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    lowest priced sager with upgradeable gpu/cpu?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Grump, Jan 6, 2016.

  1. Grump

    Grump Notebook Consultant

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    Hi what is the lowest priced sager with swappable gpu/cpu? Looking at the xotic page but open to other models.
     
    Grump, Jan 6, 2016
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    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    id say the cheapest current model would probably be a baseline config P750DM a.k.a. NP9758, although "cheap" is quite relative in this case, since the P7 series is already part of the Clevo highend range :D

    maybe you can still get a ZM series, the predecessor of the DM machines, for a good price :) i can vouch for those machines (check my sig) ;)
     
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    clevo-extreme Company Representative

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    they can find some models on haswell platform which is cheaper than ZM
     
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  4. Support.1@XOTIC PC

    Support.1@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Anything with a 6700hq / 6820hq (or really any Skylake mobile processor) is not upgradable, and that's across manufacturers not just Clevo / Sager. The models with desktop processors (like the NP9758 / P750DM) are the ones that are upgradable including the 770DM/ 9778, and 870DM/ 9870.
     
    Support.1@XOTIC PC, Jan 6, 2016
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  5. ipwn3r456

    ipwn3r456 Notebook Evangelist

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    Uh, even the GT80S Titan?
     
    ipwn3r456, Jan 6, 2016
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  6. Support.1@XOTIC PC

    Support.1@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Yeah, all 5th and 6th gen mobile processors are fixed to the motherboard basically (BGA), Titans included.
     
    Support.1@XOTIC PC, Jan 7, 2016
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    ipwn3r456 Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh, I thought you were talking about the GPUs as well, my bad.
     
    ipwn3r456, Jan 7, 2016
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    I kind of was wondering if you were thinking that. You are right on that part though. :)
     
    Support.1@XOTIC PC, Jan 7, 2016
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