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    upgrade NP5790

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Orion500, Jul 15, 2009.

  1. Orion500

    Orion500 Notebook Enthusiast

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    my specs (acquired from belarc advisor):

    System built on:
    Clevo Co. M570RU CLEVO:M570RU-1.00.02cS

    GPU:
    NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX [Display adapter]

    Hard Drive:
    Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 1, s/n 5MA1WWJN
    ST9160823AS [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5NK054JR, rev 3.AAB, SMART


    So i just got Prototype, great game, would love for it not to lag quite so badly on lowest settings... so i figure this fine laptop might be able to take an upgrade. i know the w/nVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT w/512MB was offered with the 5790 a couple months after i got mine. Is that the only other gaphics card thats compatible? How much better is it?

    if you know of any other hard drives that work with it would be nice to also have a faster and larger drive.

    any advice is greatly appreciated.
    ....
     
    Orion500, Jul 15, 2009
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    you can stick a 8800M GTX (aka. 9800M GT) in there.... pretty simple to find those since many people where selling them.
     
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    Orion500, Jul 15, 2009
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    they are actually the same... spec wise and tech wise.

    in any case, either will fit and run in your notebook.

    just make sure to update the BIOS before doing so.
     
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    where can i buy it?
     
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    you can order it through Sager if you want.

    or look into:
    - most Clevo vendors should be able to get it for you
    - the NBR Marketplace
    - ebay
     
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    the man i talked to at Sager says that these cards are out of production, moreover he told me that the highest card that would work is the 7950GTX. i tend to believe Gophn that these other cards would work just because tech support guys are just parroting information they get from a guide, but can anyone else verify that it would work? i just want to be sure before i buy something off e-bay and can't return it.

    Edit: Eurocoms site claims to have the 512 GDDR3 GeForce Go 9800M GT (16x PCIe; ;DX10; NB9E-DT2) for $720 USD, which seems kinda steep to me. Is that actually a reasonable price?
     
    Orion500, Jul 17, 2009
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    thats a rip off for $700.

    call them to see if they will bring it down.

    Sager is only following protocol... but the notebook can handle 8800M GTX / 9800M GT without issues.
     
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    what is a acceptable price?
     
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    I would not pay more than $300-400 for a new one with the heatsink assembly
     
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    instead search up 9800M GT on ebay.

    they are selling for $300-400
     
    Gophn, Jul 17, 2009
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    As Gophn says, anything up to a 9800M GT should work fine, as long as it is mxm III/IV and you update your bios to the latest revision.
     
    theriko, Jul 18, 2009
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    You cannot use dell 8800M in Clevo barebones.
     
    kaltmond, Jul 20, 2009
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    interesting. why not?
    ...teach a man to fish... and he stops asking annoying questions. : )
     
    Orion500, Jul 20, 2009
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    Unfortunately that is a dell custom 2in1 sli card, 2 dies on one board, only fits dell 17x0 series.
     
    theriko, Jul 20, 2009
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