buying a NP9150 need advice

hi im going to buy one (hopefully) this week! I have a few questions ill post them with the part, so heres what i have so far any opinons? Its xoticpc.com also


Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM
- FREE!! Continental (U.S. Lower 48 - UPS Ground Only) Ground Shipping on ALL Sager Laptops (Enter Coupon Code: "SAGERFREESHIP" during order process)
- SAGER Back 2 School Savings!!! ( Free Hard Drives & Ram Savings ) - See Specials Below *restrictions may apply
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen (SKU - S1R319)
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – S2R174)
- -Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- nVidia GeForce GTX 675M 2,048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 with Optimus™ Technology [User Upgradeable] (SKU – S3R518)
So i was going to get a 7970m but with all the issues i think ill go with this saince 680m is out of my budget right now, and in a month or so upgade to 680m or 7907m IF issues are resovled. Is this possible can i upgrade/install new card myself? btw im not that computer savvy.
- No Copper Cooling Upgrade
- No Video Adapter
- No External Mobile Display
- FREE! - 16GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4T824P)
- Sager Branding
- Standard Finish
- No mSATA SSD
- FREE! - 750gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S5R306)
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/ Software (When selecting a Hard Drive in the Optical Bay, No Optical Drive is Included) (SKU - S7R455)
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- No Back Up Software
- Bluetooth Included (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Sager - Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module (SKU - S8R112)
Not sure what card to get here i have a linksys router if that helps
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No Carrying Case
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No External Keyboard
- Standard Sager/Clevo Non Chiclet Backlit Keyboard
- No External Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system (Overclocking will add 3-6 business days to build time)
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- ~Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (64&32-Bit CD Included) + MS Office Starter 2010 -[ Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $14.99 (Directly through Microsoft) ]
- No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- - Microsoft Office 2010 Home & Student Edition - Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote
- No Software Bundle
- Sager 2 Year Parts & LIFETIME Ltd Labor Warranty w/ Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Customer Support (SKU - S9R206)
- No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- Standard Production Time
- No Xotic PC Gear

So thats it what do you think? Im not really looking to add any price im only doing the 16gb of ram and the hdd upgrade because its free atm.

 

The 675m is a good choice. With an i7, you will have a good backbone for smooth and stable FPS, but some high-end games will need to be played at medium/high settings for a high average with the GTX 675m. Go with that, and later upgrade as you said. If the 7970m ends up being fixed you may be able to find one for a good price.

My 6300 is pretty powerful. In my dorm I can get 2-3 bars with the university's wifi, while my roomates either can't see the signal or have 1 bar, which is unusable. However, I still use my external wireless adapter since 2-3 bars isn't reliable enough for a wifi connection. I am not quite sure how good the stock wifi card or even the other offered Intel card is. If you want more range get an Intel, like the 6300, but if you need faster upload speeds get the Bigfoot.

Overall I like the build. Standard yet powerful.

 

Okay cool thanks for the response. Are laptop gpus hard to get a hold of separate? I don't mind lower setting for brand new games because I imagine I'll have a big backlog of games I want to play I've never had a gaming computer before so I'm gonna start with some older games . I'm not planning on much online gaming so I think I'll stick with the wireless card I have listed unless someone else comes in with more insight


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You can find them occasionally on Ebay but other than that you will have to contact your resellers for hookups. They are kind of "underground" sales.

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Oh ok cool thanks. Lol my signature showed up because I was on my iPhone when I replied (tapatalk app) and my original post was on computer where it's not on.


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Although these laptops have upgradeable gpu, don't purchase with the assumption that you will upgrade in a month or so. Get the best you can afford. Buying gpu upgrades, unlike RAM and hard drives, are cheaper (vs aftermarket) when you get the upgraded components cause the vendor can mark down more with such expensive parts.

Gpus aftermarket are pricey. $430-560 for 7970m and $650-800 for 680m. Say you sell your 675m for $250-300, you're not really saving any money. And that is if you sell the old card. Why not enjoy the awesome performance from the get go if it will cost the same in the long run? Plus, no hassles of shipping, repasting, warranties if used, etc etc.

These are my thoughts

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Well luck has it I had a few hundred extra dollars after buying books and such from financial aid and I was able to pull some money to get a 680m I'm so excited for this. I'm not super computer smart so when this finally dues arrive want should I do first as in make sure I got what I ordered and to make sure it works right


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