E6410 Owner's Thread

Your warranty will be OK, but Dell won't cover the new CPU (for obvious reasons). I would definately swap it out, the difference should be noticeable. The i5 supports hyper-threading, so you'll essentially be using a quad core CPU.

As for how to do it, it's actually fairly simple. Remove the access cover, disconnect the fan, and remove the heatsink. You'll need to re-grease the CPU and clean the heatsink though.

 

Interesting, I was looking over it and found the 720QM will work, albeit out of spec.

So what's the best CPU to put in a E6410 for performance/power use?
I've got a 560M in it now, and was looking at something like the low TDP i7s, I don't need the extra power but an hour of battery life would be nice.

Generally, will the 6410 work with all CPUs that have that architecture and socket, or are there limitations?

E: PSA: Dell posted a new BIOS version A10 on Monday.

Remember to disable BitLocker before upgrading, if you use it.

 

I would say the i5 is a good balance. The dual-core i7 that is an option for the E6410 is really just a faster i5, and I would bet that it idles at a higher TDP. Unless you do some very CPU-intensive work, I doubt the difference is noticeable (aside from the niec Core i7 sticker on the palmrest ).

 

Does anyone have any ideas how to remove scratches from the lid short of getting a new lid? It's painted magnesium alloy so I'd rather not buff it.

 

Not really...you could try the automotive scratch removers, which lightly sand down the surface so it becomes flat with the scratch.

 

I've been using the Core i7-720qm for about 8 months now.
I'm trying to figure out how to keep it from throttling down to 1.2ghz so much for no reason.
I want it to stay at 1.6ghz.

 

What temperatures are you getting when it's throttling? You'll probably have to reapply the thermal compound, possibly get some higher quality compound.

Also keep in mind the 720QM TDP is 10W higher than the recommended for an E6410.

 

Hey guys
I just got a 1 year old Dell E6410 and I want to buy a SSD as soon as possible. I have 4GB of Ram, i7 processor, and Win 7 Ultimate X64. I've been reading that some people are having issues with certain brand SSD's. What do you guys recommend. I use this laptop in a helicopter and I need fast boot times and mainly reliability. I only need 40-64gb's of space.
Samsung? Intel? Crucial? Kingston? Patriot? OCZ?
Thanks

 

OK, until 3 days ago, I would have said a Samsung 470. Both the Sammy's and the Intel 320's seem to offer the more reliable drives in the space. They don't have the fastest benchmark speeds (like the Vertex drives), but they tend to not die anywhere as often as the Vertex's either.
Unfortunately, my Sammy dies 3 days ago. I do have to say that it may welll have been because I was swapping it in and out of th primary drive slot (I had to update my iPad and I HATE iTunes, so I keep it on the original drive that cam with the system). As it turned out, the registry restore points were corrupted too. So far, it seems that no important data has been corrupted. In addition, I have reinstalled the OS and it seems to be working fine. I will report back any anomalies.

 

I have an Intel 510 series 120GB in my Sager and it runs great so far. I just put a 40GB Intel 320 Series SSD in my Dell E6410 and I'm loving it.
I use the Intel SSD Toolbox to optimize both SSD HDD's and another tool in the Toolbox to keep it healthy. I accidentally Defragged both of them a few times not knowing defragging is bad for it. ;(