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m6600 plus nvidia 670m :)

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by ninja2000, Apr 18, 2012.

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  1. ninja2000

    ninja2000 Mash IT

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    Well I got bored with my quadro 3000m and as I mostly use the graphics cards for games I decided to throw an nvidi 670m in instead.

    Wasn't sure if it would work but took a risk and I am pleased to report everything is working as expected.

    Optimus works fine.
    Fan profile exactly the same as 3000m (ie quiet even under load)
    Temps are great, overclocked to 725/1450/900 I dont exceed 68c on load.
    No throttling

    All in all I am really pleased. I have all the benefits of a gaming laptop, plus optimus and a business class machine!

    Will try and start running benchmarks this evening
     
    ninja2000, Apr 18, 2012
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    nice job!

    can you say.. 670m was recognised by m 6600? i heard smthing that m6600 bios cant proper understand it.
     
    Lnd27, Apr 18, 2012
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    Great news! Congrat.

    Any problems with cooling fitting?

    Waiting for 3DMark11 score...

    Maybe that means we could use GTX680m in future?
     
    katmai7, Apr 18, 2012
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    haha. same idea here:)
     
    Lnd27, Apr 18, 2012
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    Will check the BIOS later (at work at the moment).

    No problems with fitting, the 670m is same layout as quadro, I even reused the thermal pads (as I couldnt find my spares).

    I used AC MX-2 for the cpu and gpu and my temps do not exceed 68c in games/benchmarks and my fans remain quiet as it was using the quadro (whisper quiet in comparison to an m17x r3 on load).

    I ran 3dmark11 basic and got:
    stock 598/1196/750 - 2600 gpu score
    OC 725/1450/900 - 3200 gpu score

    My quadro 3000m scored 2400 heavily OCed to 700/1400/800

    Going to try and push it more when I get home from work.
     
    ninja2000, Apr 18, 2012
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    Please check also BIOS revision, is it latest A07?
     
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    I am running A04 at the moment as I only just received it from the outlet.

    Have downloaded A07 and will put it on tonight
     
    ninja2000, Apr 18, 2012
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    hey!
    how your project going?
    is it stable?
     
    Lnd27, May 30, 2012
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    Hi,

    All good! Been using it as my main gaming and production machine for a month now with no problems.
    Optimus works fine and gives me good battery life for work. And with my overclock the machine still runs cool and quiet.

    I play a lot of BF3 on it at 1080p high settings so I give it quite a work out :)
     
    ninja2000, May 30, 2012
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    was considering doing the same thing with dell outlet and dropping the card in. Nice job
     
    w3ak3stl1nk, Jun 2, 2012
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