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    clevo 860 graphic upgrade from gtx 280m to hd5870

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by 3xtinct, Apr 15, 2010.

  1. 3xtinct

    3xtinct Notebook Enthusiast

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    as the title says can anyone enlighten me ? bought the clevo a while back and saw that hd5870 is out and packed with a punched too.

    so can anyone advice if i should upgrade it and for those who own a hd5870 how is the heat issue ? is it comparable to gtx280m ?

    and anyone tried it on this model yet ?

    sry for so many question cos haven't been catching up with all these stuff for months and kind of confused now.
    thanks.
     
    3xtinct, Apr 15, 2010
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  2. ettornio

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    "clevo 860" could mean you have a Clevo M860TU or a Clevo W860CU.

    If you have a Clevo M860TU: No. You can't use an ATi Mobility HD 5870. Reason: 5870 uses MXM 3.0b, and the M860TU does not have an MXM 3.0b slot.

    If you have a Clevo W860CU - Yes.
     
    ettornio, Apr 15, 2010
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  3. 3xtinct

    3xtinct Notebook Enthusiast

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    mine is w860cu :) but wonder is it worth the upgrade ?
     
    3xtinct, Apr 15, 2010
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  4. SCE_Sobek

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    what games are you playing right now? and what games are you looking to play in the near future? those should be the questions you should ask yourself... depends on that if its worth the ugrade or just wait and see what come next
     
    SCE_Sobek, Apr 15, 2010
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  5. Daniel Hahn

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    The GTX 280M can play anything perfectly fluently right now. Just wait what Nvidia brings out in the coming months, if you don't like that, you can still consider ugrading to a MR 5870.
     
    Daniel Hahn, Apr 15, 2010
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  6. fzhfzh

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    For the temp, let's just say that the GPU core never went above 80 for furmark extreme burn under stock clock (thought was 85 at first, but later got to know it's actually the memory temp, core temp is even lower).

    As for worth it or not, IMO not worth it unless you absolutely want to play game in DX11, the performance difference is not so much though.
     
    fzhfzh, Apr 15, 2010
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  7. Kevin

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    Wait for Nvidia. Alienware Tech Support is already reporting that the M15x and M17x will be receiving the new GTX whatever cards in the upcoming months. I'd wait for them, to see how they measure up to the Mobility 5870.
     
    Kevin, Apr 15, 2010
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  8. The Revelator

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    No, no. I have a Mobility 5870 and love it, but if I already had a 280M, I wouldn't even consider upgrading. The increase in performance is not worth the cost. There will be better upgrade opportunities ahead.
     
    The Revelator, Apr 15, 2010
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  9. IKAS V

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    Are you sure about that?
    That would be great news.
    I would love to see a new card :)
     
    IKAS V, Apr 15, 2010
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  10. LaptopNut

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    Depends on whether you can resist or not really :p
     
    LaptopNut, Apr 15, 2010
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  11. othonda

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    I don't think it's worth it. I know babyhemi had (has) a few cards going for about $460 in the NBR marketplace. That is a lot of money, considering you already payed that much for the GTX280 when you purchased your laptop originally.

    If you are already getting over 60 FPS in any of your games. you will not see the difference anyway cause the display update rate is fixed at 60Hz.
     
    othonda, Apr 15, 2010
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