M6600 Owners Thread

Hi,

I'm just about to order a M6600 with the regular FHD screen (because IPS is not available and I need the computer now). Do you think I should better order the M4600 with the FHD IPS (which is available for the M4600) or I just should go for the bigger screen and forget the IPS quality?

Also, isn't a 15" screen too small for a FHD resolution?

My softs are Revit, Photoshop, Sony Vegas and Cubase.

Thanks.

 

I hated FHD on 15". It's not terrible though. Standard screen on the 17" is good.

 

Thanks for your fast reply. Can you please tell me if it is worth it to choose for the base model 8Gb 1600 instead of 1333mhz?

Is it a huge difference? I assume the motherboard accepts both right? in case I want to change later with let's say, 4x4go

 

According to 'Help me choose' of the Dell configurator:

'How many DIMMS?
DIMM stands for Dual In-line Memory Module, the type of memory chip used in DellTM PrecisionTM mobile workstations. To provide the utmost in configurability all Dell Precision Workstations have four slots for memory DIMMs.'

My rep confirmed this.

 

Why not buy the cheapest, lowest amount of ram and upgrade yourself with aftermarket ram? That's what I'm doing. I bought 12GB 1600MHz for ~$140 from newegg. They have 2x 4GB for $90 and 1x 4GB for $50.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220577
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220577
It's easy to do the upgrade; just remove the access panel and plug it in.

 

Ok, here is what I'm just about to order, can you tell me if it's ok for Revit, photoshop and Cubase or I really need to add some options?

By the way, price is around 3000€ ($4250) with both 3 years warranty (PRO and Damage)... So expensive!

1 Processeur : Intel Core I7-2820QM (2,30GHz, 8Mo de mémoire cache, Quatre coeurs)
1 Display : 17.3in Ultrasharp FHD (1920x1080) LED-backlit LCD Panel - IPS not available
1 Mémoire : 8Go (4x2Go) 1333MHz DDR3 Bicanale - That's the cheapest option
1 Disques durs : 500Go Serial ATA (7200tr/min) - I will add a SSD later as the boot drive
1 Lecteur optique : 8X DVD-ROM
1 Graphics : NVIDIA Quadro 3000M with 2GB GDDR5 - I was hesitating with 4000M but the price difference is too big
1 keyboard : French AZERTY Backlit

 

I'd recommend you order 2GB and toss it in a box. You should really be installing RAM in pairs. You can save almost $800 by doing it yourself (if you want 16GB) and have better quality ram.

 

What exactly is it about installing in pairs that is better? The only reason I went with 12 instead of 16 is that I had 8GB (2x4) in my previous system and it was mostly sufficient. There were only a few times I was close to using it all. So I figured adding an extra 4 would be prudent but an extra 2x4 maybe overkill.

 

Every motherboard has preferred slot arrangements (1&3, 2&4, etc). Your best bet to get Dual Channel to work is with paired RAM. You're also going to be running into potential issues with different timings, voltages, bus speeds.

In my experience RAM is what can cause the most instability in a system. That's why you take all but one out when you're troubleshooting problems. I've had seemingly unrelated issues that were the cause of bad pairings/bad modules.

You can get 16GB of high-end RAM for $200. I wouldn't worry about it being overkill.

Edit: Nicer ram is usually tested in pairs, also. That's part of the price premium.

 

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