Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by carmatic

why are these hard drives so cheap?

carmatic — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:37:11 +0800

example

a 2TB external hard disk for RM77.99 ?
I found many listings for hard disks on Shopee and Lazada around the same price, are they all scams?

computer hangs - not sure PSU ,GPU etc problem

carmatic — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:46:58 +0800

my computer is not stable anymore and I am not sure why
I have RTX4080 , i7 13700k, MSI MPG Z90i EDGE WIFI mobo, 32gb RAM

when I plug my monitor to the GPU and the crash happens, I see screen corruption
just now I removed the GPU and plugged the monitor to the onboard HDMI to use the integrated graphics, and I got BSOD

the computer is crashing even at idle, the screen will suddenly corrupt and the computer will hang when I am just browsing websites
if I try to run MSI Kombustor, after a few seconds the screen will be blank, like the video card has switched off?

is there a reputable and fast shop in the KL area that can test and service for me?

Replacement PCIE to VHPWR adapter

carmatic — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 18:29:11 +0800

Hello people
I have a RTX4080 and the stock 3xPCIE to VHPWR adapter is becoming loose (side panel of case is pushing and bending the cables), it is causing the GPU to crash sometimes

Do you know which shop I can buy a replacement PCIE to VHPWR adapter?

WTA keyboard without numpad

carmatic — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:49:18 +0800

Hello everyone, has anyone seen keyboards without the numpad for sale anywhere around KL? It is like the keyboard from a laptop computer, but you plug it into the USB. I need a small keyboard because my desk has not enough space... I was in Low Yat Plaza and I could not find any there
Thanks in advance

wta computer monitor rental

carmatic — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:07:26 +0800

hey guys, i am upgrading from a laptop to a desktop

i have everything except the monitor for my new desktop computer, but i am waiting for my friend to give me his old monitor, he says next month
so now i am looking for a place which can rent me a monitor for one month

i looked on google and the companies which are renting monitors are for formal occasions by businesses etc, can i private hire?

WTA mini-ITX Z170 motherboard

carmatic — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 13:06:43 +0800

Where can I buy a current generation Mini ITX motherboard in KL ?
can be any brand, Asrock, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI , etc
also the same shop should sell a mini ITX case and power supply , and preferably build my computer for me too
thanks in advance

construction workers working on sunday?

carmatic — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:58:28 +0800

neighbours house is being rebuilt , and it seems that they are working 7 days a week ... i thought they are only supposed to work mon-sat , 8am-6pm ?

looking for waterproof phone/tablet

carmatic — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:52:53 +0800

i need a new phone or tablet , and it needs to be waterproof
doesnt matter if its windows phone, android, or any other OS but it needs to have GPS
most importantly, i dont want to wait for shipping so it has to be sold in a shop around KL

do you have any suggestions?

cybercafe or gambling place?

carmatic — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:49 +0800

yesterday i went to Pudu to buy some electronic components... i forgot the code number of the components i needed to buy, so i needed to go online to search it...
i started walking around and i found a "vegeterian restaurant" in a shop lot, which has black windows, and when i looked in it, it was very dark but i saw alot of computers, i thought it was a cybercafe and i can finally use the internet... but then all the computers are running Windows XP , and i can see every screen there is showing a 'slot machine' program window , and the guy who runs the place says there is no internet access there...

and then close to it i found a house where its written in big letters 'CYBERCAFE' , but when i went in, it was also very dark, and the man on the counter also says the internet is not working ....

finally i found another shop lot with '24 hour cybercafe' written on it, with black windows also, but the door was locked, i tried ringing the doorbell and its like nobody was there.....

so i had to come all the way back to my house to go online... waste of time only

specialist shop for PC casemodding style tools?

carmatic — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:27:49 +0800

i remember that i saw a link on one of the LYN forum signatures which was for a website of a shop in KL where they specialized in case modding and things like that, and they sold tools and accessories
but i forgot what the shop was called... does anyone know what shop it is and where it is?

(question) i lost hand phone

carmatic — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:45:47 +0800

i lost my phone in pudu the other day

the sim card was digi ... can i get a new sim card with my old hand phone number ? my phone number is more important than the phone

handcuffed by police for no good reason

carmatic — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:45:27 +0800

just now i was walking near Pudu with my laptop in my bag... bag was not zipped up fully, and PDRM narcotic plainclothes officer grabbed me and handcuffed me because they could see my laptop, i thought i was being robbed but then i could hear their walkie talkie radios... and they thought that i stole the laptop and nothing i said could convince them

they made me sit down next to the 5 other people they have caught, while they caught one more guy who actually had drugs on him, and made us wait for 1 hour... then they took me to Dang Wangi police station and made me do urine test in front of the other people they caught at the same time
when the test result was negative, they made me throw away my urine container , and then told me they needed to take my picture etc etc etc so i couldnt leave, but after a long time they didnt even take my picture or anything ,all they did was ask for my IC number and name 3 times, and pretend to write it into the database but the guy clicked cancel in the end, one of them asked me to take his 5 ringgit to pay for transport...i followed everything they say so i dont get in any trouble... i dont think they have a record of me being taken to the police station

while i was being handcuffed, they also caught an old indian guy who was wearing a dialisis pouch and didnt let him take his medicine or take care of his pouch, and kept blaming him for going to an unlicensed doctor or something... there was also a myanmmar student who they caught, and they hit him on the head a few times, but only lightly so there was no injury, they suspected everything he carried was fake and bullied him some more but didnt take him to the police station

Panasonic Lumix 101p

carmatic — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:22:25 +0800

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Waterproof Android phone with 13.2mp camera

supposed to be on sale in Japan via SoftBank since November already
Is it possible to import/buy this in Malaysia?

Dremel bits and accessories

carmatic — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:17:24 +0800

Hi guys, I am looking for something like this
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Accessories/Pa...es.aspx?catid=8

is there anywhere in KL which sells these? They are like powertool accessories, but smaller
this is usually used for precision work ... like model kits, radio controlled models, art, etc etc

international shipments into malaysia?

carmatic — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:59:42 +0800

i ordered something on the internet, and im worried that i wasnt at home when they tried to deliver it... it wasnt a courier, just normal post

does it get returned to sender? or can i collect it from somewhere....

just got SMS from Digi ...

carmatic — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:10:01 +0800

"Valued customer, the implementation of 6% service tax on prepaid services has been postponed until further notice.Continue to enjoy tax free reload fr Digi"

RapidKL busses

carmatic — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:09:56 +0800

dont you just love them?

must use tng card to pay ... then tng scanner cannot read card... then bus driver shout at me because i didnt 'touch my card properly'
at least he touch the card for me, so he was nice
then when i want to reload my card using the colourful lights machine, the bus driver stops being angry, he suddenly becomes scared!

hospital with x-ray

carmatic — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:52:41 +0800

hey guys, i am looking for a hospital which can do an x-ray of my head... most places only do chest x-ray

[electronics] custom ribbon cable?

carmatic — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:25:20 +0800

hello everyone

I am going to buy this

as you can see, it has 30 LED's

but I want to mount the LED's on something else, not on the PCB itself, and I dont want all the wires to become too untidy

So I want to have a ribbon cable which is 30 wires together, then I can seperate the wires at the ends
does anyone know where I can buy something like this?

holes cut on a sheet of metal

carmatic — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:56:30 +0800

hello guys, this isnt a strictly case modding question, but i hope that some people here can have expertise about what i am asking for, since it is related to cutting fan holes on the side panel of a case

i am looking for someone to do me a precision cut square piece of metal, 15cm x 15cm, with a 80mm hole in the middle and four 10mm holes near the corners

can anyone help?