Official Sony SB/SA/SC/SD Series Owners' Thread

[darxide_sorcerer]

I don't know how you guys are getting such good overclocked results! I can't really get mine past 620/850.

My AMD graphics driver stops responding higher, is that what happens to yours when you overclock it too far??

your signature shows that you have an SB. the AMD GPU in SB is different from that in SA, so maybe that's the reason.

[darxide_sorcerer]

trixx starts automatically on every boot. So i don't need to reapply

cool, thanks. and no change in the GPU voltage, right?

[darxide_sorcerer]

just did 3dmark06
Standard 485/800: 7614
Overklocked 700/900: 9209

It's a nice 20% improvement

my 3DMark06 score for 600MHz/900MHz (GPU/memory) is 8566. additional details: SM2.0 2995, HDR/SM3.0 3796, CPU 3613.

[nutral]

cool, thanks. and no change in the GPU voltage, right?

to get it from 725 to 748 i had to put the voltage up to 9,85v. But sometimes the voltage goes up to 1v on stock settings so i think it's fine.

Mine stops responding at higher rates as well. Too high of memory and it starts giving artefacts.

[Makara]

Thanks,

I tried that & made no difference.

Also, I contacted Sony who suggested removing & re-inserting battery.

However, the problem is slightly worse now, charges to 96% & indicates 'still charging' plus charging light iluminated but never reaches 100%.

I am beginning to suspect a faulty battery but how do I diagnose that, any ideas?

Cheers,
T

Have you tried running the battery down completely, then charging?

I would try this before anything else.

[Zword]

I can]t believe you guys are even able to overclock your 6630m's. Mine dies just in general use, I'm beginning to think my gpu is just faulty and more specifically the vram. Does anyone else get an atikmpag.sys bsod error? Oh I should also mention my gpu never goes above 80c.

[Crotia]

your signature shows that you have an SB. the AMD GPU in SB is different from that in SA, so maybe that's the reason.

They're both 6630Ms, no? I customized mine to a 6630

[Bronsky]

So SA owners, what is the verdict on the display? My wife is looking for a notebook. We have been looking at the Asus UX-31 which should be available in a week. With Sony's price drop, the SA is the same base price as the UX-31. It has the same resolution display, a full powered CPU vs. the ULV CPU in the UX-31, has the option for an external battery and far greater battery life and a dedicated GPU. It seems like a no-brainer after the price drop.

[Zword]

So SA owners, what is the verdict on the display? My wife is looking for a notebook. We have been looking at the Asus UX-31 which should be available in a week. With Sony's price drop, the SA is the same base price as the UX-31. It has the same resolution display, a full powered CPU vs. the ULV CPU in the UX-31, has the option for an external battery and far greater battery life and a dedicated GPU. It seems like a no-brainer after the price drop.

Honestly the screen isn't as bad as people make it out to be. In my opinion, it's great, it might not be as vibrant as my ASUS G73's Hannstar glossy display BUT it's a matte screen which is awesome. Your best bet is to go into a sony store and try out the SA for yourself. Oh by the way, what are the specs of the one you are considering on purchasing and how much is it?

[fscussel]

So SA owners, what is the verdict on the display? My wife is looking for a notebook. We have been looking at the Asus UX-31 which should be available in a week. With Sony's price drop, the SA is the same base price as the UX-31. It has the same resolution display, a full powered CPU vs. the ULV CPU in the UX-31, has the option for an external battery and far greater battery life and a dedicated GPU. It seems like a no-brainer after the price drop.

what is this price drop?