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    Question on the new Skylake Dell XPS 15

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by boe, Oct 23, 2015.

  1. boe

    boe Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello,

    Does anyone know if you can turn off the NVidia graphics? My old Sony Vaio Z has a slider switch to turn off the NVidia - this saves power and reduces the heat it generates.
     
    boe, Oct 23, 2015
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  2. wickette

    wickette Notebook Deity

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    That can't be known until we have some in-depth review ..according to notebookcheck early November we'll have the dell xps 15 review.
    It can be optimus or Optimus+switch as of now :), maybe try asking a dell representative ?
     
    wickette, Oct 24, 2015
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    It's Optimus from what I can tell. The new machines with G-SYNC don't have Optimus, but those without G-SYNC still have it I believe.

    Optimus essentially only switches on the dedicated NVIDIA GPU when it is needed for games/graphically intense programs. So with Optimus, you don't need a physical switch to turn the NVIDIA card on/off.
     
    Ramzay, Oct 24, 2015
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  4. boe

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    I see- good to know.
     
    boe, Oct 24, 2015
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  5. boe

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    Strangely enough my 5 year old Sony Vaio Z completely died yesterday so I ordered the XPS 15 - no frills other than the 250GB SSD. I'll post back once I test it out. They say they have zero in stock you have to get your made so they are estimating 2 weeks.
     
    boe, Oct 30, 2015
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    They apparently have some of the highest end ones in stock at the MS store.
     
    boe, Nov 5, 2015
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