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    Woah..Nvidia 8800s GPUs are coming...;)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Albsterama, Oct 9, 2006.

  1. Albsterama

    Albsterama Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Now I wonder if and when they will release this for the 5760 series and the 9xxx series ?

    Discuss away...
     
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    They are NOT coming to the laptop world for a long time. The 8800 is supposed to consume nearly 300 watts of power on the desktop and they dont have the means to downscale its power consumption.
     
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    too bad for the power usage. I know that my Clevo D900K has a 220 to 250 watt cap.

    We'll just have to wait until the DX10 cards get more efficiently design before seeing them come onto notebooks.
     
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    300watts, that is insane...oh well, back into the wait queue..:lol:
     
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    Wow, ain't I a buzz kill :D
     
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    Albsterama Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    somehow i suspect you enjoyed that twilight...:lol: been reading up xtremesystem forum - nice thread on the dx10 and the g80 cooking along there...

    Anyway, as paladin said no more upgrades this yr so we'll have to see if anything comes around next year with the release of vista & dx10. hopefully the 7900gtx supplies don't dry up by then if they decide not to...
     
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    As long as Clevo keeps making them there'll be pleanty of 7900's.

    But who knows, Clevo has been morbidly psychotic when it comes to what video cards go in their laptops. Maybe they'll be the ones crazy enough to put an 8 series card in their systems?
     
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    Only if it's built on top of a small refridgerator. :p
     
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    Not to mention the battery of a military HumVee!
     
    TwilightVampire, Oct 10, 2006
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