Dell Precision M6700 Owners Thread

Thanks for the overclocking info. Any of the graphics card offerings is sufficient for my needs.

I am a bit leery about overclocking on a laptop when I can't control the cooling like I can on a server (e.g. change [c/g]pu coolers). In the past, one of my developers bought a Covet with the top of the line graphics card for gaming which shortly burnt up (this is probably not the norm, but still concerns me).

Also, the Dell's K5000M's price is too prohibitive for my needs. The cost delta will pay for 2 - 480GB SSDs and a 256GB SSD mSATA which is more suited to my needs. If I wanted high-end gaming, I would buy a GTX 690 for my server for half Dell's price of the K5000M.

I think I have decided on a 3920XM & K3000M. I should be pulling the trigger soon. I will be supplying my own memory, SSDs and BluRay.

 

If the video card at the higher clocks never hits 80C under full load for hours, it is not overclocking (IMHO) it is proper clocking.

From what I have seen, the clocks on the K5000M that HP uses are the same as the ones Dell uses. The difference is that the M6700 has a much more robust cooling system than HP. On the HP, you have a 55 watt CPU and 100 watt GPU being cooled by 1 fan. On the Dell, there are two - and the video card is cooled by both fans. Dell has the cooling headroom, so you should be able to run the K5000M at higher clocks.

You know what would be interesting. Lets see if - at the stock clocks - the K5000M is even pulling its rated 100 watts.

 

To be honest, given what nVidia Charges for the K5000m, i'd actually say you guys are entitled to the higher bins and higher clocks. nVidia is playing it safe though.

 

does it get warm on the bottom for us lap users?

 

See: http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...ision-m6700-owners-thread-23.html#post8832095

 

I have never overclocked ANY graphics card for more than 30 minutes for the exact same reason. Reading Bokeh's writeup convinced me that the stock K5000 as shipped is UNDER-clocked.

 

This is why warranty are brought .

 

As it should. However, I think it is also most prudent to think of the critical difference here: These are CUDA Quadro cards; and according to Nvidia, CUDA enabled Quadros are the most robust variants of their graphics card line. I'm not sure if that really matters, but according to the company spokesman, the difference shows up during extended operation. In addition, there is also the additional 15% built-in capacity increase--dependent on laptop manufacturer.

I believe this is to compensate for the inherent brightness decrease when wearing typical 3D glasses.

 

Agreed. I really see no reason not to run the K5000 at the "proper" clock speeds. If you are concerned about temps, just run a monitoring program, but with the m6700 cooling solution I really don't see it being a problem.

I just pulled the trigger on my m6700 and I intend on running the card at the "proper" clock speeds.

Now I just need to decide on the 512gb SSD. I am sort of on the fence between the Samsung 830, Plextor M3 pro, and the Crucial M4. I am really leaning towards the Samsung 830 due to its reliability and speed, but its power consumption is somewhat disconcerting.

 

Quick question for the forum...

Three weeks into the Dell M6700 experience and still very happy I hopped off the Apple train. This machine is great - I get to work in Rec. 709 while editing and creating motion graphics for broadcast TV while on the road. And very happy with the render times...

My problem is the flickering. I have the IPS screen and the Quadro K5000M, the refresh rate is set to 60 (as high as it goes), but I get a flickering line (usually during heavily encoded video frames - like fight scenes or chases, etc.)

I've never had this problem with a monitor before... The color is great, it renders fast, but the monitor flickers... did I get a lemon, or is there a fix, or is that the way it just is?

Thanks for the feedback.