Sony CW i3/i5/i7 Official Owners Thread

Um....doesn't the i7 use a different socket?

 

Can you check your CW27 if its BGA1288 or PGA988?

 

^^^^Wouldn't you possibly run into problems with power as well if it does fit??? Since the i5 takes a max 35 and the i7 is 45? not sure just throwing it out there.

 

i believe mobile i7's use the same socket as mobile i5 cpus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Nehalem_(microarchitecture)
see arrandale cpus.

 

Ran out of time, 620M has been shipped. Thanks anyways guys!

 

Looking forward to seeing your results. I think there's going to be a run on the i7 620m cpus when we hear the details! Call me "optomistic".

 

i dun think my i5 cw is running in lightning speed. its bcuz of the 5400 rpm or the i5 cpu? while playing RTS game, i can feel this machine aint doing well too. shud i OC de cpu or opt for a sdd to replace the DVD ROM.

 

hi guys, ı have a question please reply me!

I have had a f11s1e vaio but ı gave it back because of the fan and tzzz noise. my question is, does CW series have a problem like these?

 

Does anyone else have a touchpad that seems to be not attached/glued down in one corner? On mine in the upper right corner it periodically makes a "clicking" noise. Like it is not glued down or whatever. It isn't all the time but every once in a while when I move my finger to scroll it makes that noise and I can feel it go up/down. Not really a deal breaker since it works and isn't coming up...which is the weird thing.

Also, does anyone elses mouse act slow and spaz out on startup? Again, periodically when Windows starts I try to move my mouse but it doesn't respond. It only moves horizontally and sometimes it just sits there showing the horizontal scroll icon. Then after everything loads up it works normally. Just really weird since I did a clean install already...may do another one.

Either that, or I have a gnome living under my touchpad that is making the noise and takes it over until the driver zaps it once loaded...

 

Can you fit two hard drives into the CW at the same time? I was thinking about getting a 40GB SSD to boot from and then having a secondary hard drive for storage.

 

An option by replacing the DVD drive with a SSD/HDD

 

Is there some adapter i have to get?

 

I did some digging and got this pic for you.

 

Guys, can anyone please confirm this for me? It'll be very quick and easy

Just run the cpuz to see which package (socket type) your CW27 has.

For 32bit OS
For 64bit OS

 

Im running on a i3, and it says 1156 LGA

 

Thanks crinny67!

Anyone else with CW26 or CW27 with i5, please?

 

CW27 is 1156LGA

 

hi guys, ı have a question please reply me!

I have had a f11s1e vaio but ı gave it back because of the fan and tzzz noise. my question is, does CW series have a problem like these?

 

@EBAN44

Thanks! I guess 620M will be fine (crossed fingers)

@delihocagazi

If memory serves me right, there were only 2 owners who noticed the fan noise in this whole thread. Again if I remember it correctly, they can only hear the fan when using it on a quiet room.

 

No it does not. Here in Sweden its only the F and E series that seems to either have fan noise problem or the high pitch noise that the E series seems to suffer from.

 

thx for the pic. i don't see how the second HD will stay in place if it's installed w/o some type of bracket though. also there would be this huge hole on the side of the laptop if the blu ray was removed, no?

 

evident, scroll back about 30 pages and you can see description of replacing optical drive to SDD. theres like 2 pages discussing how to do it and yes, a few ppl did it.

for the fan issue, yes i can hear something but it didnt bother me and for a bonus, cw's fan is certainly working like a refrigerator.

 

How are you all doing fellow CW owners. I was going to make a new thread for this, but I decided to post this issue here instead to see if anyone can help.

I have recently preformed a clean install on my 27FX using the 'F10 key on boot-up and then ending the VAIORecv.exe process before its initiation' method. Installed all drivers through Vaio Care, and updated others from Sony's website.

Now I'm having issues with choppy video at 1080P and what feels like slower performance, instead of faster. My memory usage is only down to 1.1G instead of the original 1.3G, and processes are cut from 85+ to about 60.
(On a side note, my two year old install of XP on my desktop with MANY more programs and games is using 300MB of its total memory... what the heck is up with win7?)

The question is: Does anyone have a clue as to what is causing the choppy HD playback and reduced performance?

 

thanks for the tip, i shoulda used the search in this thread. i'm not going to be doing this anytime soon (SSDs are still insane expensive) but it's nice to know that I can. sucks that I gotta remove the blu ray, but it's not too often that i use it anyways.

 

You can swap the HDD with SSD instead if you need the DVD drive.

 

I think eventually i'll use a SSD as a main drive and just have an external HD such as a passport elite. I never really use the BD drive though, but it's good to know that it's there

 

u can always sell the BD rom =)

 

has anyone found a way to get the brightness bottons to work after a fresh install?

 

i heard the noise in a quiet room too... cant stand it.I took it to the service center for a check up, will get back in 5 days time....

 

did you all get the laptop from best buy? i dont know why but my laptop, from Sony style, does not seem to have any noise... i brought to the meeting and quiet room, never heard anything... though in battery, it seems to me that there is more noise esp when I scroll down the page very quickly

 

No noise from my BB one.

 

yes. just follow the order listed on the drivers thread. you won't be able to use the brightness buttons until AFTER the nvidia drivers are installed.

 

Hi, I would like to ask about the battery life, weight, and build quality of the CW series.
Also, does the GT330M support switchable graphics? if not is there a plan for implementing it?
Is the motherboard PM55 or HM55?
How is this compared to the Envy 15?
Thanks

 

Can't answer all but a couple only since I haven't got mine yet.

1) GT330M not switchable.
2) PM55

Just an FYI: Some members reported having the battery drain issue (sleep and shut down) and some with battery meter bug only.

 

Hi Slaughterhouse, just wondering if 20 seconds from pressing the start button of Windows to desktop only?

EDIT: Nvm. Managed to lower my boot up time

 

My CPU temperature is about 45-48*C, is it ok?

 

No answer can be given with that. You need to be more specific on your question. like, idle temp, medium load, etc.

 

Oh sorry for my mistake, I meant when my CPU idles then its temp is about 45-48*C, and when I play game, it increases to 58-60*C but never reach to 65*C, I live in Asia and I wonder if my notebook temp like that is ok.

 

Hi all, seriously thinking of buying a cw2, and probably the i3 version then. Is there big difference between i3 and i5? And what's your impressions from the cw2 in genereal, build quality, and the screen (it's better then the E-series I've heard), is it good to look at, I'll sit any hours each day with work, but familystuff/hobby too. No movies though. The occasional gaming. I'll choose the lower res screen cause high res is straining for my eyes with all the tiny text etc.

Extra note: swapping the harddivre for a SSD, easy or no? I've acutally heard of people doing it easily but is there some sort of sticker in the way so Sony can tell if it's done, might screw up the warranty?

 

When i am playing GTA 4 the game is hardly stuck. What can i do for that. After reducing graphics options there is no change.

My system specs Sony vaio CW with i5 520, 4GB DDR3, GT 330m

Any one in this community please give a solution for me.

 

@avalancher

Screen - average (very limited viewing angle compared to my XPS 1340 - excellent)
Built - good
Looks - average
HDD swap - very good
Res - (debatable)

 

Does i5, i3 mean they are quad core or is it just a newer type of intel processor line?

 

@shriek11

Newer type? Yes
Quad Core? No, both are Dual Core with Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel Turbo Boost Technology:
i3 = No
i5 = Yes

 

core i3 and i5 are better than core 2 duos...........they ahve 2 cores and HT as said

if u wnat quad core versions den u cud ahve a look at core i7.......these are ahving 4 cores and HT and turbo boost.......
Cheers

 

Turbo boost? Is it like overclocking the cores?

 

Hi, i would like to know if there is a way i can order this setup (check below) over VPCCW290X CTO at the US SonyStyle.com or any other us store.

* Intel® CoreT i 5-540M processor (2.53GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.06GHz
* Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit
* Jet Black
* 320GB Hard Disk Drive ( 7200rpm) OR 500GB but 7200rpm!
* 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1066 OR 1x4GB
* CD/DVD burner
* Fresh Start
* No additional Office Software
* No additional AntiVirus Software

* No Engraving
* Standard Capacity Battery (VGP-BPS13)
* No additional Photo Editing Software
* No additional Video Editing Software

AND the " NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M GPU 512MB" with a "display resolution of 1600x900", instead of the current G310 256MB with 1366x768.

Thanks in advance,

 

yes but automatically depending on load

 

what is the CPU idle temperature for i5? what is the typical battery life?

 

When i am playing GTA 4 the game is hardly stuck. What can i do for that. After reducing graphics options there is no change.

My system specs Sony vaio CW with i5 520, 4GB DDR3, GT 330m

Any one in this community please give a solution for me.

 

So graphics are not free moving in regular mode?