Upgrading from 7800 to 7900 Go GTX - Pricing

Hello notebook and gaming enthusiasts:

Recently Sager (Clevo based) notebooks are coming out with MXM (Mobile PCI-Express Module) Geforce 7900 Go GTX video cards. For those that have 7800 Go GTX video cards, such as myself, might just ask:

"Can I upgrade, and how much would it cost?"

Well, I have been corresponding with the manufacturers and OEMs of these Clevo notebooks. I have gotten the pricing of the video cards and the pricing to upgrade.

The prices:
nVidia GeForce Go 7800 GTX 256MB Video Card
approx. $460

nVidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX 256MB Video Card
approx. $800

Upgrade pricing:
For all OEMs, this price should be near the same:

upgrade from 7800 Go GTX to 7900 Go GTX
approx. $350... and shipping

Note: Upgrading option may vary from OEM to OEM. Mainly, if you warranty is still active, then your chances for the upgrade option are better. But its all up to your OEM (Sager, PC Torque, Alienware, Pro-Star, etc) to honor an upgrade if you have past the warranty stage.

Another Note: Upgrading to 7900 Go GTX will also depend on your notebook. For those that are packing a Sager 9750 or 9890 (Clevo D900K or D900T), upgrading would be fine. These pricings were meant for these models, but if your notebook can handle the upgrade, then they should still apply to other Clevo models.

Hope this helps,

-Gophn

 

Please identify the OEMs that will upgrade the 7800 GTX to the 7900 GTX for $360, and confirm that you are saying they will take back the 7800 GTX in exchange for the 7900 GTX.

 

Thats what hes saying!

 

Let me elaborate about the upgrade pricing:

I was in contact with Clevo and was told that the OEMs would be handling the upgrades and the policies to upgrade.

As for OEMs that will be taking the 7800 GTX back for upgrading... for sure, Pro-Star and Sager are ready for you. I got my notebook back in March and there seemed to be no problems with the exchange/upgrade with either OEMs. Since my notebook is still in the warranty window, there were obstacles in all of my emails. However, out of warranty Clevo notebooks that want to upgrade shouldn't be a problem either, but it would really be up to the OEM that you purchased it from.

Therefore, email your OEM if you are out of the warranty window. I would be pretty sure that something will be worked out, if they're selling such quality notebooks, their support should be high quality as well.

-Gophn

 

Sager and ProStar both tell us they have not worked out the upgrade pricing or policies at this time, so if you could forward their emails stating that they do have pricing and policies worked out that would be most helpful ( [email protected] )

Also, it is very unlikely that they will be giving any credit for your old video card (what are they going to do with it?), and that is why I was asking for clarification on that. If the 7900 GTX costs about $800, and the 7800 GTX is $460 (a difference of $340) it just isn't making sense that they would upgrade you from your old 7800 to a new 7900 for $360.

Please clarify.

 

I've got the email, and have forwarded it to you Donald. Its one from Pro-Star that I have. It FYI only... if you get what i mean.

So the email shows that it'll cost $350 for the upgrade.

A similar one from Sager says the same.

The prices that i've posted are approximated, so the math might be off by give or take $20. But thats the ballpark that I have received.


Hope that helps

-Gophn

 

Wow! Didn't realize Video cards were getting that expensive! Aren't high-end desktop cards much cheaper (more like $300-450)--or are they jumping like this too?

 

If that is true, the upgrades are very expensive for an upgrade in my opinion. I wouldn't invest upwards of $460 in a video card - perhaps if I had a stock Go6800 or X800 I'd consider the Go7800GTX, but the approximated $800 price on the Go7900 is astronomical.

 

JackBauer needs to come in here... He got pricing for upgrading his 5720 to a 7900. If I recall, it was going to be around $1300.
Which would make sense if you ADDED the cost of the card (800+) and then 350+ for the SERVICE.
This sounds more likely.

Although i think that might have include upgrading the mobo for duo... Hence, Jack needs to come in here.

 

If anyone has received any communication from Sager or ProStar regarding upgrading from the 7800 GTX to the 7900 GTX it was in error.

Neither Sager nor ProStar have established policies or pricing for this upgrade, and they will not have it until the end of June...or so.

 

Hmmm... I couldn't resist this thread.

Elminst is right. I was quoted a price of $1300 which included upgrading to the 7900GTX and Core Duo 2.0; this required a new mobo, too. The price quote was "off the record" and I'll honor my committment not to disclose the source. Nevertheless, that's just too steep a price for an upgrade. I'm going to try to sell my 5720 and then invest in another Hornet Pro SFF.

 

Since you wanted to upgrade your NP5720 to a NP5760 including Core Duo, the $1,300 price would make sense if it also included the new Core Duo processor and possibly new memory.

In any event to upgrade a motherboard that also comes with the new 7900 GTX video card, and a new processor and memory rarely will make any sense. The only two components that you can move over are the hard drive and optical drive.

However if all you have to do is upgrade the video card it might make some sense. But don't expect to get much if anything for your old card since there isn't any real value to Sager or ProStar for a used video card. The upgrade will essentially be the purchase of the new card.

 

didnt realize that this post would have too many replies.

In any case, I was originally wanting to know pricing for my Sager 9750 (Clevo D900K) to upgrade from 7800 Go GTX to 7900 Go GTX.

Unlike some other models of Clevo, the D900K:
- is MXM-III ready, which would seem that an upgrade to 7900 GTX shouldnt be a problem
- is powered by a massive 220W power brick, it'll need it for Dual-Core AMD 64 CPU's (Athlons and Opterons)

So it does seem that the video card upgrade might really not be worth the cash, but it's good to know for future references.

Take it easy folks,
-Gophn

P.S. Dont get all bent out of shape by the approximations, by July 1st, the pricing would be more defined. Game on ppl...

 

I think you already have a great card and the gains from upgrading to a 7900 GTX wouldn't be worth the hundreds you would end up spending on it.

If you had a lower-end card and upgrade were available, I'd say it might be something to look into.

Just my $.02