My updated gaming rig and other purchases August 2009

My updated gaming rig and other purchases August 2009

This month, I have spent significant of my funds in buying some hardware for my current gaming rig. In fact, I should have actually did March this year when I purchased my whole new gaming rig.

I purchased the Silverstone TJ10BW ESA and Cool IT Domino ALC from modernopc for RM1,495. This includes assembling and cable management.

Here are some photos of the casing and my rig:

1. The boxes of both Silverstone TJ10BW ESA and Cool IT Domino ALC


2. Full side view of my new casing and my first watercooler


3. Partial side view of my new casing


4. Closer shot of the transparent panel of my casing


5. Full view of the casing while in operation


6. Slightly closer shot of the casing


7. Cool IT Domino ALC in action


8. A closer look behind Cool IT Domino ALC


9. My entire updated gaming rig setup


10. Sideview of my entire updated gaming rig setup


11. Alternate side view of my entire updated gaming rig setup


Both Silverstone TJ10BW ESA and Cool IT Domino ALC cost a bomb. However, I am very impressed by the build quality of Silverstone TJ10BW ESA and Cool IT Domino ALC. Thanks to the better airflow, temperature of my processor hovers around 35-37c during idle and the temperature of my GPU hovers around 35c during idle. I have yet to test it in full load but my guess the temperature of both processor and GPU would not go above 50-52c.

My new gaming rig for 2009 and beyond

My new gaming rig for 2009 and beyond

Last Saturday dated 21/03/2009, I purchased an entire CPU from Compu-Zone located in Low Yat Plaza. The total cost was RM5,600 which is quite significant to my savings. I had to save really hard for two months just to get this gaming rig.

Here are some photos of my new gaming rig:

1. Front view of the entire PC


2. Semi side view of the entire PC


3. Alternate side view of the entire PC


4. Front view of the casing with all the stuff it in


5. Front view of the casing with the side panel taken out


6. Side view of the casing with semi transparent panel on


7. Side view of the casing without the side panel


8. Close shot of the semi transparent panel


9. Close shot of the Asus P6T Deluxe motherboard running


These were the parts that was used in my new gaming rig:
1. Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme with the 1366 bracket


2. Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme heatsink


3. Proper fan bracket for Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme


4. Artic Cooling Extreme Cooler for GTX 280


These were the parts that was not used in my new gaming rig:
1. Stock reference cooler for Intel i7 Core 920


2. Stock reference cooler for Palit Geforce GTX285 (front view)


3. Stock reference cooler for Palit Geforce GTX285 (back view)


The full specifications of the rig is as follows:

Processor: Intel i7 Core 920
Processor Cooler: Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme with 120mm Coolermaster fan
Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe
RAM: 3x 2GB DDR3 Kingston Ram
Graphics card: Palit Geforce GTX285 with Artic Cooling Extreme Cooler for GTX280
Harddisk drive: 1x 1TB Seagate 32mb cache
Soundcard: Asus Xonar D2X PCIe
Powersupply Unit: Gigabyte Odin 800 watts
DVD-Writer: 22x speed LG SecureDisc DVD writer
Casing: Cooler Master CM690
Monitor: Samsung T240
Speakers: Logitech Z5500
Mouse: Logitech MX518
Keyboard: Logitech Media Keyboard
Gamepad: 2x Logitech Rumblepad 2
Remote control: Logitech Media Remote Control

I would consider the following parts for any future upgrades for this gaming rig:
1. Any brand Geforce GTX285 for SLI purposes (preferably with 3rd party coolers)
2. Pioneer DVD-writer
3. 1TB or 1.5TB harddisk either from Seagate or Western Digital
4. 3x 2GB DDR3 Kingston / Corsair / Apacer Ram
5. A smaller Logitech keyboard

I am hopeful that this gaming rig would at least be able to last another 3 years like my previous ones as I have spend quite an amount of money on it.

New Digital Camera Entry 28/09/2008

New Digital Camera Entry 28/09/2008

Me and my dad went to Low Yat Plaza today in the late afternoon about 2:30 pm. I for one just needed a decent digital camera that is simple to use and compact enough to bring around. I might learn how to use a Digital SLR camera in the long run.

My dad planned to get the Panasonic Lumix FX38 for me. This was supposed to be my birthday present on May earlier this year which did not materialize until today.
Total cost of Panasonic Lumix FX38 = RM1,103 and most of my Sunday

Finally, I can replaced my old HP Digital Camera. This particular camera was free from purchasing a multi purpose HP printer machine (This printer is now out of commission due to a lighting strike sometime earlier this year)

Here are some photos of the said old camera:
1. HP Digital Camera front view


2. HP Digital Camera LCD view


3. Cover for the old HP Digital Camera


This will be replaced with my new Panasonic Lumix FX38 bought today. Here are some photos of the new Panasonic Lumix FX38:

1. Box cover front view


2. Box cover side view


3. The new Panasonic Lumix FX38 front view


4. The new Panasonic Lumix FX38 LCD view


5. The camera with the tripod


6. The cover given to provide some protection for the new camera


Frankly, I can't wait for the Cameron Highlands trip I will going for during Hari Raya holiday. I will definitely put this new baby to full use.