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Hey everybody, thanks for the help in choosing the right laptop for me. I did it, I ve ordered the 9262 from Xotic PC today. All there is now is the waiting game I m gonna post a full review, if anybody wants I can do a video review as well. Thats my 9262 conifg:

-Intel Q9550 12MB L2
-4Gb DDR2
-9800GT SLI
-2x128 SSD RAID 0
-Sound Blaster Xi-Fi
-Vista 64-Bit Ultimate

Its gonna be my first gaming laptop ever and my first come back to windows since 2004. Thats the first wave of games that I bought to test that beast:


The next wave will consist of:
Stalker, HOMM5, GOW, HL2
If u know of some great games feel free to let me know cause I m really not that familiar with all the titles.

 

The 9800m GT SLI will outclass the 9800m GTX in most situations, unless the game doesn't support SLI. Either way, the difference between a single 9800m GT and the GTX doesn't appear to be that huge.

 

Here is a LINK I don't know how reliable they are...

 

Do u know if sager or any other manufacturer will be offering the 9800M GTX in SLI anytime soon? Is that config futerproof ?? I want it to last me at least 2 years, no sooner.

 

From what I seen on here maybe late Aug. I cant wait that long so am sticking with 9800m GT for now maybe down the road if I can get it cheap some were.

 

I would be greatful if u can point me to that source. I can wait till august with my purchase but it will destroy my other plans so I need to be sure that the 9800M GTX is coming out some time soon. When is your machine suppose to arrive?

 

you can buy one with 1x9800gtx and then add another look @ www.xoticpc.com ,they are VERY! reliable

 

Brad@XoticPC told me that it would be mid Aug for the 9800m GTX and they are not sure when it will be available in sli. possible late Aug. here is a LINK to a thread on about it. My Laptop is in phase 2..

 

Do we know if the NP9062 will support two 9800m GTXes in SLI?

You know, for the extra $600 it would cost, you're probably not getting much more power than dual 9800m GTS.

 

From what I read the NP9262 may need a MOBO swap out but that has not been confirmed..

 

Pray tell where you've been reading that (viz. 9800s in SLi)? Unless I'm very much mistaken, what you've been reading is old stuff that applied to the 8800s, not the 9800s (other than a few unduly pessimistic speculations of certain posters).

 

@Shyster1
I read it here LINK but i may be wrong and they may of changed it.

NP9262
-Now available up to 8GB of DDR2 667MHz Ram
-E8500 3.16GHz Now available and base CPU
-nVIDIA 9800M GT Now Available in Single or SLI Options
-1,024MB nVIDIA 9800M GTX (single card ) ETA Expected to arrive in Early August. NO ETA on SLI 9800M GTX. **nVIDIA 9800M GTX May need motherboard revision update, TBD once cards arrive**

 

Hey do u guys think that the 9800GT SLI will be enough for some time? it doesnt look to be that much faster than the 8800GTX SLI and I want this laptop to last some time. Should I go for the 9800GT SLI or wait for the GTX SLI??

 

What are you going to be using it for? Everyone says for gaming but for what kind? Are you really an enthusiast who plays all the latest games like crysis, to come spore, fallout 3 etc... the 9800gt sli should be enough to last you for high settings for 2 years and then med settings for another 2

 

I would really like to play the games with maximum possible details, thats why the 9800GTX sounds like a good option but I dont know when it will be available.

 

Your not getting my point what type of gamer are you? Here and there, casual, hardcore? And do you play all the up to date graphics intensive games or just a few etc..

 

I dont consider myself to be hardcore gamer, I just dont have that much time to play all those video games, but when I do I love all those eye candy details. I would like to buy a computer now. I mean I can wait for the 9800GTX SLI but it will destroy my other plans, so the big question is if the 9800GT is worth spending $4000 or I should wait for the GTX. I want this lappy to last some time, its not gonna be a toy for a year.

 

plz help me out. I want it to last and fallout 3 is coming out. How is this config gonna be holding up in the upcoming years:
Intel Q9550
4GB DDR2
9800GT SLI
2x128 SSD RAID0
it ll come me fortune so I want to be sure it will satisfy me.

 

9800m gt sli is good enough man and u can order right now

 

That machine should destroy F3. Go for it!

 

Whoever is thinking of getting a 9800m GTX may wanna think again.

Notebookcheck.com has some benchmarks and theyre almost identical to 9800m GT. The SLI GT's will probably be exactly the same as the 8800m GTX SLI's unless Nvidia optimizes it really well with a driver.

Benchmark list for lots of mobile graphics cards:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

 

Do u guys think 8Gb of ram is worth the extra cash? will I see some performance increase?

 

No 4gb is plenty for 64 bit Vista

 

On that note, could I add the question:

if I could get a system wit an 8800gtx sli and 2.5ghz for the same prcie as as a system with 9800gtx (non-sli) and 2.8ghz (and holing everything else equal), would this be a no-brainer to for the 8800gtx sli system?

 

8800m GTX SLI will most definitely be the better choice

 

Ok, would anybody beg to differ?

 

8800GTX is basically 9800GT and an SLI version of it will improve your benches a lot.

 

I ve changed this thread into a new one, the topic is still not updated, but I ll be posting the review as soon as the sager gets here. It should, I went for the UPS 24h air shipping