Hello good people!
I'm interested buying this 17 inch dell mobile workstation. I'm a bit undecided about which option for the graphics card to go with, since I'm really having a concern with the internal components as far as heat is concerned especially regarding the lifespan of the graphics card and other pc Components.
My previous dell precision 7740 had its Nvidia graphics card Quadro P4200 failed and I ended up using the Intel graphics card after disabling that Quadro card. I couldn't tell why that graphics card failed but I thought maybe it was due to heating effect due to its high TDP. This time I wanted a good pc with a graphics card that is made with a newer nanometer like the 8nm of these A3000 or A4000 category since heating will be minimized but I'm a bit hesitant going with the A4000 variant as it has a TDP of 140wats.
The A3000 has a TDP of 70wats, which I see as good and can allow me to even use CAD app on battery before recharging. I know there's a performance difference between these two cards but I'm really concerned about the lifespan of the laptop plus the graphics card. Does it mean if I'm using same app for example rendering app? Is it that the pc running A3000 will always have low temps while rendering while the of running on A4000 will have it's temps spike since this card has a higher TDP value?
Will gladly appreciate your response.
I'm interested buying this 17 inch dell mobile workstation. I'm a bit undecided about which option for the graphics card to go with, since I'm really having a concern with the internal components as far as heat is concerned especially regarding the lifespan of the graphics card and other pc Components.
My previous dell precision 7740 had its Nvidia graphics card Quadro P4200 failed and I ended up using the Intel graphics card after disabling that Quadro card. I couldn't tell why that graphics card failed but I thought maybe it was due to heating effect due to its high TDP. This time I wanted a good pc with a graphics card that is made with a newer nanometer like the 8nm of these A3000 or A4000 category since heating will be minimized but I'm a bit hesitant going with the A4000 variant as it has a TDP of 140wats.
The A3000 has a TDP of 70wats, which I see as good and can allow me to even use CAD app on battery before recharging. I know there's a performance difference between these two cards but I'm really concerned about the lifespan of the laptop plus the graphics card. Does it mean if I'm using same app for example rendering app? Is it that the pc running A3000 will always have low temps while rendering while the of running on A4000 will have it's temps spike since this card has a higher TDP value?
Will gladly appreciate your response.
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