Sager NP9262 Nvidia GeForce Question

Hi,
Im new on these forums, but I have been reading for a while a couple of weeks, I was suppose to get a AW M15X but after all the bad reviews I decided to go with Sager NP9262.

I want to buy the single Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTX 1GB DDR3 video memory setup, but I got a little question, can I upgrade it later to the SLI 9800M GTX by myself? or I will be stuck with the single one until I change the whole laptop?

Thanks in advance

 

Yes, you can. If you can find/afford the other chip that is!

 

You can get a second one later on.

 

You can get a second card when you can afford it.

 

I went that way when I bought mine with the 8800GTX. The second card is easy to install by yourself. Just make sure you read the instructions that come with it first and ensure the SLi ribbon cable is seated fully.

 

Thanks for the fast replies Im going with the following configuration, I hope this laptop can last a couple of years.

SAGER NP9262 Ultimate Custom Laptop (Built on Clevo D900C / D901C)
- 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel Core 2 QUAD Q9550 2.83GHz w/ 12MB L2 Cache - 1333MHz FSB
- 1,024MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800M GTX DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- None Standard
- ~ 4,096MB DDR2 800 (2 SODIMMS) Dual Channel Memory (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- Standard Finish
- ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
- ~ 160GB 5400RPM (Serial-ATA 150)
- None Standard -
- None Standard -
- HDD Raid Settings - OFF
- 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
- Built-In Multi Region TV Tuner w/ Remote (Standard Remote)
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (12 Cell)
- None Standard
- None Standard
- None Standard
- None Standard
- None Standard
- None Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
- None Standard
- None Standard
- 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Based Toll Free Telephone Tech Support
(Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)

Thanks again

 

Looks like a pretty decent configuration to start with. Two suggestions I would make, though:

1) Consider going with one of the 320GB, 5400rpm drives instead of the 160GB, 5400 rpm drive. I'm assuming that you're only going to get one drive because you figure you can get the others at a later date more cheaply on your own than through a reseller. That seems to be the case; however, since you have to pay at least part of the cost of the first drive in any event (unless you get a barebones with no drives, which I know you can get from RJTech, and I believe other resellers will work with you if that's what you want to buy); however, you'll still be getting a perfectly good hard drive and, since it's difficult to sell them off on eBay, even if they are new, it would be a good idea to put the drive to use, in which case you'd probably get better bang for your buck out of the 320GB, 5400 rpm drive than out of the 160GB, 5400 rpm drive.

2) Think very carefully about how much a dead/stuck/hot pixel or pixels would bother you - if that's the sort of thing that would just kill you, even if it's just one pixel, then consider getting the 2-year Sager warranty that includes the 30-day zero dead pixels guarantee (there's really no point in getting that guarantee as a stand-alone since it costs $200 separately, and only $100 if you get the 2-year warranty); the further benefit to that is getting 2 years of warranty coverage, which, from what I've seen, is probably a good idea because there are components that have a relevant probability of going bad during the second year (e.g., the hard drives and, what with NVidia's recent troubles, possibly the GPU), and so getting at least two years' worth of coverage seems to be a reasonable additional cost. If you need to skimp on some other component to afford that coverage, and if not having even a single dead/stuck/hot pixel really matters to you, then I would suggest going with the base CPU now, and then saving some cash on the side for about 6 months or so and then upgrading to a higher CPU. You could also cut a bit by going with only 2GB of RAM to begin with (since the price of RAM is constantly falling, it should be cheaper to get the 3rd and 4th GBs of RAM yourself in about 6 months or so, but then I'm just hazarding a guess based on what I've seen in the past).

Finally, just to make sure it's clear - because this question seems to come up with annoying frequency - you can do things such as upgrading the CPU, the GPUs, the RAM, and the like, without ipso facto voiding your warranty, provided you upgrade to components that are, themselves, supported by Clevo (e.g., stay within the line of CPUs offered by Sager/Clevo), and have the technical ability to do the work yourself.