- Joined
- Oct 19, 2022
- Messages
- 8
- Motherboard
- Dell Precision 3630
- CPU
- i7-8700
- Graphics
- UHD 630
Yes, it was a System Prefs Update, super simple.Hey, thanks for the fast reply. All good stuff - I'm getting excited at the prospect of getting this going.
Im assuming you mean use the attached EFI, as the baseline in OC, and follow a generic OC guide otherwise right? Also wasnt aware you had gone to Ventura (I was going to start with Monterey). Was that a system-prefs update, or already set that up on the USB boot installer?
I wasnt aware of CFG register tweaks on DELL and will need to school up on that. My old Optiplex didnt seem to need it (from memory).
No argument on the case layout - its "compact" and quirky for sure, but not exact easy for users to get into or mod and not sure why DELL decided to play with the format. No external bay access either which is annoying as I use a HD Dock to switch OS's on the old one (rather than dual boot/partitions) as its cleaner/simpler/works. I have an older Precision 3620 which has a great case / access and setup, but sadly they decommissioned that layout on the next gen.
I have an old FENVI card, but never used it. The points about the M2 and OEM Wifi I had noted and looking to source them. I wont be held up by that tho as use wired connections with towers so will start without, and plug in later.
Thanks again.
It's more a cooling issue with the case. They mounted the PSU ~0.75 cm from the top of the CPU cooler which gives virtually 0 headroom for cooling, it also occasionally makes the single case (exhaust) fan spin hard to compensate. I actually modded my case by using a fan splitter cable, took the two 3.5 HDD bays out of the front, and stuck a 120mm fan in the bottom for intake and an 80mm fan in the top to increase cooling at least a little. I used a 3.5 > 2.5 mounting bracket and put 2 2.5in SSDs in the bottom of the case so that I could use separate disks to boot into windows and mac.
I haven't used a 3620, but I can't imagine you'd have an issue with that as the chipset is fairly similar (Intel C236 vs Intel C246).
That 3620 Case Design is much better, yes. The Dell engineers realized that the PSU arm used in 3630, 3640, and 3650 was a bad idea though because they moved back to a more standard design by putting the PSU back at the bottom of the case in the Precision 3660.