Precision 7510 Owner's Thread

farrenyoung, what is your PC config (CPU, GPU, display)?

 

@farrenyoung please also indicate your RAM size. Seems to happen to those with 64GB among some other combo config with 530 and p530 Intel GPU.

I was one of those who had trouble with older BIOS 1.4.8 so I did as you did and followed mustang's instructions. Then I decided to downgrade back to 1.3.12 (which was successful) so that I could use switchable graphics again. I still have yet to try 1.4.14.

 

Standard m.2 2280 SATA SSDs work fine. Installed one for a linux drive. I just do not see the performance difference for what I do to justify the cost on the new PCIe drives.

 

Up and running on new 7510.

I cloned my Windows environment from the M4800 and then cloned that onto a new Samsung 950 Pro. Using AHCI with stock Windows NVM driver. No issues so far. Seems fast enough. A few Intel platform drivers had to be pulled from Windows Update, but otherwise, everything from the M4800 carried over nicely. (Touchpad, freefall sensor, etc. use the same drivers as before.)

Machine came with BIOS 1.3.12. I updated to the current 1.4.14. Also no issues. I am currently not using Optimus though.

Biggest problem is the screen, as I mentioned before, I have ordered a replacement so hopefully that will be taken care of soon. I'm also still miffed about the lack of dedicated home/end keys on the keyboard, but this machine is almost always docked so that won't be a big deal in most cases.

Otherwise very pleased with the machine. Seems solid. Easy to open. If it runs stable for a few days I'll call it a success.

[Edit]
I have a fingerprint reader but it does not appear in the OS. I see in the device manager under "ControlVault Device" a device called "Dell ControlVault w/ Fingerprint Touch Sensor." There should be another device listed under "Biometric devices" which is missing. (That's how it worked on M4800, anyway.) Windows does not present an option for fingerprint login.

Does anyone else have a fingerprint reader? Did you have to do anything besides install the driver to get it working?

 

I don't have fingerprint reader but I had to install these here for the smartcard reader. Do you have these updated driver and firmware installed?

 

Yes, I installed the latest driver and firmware without issue. Smartcard reader and NFC seems to be present. Just the fingerprint reader is missing (from device manager and also the option to use it).
I've filed a case with Dell support and we'll see what they say.

 

Me either. I've build three servers with Intel's 750 NVMe supposedly super-SSD and the performance was much worse than the Samsung 850 Pro SATA SSD. I did my own benchmarking in Red Hat and the Samsung demonstrably cleaned its clock. I have several emails into Intel, no response.

I'm sticking with SATA until NVMe gets more "e" if you get my point. I'mma put an 850 Pro in my 7510 when it gets here. (Can't wait!)

P.S. One of my enterprise clients is having a nagging storage issue right now and it's being narrowed down to possible bad Intel NVMe data center SSD drive(s). Pretty frustrating at several thousand bucks a pop.

 

Along different lines, did anyone replace their SODIMMs with ECC SODIMMS? Which ones? I'm thinking about trying Black Diamond. Their prices are very good, and their other memory is certified for Dell, although not the ECC and the Precision specifically.

 

Hi all, new poster user here and potential 7510 owner. Hope you guys will be gentle with me.

After going through the two big threads here about the new precision 7510 series, I am thinking of getting the configuration below. The primary use will be for photo editing with Lightroom 6 and Photoshop CC, and then video editing with Premier Pro CC. I need to be able to able to handle hundreds of 27MB+ RAW files from a Nikon D750 quickly and reliably so that I can make mushy wedding videos. Machine will also be a personal daily driver so some gaming capacity would be nice.

Intel Core i7-6820HQ with Smart Card and Thunderbolt 3
Nvidia® Quadro® M2000M w/4GB GDDR5
2TB 2.5 inch 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive
15.6" UltraSharp™ FHD IPS (1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare
8GB, DDR4-2133MHz SDRAM,
w/ 3 years accidental damage

My plan is to buy another 8GB RAM stick to upgrade it to 16GB total RAM and to buy a Samsung 850 EVO 500GB M.2 SSD. The plan is then to do a clean install of Windows 10 pro on the SSD.

So what do guys think of my plan above? Also I have some other questions:
1. Color accuracy is going to be the most important. Will the 15.6" UltraSharp™ FHD IPS (1920x1080) give me at least 95% sRGB? Or do need to get the more expensive IGZO panel? I know the IGZO panel has 100% Adobe RGB but I don't use that color space and 95%+ sRGB will do.

2. Lightroom and Photoshop now support GPU acceleration but my main reason for getting the more expensive GPU would be more for gaming. I know that the Quadro line is more for CAD and other scientific software but is true that I will be able to expect the same performance as a GeForce GTX 960M?

3. How are things so far for current owners? Would guys recommend the machine for my purposes? From what I can tell, the 7510 has had some teething issues. This computer is going to be my first "premium" machine and I hope it will last for the next 4 to 5 years.

Thanks so much

 

Dell is sending a replacement palmrest (includes fingerprint scanner).