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    The base XoticPC Sager NP5793 model upgradable?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by HyeVltg3, Jun 4, 2008.

  1. HyeVltg3

    HyeVltg3 Notebook Consultant

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    just curious/wondering, I think i already know that it possible but I just want to make sure others say so too :)

    Because I plan to buy the base $16??.?? config but I would liek to upgrade it in the future to the extreme C2D's and the 8800gtx....

    Just wondering is this possible, because i heard that the 5793 was made to support the higher temps of the X9000...so that means If i buy the 5793 I can and will be able to upgrade it to the X9000 if i wish to later.
    and then I heard many say that [this applies to other laptops too] when you buy a lappy with more than one config available, that means that you can upgrade to those specs and that it will be compatible.

    True? OR False?
     
    HyeVltg3, Jun 4, 2008
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  2. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Don't know about any other laptops, but I can say for sure that, if you buy the 5793 from a reseller who is offering, in ascending order of upgrade-ness CPUs A, B, C, and D, and you initially buy it with CPU A, you will be able to upgrade it to a B, C, or D later on (provided you can find one).
     
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  3. HyeVltg3

    HyeVltg3 Notebook Consultant

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    yes that's exactly what I was thinking...I just want.....more..."proof" :)
     
    HyeVltg3, Jun 4, 2008
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ?? Aah, ok, buy a 5793 from xoticpc with a T8100, then buy an X9000, stick it into the socket, and see if it doesn't blow up. If it doesn't, Bob's yer uncle.
     
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  5. HyeVltg3

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    -_-....meanie.

    I would like someone who ACTUALLY has done it..doesn't have to be the X9000...just need to know they done a cpu and gpu upgrade and it was a success...but this person has to have started with the T8100+8700gt config ;)
     
    HyeVltg3, Jun 4, 2008
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  6. Nirvana

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    zfactor've done it. from 8700m gt -> 8800m GTX
     
    Nirvana, Jun 4, 2008
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  7. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    m8 it is possible,tons of people have done that!relax...
     
    Xirurg, Jun 5, 2008
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  8. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    But don't forget that when you replace 8700 with 8800,you won't be able to sell it off.So better get a 8800 now.
     
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    I'm sorry. I was feeling a little spiteful just then, and I apologize for that. If you want to get the straight-up from someone who's done a GPU swap, I think Nirvana's right that you should contact zfactor - just send him a pm - he knows what he's doing, and he's nobody's fanboy, so he'll give you the honest guff from first-hand experience. I don't know for sure, but he probably has the wisdom on a CPU swap, too.
     
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  10. HyeVltg3

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    already PMed him waiting on a reply ;)
    so far the MXM forums on laptopvideo2go mentioned that it is possible and that sleep will crash the lappy...so hibernate is advised....but thats ALL...no guide, no first-hand exp. (unlike zfactor, unless his sig is a LIE...>_>..T_T) ...lol and no pics ;)....still waiting to see if zfactor can shed light on the how-to's :p
     
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  11. Nirvana

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    what are you talking about? zfactor made a video to prove he wasn't lying about the both sleep and hibernate issues.
     
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  13. HyeVltg3

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    I just realized that zfactor has the 579 1....I'm asking about the 579 3

    Is there a quantum leap between the two?

    @Nirvana: ...I was joking about the " (unlike zfactor, unless his sig is a LIE...>_>..T_T)"
     
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  14. bigjohnsonforever

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    the latest bios fixed the sleep issues in 5791s, though i think unintentionally, because they want you to send your notebook in for motherboard mods if you go 8700>8800...

    the 5793 has an upgraded cooling system and minor motherboard mods to support 8800
     
    bigjohnsonforever, Jun 5, 2008
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    ....if you don't believe the reseller and you don't believe people who have actually done the upgrade, perhaps you shouldn't be buying this laptop.
     
    Rorschach, Jun 5, 2008
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    yeah *sigh* maybe you should just get a Gateway FX...
     
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  17. Shyster1

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    No; incremental. The cooling solution has evolved to be a bit more robust, and the mobo was given a minor revision in order to deal with a potential sleep issue vis-a-vis the 8800 (or, at least that's what was publicly claimed - zfactor has been able to go to the 8800 without doing the mobo upgrade and so far hasn't been afflicted with the claimed sleep issue; some take the position that it just Clevo yanking everyone's chains; I think that it was a real, but relatively rare issue with the chipset, and that the rareness explains why a lot of folks have been able to go to the 8800Ms without a mobo upgrade - it's a little shocking at first to see how many defects Intel CPUs and chipsets have when you read through the errata sheets they release for each product).
     
    Shyster1, Jun 5, 2008
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