Which model should I buy?

Hello everyone.

I've been a happy P150EM owner for more than 3 years, but my 7970m decided that it's time has come and now I'm stuck with HD4000. So I'm going to buy a new laptop in next few months as there are a few mechanical problems as well that start to emerge. My primary goal is to play newest games on high-ultra settings.

I'm looking for some advice on what to choose.
1)The best idea IMO so far is to buy a SLI-compatible model with only one GPU (980m most likely) and then upgrade it to SLI when I have enough money. Then which models are suitable for that? And can I do it at all?
2)I could also buy a 980m kit right away and then, later, buy a new laptop as in p.1 with to upgrade it with this one to have a SLI. I have a 3610qm cpu and 16gb of 1333 ram, still not bad at all for gaming.
3)The third option I am considering is to wait for a 990m release and buy a laptop with a single 990m. But can't afford a laptop for more than 1800-2k euro, so I'll have to wait (roughly the same time as for a SLI 980m upgrade)

What seems the most reasonable way? Appreciate any advice.
Thanks in advance

 

If you want SLI, I'd recommend the P377SM-A. It's what I have and it's great. Technically, you could just upgrade your P150EM GPU and keep using that if you wanna save money

 

Thank you! Is it possible to buy one with only one gpu and upgrade later?

 

Yeah, absolutely. I bought mine from Eurocom since I live in Canada and shipping literally took 1 day for me which was perfect. I love my P377SM-A and I love Eurocom.

 

If you have a few months, you could wait for the SLI P870DM. It will replace the P377SM-A. But start saving now. The price may be at or slightly above your budget. It's possible the 990M will be released at about the same time.

You can put a 980M in your EM, as I understand it. That upgrade should give you a few more years of gaming at High-Ultra. The price would be the key and the "mechanical problems" that you mention.

 

Thank you for the reply!
Do you know if there is any difference between 980m for different Clevo laptops except for heatsink pipes?
http://www.ceg-hardcorecustom.com/product/ceg_nvidia_gtx_980m
there are options for differrent models but also there is a separate dropdown menu for heatsinks. This is quite confusing.

 

I agree with waiting. Get the P870DM with one 990M then upgrade later. If you have a few months it'll be definitely worth it.

If it's too much you can buy the P570DM or P770DM with a single 990M which would be enough to play on ultra settings then later upgrade to the 1080M or w/e pascal is named.

 

The heatsink is the only difference between the 980m bundles.

 

If you decide to upgrade to a 980M, this might be a good place to start and follow the link inside Prema's post.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...0em-p170em-p370em.770757/page-5#post-10091679

 

Even a single 980M will be a formidable card for quite some time. If you want to leave the option of SLI open, then a P377SM-A is probably the way to go; good model all around, even if you don't ever opt for a secondary GPU.

With new models right around the corner, however, my advice is to wait - if you can - and shop around once the new hardware is available.

 

With your fit also from SM-A too.

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Thank you!

Great info, really useful, thank you very much!

Yes, I think in any case it's worth waiting. They are probably going to release a refreshed P377SM-A with Skylake and\or 990m. I wonder if they will be able to handle those without water cooling though. I think the main reason my 7970 died is because of overheating. It was constantly around 85 degrees, and even up to 95 when I had to do a repaste job.

 

By the way, how do the old models prices change when a new generation comes out? I mean, I can pay no more than 2k euros. From what I heard, a 990m alone could cost around 1400 euros. The model I want (P377SM-A with one 980m) costs around 1900 so if above is true it'll be 2.5k - but I can buy 2x980m SLI combo later for this price with ~50% higher performance. Something just doesn't feel right here.

 

Right, we are talking about an announced system, and an announced graphics card. So at this point it is all speculation. And even with the Asus water cooled system, is that even necessary needed over air cooled? Not complaining against that though. So it is another one of those "wait and see" situations.

 

Well, typically the old models are simply phased out altogether just prior to the refresh, not stocked at a reduced price until inventory is dried up. It's hard to say what the new systems will be priced at exactly, too.

 

Yes they are already phasing out the old ones, Sager don't over stock units so don't have old model clearance deals. The odd unit they have left after that are likely kept as spares/repairs.