*** Official Clevo x7200 and Sager NP7280 owners lounge ***

These are my bone stock scores on Vantage (performance). I think I did it right.

BTW. How are my temps under load? A little on the warm side?

 

Sager Np7280-S1
Intel 980x Extreme Hexa-core Processor
Nvidia GTX-470M SLI
12gig triple channel @ 1333MHz
IC Diamond Compound
80gig SSD
2x 500gig HDD at 7200rpm
NVIDIA 3D Vision kit

I am diggin this computer so much! I cannot wait to get it. When it arrives I will post benches as well as Decibel tests. If anyone else has any recommendations of things they wanna see please send em my way!

 

^^^^Yes the 470M's should do well. Below is the best so far I have seen for the x7200-NP7280 in Vantage...

 

Now them are some exciting numbers

 

i can't remember what was the stock score with 480's but i think is about the same maybe a little less so yeah those numbers looks right nice machine you have there

 

stock 480m's were like 15500 I think

 

GTX 480M Score = 19316
GTX 470M Score = 16072

That's mean 480M better, but i have a question. Why The CPU's Score shows diferrent score ? Whereas the machines use same CPU (980X)

 

LOl........................

The 480's are overclocked the stock will be like 15,500

 

Glad I am not the only one who laughed at that haha

 

Hahahaha .....
Sorry i don't know that it was overclocked ....

 

how come some 480m owners can update their nvidia drivers? i tried to update mine even in the modded version in laptopvideo2go but still i can't install the driver update. am i missing something?

 

Just have to be persistent and willing to modify an inf from time to time. If you get into benching you will find yourself trying ALOT of drivers. I went through like 20 when I had my GTX 280m's in to find the best for each bench. They did not all want to install right away though.

 

Are you modifying the .inf file correctly, or at all?

 

@ackack47 idk how to, i just saw some forums mention about modifying but idk the step by step procedure. wait what driver do you use? do you play crysis, BC2, metro 2033 etc. because those are the games i currently play and i want to give it a shot to modded drivers which is the best in your experience, sorry im a noob in this, actually im new to this issue since this is the first time i heard a modded driver in nvidia. how do you modify .inf file?

also i saw the new bios in the sager website for np7280 and wondering if it will do any good for the laptop if i update it, my stock bios is Revision 1.0

 

hi.

im about to buy this monster in a few days or weeks but can someone answer my question on my sig before i actually buy it? ive been looking and searching google and NBR for weeks now and couldnt get a straight answer.
[or just plain tired looking at the screen i guess?]

copied from another thread as reference (from ARGH):
100w per gpu, 130w for the cpu, that is already 330w and doesnt count the rest of the system. there is no overclocking potential in this system and the system cannot be stressed to the max without instability. i am not sure what clevo was thinking with the psu requirements. they need a 400w minimum psu.

does this mean that if i get the 470m SLi it'll be ok for overclocking?
130w 980x + 75w per 470m (if i remember correctly) = 280w total - 300w PSU= 20w remaining!
i just wanted to reach 4GHz!
if able to OC the GPU, even better!

 

What about score of GTX460M SLI Speedy ???

 

hahaha.. that was crazy! nice mod! hope clevo releases something like that. if they do, ill get 480m SLi. oh wait, the 580m is coming after a week? (maybe)

maybe i better wait... again.

thanks for that though. first pic that i actually saw someone make a mod to make a PSU SLi

 

did this setup ever run any numbers to see how it held up or just prime/furmark?
talking about that dual psu setup

 

It's simple really, after you download the driver and extract it, download the already modded .inf file along with it and replace (copy/paste over it) the old one with the modded one. I've been using the 265.66 drivers, they work good but they don't let you change the screen brightness after windows has booted. It seems to crash my Black Ops and Company of Heroes when I play in full screen a lot, but that's all I've noticed. Just make sure to get both.

 

I will be purchasing from XoticPC tonight. Anything else I should know/be prepared for other than the things I listed above?

 

@mysn - have you tried 2 power brick of x7200 in that mod?

2x300w, woohooo !!!!

 

You should be careful if you use this adapter as for all i can tell you simply soldered two wires together. You run a severe risk of the two power supplies attempting to charge one another and burning one of them out.

 

Where is the official psu SLI?

 

rotflmao!!
damn!!
so they got on board and made one. nice!!

 

cool now GTX 480 users can purchase that and two clevo D900 adapters because the X7200 psu is already to big to stock 2 of those

 

yeah...this DESKTOP computer is really shaping up to be just that..a DESKTOP!...lol

 

Below is more of the looks of the power converter box coming soon...

"Designed for the extreme users who want to push their system to the limit..."



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Now things are getting very interesting.

 

Here is the official update from Sager:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/7002513-post566.html

Also Sager has provided:

Starting tomorrow 12/28/2010, any additional NP7280 300Watt PSU orders shipped will have a NP7280 Power Converter Box included with the PSU at no additional charge.

Any users that has purchased additional NP7280 300Watt PSU may contact Sager Techsupport with your Sager Invoice number, and Sager will send a Power Convert Box for only shipping charges.

 

Pah!! and Nice!! at the same time, its a solution but 2 psu's? what a joke, one hand is clapping with itself and my other hand is face palming my face, I just cant decide whether I'm happy or not lol

This means no more psu tripping, but does this mean we will be able to unleash the 480m's real power instead of this watered down version we have? How the 480m was really meant to be?

Anyway finally its here.

 

that's what im waiting on..to see the 480s true power.

 

Yes, things got a bit more interesting

 

Yes, so to put it simply the Sager NP7280 / x7200 AC ADAPTER WITH POWER CORD is listed at $195.00, however now it will come with the new converter box at no additional charge...
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if there was a way to overvolt the 480 :yes:

 

not really over volt in this case...but more...put the voltage back where it really should be. 1.0

 

coming home from work. and then saw this on my iphone! whoa!
THIS JUST MADE MY DAY!

can't wait to get this BIG BAD BOY with 480M SLi!

 

This is good news even though I haven't tripped my PSU yet.

 

whoa, talking about pushing hardware to the limits, that's what i like in clevo/sager, they are still concerned with their customers, they don't just build and forget

im giving some thoughts of this i only have 1 psu, after some months my co-owners of np7280 will have feed backs giving output for this new feature.

 

All early adopters should get this small inexpensive looking piece of hardware free of charge too me thinks, its only fair clevo/sager, for the mistake that was made in the first place

 

Yes all early buyers do get this power convertor box for free if when ordering their system they ordered an additional power supply. In fact many did so, this I do know.

Of course this power convertor box is useless unless you have (2) 300w power supplies for this unit anyway...
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As someone mentioned, would it work with 2 220s from the D900 laptops? 2 300s would be overkill

 

"Designed for the extreme users who want to push their system to the limit..."??

if the power and the cooling are strong enough
(whit this box+turn the machine upside down and open the cover put on desktop cooler like Thermalright VX or water,LN2 )

the poor motherboard still have its limit
look at Rampage III Extreme,GA-X58A-UD9.etc..................

 

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For me this is a MAJOR disappointment. They had the chance to kill 2 birds with one stone, and solve the HUGE (IMO) problem with the very short power cord, and instead it looks like it is only 2 or 3 inches long.
Give us this converter box with a 3 foot extension, or a single @600w 6 ft cord, and the system would be perfect.

 

...Plus, with only a 3 inch cord running out of the converter box, that means it is going to be hanging off the back of the laptop -- Causing more problems, catching on things, pulling out, etc. (I use my laptop like others on a lap bench, which fits the laptop, not the laptop plus 5 inches for the converter box).

 

Now this is what it SHOULD be!!

 

Dude" you Quote yourself two times

 

Well I ordered my new AC Adapter over the phone. Hopefully I will get it soon and be able to do some serious testing. I don't mind running 2 of them together since they just sit on the ground anyways. If I am going anywhere I will just carry one. lol
I too use a lap desk and am a little concerned as to what kind of stress it is going to put on the connector or is it going to pull out. I suppose I'll find out soon enough. It looks like the connection is very secure unlike Dell adapters.
This will certainly be interesting.

 

Here is another Update from Sager:

Sager understand that there are a few questions regarding the NP7280 Power Converter Box, we appreciate all feedbacks and questions and here are some answers.

1. Q : can you use any other AC Adapter other than the 300Watts
A: No it should only be used with a single 300Watts or dual 300Watts, using anything lower or mix and matching will have the potential risks of over discharging one AC Adapter if the other for any reason is not working at its optimal condition.

2. Q: we understand many has asked why not a single 450 to 500+Watt adapter.
A: please believe us and understand that Sager & Clevo wanted a single AC Adapter as much as anybody else. But please understand that this is not a desktop power supply, we do not have the luxury of having multiple rails (connectors) to provide power to each components individually. Please do understand that a desktop supply just the motherboard, CPU, and minor components is using a 24pin + 8 Pin, any other components that requires power are then receiving their own power core running on a different rail.

Even with the above conditions we have asked and pushed for a single AC Adapter design however there is just not a single manufacture out there at this time is willing to put in the effort to design this high power requirement regardless how much of the tap we were willing to pick up out of our pocket, as at this time it is just impossible to design a reasonable sized adapter both connector / railing / and thermal over 300Watts to the power manufactures.

3. Q: Why the bulky box, why didn’t we just join the cables of 2 AC Adapter connecting them together.
A: as much as we wish it’s that simple, but by doing that we will have to throw out and ignore every safety risks associated to such design.

4. Q: since the 480M is no longer offered why are we providing such adapter now?
A: Future cards will be coming soon which it will take advantages of this adapter.

Again we thank everyone for your support in our products, and all your comments and suggestions.

 

Wish my M17x had a solution like this! I would be ALL over it