On Thursday i bought myself a Dell Precision M6600 with the following specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7-2760QM CPU@ 2.4ghz
Memory: 20.00G (Not entirely sure what Cache)
Display: Nvidia Quadro 4000M 2.0Ghz
I got the machine second hand for R10 000 Which is a pretty good deal considering they retail at about R32 000 for the most expensive model.
Driver Problem:
When i received the machine it had windows 8 and a bunch of other useless non-nonsensical programs installed.
I kept on getting errors about using the wrong apps and and and so i installed windows 7 Ultimate since i'd never had problems with that OS on my other machine - but now things are not running as smoothly as they should, i still think its driver related issues i checked the dell driver page on their website and there are over 100 drivers to choose from, but reading through them it seems like i don't need half of them - is there possibly a free program i can download which could detect which essential drivers are missing and in turn download them for me?
Hardware Questions
Graphics
Before i got the machine i did a bunch of research on it, and everywhere i went it seemed to received awesome ratings and reviews etc.
But i couldn't seem to find any video of a person playing games on this machine, i know that the GPU isnt exactly a gaming card its more for 3D rendering and Graphic design, but i'd love to know how this card should handle games and on what graphic settings.
Also i read on a few forums etc that you should download a specific driver if you want to use this card for gaming, can someone confirm that? Also this is my first Nvidia card I've always used AMD - what would be the AMD equivalent?
One more thing - as a producer deejay, im using this pc as my main studio computer, i need it to hook up to two - three 23 inch monitors the one monitor i'd like to use as a sequencer and the other would be for my actual DAW (Digital Audio Work station) Is this laptop capable of doing this, and what exactly do i need to do this, since i only have one VGA port at the back and then an HDMI port. Would i be able to run 2/3 screens with the laptop screen off? and how exactly do i split the screen properly?
Ram:
Im running Windows 7 Ultimate 7600 64x Bit - does this OS pick up and use all 20ghz of my ram?
CPU
This is my first i7 CPU, i've had a 2.4ghz core 2 quad before when i check the system specs of this pc it picks up 8 cores all running at 2.4ghz whats the difference between my old CPU which picked up 4 cores and this one which picks up 8?
Overclocking
CPU
I'd like to overclock my machine to 3.0ghz would i be able to do it without there being possible harm to the machine? If yes, which programs would you recommend and should i possibly create a custom fan schedule for the overclocked cpu and if i overclocked the machine to 3.0ghz would it each CPU be set to 3.0ghz or just a single one?
Awesome!
I hope i didnt ask to many questions
Thanks a ton in advance and have an awesome day!
CPU: Intel Core i7-2760QM CPU@ 2.4ghz
Memory: 20.00G (Not entirely sure what Cache)
Display: Nvidia Quadro 4000M 2.0Ghz
I got the machine second hand for R10 000 Which is a pretty good deal considering they retail at about R32 000 for the most expensive model.
Driver Problem:
When i received the machine it had windows 8 and a bunch of other useless non-nonsensical programs installed.
I kept on getting errors about using the wrong apps and and and so i installed windows 7 Ultimate since i'd never had problems with that OS on my other machine - but now things are not running as smoothly as they should, i still think its driver related issues i checked the dell driver page on their website and there are over 100 drivers to choose from, but reading through them it seems like i don't need half of them - is there possibly a free program i can download which could detect which essential drivers are missing and in turn download them for me?
Hardware Questions
Graphics
Before i got the machine i did a bunch of research on it, and everywhere i went it seemed to received awesome ratings and reviews etc.
But i couldn't seem to find any video of a person playing games on this machine, i know that the GPU isnt exactly a gaming card its more for 3D rendering and Graphic design, but i'd love to know how this card should handle games and on what graphic settings.
Also i read on a few forums etc that you should download a specific driver if you want to use this card for gaming, can someone confirm that? Also this is my first Nvidia card I've always used AMD - what would be the AMD equivalent?
One more thing - as a producer deejay, im using this pc as my main studio computer, i need it to hook up to two - three 23 inch monitors the one monitor i'd like to use as a sequencer and the other would be for my actual DAW (Digital Audio Work station) Is this laptop capable of doing this, and what exactly do i need to do this, since i only have one VGA port at the back and then an HDMI port. Would i be able to run 2/3 screens with the laptop screen off? and how exactly do i split the screen properly?
Ram:
Im running Windows 7 Ultimate 7600 64x Bit - does this OS pick up and use all 20ghz of my ram?
CPU
This is my first i7 CPU, i've had a 2.4ghz core 2 quad before when i check the system specs of this pc it picks up 8 cores all running at 2.4ghz whats the difference between my old CPU which picked up 4 cores and this one which picks up 8?
Overclocking
CPU
I'd like to overclock my machine to 3.0ghz would i be able to do it without there being possible harm to the machine? If yes, which programs would you recommend and should i possibly create a custom fan schedule for the overclocked cpu and if i overclocked the machine to 3.0ghz would it each CPU be set to 3.0ghz or just a single one?
Awesome!
I hope i didnt ask to many questions
Thanks a ton in advance and have an awesome day!
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