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[WTA] Dell Monitor Repair

sleecc — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:54:21 +0800

I am looking for repair shop around PJ area to repair my 2 Dell LCD monitors. 1 is screen problem, another is power supply problem. Please let me know if you know any, thanks a lot!

[WTA] Lightning Isolator/Surge Protector/AVR

sleecc — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:11:32 +0800

Lightning Isolator/Surge Protector/Automatic Voltage Regulator

1. Do I need any one of the above or any combination of the above to protect my computer system from lightning strike and power surge? Are they necessary? Below is the list of hardware I would like to protect:
A.) Family PC - Intel DH67BL/Core i3 2100/FSP Hexa 500/Dell Ultrasharp U2311H/No GC (Max turn on only 2 - 5 hours a day)
B.) AIO Printer (Only turn on very few time in a month)
C.) DSL Modem (Always on)

2. Do I need to put all the hardware mentioned above within the same protection or use different protection for different hardware?

3. Since most of the protectors come without individual on/off switch, would it harm my other hardware (PC/Printer) if I always turn the protectors on just to let the DSL modem stay on if it is within the same protection?

Thanks for your help.

AIO inkjet printer & refill ink

sleecc — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:57:10 +0800

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Pls let me know if this is not the correct forum to ask for printer recommendation.

Need recommendation on a reliable and durable AIO printer, budget below RM300. Not heavy user, so don't need CISS ink, but need individual refillable cartridge containers. Mainly use black ink and scanner, but color ink sometime still required. Found Brother DCP-J125 meets all my requirement, but is Brother printer reliable and durable? Is Brother refillable ink easy to get? Grateful if any Brother printer users can share your experience. If Brother is not a good choice, please recommend me another alternative. Thx!

Since no one can recommend me an AIO printer, if I were to buy the Brother DCP-J125 inkjet printer, any 3rd party refill ink is recommended? EsyInk? SaintInk? or others? Will these refill ink easy to clog the print head? And how to prevent print head clog? Thx!

Low cost netbook

sleecc — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:10:28 +0800

My fren is looking for a low cost netbook.

Purpose: mainly 24/7 internet usage - torrent, download, etc (not necessary with big HDD)
Budget: RM1000 - RM1200, the lower the better

Must be low power usage, so I suggested E350 to him, but I am not familiar with netbook and whether can get with his budget, so any suggestion from anyone which brand good to go? Or you have better idea? Thanks!

[WTA] Any shop to avoid in LYP?

sleecc — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:36:35 +0800

Trying to get some HW stuff next weekend from LYP, usually go to PCZone, C-Zone and Viewnet, in case those shop dont hv the HW I m looking for, which shop that u have bad experience or have bad reputation which I should avoid?

AMD or Intel for budget setup

sleecc — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:53:02 +0800

Plan to build a budget system that can last for 3 - 5 years, purpose: web surfing, video, music, light gaming

need advice between these 2 setup (CPU + mobo):

AMD: (PC Zone pricelist)
Athlon II X4 640 (313)
MSI 880GMA-E45 (340)

Intel: (Viewnet pricelist)
Core i3 2100 (364)
Intel DH67BL-B3 (349)

remaining spec:
Corsair DDR3 1333 4GB
Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB / ITB
DVD writer: recomment me
FSP Hexa 500W
CM Elite 342
CM Hyper TX3
Dell UltraSharp U2311H

both AMD and Intel setup with 4 RAM slots, build in GPU, support USB 3 & SATA 3, but i3 only 2 core/4 thread and unoverclockable, x4 has 4 core and overclockable, also will plan to add SSD and more RAM in the future.

budget is around the price range given, if you have better setup pls comment. and recomment me a DVD writer as well. thx!

[WTA] Core i3 Stock HSF vs Hyper TX3

sleecc — Sun, 01 May 2011 23:03:36 +0800

If I were to build a Core i3 (1155) rig, does it make any different if I change the stock HSF to a better cooler (e.g. Hyper TX3)? Quieter? Cooler? Since Core i3 is almost unoverclockable. Thx!

[WTA] Building AMD budget system

sleecc — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:08:24 +0800

Helping my fren building an AMD budget rig since I will be going to LYP to buy some stuff for myself. Basically, use for surfing net, ms office, virtualization (vmware, virtualbox) with his DVI monitor, watching movie using his HDMI TV, not for gaming. His budget is 1K, not including monitor, keyboard & mouse, speaker, just rig only. i drafted a spec for him, can someone help further? thx!

CPU: AMD Athlon II (X2/X3/X4)
mobo: 880G/785G mobo with DVI, HDMI port (ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO or MSI 785GM-E51 or recommend me)
RAM: 2x 2GB DDR3 (Corsair or Kingston value ram)
HDD: 500GB (Caviar blue or Spinpoint F3)
GC: I think dont need since the budget is low
DVD: any SATA DVD writer
Casing: any within budget casing
PSU: around 400w? (FSP Saga+ 400w or Gigabyte Powerock 390w or recommend me)

Is the above spec balance? I think the above spec can meet his requirement. Can someone help me to fine tune the above spec? Thx!

[WTA] Need help on PSU & cooler

sleecc — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:49:51 +0800

My current system:

Athlon II X3 440
ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO
2x 2GB DDR3 RAM
Samsung spinpoint F3 500GB
Samsung 20x DVD Writer
CM Elite 342 mATX Case
CM EPP 390W (From friend, only temporary use)
Stock HSF
Acer V203H

Is my above system balance? I want to OC my system, so I need advice what PSU & cooler to use? My total budget is around RM220, enough? TQ!

<WTA> Recommend me a 400w PSU

sleecc — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:30:53 +0800

Need the sifu here to advice me which is better? Are they available from LYP? Which shop is selling and how much?

Cooler Master Elite Power 400w
Review: Hardware Secrets

FSP Saga II 400w
Review: Tom's Hardware

CM Elite Power 400w only problem is not 80+, but still close to 80% so I am ok with that, ripple & noise are within spec, can deliver the labeled power, and the protection is also working. I think this is not a bad PSU.

FSP Saga II 400w is 80+, but no information on whether the ripple & noise is within spec from the review.

I will go for FSP if the ripple & noise is within spec, but anyone know where can find? Otherwise, I will stay with CM. Any advice from the sifu? TQ!