M6800 Owners' Thread

You sure max height was 1.5mm? I'm quite certain first time around I placed 1.5mm and it wasn't making proper contact with heatsink (checked by adding thermalpaste and it barely transfered) so i went with 2x 1mm.

Altho its only been 6 months since upgrade and I don't really need to change it I'd like to do it properly.

 

Well I had the p5000 done for me so they may have changed things. I did the 980m and I always add a good thermal paste on each pad because it won't hurt anything and ensures good contact if there are any irregularities ..... and in both cases the transfer was clearly working as removal showed .....

 

Do you have any pictures.?

 

No I don't, will try to hot up Dell to check with them and will order both 1.5 and 2mm just for good measure and report back once I change them.

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Right now I have something I've struggled towards a very long time. I have the Lenovo for day to day use and gaming. I have the the M6700 for my more "professional" work which uses the P5000m as it was actually intended, I have the 8760w for Logic Pro X which I absolutely can't do without and I have a rock solid spare unit in case any of the previously mentioned machines lie down on me. Aaron44126 Triturbo and others too numerous to mention were a tremendous help to me as I struggled to put all this together without spending a small fortune I don't have. These forums have been a godsend. I try and use what I feel are quality machines made by reputable manufacturers and save monies at the same time.........

 

TL;DR version

You have holy trinity

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I’m amazed at how well this machine has held up over the years, other than the display quality not being so great. I’m trying out a 7740 right now and i’m surprised at how flimsy the keyboard deck feels compared to the m6800, and how many other bugs and issues the newer machine has out of the box. My m6800 has been rock solid. I’m going to return the new machine, buy a new 240w adapter to replace my failing one, and just keep on using this machine for a while longer and hope for a worthy replacement somewhere down the line...

 

I am on the same boat with my 7730.The M6800 is a rock solid machine with great performance,plenty of spares and still a long life to go.

 

Does anybody know if there is any chance to change the M6800 fans for better ones with less noise and better performance?

 

I changed my GPU fan for the M6700's GPU fan a few years ago, I think performance is about the same but noise is slightly less, especially when the fan first spins up. It requires changing the fan connector and cutting part of the fan casing because it isn't an exact fit. If noise is a huge deal to you and you don't mind tinkering with things you might want to try it, otherwise it's a lot of effort for an okay, but not huge, improvement.