Dell Precision M6700 Owners Thread

Ah yes you are right, I checked on M4600 and indeed there is only 1 slot for either msata SSD or WWAN so of course can't co-exist.

Thx hrana for confirming it to work without any limitation on M6700. I saw you are having 3940XM, would you mind to share what is the temperature for single core in full utilization? (which is more realistic in real world use like gaming)

 

Are you using mSATA or SATA version?
If not mistaken on M6700 only the primary HDD slot support SATA3. mSATA and 2ndary HDD only SATA2.

 

Single-core (Core 0) maxes out at around 90-95C when being pushed to the limit in synthetic benchmarks. I don't game so I couldn't give you a better approximation. Maybe someone else on the forum can give you a real-world anecdote. I need to redo the thermal paste to see if I can get temperatures closer to Bokeh's.

 

nvidia-drivers 304.64 are working for me on a K3000M. I am running gentoo. Initially I had to disable Optimus in the BIOS until I had installed the tools from the bumblebee project.

 

I have a M6700 with i7-3940XM and had become a little concerned myself with the temperatures being reached and was wondering if they indicate a problem with the heatsink installation. I noticed there had been some discussion here and some people seem to be seeing similar temperatures. What I see using i7z_64bit on linux after an hour of heavy load is this(here are three snapshots):

Core [core-id] :Actual Freq (Mult.) C0% Halt(C1)% C3 % C6 % C7 % Temp
Core 1 [0]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 100 0 0 0 0 92
Core 2 [1]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 100 0 0 0 0 100
Core 3 [2]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 100 0 0 0 0 100
Core 4 [3]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 100 0 0 0 0 91

Core [core-id] :Actual Freq (Mult.) C0% Halt(C1)% C3 % C6 % C7 % Temp
Core 1 [0]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 98.8 0 0 0 0 95
Core 2 [1]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 98.3 0 0 0 0 103
Core 3 [2]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 98 0 0 0 0 103
Core 4 [3]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 100 0 0 0 0 94

Core [core-id] :Actual Freq (Mult.) C0% Halt(C1)% C3 % C6 % C7 % Temp
Core 1 [0]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 100 0 0 0 0 94
Core 2 [1]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 100 0 0 0 0 100
Core 3 [2]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 100 0 0 0 0 104
Core 4 [3]: 3687.28 (37.00x) 100 0 0 0 0 94

The columns are a little out of line with the headings. So what I see is cores 1 and 4 seem to remain significantly cooler then cores 2 and 3. Cores 2 and 3 frequently rise right up to 104C just under the limit.

I may have a look tonight to see if there are any obvious issues with the heatsink install. If anyone seeing similar temperatures has repasted and seen improvements it would be interesting to hear, also if anyone knows for sure if this is normal or abnormal for these machines.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...wners-able-use-intel-upgrade-application.html

I have noticed here someone with a alienware-m18x seems to be pushing a 3920XM's much harder and not seeing such high temperatures. Is the m18x cooling system really that much better?

 

Guys
I bought M6700 with IPS panel and dell guy and website said that i can not have IPS display and WWAN (3g modem). Is it true? On the previous page some said that he has WWAN and IPS display? What i need to buy to add WWAN to my setup ?

 

Not so fast Petruchio, apples to apples remember. You're comparing the M6700 to an M18x? And the greater the area them more efficient the cooling. Although the Quardro cards do run cooler.

 

You cannot order a M6700 from Dell with both WWAN and IPS display. You can order this part at the same time you place your order:

Dell Wireless 5630 Multi-Mode EVDO-HSPA Mobile Broadband Mini-Card for Dell Latitude E6230/ E6330/ E6430/ E6430 ATG/ E6430s/ E6530 Laptops : Computer Components | Dell

Make sure the above WWAN module is compatible with your country's wireless networks. If not, then you'll need to find the correct part. All you need to do is install it in the laptop's WWAN slot and grab the two downloads (application & driver) from the M6700 downloads page. You'll also need a SIM.

 

I have noticed similar temperatures on mine, except my core 1 runs the coolest (maxes out around 91C) and cores 2-4 will easily hit 100C+ on heavy load (and core 4 seems to run the hottest). I had originally thought that the difference in core temps might be the result of processor/cooling design, but your results seem to indicate that it is more likely a heatsink issue. Earlier, Bokeh reported max temps of 90C (3920XM pre-production machine) and I don't see why that is not achievable with a properly pasted heatsink (since the highest temp on my coolest core is in that range).

It is odd to see the GPU running so much cooler than the CPU when playing games. The K5000M certainly runs cool.

 

Yes sorry your right, it was really a pointless comparison.