Does the Latitude e6540 overheat WITHOUT a GPU?

Hey there,

I read the e6540 owners thread and heard the horror stories about it overheating.

However, I have the i5-4300m processor with integrated graphics, not the i7-4800mq with a GPU....

And I've looked everywhere but can't determined if the overheating issues are relegated only to the one with the GPU or if mine might suffer from it as well.

Any info is appreciated.

 

If you have it in hand, why not try some stress testing to see how the cooling system performs?

 

I don't have it yet.

I bought it from Dell Outlet, in New Condition, and if I return it in Unopened, they said they won't charge me the 15% restocking fee, which equals about $130.

So I was looking at a cheap refurbed m4800, until I found out about the widespread freezing issues.

Now I'm considering a lower end m6800, which seems to have no widely reported problems.

I'm hesitant to look towards HP/Lenovo due to a) chiclet keyboards and b) reports of bad support.

 

I've always been anti-HP, but I'd take a ZBook over anything in the Precision line any day of the week. The chiclet keyboard does kind of suck, but the rest of the machine is top notch.

If it does have any throttling issues that is reason enough to return without a restock fee. Chances are it will be fine as it is such a low cpu

 

I opted for the m6800. Keyboard is mega important to me and the HP Outlet has no good deals on Zbooks currently. On the 8570w's, yeah, but oh well.

I thought about the 8570w but all the ports are all wrong, didn't like the shape, didn't like HP's website, and couldn't find ANY info about what kind of warranty they offer on refurbs.

Honestly I might have considered HP's in more depth if their website wasn't such crap, and if I didn't have to call to place an order.

So I got a 1080p Dell Precision m6800, i7-4800mq off of Ebay. We'll see how it goes. I didn't want to risk it with the throttling/heat issues, even if the low CPU might have been fine (which I couldnt find much information on.)

Dell did let me return the e6540 for free though, as it was in Outlet New condition. I got a sales rep and 2 different CSRs to confirm I wouldnt be charged a restocking fee (one of them in writing via online chat), so if I do end up getting charged it, I'll at least have plenty of ammo to argue with. Lol.