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[WTS] HyperX DDR3 1600Mhz (2x8GB Stick)

prasys — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 09:41:36 +0800

Item(s): 2x Hyper Genesis 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz chip

Package includes:

2x 8GB

Price: RM 400 firm [Lowest I can go is RM 380] (!!!NOTICE!!!: Sellers are required to display the exact selling prices of their products. Failure to do so will result in the deletion of the topic)

Warranty: 1 week

Dealing method: COD or Postage [Postage add RM 10]

Location: Setapak

Contact method/details: PM me
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Item(s) conditions: Like brand new. Used it for a year plus. Haven't OC'ed

Picture:

Reason for sale: Need cash ! Plus it's collecting dust

Aorus RTX2070/eGPU Gaming Box Review

prasys — Mon, 06 May 2019 13:59:55 +0800

Recently, I've purchased a Aorus RTX2070 Gaming Box. It's a TB3 Gaming box that allows me to plug it in to my Lenovo X1 Extreme and acts as powerful graphics card.

It also doubles as a 'dock' allowing me to charge the laptop via USB-C + connect my keyboard + mouse. This way I can directly connect one cable to the computer and it will be my workstation

The reason why I choose AORUS is because it's small + carrying case. There are bigger size eGPU casing out there which are cheaper and allows you to put it any external graphics card

Setup
It's not easy as Plug-N-Play. My laptop has TB3 and it has a nvidia graphics card. When I first plug in , I got a BSOD. Then I realized I need to remove Lenovo drivers for nivida graphics card and re-install it back.

Even that it did not work. Of course I had to disable TB3 security in BIOS , do a couple of reboots , replug the cable and install new nvidia driver to get it to work

Performance

Here are some of the performance number. If you take a look the fps range are like GTX1060. This is because TB3 is only x4 lane and there are overheads from CPU to TB3. So you'll have to take the penalty

Here are some benchmarks from Tomb Raider

The 1050 Ti MAX-Q can't handle , getting an average of 29fps , however the RTX 2070 is getting 63fps (on internal display) and 72fps on external display. The reason why external gets it better is because the graphics card does not need to send data back to the laptop. It's one-way.

REMEMBER we are using TB3 here , it's not x16 PCIe , it's x4 and for powerful card - every bit of bandwidth is important

Conclusion
eGPU is worth it if you have TB3 laptop with Intel GPU. However for the price you are paying , it's better to get a gaming laptop. eGPU makes sense if you are a designer/video editor or someone who wants to buy a dock at home/work that allows them to plug in and have a powerful GPU

If your primary thing is gaming - go get a gaming laptop. However if you really like a light and slim ultrabook and want the power to do gaming + you plan to use the GPU for machine learning and other things , eGPU might be a choice

Endgame Spoiler - I was shocked

prasys — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:19:11 +0800

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Low End Gaming Discusison on Notebooks

prasys — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:09:35 +0800

Hi All,

Decided to start a thread on people who are using Intel HD graphics (myself included) and have a discussion about games which are compatible with it). I've taken the first cut from Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/lowendgaming/comme...tail_fall_2018/

I would be testing few other games and would be sharing my results in terms of fps

Free Games
League of Legends
Pubg Lite
Path of Exile
Battle for Wesnoth
Hearthstone
Cave Story
DOTA 2

Paid Games
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Prison Architect
Into the Breach

If you have more games that you play with IGPU - do let us know

QUOTE(Eiraku @ Mar 20 2019, 12:03 AM)

What I've tested on an M3 (8W TDP) + HD615 + 8GB (GPD Win 2):

Apex Legends (720p + low + 60% renderscale: a bit blocky but smooth "enough")
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (544p + low + 80-90% renderscale: smooth)
BattleTech (544p + low: smooth, only lags when someone missilespams you)
Subnautica (720p + low-med: smooth)
Dead Cells (not too demanding so not surprising)
FO3: New Vegas (720p + med + lighting mods + no ENB: smooth)
EVERSPACE (720p + low-med: playable)
DOOM (544p + low + tweaks: playable)
XCOM EU/EW (720p + med-high: smooth)
Front Mission 5 (720p PCSX2 + tweaks: smooth with a infrequent shadow/AA artifacts)

Off the top of my head, have to recheck what else is on my Win 2 later as I'm using my "work" WL-U Envy 13 more ATM (yeah, more then even the Onyx lol).
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[WTS] Macbook Pro 15 (Mid 2010)

prasys — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:07:13 +0800

Item(s):

MacBook Pro 15" 2010 model + speck casing and also a sleeve to put the laptop in (will take the picture later). Item comes in complete box (will take picture of this later)

Package includes:

1. MacBook Pro 15" 2010 model (Intel Core i5 2.4Ghz , 8GB of RAM (upgraded) , 240GB of SSD (upgraded) , NVIDIA GeForce 330M 256MB , MacOS X Mojave) . Macbook Pro 15" screen is protected since day 1 with screen protector and the glass trackpad has been protected since day 1
2. MagSafe Charger
3. Laptop Sleeve
4. Speck Casing
5. The Box (including manuals and whatever that came inside the box)

Everything is working except for the battery which says service battery (the battery holds about 2 hour of charge)

Price: (!!!NOTICE!!!: Sellers are required to display the exact selling prices of their products. Failure to do so will result in the deletion of the topic)

RM 1999 (or you can nego)

Warranty: Nope

Dealing method: COD Only

Location: Wangsa Maju or KL Area

Contact method/details: Please PM Me
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Item(s) conditions: 8 year old laptop but looks new

This laptop is suitable for those who want to learn iOS Programming , or having a Mac for mac related purposes. Despite being an 8 year old laptop, it's still going strong

Picture:
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Reason for sale: Funding for my new computer

[WTS] Core i7 6700 Gaming RIG

prasys — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 14:13:15 +0800

Item(s):

My Custom PC rig. Works well with Overwatch and a lot of stuff. I have had two SSD on raid 0 that gives super fast loading times. It's packed with a decent graphics card + PCIE Wifi (802.11ac) that allows you to get the best out of your gaming experience

I have never overclocked any of the component - so pretty much everything is stock

Package includes:

Intel Core i7 6700 CPU -
16GB OF DDR4 RAM -
ASUS B150 PRO GAMING MOTHERBOARD -
GIGABYTE NVIDIA GEFORCE 1060 3GB -
GIGABYTE PCI-E AC68 WIFI ADAPTER -
120GB INTEL SSD -
120GB SANDISK SSD -
480GB SANDISK SSD -
2TB WD HDD
LITE-ON BLU-RAY DRIVE
COOLER MASTER CASE
COOLER MASTER PSU (need to check the rating , but it's bronze rated anyway)

Price: SOLD !!

Warranty: 1 week personal warranty. Some of the item do have warranty , but I need to go find the receipts

Dealing method: COD

Location: Wangsa Maju

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions:
Some of the items are like 1 year old and some are like 2-3 years old (like the wifi card for example and my Intel SSD) .Casing has umm some damages

Picture:

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Will upload more later , but for now these are the specs
Reason for sale: Moving out and plus I don't game aymore

Selling them as individual items - prefer to let go mobo+ cpu together

[WTS] iHack 21.5" (iMac lookalike)

prasys — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 13:50:04 +0800

Item(s): iHack 21" (it looks like an iMac and works like one also) - Fully Hackint0sh compatible with my specially bundled hack

Package includes:
1 x iHack 21.5"
CPU : Intel Core i7 2600 @ 2Ghz (4 core + HT)
Memory : 8GB RAM
GPU : Intel HD 3000 Graphics
Hard Disk : 2TB + 64GB SSD
21.5" IPS Display
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Wireless Mouse

Price: RM 1800 (can nego).

Warranty: 1 week

Dealing method: COD

Location: Wangsa Maju area

Contact method/details: PM me first
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Item(s) conditions: Been about 1.5 years. There are some known things :-
1. 1 of the USB ports don't work at all
2. In OSX 11 , there is a tearing (sometimes black bar will happen when you watch videos , kinda annoying - related to drivers)
3. OSX 10.11 is as native (like sleep works , can wake up with wireless keyboard. Native Apple Wifi , facetime , etc works).
I've spent a lot of time in hacking it , unlike other people who installed. I had to write drivers etc. If you dont like you can format and run Windows in it

Picture:
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Reason for sale: Moving out and need the cash

[WTS] Samsung Galaxy Note 8 - Cheapest

prasys — Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:24:02 +0800

Item(s): Galaxy Note 8 (Malaysian Set)

Package includes:
-Samsung Note 8 Midnight Black ( Warranty valid till Sep2018 )
- AKG Headset + Ear Bud (new - did not use at all)
- USB Cable Type-C Ori (new - did not use at all)
- Charging Adapter Ori (new - did not use at all)
- Free Case (you'll change it anyway!)

Price: RM 1800 FIRM

Warranty: Till 18/9/2019 from Samsung. I have done a screen replacement (so basically it's a super new screen and kept it inside the box)

Dealing method: COD ONLY

Location: Wangsa Maju

Contact method/details: PM me
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Item(s) conditions: 9/10 (some minor wear)

Picture:
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Reason for sale: Changed to Note 9

Recommended Contractor in Melaka

prasys — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 08:20:52 +0800

Hey all,

Just got a new place in Melaka - Atlantis Residence in Kota Laksmana area there.

I am looking for :-

1. Contractor - to do renovations and all
2. A recommended electrician - so that can fit lightings and fans

Do let me know - prefer can get their contact details. As I would like to make an appointment

Where to get Aftermarket BLIS

prasys — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 10:22:39 +0800

Hey all,

I was searching Ali Express and noticed that they have BLIS system that can be installed.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Auto-Star-B...5a-a3202ef0a970

I am wondering where on earth you can find it in Malaysia ? The other option for me to purchase it and install it

Prasys' Second Hand Mac Buying Guide

prasys — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 23:39:40 +0800

Buying a second hand Mac ? No problem

I have prepared a guide that ensures that well you know the product very well before purchasing so that you don't get tricked and it is also for people who want to sell Macs

Feel free to comment and I'll expand the guide based on feedback

So let's say if you have found a mac online and you really want to buy it. First thing first is ask for the serial number of the mac. The reason why I ask this is that it allows you to check couple of things before deciding to purchase or not.

Checking if the Mac is valid & Roughly The Age of Mac

Firstly , do go to https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do and key in the serial number.
You'll notice if it has been registered , does it have extended Apple Care (and if it is out of warranty)

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Next up we must validate the serial number to know where the mac was made and when it made. The reason being is that it roughly tells you when the person purchased the Mac , just in case if the guy lies or says he can't find the receipt

For that go to this link , key in the serial number

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

Take a look of the screen shot it gives some juicy information about the Mac. In this case it was made in July 2013 - so probably the Mac must have been purchased somewhere July , August 2013. Otherwise if it is very late , Apple wouldn't allow you to register for warranty via online service

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Checking the physical mac out

Once you are happy and you want to check out the mac before purchasing , ensure that you test everything - i.e multi-touch , keyboard , the cd/dvd (if any) and also look for any dents and such (i.e physical damage) to the mac. Also if you are getting a laptop , get coconut battery http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ , it would tell you about the battery health and all which is useful - as it would give you a rough estimate how's the battery condition and all

Ensuring that Apple ID associated with the Mac is deactivated
This is super important otherwise when you call Apple support , they wouldn't able to entertain you as the mac that you bought is still registered to the old owner's Apple ID.

You need to ensure that it is completely de-registered , so please get the old owner to do the following :-

1. Login to Support Profile https://supportprofile.apple.com/
2. Find for the Mac and remove it from Support Profile (you'll have to click on the next and there is an option to delete it)
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3. Then Go To me.com and login with the Apple ID and then select settings check if the Mac has been associated. You'll see something like this
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4. If thats the case , go to System Preferences and choose iCloud and logout (also do ensure that locate my Mac is turned off). Also ensure that FaceTime/iMessage is logged out
5. Verify again in the Apple account , you should see that the mac is no longer associated to that account

Ensure that you have performed those steps. It is super crucial

To-Do

How to check if the mac has firmware password
How to check for drive errors

Feel free to add anything. I'll continue to add and improve the guide

[WTS] Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - Brand new

prasys — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:51:10 +0800

Item(s): Samsung Galaxy note 4

Package includes: Samsung Galaxy note 4

Price: RM 2200 (or give me your best price) - alternatively I am willing to swap for an iPhone 6 (brand new/unopened/unactivated)

Warranty: 1 year by Samsung

Dealing method: COD only (KL area). I do not entertain via post etc

Location of seller: KL/Shah Alam

Contact method/details: PM me or post it here.

Age of item: BRAND NEW - Basically unopened , untouched . As in in the box

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Item(s) conditions: Brand new

Picture:

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Let me know if you need me to take more pics

Reason for sale: my dad won in the lucky draw and he already has note 4 (if you notice the number and the contact details had to be blured out)

ASUS RT-AC66U Review

prasys — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:09:38 +0800

This is a quick review of the ASUS RT-66AU , my blog has a full lengthy review. This is just to highlight the key points

Disclaimer

The router is a review unit given as a loan by ASUS Malaysia Sdn Bhd for reviewing purposes. This is not a sponsored post. The review can be negative or positive and this is part of ASUS's BoostMyNetwork program

Details of the program :- https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3030423

What's Inside the Box
Router , manual , antenna

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Specification of the Router
2 USB Port , 4 Gigabit LAN ports , 1 Gigabit WAN Port , Broadcom SOC CPU @ 600Mhz , 256MB of RAM and 128MB of ROM

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Key Features of the Router

Not going to bore you with the standard functionality. These are the key-ones I want to highlight

VPN Server - Allows you to use your Smartphone to hook up to your home network while away which is neat - sadly it uses PPTP and not OpenVPN

Download Manager - Allows you to torrent/download stuff to the router provided if you have connected a USB Hard Disk (Basically doubles as a NAS)

IPV6 Ready - Works with TM's UniFi/Streamyx IPV6 . It works with Tunnel Providers such as he.net

AiCloud - Your very own private cloud server , something like Dropbox !

QoS- easy to use QoS. Pretty straight forward and works well

Comparison with Stock TM Router (size)

ASUS Web Interface

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Simple to use Web Interface , I find it hard at times to locate things. For instance , Port Forwarding is located under WAN , wheres to configure IPTV it is located in the LAN tab. Apart from that the UI is sleek - and the quick and easy setup app The other downside is that it only allows 1 connection at a time (meaning you can't have it logged from 2 computers)

Performance
Just have a look at the performance. I've managed to get around 230Mbps which is roughly twice the speed of 100Mbps Ethernet aka Fast Ethernet. The distance was about 9 feet without direct line of sight. Apart from that performance on 802.11n (on 5Ghz) seems to be very good as well.

The test was conducted by using LAN Speed Lite - that is by finding out how long it takes to download/upload 1.5GB file to my file server . Click on the graph to get a detailed picture

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Customization
You could install 3rd party firmware such as OpenWRT/DD-WRT. The router is capable. However I did not test this out as it's a review unit - wouldn't want to brick it

Final Thoughts
ASUS RT-AC66U is a great router for people who do not own a NAS and want a router which doubles as a small computer that is capable of being a torrent/file/print server. This router is no doubt aimed for power users , I find that the price is too steep , as I am guessing it is more towards 802.11ac technology which is new. Hopefully in the future the price drops, thus making it affordable for all to get the router

Pros
IPV6 Out-Of-The-Box
NAS - You can have your own Print/File/Torrent server
DUAL WAN - basically it can act as a load balancer too
Easy to use QoS System out of the box

Cons
Poorly Written GUI
Lacks of USB3.0
Lacks of SSH and other heaps of stuff like ipkg - this router is targetted for power users but it's sad that ASUS didn't bundle them Out-Of-The-Box

Price
The suggested retail price is RM 719

Full Review
If you want to read the in-depth review , kindly check it out here

If you got anything to ask which I did not cover , feel free to ask here and I'll answer honestly !

Razer Surroundsound software for FREE

prasys — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 20:17:05 +0800

Hi,

Thought of sharing with kopitiam

Razer is giving away a software that converts your normal headphones into a 7.1 Surroundsound. The software costs $29.99 , but RAZER is giving it away for free

You may download it from here

http://www.razerzone.com/surround

My review

It works great with games , on games like DOTA , you can hear the 5.1 surround - basically you can pin point where the attacks are coming from and so on. It works great on World of Warcraft and Alan Wake
As for movies , it does improve the overall audio experience , if you have a movie that is in 5.1 surround or 7.1 , pretty much you can hear the details

Works great for voice communication tool. In fact it's great for gamers

As for Audio , it sucks it does not improve much . In fact it makes it worst.

Test files if you want to test surround

http://www.dolby.com/us/en/consumer/techno...s-download.html

Grab one of the files and just listen

TL;DR Version

If you want to improve your experience when watching movies or playing games grab this free software that converts your headphones into 7.1 surround

How this this is done ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-related_transfer_function

MCMC/SKMM IPV6 Tunnel

prasys — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:04:15 +0800

It looks like MCMC/SKMM have started their own IPV6 much like HE.net , so Malaysians can now rejoice and get IPV6 Tunnel if your ISP is still not offering IPV6

Details
https://www.6xs.my/guides

Flexi Raid Groups

prasys — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:55:19 +0800

Hey Guys,

I am thinking of forming a cross-realm group for FlexiRaid for SOO. Currently , I'm somewhat undergeared - 496 to be exact , but will gear up.

The idea came because I'm busy with RL (can't be committed to weekly raids like last time) and flexi raid seems to be appealing because we can have any number from 10 to 25 man in a group and it can be people of different servers

Let me know if anyone wants in , if so we can pick a time and date (could be once a week) and start having some fun !

GTA North Korea

prasys — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:31:51 +0800

Hey guys

Just stumbled across GTA : pyongyang - now you can take a tour and drive around the great city. All hail the great leader for providing the world with this awesome game so we all can visit North Korea and enjoy the real k-pop

http://www.koryogroup.com/Pyongyang_racer/racer.html

Remember that North Korea Is The Best Korea

Regards
prasys

YouTube Rewind

prasys — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:40:04 +0800

As you know

YouTube shows top videos in each countries

For instance you have top video of 2012 in Malaysia -> http://www.youtube.com/user/theyearinreviewMY

You have top video of 2012 in the UK -> http://www.youtube.com/user/theyearinreviewUK

Top 2012 video in France -> http://www.youtube.com/user/theyearinreviewFr

US YouTube rewind looks amazing - You get the picture but what you have not seen is this , that is right - 2015 is the year for us folks

http://www.youtube.com/user/theyearinreviewUS

Would anyone be intrested in ZTE Acqua ?

prasys — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:24:39 +0800

Hey /k/tards

Just wondering would anyone be interested in ZTE Accqua V880E (Android 4.0 smartphone , 1Ghz processor , 512MB). It is kind of mid-end smartphone that is worth around RM 699.

Facebook hoaxes

prasys — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:45:02 +0800

Recently my facebook wall is filled with idiots who copy/paste this thing in their wall

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In response to the new Facebook guidelines I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, graphics, comics, paintings, photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berner Convention). For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times!

(Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook
Wall. This will place them under protection of copyright laws. By the present communiqué, I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, disseminate, or take any other action against me on the basis of this profile and/or its contents. The aforementioned prohibited actions also apply to employees, students, agents and/or any staff under Facebook's direction or control. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of my privacy is punished by law (UCC 1 1-308-308 1-103 and the Rome Statute).

Facebook is now an open capital entity. All members are recommended to publish a notice like this, or if you prefer, you may copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once, you will be tacitly allowing the use of elements such as your photos as well as the information contained in your profile status updates…

Source : http://gizmodo.com/5963210/that-facebook-c...ce-is-worthless

I just love how they just post that piece of crap without even researching. It reminds me of those dumb SMSes that says that you need to forward this SMS to 10 people you know else you'll face wrath of the God or you will have a bad day. Why do people fall for these dumb hoaxes

Bear in mind that some of my friends who shared are graduated and working in MNC companies