**Official Sager NP8180 / Clevo P180HM Owners Lounge**

[mythlogic]

i could have sworn the x7200 used a different connector to connect to the motherboard, i'm fairly certain i even double checked, unless the p180hm has a different connector

edit: why was it necessary to use a bigger power adapter with a single card? what kind of issues did you run into, with 580m single card?

Trust me its a X7200 PSU, I put it on there :P

Saw some voltage trips with the 580m, well amp over-draw. Those things heat up and start sucking down some wattage. It was close, but if we're going to sell it, it has to be more than close =)

[lzykocp1002]

i wasnt doubting you about the psu, but it seems that the psu has then changed between the np8180 and x8100

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i knew it was different from previous 18.4" models, but i guess they change the layout now, interesting

what do you mean by seen some voltage trips with the 580m? it shut down due to insufficient voltage with the 300 watt adapter, 580m running alone?

i ask because you state that the 580m can run alone single card, or am i misinterpreting, did you hook up a multimeter and monitor the rails?

[mythlogic]

i wasnt doubting you about the psu, but it seems that the psu has then changed between the np8180 and x8100

AC Power Adapter - iBuyPower Battalion 101 X7200, X7200-PS1 Laptop AC Power Adapter Charger

AC Power Adapter - iBuyPower Battalion 101 X8100 Laptop AC Power Adapter Charger

i knew it was different from previous 18.4" models, but i guess they change the layout now, interesting

what do you mean by seen some voltage trips with the 580m? it shut down due to insufficient voltage with the 300 watt adapter, 580m running alone?

i ask because you state that the 580m can run alone single card, or am i misinterpreting, did you hook up a multimeter and monitor the rails?

Sorry let me clarify, I was speaking it tripped out the 220W PSU that it ships with by default. Not the 300W PSU. That one is just fine =) For the 580m SLI the 300W PSU can handle that too, but the motherboard can't =)

And yes, the new P180HM is a LOT closer to a P170HM than it is the old X8100.

[Larry@LPC-Digital]

Please be advised that at this time, Clevo will not back or warrant this machine with any other PSU except the one that they ship with this unit, which is the 220W
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[mythlogic]

Please be advised that at this time, Clevo will not back or warrant this machine with any other PSU except the one that they ship with this unit, which is the 220W
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Well its a good thing we are the one's warrantying what we build

[Red Line]

why no benchmarks in here, fellas?

[ichiveritas]

I'm sure everyone will chime in with what they love about this laptop so let me throw in the couple of things I haven't liked about it in the couple of weeks I have had it. Out of the box I had problems with getting touch keys to work some lit some did not after uninstalling and re installing the touch keys all are back lit and work now. Had to go as far as re installing the whole OS. The body of this thing is a finger print magnet! The other thing I haven't cared for is the volume is super low. I plan to use headphones most of the time but should be able to get better volume out of this machine in my opinion.

[ichiveritas]

why no benchmarks in here, fellas?

tried PCMark 05 and failed for some reason

3DMark06 Got a processor is not recognized and graphics driver not approved

[ichiveritas]

Sager NP8180 / Clevo P180HM
- Display: 18.4” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear
- Processor: 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2760QM, 2.4-3.5GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache) (SKU - S2R202)
- Thermal Compound: -Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- Graphics Video Card: SLi ENABLED DUAL (2) 1536MB PCI-Express nVIDIA GTX 560M's (3072MB Total) w/GDDR5 DX11 Video Cards (User Upgradeable) (SKU - S3R704)
- Ram: 8GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4R370)
- Primary Hard Drive: 120GB Intel 510 Series Solid State Drive (SSD2 Serial-ATA III) (SKU - S5R055)
- Second Hard Drive: 500GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S6R210)
- Optical Drive Bay: Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini
- Wireless Network: Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth (SKU - S8R110)
- Wireless Network Accessories: No Network Accessory
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Case: Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Fingerprint Reader: Integrated Fingerprint Reade



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[ichiveritas]

re ran the windows index Not sure what else you would like run. Let me know and I will try it.

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