Dell M6600 - Full restoration and Upgrades ( Old but Gold )

Hi everyone, thank you for 25:39 of your time. In this video I back in function and upgrade the Dell M6600. I brought some older computers and laptops, mostly were sold for parts only or maybe working, and this laptop is one of the pile.
The Upgrades that I make are I7 2960XM, 16GB RAM, 960GB SSD and the GPU is the same Quadro 4000M.
Games in this video: Rise of the Tomb Raider ( I have done a mistake in video I have said Shadows of the tomb raider, which actually I test for another project ), and the other games are GTA 5 and Witcher 3 Wild Hunt.
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and "Because" and "Be very careful" too

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[@dakshpanchal3308]

This guys spends more than he earn appreciation for his efforts Just love your videos

[@maanavtriestuff]

he sells stuff he gets these laptops for dirt cheap and he must be having like low cost for shipping from china from the pace he lives

[@phucnguyen0110]

2960XM and Quadro 4000M That's still good even by today, almost 10 years later. Great job again!

[@repairspace9400]

This was a Sponge Bob processor, how come you didnt heard of that? 😂

[@blackknight9710]

That's the new Core Aye! SpongeBob inside 🤣

[@skyediann3399]

Nice upgrade! I've got the successor to this model - the Precision M6700 - fully maxed out with the i7 3940XM, 32GB RAM, GTX 980M, 256GB mSATA SSD and two 1TB SSHD's. These machines have aged shockingly well and will still get you a load of performance for a veriety of workloads. Doom Eternal runs at high settings which was a genuine surprise, but I'm attributing that to the 980M's Vulkan support. The processors you can put in these machines are no slouch either, easily able to smash their way through day to day use and can play a lot of modern games on the market! Plus you get build quality that is quite simply unparalleled in modern laptops. Seriously can't reccommend the M6600/M6700/M6800 enough. Yeah they're nearly 10 years old at this point but these machines still have a lot of life in them, and thankfully, as demonstrated in this video - if you're ok with removing a LOT of screws then these machines are piss easy to maintain and upgrade!

[@Andr3GC]

I bought a Dell M6700 and this laptop is a beast. I got a firepro m6000 but still, i can play many recent games with some tweaks. And it only cost 200€ with 16gb ram and 2 ssd. I couldn't be happier. Just wish i could upgrade the gpu like i've seen people doing, i could buy a gtx 970m but i don't know how easy it would be to install it.

[@nickwillard4471]

That sounds awesome. I'm running a Thinkpad with a 940mx and the graphics are so anemic. I'm considering looking into one of these.

[@robertcard8200]

@@nickwillard4471 the dell precision 7510 is a great laptop

[@Maximus20778]

GTX 980m? That's a first I've seen those in that

[@thisthingmint250]

@@Maximus20778 I put a gtx 980m in my M6800 it's a beast now

[@dictionarsis]

Glad to see you, while maintaining authenticity without any mods just like usual.

[@JitendraKumar-uo3fj]

Always love to give you my time Feels valuable use of 25.39 minutes of time.

[@ulacromeiov7410]

I can't stand that slow and peaceful talk, that's why I watch the video on 1.75 speed.

[@adnan1alim]

Love how he makes dead trash computers going to graveyard And gives them new life and better one. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@HasnainChess]

Appreciated it, I'm using the same machine and was thinking about making some upgrades. I found this and the other video of yours that has published in August 2020. These are really helpful to me. Thanks a lot.

[@abdwagri1543]

Did you know that this laptop has a msata slot

[@user-lt7xj1ys7q]

Great restoration again man. As always clean and perfect. This machine is the perfect one for daily tasks.

[@luisf.velasquezq]

Thanks Andrew for this video. More and more I learn about upgrading laptops. You are a very good teacher. Kind regards from Bogotá, Colombia

[@ruanneviana8075]

It's always satisfying to watch your videos, Andrew! Keep goind with the excellent job!

[@howenchua]

you never cease to amaze, you continue to inspire to restore computer and lessen e-waste

[@gilbertogarma2820]

Very good video, I love the people that repair and upgrade old computers in this case laptops, all the time that you take to clean, wash and polish it. You can really learn its about how you take another view of the value of the things, is not only replace for a new one, JUST I LOVE IT, thanks for the lesson!!!!!

[@dhyanhembrom5570]

Finally!! This would be my personal best at being so early to a video🔥

[@jordanallison7105]

Thank you for the tips on using a wood block to bang out the dents and the software tips for the driver issues. Great video

[@bandofcomrades]

Brilliant work. Those Dell 6600s-6700s-6800s was (and even now is) truly the masterpieces of the laptop world. I own M6700 myself and don't really want to leave it. Upgraded it with Tesla M6 few days ago, and now it's a blast.

[@Gomu-Guarapo]

Whether you read this message or not, you are my hero. Very inspirational

[@BigDrewski1000]

Had to use 1 of those for work back when they were new. A decent laptop for it's time, but MAN what a heavy beast! Lol.

[@sultanhasanudin14]

although confused, but always amazed by his work. Good job, man. I like

[@mikejaques4702]

HUGE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND LOVE TO TECHNOLOGY. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND HOW YOU TREAT GADGETS.

[@gordonfreeman320]

I love these Dell Precision laptops. I have a M4800, and I love that all components are replaceable and upgradeable.

[@BuzzerBeater11]

Im Hoping you upload more like this videos as soon as possible because i like the way you inspire people to resurrect laptops

[@kennyzraht5804]

Simply amazing! I am also passionate about restoring "old" laptops. While I am not at your level, I have on my bench a Dell Precision M6800 that I am breathing a second life into.

[@ruxcooking]

Almost bought one of these but ended up doing some custom upgrades on my dell d620. I'd buy one of these any day.

[@znckovwkdw5073]

What do you upgrade in your d620

[@znckovwkdw5073]

I should upgrade my d620 but don't know where to start

[@eryavrilio3751]

@@znckovwkdw5073 ram and hdd to ssd

[@ruxcooking]

I had mine maxed out with a T7600 cpu, ssd, 4gb of ram and an egpu. Recently modded it by replacing the motherboard with one from the D630 and a similar cpu. Next I'll be able to get a bit better cpu, the gpu got a little bit better and more importantly I'll be able to go up to 8GB of ram.

[@znckovwkdw5073]

@@ruxcooking can I upgrade the cpu without changing the motherboard to d630

[@KellySimonsson]

Thank you for an amazing video as always! and it's so satisfying to see that GPU being nice and shiny :D

[@HighPeakMapping]

Old but gold! Love your videos Andrew!

[@supergabee]

That is taking refurbishing to another level!! Beautiful work.

[@phipgn]

your videos have helped me a lot with my old laptops, thank you!

[@aimankhairi9493]

You inspired me to help my friend upgrade and restore my friends laptop and mine. This help me to face online class. Thumbs up👍

[@andyNAS]

Hey Andrew! I love your videos. But just one thing: could you please start adding CHAPTER MARKERS? That'd be really cool 😊

[@Detectorist-2395]

Thanks Mr Andrew. I like your videos. Keep going 💪🏽

[@favoronemu1]

This is really nice ... I like the way you cleaned Everything up. Well done

[@repairspace9400]

Great restore Andrew as usual!

[@ulerhond]

I've been dealing with computers for what feels like forever, yet watching you methodically go through and resurrect these systems feels very cathartic. By the way, would that happen to be a background from Tron: Uprising I've seen on this and a few other of your projects? :) Keep up the good work, Program. :)

[@bermain9878]

im simply speechless, totally love your work

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you so much 😀

[@skadidal]

Very satisfying video. I loved it!!

[@petersprague397]

Great Video! I've refurbished M6600 myself in the past but nothing this extreme. Great Job!

[@Espi68One]

You are just awesome, better technician then me, I would never venture to do such a extensive laptop repairs. Good Work.

[@therougepenguin]

I am so happy you are doing another m6600 video. I have one and it’s weird but it’s laggy when using the side loaded SSD for the os but when I mount an ssd under the palm rest or use a 1tb mSata it’s not laggy at all. I also have a 2gb quadro 4000 in mine but want to upgrade, but I have ran into a million and one issues most being with the bios.

[@ZaimAfham]

You’re the reason why I worked on laptop especially dell and Lenovo laptop because it’s fun to work with.

[@hjmiranda6193]

Thank you for another awesome vid! 🥰

[@nakanociko1084]

Finally an update from my favorite channel

[@KevinChristianTheUpright]

Watching the polishing process is satisfying

[@LossyLossnitzer]

I still have working Dell M6500 and Dell M6700 - I did have to just replace the SSD in the Dell M6500 but it still works great as does my Dell Alienware R17 which is my daily livestream 24/7 365 day laptop for earthquake monitoring. The power bricks that come with these are massive. So I love Dell laptops at home. Thank you for sharing this as I am sure that one day my Dells will stop working.

[@ACCOUNTANTB]

I have one M6700. I love it !! - its all upgradable !! has 4 ram slot memory !! - cooling with 2 fans !!! extra HDD bay !! - one of the best Dells ever made !

[@justinviolanta203]

After watching this videos, I learn now how to repair my laptop internals by myself. I can also now offer repair services to others. Thank you for your informative videos ♥️♥️

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Great to hear bro :) btw I'm working on expending my channel to other content and more informative

[@Mineav]

Love your channel and content. You deserve more subs than you have.

[@SargeantRho]

I LOVED THIS VIDEO! IM A HUGE FAN OF YOURS! LOVE YOU!

[@NormanF62]

The Dell Precision is the top of the line mobile workstation. They came with high end components for the business environment and were also employed by content creators, artists, engineers and scientists. Very pricey!

[@Mokuro]

I love your videos! can't stop watching

[@civilbarbar]

Great video - I love your attention to detail!

[@ratwithtails]

Absoulutely brilliant. Great job!

[@prodbydanai]

I always look forward to watching your videos 😊

[@tuboboyloy]

awesome work Andrew, I also have the same laptop which I bought 5 years ago and still running perfect. I did upgrade the RAM and Hard drive. Your video is great, you showed a lot of great detail and your work is near impecable. Keep up the good work

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

This laptop is still working, a few months ago I saw it, still in function.

[@diego750]

Love this generation of Dell Precision. I picked up a M6800 for £70, no charger (had one already) and supposedly only 4GB RAM and no HDD. When it arrived, found that it has a i7 4940XM processor, Quadro K5100M with 8GB DDR5, a 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM! Such an underrated beast.

[@Josh.Davidson]

Great video Andrew

[@friendsplay4146]

Good job like always, enjoyed watching video. thumbs up.

[@yasershaikh9441]

You're amazing ❤️❤️❤️.... Where does all your such restored laptops go??

[@misternoobde3768]

Bro he upgrades or restores them for his family or friends he told me once in comments and I think the left ones he sells it or keeps some with him

[@emmanuelechevarria6730]

I really enjoy your videos Man if everybody was like you. We wouldn't have so many computer parts in landfills poisoning the soil. You are incredible very good skills you have 👍👍👍

[@davidecastagno3607]

Impressive to see that with some little and simple change like termale paste, more ram and an ssd a cpu and a gpu that old can run semi modern to modern games

[@Motishay]

You basically swap everything that can be swapped, I wouldn't call that simple

[@hmmhmm5431]

I love your videos because they are so satisfying.

[@JTechWorkshop]

Ive had a few of these laptops, they are tanks!

[@cheezyfriez12]

I'm really fond of these old ivy lake laptops, I just love the form factor and ports. if only framework would make one like that.

[@savioaugustine309]

One of the best laptops to reappear again. My dream laptop-Dell Precision m6800. These laptop series were a complete beast.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

I agree :D the build quality of these laptops is to keep 1000 years in use

[@TheSpotify95]

Great restoration, those M6600s and other older Dell Precisions are still sought after because of how modular and upgradable they are. I'm sure this is the 3rd Dell Precision you have upgraded. Only thing I'd have done differently is maxed out the RAM (you can never have too much RAM - especially when you can get 8GB modules quite cheaply) and maxed out the storage (by adding a second SSD or HDD).

[@ElectroLink]

Keep utilising and restoring resorces 👍👍good job dude

[@martingiavedoni8837]

Admiro mucho tu trabajo y todas las restauraciones que haces, sos un profesional de primer nivel. Gracias por enseñarnos tanto.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Gracias por apoyar mi trabajo :)

[@martingiavedoni8837]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Gracias a vos por mostrar tanto y tan instructivo. Saludos desde Argentina.

[@jonsnow8302]

Good work Andrew

[@Thatguy101987]

Love these older Dell Workstation laptops. They were tanks but they worked great. I got 2 m4700s my job was going to throw away. Kept one and gave the other to my brother. Now I'm thinking about dusting it off and seeing what I can upgrade on it.

[@obviouslytom]

I have the same laptop and I use 32gb of ram in it and I removed the Quadro card and replaced it with the ATI (now AMD) and saw an immediate improvement in the CAD work I use it for. Its crazy how well this laptop has held up for being 10 years old

[@arczinsowo]

It is so delightful to watch that kind of a highend laptop being restored. Those unmatching RAM stick are the only thing that booted up my OCD on xD but for the rest of the job, that's superb

[@bernardobento5943]

You could've upgraded to an M Sata SSD. There's a specific slot for it. Great video!

[@whitebeartigtig]

this video reminds me how much I miss my old Dell E6440.

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one of the best video on the internet

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I enjoyed restoration and upgrades laptop like this❤️

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Great video by the way ❤️

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D btw I'm your subscriber :D

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@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew i am yours too ☺️

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Wow trick I know and cat and Andrew

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Great save!

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I love your restoration videos keep it up ✌️👊👍

[@MarvinLewis2015]

Loved your dent fixing process 👍

[@hovanthecool1995]

Love your videos.

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I love these laptop repair videos 🥰

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Yep love your vid. Keep up the work

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thanks for making my day

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This is entertaining. Restoring old laptops. Noice.

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Loved the video Great work bro Love from india ❤

[@Pablus96]

I swear that my next laptop has to have at least as many heat pipes as this one. Seriously, I love how this model is built. Looks 100% robust and quality

[@vuduclong1021]

Love ur work !!!!! Hope you make more vids

[@SinaFarhat]

Great job!

[@remiggiosonofattimiei1979]

I am delighted by your works and I envy you ^^

[@adeebmomen4541]

That’s Rise of the Tomb Raider lol I’m huge fan of that series! Also, I suggest maybe you do a breakdown of how much money you spend at the end in future videos

[@fransiscusyogibramono296]

Very nice restoration and upgrades 🥳

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I was waiting for your video from 1 month

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Good video, looking forward to your next one :)

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man you are amazing very very nice work

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Yay, new upload!

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Another great video. Good job. Hello from Panama.