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[Desk PC] Vector Desk Build - ASUS GOLIATH

vahn87 — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:58:39 +0800

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Hi all!!!

Not really a worklog cause we're too distracted with the fun of assembling the whole thing! So...did not manage to take much pic.

Here's our new retail ready design:

And here is an actual pic! Drawing vs actual, not much difference ain't it?

Of course, all this will only happen with the help from following great companies:

Mainboard & GPU

RAM & Storage

PSU & Fans

Water Cooling Solution

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[Desk PC] Vector Desk build v2

vahn87 — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:43:08 +0800

ETA mid May 2013!

hopefully it is fine to purposely make a space for something that will only occur 2-3 weeks later

Since I might be busy later, so this will allow me to entertain some Q&A (if there is any) while waiting for the Desk to be manufactured.

Proposed design:

fairly close no? =D

more pictar coming during watercooling installations!

[SPONSORED PROJECT] Vector PROTOTYPE 00

vahn87 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:31:49 +0800

Greetings peeps!

My first ever PC worklog in my life!

Story behind the build

Two months ago, I was cleaning up my storeroom and I'd stumbled upon my ancient rig. I've no idea when did I bought it, but I do recall the last time I had ever used it was 6 years ago back in year 2006. Since then I'd shifted to huge laptops and ultra-portables.

Here's how it looks like:

yea...its quite..."fancy"...I was at "that" age that time...

Internals:
Nothing great, just a typical p4 system.

After that, I went logging into my bank account to check if there is any sufficient funds avail for a makeover. Since thers some extra $$, I'd started going back and forth from my lazy chair and my pc doing the day dreaming and googling for inspiration(this is the keyword to my plan! "inspiration").

The build:

i) Hardware:

Mobo: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z

CPU: AMD FX-8350 ~ 4.0GHz / 8-core

GPU: ASUS HD7970 DirectCU ll TOP CrossFire

RAM: MUSHKIN Redline DDR3-1866 4GB x 4

Storage: MUSHKIN Chronos 120GB SSD RAID

PSU: Seasonic Platinum Series 1000W

Desk! (the case) : Vector PROTOTYPE 00

ii) Water-cooling parts:

CPU block: EK-Supremacy - Nickel Plexi CSQ

GPU blocks: 2x EK-FC7970 DCII - Acetal+EN (Nickel) with EK FC Link Dual Parallel set

RAM block: EK-RAM Dominator X4 - Nickel Plexi CSQ

Reservoirs: 2x EK-RES X3

Radiators: 2x EK-CoolStream RAD XTX 480

Pumps: 2x Laing D5-MCP655 Vario with EK-D5 X-TOP Acetal and Bitspower D5/MCP655 MOD KIT

and of course, lotsa Bitspower fittings!

iii) Accessories:

1x KOOLANCE CTR-SPD12X2 Dual 12V Pump Controller
2x LAMTRON FC9 Fan Controllers
Multi-colored LEDs with remote
14x CM XtraFlo fans
2x Water Temp digital display

The idea was "lotsa customization", "lotsa work from scratch" and "big machinery involved". So I did some ugly sketching on some A4 papers and went ahead and ordered a few pieces of 2.5mm aluminium plates!

Once those alu plates arrives, I took my rig, do some cutting, some spray paint, screw everything back into position...and...thrash it

Bout what I did with those plates continues on 3rd post (I'm pretty bad in planning story plot, so I'll be reserving 2nd post for just in case stuff)

PC in a desk hardware

vahn87 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:15:02 +0800

Greetings everyone,

I need some assistance in allocating my budget to build a pc in a desk set up. Always wanted a aesthetically impressive pc in a desk, now that I've the time and some budget...so why not?

Been a while since I'd assembled a pc on my own, assistance on what to buy with my budget would be great!

I'd yet to start nething on the desk, not even the materials, but i need to know what kinda hardwares i can expect with RM 5k.

5k for all the hardwares in a casing which means excluding screen and other peripherals. I'll allocate a separate budget for watercooling of course! Having all the space, it'll be a waste to not go for watercooling

Thanks in advance.

Keylogger detected with Kaspersky

vahn87 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:08:47 +0800

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is this something to be worried bout? should i just leave it as it is?
i did some googling, thers some info that says theyre a bunch of stuff that kaspersky av recognised wrongly?
thanks in advance.

Keylogger detected with Kaspersky

vahn87 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:52:36 +0800

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is this something to be worried bout? should i just leave it as it is?

Telos RCA caps

vahn87 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:31 +0800

Have anyone heard of rca caps? thinking of introducing it here since gona get few more boxes for my friends. I'd bought few piece to be used for my car unused rca input/output. btw, 1 box contains 10 piece of em.

-Made of pure copper, the best effective material to isolate
EMI and RFI noise absorption.

-The best 24 carat gold-plating techniques

-Completely fit over unused connectors, protect them from
oxidation, dust and corrosion.

-Pure Teflon inside, the best material for isolation

note: there are 2 version actually, another one is the platinum which slightly more $$

Gold version
Platinum version

link to the product
Telos RCA caps
TheStar on Telos

Virus? or something else?

vahn87 — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:02:04 +0800

i've no idea what happened to my laptop suddenly
vista os, all of a sudden, window security center has been turned of by itself and i cant seem to turn it on back.
my previous avira antivirus also turned off by itself n i cant turn it back to active...
so i uninstalled it n replaced with avg, run a full sys scan..nothing found.

heres the hijackme log

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 11:57:12 AM, on 11/5/2008
Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16609)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Program Files\ASUS\ASUS Live Update\ALU.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\CLI.EXE
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\ASUS\ATK Media\DMedia.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
C:\Windows\system32\wbem\unsecapp.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
C:\Windows\ehome\ehtray.exe
C:\Windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe
C:\Program Files\ASUS\Asus MultiFrame\MultiFrame.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\CLI.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\CLI.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\aAvgApi.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLLoginProxy.exe
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.asus.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.asus.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
O2 - BHO: &Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: BitComet ClickCapture - {39F7E362-828A-4B5A-BCAF-5B79BFDFEA60} - C:\Program Files\BitComet\tools\BitCometBHO_1.1.9.24.dll
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: Groove GFS Browser Helper - {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\GRA8E1~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: AVG Security Toolbar - {A057A204-BACC-4D26-9990-79A187E2698E} - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\AVGTOO~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AVG Security Toolbar - {A057A204-BACC-4D26-9990-79A187E2698E} - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\AVGTOO~1.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATICCC] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\CLIStart.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATKMEDIA] C:\Program Files\ASUS\ATK Media\DMEDIA.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StormCodec_Helper] "C:\Program Files\Ringz Studio\Storm Codec\StormSet.exe" /S /opti
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avgnt] "C:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avgnt.exe" /min
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSConfig] "C:\Windows\system32\msconfig.exe" /auto
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Sidebar] C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ehTray.exe] C:\Windows\ehome\ehTray.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AWMON] "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Plus\Ad-Watch.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - Startup: OneNote 2007 Screen Clipper and Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: MultiFrame.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: &D&ownload &with BitComet - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe/AddLink.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &D&ownload all video with BitComet - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe/AddVideo.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &D&ownload all with BitComet - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe/AddAllLink.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: S&end to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra button: BitComet Search - {461CC20B-FB6E-4f16-8FE8-C29359DB100E} - C:\Program Files\BitComet\tools\BitCometBHO_1.1.9.24.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
O13 - Gopher Prefix:
O16 - DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) - http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w2/resources/...NPUplden-my.cab
O18 - Protocol: grooveLocalGWS - {88FED34C-F0CA-4636-A375-3CB6248B04CD} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\GR99D3~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgpp.dll
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: ASLDR Service (ASLDRService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\ATK Hotkey\ASLDRSrv.exe
O23 - Service: Ati External Event Utility - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\Windows\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: AVG8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: BHQDEGINVGX - Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com - C:\Users\Vahn\AppData\Local\Temp\BHQDEGINVGX.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Lic NetConnect service (CLTNetCnService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\Windows\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe
O23 - Service: Onlineeye Firewall Service (gmxfwsvc) - GMX - C:\Program Files\Onlineeye\gmxffcsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe
O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe
O23 - Service: OTBQJTQWZY - Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com - C:\Users\Vahn\AppData\Local\Temp\OTBQJTQWZY.exe
O23 - Service: spmgr - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\ASUS\NB Probe\SPM\spmgr.exe
O23 - Service: WSBENCQWQ - Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com - C:\Users\Vahn\AppData\Local\Temp\WSBENCQWQ.exe

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help is much appreciated...ima ..nub in these stuff

thnks in advance.

static noise sometimes

vahn87 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:14:54 +0800

bought a ld2++ recently, it emits little buzzing sound sometimes(thru my headphone)(direct plug into soundcard, everything is normal, so should be da amp and its power current prob? )....guessing might due to the electric current
if it is, how to solve? thnks in advance

used a current regulater, but doesnt solve it

math help

vahn87 — Sat, 12 May 2007 07:47:56 +0800

Funny

needed advise pls

vahn87 — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:54:47 +0800

currenly using altec lansing vs3151r with cheapo creative 5.1 soundblaster

problem is, sometimes when playing medium quality mp3 music file, distorted sound will occur during certain high tone. won't happen if im playing good quality mp3 file thou...

so, wana ask, is ther anything can be done 2 prevent the unwanted sound?

like changing soundcard will it help? recommend any under rm300, no $$

thnks for readin

ati prob

vahn87 — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:06:58 +0800

[attachmentid=219018]this error pop up on my notebook, no idea what it is....