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[WTS] BNIB CM Storm Ceres 500

mofonyx — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:14:30 +0800

Item(s): CM Storm Ceres 500

Package includes:As new, full package

Price: RM200

Warranty: No warranty

Dealing method: Cash on hand

Location of seller:Petaling Jaya

Contact method/details:PM me here, or via khorweejin@gmail.com

Age of item: 2 years

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Item(s) conditions: Brand new in box

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Reason for sale:Currently having better heads

[WTA] microATX 9TB HTPC + media server on Ubuntu

mofonyx — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 23:04:37 +0800

Hi all,

Thanks. I'm building this system in the UK - apologies for price in £. Bought all my WD 3TB Reds from Malaysia! Would appreciate some help with some questions below.

I intend to use this mainly as a HTPC media server running on Ubuntu with ZFS on RAIDZ1. Plan to use about half my SSD for L2ARC / ZIL.

Would appreciate any advice on build configuration + scalability. I don't spend time playing games at the moment but I was an avid gamer in my past life, so I'm not ruling that out if I am able to scale up my PC to do so.

1. Is my motherboard overkill? Should I just go with GA-Z87M-D3H instead of the GA-Z87MX-D3H. I've read that the minor upgrade to the Intel LAN controller from Realtek alone is worth the money. Would appreciate any alternatives. Also looked at Asus Z87M-PLUS and Gryphon (which is too expensive).

2. If I do intend to use this machine for games in the future, is there an option to dual-boot the system and run Windows alongside? I suspect this would mean I would not be able to access my ZFS RAIDZ pool but that is OK (as I have one extra slot in the case for an additional HDD).

Thanks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£93.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.12 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£97.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£106.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£106.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£106.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£106.92 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Silverstone TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£73.30)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£88.26)
Keyboard: Logitech K400 Wireless Slim Keyboard w/Touchpad (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Total: £1025.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 16:03 BST+0100)

Asam Laksa @ SS2 pasar malam on which day?

mofonyx — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:21:03 +0800

Back for CNY holiday. Leaving this Thursday AM.

The only thing I haven't eaten that I've been craving is the laksa.

Is the laksa on tonight's pasar malam or on thursday?

Thanks. Happy Chinese New Year <3

Help with engrish

mofonyx — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:36:55 +0800

Hello,

I'm sure I heard this word somewhere but for the life of me I can't remember.

It is used to describe wastage due to excessive initial 'outlay' (also probably improper use of outlay - haha).

So what I'm trying to describe can be exemplified by this:
Say you always buy 6 pints of milk because you think you can drink 6 pints. But at the end of the day you only drink 1 pint before expiry. 5 pints go to waste. The wastage of buying 6 pints instead of 1 pint can be defined by what word?

Thanks.

Camstudi recording crashed midway. How to recover?

mofonyx — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:07:45 +0800

Hello,

I was using Camstudio to make a screencap. Midway through the main Camstudio window disappeared, and only the 'flashing' window remained (if you use Camstudio you would know this), so the green borders identifying the area recorded is still there.

I decided to Ctrl + Alt + Del and terminate the 'flashing' window, and I managed to recover temp.avi

I then used the steps in this link http://forum.videohelp.com/topic293355.html to recover my recording, unfortunately what I got was a fuzzy picture of nothing more than what I would describe as from a fly's point of view.

I'm not able to properly determine the dimensions or framerate of my recording, so this could be faulting my repair, but it's good to know that there is data in that temp.avi

How do I proceed recovering it?

Thanks.

Lite-On eHAU324 availability?

mofonyx — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:32:44 +0800

Hello,

I'm looking at Lite-On eHAU324. Any shops stocking this? When are you expecting stock to arrive? What's your price?

http://www.cdrlabs.com/News/lite-on-introd...dvd-writer.html

Thanks.

Anyone here going to the UK Manchester meet?

mofonyx — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:15:15 +0800

Hello,

It's not all surprising that a lot of Malaysians are studying in the UK. The UK Manchester meet is 7th of Nov. Is anyone here going besides me?

Fuse ratings on power cords?

mofonyx — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:25:37 +0800

Power cords all come with fuses (unlike American power cords?). Just to clear the air, I'm not asking about audiophile grade fuses or whatever.

I have no background on electronics and what I may be asking could sound completely daft to you. I checked the fuse on my powercords (cheap, generic ones they are!) and they are rated 3A, 5A and 10A. Does it matter what the rating is? Would I be 'bottlenecking' the current going into my equipment? Should I change all of it to 13A fuses? Or even better, buy cords which does not require fuses?

Silly, I know. Any input is appreciated.

Thanks

If you only had the weekends to lift

mofonyx — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:08:10 +0800

Serious thread.

If you only had the gym on the weekends, what would your routine look like?

Cheers.

Where to find printing service near KelanaJayaLRT?

mofonyx — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:06:46 +0800

Hello,

Is there a printing service to convert soft copy PDFs to hard copies? I need to print a 422 page PDF book. Where can I find such a service? Also, how is it done (CD? thumbdrive?) ? What's the price?

Thanks.

Who's the bigger loser?

mofonyx — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:55:38 +0800

Because really, the one who says 'slowpoke' is the loser right? 'cos he stays in all day reading new /k/ topics, then when an old one comes up he goes 'slowpoke'

Winners go out and have fun, read funny news and decide to share, that's why a bit slow la.

Did the internet suddenly die?

mofonyx — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:14:31 +0800

And a lot of pages are not loading

Is it just me?

Why are we more attracted to our own race?

mofonyx — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:51:40 +0800

Marriages are more often of same race. Common sense genetics would tell you that a Chinese marrying an Indian would be superior 'genetically' to a Chinese marrying a Chinese, because at some grand level, there is a reduced chance of inbreeding by marrying outside your race.

So why is our preference skewed?

Sleep Supplements

mofonyx — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:01:00 +0800

I always have trouble sleeping. This product looks like a neglected area of bodybuilding. I would prefer not to discuss my sleeping problems, unless you have a psych recommendation.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ams/nocturnabol.html

Looks good eh? I was initially thinking of taking NOW Melatonin to aid my sleep cycle until I found this.

Shuffle combo pakai boxer

mofonyx — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:34:30 +0800

[youtube]5ciRkY7tF6s[/youtube]

stim.

I was told that I won the Mission M3C2 speaker

mofonyx — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:05:19 +0800

Hi guys,

It's great to win something, especially from a draw. This was from the KLIAV show 2008. I went with my dad and he informs me today that he won the Mission M3C2 center speaker.

Now, we already have a 5.1 system. What do we do with the Mission M3C2? My set up is Energy and it already has a centre speaker.

Thanks for your time.

-WS

Pacquiao v Hatton

mofonyx — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:18:13 +0800

[youtube]pmCJ0OJpKhc[/youtube]

A day late, but who cares. Was a great match.

Bulls @ Boston Game 7

mofonyx — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:52:53 +0800

Anyone watching this?

Who do you want to win?

I found a diamond ring in my communal kitchen

mofonyx — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:55:08 +0800

I found a diamond ring in my communal kitchen.

I'm thinking it's diamond because the inscription on the underside of the ring says Au750 (which I'm guessing is white gold). You wouldn't mount a cheap rock on a white gold ring, right?

Anyhoo, should I:
i) leave a note saying I found a ring and return it
ii) wait for the owner to leave a note in the kitchen asking if anyone has found it
iii) pawn it at the jeweller's tomorrow

edit: poll failed.

Will Malaysians ever be steezy?

mofonyx — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:03:03 +0800

Will Malaysians ever be steezy?

We lack the exposure to fashion forward cutting edge designers that define the current trends in today's fashion. Names like Ann Demeulemeester, Junya Watanabe, Yohji Yamamoto, Rick Owens, Raf Simons, Dries van Noten, Margiela et al. will never see the light of day in Malaysia.

The only designers Malaysians know are LV, Prada, Gucci, Armani. That money can be better spent elsewhere.

So without these names appearing even in fashion mags available to Malaysians, will we ever be steezy? Do you think that it'll be harder for us to be fashionable, even when in another country?

also, a public apology to calvinloke for previous disagreement on the forums.