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Which Poco phones worth the money

kailon — Tue, 20 May 2025 15:58:27 +0800

I'm planning to get a Poco to replace my old Redmi Note 5 Pro. But can't decide which model to get. I have a budget of around 2K but need to save as much money as possible.

I basically need a phone that plays games like Genshin/emulators and a decent camera for content creation. I'm eyeing the Poco F6 Pro 1TB, but I heard the Redmi Turbo 4 is going to be rebranded as F7 soon.
The X7 Pro 512GB seems to have a good price tag, but not sure if worth the money.

Need help deciding which Poco phone has the best value, or help me recommend other phones besides Poco.

How do I fill this hole on a tiled wall

kailon — Thu, 08 May 2025 00:53:56 +0800

I accidentally knocked the corner of the tiled wall with a ladder. So I'm pretty much fixed it with just super glue, but I found out I'm missing some pieces. Probably already dropped inside the wall, and I don't think I can fish it out. lol

So I just want to fill the hole, but not sure what to use or do.

My China Boss Plans To Run Away To Russia

kailon — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:49:12 +0800

Ok, this is probably just me being paranoid or may turn out to be true.

The reason I suspected my China Boss is planning to run away to Russia. Cause he entered legal troubles in China and soon to be here in Malaysia. Also, I was told about this alleged plan through my soon-to-be-former OP Manager, who got fired for "doesn't know how to do his job". Which is BS to be honest.

According to my OP Manager, the PA is currently researching on Russian visas and is allegedly planning to run away this month on the 28th.

If he indeed plans to run away. There will be no boss to run the shop since we have no local directors and the last one quit many months ago. Basically, the chances of not getting our salary is high.

To give you guys proper context as to why he might run to Russia:

*Many former China employees have reported him for unpaid salary to the CCP. This is according to the former PA who has direct contact with a former China employee.
*The CCP couldn't contact and find his office in China. So they escalated the issue into Tax Fraud/Evasion.
*KWSP starting to investigate him due to repeating lying about not having staff in the shop.
*The business is technically running at a loss. But somehow able to pay the rent, bills and our salary. We suspect something is off but no proof to prove it.
*The company bank account has almost little to no money. Since he hid his cash at home. This is confirmed by my OP Manager and former PA/Acting GM. He only deposits it during payday.

Right now, I'm looking for advice besides looking for another job. Since I'm in no position to quit now. Not until next month.

Looking for a new budget/mid-range phone

kailon — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 05:50:36 +0800

I'm looking for a new phone cause my Redmi Note 5 is showing issues. I have two budgets here, one is RM 600 and the other is RM 1400. The first budget is just for emergency just in-case my phone died too soon. The other is when it can survive another a month for me to be able to use that budget.

I more into performance then camera quality and what not. If it can play FGO and Genshin in low settings then I'm okay with it.

Looking For Budget CPU Cooler And Thermal Paste

kailon — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:17:05 +0800

I need help on choosing a good cheap CPU Cooler and thermal paste for my old i7 4790.

So far I only, only found a few candidates which is Snowman MT6S Dual Fan, ID-COOLING SE-224-XTS and Jonsbo CR1400. For thermal paste it's either GD900 or MX-4

The Snowman MT6S Dual Fan seem to be a valued cooler base on reviews. But there is no local seller and have to order it from China. The bracket seems a bit iffy if you ask me.

Can't find much about ID-COOLING SE-224-XTS and Jonsbo CR1400. But base benchmarks on YouTube, the ID-Cooling is the better choice but Jonsbo seem to be a bit cheaper.

I don't know much about thermal paste, all I know is GD900 is better and cheaper then MX-4 but doesn't last long.

I only have a budget for coolers and paste around RM 150. So I need help choosing one of these or suggestion for alternatives.

I more into the most quiet ones over lower temperature. Since I'm doing voice recording, live streaming and video editing on my PC.

How bad is Non-Dram SSD for a OS drive

kailon — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:52:49 +0800

I'm planning to get an Adata SU650 1tb as an OS drive. Cause I'm in a tight budget and I need an emergency purchase just in case my HDD just suddenly died after 9 years of service. Yeah, I'm still running Win7 but going to Win10 once I decided to get an SSD.

Going to use it together with gaming, OBS, video editing and Photoshop. Not gonna use it for scratch disk and recording since have another HDD dedicated for that. Just wanna know how bad it is.

How good is Toshiba HDD?

kailon — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 15:41:17 +0800

I'm planning to replace one of my old Seagate 1TB HDD from 2016 since it shows signs of slowing down. I found the Toshiba P300 to be the cheapest compare against WD Blue and SG Barracuda. By RM 10-20 difference. I'm not sure how reliable or good is Toshiba since I have zero experience on the brand.

I'm gonna use it as my main OS drive cause SSD is out of my budget range.

My PC can't turn on but USB is still powered

kailon — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:36:09 +0800

So I'm running a Intel Core i7 4790, 3 stick of 8 GB ram, 3 HDD and a gtx 1060 6gb.

I found my PC unable to turn on last night around 11 pm - 12 am. The last time I turn it on is around 8 am and turn it off somewhere before 10 pm.

At first I suspect it was my PSU but the USB is still powered since it can still powered my elgato and my audio interface. So I end up testing my mobo with another PSU which an old dell 450w. I remove all the components except the 1 stick of ram and hope it trigger the IGPU.

I see some life from the casing and CPU fan but stop shortly after. So I assume the dell doesn't have enough juice to power just the CPU and the IGPU. Before this my PSU doesn't even bother start the fan.

So I test back my PSU and to see it can boot with just the CPU and 1 ram. And it did.

So I further test with all my components and the pc runs. Also test if I unplugged and replugged the socket to see what happens. It still can turn on.

By then I start using it around 2 am till 3-4 am. Then later I woke up this morning around 11 am. It won't start anymore. At this point I begin to suspect it was the PSU. So I ordered another PSU. But I did some Google later and some say it's the mobo issue. At this point I'm not sure anymore.

Do anyone has experience this before?. Also I build my pc around 2015 or 2016. Which why I assume it is my PSU, since I don't see any sign that my mobo is dead yet.

(WTA) Sound Proofing Wall and Door without Damage

kailon — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 14:43:17 +0800

Hi,

Do anyone know how to sound proof a room without damaging the wall paint job?. Cause I'm looking for ways to stick the soundproof wall foam without destroying the wall. Also any clue how sound proof a door as well?.

My Galax GTX 1060 6GB OC Performance issue

kailon — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 12:04:08 +0800

Hi, I just upgraded my PC to a Galax GTX 1060 6GB OC edition. I'm having trouble getting performance out of it base on the reviews and video benchmarks I have seen.

My R6S benchmark give me the average 90+ FPS on ultra settings while other benchmarks showed more then 120 FPS. Those numbers I judge is from the reviewed base cards and my OC version should pull off more frames then them but it did not.

I thought my i7 4790 is the one bottlenecking it but I found a benchmark video with a similar CPU spec out performed mine.

Is this a driver issue cause all my drivers are updated or somehow I didn't install correctly.

Spec:
Core i7 4790
24 GB DDR3 RAM

GTX 1060 3GB VS 6GB? Which is worth it?

kailon — Thu, 24 May 2018 14:51:44 +0800

I can't decide whether I should get the 3GB or 6GB version. 3GB is way cheaper then 6GB around RM 200-300+ price difference depending on brand and model. Although getting 6GB is basically future proof but I'm not sure paying extra RM 200+ is worth it.

I basically playing Overwatch and Rainbow Six Siege as my daily gaming. The most demanding game in my library is Witcher 3. I don't mind set everything on medium in 1080P but I only make sure I set the textures high or more.

My rig is running an Intel Core i7 4790 with 24GB of DDR3 RAM. I'm planing to get the 3GB version since I'm hoping my RAM can compensate the GPU VRAM. Or its just better for me to shell out extra bucks and just get 6GB.

Which is worth the money?.

[WTS] Aeroline Guard Tour System Made In Malaysia

kailon — Fri, 13 May 2016 18:32:21 +0800

Aeroline Guard Tour System (Made In Malaysia)

The Aeroline is designed as a unique perimeter clocking system for monitoring
your security guards. It enhances your security, when information regarding
your security guards' patrolling movement andproductivity, will be made
available to you at your fingertips.

Aeroline system is 'user-friendly' it can be operated with little or no
training and the information collected are very secure, accurate and can
easily be downloaded into your computer to produce comprehensive reports.

Dual Language : English & Bahasa Malaysia

Price: RM 2800

We also provide installation service if needed.

Contact me via e-mail if interested purchasing this product or need to require
additional info.

Dean Alexander Lim

E-mail: deanalexanderlim@gmail.com

Anyone know where I can send my 3DSXL for repairs?

kailon — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 23:50:07 +0800

My 3DS XL charging port seem to be spoiled cause I already tried two chargers on it. I'm thinking sending it for repairs but I have no idea where to send it. Can anyone help me on this?