*** Official Clevo W230ST/Sager NP7330 Owner's Lounge ***

Have to agree with everything! You can have a full on beast in a 13" package, its amazing.

 

Havent experienced any issues with fan noise.

it speeds up and is somewhat noisy when im gaming, but that's pretty much about it. There's some options you can fiddle around with in 'power options' but i think the newer bios doesnt have this problem. (i never had the old one though)

 

Quick question. I am debating whether to upgrade from the 11 inch.. If you are connected to a monitor via HDMI, does it disable the LCD when you close the lid? I like that feature (bug?) on the W110ER that both screens stay connected in windows and doesn't reconfigure itself when the lid is closed... for example, when watching a movie.

EDIT: also, is the HDMI muxed via the Intel Card? The Asus G46VW pulled a stupid design idea and decided the HDMI port is just connected to the nvidia card..I really hated that

 

I'm pretty sure that is an option in Windows.

 

I stop right there. $20 toaster vs. $1000+ laptop... I can drop my wallet too, but it doesn't break.

 

Thanks so much GooFace, sharing that direct comparison experience really helped. Cheers!

p.s. love the nickname, lol.

 

FYI, my toaster is "de luxe", but I don't blame you.

 

It's not actually. Some laptops, such as the macbook line or the Asus G46VW, has a lid switch that disables the monitor (not just the backlight) and windows "sees" that as a monitor being unplugged and reconfigures the display output. When playing games or watching movies, this can obviously have undesired results since the screen will turn black and the windows desktop will appear and now the external is the primary monitor.

 

I think every laptop has a lid switch, but this one and the w110 (at least) only turns off backlight if you close the lid, you're right.
I just checked it, before I thought the display was going to standby.

 

Lately Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been running a lot worse than normal. I think it has something to do with my CPU. It never goes above 83 Celcius when at 34T in throttlestop, whereas it used to be in the mid 90's easily.

 

Thanks for confirming! Good to hear lol I am picky......

 

It's not a switch, it's a magnet built into the lid and a detector on the base

 

... which trigger a switch

 

For anyone curious, replacement Clevo W230ST palm rest. Shoutouts to XoticPC RMA department for being able to get this for me. Price is $85 from Sager.

 

Shoutout received and I'll let them know you appreciate!

 

better protect it now

 

I have a feeling my computer is not utilizing all of its memory. Lately I have been getting a low memory warning while playing CS.

This used to never happen.

 

A quick check in Task Manager will tell you how much RAM is being used and to what programs.

 

Did you use a different resolution than your desktop's one ?
That's a known issue.

 

No, I keep it at 1920x1080

 

The low memory message just popped up again, but in my task manager it says only 46-53% is being used...

 

It might be a recent CS patch, does it only happen when you play CS or all games?

 

edit: nvm found frewster's guide

it looks like my BIOS version is 1.03.02, I should be able to upgrade straight to the latest prema bios right? doing this would change the fan profile to be more active during lower load (so my idle temps arent in the low 60s) among other things, right?

 

nop, dunno where you saw that, but prema's mod has nothing to do with fan profile, you have the list of modifications on his website.

 

New version of Prema Mod is out! W230ST / NP7330 | Prema Mod

 

@frewster yep, installed it right after it came out. What I thought was all ready good got even better... Loving the RAM overclocking menu and fact you could push the BCLK up a bit to squeeze some more performance out of the proc.

 

Hi Guys, I just wanted to say thanks for all the info in this thread and replies to my questions. I finally bit the bullet and just hit the order button at PC Specialist. i7-4700MQ, 8GB, SSD, etc has been specced and is on its way in 10 days. Fingers crossed its a gooden!

 

i'm gonna update it anyway, but how would I go about updating the fan profile to be a bit more active?

 

You just can't.You can hit fn + 1 if you want to boost it full.

 

i recall reading some posts from resellers saying they were trying out profiles that made the fan more active but it was several months ago

someone was asking people to test it, did anything ever come out of that?

people have also said that the prema bios has helped reduce how often the fan will burst so thats why i assumed it adjusted the fan

 

They were confused between prema's modifications and the bios upgrade its mod performed at the same time.

 

Just updated to Bios mod v2 (never had v1).

 

Hey what happened? This laptop's no longer listed on Xoticpc or LPC-Digital. Is it discontinued or something? What's this gonna mean for my warranty through XPC/Sager?

 

Don't worry. They're just phasing it out for the W230SS. You'll be fine with the warranty.

 

Any idea when the w230ss will be available? I was just about to order this bad boy. I hope there's not a huge markup for the new model, I had a nice build with an i7 just under a grand

 

Woah! I was about to order it last night at XoticPC, I was just waiting on an answer to a question - now it's gone! Hmm.. so what is the W230SS.. how is it different? Maybe lucky I didn't order last night? Best I go check it out huh...

 

Oh nice.. it comes with the 860M instead of the 765M. Comparison:

 

Hopefully mid-March.

Just overclock the GTX 765M and it will perform the same.

 

The next model should be Sager NP9330.... Let's see when it shows up. Fingers crossed.

 

Ryan is alive!

 

lol, how about an overclocked 860M then ?


FYI, one can already order the refreshed intel CPU 4810 and 4910 at PCS, and eurocom already offers both new screens.

 

Are there any available to buy in the UK?

 

That depends, any what ?
PCSpecialist is in the UK.

 

Hey, was wondering what people's dGPU frequency sits at when not in use? Via XTU, it says it is 599mhz but that the range is 0-5000mhz. Thought it'd be 0 here as im not gaming just browsing so it'd use the iGPU.

edit: oops that'd be the intel one i'm guessing, not nvidia.

 

Also, besides undervolting are there any other things I can do in XTU to maximise battery life when not gaming?

Like changing those processor ratios or Turbo Boost Power Max wattages

 

Yeah sorry I meant are there any of those different screens available in the UK.

 

Hi guys,

I have standard wifi card with my Clevo and 2.4 GHz is killing me (interference in my block)
I scaned with my other laptop 5GHz and this is way to go.

Do you know what would be the best wifi card to replace for gaming i could use ? Where I can buy it in USA ? (or I have to order via amazon!? )

 

Did you try changing the channel first ?

if you're talking about the screen only, I couldn't find them anywhere at the moment.

edit: the sharp one can be bought here (dunno this marketplace) but is so expensive I'll pass =)
http://www.ugomark.com/taobao/view/id/36960967778

 

Anyone have a solid ETA on the Clevo W230SS release via Sager or XoticPC? Not sure what model number Sager will give it - NP7330S maybe, or NP9330? Both Sager & XoticPC have withdrawn the NP7330 (Clevo W230ST) from their websites in the last day or two, so I am guessing (hoping) the refresh will be very soon... I am ready to pull the trigger as soon as it's available, based on alleged specs I have seen so far.

 

Yes the problem is my router, which limit BW to 20Mhz for some strange reason and therefore my throughput is half!

The standard bandwidth for 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks is 20 MHz. Increasing the bandwidth can increase the amount of data that the network can carry. However, if the SBG6580 detects another Wi-Fi network using frequencies in the wider bandwidth, the SBG6580 will automatically reduce the bandwidth to the normal 20 MHz width.

Strange thing is that happend yesterday after some update which Router Downloaded, before it was always 40Mhz and now i cannot find option to switch it back there again
So i have to ether replace modem or move to 5GHz.

I tried all chanells in 2,4 GHz

So any idea which wi-fi card to pickup ?