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WTA dead mobo / motherboard

Zuljalal W. Ikram — Mon, 14 May 2018 18:02:19 +0800

hello guys, i wanna ask few questions
welp, i have dead Asus Z170 mobo because i think thermal paste went into mobo socket a lil bit when try to clean it

>>>> The Story (you can skip this and go to question directly):

when 1st time buying the system, i was asking the shop from KL to assemble for me, works charm.. then later awhile,
sometimes try to clean dust inside, i noticed thermal paste they put lil bit much, affecting over the side of cpu surface
but its ok, its not a big problem because not overly boundary to mobo socket or anything

the system almost 2 years old now, and i was gonna put my system into new pc case
when start the PC after clean, everything is on but the monitor wont show anything.. i tried to reclean, i saw lil bit of
thermal paste was affecting few pins.. welp, at that moment, i knew i effing up (morgan freeman meme)

tried test everything but non working.. then, i send to nearest comp shop to inspect, and they also give same answer
dead mobo but working cpu.. i researched, i dont think i can RMA due to socket problem, repair maybe xpensive too
the only solution is buy new mobo, thus bought same identical mobo, from wut i've heard, i wont lose my windows/files
and its on its way thru postage.. the end..?

>>>> The Question:

what can i do with my dead mobo?
i dont want to do as decor (pls no, i cried if i do this) or maybe thru selling/repairing to computer hardware shop?
(which i cant find where the exact place to go, fyi im at Kelantan area.. and dont want spend much money if to repair)

any suggestions, im appreciate it.. thank you very much

pc monitor suggestion under RM600

Zuljalal W. Ikram — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 20:58:46 +0800

can anyone give suggestion about any pc monitor?

preferred :

suitable for dark room, can adjust brightness similar as laptop's monitor [the dimmer+clearer, the better]
has HDMI, to be plugged on graphics card
any panel, IPS, TN or VA is fine, as long its good
resolution 1920x1080 and more than 20 inch size
mainly use for gaming [not for competitive/online, just normal current-gen gamer]
wanna buy 2 same monitors, for multitask purpose
energy-efficient

budget :

below RM600 for one monitor [the cheaper, the better]

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feel free to giv ideas or suggestions, thx

Broadband Modem

Zuljalal W. Ikram — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:58:57 +0800

Is there any USB broadband modem that using micro sim version?

modem: 3.75G
budget: is below RM100

FM radio software

Zuljalal W. Ikram — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 19:29:30 +0800

I know this is kinda silly question, but at least I want to know..

is there any Windows software that have ability to tune local FM radio, offline, similar as nowadays phone?

if yes, can you recommend one?
if no, is it because the tuner need to have certain hardware that doesn't have on Windows one?

tq

recommend FM Tuner

Zuljalal W. Ikram — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 19:23:01 +0800

is there any good offline, FM radio tuner for Android??

mostly I found in Google Play is Internet-based.. what I want to find is the normal FM tuner that find local radio station

I have stock FM tuner in my phone, but I'm thinking to get another one because MIUI v5 FM tuner kinda difficult to use compared to my cheap Nokia phone.. huhu

Trouble with 'Open with'

Zuljalal W. Ikram — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:33:22 +0800

In Windows 8.1, same as Windows 7 that have function of 'Open with'
that will listing another program for the file type..

referring to my problem, I want my desired program in my 'Open with',
but it was not listing in its list

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in my example, refer to my image attachment 1, it was my current list
of program for image viewer. But, I want to use Photoscape instead of the
listing given, so I click to 'Choose default program..' and pick the program,
like in image attachment 2

actually, I want direct click at 'Open with' list, not through find at 'Choose default
program..' but the Photoscape wont appear in the list, similar as image 1 again

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I've tried registry and whatsoever but nothing happen, please help~

Printer recommendation

Zuljalal W. Ikram — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:06:10 +0800

As the title said, I want to buy a new printer actually,
but I need a suggestion, easier for me to find best printer out there

Budget:
- less than RM450

Product spec. need:
- Mostly using it for color and mono printing with 80gsm paper
- Maybe using it for photo too, but extremely rarely to do so
- Prefer on all-in-one version, but actually already enough if it include photocopy function only
- Easier to manage ink refill
- Most important: the ink is affordable, AND durable (tahan lama) even not using it for awhile,
because I'll using it only during necessary time, for home user (not often like in office)

I already survey some, many people prefer using CISS version printer because its ink-friendly,
and just Epson brand has genuine CISS printer function.

Please help~

Looking for Y510P Ultrabay

Zuljalal W. Ikram — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:08:31 +0800

I'm looking for Ultrabay attachments for my Lenovo Y510P..

The Ultrabay I want to find is for graphic card on my laptop,
the laptop now is using older generation, Nvidia GT 750M..

so, is there anyone know where I can find it?
or any other Ultrabay type (except optical drive)?

First time to build custom PC

Zuljalal W. Ikram — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:24:36 +0800

I need suggestion for my later PC through specs below, feel free to give any opinion..
sorry if some of it may not compatible together since I'm still newbie about PC build..

and yea, at least will get average experience on current gen. PC games.. if can, share
your experience on custom PC maintenance too, I'll take it as good advice as starter
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INTEL CORE I7 4790K 4.40GHZ SOCKET 1150 CPU

ASUS Z97 MAXIMUS VII HERO SOCKET 1150 MOTHERBOARD
or ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 SOCKET 1150 MOTHERBOARD
or any other ASUS MOTHERBOARD below RM1.2k

KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY 8GB DDR3 1600MHZ RAM

INTEL 530 SERIES 120GB SATA III 2.5' SSD

CM STORM ENFORCER ATX CASING

COOLER MASTER EXTREME 2 SERIES 725W POWER SUPPLY

ASUS GEFORCE GTX750 STRIX OC 2GB DDR5 128BIT GRAPHIC
or ASUS GEFORCE GTX970 STRIX DC II OC 4GB DDR5 256BIT GRAPHIC
or any ASUS GEFORCE STRIX GRAPHIC below RM1.4k

COOLER MASTER V8 GTS CPU COOLER
or COOLER MASTER SEIDON 120XL WATER CPU COOLER
or COOLER MASTER V4 GTS CPU COOLER
or any other easy-to-manage CPU COOLER

ASUS 24X DVD-RW SATA INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE DRW-24B3ST

ASUS 18.5' LED MONITOR VS197DE VGA

or is there another extra item that I need for custom PC??

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my budget is around RM5k or 4k below, well.. at least for 1st timer of custom PC