Hello TS. Can you add me to the user list?
My Vaio model is this one:
SVS13116FGW - Vaio S Series 13'' (White)

My first lappy & I must say it's really da bomb!

@Amal, can you teach me how to awaken the Dragon too? You got me poisoned all over by the 3D Mark results & that video lol. Thanks alot!

Thanks bro Trying to double check to see whether the BIOS matched or not. Never tried OCing before so kinda nervous bout it haha.

I know right....too bloody tempting haha.

Yeah standard one.

Wow how come it's blue?

Mmm Rhoel is using premium one too. Mine's standard version. How to do the MD5 checksum BIOS thingy btw? Sorry I'm a huge noob in this lol.

Ah the current BIOS is the same with this one. However if I were to perform an update which installs this:
http://www.sony-mea.com/support/download/5...nloadScrollable

The BIOS will change. So far I'm having problems in downloading this update via Vaio Care. I wonder if it's fine if I skip this update. Too tempted to try the 900MHz version first

Sorry bro...don't have time to really sit down n test the GPU OC. Been busy with work & travels. I'll update you guys once I've tested it myself.

http://store.apple.com/my/browse/home/shop...book_pro/select
Based on the baseline model shown here...I would say that the Vaio S base model has a better display compared to the Mac equivalent. Vaio S has anti-reflective coating whereas the Macbook Pro has a glossy screen.

This might be a blast from the past. It's been months and finally I've unleashed the beast within this white dragon! Performance increase when playing Skyrim oh High settings is tremendous heh.

Oh hi there Amal! It's been a while heh. I'm currently using this one:
950MHz Core 1000MHz Memory MOD

How's ur OCing going on so far?

Here, it's rather expensive to be honest. Expect the price ranging from RM200-300 for top titles. Actually, there is one potentially awesome seller here in lowyat.net itself. Try to look out for Impulse Megastore. They sell PC PS3 games etc. Bought Diablo 3 from him before.

No problemo. Haha that's a good planning heh.

Wow you actually modded the new BIOS eh..that's splendid. Where did you get the Windows 8 online btw? Officially from Microsoft?

I'm tempted to be an early adopter like you, but I'm still hesitant till I'm sure all my games will function perfectly on Windows 8. Skyrim & Saints Row The Third are my primary concerns. It's great to know that the dragon still lives on in the new OS haha.

Oh that's some great news haha. I've tons of mods I hope it can be transferred just fine without any problems. Oh really...I've seen complains over the net on how erratic Saints Row The 3rd performs on Win 8. Mind telling me which games you've tried so far?

Woot you're in the SSD gang too haha. How much is the 512GB ver?

Thanks Amal. I've checked & seems like many can run Saints Row The Third just fine on Windows 8 Pro, only few had problems with it. Worth giving it a shot heh. By the way I wonder if it's possible to pay using a Debit Card with MasterCard logo on it. I'll have to pay RM50 for the upgrade right? Thanks again.

This post has been edited by lordofvirtue: Nov 5 2012, 01:55 PM

Thanks dude. Since I've OCed my graphic card, do I need to do anything prior to the upgrade to Win 8 Pro? I know that I have to re OC once I've installed the Win 8 Pro due to diff BIOS right?

Oh I see. Thanks. So to put it simply, if it's OCed now, it will remain OCed even after upgrading right? So the dragon should still lives on to Win 8 Pro. Oya after purchasing the upgrade, can we upgrade at a later time? I wouldn't wana do it rightway since I've yet to backup alot of stuffs, esp my game saves. Does the Stamina / Speed Switch works? What bout the ASSIST, WEB & VAIO buttons?

This post has been edited by lordofvirtue: Nov 7 2012, 11:06 AM

I have that white VAIO basic version. Really smexy indeed haha. In order to assist you in decision making, I would like to ask you on a couple of things first:

1) Do you really care bout touchscreen on a laptop at all? Bear in mind that the S Series does NOT have touchscreen, unlike the VAIO Duo 11.

2) Do you need a larger screen? The VAIO Duo 11 has well, 11 inch screen as compared to 13.3 inch on the VAIO S Series. The S Series comes in two flavors, 720p for the basic one, whereas 1080p for the i7 version.

3) Do you play games too? VAIO Duo 11 does not have a dedicated graphics card whereas the S Series have a Nvidia GT640M LE with 1GB of VRAM. Depending on your video editing needs, having a dedicated graphics card can really help you on the high def videos. I've had troubles playing full HD stuff using the built in Intel HD 4000 card, but it's super smooth when I switched to SPEED mode aka the Nvidia card.

4) Do you need a large internal HDD? S Series comes with a 640GB 5000rpm HDD. I'm a gamer and I find this to be fairly enough for my gaming needs. As you have already know, the Duo has an smaller SSD storage instead.

For the record, I've upgraded my VAIO to Windows 8 Pro and yes, it's not unusable at all as what the people on the net have been nagging about nowadays. Having touch screen is a fine addition, but we can definitely live without it. I use the Desktop mode like 99% of the time. The Modern UI Start Screen is just a fancy replacement of the Start Menu. Since video editing is your thing, I'm pretty sure u'll end up in Desktop mode most of the time though. Hope that helps.

Oh yeah...having an optical drive is pretty useful for times when you really need to do those stuffs, like installing games too haha. Hmm I use it everyday with a keyboard cover. So far so good, the only thing I have to clean every now & then are the palmrest areas. Everywhere else are still spotless even after almost half a year of use. Yeah I was thinking bout the black too, but decided to go with the white coz it's aesthetically more pleasing. Didn't like the silver keyboard initially but I grew to love it more & more, day by day haha. The main reason why I got a keyboard cover is to prevent foreign objects to go underneath the keys. The gaps surrounding the keys are big enough for dust among other things to fall inside, which is a no-no for me.

Yes. You can always check out the Sony MY page to see the RRP too.

Now that's tempting too Hey dude do you experience any issues with Fn buttons? Somehow the VAIO related stuffs doesn't alwiz function well on my laptop after I updated to Windows 8 Pro. Biggest problem now is that sometimes when i hold the Fn button n press the F1-F12 keys nothing happens.

I've somehow isolated the issue & found the real problem. Whenever I wake my laptop up after putting the computer on standby/sleep mode, the Fn buttons ceased to work. It will only work again after I restart the VAIO Event Service. Hmm enlighten me on the shared library, I know nothing of this matter. Thanks.