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    Speculated 500m series and 6990m this June

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by littleone562, May 22, 2011.

  1. ElBlufer

    ElBlufer Notebook/NBR Addict

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    Well, I guess that answers my question. Thanks!
     
    ElBlufer, May 30, 2011
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  2. Websurfer

    Websurfer Notebook Consultant

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    I am sure you can upgrade the Nvidia card. I am not sure why that statement was made from website I linked in my post. I question that statement that it (the Nvidia card or mobo graphics) cannot be upgraded. My guess is the website is referring to the mobo graphics card.
     
    Websurfer, May 30, 2011
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  3. ElBlufer

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    My guess (I don't know) is that the reason it has to be enabled by manufacturers is that it's probably a BIOS thing, as it seems to selectively undervolt itself. If not, I'm sure we would have seen people with solutions to include optimus on previous 460M models.
     
    ElBlufer, May 30, 2011
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  4. Harleyquin07

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    You've been fairly accurate so far and a good source of information, so far nothing on the new AMD cards then to satisfy the OP's curiosity?
     
    Harleyquin07, May 30, 2011
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  5. yhchoong

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    mucro still doesn't offer the wide gamut screens right? I'm intending to order the 8150 after returning my m14x but still undecided on which reseller to go for. May have no choice but to go sgcubehub for the 95% aRGB screen.
     
    yhchoong, May 30, 2011
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  6. cryogenist

    cryogenist Notebook Guru

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    I think is Mucro have not updated the list yet. You have to call him to confirm.

    Coz this new 95% gamut screen option are by Sager now. It should be available to all resellers...
     
    cryogenist, May 30, 2011
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  7. Phinagle

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    Nothing he probably hasn't already read about before.

    A lot of times when there's this much talk going on the card turns out to be real...though that doesn't guarantee consumers will ever get to buy one or even confirm it's existence.

    Take Lexington for example...after something like a year and a half of rumors the general public only got to see proof of life a couple of weeks ago.

    GTX 580M too is a good example. It's SKU showed up in leaks before the GTX 485M was launched....and I felt for sure at the time that the 485M would get released then as the 580M...but now Nvidia is releasing slides talking about a "next-gen" GPU and I can't figure out a reason why they would call a 580M that in a launch that already names two newish 500M series cards.


    I personally believe an HD6990m exists because 1) there's too many of the right kind of rumors hinting at it; 2) we know for certain (thanks to ichime's luck) that a more powerful Barts can fit a notebook's power envelope; and 3) if Wimbledon isn't due for production until Q2 2012 a new top end kicker card launched in the next couple of months would have about a year of sales before it gets replaced.
     
    Phinagle, May 30, 2011
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  8. Bytales

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    Perhaps the nvidia 600 series in 28 nm will be kepler and the gtx 580 will be just a 485 with slithly higher clocks.
     
    Bytales, May 31, 2011
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  9. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    I agree with (mostly) what Phinagle says. The 485m could easily have been branded the 580m but I guess nvidia has "marketing" taped across all of its offices reminding everyone why they are there. By releasing it as a 4xx series, it frees up the 580m slot so they can slip another rebrand (or slight tweak). Look at the 560m, different architecture, but specs wise similar to it's predecessor in almost every aspect (my 460m gets overclocked may more than the 560m)

    As for the 6990, I have ichime's ES Blackcomb XTX in my M15x and it struggles. In terms of temps it is fine, I'm in Bangkok at the moment so it is a bit toasty but in a place with good ambient temperature, everything is fine. However, it does struggle with power. Even with my 920XM at stock, the GPU will throttle, more so in Crysis 2 than other games. It has really pegged the MXM slot and I doubt changing the PSU will affect anything.
     
    widezu69, May 31, 2011
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  10. Phinagle

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    Well you had to expect that a 1120 SPU engineering sample GPU running a VBIOS designed for a 960 SPU production card, from another manufacturer, might experience some problems that a production HD6990M + VBIOS is less likely to have. ;)
     
    Phinagle, May 31, 2011
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  11. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Yeah I guess. But it runs fine in the M17x though.
     
    widezu69, May 31, 2011
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  12. EvolutionTheory

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    EvolutionTheory, May 31, 2011
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  13. Phinagle

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    Phinagle, May 31, 2011
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  14. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Yeah Kal-El is for mobiles and tablets. Looks good though!
     
    widezu69, May 31, 2011
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  15. EvolutionTheory

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    Lol my bad. Nm then.
     
    EvolutionTheory, May 31, 2011
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  16. Phinagle

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    GTX 580 mobile in the works

    Though when Fuad's rumors come from "sources close to mobile computing industry", instead of with links to sites like Donanimhaber or Chiphell, I don't give them much credit.
     
    Phinagle, Jun 1, 2011
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