Hey All,

Any news on this new Quadro card? Do you think it may be an option for the 9860? The new GoBoxx looks just like the Sager....

Here be the links.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_18283.html

and

http://www.boxxtech.com/asp/2200.asp


best,
Jed

They better put the Quadro 1400 in either the 9860 or another new system. The Dell M70 looks like a piece of crap and it cosst a million dollars to upgrade from their starting config. The new GoBoxx looks pretty nice (actually, it looks like the 9860, which makes it nice) and has nice specs (but again, you can get the same on the 9860 for cheaper, except for the Quadro, but that's what we're talking about right now). Who the hell knows when Alienware will update the MJ12m again. They think they're so hot $h!t that they can charge more and give you less. And I just don't trust Eurocom enough to buy from them. Maybe it's because they have never responded to an email when I asked questions about their systems. So Sager and PCTorque, please please please slap a Quadro into a 9860 or even a whole new system (when the Quadro is released, of course. Looks like early March from what I've seen, but I can wait).

I can wait too... I have little interest in games but raw power for 3d and CAD work are an absolute must.

The boxx does look a lot like the 9860... I'd be willing to bet it's the same thing. I'm sure it'll be expensive.

j

The 6800Go and the Quadro 1400Go are probably the same card but with a different identifier in the video BIOS, this has certainly been the case for simultaneous releases of many NVidia game/workstation cards in the past and they appear to have the exact same features.

I believe you might be able to take a Sager 9860 (or other rebadge of the Clevo D900T like the Boxx machine) with a GeForce 6800Go revision 2 card (450MHz GPU, 1200MHz GDDR3 memory) and change the ID of the card to that of the Quadro 1400Go using RivaTuner.

Then you could install the drivers for the Quadro 1400Go and "whalla" same card but from any number of vendors and possibly with a faster GPU/Memory clock (clock rates for the Quadro 1400Go haven't been confirmed yet in any of the sources I've read).

Hi,
Like some others on the Sager boards, I'm looking at the 9860 for use as
a mobile workstation. Having the Quadro 1400 as an option (along with the
other two cards) would be great, so perhaps those that want this card could
reply to this thread with a "me too!" If there's enough folks who respond,
it may get Sager's attention...

David

andrepeterhill,

Could you, please, advise if RivaTuner can be used to "underclock" a video card to prevent the latop from heating during regular use? I work on my 5680 a lot and I magine if 9680 will be even a little hotter, it will become really uncomfortable. Which card has better potential for "underclocking" ATI or NVIDIA?

Thanks,
Tony.

Tony.

Yes it can, you can also use CoolBits 2 and the NVidia driver panel or PowerStrip or Radclocker to do this, you can find most of these here...

http://downloads.guru3d.com/

or for PowerStrip just google it and pick the first hit on the list.

So, any new news if the Quadro will be an option?

Me too

Looking for (edit: found but not yet purchased from Sager) a mobile workstation for CG work. Í've been waiting patiently for the GDDR3 Nvidia card to come out, which was the most critical thing I wanted. That's finally happened...so the next two hurdles that I really want (pwease!) are a WUXGA screen and a Quadro. If these happened in March I'd be quite happy indeed (and a little poorer, heh). I'd also LOVE to know if either of these will NOT happen for any reason...otherwise I'll just wait.

BTW not many people I know have heard of Sager...when I first heard about them I freaked out. If the above options were available, I think these machines would be very attractive to many (i.e.: any in the market for a laptop) Digital Content Creators. There's no reason that Sager isn't the first thing that DCCers consider when buying a laptop.

Here's hoping...

Kemijo,
Heh ;-) I'm using a low level notebook for CAD/CAM, and saving my
next purchase for around the same time you are. I hope that WUXGA will be
an option, even though I may stick with the next lower resolution for legibility
(it'll still be worlds better than the 1024 x 768 I'm using ATM).

Andrepeterhill, I know of past atempts to make gaming level NVidia cards into
"Soft Quadros", but my recollection is that they're usually a little more
unstable and slower than official versions. Any further thoughts on this,
perhaps with references I can check out?

Thanks.

I've also heard mixed results with softquadro.

Either way, I took the plunge. I just put in my order for a 9860 this weekend. I'll mostly be doing CAD, 3ds max, and Photoshop... here's hoping that I made the right choice.

ME TOO!

though i have to say, i'm pleased with the performance of my 6800 1st revision card using 3dmax7 and autocad 2005. i run a 128mb Quadro 900 on my P42.4 desktop, and i get better results with this 256mb 6800Go on a P43.6.

of course there are other factors in play i'm sure. apples and oranges, i know.

btw, i'm running the 71.80 driver for the 6800.

hmmm, a UXGA would definately be nice!

The larger screen does sound nice. I wonder if it'd make my eyes bleed.

Good to know about the drivers. I'm sure that the 6800 will do ok for most things.

*crossing my fingers and hoping I made the right choice in not waiting for the quadro...

j

Would the Quadro 1400 be a good card for games? Would it be as fast as the 6800?

My question exactly!

Can it be made into a soft6800 via RivaTuner?