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21.5 Monitor with pivot adjustment

blueyan — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:19:25 +0800

Hi I need to get a 21.5 monitor to use it vertically, the only monitor that I came across with this function is Dell 24 " and above monitor, these size is overkill for me. Any recommendation in mind ?

[WTA] 120mm FANs

blueyan — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 15:44:34 +0800

I'm looking for 120mm fan to install on my desktop. I used to know Arctic F12 is the right choice to go few years back but now it seem nowhere to be found.

Please recommend alternative fans. Budget around 30~40

WTA about income tax

blueyan — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:06:44 +0800

My basic salary is Rm2.8k .After deduct socso and EPF, I think net salary will be around RM24xx or below, do I need to register myself for income tax ? Thanks

WTA postpaid plan

blueyan — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:28:42 +0800

hello, I am a graduated student who is going to get a postpaid plan. Previously using prepaid because want to save more money because I was a student. Which plan is good for my usage ?

around 300~400min max call monthly estimated
text message are very less

data plan usage
mostly whatapps/line/wechat etc
Waze
no watching video or any other heavy consuming data traffic
check email
2GB is sufficient for me, I guess

My budget is around Rm100 monthly, max Rm130 if my call is over quota . Anyone with good experience with postpaid please give me some advice , thanks

but I kinda afraid of maxis hidden charges.....quite famous

Want to ask Sifu opinion

blueyan — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:12:30 +0800

My aunt(relative) want to let go her 2006 vios G spec, 38K , she asked me if I want to get it cuz I am getting a car of my own around Rm4xk budget. The mileage is around 45k, well she only used it occasionally to fetch her kids from school which is quite near from her house. Went to check her car few days ago, good condition, no langgar before. And she will spray new paints and tidy up the interior if I want it... worth to consider or just go for Saga SV ? I just need one for working, city driving with good FC.

<WTA> HTC phone repair,Somewhere in KL ?

blueyan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:30:03 +0800

Hey guys, any shop good in repair phone ? I've got a HTC Desire which da microphone is not working alr, since it is AP set and I've flashed a custom rom , is it wise to send to HTC SIS service center ? I can pay for it, since I think their service are better than those ap shop. Otherwise, any good AP shop in KL can recommend ?

any opinion for my audio combo for pc?

blueyan — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:30:57 +0800

My budget for the whole thing is around 2.4K max, For soundcard, speaker and woofer. My primary uses is music listening 80%, 20% movie.I prefer good mids and high , genre that i listen to mostly vocal like Adele, Olivia Ong etc. I I will be using it mainly with pc desktop.

The SoundCard
Because I dont know any DAC, or DAC/AMP , so I just choose Asus STX Essence by default. By you can recommend me a good DAC or DAC/AMP too
Asus STX Essence~Rm500

The speaker
I had dilemma between audioengine A5 or hivi M200Mkiii . But i made my mind to get M200Mkiii, because from what i read in internet, M200Mkiii is sound better for desktop nearfield use , while A5 sound better for bigger area like bed,study or living room. My study is quite small and I mostly use it in desktop, so i chose M200Mkiii
M200MK iii ~ RM 1299

Subwoofer
I am not a basshead, 2.0 speaker is good enough for me, for music listening. I would be glad if there is more bass for movie purpose. Please recommend me a subwoofer around Rm600 , I think it need RCA left right input ? BTW, someone please tell me how to connect M200MK iii + sub ?

Does my motherboard support dual monitor display?

blueyan — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:20:17 +0800

I bought this dekstop a year ago, it has no graphic card as I dont play games. Recently I've been thinking to get another monitor for higher productivity, so I check my motherboard , here is the spec
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?cat=...=Z68%20Extreme4

it has VGA, DVI and HDMI . So I can use the DVI and HDMI for 2 monitor display ? without getting a new GPU ?

Thanks guy

32 bits or 64 bits ?

blueyan — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:08:39 +0800

I am using 4GB ram and because my windows 7 is 32 bits , it only utilize around 3.3GB .I'm planning to upgrade my ram to 8GB , I know I need to use 64 bits to utilize 8GB , just want to know now a days 64 bits are able to support drivers , games and lastest software ? I sticked to 32bits for too long , so I not really know how 64bits compatibility has become . Last time , 2 years back then , some software cant run in 64 bits. If 64 bits works with most of the apps/game/drivers , I think I will go for the 8GB upgrade .

thanks

From Bdr Tasik Selantan to Ampang station

blueyan — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:23:21 +0800

Just want to confirm about this . I am from Serdang and want to go to Ampang . so the routes I taking is correct ? please advice

1 ) Firstly take KTM to Bandar tasik Selantan , turned to LRT . Take LRT until reach Chan Sow Lin station , then take off and turn to Ampang route ?

2 ) There are 2 way to go after reach Chan Sow Lin station , one is go to KL route , one is Ampang route . By the default the LRT will go to KL or Ampang ? Do I need to take off there and choose the route I want ?

please advice , thanks

Which phone is the best ? need recommendation

blueyan — Fri, 06 May 2011 23:43:52 +0800

I have a aunt and she asked me which phone to get. I am not sure because I have long time didnt update myself with smartphone nowadays after got my Galaxy S.

Here is her requirement :
1) she is a business woman , so battery need to long a day for her ,many calls. But she can charge at home every night when she gets home , not necessarily to last 2 4 days.
2) user friendly
3) good accessory support. She is quite clumsy , sometime will drop her phone on floor . So the the phone has good accessory support like good leather case . I know there are leather case for android , but not as much as Iphone
4) bigger screen

all the criteria is leaning to Iphone4 , but I heard my friend say , the battery drain very fast ? only last half of the day ? My aunt need to quite lots of calling , because of business. So it is not convenient if the battery is drained out when she is working outside.

BTW will is new iphone5 launching ? when? if it is near, I would ask her wait for it.

Using original packing will get taxed ?

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Using original packing will get taxed ?

blueyan — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:43:26 +0800

I'm going to Taiwan for further study purpose. I have a pc desktop which I just bought 5 6 months ago and I intend to bring it over as I can't afford to get a laptop . The desktop is considered very new and I feel heavy to sell them away . So can I use original box to pack the desktop ? will it get taxed ? I did some google and found out that using original box to pack will lead kastam(Malaysia or Taiwan) to think that you are going to sell it , even you tell them it is for personal use ? is it true ? Is is safer for me to pack in luggage in order not to get taxed ?

Need PSU recomendation

blueyan — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:00:26 +0800

spec

i5 2500K OC 4.5Ghz
gigabyte GTX 570 OC edition (gigabyteh web site stated minimum 600W)
GIGA P67A-UD3 B3
4GB cosair/kingston ram * 1
2 sata HDD 500GB/1GB
4 Fans (2fans on casing , 2 on nh-d14)
1 PCIE soundcard
1 PCI networkcard

*not planning SLI

is silverstone 600W sufficient for this build ?

after I calculate from eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5 ,

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BTW , The motherboard choose regular or high end ? I thought p67 is high end so I choose high end

it recommend me get 595W , does silverstone 600W provide 100% efficiency ? Some what I heard ,PSU might perform 80% efficiency only.

Best cooler under Rm200 ?

blueyan — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:38:44 +0800

Which one is the best cooler under Rm200 ? Frio , Jing , Scythe ninja 3?? or any other air cooler that you can mention ?

which mobo for sandy bridge overclock ?

blueyan — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:37:58 +0800

last time my build is

i7 2600
H67MA-E35 (B3)

but after I did more research, it is better downgrade to i5 2500k for faster speed. So I decided to get i5 2500k, but which mobo is a better choice ?My budget is around RM530(max) for mobo.

Asus P8P67 LE B3
asrock p67 extreme4

Seem Asrock is better ?

asrock - 10 volt.phases , SLI/crossfire
Asus - 4 volt.phases , only crossfire

Should we get a new desktop now ?

blueyan — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:07:32 +0800

I planning to build a new desktop but I haven't decide to get them yet . Knowing the Ivy bridge and 28nm GPU is around the corner ,probably Q1 of 2012 lastest , if the end of the world wont come . Anyway , should we get desktop now ? because just few months more, we can get a new generation system . I know IT is evolving daily and no point for keep waiting , we would wait forever then. But if just few more months , worth waiting ? I mean the difference of the specification , worth waiting ?

I have build my list , but in dilemma whether to get now or wait for new generation system, both CPU and GPU
i5 2500
MSI H67MA-E45
GTX 580
Team Elite 4GB Ram
Silverstone essentail 700W
Samsung 1TB
CM 690 II advanced
lite on DVD

Bank Charges from transfer money to other country

blueyan — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:19:08 +0800

I have asked my friend to buy something for me in China but she has insufficient fund to do so. . Then my friend told me her relative is going to China , ask me to exchange the MYR to RMB . After I changed , she told me that her relative is NOT GOING !!!!! so the best way now is to exchange the rmb back to myr , then go to local bank transfer to her in China ? how much is the bank charge for transaction fees ? The money required is 910RMB

Bank Charges from transfer money to other country?

blueyan — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:55:26 +0800

Help me to build a gaming desktop system

blueyan — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:09:19 +0800

budget 2.5k , exclude monitor mouse keyboard casing , only build for cpu system : cpu ,mobo , hdd , dvd drive , psu,ram . Want to build for my lil bro

requirement
ram 4GB
GPU 1GB
HDD 1TB
CPU - possible to get i7 ?

thanks