Its mindblowing ... I mean they really made this model a lot thicker than the previous to improve and solve heating problems and here we are ... How is it even possible to push hundreds of thousands of these devices worldwide without solving such a basic problem? They have no testers employed which tests anything they put on the market?
I don't have any overheating problem with my 7680. It runs much colder and quieter than a significantly weaker Latitude 5510 I had before, and it delivers amazing performance even on a power saver mode. When I need to work with the laptop on my hip (which you shouldn't do daily with any laptop as it's not very ergonomic nor healthy in other ways), I usually limit its power the most and unless I need to compile big projects for hours, it is sufficiently comfortable to work with.
I have the 7680 model with the i7-13850HX and RTX3500 and can only partly agree with that. Yes, it get's very hot that you burn your skin when you touch it but only when you place the laptop on a bed or sofa. If you use it on a table it does not get hotter than other laptops with Intel HX processors. The main factor here is that Dell uses a aluminium backcover instead of a plastic one which most other vendors use. Aluminium tends to get hotter than other materials like plastic. Additionally it takes fresh air from the bottom which is not possible when you place it on the bed. During surfing the 7680 stays very quiet with only light fan noise.
@franciscof.8368 yep. The authorized warranty service center performed tests, determined that this is a defect of the motherboard and replaced it with a new one.
I have noticed same type problems. Sometimes very hot, althought I use only web browser. Other problem is short battery time, only 1 hour 15 min. Positive thinking. In winter computer is good hand heater.
I'm using daily two Dell Precision mobile workstations: 7670 & 7680. Interestingly, the 7670 gets warmer than the 7680. However not really intensely hot, just the internal fan got loud frequently. I put the 7670 on a cooling stand with two oversized fans and problem solved: now internal fan doesn't come up as often. On the other hand, the 7680 doesn't get nearly as warm as the 7670, even though the 7680 is under heavier workload of the two. The 7680 doesn't even require external cooling! So, Jorge probably had a faulty device with a overheating problem.
Well well well. I have the i9, 128GB CAMM, Three 990 Samsung Pro, llama 3.2 cpp works like a charm. When you make statements like this, please come with data, meaningful examples to support your point of view. Too many please please please don’t buy, and nothing one can rely on except your words.
It just keeps running. Very noisy and with extremely high surface temperatures. Of course, the performance takes a massive hit under load. Very disappointing.
Agree 100%. DELL Precision 7680 ( i7-13850HX, 2100MHz, 20 cores) has a heat problem and is too slow. Too Heavy. My company paid for it, and I thought I was getting top performance as I paid over $4,000. 64 GB RAM and with 2 Tera Solid State HD. Also, it locks up regularly as well.
The 3581 works really well in terms of thermal performance. The CPU, of course, has so much different performance. The 7780, 7670 and similar models will be very disappointing. Thanks for watching!
I think that is price of perfomance... I can compare it with gaming laptops, and worksataions is more repairable than gaming laptops... that's why price is so high
I saw in the comment section full of tweaking including switching the turbo...My question to them is..If i am buying a workstation that means i need performance right? Why i have to off the turbo? Changing the profiles to lower down the temp means lowering the frequency so why i buy a workstation?i can buy a normal laptop..Why the hell i have to do so many experiment to an expensive device at the first place just to deal with thermals...cmon guys...pls accept the truth.. POOR HEATSINK DESIGN MANIFOLD...atleast dell would have put 3HEAT PIPES CONTINOUSLY like alienware series or like old precisions...😢😢😢
Facing the same issue! It gets so damn hot that you cant even touch it. I work in IT and its unusable. Dell should look into it as its such an expensive device.
This is bad. I know Dell can make decent kit - the best model I worked on recently was Core i9 based but integrated graphics, so no overheating. The perfect workstation; very, very fast but limited gaming potential. Ideal for anyone who doesn't need the grunt of a high-end GPU for rendering / gaming. Best to stick to desktop PCs for the heavy lifting!
I excavated the internet to find someone who have this laptop config. and ask about which experience they had. Do you have the 7680 i9 workstation with intel UHD in this case? Do you really recommend it? I mean in terms of heating and other details if you can provide it will be really helpful since I plan to order this configuration
Hi, thanks for the info about working only with the UHD graphics. I can imagine that without a powerful GPU it should be OK regarding thermal dissipation. However I would still do not buy it, any other Workstation from HP or Lenovo of the same class will perform better and cooler, not saying the devices are lighter. In my case with the RTX 5000 is really bad. Thanks for watching!
You have to turn off turbo 3.0 in the bios if you want this computer to not throttle some cores to 90 Celsius intermittently. Additionally, you can put the laptop into cool mode so that the fan really cranks to offset heat generation of this cores going to town. I am adding this here in case anyone like me stumbles across this video and thinks to themselves: "Oh no, there is nothing I can do now that I bought this $2000-$4000 machine and dell has only a 30 day return policy." It is a performance workstation: only people who are very knowledgeable about technology such as engineers and developers should really be using them, not just gamers, overspecialized designers, or people doing 4-16k video editing. Should Windows have engineered this machine to function more acceptably out of the box? Absolutely. Is there something we can do to mitigate this issue as a consequence of having a laptop that has 24 cores clocked at 5.0 ghz with a 16gb video card and 128 gigs of ram? Absolutely. Perhaps some company's machines: hp, etc; do not have an issue with heat when being driven to incredibly high loads, but dell overshot here a little bit. They tried to pack a monster into a case not much bigger than a macbook pro. That being said, having the option to push your device to melt down is an option some developers and engineers expect and demand in a piece of tech, just think about a nuclear reactor, NASA, control or the Hadron collider: If those engineers want to turn up to 11/10 in some crack pot plan to make a last ditch effort to achieve something and see if the safety factor holds in an emergency, they should have the power to do so. Dells real mistake here was case/chassis design and not having the twin turbo turned off by default; perhaps having a warning label when it is turned on.
The real problem is not the chassis..its the heat sink manifold...you can compare the heatsink of alienware with dell precision 7750and above...dell must add 3HEAT PIPES instead of 2 like the older precisions...you can check in the internet..I have be using PRECISIONS for almost 14years..i have tried almost every models..
Its mindblowing ... I mean they really made this model a lot thicker than the previous to improve and solve heating problems and here we are ... How is it even possible to push hundreds of thousands of these devices worldwide without solving such a basic problem? They have no testers employed which tests anything they put on the market?
I'm using the 7680 daily and don't have overheating issues.
I don't have any overheating problem with my 7680. It runs much colder and quieter than a significantly weaker Latitude 5510 I had before, and it delivers amazing performance even on a power saver mode. When I need to work with the laptop on my hip (which you shouldn't do daily with any laptop as it's not very ergonomic nor healthy in other ways), I usually limit its power the most and unless I need to compile big projects for hours, it is sufficiently comfortable to work with.
Same here, no heat problems with 7680.
I have the 7680 model with the i7-13850HX and RTX3500 and can only partly agree with that. Yes, it get's very hot that you burn your skin when you touch it but only when you place the laptop on a bed or sofa. If you use it on a table it does not get hotter than other laptops with Intel HX processors. The main factor here is that Dell uses a aluminium backcover instead of a plastic one which most other vendors use. Aluminium tends to get hotter than other materials like plastic. Additionally it takes fresh air from the bottom which is not possible when you place it on the bed. During surfing the 7680 stays very quiet with only light fan noise.
I had 7530 and I was putting it on bed and sofa with any problem but dell made it thin
The manufacturer replaced the motherboard and the troubles gone. I had the same problem
You made it replace? you use the warranty?
@franciscof.8368 yep. The authorized warranty service center performed tests, determined that this is a defect of the motherboard and replaced it with a new one.
@franciscof.8368 although I also added my test logs to them, which clearly showed the wrong working temperatures
I have noticed same type problems. Sometimes very hot, althought I use only web browser. Other problem is short battery time, only 1 hour 15 min. Positive thinking. In winter computer is good hand heater.
I'm using daily two Dell Precision mobile workstations: 7670 & 7680. Interestingly, the 7670 gets warmer than the 7680. However not really intensely hot, just the internal fan got loud frequently. I put the 7670 on a cooling stand with two oversized fans and problem solved: now internal fan doesn't come up as often. On the other hand, the 7680 doesn't get nearly as warm as the 7670, even though the 7680 is under heavier workload of the two. The 7680 doesn't even require external cooling! So, Jorge probably had a faulty device with a overheating problem.
how about the 15 and 14 inch models of dell precision? are 5470 and 5570 ok with the cooling system?
Well well well. I have the i9, 128GB CAMM, Three 990 Samsung Pro, llama 3.2 cpp works like a charm. When you make statements like this, please come with data, meaningful examples to support your point of view. Too many please please please don’t buy, and nothing one can rely on except your words.
are there any portable workstations with i7-13850HX + RTX3500 that work fine with blocked vents / in bed?
And how about 7670? Have you used this previous version?
Thanks for posting this, a good warning to all. Does it ever shut down due to heat? Or it just keeps running at a very hot rate?
It just keeps running. Very noisy and with extremely high surface temperatures. Of course, the performance takes a massive hit under load. Very disappointing.
Agree 100%. DELL Precision 7680 ( i7-13850HX, 2100MHz, 20 cores) has a heat problem and is too slow. Too Heavy. My company paid for it, and I thought I was getting top performance as I paid over $4,000. 64 GB RAM and with 2 Tera Solid State HD. Also, it locks up regularly as well.
Is the heating similar for other precision models? Like 3581 for example (I see you have reviewed that as well).
The 3581 works really well in terms of thermal performance. The CPU, of course, has so much different performance. The 7780, 7670 and similar models will be very disappointing. Thanks for watching!
thanks man, it helps me better decide for i was considering this model.
I think that is price of perfomance... I can compare it with gaming laptops, and worksataions is more repairable than gaming laptops... that's why price is so high
I saw in the comment section full of tweaking including switching the turbo...My question to them is..If i am buying a workstation that means i need performance right? Why i have to off the turbo? Changing the profiles to lower down the temp means lowering the frequency so why i buy a workstation?i can buy a normal laptop..Why the hell i have to do so many experiment to an expensive device at the first place just to deal with thermals...cmon guys...pls accept the truth.. POOR HEATSINK DESIGN MANIFOLD...atleast dell would have put 3HEAT PIPES CONTINOUSLY like alienware series or like old precisions...😢😢😢
Facing the same issue! It gets so damn hot that you cant even touch it. I work in IT and its unusable. Dell should look into it as its such an expensive device.
I am also having problems. Gets hot, FREEZES every few minutes, and horrible battery life.
This is bad. I know Dell can make decent kit - the best model I worked on recently was Core i9 based but integrated graphics, so no overheating. The perfect workstation; very, very fast but limited gaming potential. Ideal for anyone who doesn't need the grunt of a high-end GPU for rendering / gaming. Best to stick to desktop PCs for the heavy lifting!
I excavated the internet to find someone who have this laptop config. and ask about which experience they had.
Do you have the 7680 i9 workstation with intel UHD in this case? Do you really recommend it? I mean in terms of heating and other details if you can provide it will be really helpful since I plan to order this configuration
Hi, thanks for the info about working only with the UHD graphics. I can imagine that without a powerful GPU it should be OK regarding thermal dissipation. However I would still do not buy it, any other Workstation from HP or Lenovo of the same class will perform better and cooler, not saying the devices are lighter. In my case with the RTX 5000 is really bad. Thanks for watching!
thanks a lot matey, you just saved me from buying one!
hi, can you make a video about if it is possible to accelerate Ansys fluent on Windows 10 with Amd Instinct mi60 gpu ? does ROCm works in this setup ?
*insert so hot right now meme*
Very bad one! Heating and fan problems . Freezing a lot
Wow I was going to buy this 😢😢😢
But thank you for suggesting the HP, I will check it out
thanks
Thank you. I will avoid.
How much for your crappy Dell.... I'll give you 20 bucks.
You have to turn off turbo 3.0 in the bios if you want this computer to not throttle some cores to 90 Celsius intermittently.
Additionally, you can put the laptop into cool mode so that the fan really cranks to offset heat generation of this cores going to town.
I am adding this here in case anyone like me stumbles across this video and thinks to themselves: "Oh no, there is nothing I can do now that I bought this $2000-$4000 machine and dell has only a 30 day return policy." It is a performance workstation: only people who are very knowledgeable about technology such as engineers and developers should really be using them, not just gamers, overspecialized designers, or people doing 4-16k video editing.
Should Windows have engineered this machine to function more acceptably out of the box? Absolutely. Is there something we can do to mitigate this issue as a consequence of having a laptop that has 24 cores clocked at 5.0 ghz with a 16gb video card and 128 gigs of ram? Absolutely.
Perhaps some company's machines: hp, etc; do not have an issue with heat when being driven to incredibly high loads, but dell overshot here a little bit. They tried to pack a monster into a case not much bigger than a macbook pro. That being said, having the option to push your device to melt down is an option some developers and engineers expect and demand in a piece of tech, just think about a nuclear reactor, NASA, control or the Hadron collider: If those engineers want to turn up to 11/10 in some crack pot plan to make a last ditch effort to achieve something and see if the safety factor holds in an emergency, they should have the power to do so.
Dells real mistake here was case/chassis design and not having the twin turbo turned off by default; perhaps having a warning label when it is turned on.
The real problem is not the chassis..its the heat sink manifold...you can compare the heatsink of alienware with dell precision 7750and above...dell must add 3HEAT PIPES instead of 2 like the older precisions...you can check in the internet..I have be using PRECISIONS for almost 14years..i have tried almost every models..