good" card as the "slave" and use the used card as the master or else things go wonky....Sorry for digressing but I'm aware there will always be issues with Drivers Etc... It's the main reason I'm not planning to get SLI right now.... one 9800M GTX would be more then enough.... for now.... Down the road when the 11800x4 GTX (Made up future model ) is out, and one 9800M GTX is no longer cutting it, I'd like the option to pop another in, and get a little more life out of it (and by then usualy most driver issues should be solved). I just don't want to get "stuck" with a 9262 that won't handle SLI (down the road) when I could save money now, and get a just as good Montivina system.

In short I know it's not offered now, I just wanted to know that If I got a system now (Soon as the 9800M GTX is shipping) SLI would be upgrade option in the future (needing to get a upgraded MB would stink, hence why I'm asking). If it's a drivers issue, availiblity, Other etc "Temoprary" issue then I'm fine with it, I don't need or want it now, just later.... if it's something more "permenant" such as MB incompatibility, Thermals, Etc then I want to know before I buy. That's why I asked xotic and that's why I was disappointed at the generic "See our website" answer I got, I expected more from them from what I've read here (I've lurked a while rather then signup/post) at the least something along the lines of "Sager has not finished testing / certifying / etc yet, so we can't say if it will or won't". I'm sorry for the rant, I don't believe a company should be privilaged for my business, but at the least I believe in the "olden day's" showing a costumer why they should shop with you rather then elsewhere (What sets you apart from the rest) and nothing gets on my case more then generic canned answers (Like calling a ISP and being put on hold listening to the message "For quicker service and support, please visit our webite" (90% of the time if your calling it's because the net isn't working)).

 

Yet again, nobody knows for sure. Justin would have told you something concrete.
Hang in there for a little longer or ask someone else (Sager directly, maybe...?).

 

Fade: I'm sorry if I sounded Pushy, I fully appretiate your answer, and was content to just wait if / until someone who might know could answer, I didn't mean to make you reitterate your post. Oic's post though left me with a bad taste and I decided that rather then let him "get away" with proclaiming that I didn't even bother to read a website, I'd just reitterate myself and try to clarify for future readers (I understood though that you got my intention) to to avoid anymore misunderstandings.

Like I said, I'm sorry if I appeared to be pushing the issue, I was simply trying to clarify my original post and intent

 

You were fine, no worries. I fully understand where you're coming from with that question.
Have you asked Sager directly?

 

Not yet, I've only asked those retailers offering the 9800M GTX, as sager does not "offially" have any of the 9000's on their build's I was going to wait till I see something from them showing that they are offically supporting them.

Edit: My mistake Just checked Sager now and they've added that option (wasn't on there this morning when I posted) so I'll try asking them directly now

 

Sager is currently developing the 9262 with two 9800MGTX cards in SLI, but does not have an ETA of when it will be available.

 

Thank you for the information DarkSmiley, Heard if current models will support it? or will it require a MB change (9263?)?

 

As far as I know, they will support it. All the Sager resellers got emailed a list of ETAs for graphics card options in these new models, and it's under NP9262...it just says no ETA for when it will be available.

 

Thanks for the quick answer again dark.

Your barebones system looks really appealing to me, since I can pick up a q9450 pretty cheap around here along with 4GB of ram and HD's. Do you offer a dead-pixal policy on barebones?

Just a little question though, on the 9262 config page (not barebones) you have 4GB DDR2-667 @ + $865 is that a typo and it's really for 8GB?

Definitely will be keeping a lookout for when you start taking orders for a GTX

 

Yes, that is a typo (fixed!) and no, I'm sorry but we don't currently offer a dead-pixel policy on barebones.

 

Well Sager confirmed that current models shipping now (those supporting the 9800GT) will support 9800M GTX in SLI, ETA on the GTX is 3-4 weeks and a SLI Option will be following shortly there after.