Octane III Cooling and Component Replacements

[David010203]

Hello everyone,

Currently thinking about purchasing the new Octane III with a GTX 1080. I am writing this post to ask if anyone could post some images of the bottom of the laptop, without the cover so I could have an overview on the components and the cooling system. I am asking for this as I've seen that other laptop models have some sort of individual *heat sinks* for components such as GPU/CPU and I would like to know if the Octane also has heat sinks.

Also, could you please tell me if the GPU and CPU can be replaced later on with newer models.

Thanks!

 

[SpyderTracks]

The octane has dedicated cooling lanes on the couch and gpu.

 

[Oussebon]

You shouldn't count on the GPU being upgradable, as the answer to that would rather depend on the next gen of graphics cards, etc.

Likewise the CPU, I gather it's not soldered on so you could remove it, but even though Kaby Lake is known (or at least widely accepted) to use the same socket, a BIOS update might be required and there's no confirmation on what 100 chipset motherboards will get that. Besides which the upgrade would likely be fairly modest, like 3770k> 4770k> 4790k> 6700k were all fairly modest increments.

In generally, either due to complexity or returns vs cost, or both, it's worth assuming that you can't upgrade a laptop's CPU or GPU.

The chassis is a Clevo P775DM1-G so you can always google that and look for photos of ones that have been dismantled if you want a look at its insides.

 

[gavdee]

Hi, if you want to see a pic of the bottom of the Octane 3, it's in the short video

 

[Scott]

I don't have any pictures of my own yet as I haven't received it but these have been posted on a forum. Credit to the original uploader....

The Octane III is the P775DM3-G by the way, I believe the pictures/video are yet to be updated to reflect this.....

 

[David010203]

Hey guys,

Thank you very much for the replies, they have been really helpful!
I am 90% certain that I will purchase the laptop

Thanks

 

[rav007]

But that 10% uncertainty though :shifty:

There seems to be some kind of connector to the mxm in one of those images. I havent seen this before on previous mxms. That could be something crucial to affecting future upgradeability if that is even a word.

EDIT: If you're already getting the top end cpu and gpu for it, unless if you are made of money, I wouldnt look for future upgradeability if I was you. Because firstly the MXM cards are severely overpriced as standalone units, secondly the future gen cards will likely require a risky custom bios and vbios to work, and thirdly a GTX 1080 is probably going to be just fine for the lifetime of the laptop. You will probably want to change the laptop as a unit due to age and wear before you feel hampered by its gaming performance, especially considering the upgrade prices.

I only consider upgrades within the same family of hardware, e.g. if i can only afford a 1070 today but would like a 1080 2 yrs down the line. You may not be convinced, and you dont have to be, but I have upgraded laptops in the past and that has literally been the only benefit when balancing risk, cost and performance increases. :chef:

 

[Scott]

It's not an MXM design as such, it's a custom PCB configuration. All the manufacturer ones are different as NVidia have stepped away from MXM altogether. The manufacturers are on their tod to design their own cards. For the most part, I believe, most will utilise the traditional MXM interface with additional power supplies.... as you see with the Clevo unit.

The shape, placement, configuration and chipset arrangements are all customised though.