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    replacing ATI with Nvidia?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by LongLiveLife, Jul 20, 2008.

  1. LongLiveLife

    LongLiveLife Notebook Consultant

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    is it possible to replace an ATI HD3870 with a 9800 gts, and then SLI it?

    i just thought because on the desktop, you need a compatible motherboard to use either and only a select few could do both.

    if not, i'm sure i can do a crossfire setup, but i prefer nvidia.
     
    LongLiveLife, Jul 20, 2008
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    I am not sure what you are getting at.

    Only the Clevo D901C (Sager 9262) has SLI capabilities... and for the time being only a number of videocards have full support for SLI:
    - 8700M GT
    - 8800M GTX
    - 9800M GT

    The ATI 3870 is only an option for the Clevo M860TU (Sager 8660).. which is a single card notebook.
     
    Gophn, Jul 20, 2008
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  3. LongLiveLife

    LongLiveLife Notebook Consultant

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    i was told that you could do SLI and crossfire on 860

    on a side note, do you think i would be able to put future graphics card (e.g. nvidia 10880m gts) in this laptop, as long as they keep under the heat budget.
     
    LongLiveLife, Jul 20, 2008
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  4. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    Whoever told you that clearly don't know anything about laptop. np8660 aka m860tu only support 1 card. for upgradeable to future cards, as long as sager support it, you are good to go.
     
    Nirvana, Jul 21, 2008
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  5. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    No you cannot.
    Depending on the laptop, you may or may not SLI it.
    Only the 9262 has that ability, the 860TU and the 570TU have only 1 card, the latter featuring the upcoming 9800M GTX.
     
    eleron911, Jul 21, 2008
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