Bought a M70 locally, ended up having a dead GPU. Oh well, more D810/M70 motherboards then. I did end up swapping it's WSXGA+ lid to another M70 with a broken WUXGA display so there's that, at least I have a fully working one now.
I had too many Precisions and too little time
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Nice. So you essentially got a parts machine and parts you needed. 
My M6800 didn't come with the factory 240w power supply so I'm on the hunt for that. But there was a nice docking station kit that came with it for a little more so leaning towards that route. And then there was an extra capacity battery made too (just like for my 8760w), so that accessory would be nice too...
I love how workstation laptops can be maxed out.
My M6800 didn't come with the factory 240w power supply so I'm on the hunt for that. But there was a nice docking station kit that came with it for a little more so leaning towards that route. And then there was an extra capacity battery made too (just like for my 8760w), so that accessory would be nice too...
I love how workstation laptops can be maxed out.
PA-9E, shouldn't be too hard to find one.Nice. So you essentially got a parts machine and parts you needed.
My M6800 didn't come with the factory 240w power supply so I'm on the hunt for that. But there was a nice docking station kit that came with it for a little more so leaning towards that route. And then there was an extra capacity battery made too (just like for my 8760w), so that accessory would be nice too...
I love how workstation laptops can be maxed out.
I had a extremely unusual issue with my 5000M equipped M6500, it would trigger the OCP on my older PA-9E's somehow. I bought a newer adapter (the ones used with the 77x0 Precisions) and it doesn't trip the OCP.
It's always hard to find genuine ones on ebay. Lots of fakesters out there.
Interesting. I wonder if that older one was failing and only when pushed to the limit would the issue show? I know a lot of cheaper 'wall wart' type of power supplies will lose their ability to provide current before quitting completely. I just end up using them in lesser current draw applications.
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"Myyty" which means Sold GOD DAMN IT I missed out on a M6700 Covet!
At least I have a M60 now which i've been after for a while, but then again it's not as rare as a M6700 Covet.
Myyty - Dell Precision M6700 Covet Edition (harvinainen)
Myytävä tuote: Dell Precision M6700 Covet Edition Hinta: 400 Tuote ostettu (mistä ja milloin): netistä Kuitti löytyy (takuu voimassa): ei takuuta Muuta huomioitavaa: Huippu hyvä precision myynnissä. Harvinaiset covet edition kuoret. Prosessori: Mobile QuadCore Intel Core i7-3720QM, 3400 MHz...
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GOD DAMN IT I missed out on a M6700 Covet!At least I have a M60 now which i've been after for a while, but then again it's not as rare as a M6700 Covet.
M6600 received. Wow, it's in better condition than I thought. Dell royally ****ed up the thermal pad placement in the factory, no wonder the GPU died.
I did manage to heatgun it back into life though, am running Superposition Benchmark on it right now to test stability. The CPU fan rattles a bit, might need to inject some silicon oil in it to make it shut up.
I did manage to heatgun it back into life though, am running Superposition Benchmark on it right now to test stability. The CPU fan rattles a bit, might need to inject some silicon oil in it to make it shut up.
lol I ran Nvidia MATS and I got a bunch of memory errors, i'm surprised Superposition or GTA V even runs without crashing.
That being said, holy shit the 3000M is extremely anemic compared to my 5000M equipped M6500, in GTA V with the lowest settings at 1080p I only get about 30 FPS. And to think they both have the same amount of TMUs and ROPs.
That being said, holy shit the 3000M is extremely anemic compared to my 5000M equipped M6500, in GTA V with the lowest settings at 1080p I only get about 30 FPS. And to think they both have the same amount of TMUs and ROPs.
M20 came in at last. Had a BIOS password and CompuTrace (ugh) is enabled, but I cracked the password within ten seconds and I can live with CT being enabled.
It's good condition though, so there's that. Need a new caddy as I broke the bezel of the original one damn mSATA-IDE adapter is tight as hell in the D610 chassis.
It's good condition though, so there's that. Need a new caddy as I broke the bezel of the original one
damn mSATA-IDE adapter is tight as hell in the D610 chassis.
How much other stuff do you have for the D610? I've got a stack of them as parts for our original one that we bought new.It's good condition though, so there's that. Need a new caddy as I broke the bezel of the original one
I don't have anything else for the D610.How much other stuff do you have for the D610? I've got a stack of them as parts for our original one that we bought new.
There's a lot of accessories available for it pretty cheap ($5/ea) if you look around. I think I've got everything available now.
Found someone in Washington selling a Inspiron 8200 and a M50 which I promptly bought. Yay, more parts for my C-series Precisions! Hopefully one of then has a working and undamaged display so I can make my M40 look less shitty/aged.
Strange how the M50 is less rare than the M40 for some reason.
Strange how the M50 is less rare than the M40 for some reason.
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What is the precision equivalent of the Inspiron 1300? I just got one and it's really solid like a latitude or better, so really curious if it's just a name change or something more.