One fine sunset..

view from my hotel room..

An update maybe?

If some of you not so loyal reader has read from the previous post.. I’m building a PC from scratch… and too bad I just learn that I can’t put it in my tax relieve as it was bought part by part… sheet..

Nothing much on the pc.. just a normal desktop to replace my sister aging Acer laptop…

The stuff i put in is roughly as below:

Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz
Gainward HD4850 Golden Sample (that mean this card is factory overclocked)
Big Typhoon VX CPU cooler
Centurion 590 casing (too bad CM690 out of stock)
Corsair XMS2 2 x 1GB (window XP okay…)
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 550W psu……….. (should have gotten the 650w)
WD 320 GB
ASUS P5Q Pro
LG DVD-RW
Samsung 2233SW 21.5 inch yooo…
el cheapo Logitech keyboard and Razer DeathAdder mouse..

Ada LED yoooo…

The system is running Win XP. Feel nice and fast… Have you ever have the feeling when you finally get something that you really want? Like getting that nice XC bike?

Look at that big CPU fan+heatsink!

Window 7 is the next OS… or maybe someday.. this system will be turned into a Hackintosh…… we’ll see how it progress..

Installed few game courtesy of a friend.. Dont you love it when you can play at full settings?

and also not to mention fragging with teh best mouse….. Razer DeathAdder courtesy of the GF… Punya syiok kau tau.. timbak2 org jahat semua cun kena kapala…

Current picture..

with Flash…

Without flash.. for the sake of it…

Build log.

20th March 2009
- Bought the last parts for system on the 20th March 2009.
- Evening start the hardware build.
- circa 10PM Boot up the system for the first time and check the BIOS.
- Installed Window XP soon after
- Installed proper drivers for the stuff..
- SP2 installed..
- Backups made.
- System ready….

21 March 2009
- Install Call of Duty 4 and proceed to play.. Full resolution yoooo….
- Install Company of Heroes and proceed to play… Full reso yooooo
- Install Crysis and proceed to play like zombies until 2 am….. crazy yooooo…

22 March 2009
- hand having RSI already…shiit
- Playing Crysis…
Crysissss….

onwards…
Play game whenever necessary

and that’s the pleasure of having a new moderate performance PC… and someone need to fight for attention now…

total damage to the wallet?

RM3200+

Most of the parts was bought from forum.lowyat.net except for MoBo, DVD-RW and HDD.

and not to mention the cable management..

Bonus section… I’ve been all over the place.. and this one is in Kapit… in the middle of no where.. along a logging routes…

My line of work require me to travel a lot but the stay normally one or two nights… back then when I started working and the pocket is not so deep. I invest RM60 on decent backpack.. A cap ayam Camel Mountain backpack bought from India Street…what can I say… it do the same job. packed my lappies, underpants, shirts, toiletries, jeans, chargers, bottles etc…. good enough for a 3 night stay… But soon, the cap ayam become uncomfortable.. and the quest for a new bag begins.. konon nya..

then GF offer to subsidize a new backpack. hearing that I do my research found the Deuter Crosscity 28 liter backpack… at first I was thinking of getting Deuter Futura 28L but it seems to be over the budget… so Deuter Crosscity it is.. placed my order at an online store and not long after, I received my backpack…

Behold….

Deuter Crosscity…

Compared to my Camel Mountain

Seem a little bit shorter and fatter than the camel mountain backpack..

The challenge…

is to fill all this in the backpack and still have room for another set of clothing for another day… manage to pack 4 days worth of clothing into the backpack since I use it..

and..

it has this nice section where you can put a bike helmet or a jacket in my case… also can put anything you might think.. shoes, small boxes, junk food… anything…

Internal view

This is the front compartment. Smaller than the main compartment of course. Can stuff your toiletries, pen, knife, camera… etc here…

Main compartment with a padded laptop holder… just nice to fit everything in… I mean everything…

It also has a nice side pocket that can fit a 1.5litre drinking water bottles… and probably a canteen as well….

It also have this nice airstripes stuff… which is nothing more than a bulge at the back that can provide adequate air flow to your back and minimize sweating…

Has been using it quite a time now… Still tahan from my constant abuse so far… and its comfortable what…

For Rm255 it must be comfortable…

Not literally from trash lah, but almost from trash la since our shop here in Kuching is selling some parts at a trash price.

Currently ordered a few parts from online reseller. Waiting for them to be shipped to me.. This system will be a dirt cheap Core 2 Duo system. Will be my first 100% self paid PC with 100% self sourced parts. Have been planing since January you know.

kita mesti sabar.. hehe

Will need,

pork belly, garlic, sweet soy sauce, sugar, salt and kayu manis (forgot the english name).

Cut pork belly to size, preferable with 1 cm thickness. Length is up to individual.

Slowly cooked in hot water together with a glove of garlic.

Cook till medium rare or well done..

Prepare marinate:

Mix just enough soy sauce, sugar, salt, garlic and kayu manis in a bowl. Mix well

Throw in the pork belly and make sure the marinate cover the pork belly evenly.

Let to sit for like, say.. 5 minutes.

Two ways:

1. No oven, yes frying pan.

a little bit of oil on the pan and sear all surface until they are slightly brown (the sugar caramelized for you chef wannabe)

Take out and let to rest and prepare a sharp knife

Cut to size.

2. With oven (you rich bastards)

put the marinated pork bell in a baking pan.

set the oven to your liking (how should I know, I dont own an oven)

Till all surface is brown.

Take out and let to rest and prepare a sharp knife

Cut to size.

Go ahead and eat it. and leave a comment if you hate it.