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Nvidia U-turns on GTX 900M overclocking after gamer outrage

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Not all laptops are like office machines

Funny to read these reactions "why would you want to overclock a laptop, buy a desktop instead.. ".

NVIDIA should have known gamers do not like to be locked up in walled gardens, they paid dearly for their freedom, specially for owning a laptop with a NVIDIA 970M/980M.

Modern gaming laptops like MSI GT72 series have double cooling fans, do 10000 on the 3D-mark with a NVIDIA 980M. They even announced a new GT80 with 2*980M in SLI mode that goes towards 20000 3D mark. The MXM packaged graphics card can be upgraded.

The economy of a gaming laptop is better then most think. When starting from zero gaming gear, they are perhaps 20% more expensive then initial purchase a desktop, counting in that on gaming rig everything has to be right, including a sub 5ms refresh monitor, good gaming mouse and keyboard. The better residual value of laptops after some years may even balance this 20% out.

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