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Please suggest a rig

sheenho — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:19:52 +0800

Greeting all, I'm posting this on my friend's behalf.

The main purpose for the rig would be photo editing, mild usage of net surfing and watching youtube.

As I no longer keep track of these stuffs now, I have no idea which mobo ram cpu is sufficient and not being overkill for his usage.

No preference over AMD or Intel cpu.
Is a gpu needed for this rig? Or getting a mobo with build-in gpu is good enough already?
Oh, and I'm wondering if RM2.5k is more than enough to build a rig for the main purpose of photo editing?

Thanks in advance.

PB eBanking

sheenho — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:50:32 +0800

Hi, I don't know where to ask so I will post here. Please notify me if I were not supposed to post here.

The thing goes like this:
I just banked in RM2700 into my account(Public Bank) using Cash Deposit Machine this afternoon, then when I wanted to transfer RM2800 to a Maybank account via eBanking, the transaction cannot be completed as it said Third Party Transfer Limit Exceeded. As far as I know, the limit for Third Party Transfer Limit is RM5k so it shouldn't be a problem. The limit refers to the money I transfer to Third Party, right? Or it refers to both the amount of money get transferred into my account from and to third party account?

Please enlighten me. Thanks.

PS: The money in my account is over RM3k.

Review of iBasso D6

sheenho — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:17:13 +0800

Hi folks!
As I have mentioned before that I planned to upgrade my setup, and I wished to start with DAC. Since I'm not a portable guy, I opt for desktop DAC but there is just not much option of desktop DAC in the market.
My budget for DAC is within RM1000 so there isn't really much options left. After searched through the forum and Internet, I've narrowed down my choice to Maverick Audio Tube Magic D1. Then I gave Jaben PG a call and they confirmed me that they have ready stock.

Thus, I paid a visit to Jaben PG last Sunday to audit the DAC. But it seemed they made a mistake as the one they had was A1. Seriously, I was kinda down at that moment.
Still, I asked for their suggestions since I was already there. The first they recommended me was iBasso D6. Tried it out with my headphone and different amps available in the store in order to find out how the DAC part performs.

After spending around 3 hours there tried out lots of different combinations, I pulled the trigger and bought iBasso D6 Fer-de-Lance.

So here's my very first and personal review; of iBasso D6.

Note that I'm auditing the DAC/AMP with the music (320kbps MP3 & FLAC) of
- Ken Hirai, Utada Hikaru, Josh Groban, Norah Jones, Zee Avi, LoTR and anime OST for ATH-AD900
- Basshunter, Beatmania IIDX 14th Gold, Groove Coverage for ATH-Pro700 MK2

DAC Part
The SQ is very clear and transparent. It's also a very natural sounding DAC, compared to GoVibe USB DAC which is quite warm.
Due to the reason that I've been using GoVibe USB DAC for few months already, I find the SQ of D6 DAC part a lil' bit too bright. I think the word can also be replaced with 'CLEAR' sounding for most people.
However, my AD900 hisses quite a lot with D6's DAC. *I've a few songs which I use for hissing test when I'm A/B-ing headphones or amps.* What I have noticed is that the hissing become more obvious than usual, might be due to the bright signature. I think some call it 'treble', but I would call it 'ear-piercing' to a certain extent.
I've tried pairing the DAC with lots of different amps(in Jaben when I audit it) and the hissing sound is still there. With brighter and more forwarded amps, the combination can be quite disastrous for 'hissing haters.' Yes, I'm referring to myself.
Soundstage, can hear/visualize the position of almost all instruments played in the music/song. But the separation is not really good as it sounds a bit muddy. Sometimes, the intruments just sound like they are being 'connected', not all mix up but kind of like overlapping with each others.
The bass, has been improved slightly, it becomes a lil' bit punchier. For AD900, this can be considered a good boost of bass. Heh...

Although the DAC supports up to 24-Bit/96KHz, I don't have any FLAC with that bitrate. So can't say anything about it.

AMP Part
Erm... It's kind of tough for me to audit and review only the AMP part as I will have to be really clear and know very well the DAC I'm using. So I will skip for the review on AMP part. Sorry.

DAC+AMP
Wider soundstage, can hear the direction of the instruments very clearly. But only applies to soundtrack or music without vocal. When there is vocal, the intruments' sound is sort of sunk and overtaken by the vocal.(Well, this is quite subjective as it depends on the genre of ur music)
Instrument separation is good and better than when it's just DAC, can really hear the different instruments without having to focus on the music, yah almost every single instrument.
If try harder to focus and pay more attention, u may find out/visualize the distance/position of each instrument.

Vocal: Quite suitable for male vocal as it's not warm and lush, not too bright nor too forward as well, just nice in the middle. I think the amp part has soften down the treble or the hissing sound a bit as it become less 'ear-piercing.'
I personally feel that the AMP part really compensates for the DAC part, or the other way round perhaps? As the DAC part being bright and forward, the AMP part makes the SQ a bit muddy(while maintaining the clarity of course) and reduces the hissing. The hissing for most of the songs are minimal, except for Ken Hirai's songs. He hisses way too much in his songs.
Another thing is that the high isn't really performing for this combination, which is the reason I find female vocal wouldn't shine with this combination. It sounds sort of weird if u ask me.

I've also tried it out with ATH Pro700 MK2 and I feel that D6 is very suitable to closed-can. I've never really enjoyed my Pro700 MK2 to the full since I've gotten it, not until I pair it with D6.
Pro700 MK2 always sounds muffle and gives me a feeling of congested, being a closed-can is supposed to sound like that I guess?
After pairing with D6, the can has improved so much in almost every aspect, especially soundstage. It has become tremendously wider than before. It's like the can suddenly 'open up' when I pair it with D6.
Moreover, Pro700 MK2 which is (in)famous for being overly bassy, has a much much tighter bass after pairing with D6. And it just sounds so nice now. I can enjoy my techno and dance music more with the improvement.
I used to experience listening fatigue with this can before, but now I can listen to it for quite a long period.

Things most satisfying(most significant improvement) when pairing D6 with:
AD900 - The overall SQ, mainly for being transparent enough. Soundstage and instrument separation is just superb.
Pro700 MK2 - The overall SQ, way better soundstage and much much tighter bass.

Just for the readers to know, I haven't read any review regarding iBasso D6 as I would like to keep my ears/view/opinions subjective and not being affected by other reviewers.
Please forgive me for my ignorance and last from me, thank you for your time.

Oh ya, also thanks to the Kenneth who works there for explaining and sharing quite a lot with me. Not forgetting the tauke of Jaben PG(if what I heard is true) for explaining more technical stuff to me.

Some pictures of D6.

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emo kid

sheenho — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:59:28 +0800

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sorry if slowpoke
jz wana share... feel that the kid was extremely rude

Windows failed to start

sheenho — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:31:24 +0800

my friend's PC crashed one day and this message popped up during the booting of the pc. He's using:

Windows 7, AMD 9150e Quad, ABIT A-N78HD, Nvidia 9800GT, Silverstone 600W True power

QUOTE

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware of software change my be the cause. To fix the problem :

1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer

2. Choose your language setting, and then click (next)

3. Click (repair your computer)

If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.

Status: 0xc000000e

Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible

Apparently he left his PC open through the night and the next day he already get this screen. He tried booting his Windows7 disc but it just wont boot and the same screen pops up. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Lagging in Accessing Certain Partitions

sheenho — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:47:47 +0800

as stated in the title, i'm experiencing this problem ever since i have changed my OS to win7...
however, this only occurs when i'm accessing the partitions that are less than 10% capacity left.. when i'm accessing/trying to open the folder in the partitions, the explorer is hanging and if i keep clicking further it will show 'not responding'.. after it's hanging, i will wait for a while and then i can hear a 'click' sound from my hdd.. only then the folder is opened.. but this does not happen all the time, just sometimes(though my pc has been running for quite a long time)

i'm not sure whether this is the hardware problem or win7.. coz this happens only after i've switched to win7.. i have been using xp all the time before this..

so what the problem might be?
please help

Lagging in Accessing Certain Partitions

sheenho — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:14:59 +0800

as stated in the title, i'm experiencing this problem ever since i have changed my OS to win7...
however, this only occurs when i'm accessing the partitions that are less than 10% capacity left.. when i'm accessing/trying to open the folder in the partitions, the explorer is hanging and if i keep clicking further it will show 'not responding'.. after it's hanging, i will wait for a while and then i can hear a 'click' sound from my hdd.. only then the folder is opened..

i'm not sure whether this is the hardware problem or win7.. coz this only happens after i've switched to win7..

is anyone experiencing the same prob?

can't install driver for novatel 950d

sheenho — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:06:38 +0800

i have just formatted my pc and installed windows 7...
when i want to install the driver for Modem O2 950d(it's also Novatel Wireless Ovation 950d), the installation run at first...
but when it reaches 0 second, the installation progress revert back as if some error occurred... and i just cannot install the driver...
then i have downloaded another driver from the Novatel website, but i don't how to use(or even run) it after installation...
thus, i downloaded another driver from O2 website... but the problem is the driver is really weak in connecting when the signal is weak... which worked just fine with the previous driver...

what should i do now to get the previous driver back and running in my pc? or any other solutions?

thx in advance...
*i know it's kinda long but i cannot find a way to simplify it*

how to save my bookmark in firefox?

sheenho — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:39:12 +0800

i want to format my pc, but there are lotsa bookmarks in my firefox browser... is there any way i can save them before i format my pc?

thx in advance...

need a lil help here

sheenho — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:09:16 +0800

greet all the sifus here, my rig is stated as in my sig... my previous gc has burned and i want to buy a new one...
my budget is RM500-RM600... but i duno which one suit me better...
the game i play are HAWX, Dark Sector and maybe i will also play The Last Remnant....
the one that im interested now is HIS HD4850 iceQ4 turbo... is it good enough for me? or i can get a better one with the same price?

plz recommend me some....

Does anyone of you know these writers?

sheenho — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:57:13 +0800

im not sure whether this is the right place to post, plz forgive me if im wrong...

im having problem in looking for the information and background of these two writers..
they are Li Mei Lan - writes the short story Xiu-xiu(The Hunchback) and Huang Fei - writes the short stories Father's Champion Child.

ive tried googled them yet i still cant find much information about them. do any of you know these writers and happen to know the link to the websites that consist their bio data and background?

thx in advance...

cant on mobo and lcd after change psu

sheenho — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:37:40 +0800

this happens to my friend's pc....
after he changed his cap ayam psu to VANTEC ION 2+ 550W PSU...
there's no beep sound, but cpu hsf and gc running....
but there is once the pc can load into windows and the lcd is on...
after that it's just the same as b4, no response at all....

his gc is FORSA GEFORCE 9600GSO, mobo is J&W RS780UV AMD 780G SKTAM2....

he has checked all the connection and it's properly connected...

sifus here plz help....

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editted due to lack of explanation from my friend....
sorry for that...

Having problem on mobo or proc?

sheenho — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:21:42 +0800

im having a critical problem with my old pc..
at first , it slowdowns in windows when opening programs. then i tried running AVG and removed a few threats overnight and the day after i realized that the pc keeps auto restarting every now and then. So i tried formatting C: but halfway through the format i get blue screen during a few tries. after that it starts to auto turn off while formatting.

i cleaned the HSF, took out all the power connector to HDD, DVDRom, Diskette and it still auto restarts.

in bios it shows that the CPU heat is 80°+

it still kept auto shutting down till now.

-processor ~ intel p4 2.7
-mobo ~ asus p4v8x-x

so, wat's the problem might b? i wana try everything b4 i send it to shop..
pros and experts plz help me..
thx in advance...