E6430 Owners Thread

So i ordered mine 6/8 and it is currently shipped to me. Anyone got his yet? if you are curious these are the specs i ordered:

1523,20 €

the HDD will get replaced asap

 

When you get yours, could you please give us some information about the temperatures (idle + CPU stressed + CPU/GPU stressed)? I'm planning on getting a similar config as you but I'm a bit worried about heat and noise with such a powerful CPU + dedicated GPU in a relatively small notebook.

 

yeah i guess i will give a short review or sth like that. i just checked the ups tracking, it is scheduled to arrive on monday next week.

concerning temperatures i suppose there wont be a big difference to a 6420 with quad core and nvidia gpu, from pictures the body (and therefore cooling and stuff) looks really similar and the tdp of the chips is the same.

 

A short review would be appreciated! Would be interesting to see a GPU benchmark as well, not much info on the NVS 5200M out there except for Nvidia's spec sheet.

The last latitude that I used for longer than 5 minutes was an E6500 so I have no clue about the E6420's thermal behavior hehe. Is it generally considered to be OK?

 

yeah will do.
the E6420s thermal behavior is borderlinish. if running all 4 cores and the gpu on full load it will throttle within 30 mins. but even current games hardly come to this point (benchmarking applications do) check this forum for more infos on this

 

I ordered mine on the 13th with the following specs:

1 225-2655 Dell Latitude E6430 $1513.29
1 317-9436 3rd gen Intel Core i7-3720QM Processor (2.6GHz, 6M cache, Upgradable to Intel vPro technology), Dell Latitude E6X30
1 317-9934 2.0GB, DDR3-1600MHz SDRAM, 1 DIMM, Dell Latitude
1 331-1201 Internal Backlit Dual Pointing English Keyboard, Dell Latitude E
1 331-2169 Documentation (English/French), Dell Latitude E-Family/Mobile Precision
1 331-5825 Tech Setup Guide, English, Dell Latitude E6X30
1 318-1889 NVIDIA NVS 5200M (GDDR5 1GB) Discrete Graphic with Optimus, Dell Latitude E6430
1 342-4224 750GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM, Dell Latitude E6X30
1 331-5842 USH, Fingerprint Reader, Smartcard Reader and Contactless Smartcard Reader for Dual Point, Dell Latitude E6430
1 320-3063 14.0" HD+(1600x900) Anti-Glare LED-backlit with Premium Panel Guarantee, Dell Latitude E6430
1 421-8067 Genuine Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit, No Media, Latitude, English
1 330-6322 Genuine Windows 7 Label, Latitude, Vostro and Mobile Precision Notebooks
1 430-4642 Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth 4.0 LE Module, Dell Latitude E4/Mobile Precision
1 331-5833 Bluetooth Cable, Dell Latitude E6430/ATG
1 313-6533 Internal MDC Modem for Latitude E
1 331-6212 Modem Cable, Dell Latitude E6430/ATG
1 330-4016 US - 3 foot Flat Power Cord, Dell Latitude
1 331-5829 90W 3-Pin, AC Adapter, Dell Latitude EXX30
1 318-2043 8X DVD, Dell Latitude E6X30
1 318-0437 8X DVD Bezel, Dell Latitude E63X0/E64X0/E65X0/ATG
1 318-2231 Thank you for Choosing Dell
1 421-1201 Dell Webcam Central Software Dell Latitude/Mobile Precision
1 318-1720 Light Sensitive Webcam and Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic, Dell Latitude E6430/ATG
1 430-4633 Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 802.11n 3x3 Half Mini Card, Dell Latitude E4/Mobile Precision
1 331-5836 No Intel vPro Technology Advanced Management Features, Dell Latitude E6430/S/ATG
1 312-1319 9-Cell (97WH) Primary Lithium Ion Battery, (3.0Ah) ExpressCharge Capable for Latitude E4
1 421-6186 Trend 3.5, Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services, 30 Day, MUI, Dell OptiPlex, Precision and Latitude
1 331-6213 Energy Star Enabled/E-PEAT, Latitude E6X30
1 421-3872 No Productivity Software,Dell OptiPlex,Precision and Latitude
1 993-9171 Basic Hardware Service: Next Business Day Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis 2 Year Extended
1 993-8401 Basic Hardware Service: Next Business Day Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis Initial Year
1 994-0901 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus Service Extended Year(s)
1 994-0661 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus Service Initial Year
1 331-5835 Resource DVD with Drivers, Dell Latitude E6430/ATG/6530 $2.19
1 421-5682 Media Kit,Win 7 Professional 64bit,MUI,Dell OptiPlex, Precision and Latitude $2.19
1 318-1960 Gobi 3G Mini Card (Dell Wireless DW5630 for T-Mobile), Dell Latitude E4/Mobile Precision $91.25
1 331-1640 Intel Core i7 Processor $0.00
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I have a hard drive media bay that I will move the 750GB hard drive that is coming with the laptop to for storage and I have a Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD that will be put in its place for boot. I also have a 16GB (2X8GB) 1600MHz memory kit that will be going in as soon as I get the laptop. Really looking forward to the new laptop as it seems to be a great balance of power and size. Will be checking back to see what the people that get their laptops first think of it.

 

By any chance, is there a Diablo 3 player who ordered the machine with the NVS 5200m ? If so, some words on the performance of the machine on that game would be much appreciated!

 

i can test it tomorrow or tuesday. but i'm quiet sure it will run flawless. even my 3y old e6400 runs it.

 

so i received the unit, but there is no 64 bit nvidia driver for the nvs 5200 atm. without them benchmarking doesnt make much sense. ill report back later

 

Some Images:






I still did not get official dell or nividia drivers for the NVS 5200 running, instead i used a modified inf from laptopvideo2go.

i did some testing with some games i reguarly play. Starcraft 2 runs on Ultra, DOTA2, Diablo3 and Left 4 Dead 2 on high. All with fps 30+. Resolution 1920x1200.