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    issues with sager NP9170.Please help :)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by lowfreq, Aug 14, 2012.

  1. lowfreq

    lowfreq Notebook Enthusiast

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    so i have had my sager for about 2 months now and I am worried that i waisted my cash. i am not getting the kind of performance that i thought i would get. I see low fps and even some texture issues in a couple games. I am trying to find out what my options are to improve my performance. I am still using the stock sager drivers on the web site for the hd7970m-should i try the newer amd drivers if there are any? If i do so should i wipe the sager drivers off beforehand? someone told me to do it over them once but that does not sound right.

    If i am still not happy with the hd7970m graphics card will i be able to replace it with another graphics card?

    pls help guys i spent nearly 2000 on this machine and now i feel like i burned my cash for no reason :(

    (note:there are 2 games that are working well as far as i know so i am assuming that it is not a hardware issue. games that work:tribes ascend , starcraft 2. TROUBLE WITH :Tera Online, Diablo 3, Blacklight:retribution)
     
    lowfreq, Aug 14, 2012
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  2. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You'll have to wait for a 7970M driver fix, sorry :(
     
    Mobius 1, Aug 14, 2012
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  3. MeNtAl_DaRkNeSs

    MeNtAl_DaRkNeSs Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,
    Unfortunately you are not the only one, check other threads regarding this issue, for example:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/sag...ssues-only-post-logs-no-questions-please.html

    7970M Enduro Issue - Rage3D Discussion Area

    http://forums.amd.com/game/messagev...=160494&STARTPAGE=1&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

    Everyone with this GPU has problems with Enduro...

    Best Regards to all
     
    MeNtAl_DaRkNeSs, Aug 14, 2012
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  4. lowfreq

    lowfreq Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not sure if i want to wait around for a fix that will come out god knows when. im thinking i should just try and contact my resseller and swith to the nvidia 680m. they might charge me a heafty amount though so I am not sure it will be worth it. Is the 7970m supposed to be that much more powerful? will i be paying more for a weaker card?
     
    lowfreq, Aug 14, 2012
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  5. Coors

    Coors Notebook Geek

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    I just hit the submit button tonight on a cross ship RMA. The security deposit is $675 but I believe the 680m upgrade itself will come to about $245 and the 3 day shipping option was free. All I did was email my reseller and they hooked me up with a service request directly from Sager.
     
    Coors, Aug 15, 2012
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