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How much I can sell for this rig ?,

jiazheng93 — Mon, 11 May 2026 17:16:36 +0800

Hi sifus, how much I can sell for this rig ?

INTEL I7 12700
ASUS TUF Z690 PLUS WIFI D4
CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR4 8GB X 4 3200 MHZ
GIGABYTE AERO RTX4070 TI SUPER
CORSAIR ICUE H150i
980 M2 SSD 500GB
980 PRO SSD 1TB
2 TB HARDDISK
CORSIAR RM750
LIANLI O11 DYNAMIC EVO

Bought it in 2022
and upgrade my 3070ti to 4070tis in 2024

Laptop screen needs replacement, advice where to get

crackedbox — Mon, 04 May 2026 11:55:36 +0800

Suddenly realised the laptop screen have a black patch at the right side. Dont know how it happened.
Been advised its screen issue needs replacment.

Model : Lenovo ThinkPad X1 7th Gen non touch screen
Location : KL/Selangor

What would be the cheapest solution? Anyone know where can replace or get the part?
Need the most economical solution please. Economy not very good

Lenovo X1 Carbon, Single Beep Bootup

Timber — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:20:07 +0800

I have a Lenovo X1 Carbon 7th Gen laptop. It was working fine until one day it won't charge (no light on the usb port during charge). I send to a shop to repair it, but the technician the main board spoilt and not repairable.

I checked the laptop again, I saw the tech managed to repair the charge port (usb led lighted up), but now the laptop won't boot fully. When hitting the power button, the keyboard lights up momentarily, then a single beep can be heard, but no display.

I tried everything online recommendation, hard reset etc, but no avail.

So now I want to ask the experts here, is there hope for my laptop - if yes where I can send it for repairs? It was a good laptop, kinda waste if to throw it away. Its the model with touchscreen too.

Mechanical Keyboard recommendation,

CommodoreAmiga — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:12:30 +0800

Seems very hard to find right keyboard.

1. 75% size.
2. tri mode - 2.4Ghz, BT, wired
3. Blue Switch. This is important i want AS LOUD AS POSSIBBLE, AS CLICKY AS POSSIBLE. I WANT THAT CLICKY FEEL. No pandan sound dampening crap!
4. Color theme black/yellow
5. Have HOME/END key.

Any? Or need to customize? I am not keyboard expert. Really don't want to play around replacing switches if possible.

Thank you.

Mechanical Keyboard recommendation,

CommodoreAmiga — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:12:30 +0800

Dolby Says AV1 NOT FREE so Netflix Amazon Google,

Moogle Stiltzkin — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:56:21 +0800

Av1 royalty free? nope. not any longer. Dolby just rugged pulled.

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not necessarily dolby's fault in this instance, though they were sneaky about it (it's akin to providing the opportunity for the wolf to enter the hen house to cause mayhem). but why... did aom build av1 their tech on some still infringing (supposedly) ip licensing, and allow dolby to wait till av1 became 30% of content on netflix before they pounced?

and the whole join the av1 club and if there is ip dispute they will all come together with funds to fight off any ip issues. nope, it was a paper tiger, they all split

so what does this mean for the end-consumer. Yeah your netflix fees went up

laptops purchases?
https://www.lowyat.net/2026/383358/asus-and...patent-dispute/

so whats like av1 but royalty free? no idea. but it's not good. the whole idea behind av1 was cr8 something as good as hevc minus the ridiculously expensive royalty fees. well that got botched

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"Home" Battery / UPS,

corad — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:09:33 +0800

On the look out for for a UPS or Home Battery to support my home server rack. It's WiFi, CCTV, Smart Home (links to gate control / lights etc).

Currently have a basic Schneider UPS that gives ~5-10 minutes of back up power. Currently using it more like a surge protector.

What's a recommended device if I want at least 8 hours of back up power to this rack ? Read some reviews on Ecoflow River 3 PLUS

Where can find CPU delid service?, in Klang Valley area

StarduztArc — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:52:17 +0800

Hi, is there any shop to recommend for CPU delidding service?

I have an i7-4790K, the Core #0 constantly hits 100 and throttles even at stock settings.
Repasting didn't help, so most likely its internal issue.

Is it time to upgrade desktop parts?,

kaputpizz0 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:58:06 +0800

I got a these in 2022, is it worth upgrading them this year?

GPU 3060 TI
Gigabyte H610
Cooler master MWE 650W Bronze
V-Color Skywalker 8 GB x2

Is it worth upgrading now to a 50 series and MB this year? I am aware ram prices have skyrocketed

[WTA] SSD,

shaniandras2787 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:59:12 +0800

my desktop's harddisk starts to tick already so time to find replacement, want to upgrade to SSD but seems like the prices are very steep.

are there any budget ones like around RM200~RM250?

Planning on NAS, To backup iPhone videos

splinter — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:04:08 +0800

Is the Ugreen DH 2300 2 bay good enough? Can I run single hard disk and later goes raid? Easier to setup?

If I want to view my photos, videos from this Ugreen good? Help sync all the files?

What which brand of hdd to choose from? Shopee show some hdd from China?

New gaming rig for 7k,

Duckies — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:57:57 +0800

Hi guys, it's been a while since I build my own rig. Now I am building for my niece, I am a bit out of touch but can I please get some recommendation for 7k budget? Don't need Windows, mouse, keyboard, casing and monitor.

My niece is not very tech savvy and I prefer less trouble...don't know if AMD is a good build for him or not.

wifi adapter model ASUS USV-AC55 issues,

stevecmj — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:20:54 +0800

Hi all:

I have this wifi adapter ASUS USB-AC55 wireless-AC1300 but recently wanna use it, but when plug in, it will automactically disconnect or connected but no steaming, i have try to switch all the ports but still unable to resolve the issue;

1. i try install mediatek driver but fail
2. i try install asus advise driver but still disconnect

wish anyone can helps to resolve or share the driver on it eventhough i have download from asus

Amd Radeon vs Nvidia blackwell, Rtx 5070 ti / Rtx 5080 vs Rx 7900 xt

adamtayy — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:15:26 +0800

https://www.xda-developers.com/i-bought-an-...n-to-regret-it/

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all close to Rm5k & above

2x 8pin PCIE on RTX 4090?, in Dell pre built

yshiuan — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:06:12 +0800

My company recently got a Dell pre built with RTX 4090, psu rated at 1000w. Stress test gone through smoothly, but in certain application the GPU was not utilized.
Whe the case was opened, the 4090 was connected through a adapter by two 8pin PCIE only.

Wanna ask you guys, can the 2x 8pin PCIE provide enough power for RTX 4090?

Buying GPU from Lazada Korea seller, Safe or not

YahooGmail — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:50:30 +0800

Have anyone bought from Gmarket Korea? Seem they are selling rtx5080 at almost msrp launch price. If buy, will there be additional tax to be paid?

Lighting on the Razer Ornata V3X,

Sotsotzaii — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:37:26 +0800

Hello, I received Razer Ornata V3X as a gift, I've played around with the lighting patterns on the Razer Synapse app, so far I'm liking Static, but is there a way to have Static, with rainbow colors ? Basically different combination of colors together, or can only have one solid color ? Is there a way to have rainbow colors over the keyboard ?

Side question - The keyboard wrist pad that comes with it, it's independent ? Tried following the instructions to fix it but it doesn't click or have any magnets.

How to remove battery, the battery is glued., Keychron k8 pro

lemonkaki — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:03:59 +0800

As title.

Anyone know how to safely remove the battery from keychron k8 pro keyboard ? The battery is stick / glue to the board not sure how to remove them.

I read online use alcohol spray but not sure which particular works.

What dripped down?,

samftrmd — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:45:03 +0800

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Anyshop in Lowyat selling 5080 or 5090 GPU only?, Look for GPU

jemmywong — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:12:24 +0800

Any shop in lowyat selling 5080 gpu or 5090 gpu with psu?