Just as an fyi, www.ninite.com installs popular programs all at once as an automated process.
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I already have a clean install drive image ready to go for windows 8 on my SSD so all my programz are ready to go. All I have to do is compile the drivers into the image with a little, "pre-windows boot up" app that I wrote, and they should all be installed before first boot.
I know this is a little off topic but I have to tell everyone here....I LOVE SSD's. This is my first time using them because they were always so damned expensive but other than a few tweaks that have to be applied to maximize space, they are wonderfully fast. Programming is much easier because task switching is as smooth as silk. Especially so, when going from AutoCAD to SolidWorks and then back again. Python, XML and Eclipse emulation is also as smooth as soft butter on a baby's butt. I can't wait to get this laptop and try them out!
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Although, if anyone on here is using Perma's bios mod (not vbios), would you mind telling us how you like it?
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Also, it was Call of Duty Ghosts.
Battlefield 4 doesn't even use 2GB half the time. I mean it'll "use" 2.2GB most of the time, but 200-400MB of that is usually the second monitor. But geez, Ghosts just gobbles up all 4GB holy meowmix.geko95gek and david2kool like this. -
Thank you very much for the info on the drive, too. After I got your post, I ordered the 256gb M5M to use as my game drive. I fell in love with SSD's when I put it in my Desktop last month and I decided to put all SSD's in this laptop too. I got a killer deal on 2 new 256GB Lite-on pulls from Asus laptops, that I am going to use as my boot and data drives. No more HDD's!
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No problem! once you go SSD you don't go back! XD.
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So I've been researching Clevo's for a couple of weeks now and after considering the XMG P703 (P177SM), I've decided that I will probably go for the XMG P723 (P370SM) instead as I think its much better in terms of upgradeability and possibly cooling as well. Not to mention it comes out at about the same price.
So here is the spec that I'm planning to order on the 25th:
XMG P723 17.3" Pro Gaming Notebook
Display
1 x 17.3" (43.9cm) Full-HD 1920x1080 Matte - Without XMG logo £0.00
Graphics Card
1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4096MB GDDR5 £195.83
Processor
1 x Intel Core i7-4800MQ Quad Core - 2.70 - 3.70GHz 6MB 47W £110.83
Thermal Compound
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound £0.00
Memory
1 x 8GB (2x4096) SO-DIMM DDR3 RAM 1600MHz CORSAIR Vengeance £44.17
Hard Drive
1 x 320GB SATA-II 5400rpm Seagate Momentus (ST320LM001) £0.00
Optical Drive
1 x Blu-ray Burner/DVD-RW - without Software £36.67
WIFI Card
1 x Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (with Bluetooth) £17.50
Keyboard
1 x Backlit Keyboard UK English £0.00
Warranty
1 x Standard Warranty : 24 Month Collect & Return (inc parts, labour, support, shipping) £0.00
Operating System
1 x No Operating System £0.00
Office Software
1 x Microsoft Office 365 30-day trial version (only when Windows 7 or 8 is ordered) £0.00
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Cable £0.00
£1,509.00
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I was also considering this spec:
XMG P723 17.3" Pro Gaming Notebook
Display
1 x 17.3" (43.9cm) Full-HD 1920x1080 Matte - Without XMG logo £0.00
Graphics Card
1 x AMD Radeon HD 8970M 4096MB GDDR5 £0.00
Processor
1 x Intel Core i7-4900MQ Quad Core - 2.80 - 3.80GHz 8MB 47W £249.17
Thermal Compound
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound £0.00
Memory
1 x 8GB (2x4096) SO-DIMM DDR3 RAM 1600MHz CORSAIR Vengeance £44.17
Hard Drive
1 x 1000GB SATA-III 7200rpm HGST Travelstar 7K1000 (HTS721010A9E630) £29.17
Optical Drive
1 x Blu-ray Burner/DVD-RW - without Software £36.67
WIFI Card
1 x Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (with Bluetooth) £17.50
Keyboard
1 x Backlit Keyboard UK English £0.00
Warranty
1 x Standard Warranty : 24 Month Collect & Return (inc parts, labour, support, shipping) £0.00
Operating System
1 x No Operating System £0.00
Office Software
1 x Microsoft Office 365 30-day trial version (only when Windows 7 or 8 is ordered) £0.00
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Cable £0.00
£1,475.02
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What do you guys think? Is the Nvidia GTX 780M really worth me sacrificing the 4900MQ CPU, 1GB HDD and paying extra?
The power-book will be dedicated to gaming, gaming and more gaming. Oh and mixing Trance music in Traktor. Stability is what I prefer!!
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I would go with option 2 because of the faster HDD and CPU (for a lesser overall price) because it's a more rounded system and has very good gaming performance. If you look over at gpuboss.com you'll see that the AMD actually scores higher than the Nvidia in almost every category except gaming.
If you want this rig for gaming, go with option one. The NVidia card will give you better PhysX handling and is more geared for gaming. The only thing I would change with the first option would be the CPU (I7-4800MQ). The base CPU has the same cache and the only performance hike you'll see is with the clock speed. If you want the bump in clock speed I would say change the paste (or re-paste it yourself) to IC Diamond and overclock the I7-4700mq slightly. Then with the money you save get yourself a really fast SSD.
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I'm still a bit worried about the driver debacle that AMD had earlier this year, that worry becomes more prominent when I consider that eventually I will be putting in a 2nd 8790M for crossfire. Apparently there are some big issues with that. -
Go for option 1. The 4800MQ is good enough for bassicly anything. Runs stable at 3.9GHz which is something you won't be able to do with an 4700MQ. I would also get 16GB of RAM (although it's not necessary, but RAM is dirt cheap, so why not?). Also I would definitely get a better HDD.
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AMD has always been a step behind Nvida in its roll out of new drivers, but AMD always comes out with them eventually. It is more apparent to people that game a lot. For Floating point, Cinemark, and CAD...its solid as a rock.
This is just my experience though. If there is anyone else on here that has AMD cards in their systems, I'm sure they will chime in.:hi2:geko95gek likes this. -
I do play a lot of older games too though so thats why I was asking about the DX9 issues.
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My thoughts, the gpu is expensive to upgrade later, and the cpu is also. The rest are easy and fairly cheap to upgrade later. Second, the 4700 is good enough for gaming. The 4800 is better, but certainly no reason to go higher than a 4800. So with that thinking, I would get the 780M, then depending on budget get the 4700 or 4800. The rest can be minimum, then just upgrade them later.
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The value/performance ratio of it grabbed me straight away. Now I can even add a 1TB Travelstar 7200RPM HDD
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The good news is ajnindlo is right. You don't need that much CPU for gaming. Or anything else for that matter. Software has always lagged behind the hardware. Your going to be able to run anything out there on the I7-4700MQ (or the 4800MQ if you wish)even without overclocking it.. Kick-butt gaming is mostly dependent on the GPU. So, you might want to save your money on the CPU and spend it somewhere else. The I7 Haswell is going to be viable for a long time. (fingers crossed.) -
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I'd stick with the 4800MQ since the difference to the 4900MQ is negligible at stock or overclocked.
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Did you manage to get a stable overlcock on non XM cpu's in any Sager laptop?
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Talking about Overclock, could you guys please share what Overclock are you using on a dual 780m (vbios from tech inferno). I flashed the vbios but I had never overclocked a gpu before. Thank you.
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All in all I hear ya, you think option 1 (4800MQ+GTX 780M) would be best?? What about if I swap GTX 780M for the 8970M and get a 256MB mSATA instead, is that going to be a better choice?
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You can get dual 8970M's for roughly the same price as one 780M (plus $80 or so.) Get rid of the 4800 and get a 4700 instead. (there is no difference in cache between the two, they both have 6.144MB L3) The only discernible difference between the 2 is a 300Mhz bump in the operating frequency, oh...and MAYBE a little more stability if, and only if, you overclock it. The 4900mq and above have more cache, but the cost benefit ratio is so low that it is almost ridiculous to buy it on a budget. Then use the $200 you just saved and get yourself a 256GB SSD. But do yourself a favor and don't order it from the reseller. The drives are much cheaper if you buy them online and you will get the full 3 year manufacturers warranty that comes with most drives, as compared to the 1-2 years that comes with the system. Also, if you're worried about multitasking, get yourself some more ram, in a month or so when the prices start dropping for Xmas, and drop the pagefile down to 1024KB. That will force windows to use the faster and more stable RAM, prolong the life of your SSD and save you some room on the SSD as well.
Well there you have it. There is my rant. You asked and I answered. Hope that helps you make your decision. Please, let us know what you decide on though.
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Ok ok, I've slightly reconfigured it after taking into account your suggestions guys. What do you think??
Can't really get much better on my budget right
XMG P723 17.3" Pro Gaming Notebook
Display
1 x 17.3" (43.9cm) Full-HD 1920x1080 Matte - Without XMG logo £0.00
Graphics Card
1 x AMD Radeon HD 8970M 4096MB GDDR5 £0.00
Processor
1 x Intel Core i7-4800MQ Quad Core - 2.70 - 3.70GHz 6MB 47W £110.83
Thermal Compound
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound £0.00
Memory
1 x 8GB (2x4096) SO-DIMM DDR3 RAM 1600MHz CORSAIR Vengeance £44.17
Hard Drive
1 x 1000GB SATA-III 7200rpm HGST Travelstar 7K1000 (HTS721010A9E630) £29.17
mSATA Drive 1
1 x 256GB mSATA-III SSD SanDisk X110 (SD6SF1M-256G) £145.83
Optical Drive
1 x Blu-ray Burner/DVD-RW - without Software £36.67
WIFI Card
1 x Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (with Bluetooth) £17.50
Keyboard
1 x Backlit Keyboard UK English £0.00
Warranty
1 x Standard Warranty : 24 Month Collect & Return (inc parts, labour, support, shipping) £0.00
Operating System
1 x No Operating System £0.00
Office Software
1 x Microsoft Office 365 30-day trial version (only when Windows 7 or 8 is ordered) £0.00
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Cable £0.00
£1,484.00
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I would go Nvidia, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
Still, take a look at these two pages:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M - NotebookCheck.net Tech
AMD Radeon HD 8970M - NotebookCheck.net Tech
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They say there is no graphics switching on this later, the 4600 is always off. What would happened if one or both video cards failed (or you removed them)... Does the cpu kick on with video display?
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Its not necessarily what floats my boat, it's mostly what I can afford and getting maximum value for my hard earned cash.
Personally I'd rather have better storage options (1TB HDD + 256GB mSATA) than go for the overpriced Nvidia GTX 780M just for the gain of 5-10fps. Especially considering the 8970M plays all new games at decent enough frame-rates at high settings, not to mention that I'll be getting a 2nd one at some point in the future as well.
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Yes the integrated is not hooked into any display outputs.
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By the way, I have nothing against AMD, it's just that alot of people in the past had problems with AMD cards in Clevo's. Good luck.geko95gek likes this. -
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Actually it avoids enduro so many people consider it a plus.
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I would actually prefer it to be COOL literally .i.e. low temp, low noise. According to notebookcheck it is HOT-HOT-HOT. the second is only great if taken metaphorically.
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I've read all over the place that the 8970M runs somewhat cooler than the GTX 780M, which is another plus for the Radeon I think.
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Hey guys im planning on purchasing the 9380-s within the next few days.
- FREE!!! – U.S. UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
- 17.3" FHD 16:9 120Hz "MatteType" 72% NTSC Color Gamut Sager Screen (1920x1080) + 1 x NVIDIA® 3D Glasses (*NVIDIA® GTX 780M required) - [ETA: Nov.5] (SKU - S1R555)
- Sager - 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4700MQ (2.4GHz - 3.4GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache) (SKU – SPU201)
- - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 780M (4.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 [User Upgradeable] (SKU – GPU010)
- 16GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4S822AP)
- Remove All Branding
- 750GB 7200RPM [SATA II - 16MB Cache] (SKU - HDD099)
- 6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (Sager) (SKU - ODD084)
- Sager - Intel® Dual Band AC 7260 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth™ 4.0 (SKU - WIFI94)
- ~Windows 8.1 - 64-Bit (64-Bit CD Included) + MS Office 2013 Trial
- Rush Build (Ships in 1-4 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed) (Subject to Parts Availability) [List Unique Delivery Requirements in Comments Box] (XPC Service)
Would get 2 780m's but my current 5 yr old laptop died, so i need something soon, so i plan on just getting 1 then throwing another in 6-12month down the line. When i get some more cash. I plan on putting my own SSD in it when i get the laptop.
I do have one question that maybe one of you can help me with. With my previous laptop i was using an external battery pack for when im not hooked up to a AC outlet to get some more battery life out of it. My old laptop had about 3 hours of battery life and it extended it to 6. I own this one right here http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BB5VQCE/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 it looks like the Sager 9380 has a fourpin connector for the charger and my external battery doesnt have an adaptor for it. Is there any place that sells a adapter that would work? It pretty much looks like this Amazon.com: Patuoxun Power Adapter Cable for ThinkPad X1 Carbon 0B47046 UltraBook PC: Computers & Accessories just with the plug for the 9380. If any of you know where i could find one it would really help me out. Thank you. -
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It's only used on high end sager models that connector so I doubt you will find one, also the stock battery is pretty huge and the power draw can spike every so often quite high so I would not run it off any battery pack fooling the system it is on AC power.
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Think I'm not gonna have as much funds to spend this month as I thought, so here is my pre-final config:
XMG P723 17.3" Pro Gaming Notebook
Display
1 x 17.3" (43.9cm) Full-HD 1920x1080 Matte - Without XMG logo £0.00
Graphics Card
1 x AMD Radeon HD 8970M 4096MB GDDR5 £0.00
Processor
1 x Intel Core i7-4800MQ Quad Core - 2.70 - 3.70GHz 6MB 47W £110.83
Thermal Compound
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound £0.00
Memory
1 x 8GB (2x4096) SO-DIMM DDR3 RAM 1600MHz Crucial Ballistix Sport £44.17
Hard Drive
1 x 1000GB SATA-III 7200rpm HGST Travelstar 7K1000 (HTS721010A9E630) £29.17
Optical Drive
1 x Blu-ray Burner/DVD-RW - without Software £36.67
WIFI Card
1 x Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (with Bluetooth) £17.50
Keyboard
1 x Backlit Keyboard UK English £0.00
Warranty
1 x Standard Warranty : 24 Month Collect & Return (inc parts, labour, support, shipping) £0.00
Operating System
1 x No Operating System £0.00
Office Software
1 x Microsoft Office 365 30-day trial version (only when Windows 7 or 8 is ordered) £0.00
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Cable £0.00 Edit
£1,309.01
Good thing about getting the Clevo is almost everything can be upgraded later on.
By the way, one review says the build quality can be a bit iffy... like wobbly lid and the grill covering the vents at the back can be pushed in/damaged easily. Anyone had experience with this?? As far as I can tell it wont be MYsn's fault, its just the initial barebones case thats the issue. Also another one was that there is some serious banding issues that can be noticed on the screen if looked closely, not sure if thats to do with the GPU driver or screen itself. -
Are there any car adapters that would power this laptop?
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Sup, again guys...
About the ACPI\PNPC000\1 problems with windows 8.1
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