how loud are Sager

I was thinking of picking up a Sager/clevo for a family member who likes to game and i was wondering how loud they are. portability is not so much a big deal since it will remain stationary but noise is. I dont want something that sounds like an air conditioner

 

depends on which models.

the Clevo D901C (Sager 9262) is probably the quietest high-end notebook on the market... since it has the best cooling design.

the Clevo M570TU (Sager 5797) and M860TU (Sager 8660) will have sound... like every other high-end gaming notebooks.... except Clevo has the "Slient Mode" feature to make things silent when you are not gaming.

you cannot escape fan noise since high-end system require the fans to spin up enough to properly cool the system.

 

gaming laptops are loud

 

The Sager NP9262, when you put the fans on full blast (FN+1), is loud. Not sure about the NP8660 or the NP579x. but the NP2096 is rather quiet, even when gaming.

 

you would be surpised... it may seem loud if its the first time you had experience with a high-end notebook.... but compared to other systems, its quieter.

the four full sized fans and large heatsink/pipes makes it so that the fans wont need to spin up that fast to sufficiently cool everything.... as compared to other high-end systems with only 2 or so fans to do the same job.

the NP2096 is a Compal JH90.... which is a midrange system.

it is quieter since its components are not as powerful to cool down.

 

I can report that my NP8660 is "loud". When idling, the fan keeps spinning at a decent rate. So this laptop is much more louder than most laptops. The noise is not high-pitched so it's not really annoying but when I try to study, I put it to sleep or turn it off because it makes "too much" noise for me; I can't stand that much noise while studying. Also, the silent mode is not the best solution because, in a silent room, you can still hear the computer working (hard drive working, cpu whining). Plus, when watching a video, the heat builds up and hard drive reached 64. But I guess that's normal for the power it packs.

 

I always have music playing so it drowns out the noise from the fans . I also have a Cryo LX and that thing is way louder than the notebook itself. I have to say that the fans aren't that loud, at least not as loud as the DISK DRIVE . Man that thing really spins up and it can really sound like a helipad in my room sometimes.

 

But when you think about..well... the fact that your laptop, is the FASTEST, MOST POWERFUL 15" laptop IN THE WORLD, then well i guess things begin to facilitate themselves.

If you love to game, buy a Sager/Clevo
If you need performance, buy a Sager/Clevo
If you need expandability buy a Sager/Clevo
If you need the most efficient cooled notebook on earth, buy a Sager/Clevo
If you live in a library or a dark cellar and are worried about your decibel levels, DONT buy a Sager/Clevo.

 

I use this in class. No one seems to mind the noise of me gaming in the back of the room.

 

I dont get this quote or insane's previous quote. Its not that loud at idle even if you ARENT in silent mode. In silent mode its dead quiet, i cant hear anything else. While gaming though it is the loudest most annoying thing ever. If you want to fix this underclock your CPU by 0.3Volts and buy a notebook cooler. Then it is SO quiet while gaming (like a ~10-13dB difference no joke). Im out.

 

When idling I put mine in silent mode, so it's very quiet The on/off during idle IS very noticable otherwise, and oddly louder than when gaming. In fact, my M860TU's in silent mode the majority of the time (web browsing, etc) that I use it.

To compare: the M860TU's fans on full blast (it's either off or full blast usually) are about the noise level of it's dvd-drive spinning up, and both are a bit quieter than my Zalman NC2000 cooler on max. My hard drive is quieter than any of the above (5400rpm).

 

D901c is by far the most silent laptop 4 gamers i have ever own. And the king of notebook too, in term of "brute force"
Its really an amazing desktop replacement.

 

BigCityHunter you are very right it very silent really and its not just laptop this machine is mobile desktop pc with best cooling system

 

I own the 5797 and when gaming I'm much too occupied to even notice the fan noise. My old desktop is much much louder than this thing.