Precision 7510 Owner's Thread

Running F@H this week to see what this thing can crank out.

Right now I'm getting:
CPU running at 80*C avg 20000PPD
GPU running at 68*C avg 85000PPD
Ambient in my house is around 22*C with the AC on.
This is while sitting on a Targus Cool Pad with fans running.

CPU slot is set to 6 threads (more doesn't help PPD)
All 8 cores are running 65-100% utilization (fluctuating quite a bit with 2 cores free) and 3392-3396MHz

The overall PPD avg fluctuates quite a bit right now due to short run time (24hrs)
I'm going to let it go for a few days (perhaps a week) until I see a solid trend.

Fans are running full speed, I can hear them across the room.
With headphones on they're not too noticeable.

I got the CPU to 67*C and the GPU to 58*C by setting it over the AC vent in my living room.
This was under full F@H load (same as above)
Setting the laptop on a flat surface yielded +4*C in CPU and +2*C in GPU temps.

 

You can use DisplayPort daisy chain for lower resolution monitors but going higher than 1080p with two monitors on one port, I don't think will work.

I would recommend that you pick up an ePort PR02X dock which has two DisplayPort connections, and use those in combination with one of the connectors on the laptop itself (mini-DP or USB-C with an adapter).

 

I have a Pro2X docking station with dual DisplayPort on the back. Each one drives a 2560x1440 monitor. You can then use the onboard miniDP to drive a third 2560x1440 monitor. The ports don't have the bandwidth to daisy chain two of these monitors, but can daisy chain 1080p monitors.

 

This is excellent news!! Thanks for the responses, I am stoked!

 

I owned this laptop several month ago, all is good except the display, it's FHD IPS anti-glare version, and seem to be a matte model. The contrast is poor.
Can I replace this with a glossy display? And where can I buy one? Found some from laptopscreen.com site, but not sure about their quality as well as compatibility.
Any advice is appreciate. Thanks.

 

I can't recommend a specific model (I definitely prefer matte over glossy), but you can replace the screen with a glossy model if you like. It should have the same resolution, display connector, display connector position, and mounting screw positions, and if that is the case it should be a pretty easy drop-in replacement. For screens, you will have to search sites like laptopscreen.com or eBay. A problem with this approach is you'll never be quite sure what you are going to get, some sites are really offering a "compatible replacement" when you think you might be buying a specific model if you don't look closely at the fine print, and most of them claim that up to five dead pixels are acceptable.

I replaced the screen in my 7510 (went from non-IPS to IPS), you pretty much just have to pry off the bezel around the screen --- it has some kind of sticky tape so it can be tough to get off the first time --- and then just unscrew the screen and carefully remove the display cable from the back... then drop the new one in.

If you see any other laptop with a glossy 15" screen that you like, you can use hwinfo64 to get the screen manufacturer/model information.

 

We've gotten two 2560x1440s (2717Ds, I think) daisy chained and seemed to work fine. I didn't check the frame rate, so I suppose it could have dropped to 30hz. This was on a M5510 (via the USB-C DP connector) but I don't think that would make a difference.

Sadly, only worked on Windows; Linux had major driver issues.

 

It seems like I had some issues daisy chaining 2x 2560x1440 displays, but it may have been related to my dock which possibly supported an older DisplayPort standard and didn't have the bandwidth.
USB-C would definitely have more bandwidth than DisplayPort (~40Gbps vs ~17Gbps) so I can definitely see that working with the correct adapter and the correct DisplayPort standard on the monitors.

 

Hello all,

I am excited to get started setting everything up as I have just received my machine today. However, before I get carried away, I am curious on what your thought are on two issues.

1 In your opinion would you use the windows 10 install as is from dell or start fresh? why or why not?

2. what is your preferred approach for updating drivers? do you to the dell utility or go to manufacture website?

Info about my machine:
- Windows 10 Pro
- Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Processor
- 512GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive (I believe it is from Toshiba, windows detects as: nvme thnsn5512gpuk nv)
- 32GB 2133MHz DDR4 Memory
- 15.6inch UltraSharp FHD Touch IPS
- Nvidia Quadro M2000M 4GB GDDR5

Miscellaneous hardware: Broadcom NCF, Fingerprint Touch Sensor, ect

My only planed upgrade is to swap out my keyboard for a backlit one. (I purchased form dell outlet, the machine had everything i wanted besides a backlit keyboard)

Looking forward to hearing a variety of opinions.

Thanks again!

 

I've always done a fresh install or transferred over an install from a previous system. I prefer to control exactly what goes on the machine from the beginning. I also use as little software from Dell as possible, just because a lot of it is unneeded and some of it is actually rather poor. (The Precision systems come with a minimal amount of bloat though, so you should be find with the Dell-provided image if you're not quite comfortable setting up a fresh install.)

For drivers you can usually find newer ones from the manufacturer's web sites as you mentioned. For Windows 10, you don't even have to do that really, if you can get it online (might require finding the network driver separately) and run Windows Update, then it will download almost all of the drivers from there. I'm pretty sure nowadays it will even grab drivers for odd things like fingerprint reader and freefall sensor.

You should still install the touchpad driver from Dell to get the configuration control panel for it. I believe you will need to grab the Thunderbolt driver from Dell as well if you have USB-C/Thunderbolt on your 7510. And then there are firmware/BIOS updates for the whole system, Thunderbolt controller, and the fingerprint reader.