Precision 7530 & Precision 7730 owner's thread

This is the no-dGPU configuration. The product page shows the heatsink for the dGPU configuration. (Hit "product details" and scroll down a bit)
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/sho...30/spd/precision-17-7730-laptop/xctop7730hwus

 

Nice, thanks. I have one on order and was about to hit the "Cancel" button if the cooling system wasn't more robust

 

Hi everybory i`m plan to buy 7730 and need some help with configuration.
I cant choose between Xeon E-2176M and i9-8950HK
Regular_Ragnor`s results on i9 i9-8950HK is same with Ionising_Radiation`s result on Xeon E-2176M
Is there at least one reason to overpay the extra $ 125(after my taxes) for i9?

 

One thing I ran into while configuring a 7530 is that selecting the Xeon requires a change to Windows for Workstations, which ended up being a few dollars more expensive than the i9 with Windows Pro. An Ubuntu config wouldn't have this requirement.

Having said that, I ended up ordering the i7 for its thermals in the 15-incher.

 

Yep, but now i ask about the hardware price. All the talk in this topic is only about nvidia, no one buys the amd card? I dont use CAD`s or any video performance software. The only reason for me to buy discrete card is HDMI 2.0

 

I've got a clean OS installation running on the 970 PRO. Other than the Media Creator tool erroring out each time I ran it on the 7730 (which I solved by creating boot media on my XPS 15 instead), things went smoothly.

Back in the day, I would to go into Device Manager to see if any drivers were missing. Is that still an effective way to ensure that nothing is missing? No red or yellow alerts currently appear but I imagine that doesn't mean my system is up to date.

And do you install Dell Command Update? That seemed to be an effective way to stay on top of updates on my XPS 15.

I haven't hooked up the TB18DC dock yet to ensure that the Thunderbolt drivers are working well. I don't have enough space on my desk for both machines (with two external monitors, several Drobo devices, etc.)

 

I personally do not use Dell Command Update (I have never used it so cannot comment, but if it worked for you with the XPS 15, I imagine it would be about the same). I use the driver page that I mentioned previously, and also I have this RSS feed set up that alerts me when new stuff is posted to it.
https://rss.aaron-kelley.net/precision-7530/

If Device Manager is clean, you are in pretty good shape. I've found that it might show clean even if the Thunderbolt drivers are not installed so make sure that you run that installer (and the corresponding Thunderbolt firmware update) if you haven't. You can use Dell Command Update or the driver page to stay up to date. (Most of the stuff will trickle down to Windows Update eventually anyway.) If you watch this thread, there is always chatter when new firmware updates are posted.

 

Perfect. Thanks very much for all your help with this. Much appreciated. I'm looking forward to completing the migration of software and data to this machine -- and putting it to use.

Opening up the bottom and seeing three empty M.2 SSD slots and two more RAM slots was an impressive sight.

 

If you take the configuration with Linux, then yes, the Xeon is cheaper than the i9 for the same performance.

If you do still need a windows license, then the extra cost of "windows 10 workstation" offsets this price advantage.

 

Thanks for the answer, do you remember how the air temperature was during the stress test? What were your clocks during stress test in single thread mode?
I am one of the digital nomands, my typical usage scenario is +32 С (~90 F) outside temperature and laptop stays on cooling pad.