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[WTS] iPhone 14 Pro 256GB MY Set

paradis3lost — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:59:40 +0800

Item(s):iPhone 14 Pro 256GB MY Set (Space Grey)

Package includes: Box, original cable (unused), phone, 2 Spigen MagSafe cases, 1 Spigen normal case, 1 Spigen (2-pack) Screen Protector

Price: 3200 (!!!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: Official warranty end

Dealing method: COD

Location: Cyberjaya

Contact method/details: PM/Reply here
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Item(s) conditions:
Screen protector on immediately, case always used.
Perfect no scratches except of the paint rubbing off.
Battery 85%

Picture: Will upload upon request

Reason for sale: Upgraded

[WTS] Palit Jetstream GTX 1070

paradis3lost — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:38:18 +0800

Item(s): Palit Jetstream GTX 1070

Package includes: GPU, box, 6 pin to 8 pin PCIE converter, CD, user manual

Price: 380; Currently reserved (!!!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 personal

Dealing method: COD Cyberjaya

Location: Cyberjaya

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: Good. Stickers are still on

Picture:

Reason for sale: Upgraded

[WTS] TP-Link Deco M5 Mesh Wifi (2 units)

paradis3lost — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 22:31:50 +0800

Item(s): TP-Link Deco M5

Package includes: 2 x Deco M5, original power adapters, 1x LAN cable

Price: [SOLD] (!!!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: 13 months left

Dealing method: COD in Cyberjaya/postage cost borne by buyer

Location: Cyberjaya

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: 9/10

Picture:

Reason for sale: Extra

[WTS] Xeon E3-1231v3, 980Ti rig

paradis3lost — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:12:39 +0800

Item(s): Intel Xeon E3-1231v3, GTX 980 Ti, 16GB RAM

Package includes:
1. Intel Xeon E3-1231v3 – similar to Intel Core i7-4770 (box and stock cooler)
2. Asrock H97 Pro4 motherboard (box, socket cover)
3. G.Skill F3-1600C11D 4GB x 2 (box)
4. Kingston KH1600C9D3 8GB x 1
5. Palit GTX 980 Ti Super Jetstream (box)
6. Seasonic M12II 620w Evo (box, other modular cables)
7. NZXT S340 White case
8. Crucial M4 128GB SSD

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)
Full set RM2000

Warranty:
3 day personal
Dealing method:
COD in Cyberjaya
Location:
Cyberjaya
Contact method/details:
PM/Whatsapp to 0 1 8 – 2 0 5 0 8 7 2
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Item(s) conditions:
Great. Most major components bought from IdealTech.
Very much still a workhorse. Running stable with no crashes. Windows 10 Pro installed but not activated.

Please note that temps shown are in an aircond room after running 3D Mark Time Spy.
Picture:

Reason for sale:
Upgraded

Edit: price reduced
Edit 2: price further reduced

[WTS] Noctua AM-NM4 SecuFirm2™ Mounting Kit

paradis3lost — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:31:27 +0800

Item(s): Noctua AM-NM4 SecuFirm2™ Mounting Kit

Package includes: Box and mounting kit

Price: SOLD (!!!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: N/A

Dealing method: COD in Cyberjaya or Postage (cost bourne by buyer)

Location: Cyberjaya

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: New

Picture:

Reason for sale: Extra. Selling at cost price to enable others to get their older Noctua coolers on their AM4 boards.

[WTS] Intel 3570K, motherboard, RAM

paradis3lost — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:14:16 +0800

Item(s):
1. Intel Core i5-3570K
2. Asus P8Z68-V/Gen.3 + Creative Soundblaster 5.1VX soundcard
3. 4 x 4GB DDR3 1600 RAM (2 Crucial Ballistix Sport, 2 SK Hynix) - total 16GB
Package includes:
1. Comes with stock cooler and box
2. Comes with generic box and I/O shield
3. Comes with box for the Crucial Ballistix Sport
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)
RM400 (Sold to DomSted74)
Warranty:
Personal 3 days
Dealing method:
COD in Cyberjaya/Grab same day delivery with cost borne by buyer
Location:
Cyberjaya
Contact method/details:
PM
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Item(s) conditions:
1. Great. 4.5GHz OC at 1.2v Vcore since purchase. 4.7GHz OC at 1.25v for 3-4 months stable - did not try going lower since temps were good.
2. Day to day is fine but only 3 out of 6 SATA ports working. Audio jack not working but providing a Creative 5.1VX soundcard.
3. No issues with running the RAM at 1333MHz

Picture:

Reason for sale:
Upgraded to Ryzen

Edit: Just to be extra clear, please note that the processor overclocking was done with a Noctua NH-D14, not the stock cooler.

[WTS] Used Logitech G502 Proteus Core

paradis3lost — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 14:08:42 +0800

Item(s): Logitech G502 Proteus Core (used)

Package includes: Mouse, box, receipt

Price: RM 150

Warranty: 1 year left

Dealing method: COD in Cyberjaya or Postage

Location: Cyberjaya

Contact method/details: PM
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Item(s) conditions: Good, but with 2 scuff marks.

Picture: Will be uploaded upon request

Reason for sale: Mouse sitting there for about 12 months after upgrading to the Mionix Castor.

[POLL] EVGA Pascal cards overheating

paradis3lost — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:18:56 +0800

Background: It has not been too long ago when EVGA was exposed that their GTX 970's GPUs are not properly aligned with the copper heatpipes of the heatsink (only 2 out of 3 copper heatpipes are in direct contact with the GPU). This in turn, caused the GPU to have higher temperatures, and produced more fan noise than its competitors.
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/evga-gefo...eatpipes,5.html

This issue apparently started from the GTX 760 - https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GT...X_Cooler/5.html.

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Fast forward to 2016, EVGA is caught skimping on cooling on their GPUs' VRM cooling.
In Tom's Hardware's test, the VRM can go as high as 114 degrees Celcius on an open bench with 22 degrees Celcius ambient temperature. Imagine what will happen if you have a poorly ventilated case with case ambient temperature of 35 degrees Celcius.

Note the FETs that are completely exposed (not cooled by aluminum or copper) after the shroud is off.

As a result - 106.9 degrees Celcius on a test bench using thermal imaging. A thermal probe revealed that the actual temperature is 114 degrees Celcius. The TjMax of the FETs are 125 degrees Celcius - hence why the FETs are exploding in poorly ventilated cases.

When reports started to surface that EVGA cards are failing, EVGA attempted to deny the claims.
Below is the statement published by Guru3D:

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

Basically EVGA blamed Furmark for those temperatures. Also, EVGA must have been using a different testing method as multiple review sites reported temperatures being alarmingly high from the beginning. Most of those sites retested and confirmed that their initial tests were accurate. EVGA eventually admitted that it was a design flaw and will proceed to send out thermal pads, or give free exchanges for users with the thermal pad alongside a VBIOS update to increase the fan speed to keep the VRM temperatures in check.

While I praise EVGA on their actions following this incident, I cannot help to wonder - why did EVGA skimp on VRM cooling?
It costs us about $3-5 to buy thermal pads from retailers and I am sure it would not add more than $2 to the cost per card for cards that range from $429 - $699.

Having the MOSFET cooled by nothing but air (which is a poor thermal conductor) is kind of irresponsible. Based on their statement, it does seem like they were trying to cut cost by just ensuring the cards are hovering near breakpoint of the MOSFETs (TjMax of 125 degree Celcius).

I am interested to hear your thoughts on this whole fiasco.

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After some more research, it looks like EVGA indeed mess up their design of the cooler.
The cooling of the VRM was simply not taken into account - the design was to let cool the VRMs using air.

If you look closely at how the FETs are positioned (in a narrow slot of the plate), you will know that there is virtually no where for air to escape, besides the way it came in.
That is a dead spot.

Next, we look at the fix that EVGA is prescribing to this issue.

1. VBIOS update for a more aggressive fan curve.
- This is fair. More air means the card gets cooler.
- The bad - this introduces more noise, meaning that all initial reviews for these cards are invalid..
Some review sites are reporting 10 dB more noise which means the noise is doubled.

2. Thermal pads for the VRMs
- Thermal pads are provided to cover the whole slot for the VRMs as well as behind the VRMs.
- The front thermal pad connects the VRMs to the fins of the cooler.
- The back thermal pad connects the PCB area of the VRMs to the backplate.
- A picture of the thermal pad application is shown below.

- So far, initial testings based on thermal imaging is showing a lower temperature.
- However, since the VRMs are all completely covered, the results might not be accurate.
- Gamersnexus is planning another test using thermal probes below the thermal pads here. It will be interesting to see the results.

So in conclusion, we are still not sure whether this thermal mod can completely eliminate the issue since thermal imaging is obscured by the thermal pads.
Additional testing using thermal probe is needed to see if the VRMs are cooled properly under the thermal pads.

New VBIOS update introduces higher fan speed. All reviews regarding fan noise before the fix are invalid - unless you force your own fan curve at the risk of damaging the VRMs in the long run.

And to those who are planning a new gaming setup, please take these into consideration while choosing your graphic card.

Edit: Added pictures.
Edit 2: Additional thoughts and my personal opinion on how this happened.

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Last edit: Conclusion
Gamersnexus has completed their tests with thermal probes. Video here.
I agree with their test methodology and have no reason to doubt their results.

Apparently, the reason that the cards are exploding are not because of thermal issues, but bad capacitors.
EVGA is reporting a 200 defective cards per million cards shipped - that is 0.2%, definitely not a number that I'd be worried about.

EVGA giving out thermal pads for a non-VRM thermal issue does puzzle me. But I think it is mostly to stop the backlash from the videos of exploding graphic cards.

TL:DR version: No VRM thermal issues.

Where do you buy your tech stuffs now

paradis3lost — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:30:26 +0800

Hi everyone,

I have not been buying tech stuffs for quite a while now.

Nowadays it looks like the prices are all the same for the shops.

Any online shops that offer cheaper prices?
Thank you in advance.

Edit: Found GTX Solution on Facebook and on the forums here as well.

Their prices seem very competitive but they are pretty new. Has anyone here bought anything from them before? If yes, please share your experience.

[WTS] Sony PSP 2000 Piano Black

paradis3lost — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:14:00 +0800

Item(s): Sony PSP 2000 (Piano Black)

Package includes: PSP, charger, carrying case.

Price: RM250

Warranty: None.

Dealing method: Postage or COD (Cyberjaya area)

Location: Cyberjaya

Contact method/details: PM or reply here.
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Item(s) conditions: 90% - no dents, but there are scratches.

Picture: Will be uploaded upon request.

Reason for sale: Not using it anymore.

[WTS] MSI Z77A-G43

paradis3lost — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:32:56 +0800

Sold to diehardart.

Item(s):MSI Z77A-G43

Package includes:Basically everything in the box.

Price:RM300

Warranty:2 years 3 months

Dealing method:COD Cyberjaya / Postage (buyer bears risk and fee)

Location of seller:Cyberjaya

Contact method/details:Reply here

Age of item:9 months

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Item(s) conditions:Good

Picture:Will be uploaded upon request

Reason for sale:Extra

Edit: Updated as per Andrew_1980's correction.

[Sold] Brand new Intel Core i5-2500K

paradis3lost — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:17:04 +0800

Item(s): Intel Core i5-2500K (in sealed box as it has just returned from RMA)

Package includes: Everything in box (proc, stock cooler, manual) and receipt

Price: RM500

Warranty: Until 06/05/2014

Dealing method: COD Cyberjaya/Postage

Location of seller: Cyberjaya

Contact method/details: Reply here or PM.

Age of item:New

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Item(s) conditions:Brand new in sealed box

Picture:[attachmentid=3529073][attachmentid=3529075]

Reason for sale:Already got new processor.

[SOLD]CM Quickfire Pro (Cherry brown)

paradis3lost — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:06:32 +0800

SOLD

Item(s):CM Quickfire Pro (Cherry brown)

Package includes:Keyboard and everything inside the box

Price:RM200

Warranty:4 months left

Dealing method:COD / Postage (costs and risk borne by buyer)

Location:Cyberjaya, Selangor

Contact method/details:PM, reply to this topic or SMS (no Whatsapp/Line etc.) to 0164839714
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Item(s) conditions:Keycaps were kept away since day 1 since I have been using blank keycaps. Minor scruffs on the keyboard frame.

Pictures:[attachmentid=3454174][attachmentid=3454175][attachmentid=3454176][attachmentid=3454177][attachmentid=3454181]

Reason for sale: Bought this while waiting for my Filco RMA. Now the Filco is back <3

Official Specifications

Overview
Mechanical keyboards are becoming an essential piece of hardware for anyone who takes their PC gaming seriously. CM Storm aims to offer gaming enthusiasts the ultimate gaming gear. The Quick Fire Pro comes equipped with ultra durable mechanical CHERRY MX switches, that are guaranteed to survive at least 50 million taps. It features an anti ghosting tweaked keyboard matrix with Full NKRO support via USB, and every key within the gaming cluster (Esc,F1,F2,F3,F4,1,2,3,4,5,Q,W,E,R,A,S,D,F,Z,X,C,Spacebar, Fn as well as the arrow keys) feature their own individual red LED backlight. It is available in 4 versions with either Black, Brown, Blue or Red Cherry MX switches, so no matter what game type you are into and what spring strength and tactile feedback you prefer, we got you covered. Once you found your dream mechanical switch, you would rather die than go back to a rubber dome keyboard.

Mechanical CHERRY MX switches
USB 2.0 full speed
NKRO in USB mode
Multimedia shortcuts
Windows key disabled in game mode
Partial Red LED backlight
Removable braided USB cable with cable routing
1000Hz / 1 ms Polling Rate

Promotional Pictures for the CM Quickfire Pro

Avg. FPS is an inaccurate reflection of game play

paradis3lost — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:22:03 +0800

This is a very informative and concise article regarding why the average FPS of a benchmark does not reflect the experience of game play.

It also proceeds to analyze why SLI / CFX configurations tend to be worse than single cards even though the SLI / CFX configuration has much higher average FPS.

http://techreport.com/articles.x/21516/8

"Naturally, we contacted the major graphics chip vendors to see what they had to say about the issue. Somewhat to our surprise, representatives from both AMD and Nvidia quickly and forthrightly acknowledged that multi-GPU micro-stuttering is a real problem, is what we measured in our frame-time analysis, and is difficult to address. Both companies said they've been studying this problem for some time, too. That's intriguing, because neither firm saw fit to inform potential customers about the issue when introducing its most recent multi-GPU product, say the Radeon HD 6990 or the GeForce GTX 590. Hmm. "

[WTA] Recommendation for PC

paradis3lost — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:31:48 +0800

Dear LYN forumers,

I've been asked to assemble a system unit for gaming with the budget constraint of MYR4000

All the parts must be from one shop from LYP or any shop that takes credit cards (12 months 0% interest easy payment issue).

I came up with these parts for the system unit from C-Zone.

Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K - 945
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V - 659
RAM: 2x4GB KVR DDR3-1333MHz - 95x2 = 190
Graphic card: Gigabyte GTX570 - 1149
PSU: Silverstone Essentials 600W - 299
Casing: Corsair Graphite Series 600T - 499 Casing is fixed
HDD (for storage purpose only) - Samsung F4 2TB - 250

Total - MYR3991

Please advise.

i5 2500K too hot?

paradis3lost — Sun, 08 May 2011 11:11:58 +0800

Dear LYN forumers,

As the title states, my i5-2500K is idling at 48-50C with the stock HSF with no overclock.
I'm in a non air conditioned room, but I still think that temperature is a little too high.

I reseated the stock HSF 3 times and I'm sure that it is locked in properly.
I opened the side panel and pointed a table fan into the casing just to make sure it's not airflow problem in my casing, but the temperature only went down by 1C.

I'm just wondering if anyone has the same experience with me.

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Laser printer suggestion

paradis3lost — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:13:14 +0800

Dear LYN members,

I'm considering to purchase a laser printer since my second ink jet started having paper feeder and driver problems. I'm also tired from injecting ink into the cartridge.

I've considered CISS for my printer but I don't need to print color, just black for my notes. So I think laser printer will fit best.

I came across a few printers:

Canon LBP3050 - RM299
-Toner with 1500 pages

Fuji Xerox P205 - RM289
-Toner with 2200 pages

Samsung ML1660 - RM245
-Toner with 1500 pages

HP M1132
-Toner with 1500 pages
-Build in scanner

I'm also confused by the specs such as:-
i. Monthly duty cycle
ii. Drum (have no idea what this is. Shop guy says need replacement from time to time)

I need laser printer owners to share their experience using laser printers, preferably if its one of the models i mentioned.

Upgrading dilemmas

paradis3lost — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:03:01 +0800

Dear LYN forumers,

After I replaced my monitor to a Dell U2311H, I'm beginning to feel that my system is inadequate for gaming anymore. The resolution upgrade from 1600x900 to 1920x1080 is making my system lag on games like NFS: Hot Pursuit.
However, I already noticed the slight lag even before the monitor upgrade.

My system specs are as the following:

Intel Core2Duo E8400
Asus P5Q-SE
4GB Kingston Value RAM DDR2 800
Palit HD 4850 Sonic
Silverstone Strider Evolution 500W

Budget to upgrade is around RM1000.

I'm torn between upgrading my processor, platform or graphic card.

Choice 1 - Upgrade processor
Sell off my E8400 and get a Q9400. However, I cannot overclock on my current motherboard.

Choice 2 - Upgrade platform
Sell off my platform and get a Core i5-2400, Asus P8H67-M, and 4GB DDR 1333MHz RAM.

Choice 3 - Upgrade graphic card
Sell off my 4850 and get a GTX570. Possibly needs a PSU upgrade for that. The most expensive option yet.

Choice 4 - Upgrade processor and graphic card
Get a Q9400 and a GTX560 or 6870.

I don't really care about AA and AF. I only want the game to run as smooth as possible (minimum FPS more than 30 so that the spikes won't make me headache). Eye candy is just a plus for me.

I really hope for feedbacks from senior members that are constructive. Thank you.

Building desktop

paradis3lost — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:18:06 +0800

Dear LYN forumers,

I was asked to build a rig by a friend. I'll list down the purpose of the rig below according to the importance of the purpose:
1. MATLAB 2010
2. AutoCAD
3. 3D Maya
4. Adobe Photoshop

Rig should include everything from monitor to casing.

Here's what I came up with for now.

Processor: Intel Core i7 870 - 915
Motherboard: Asus P7H55M - 300
RAM : 2X Kingston 2GB DDR3 1333MHz - 240
Graphic Card:
HDD: Samsung F3 Spinpoint 1TB - 180
PSU: Silverstone Essentials 500W - 219
Casing : CM Elite 430 - 130
Monitor: Acer S231HL - 585
ODD: any - 70

Totals up to 2459.

Haven't decided on the GC yet. Please give some suggestions.

Core i3-530 vs Ahtlon II X4 635

paradis3lost — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:28:53 +0800

Dear LYN forumers,

I was asked to build a rig for a fellow friend. Budget is RM2300-RM2500. Given such a low budget, I came up with 2 sets of build, using the cheapest i3 and the AMD Athlon II X4 635. This rig is meant for gaming (FPS mostly, but I'm pretty sure he'll wanna play SC2 and such).

I have already posted the topic concerning the setup on another post here, but what I'd like to ask is:

1. Which is better in gaming?
2. Which one overclocks better on a cheap motherboard?

I've been through almost every review there is on both the models. It is obvious that those bigshot reviewers are very biased, as I found most that says that the Ahtlon II is better because it has 4 cores while there are some sites who strongly suggest that the i3 has the upperhand in gaming as the Athlon II lacks in a L3 cache. Others claim that they are equal for gaming, but in terms of rendering, the Athlon II is better.

Moreover, the overclocking in those sites utilizes boards like the Maximus III Formula. Who on earth is gonna buy a RM1k+ board to OC processors that are below RM350?

I'd like those who own those processors to help me out here. Tell me everything about gaming performance to overclocking (please state your motherboard) so I can proceed with building the rig.

I'll just copy the build here for easier reference.

Processor: Intel Core i3 530 - RM360 (PC Zone)
Motherboard: Asus P7H55M - RM299 (C-Zone)
RAM: 2GB Kingston DDR3-1333Mhz - RM145 (PC Zone)
Graphic Card: Winfast GTX460 768MB - RM649 (PC Zone)
HDD: Samsung F3 Spinpoint 500GB - RM135 (PC Zone)
PSU: Silverstone Strider 500W - RM239 (C-Zone)
Monitor: AOC 2436VW - RM565 (PC Zone)

Optical drive: Reuse from old system
Casing: Reuse from old system

Total: RM2392

Alternate
Processor: AMD Ahtlon II X4 635 - RM320 (PC Zone)
Motherboard: Asus M4A77TD PRO/M4A77TD - RM290/RM250 (PC Zone)

Total: RM2343/2303

Thank you in advance.