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    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Blacky, Feb 16, 2012.

  1. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    lets hide this thread no one posts here! :D
     
    Karamazovmm, May 10, 2012
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  2. awakeN

    awakeN Notebook Deity

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    [​IMG]
     
    awakeN, May 10, 2012
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  3. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    duuuuuuuuuuuuude! *roflmao* :D
     
    jaybee83, May 10, 2012
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  4. mythlogic

    mythlogic Company Representative

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    Here is a shot of the 660M, its brand new heatsink, and a GPU-z screenshot showing it in all its PCIE 3.0 glory :p

    Also after 5 minutes of furmark its 70C, its REALLY cold :p

    [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
    mythlogic, May 10, 2012
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  5. awakeN

    awakeN Notebook Deity

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    why is it in code tags o.o
     
    awakeN, May 10, 2012
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  6. sk3tch

    sk3tch Notebook Deity

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    Some help. :)
    edit: no need, all fixed :)
     
    sk3tch, May 10, 2012
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  7. mythlogic

    mythlogic Company Representative

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    Yea the code tags didn't work as well as they used to :p
     
    mythlogic, May 10, 2012
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  8. Blacky

    Blacky Notebook Prophet

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    Not bad... not bad at all. However... isn't PCI-E 3.0 only available with MXM 3.1?
     
    Blacky, May 10, 2012
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  9. mythlogic

    mythlogic Company Representative

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    It appears that someone was forward looking when they designed these. As they for sure report as Gen3, the BIOS supports Gen3 on MXM. So yes these are full-up Gen 3.0
     
    mythlogic, May 10, 2012
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  10. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    950mhz boost clock explains the TDP.

    Also that ram is running at it's rated speed, wonder how much juice it has left.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 10, 2012
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  11. namerof

    namerof Notebook Enthusiast

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    So folks who prefer crappy drivers should go ahead and get the AMD card? :D
     
    namerof, May 11, 2012
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  12. black-bean

    black-bean Notebook Consultant

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    i've seen ppl who bought the 675m having non stock driver issues as well, in this forum.
    so if both amd and nvidia have the same possibility of driver problems, i say the comparison boils down to the raw performance and price field.
     
    black-bean, May 11, 2012
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  13. b0b1man

    b0b1man Notebook Deity

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    let me tell you that i never had driver issues with my 6990m

    i had issues with nvidia gt540m, however
     
    b0b1man, May 11, 2012
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  14. SynapseR

    SynapseR Notebook Guru

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    The driver subject is questionable on the desktop department, however, I can tell from experience that mobile GPU drivers are equal garbage on both Nvidia and amd.
     
    SynapseR, May 11, 2012
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  15. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Haha gave me a good laugh there. The mobile drivers are getting better without doubt thought :p
     
    jaug1337, May 11, 2012
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  16. SynapseR

    SynapseR Notebook Guru

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    Why the laugh? :p

    Look at the constant stream of updates to desktop GPU's and compared them with the mobile sphere. It's pretty clear to me.

    The "amd driver's suck" argument may be valid at some instances in the desktop market, but in the mobile segment,both ends of the stick are short, there's still a LOT to improve.
     
    SynapseR, May 11, 2012
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  17. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    But atleast there's still LV2G for nVidia drivers.. no such resource for ATI ones.
     
    Prasad, May 11, 2012
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  18. wild05kid05

    wild05kid05 Cook Free or Die

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    ^ there are plenty, previews from Guru3D... Modded ones are easy to make


    Sent from my wholly molly new iPad using Tapatalk
     
    wild05kid05, May 11, 2012
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  19. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    GeoCake, May 11, 2012
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  20. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Argument from ignorance.... nice.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 11, 2012
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  21. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    Came, saw it, loled at it, rep`ed you, and then silently walked away again :p
     
    Cloudfire, May 11, 2012
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  22. awakeN

    awakeN Notebook Deity

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    Nope the people who want a cheaper price
     
    awakeN, May 11, 2012
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  23. black-bean

    black-bean Notebook Consultant

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    nice red vs green all out war is about to begin.... again... going to put this thread on watch, this could be more entertaining than the avengers.
     
    black-bean, May 12, 2012
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  24. Blacky

    Blacky Notebook Prophet

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    It would be war if the 680M would come at least close the the 7970M, but so far it doesn't. It will be more like a massacre.
     
    Blacky, May 12, 2012
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  25. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    nVIDIA surely won't release something lower than the 7970m.. that's a fact! Expect something insane, war is coming... brace yourselves
     
    jaug1337, May 13, 2012
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  26. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    If by fact you meant speculation, then yeah sure...
     
    Prasad, May 13, 2012
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  27. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Haha yes, trying to convince myself that nVIDIA will show something awesome.. need CUDA so badly, but at this time the 7970m is a way better choice..
     
    jaug1337, May 13, 2012
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  28. xxpawnerzxx

    xxpawnerzxx Notebook Consultant

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    I am thinking about the same thing!! There is just no way nividia is gonna release 680m as being inferior to 7970m. I bet thats the main reason why 680m is being delayed till now!! :D
     
    xxpawnerzxx, May 13, 2012
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  29. spectroplasm

    spectroplasm Notebook Consultant

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    it's delayed cause they are still recovering from the dizziness they gave themselves when they had a facepalm session in the office when the 7970m pissed all over the 675m :D :D :D

    but I too need CUDA so badly :( might as well wait for them to wake up.
     
    spectroplasm, May 13, 2012
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  30. black-bean

    black-bean Notebook Consultant

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    sure, lets say 680m will be super awesome that crush 7970m.
    but, by the time you can buy the gpu, it will be just like around this time where we wait for say 8xxx radeon???

    oh i think CUDA is overrated. :p (lets throw some gasoline in the fire)
     
    black-bean, May 13, 2012
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  31. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    lol nice! I'd rep you for that if I could.. :p
     
    Prasad, May 13, 2012
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  32. xxpawnerzxx

    xxpawnerzxx Notebook Consultant

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    wasn't 680m release date stated to be in June?
     
    xxpawnerzxx, May 13, 2012
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  33. City.

    City. Notebook Evangelist

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    There have been no official statements just rumors. I think I remember from the other side of the forum stating something about dell saying June 1st but no one there posted any sources so it's all heresay.
     
    City., May 13, 2012
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  34. xxpawnerzxx

    xxpawnerzxx Notebook Consultant

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    Oh well... lets hope it gets released before august then :) gotta start building my laptop before i go to college :p
     
    xxpawnerzxx, May 13, 2012
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  35. City.

    City. Notebook Evangelist

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    Haha your lucky summer semester for me. Good thing I like taking notes with a notepad.
     
    City., May 13, 2012
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  36. Blacky

    Blacky Notebook Prophet

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    Some Clevo resellers suggested end of June - beginning of July for the 680M.
     
    Blacky, May 13, 2012
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  37. Larry@LPC-Digital

    Larry@LPC-Digital Company Representative

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    This may be a good thread for this. Sager says tomorrow the AMD 7970M card starts shipping in a couple of models... :)


    [​IMG]



    --
     
    Larry@LPC-Digital, May 15, 2012
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  38. Blacky

    Blacky Notebook Prophet

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    Nice! Let's see some benches!
     
    Blacky, May 15, 2012
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  39. SkittlesXD

    SkittlesXD Notebook Consultant

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    He's too busy playing Diablo 3 :p

    edit : or getting a login error which is much more likely.
     
    SkittlesXD, May 15, 2012
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  40. slane04

    slane04 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Looks good with the Sager support on switchable graphics.
     
    slane04, May 15, 2012
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  41. DGDXGDG

    DGDXGDG Notebook Deity

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    and some clevo ver hd7970m card pics too!!

    let it be black pcb...black pcb....black pcb.....black pcb......!!!!
     
    DGDXGDG, May 15, 2012
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  42. gwilled

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    Why black? I think a pink one with polka dots would be nice for a change. :D
     
    gwilled, May 15, 2012
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  43. DGDXGDG

    DGDXGDG Notebook Deity

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    haha ur joking right :eek: :D
    how about all pcb transparent, fluorescent when powered on, with 7 colors light up alternately :D :D :D :p
     
    DGDXGDG, May 16, 2012
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  44. GaryO

    GaryO Notebook Geek

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    :D :D Ok, ok, I'm sold , how much and when can I have it !! :eek: :eek: :D
     
    GaryO, May 16, 2012
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  45. slane04

    slane04 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Throw in a mini-strobe light and you got yourself a deal.
     
    slane04, May 16, 2012
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  46. E.Blar

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    Over in the P150EM owner's lounge, Xotic said they got a batch of 7970m in.
     
    E.Blar, May 16, 2012
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  47. Echo87

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    I tried to search the thread for this but my browser keeps crashing..

    The Sager MP9150 advertise NVidia Optimus technology which turns off the discrete video card when the laptop is on battery power. All well and good. Sounds great. But... i ordered my laptop with the AMD 7970.. which is obviously not made by NVidia. So it begs the question...

    Will the laptop switch to the HD4000 video card when i go to battery power or will it keep the 7970 running?
     
    Echo87, May 16, 2012
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  48. Tmets

    Tmets De-evolving to Amoeba

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    AMD version of Optimus is enduro, which apparently does work.
     
    Tmets, May 16, 2012
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    egoistmusketeer Notebook Geek

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    Does anyone know whether Enduro is better/worse/same as optimus in a real world test?
     
    egoistmusketeer, May 16, 2012
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  50. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Wait a little, 7970M benchmarks coming in ;) you'll see Enduro in action
     
    jaug1337, May 16, 2012
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