Meaker joins the clevo/sager side.

[Meaker]

Not yet.

I think people are still waiting for the 680M before doing anything extra ordinary for the 7970M.

btw, any reason to go with the 3610QM instead of the 3720QM (I'm sure with the correct BIOS it'll be easier and higher overclock-able than the 3610QM)

Also, any reason for not going for the Gamut screens?

One word: Price.

Any extra budget and I would have gone for the 3720qm, but I did not and I was not willing to drop down the others to make way.

[HTWingNut]

I'm saving my pennies for an NP9150 too. If things go as planned should be able to order in a week or two.

NP9150
15.6" 1080p 95% gamut matte
i7-3610QM
Radeon 7970m 2GB GDDR5
8GB DDR3 1600*
Samsung 830 256GB SSD (OS / apps)*
WD SiliconEdge Blue 256GB SSD (storage / games, in optical drive slot)*
Intel 6300 Wi-Fi
Backlit Keyboard
Win 7 Ultimate x64*
External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray*

* = providing myself

[Meaker]

I need bluetooth for my mouse and I don't want to faff with a dongle hence my wireless choice.

[oan001]

How much of a performance increase are you expecting from just switching the platform?

Edit: Any other reasons you decided to switch?

[aooga12]

One comes, one goes, welcome Meaker
I'm moving to MSI scene instead; after we won the petition I've started to make things move. I still need to stay away a bit from Clevo.
Enjoy your stay, non the less

for what reason? is there something wrong with them? Just wondering because i'm going to be buying a sager/clevo/malibal soon this summer.

[Kingpinzero]

for what reason? is there something wrong with them? Just wondering because i'm going to be buying a sager/clevo/malibal soon this summer.

Well our "adventure" made some great steps forward the right direction - but - a friend of mine proposed me a deal to "swap" our laptops.
So basically im giving in my HM in favor of the MSI with 7970m equipped. For now ill call it a day and be happy with it
In the future, who knows..

[jaybee83]

what kinda swap is that? lol
understandable from ur standpoint tho thx for ur efforts buddy

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[Jonny T]

Hey guys and gals, well after my 16F2 experiments I have decided to move onto the P150EM. The 16F2 was great, but incapable of moving the 7970M beyond stock.

New build (Kali 2) will have the following parts:

P150EM barebone
OEM 3610QM
8GB 1600mhz DDR3 (flashed to 1866mhz speeds)
7970M 2GB GDDR5 (supporting enduro technology)
1080P LED backlit 15.6" display
64 GB M4 SSD (boot) 256GB M4 SSD (Data) (Blank mSATA port for now)
External bluray drive (I don't use it much)
Intel 6230 Wireless + Bluetooth
Backlit keyboard

Look forward to building it

Hey Meaker,

I would luv to know where you purchased the parts from - if that's ok?

I didn't realise that we could order the individual parts here to the UK for self assembly

I imagine it would be a decent saving!

[Kingpinzero]

what kinda swap is that? lol
understandable from ur standpoint tho thx for ur efforts buddy

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well its an msi 16f2, sandy.
I was tempted because with this laptop im able to oc the cpu as well, acting on the BCLK. Plus, it had the 7970m installed as a bonus.
This has been a long deal, lots of talk involved, but i think i made a great choice.

[Tmets]

Hey Meaker,

I would luv to know where you purchased the parts from - if that's ok?

I didn't realise that we could order the individual parts here to the UK for self assembly

I imagine it would be a decent saving!

I suggest you ask PWN if they can sell you the barebone. Good chance they will.