My New High Tech PC Part#2

Let me talk about my Power Supply and CPU (Microprocessor). Both items are the core devices in computer.

Power Supply (PS) - I use Cooler Master eXtreme Power 650W SLI Ready (below diagram). This type of PS provide about 650W with MTBF ~100k hours. Meaning it has about 11.4 year of life spend. It cost me about RM 280.


Cooler Master eXtreme Power 650W SLI Ready



Below diagrams are the connectors for the Power Supply.

20+4 pin x 1 Motherboard Connector.

4 pin x 1 CPU +12V Connector.

6 pin x 1 PCI-e Connectors.

S-ATA x 3 S-ATA Connectors (New PS socket for Hard disk or DVD).

4 pin x 6 Peripheral Connectors (Usually use for old IDE Hard disk or DVD).

4 pin x 2 Floppy Connectors

Now let's talk about Microprocessor. This is Intel latest microprocessor with great Quad core performance (Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processor). With this microprocessor, it can launch 4 jobs at the same time without degrade your work. For those who like to perform video conversion or high graphic works, I highly recommend you to purchase it. EBAY sell this microprocessor at USD1099 (RM3956) and Lelong sell at RM3700. You may visit Intel website for more information.

With this four processing cores (Intel Core 2 Extreme processor) delivers unrivaled¹ performance for the latest, greatest generation of multi-threaded games and multimedia applications. Now with a new version based on Intel's cutting edge 45nm technology utilizing hafnium-infused circuitry to deliver even greater performance and power efficiency.

The Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9650 running at 3.0 GHz delivers the best possible experience for today's most demanding users.

-12 MB of total L2 cache
-1333 MHz front side bus

My New High Tech PC Part#1

Today I was decided to upgrade my computer from Pentium 4 Hyper Trading 3GHz to Intel Quad Core QX9650 3GHz. Why I want to upgrade? Because of new Technology which saving my house energy and give me faster speed when launch the operation/application software (OS/AS). OS means your Windows XP, Vista, Linux, Sun and etc. AS means your Microsoft Office (Excel, Power point, Words and etc.), Gaming software, AutoCAD, Antivirus and etc.

Usually one PC consists of Motherboard, Memory, Microprocessor, Graphic Card, Hard Disk, DVD RW, Power Supply, Casing, LCD, Speaker, Keyboard and Mouse. The most important are Motherboard, Microprocessor, Memory and Graphic Card. But there are one important device which everyone seems to ignore it is Power Supply. No matter how advance devices install into your PC but without a stable Power Supply your computer will keep rebooting or hang.

Today part #1 I want to show you my latest motherboard. The reason I choose this Gigabyte MB is because I trusted to this company MB and so far I have been using this brand MB for up to 3 generations already and is without any single problem occur. This MB cost me RM490.


This MB comes with 2 oz copper layer. What is this mean? Every circuit board has its own design and comes with multi layer. You may think that the MB itself just in 1 big piece of board but actually inside the board has many layers and each layer has its own copper traces. These copper traces are actually carries electron or signal to your devices. Just imaging the traces is like the road when you are driving in either a freeway or a small road...which one you prefer to drive in? Sure we choose to be drive in the freeway...wide, smooth and faster lane! This is some theory on MB copper traces. But for those who know technology, more copper meaning more resistance. Surprisingly, Gigabyte can solve this issue in this board.

Here is the information about energy saving. After I install and launch the software, every second it shows how much I have save the energy. But I not really can I trust the technology. :P

This is the new motherboard that I just purchased. As you can see the Southbridge chipset cover up with the new technology heat sink. This will gave the Southbridge chipset more stable in proceeding its job.

Look at my old motherboard. What do you think? Hehe

Doremon Celebration X'mas 2008

Last weekend, my wife and I went to Queensbay Mall for shopping. When we step into the mall, we saw a giant Doraemon in the stage. Wow! Really a good view and a many people took picture with the Doraemon. As you can see the whole environment is full with Christmas decoration, there are many fake snows and Christmas tree. Isn’t it beautiful?

My Magic Show - #1

As I promise (in my earlier post) to all my readers, here is my first magic show. Hope you guys like it. Do enjoy!

Oh yah, I gonna spice you guys up with more magic show down the road. So keep visiting me and stay tune!

Final Year Project In Secondary School

Do you ever think to own your personalized shirts? During my final year in secondary school, the last Art project is to make our own custom t-shirt. Our teacher requested all the students divided into few groups. After that we have to come out our own groups design and the design will be “buy-off” by our teacher. Once approved, we are ready to do the t-shirt printing. The whole process of t-shirt printing is complicated and hard to perform because all of us have no experience on it and furthermore the process is done manually. Anyway, we all still enjoy doing that printing process and it is really fun.

First, our approved design will be printed onto a frame with negative that we build ourselves. This is a very hard process because we have to be very careful when the negative expose to sunlight as the images will be captured on to our shirt. If it is not nice, then we have to re-do everything again. At last we have successfully come out the dragon design and printed with multi color onto our t-shirts. Why we choose the dragon design? This is because our group is all male youngsters and we are as powerful as a dragon.

Nowadays we have an advance technology in doing t-shirt printing. We even can do the printing at our house by just print out the desired design by our printer and paste it to our shirt by ironing. I surf via internet and found one of the website that has a good deal. They have cheap custom t-shirt printing and you can actually upload your photo to customize it. Just imaging you customize your family t-shirt? How sweet to have a happy family t-shirt of yours...hah!

New Games

Red Alert 3 is the world most famous strategy games. I really love this game and it is just launch last month. I bought the original copied of RA1 to RA2 and sometimes I play online too with the world gamer.

In my opinion, strategy game is not only strategy game as it is! But, it teaches us on how to manage our crew, how to conquer or develop our own safe landscape whereby I resemble these techniques in my career, like how to plan my work project, strategy on presentation steps and competency to present my project to my boss. See, that is the benefits gain from playing games.

Magic Show

Well today I’m going to reveal my talent to everyone of you – that is I know how to do magic. I started to learn magic since I was 13. The first magic that I know is “pin walking in napkin”. I did a magic show to cheer up all the old folks when we (my company trip) visiting the old folks house this year.

Okay, in coming up post, I will show you all the magic that I know. I will ask Amy to capture the video. Stay tune!

Here, I attached one of the magic video to temporary entertained you guys first. Hope you will like it.

Cube

Before

After ~4 minutes

I believe many of us played before this “Cube” thingy right? I still remember when kids time, I tried to solve this Cube but always able to turn 1 face instead of all 6 faces. But now, I can turn all 6 faces in 5 minutes...cool! Anyway, still a lot of people can turn the cube with all 6 faces done without looking at the Cubes. That’s amazing!

Direct TV and Internet Service

Now a day satellite TV Astro is part of our life. Due to satellite TV give us very clear pictures compared to traditional TV station. But not only have that satellite TV had more channels around the world but more interesting movie like HBO and Star Movie. This is why I choose satellite TV in our country.

The only different among Asia and Western are Western having more satellite TV or direct TV companies than Asia. They also have more than 1000 channels after subscribed compare to us Asia not more than 50 channels.

DIRECT TV is the most popular Satellite Television Service Provider that American like. As I visited my friend’s house in the US, almost all of them either have the Satellite TV or Direct TV. Thousand of TV channel they can watch compared to “Astro” in Malaysia. They do have the HIGH SPEED INTERNET up to 100MB compared to us only 4MB and that is also not cover some of the area in Malaysia. Even we are using 1G DSL modem but our speed is not match with the network line we use. Sigh! Hope that Malaysia can pick up the speed and Direct TV service soon.

Lombard Street

Lombard Street in San Francisco is the America’s crookedest street. It is one of the tourist attraction spot. From the above pix, you can see the steep, hills and sharp curves of one-way road pass by grand Victorian mansions and the street is paved with bricks. You will see a lot of tourist taking pictures at the street; me and my wife did the same too, hah!

After taking pictures, we both experience ourselves and drive through this crookedest street. Well, the fun of going down Lombard Street will definitely give us a few moments of fear and fun.

Camping at US

Me and my friend swim in this lake.



You can find this beautiful waterfall in Yosemite.


On July 17 2005, Amy, my colleague Geeva and I plan to go to Yosemite National Park at CA. We were so excited because we never been to this famous national park before. The weather is just nice because the snow started to melt during that time frame.

The first day we reached there, we stayed at a hotel. It is so lucky that we met the Yosemite County. We all chat a lot during that night and he was so nice to give us the Yosemite entry park cards. Yeah! By having that entry card, we can save the entry ticket fees.

The 2nd day, we started our journey to drive to Yosemite National Park; again we have another surprise that was we met one of the colleague with his family. Later, we decided to join as a big group to have fun around the national park. We even camp at the lake site and my colleague and I swim in the lake that is about sea level 1500 ft. The water is so cold but we really enjoy it.

Next year, my colleague Geeva will go again to USA for business trip. If I will have my business trip too, then we both will plan to go to Pennsylvania’s scenic Pocono Mountains. I’ve looking into the Poconos Summer Camp because it has a very good facilities and this camp has 1100 acre and located at south of Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania’s scenic Pocono Mountains.

Wireless Phone

I bought this wireless phone (with speaker phone) from US. It comes with 3 sets of hand set with voice mail system. It is cool! With the wireless, I will not get any miss call even I’m in toilet...hah! I just love it.

Furthermore, it has the speaker phone features that make my life easier when I have a conference meeting (at home) with my abroad colleagues as I do not need to hold the phone set for 1 to 2 hours meeting.

Get Boots For Thanks Giving Day

When I was in USA, I like to go shopping while off from work. It is kind of boring to stay at hotel doing nothing right after back from office. Due to I have to complete all the shopping list that given by Amy and friends, I always have to go to ladies department to search for the “items”.

In ladies department actually there are a lot of things to look around and there are like boots or shoes, clothing, hand beg and many more… Especially when they have any clearance or discount on sale, I will “fly” there to looks for the cheap items. Sometimes, I manage to get some cheaper clothes which cost only USD3. That’s my winning item.

But what impressed me were the Baby Phat brands. Baby Phat have a store located in New York City and this brand captures the bold, fun and sexy attitude of women. Especially the Baby Phat Boots because there are a lot of choices and stylish fashion. I never had seen so many types of boot's design and style like Baby Phat Boots have had. You may want to take a look at it because they do sales online. If you have yet buy anything for this coming thanks giving day, here is the great deal. ^^

Penang Egg Tat

One of my favorite snacks is “Egg Tat”. Recently, my wife and I, we went to a restaurant to have our lunch. It is opposite Queensbay Mall but sorry that I forget the restaurant’s name. We ordered our food and one of it is “Egg Tat”. It is delicious. Even other dishes that we ordered are all okay. The restaurant is clean and it is with air-conditioning. So, to all those that can’t stand the hot weather in Penang, well this restaurant is suit you most! Good food; clean; as well as with AC installed.

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