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    x7200 upgrade to p570wm?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by bobthedespot, Feb 15, 2017.

  1. bobthedespot

    bobthedespot Notebook Consultant

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    Hello,

    Is it possible to upgrade the x7200 to p570wm?

    I think I'd have to upgrade the motherboard, as well as the lower chassis (for ports).

    Anyone know if the bios ever got patched? Wondering if I could get 64gb ram in one.

    Thanks,
    bob
     
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    aziraphaleUK Notebook Consultant

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    As far as I can remember Prema never did patch it for 64gb.
    To be honest I think finding a motherboard and base plastics is going to be a issue (thou quick look on ebay I have just seen a new motherboard for £480 + pp).

    You may find a used unit of ebay they do come up from time to time.

    Alternatively just go for one the newer gen units.
     
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    bobthedespot Notebook Consultant

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    Is there a newer gen unit that supports workstation xeons? I currently have z170 and I need more CPU.
     
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    aziraphaleUK Notebook Consultant

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    Eurocom Tornado F5W is Xeon E V5 series based, but its a 15" screen and the Xeons listed all appear to be 4c/8t
     
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    Nope, 16GB modules weren't supported until DDR4 modules were incorporated into later models, so 32GB max on the P570WM.

    Stick with 1600 MT/s memory, too (we experienced issues with higher speeds).
     
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    That's a shame. I guess I'll stick with what I have.
     
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    It would depend on the sticks, I had some samsung ram which ran all day at 2133mhz 10-10-10.
     
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    It's doable, but stability was spotty. Seemed like the IMC was fickle, mostly with the faster Kingston memory.
     
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    Yeah, the brand was important, the kingston stuff I had would not get close to those timings but it was more dense.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Feb 16, 2017
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