**D900F (Sager 9280) Owners Lounge**

That i'm not for sure...Have to wait on one of these other guys that have more expierence with it...this will be the first raid set up(in he Siggy) for me too.

 

Adding, removing, and changing RAID setting will destroy data on the HDD. So backup all of your data first.

 

Oh crap so you recommend I call Justin tomorrow, and tell him to change the raid setting ? Seems like im going to have to do that early in the morning .

I have -

Primary hardrive

~ 250GB 5400RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 8MB Cache)

Secondary hardrive

~ 250GB 5400RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 8MB Cache) ( + 65 )

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Raids -

HDD Raid Settings - OFF ( since I din't know I chose this one )

Raid 5 Stripe with Parity Enabled (Requires 3 Hard Drives) ( + 0 )

Raid 1 Mirror Enabled (Requires 2 Hard Drives. Copies data from primary drive to secondary drive) ( + 0 )

Raid 0 Stripe Enabled (Requires 2 or 3 Hard Drives. Combines Hard Drives for performance) ( + 0 )



What would you guys reccomend ?

 

Well I have to get this off my chest . I thought your avatar was of a beaver . I don't know why though . In all seriousness is that you ?

 

If you use 2x HDD, better choose no RAID. The RAID-0 performance gain don't justify the risk. RAID-1 on the other hand, will cut your total capacity in half since it use the 2nd HDD for mirroring.

Yep, that's him. He is a talking beaver

 

Great . So I will leave it like it is . And i am kind of intollerant ( I know its not spelled correctly ) towards talking beavers ... so yeah ...

 

I got that from another site...I like beaver though...

Thats good that you thought this sniper was a beaver...maybe the enemy walking by thought that too...haha

 

Well I'm just another hopeful 9280 owner who's waiting to get his. I emailed Ben at PCTorque and he said mine should ship in a day or so, but we'll see. I wish Sager would have given us a bit of a notice about the CPU switch. It's been almost a month!

 

My system just arrived!

Here is a teaser!



I'm gonna be offline for a bit while I open her up, update, explore and perform a pcMark and 3dMark. Woot Toot da Loot! 8D

 

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I want benchmarks soon.

 

wow...ppl received it but im sooo happy

 

Here are the latest images from my machine:

http://s590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/GreyReaver/?albumview=grid

 

yep...looking like a d901c...

 

So is there any OC option with your 950?

 

very ugly machine ..yet sooo powerful...congrat man

 

I am still updating Vista Ultimate, but, I only have a Windows Experience Index of only 3.3. Because my "Disk Data Transfer Rate" is only 3.3. All of the other indexes are 5.9. How do I improve my DDTR? Or, is that the max with (3) 320gb 7200 rpm HDs in Raid 5?

 

Actually I am suprised by how much sleeker the D900F is from these pictures, it has a much nicer finish than I had previously thought...

 

3.3 can't be right.

You should be gettiing 5.9 across the boards.

When i get mine and thats all i get out of it it will go right back out the door.

You wont be able to play any games till you figure out what that is causing that low score. Well maybe Zelda

 

GreyReaver:

check Intel Matrix Storage Manager if your RAID 5 is initializing, if it is. might be a long wait, but wait it out let it complete. and rerun the index.

i noticed that vista some times like to cause RAID 5 setup to reinitialize because it has moved the files around during the first few boots when trying to optimize the file systems.

it happens with my desktop setup, when ever i reinstall. and i'm always infor a long reintializing the first few days. but then it never happens again until i reinstall the OS again.

 

Question:

Are the WXGA+ panels from the D900c/901c compatible with the D900F? So if one were to want to downgrade to 1440x900, is it possible?

 

@ Reaver

we have the identical system except I have only one 320GB SATA and I get a score of 5.8 data transfer rate

 

Yeah, like the W90Vp and Whitebook, I am a fan of the very basic, plain, utilitarian look and design.

Then again, my favorite notebook of all time was the Thinkpad 770Z and the look/design of Thinkpads to be is perfection.

So did you pull the trigger on your APM17x?

 

Wow. I am going to call XoticPC on Monday and I will let you know what I find out about either optimizine the data transfer rate or switching to raid 0.

 

Yes, a volume initialization is in process. perhaps after a day or so it will calm down and I will check it again. but, I am also going to talk to XoticPC about my options of either optimizing the raid 5 or switching to raid 0.

After the Volume initialization process finished. I ran a new performance test and my data transfer rate is now 5.6, it probably didn't help that I was playing WoW at the same time. btw, I am getting between 45 and 50 fps in wow.

 

set intel matrix storage manager to advance view, or there should be a option to see open a initialization status window, leave your system on and let it finish.

once its down your drive index should raise up, once you refresh it.

it's low now it's because its running busy like hell running the initialzation.

 

IMO performance & functionality > looks

If the machine serves your purpose who cares what other think about its appearance.

 

Hey guys. I'm looking over options for my next notebook, and stumbled on the Sager NP9280. My mind was blown. The specs... I didn't even know that 3.33ghz quad cores were even available for notebooks until I checked the customizable options.

Anyway, I'm on a budget of around $2,500. Do any of you have experience dealing with Sager/Clevo products? Are they reliable? Is the tech support good?

 

$2500? You are looking at the 920 (i7 2.66ghz) then for a decently configured 9280 to keep it under or at $2500.

 

I know. I can't AFFORD that 3.33ghz processor, it's just that I'm surprised it's even an option. That said, the i7 920 is MORE then enough processing power for what I need.

 

Yup I'm just about to, I'm checking and rechecking the numbers to make sure I have enough left over after for some spending money my freshman year lol

 

^
you traitor!















lol j/k
if you are happy with it that's all it matters

 

Hi all

ordered NP9280
i7 920 | 6gb ddr3 | 280m GTX | 80gb SSD | 500gb 7200

 

So no benchmarks or 3dMark06 scores yet??

 

I'm still waiting on mine...That will be the first thing i do when i get it is post some numbers(well, after the installation of the drivers and wndows udates of course)...I'm sure everybody wants to see them as bad as i do.

 

Even though I went for the M17x, I still like the NP9280 and am curious about it's stellar performance.

 

I completely agree, I bet it is still an incredible machine that is more than enough for my needs... I just realized I wanted to use mine for class as well... not so much the size as the battery life.

 

GreyReaver’s Sager NP9280 3DMarkVantage Hardware details

General information
Operating system
Microsoft Windows Vista
System type
64-bit
Motherboard manufacturer
CLEVO CO.
Motherboard model
D900F
Hard drive model
Volume0
Memory
6144 MB
Module 1
2048 MB
Module 2
2048 MB
Module 3
2048 MB


Processor information
Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz
Processor clock
3067 MHz
Physical / logical processors
1 / 8
Multicore
4 Processor Cores
FSB
Unknown


Display information
Graphics card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 180M *(curious why it lists a 180M?)
Graphics card vendor
Nvidia Corp
Graphics memory
1024
Core clock
583
Memory clock
950
Driver name
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
Driver version
8.15.11.8585
Driver status
WHQL - Not FM Approved
Linked display adapters
No

Result details
Benchmark settings
Program Version
3DMark Vantage Revision 0 Hotfix 1
Preset
Performance
Physics Processor Name
Resolution
1280x1024
MSAA
Off
Anisotropy
1x
Texture Filtering
Optimal
Texture Quality
Low
Shader Quality
Low
Shadow Shader Quality
Low
Shadow Resolution Quality
Low
Post-Processing Scale
1:2
Fixed Framerate
Off
PPU Disabled
False
Graphics Processors
1 GPU
Disable Bloom
False
Disable Streaks
False
Disable Anamorphic Flare
False
Disable Lens Flare
False
Disable Lenticular Halo
False
Disable Motion Blur
False
Disable DOF
False
Disable FOG
False
Disable Color Noise
False
Flush On Low FPS
False


Main test results
3DMark Score
P6734 3DMarks
CPU Score
36494
Graphics Score
5294


Test Results
Graphics Tests
Jane Nash
15.7 FPS
New Calico
15.31 FPS
CPU Tests
AI Test
2602.63 Operations/s
Physics Test
109.82 Operations/s
Feature Tests
Texture Fill Test
519.29 GTexels/s
Color Fill Test
2.89 GPixels/s
Pixel Shader
18.61 FPS
Stream Out
19 FPS
GPU Particles
23.26 FPS
Perlin Noise
24.2 FPS

 

Good lawd, look at that CPU score.

Which GPU drivers are you running?

 

that's actually a pretty good starting gpu score for stock.

 

Anybody see this rebadge of the laptop?

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X7-Xtreme_S1_Notebook/

 

I've seen so many rebadges it isn't even funny... Like PC microworks and stuff (which they make it look really cool, for a drastic price increase)

 

9280 with the Core i7 Extreme 975 overclock possibilities? Maybe not this much of course.

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/6/7/intel-air-cools-core-i7-to-507-ghz!.aspx

 

Placed my order with xoticpc.com:

Core i7 975 3.33GHz
6GB RAM (a real shame 12GB is so expensive, but can't justify another K)
GTX 280M 1,024MB
HD 160GB Intel X25-M Solid State
2nd and 3rd HD: 500GB 7200RPM
Blue-Ray Read/8X DVDRW
... no RAID

This notebook will replace the one in my sig, the one in my sig will become my backup notebook. I consult and travel allot so I can't really afford downtime.

I primary do development, but I like the gaming aspect as a distraction whilst on the road. I’ll be running D3 and SC2 on it mostly

I run allot of VMs (often encrypted), so I am dying to see how the Core 7i will perform and what the SSD HD will do. Form what I read, its should be great.

I have been EXTREMELY happy with my ol’ D901C (In the past I had a Dell, without getting into it, I hate that company, I did not like the XPS I had)

The D901C may not be a pretty, but what’s inside that is what counts. Its easy to open up, maintain, great airflow etc.

I was one of the people that had to upgrade the mobo of my D901C so I could use the 8800s. Overall I have been pretty happy with SAGER service, xoticpc has been great, so they have my business again. ... now if it was a Dell … I am still seething after my dell experience.

 

Congrats!! That is one excellent config!!

 

The 4GB RAM sticks are still too expensive right now..Give it 3 to 4 months hopefully it will be like all the other RAM sticks, i.e. the price goes down to a more affordable one.

 

I do not know as laptop is at home and I'm at work. I will check and update this post when I get home.

I am thinking about installing the latest beta nVidia driver.

Nvida Driver 185.81 Beta
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_x86_185.81_beta.html

Is anyone using this one and what are your experiences with it?

 

So I'm ordering this godly machine. I've pretty much decided on all of it except for the hard drives. What hard drive config do you all think I should get? Money isn't really an issue. I do want to have a good amount of space because I have a rapidly growing collection of music and movies, and because of that I would like it to be fairly secure, but I want it to perform like a jesus as well. Keep in mind with your responses that I'm not too tech-saavy. Thanks.

 

Welcome to the NBR forums.

I would recommend to get 500GB drives since they give you the most storage and great performance.