COMPUTER TECH !!!

Prolimatech Megahalems for Sale !!! ~ mammoth !

2009-08-22T07:18:00.006+08:00

The Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler For Intel & AMD

Hello all its been 3 months since i last updated my blog =)

AS for now i am a seller for the mammoth Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler !!!

Such huge monster !!! Perfect for silent but powerfull cooling !!!

The Megahalems coupled with the Xigmatek XLF-F1254 120mm fan

Priced at RM285.00 (PM me in LYN for best price)

Item is new and supports LGA 775,LGA1366 and AM2/AM2+ Sockets as well (Optional Bracket)

The real battle : GTX 260+ VS 8800 Ultra ~ and its serious !!!

2009-06-03T21:24:00.013+08:00

Hello ladies and gentlemen,I have received a lots of feedback from my previous GTX 260+ VS 8800 Ultra mini review and one of the feedback is not to rely on synthetic benchmark scores and yes ladies and gentlemen I shall answer to those demands by putting the two same card yet again side by side to see which of the graphics card came out on top in this round..I present to you the cards that shall be put to the test today

Purpose of test : The 8800 Ultra is more than 3 years old and the GTX260+ is less than 1 year old,but does new technology really means superb performance boost if compared to the old technology?Let us see can the BFG 8800 Ultra OC Edition cope and stand on similar footing with the much newer Winfast Leadtek GTX260+ Extreme..come lets see how these monster of graphics card fight each other in real life gaming experience

A quick peek on what does each card offer :

- Card 1 -

Graphics card name : Leadtek Winfast GTX 260 Extreme+

GPU : GT200

DIE Size : 55nm

Shader : 216 Unified Shadow Processor

Clock (GPU/Memory) : 602MHz/999MHz
Memory bandwith : 448 bit
Memory size : 896 MB GDDR3

- Card 2 -

Graphics card name : BFG 8800 Ultra OC Edition

GPU : G80

DIE Size : 90nm
Shader : 128 Unified Shader Processor
Clock (GPU/Memory) : 630MHz/1110MHz

Memory bandwith : 384 bit

Memory size : 768 MB GDDR3

- Test Bed -

CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 OC @ 3.36 GHz (420MHz x 8)

Motherboard : Biostar T-Power I45

RAM : Kingston Hyper-X 2x1GB CL4 DDR2 OC @ 900MHz

HDD : Western Digital Raptor Drive 74GB 10K RPM

PSU : Corsair TX650W ~ 52A Single Rail

Monitor : ACER AL1717 (1280x1024 @ 75 MHz)
OS : Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Software : Far Cry 2. Need For Speed : Undercover, GRID

Driver : nVidia WHQL 185.85 (Quality preset)

Other Settings : Both card fan was set to 100% spin using Rivatuner

GAME TEST !!!

Using the latest Dunia engine,Far Cry 2 promises eye catching scene and is a good game to test your card prowess.Now lets see how these card perform in this game.

Now I do not want to set the game at the lowest setting as that would be inba..so just to squeeze the juice out of these nice hot GC's,all the game tested here will be put to the highest possible setting available in the game to see who came out on top at the end of the day.

Far Cry 2 Test

Game preset : 1280 x1024,75MHz,Ultra High Settings, 8 x Anti-Aliasing,Direct-X 10

BFG 8800 Ultra OC Edition

Max FPS : 58.94
Min FPS : 31.21
Average FPS : 40.31

Leadtek Winfast GTX 260+ Extreme

Max FPS : 69.26
Min FPS : 31.50
Average FPS : 44.60

Need For Speed : Undercover

Game preset : 1280 x 1024,75 MHz,All High Settings,6 x AA,Anisotropic Filtering

~ TEST RESULTS ~

BFG 8800 Ultra OC Edition

Min FPS : 40
Max FPS : 71
Average FPS : 53

Leadtek Winfast GTX 260+ Extreme

Min FPS : 45
Max FPS : 76
Average FPS : 56

Racedriver : GRID

BFG 8800 Ultra OC Edition

Min FPS : 42
Max FPS : 65
Average FPS : 52

Leadtek Winfast GTX 260+ Extreme

Min FPS : 43
Max FPS : 74
Average FPS : 57

~~FINAL VERDICT ~~

As stated before that the importance of this test is not to show who is the best amon the two of them.The GTX260+ does lead all test thanks to its latest technology used with superior memory bandwith and memory buffer if compared to the 8800 Ultra.BUT..as clearly can be seen through all the test,though the 8800 Ultra is an old card and take into account that the GTX260 is an overclocked version,the 8800 Ultra is just short of a few FPS,a mere 5 to 9 frames difference and saying from my experience..frames which is more than 45 FPS have no difference to the naked eye.

So what I am trying to say here again and again =)is that the 8800 Ultra is still a competant card and this test has again shown that the card can match GTX260+ which is indeed a fair comparison class.

Western Digital Raptor Hard Disk 10,000 RPM For sale !!!

2009-05-30T17:38:00.003+08:00

Western Digital Super Hard Disk Drive up for grabs !!!

Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200

2009-05-26T12:54:00.002+08:00

Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 For Sale

Come and buy !!!

Pentium Dual Core E5200
Speed : 2.5 Ghz (200MHz x 12.5)
2MB L2-Cache
FSB 800MHz
45nm Technology
Stepping M0

XFX HD4830 ~ Sneak peek !

2009-05-26T08:30:00.014+08:00

Hello there,huhu as for today I managed to get my hands on XFX HD4830 graphics card,nice and elegant looking HD4830 instead of those lame single slot and barely exposed PCB..XFX has instead opted to cover the frontal PCB and heatsink with the cool black plastic cover.Since it uses a quite thick heatsink,its kinda heavy..As from the picture,its much shorter if compared to the 8800 Ultra so the XFX wont have any problem fitting any casing IMO.

I wont be doing review on this card as I already did a test on Sapphire HD4830.So its kinda pointless to expect a big different in terms of performance thus I decided not to review it.Huhu but do expect better cooling from this card thanks to its massive cooling solution.

BFG 8800 Ultra VS Leadtek Winfast GTX260 Extreme+ ~ Dogfight !!!

2009-05-24T09:37:00.016+08:00

~ Monster showdown ~

Hello all,as for today I shall be doing a mini review on two cards who can be said as Mammoth in terms of size,performance and price tag as well =).The 8800 Ultra is one of the old G80 GPU which dated back in 2006 where it makes its presence felt in the world of graphics.However the the 8800 series has been continued and be given a facelift thru the die shrink from 90nm (G80) to 65nm(G92) and the 8800 series has been renamed to 9800 series,which in fact originates and uses the 8800 technology and now the 9800 Series has again be renamed to GTS250(9800GTX+) and GTS150 (9800GT)..dont ask me why,ask nVidia,but its all down to marketing strategies and to those unaware potential buyers,these trick works on them as the basic rules is

bigger number = better performance

*yes that rule is true,but not in this case =)

As for the GTX260+,it is the latest GT200 GPU and fear not,it has nothing to do with 8800 series architecture and uses the smallest die from nVidia(55nm) if compared to ATI's(40nm).But today we are not going to compare die sizes.The purpose of this test is to compare the 8800 Ultra which is top of the line 8800 series and the GTX260+(216SP) which is the smallest brother of the GTX2xx series,though it may be the "weakest" GTX2xx series,this babe's raw power can't be denied.

Enough of introduction lets see what we have today =)

Purpose of test : the 8800 Ultra is more than 3 years old and the GTX260+ is less than 1 year old,but does new technology really means superb performance boost if compared to the old technology?lets find out...

- Card 1 -

Graphics card name : Leadtek Winfast GTX 260 Extreme+

GPU : GT200

DIE Size : 55nm

Shader : 216 Unified Shadow Processor

Clock (GPU/Memory) : 602MHz/999MHz
Memory bandwith : 448 bit
Memory size : 896 MB GDDR3

Current market price (new/used) : RM800/RM700~RM600

- Card 2 -

Graphics card name : BFG 8800 Ultra OC Edition

GPU : G80

DIE Size : 90nm
Shader : 128 Unified Shader Processor
Clock (GPU/Memory) : 630MHz/1110MHz

Memory bandwith : 384 bit

Memory size : 768 MB GDDR3

Current market price (new/used) : Discontinued/RM600~RM500

- Test Bed -

CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 OC @ 3.2 GHz (400MHz x 8)

Motherboard : Biostar T-Power I45

RAM : Corsair Twin 2x XMS2 DDR2 OC @ 860MHz

HDD : Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7.2K RPM

PSU : Corsair TX650W ~ 52A Single Rail

Monitor : Samsung T220 (1680x1050)
OS : Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Software : 3Dmark06 (preset 1280x1024,no AA)

Driver : nVidia WHQL 185.85 (Quality preset)

8800 Ultra VS GTX260+ ~ 3DMark06 Results

BFG 8800 Ultra OC Edition

3DMark06 Overall Score : 13175

3dMark06 SM 2.0 Score : 6016

3dMark06 HDR/SM 3.0 Score : 6285

Min/Max Temperature (Celcius) : (71c / 91c)

Leadtek Winfast GTX260 Extreme+

3DMark06 Overall Score : 14083

3dMark06 SM 2.0 Score : 6577

3dMark06 HDR/SM 3.0 Score : 7019

Min/Max Temperature (Celcius) : (51c / 67c)

Comparison

In terms of performance :

As to compare this,the GTX260 beats the 8800 Ultra by 908 points which is a mere 6.8% increase only ! To be honest,I was shocked to see that the GTS260+ GC is only a little faster than the 8800 Ultra when taking in mind that the GTX260+ uses the GT200 and is 2 years old later than the 8800 Ultra,so my say is that does new technology necessarily means loads and gives huge boost of performance ? I say no..as the bechmark scores does not lie =)

In terms of heat :

In this comparison,it is significant that the GTX260+ runs way cooler than the 8800 Ultra thanks to the DIE shrunked to 55nm if compared to the 90nm of the 8800 Ultra

In terms of power usage :

Haha good question,I do not have the right tools to measure the exact wattage but as recommended by nVidia,you need at least 550 Watt PSU to power these GC's (Depends also on other hardware used and overclocking)

In terms of pricing :

The GTX260+ graphics card is now priced at MYR(RM) 750.00 to MYR(RM) 850.00 depending on package and factory overclocking and for used and second hand you can get around MYR(RM) 650 and above. As for the 8800 Ultra,its a discontinued product (3 years old,what do u expect =) ),nonetheless,it was sold for almost RM2000 when it reached Malaysian shores.and even after 3 years,the performance of this card is very impressing,so it sure fits the pricetag it had in 2006.For 2nd hand 8800 Ultra,can be bought around RM500~RM600.

FINAL VERDICT ~ Which one should you choose ?

The conclusion would be,if you love classic and rare gems,go for the 8800 Ultra coz even after 3 years,its still superb and can be said as nearly as fast (only a mere 6.8% slower) as the GTX260+ considering that the GTX260+ has much higher bandwith,more memory,latest technology and much higher pricetag.But if you just hate searing heat and wana grab latest stuff,the GTX260+ isnt a bad choice.

But as been said earlier,the purpose of this test is not mainly to test who is faster,but rather to say that even after 3 years,the 8800 Ultra is still a beast and will always be =)

E8200 vs E7300 ...The mini showdown

2009-05-18T05:22:00.016+08:00

Hi fellas,as for today I will be doing previews of two Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (Wolfdale) which is two of the 45nm based processor from Intel.The first processor would be Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 and the other is the Intel Core 2 Duo E8200.These two processor are each built to fit certain market targets as the E7xxx series fits perfectly for the budget minded users while the E8xxx series processor is for the entry/mid level enthusiast class of the Core 2 Duo line of processor.Without wasting further time lets see what differentiates these two processors :

~ Processor 1 ~

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 (Revision : M0)
Stock speed :2.66 GHz
Stock FSB : 1066MHz
Stock bus speed : 266 Mhz
Multiplier : 10x
L2 Cache : 3MB
Current retail price : MYR(RM) 395.00

~ Processor 2 ~

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 (Revision : C0)
Stock speed :2.66 GHz
Stock FSB : 1333MHz
Stock bus speed : 333 Mhz
Multiplier : 8x
L2 Cache : 6MB
Current retail price : MYR(RM) 550.00

As can be seen from the above basic comparison,roughly it can be said that the E8200 is much superior in terms of stock FSB which is 1333MHz which can be easily bumped to a whopping 2GHz and the L2 Cache doubles the E7300 which may tell why the difference is price is MYR(RM)155.00 because adding L2 cache is costly but the big questio mark would be,will it translate into sheer power that enthusiast are looking for? Lets find out :

~ Test Bed ~

So the test bed this time would be :

Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E7300/E8200
Motherboard : Gigabyte EP45-UD3R
RAM : 2 x 1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 @ 5-5-5-18
Hard Drive : Seagate Barracuda 250GB
Power Supply Unit : Cooler Master Real Power Pro 450W
Cooler : Gigabyte G-Power Pro Cooler
Graphics Card : HIS HD4670 IceQ 128bit 512MB DDR3

Stock E8200 VS Stock E7300

~ Stock E7300 ~

3DMark06 Overall Score : 7578
3dMark06 CPU Score : 2377
Geekbench Score : 3066
Min/Max Temperature (Celcius) : (27c / 44c)

~ Stock E8200 ~

3DMark06 Overall Score : 7612
3dMark06 CPU Score : 2410
Geekbench Score : 3110
Min/Max Temperature (Celcius) : (37c / 50c)

Verdict : As can be seen through the benchmark done,the E8200 beats the E7300 by just a mere 34 points in overall 3DMark06 score which can be easily said as an ignored margin.And through Geekbench,we can see also that the margin is a mere 44 point,And at stock speed,it can be said that the E7300 gets my recommendation (based on stock speeds) for people out there to buy not just because its RM150.00 more cheaper than the E8200 but in terms of performance also,we can easily ignore the mere double figure margin =).However,in terms of overclock ability,this would be a different different.Lets check it out

Overclocked E8200 VS Overclocked E7300

~ Overclocked E7300 ~

Overclocked Speed : 3800 MHz (380MHz x 10)
Overclocked FSB : 1600MHz
Vcore : 1.4v
Min/Max Temperature (Celcius) : ( 27c / 61c )

3DMark06 Overall Score : 8045 (Stock : 7578) ~ improve 6.1 %
3dMark06 CPU Score : 3335 (Stock : 2377) ~ improve 40.3 %
Geekbench Score : 4170 (Stock : 3066 ) ~ improve 36 %

~ Overclocked E8200 ~

Overclocked Speed : 4000 MHz (500MHz x 8)
Overclocked FSB : 2000MHz
Vcore : 1.41v
Min/Max Temperature (Celcius) : ( 42c / 65c )

3DMark06 Overall Score : 8168 (Stock : 7612) ~ improve 7.3 %
3dMark06 CPU Score : 3607 (Stock : 2410) ~ improve 49.6 %
Geekbench Score : 4442 (Stock : 3110 ) ~ improve 42.8 %

Verdict : As can be seen from here and as has been expected,the E8200 can easily be bumped to 4 GHz (500MHz x 8) at 2GHz FSB.At this point, I beleive that the E8200 can go way further than the 4 GHz by using a much better cooling solution such as water cooling kit.

Based on the geekbench scores,it beats the 3.8 GHz E7300 by a significant 272 point margin.The reason I can't increase the E7300 speed to 4 GHz as well to make it an even 4GHz clock battle is because the system just wont load at 4 GHz (400MHz x 10),and at 3.9 GHz the system crashed during MS Vista bootup,thus that undermines the limitation of the E7300 which can't run at stable 4 GHz even at loose DRAM timings 6-6-6-21.And at an overclocking level, I can say that the E8200 is a much potent overclocker which promises high speeds and much higher performance if compared to the E7300.

~ FINAL SAY ~

Well the question now would be,should I go for E7300 or E8200 ?Well I say this :

If you do not know how to overclock and do not want to,so go for : Intel Core 2 Duo E7300
If you are an overclocker and lust for speed,so go for : Intel Core 2 Duo E8200

~~~~~~~~ = ) THANK YOU = ) ~~~~~~~~~

Call Of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare & the 8800 Ultra

2009-05-15T09:22:00.008+08:00

HI there,these are just a few screenshots for FRAPS frames in COD4: Modern Warfare with all eye candy turned on =)

1280x1024 n 4xAA n Extra High Game Preset

Max FPS : 75
Min FPS : 54
Average FPS : 64

E8200 in da house..worth the upgrade from E7200 ?

2009-05-14T23:52:00.003+08:00

Hi all,just got myself a retail Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 from a forummer Lowyat.net..hoho,this is one hot babe and cant wait to test it,so now the question is..issit worthy of an upgrade from my old E7200 to this E8200 ?

See the benchmark scores in 3Dmark06..only increase around 400 points (compared to the E7200 setup in my last post) roughly,so not that kinda impact that I hoped it would be =)

8800 Ultra VS HD4830

2009-05-13T14:17:00.017+08:00

Okay now lets see how does my "new" BFG 8800 Ultra fares against a highly overclocked Sapphire HD4830 which when overclocked is much faster than a stock ATI HD4850

BFG nVidia 8800 Ultra Spec :

GPU : G80
Test Clock Speed : GPU/RAM : 630MHz/1110MHz
Stock Speed : 610MHz/1050MHz
RAM Buffer : 768MB DDR3
Bus width : 384 bit
Driver : WHQL 185.85

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4830 (Overclocked) Spec :

GPU : RV770
Test Clock Speed : 680MHz/970MHz
Stock Speed : 575MHz/900MHz
RAM Buffer : 512MB DDR3
Bus width : 256bit
Driver : Catalyst 9.4

~~ 3DMark06 Scores ~~

BFG nVidia 8800 Ultra : 12194 points
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4830 : 10343 points

~~ Test bed ~~

CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3.4GHz on stock cooler
Mobo : Biostar T-Power I45
RAM : 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 @ 840Mhz 5-5-5-18
PSU : Corsair TX650W
OS : Windows Vista Ultimate SP1

Hehe so as can be seen,it clearly shows who wins and the reason I overclocked the HD4830 is to make it as fast as the current HD4850 which uses the super fast RV770 GPU (as suggested by Overclockersclub.com).So as has been proven here,the 8800 Ultra may be outdated in terms of age but in terms of performance,you cant say anything about it as the number has shown that the 8800 Ultra wins by a margin of almost 2000 points which is quiet significant.

So to people out there,newer technologies may not necessarily brings the best performance.Hoho please give ur comments..TQ

BFG 8800 Ultra has arrived !!! ~ duh~

2009-05-13T14:02:00.014+08:00

At last this card has arrived,huhu thanks to Mr Ozone64 from Lowyat.net.Well this babe is humungous and is good looking too..Hehe just by holding it,you can feel the raw power of it =)..Though this is quiet an old card,huhu its can be called legendary due to its performanceand selling at 850 Singapore Dollar in 2007 (RM1700.00) Huhu its one of the costliest graphics card at that time =).

And I am abit lucky to get my hand on this card a a quarter of the price sold at that time hehehe...That aside, lets see how this babe performs

Play2 and test Cooler Master V8

2009-05-12T21:37:00.005+08:00

Hi all,hehe today a friend of mine bought a Cooler Master V8 and he is kind enough to bring this cool looking cooler to my house for testing purposes. Hoho the cooler looks tough but when I hold it,the fins are kinda not firm and seems like can be easily bent..and as expected,CM uses aluminium heatpipes which is not the best of options in terms of heat dissipation..and carrying a huge pricetag,I might say that I expect something more..nonetheless,its still a decent cooler to have =)

My "half done" rig ~ da latest

2009-05-07T10:36:00.012+08:00

~~@@ My "half done" rig @@~~

# CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ Stock speed
# Mobo : Biostar T-Power I45
# RAM : 2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 OC @ ~940MHz / 2.2 V
# GC : Sapphire HD4830 256bit 512MB DDR3 OC @ ~ 675/1000
# HDD : Seagate Barracuda 250GB
# Cooler : Deepcool Killer Whale + Corsair Dominator Fan Kit
# Casing : Cooler Master Elite 333
# PSU : Corsair TX650W

>> Haha so this is my rig currently not done yet,need lots of work to do..thinking of changing casing and the GC and lots of things..hoho

tq all for viewing this =)

Deepcool Killerwhale CPU Cooler ~ For Sale !!!

2009-05-07T09:18:00.009+08:00

~ Deepcool Killerwhale ~

Big and Bad =)

Yeah I am selling this cooler !!! Fits into your wallet and your needs too..hehe
Fits into every normal mobo except for my Biostar T-Power I45..so thats why I am selling it =)

- Tested on MSI-P45 Neo2,MSI P35 Platinum,ASUS P5Q-Pro,Gigabyte EP45-UD3R and it fits all

Deepcool Killerwhale cant fit in my PC !!! thanks to Tpower I45 layout

2009-05-01T03:13:00.003+08:00

haha yesterday,praise be to god as my new mobo the legendary Biostar TPower I45 has arrived from sabah,after we traded mobos with my old MSI-P45-Neo2 FR. . .I am so happy and until i have assembled my hardwares...i have found that the CPU LGA775 slot sits very near to the end of the mobo...i feared that this may have any clearance issue with the hardwares due to the not-so-good layout of this mobo..

I think my pictures above will explain more..haha my Deepcool Killer Whale is a behemoth cooler which is tall and big cooler..haha and as can be seen from the pics..if I put the Deepcool coolerinto the slot..it shall hit the neoghbouring PSU..haha and now I am doomed..what should I do?

The last word !!! Hahaha !!!

2009-04-12T01:02:00.004+08:00

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

Go here : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/995238

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro ~ For sale !!!

2009-04-04T10:57:00.006+08:00

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro for Intel Processor Socket 775 !!!

~ RM70.00 only for COD ~

Little garage sales !!!

2009-04-04T10:52:00.005+08:00

Items up for grabs !!!!

1. Samsung DVD-RW
2. Corsair Value RAM 1 GB DDR2 667MHz
3. 2 x Kingston 512 MB DDR2 533MHz

PALIT 9600GT 256bit 512MB DDR3 ~ For sale !!!

2009-04-01T22:38:00.016+08:00

PALIT 9600GT 256bit 512MB DDR3 ~ For sale !!!

- Got warranty from PC-ZOne dated 31.3.09

- NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT GPU

- 256Bit Bus width - 512MB DDR3

- On-board HDMI port

- Support DX10, PhysX, and CUDA too..

RM3xx or trade with better card (I add cash)!!!

Coolit Eliminator ~ very cool indeed !!!

2009-03-13T21:07:00.007+08:00

See the pic as proof to the cooling prowess of the Coolit Eliminator,my Pentium D 945 CPU was stressed to the max with Gromacs core at max overclock to 4.59GHz at 1.3v..max load temp was 48C on a 65nm CPU and in overclocking environment..hmm,very cool indeed ("o")

ATI Radeon 9250 128 MB DDR - Sold !

2009-03-09T10:18:00.009+08:00

Spec :

GPU : ATI Radeon 9250
RAM: 128 MB DDR
Bandwith: 64 bit

MSI 915G Combo Mobo - Sold !

2009-03-06T01:19:00.007+08:00

Great board ! Spec :

Socket 775,Intel 915G Chipset, 1 x Pci-E x16, 2 x Pci-E x1, 3 x PCI Slot, 4 SATA ports, and Combo RAM DDR + DDR2 - RM150

Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Socket 775 With Stock HSF - Sold !

2009-03-06T01:15:00.005+08:00

CPU For sale : Pentium 4 3.0 GHz / 800MHz FSB / 1MB L2-Cache @ RM110.00

My NEW PC setup...hoho

2009-03-05T08:42:00.009+08:00

- New Spec -

CPU : Intel Pentium D 945 @ 4.6GHz
Mobo : Gigabyte P35-DS3R
RAM : Corsair Dominator DDR2 RAM PC10000 @ 1270MHz
GC : HIS HD3870 IceQ Turbo 512MB DDR4
HDD : 1 x Seagate Barracuda 250GB + 2 x 320GB Maxtor Diamondmax (RAID 0)
PSU : Corsair TX650w ~ 52A Single Rail
CPU Cooler : Coolit Eliminator WC ~ hoho very cool woo,even at the Pentium D in full OC load is 48C only =)
Casing : Cooler Master Elite Series 333

Old RAM For sale =p

2009-03-05T07:19:00.004+08:00

Hello there,old RAM for sale...
For more info refer this thread in Lowyat.NET forum :
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=954843

Pentium 4 - 1.7 GHz Socket 478 For Sale !!!

2009-03-04T23:34:00.005+08:00

Pentium 4 1.7 GHz Socket 478 400MHz FSB Up for grabs

Old Mobo + CPU For sale !

2009-03-04T22:40:00.003+08:00

OLD Unknown PC : Pentium III Socket 370 Mobo + Pentium III 1.0 GHz + 192MB DDR SDRAM

FOR SALE !!!

Gigabyte G-Power Pro CPU Cooler - SOLD !!!

2009-03-01T18:46:00.018+08:00

GIGABYTE G-Power Pro CPU COOLER FOR SALE RM110.00 !!! Grab it while its hot !!!

Corsair Value DDR2 RAM 667MHz - SOLD !

2009-03-01T18:27:00.011+08:00

2 Piece of Corsair Value RAM for Sale,Spec : DDR2 RAM,667MHz..compatible with any boards that have DDR2 sockets !

My beloved ASUS 9800 GX2 TOP

2009-03-01T18:12:00.009+08:00

My baby ASUS 9800GX2 TOP

Specs :

GPU : nVidia 9800GX2

Memory : 1 GB DDR3

Bandwith : 512bit

ASUS - New Marine Cool Concept Motherboard

2009-02-28T08:07:00.003+08:00

This year ASUS will try to leave the competition far behind, by introducing a brand new motherboard concept, the Marine Cool series. The Marine Cool series design goes far ahead from current Republic of Gamers (R.O.G.) mainboard products.

For starters, the new motherboard has a new back plate that utilizes "micro-porous ceramic" technology and spreads across the whole PCB. The heat-pipe system that cools the motherboard's main components is also different, compared to current shipping products. Although the cooling technology remains the same, the whole look of the system reminds of a robot armour.

Finally, it looks that ASUS engineers have decided to use SO-DIMM modules to cope with current Core 2 processors (if I'm right that appears to be LGA775 socket). I know it sounds a bit crazy, but pictures don't lie. Have a look and write what you think. The ASUS Marine Cool prototype will make first appearance during this year's CeBIT 2009 in Hannover, Germany.

9800GX2 Registration proof

2009-02-23T08:53:00.001+08:00

Hi there,this is the registration proof from me of the ASUS 9800 GX2 TOP

- RIG For Sale -

2009-02-22T16:09:00.005+08:00

!!! GAMING RIG FOR SALE !!!

CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 ~ OC to 4.1GHz
GPU : HIS Iceq Turbo 4670 512 MB DDR3
MOBO : Gigabyte EP45-UD3R
RAM : 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 800Mhz
CPU Cooler : Cooler Master V8
HD : WD Caviar 80 GB
PSU : Power Logic 300 Watt Real Power
Casing : Cooler Master Elite Series 333
Optical Drive : Liteon DVD Writer

Extras : 2 Large 12mm Server-class Fan,Blue casing lighting

My latest RIG !!!

2009-02-22T08:41:00.010+08:00

GAMING GALORE !

Hello all,this is my latest rig ! Sold my old one..
Valued at RM10 Million ! hahaha !!!

Spec :

CPU : Pentium D 940 - OC to 4.2 GHz
GPU : ASUS 9800 GX2 TOP - Hybrid SLI
Mobo : GIGABYTE p35-Ds3r
RAM : 2 GB Corsair RAM 667 Mhz
HD : 250 GB Seagate Barracuda
PSU : Corsair TX650W ~ 52 A Single rail,Max load ,68A / 780 watt !
Optical drive : LG DVD-Writer
CPU Cooler : Gigabyte G-Power Pro
Casing : Cooler Master Elite Series 333 with side panel
Extras : Custom Blue casing lighting + CPU Fan front controller+Wireless internal PCI Card

P5VDC-MX (SOLD)

2009-02-22T08:18:00.009+08:00

Hi there ...

ASUS P5VDC-MX motherboard for sale ! RM90.00 COD !!!
Spec: Socket 775,AGP 8X,DDr1+DDR2 RAM slot,4 SATA ports...

My old RIG (Sold already)

2009-02-03T16:36:00.003+08:00

AMD ships new quad core CPU: Shanghai

2008-11-14T02:14:00.005+08:00

With the launch of its latest quad-core Opteron processor, code-named Shanghai, on Thursday, Advanced Micro Devices is looking to rebuild confidence among customers after problems with its Barcelona chip earlier this year. Running at 75 watts, the Shanghai processors range in speed from 2.3GHz to 2.7GHz. The chip also includes improved hyperthreading for faster application performance. Manufactured using the 45-nanometer process, Shanghai chips are more power-efficient than Barcelona, which were manufactured using the 65-nanometer process. New CPU designs allow Shanghai to turn off unused functions or shift processing duties to save power. It also provides more power savings when servers are idle compared to earlier processors.

Shanghai is being aggressively priced for vendors to quickly adopt the chip, Patla said. The chips are 20 percent faster than Barcelona and can be easily plugged into the same socket that support Barcelona chips now. Shanghai-based systems are expected to be immediately available, Patla said. Vendors including Sun, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell and Verari Systems are expected to launch servers with the quad-core chip. Pricing for the Opteron 2000 series chips start at $377 for the 2.3GHz Opteron 2376, running to $989 for the 2.7GHz Opteron 2384. Prices for the Opteron 8000 series begin at $1,165 for 2.3GHz Opteron 8378, up to $2,149 for Opteron 8384, which runs at 2.7GHz. Shanghai chips running at 55 watts and 105 watts will be launched in the first quarter of 2009.

2008-11-13T22:05:00.002+08:00

I'm happy to inform you that ATI has just posted links to its latest Catalyst version 8.11 WHQL drives. This release of ATI Catalyst enables users to verify whether an application is running in ATI CrossFireX mode.

The new option found in the ATI Catalyst Control Center system tray, will allow users to verify whether a Direct3D or OpenGL application is running in ATI CrossFireX mode and display “ATI Cross-FireX” logo on screen when the application is actually running.

This release also includes some performance enhancements (on all Radeon HD04xxx and Radeon HD3xxx products) that improve Far Cry 2 gameplay from 3 to 10% for single card mode and 8 to 14% in CrossFire configuration. The S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky game also gains 6 to 18% performance in single card settings and 10 to 30% in CrossfireX mode.

Leadtek WinFast GTX 260 Extreme+

2008-11-13T19:53:00.003+08:00

As far as the benchmarks go, it is certainly evident that the extra stream processors found in the new GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 do bring about a useful boost in performance. In fact, if you are lucky enough to get a significant overclock like we did, we reckon the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 would easily be capable of putting in performance figures that would rival the GTX 280, which can easily cost more than US$400.

Right now you must be thinking that the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is good value for money, and you would be forgiven for thinking so. Although NVIDIA's recommended price for the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is set at US$279, a quick look around Newegg tells us that getting such a deal is highly unlikely. Looking around, we discovered that GTX 260s are retailing around US$270, with some overclock variants costing as much as US$315.

This makes the US$279 price of the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 a tad incredulous, because who in the right mind would then pick the regular GTX 260 if the one with extra stream processors costs only US$9 more? Furthermore, let's not forget how the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 can potentially be overclocked to give GTX 280-levels of performance.

Further adding weight to our conclusion is the fact that the Leadtek WinFast GTX 260 Extreme+ has a recommended retail price of US$315. If the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is indeed retailing at US$279, that would mean a US$36 premium.

Bearing all this in mind, it is more likely that the new GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 will be retailing around the US$290 mark.

Mozilla Firefox Updated to 3.0.4

2008-11-13T19:50:00.001+08:00

Mozilla released an update to its latest web browser, Firefox 3. The browser has been updated to sub-version 3.0.4, with several security patches, bug fixes and localization features added to the mix. To begin with, Mozilla patched several moderate-thru-critical vulnerabilities which include excecution of malicious code remotely, and crashes leading to memory corruption. The list of security fixes can be found here.

Kingston Launches New HyperX T1 DDR2 and DDR3 Overclocking Friendly Memory Kits

2008-11-13T19:47:00.001+08:00

Kingston Technology Company announced today that it is starting to ship select DDR2 and DDR3 HyperX memory modules with its new T1 heatspreaders.

The taller heatspreaders utilize HyperX Thermal Xchange (HTX) technology to further diffuse heat buildup when overclocking. HTX technology is the latest innovation from Kingston's engineers.

It includes bigger heatspreaders made of heavy-duty extruded aluminum and extended fins for maximum thermal conductivity. The new series includes both dual and triple channel kits.

All Kingston HyperX products are backed by a lifetime warranty and free 24/7 technical support, the HyperX T1 series makes no exception.

Noctua Presents NH-U12P SE1366 for Intel Core i7 CPUs

2008-11-13T19:45:00.001+08:00

Noctua today presented a new special edition of its flagship NH-U12P CPU cooler for Intel Core i7. The NH-U12P SE1366 includes the highly reliable, easy-to-use SecuFirm2 mounting system for LGA1366 as well as Noctua's pro-grade NT-H1 thermal compound and two NF-P12 120mm fans for superb quiet cooling performance on Core i7 CPUs.

"Intel's new Core i7 CPUs mark an exciting advance in processing power, but they definitely require a high quality heatsink if you want to cool them without the expense of excessive noise", explains Mag. Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO. "We strive to provide an easy entry into the world of premium quality quiet cooling with the new NH-U12P SE1366, offering a premium value package that gives you everything you need to cool Core i7 CPUs quietly!"

Seagate 1.5 TB Hard Disk Issue

2008-11-12T19:20:00.002+08:00

Seagate is investigating an issue where a small number of Barracuda 7200.11 (1.5TB SATA) hard drives randomly pause or hang for up to several seconds during certain write operations.

This does not result in data loss nor does it impact the reliability of the drive but is an inconvenience to the user that we are working to resolve with an upgradeable firmware. We are therefore asking customers if they feel they are experiencing this issue to give our technical support department a call with any questions - SEAGATE

Power Color HD4850 - DDR4

2008-11-12T18:13:00.000+08:00

In an exhibition of pure technological flexibility by AMD, the RV770 graphics processor is going to be used along with GDDR4 memory, in PowerColor's newest Radeon HD 4850 PCS+ GDDR4 graphics card. The inclusion of GDDR4 memory is to boost the memory clock speeds and to provide room for a little more memory overclocking.

The PCS+ GDDR4 features a GPU cooler designed by ZEROtherm, which is advertised to keep the GPU up to 10 °C cooler than what the reference cooler would. It features heatsinks for the memory and the VRM area. It features 512 MB of GDDR4 memory clocked at 2.20 GHz, with the core clocked at 675 MHz. The card supports CrossFireX, and sports dual-DVI connectors. There is no word on its availability pricing as of now.

Core i7 Packaging Revealed

2008-11-12T18:01:00.002+08:00

Intel will be releasing its newest processor: the Core i7, in the days to come. The first releases of the i7 are based on the Bloomfield core, which happens to be the poster-boy for the Intel Nehalem CPU architecture. The processor uses Intel's new LGA-1366 socket, it is a quad-core processor with HyperThreading enabled.

Expreview pictured the Core i7 (non Extreme) package, which reveals a largely standard pack that's seen on Intel's processors these days.
Also pictured is Intel's stock cooler for the non-Extreme i7 processors, which largely resembles the stock-coolers of most Intel processors. It consists of a central block made of copper, which makes contact with the CPU.

The thermal interface material is pre-applied to it. Aluminum fins project radially from the block, which fork into thinner fins, to increase surface-area.

Also included in the package is the related documentation, warranty declaration and bezel sticker. The CPU pictured by Expreview is the i7 920, clocked at 2.66 GHz, with 8 MB L3 cache. The processor has a QuickPath Interconnect speed of 4800 MT/s.

ATI HD 4870 x2 - Graphics Redefined

2008-11-12T11:00:00.000+08:00

MSI's HD 4870 x2

SAPPHIRE 4870 X2

- TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE -

ATI seems to have struck gold with their new strategy. Bearing in mind that the standard Radeon HD 4870 is in fact a higher clocked 4850 variant, so what ATI has done then, in a single masterstroke, is to create three separate cards, each catering to different market segments, with the development of only a single GPU.

Clearly, they have been studying Intel's strategies very closely, only to adopt it differently on the GPU side of things.

As various tests indicate, the performance of the Radeon HD 4870 X2 'single' graphics card is more than a match for NVIDIA's GTX 280. And as have been expected, it offered very similar performance to dual 4870 cards in a CrossFire setup. NVIDIA, in turn, has responded by aggressively slashing the prices of the GTX 200 cards.

Between now and the release date of the standard 4870, prices of the GTX 280 have been lowered by as much as US$150 - from an introductory price of US$649 to US$499. Right now, you should be able to find several online retailers pegging prices closer to the US$450 level. The GTX 260, on the other hand, was brought down from US$399 to US$299 - a reduction US$100. Judging by how drastic these price cuts are, NVIDIA clearly were not expecting such outstanding performances from ATI's latest barrage.

The new Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a winner for ATI, and if it wasn't for its power-hungry nature, and the massive amounts of heat that it generates, I would have given it full recommendation unless you people are willing to splurge money on 1000 Watt PSU (Power Supply Units).

At a recommended retail price of US$549, it's about US$100 more expensive than the GTX 280 currently, but it really does offer great performance for its price - at least most of the time. Crysis however is one game where tests have found the GeForce GTX 280 still trumping the dual-GPU Radeon HD 4870 X2 most of the time and as such it shows ATI doesn't yet have an all-in-one solution to stand heads over NVIDIA, but they are getting closer with this latest X2 incarnation. At the moment, the most performance-priced matched combo from NVIDIA is a GTX 260 SLI combo - which would probably draw more power and occupy more physical space in your rig.

- ATI -

Intel's Core i7...worth the wait ?

2008-11-12T10:29:00.000+08:00

Yes the new core architecture as arrived in the form of Core i7 !
People has stated that this monster will bring processing to a new height.But is it up to the task and worth the wait ?

Nehalem represents the largest architectural change in the Intel x86 family since the Pentium Pro in 1995. The Nehalem architecture has many new features. The ones that represent significant changes from the Core 2 include:

FSB is replaced by QuickPath interface. Motherboards must use a chipset that supports QuickPath. As of November 2008^[update], only the Intel X58 does this.
On-processor memory controller: the memory is directly connected to the processor.
Three channel memory: each channel can support one or two DDR3 DIMMs. Motherboards for Core i7 have four (3+1) or six DIMM slots instead of two or four, and DIMMs should be installed in sets of three, not two.
Support for DDR3 only.
"Turbo Boost" technology allows the cores to intelligently "over clock" themselves to 133Mhz or 266Mhz over the design clock speed so long as the CPU's thermal requirements are still met.
Single-die device: all four cores, the memory controller, and all cache are on a single die.
Re-implementation of Hyper-Threading. Each of the four cores can process two threads simultaneously, so the processor appears to the OS as eight CPUs. This feature was present in the older architecture of Netburst but was dropped in Core.
On-die, shared, inclusive 8MB L3 cache.
Only one QuickPath interface: not intended for multi-processor motherboards.
45nm process technology.
731 Million transistor count.
Sophisticated power management can place unused core in a zero-power mode.

Computers !

2008-11-12T10:24:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone, this is my first blog and am looking forward in sharing with you guys on the latest breakthrough and technologies in computing !