AMD Intel CPU Comparison Table

Below is the chart/table I use to compare the equivalent processor from Intel to AMD and vice versa.
Very useful :)

Intel to AMD Transition

As per my previous entry where I talked about by rig burnt because of lightning surge, but now I just gotten a new rig(with help of sponsor of course:D).

It took me a week to figure out what kind of component to choose because it must fits my requirement which is:
-Cheap
-Preferably with integrated stuff
-got PCIe and PCI(for graphic card and wireless pci)

and at the end, I end up bought
-AMD Phenom II X4 840
-Asus M4A88T M-LE click here to see more info about this motherboard
-4GB DDR3
-Cooler Master 550W PSU (for RM150) -> bought this from Lowyat.net forumer..very cheap..contact me if you want to buy one :D
since my HDD and graphic card is still functioning, so I just use it back..

At first, I'm thinking to build Intel i3 rig but because AMD rig can offer better performance(hopefully) for a lesser buck and I would like to try AMD(i've never have AMD rig before), so I straightaway chose AMD rig like above.

Picture below taken during assembly progress

                                                                                                                Motherboard box and the contents inside

full view of mobo

back panel of the mobo

AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz

everything is on its place and ready to fire up

My Verdict
-This is mini ATX motherboard..so, if I'm adding another RAM stick, I'll be hitting the wall already. Nothing much to upgrade with this mobo really
-I'm not fanboy ok. Since I've tried both AMD and Intel, this is what I came up with
   +Intel - Quite pricey, so many socket type, smoother
   +AMD - Cheap, socket is backward compatible, but not so smooth
-Many people says that AMD processor is running hotter that Intel bla3 but what I found is it's quite cooler than my previous processor(or perhaps it's not in the same league)

So, that is my entry for this time. The Asus serve me well till this time and most importantly it's bang for bucks.
But, if your have a bigger budget, consider choosing proper ATX motherboard for long term run.

Blog from Android

Testing...

Open up Market application, search for 'Bloggeroid' and install.

Easy to setup:)

posted from Bloggeroid

Elakkan Barang Letrik Kena Kilat

*sigh*
Baru je update belog pasal aktiviti mengupgrade PC tempoh hari. Dah pulak PC kena kilat. Ironi betul. Kilat/guruh sabung menyabung tak renti sampai menyambar modem+router and PC aku.

Antara mangsa yang disambar petir

La ni modem dah terbakar, mobo da burnt dengan processor sekali dah masak. What happen is current surge  masuk ikut modem -> LAN cable -> motherboard dan meleburkan segala component di dalam. So, nampak gaya kenalah build another one yang cheap sudey..tapi nasib baik ada sponsor..ececeh.

Hujung minggu ritu aku gi jenjalan digital mall, PJ sambil2 tu kutip banyak2 brochure. Belek punya belek so aku decide untuk berhijrah ke AMD pulak selepas lama berada di pihak Intel. Banyak jugak la aku baru belajar. Nanti nak share sket2..heh

Untuk entry kali ni cite sket(nape skarang orang suka cakap ce cite ce cite??..mcm ucop n the gang) camane nak elak barang letrik korang kena kilat.

• Beli dan pasang dan pakai surge-protector
• Bende alah ni aku rasa semua tahu. Ia alat untuk menahan dan melindungi alat2 letrik yang bersambung pada ia. Tapi aku doubt jugak sebab bila kena petir, voltage spike bukan takat 10-20 volt tapi ratus or riban volt. So, surge-protector ni akan sama ada berjaya menghadkan volt yang lepas atau dia yang rosak dulu lepas kena petir(and eventually saves your electrical appliance). 

Typical surge protector

• Cabut palam
• Easiest way. Korang mesti dah dinasihati ibu bapa supaya cabut palam/plug semasa ribut petir kan? Yes, this is the most clever way to protect your property. Beringat sebelum kena. Cabut palam sebelum kena petir(pengajaran bagi aku T_T)

Dah..tu je nak mengomel. Conclusion is, bila nak kena, dia kena..huhu :)

SSD vs HDD?

Haawww. So tired lah dis week. Been busy with Modul Pembangunan dan Kepimpinan Pelajar(LPPKP) at my uni and at the same time arrange/allocate time to upgradee my desktop :D The LPPKP is a mandatory program and all students need to attend if you want to know...

So, I decided to upgrade my PC and straight away I browse through Lowyat.net forum to find PC hardware that suits my limited budget. So, I end up bought the Gigabyte GA EP45-UD3R motherboard (and sell my EP41-UD3L ), adding another 2GB RAM, bought Zalman CPU cooler and adding another 500GB of space. CODed with other forumer at various places(very far from my hometown weh) including ampang, pj, puchong..T_T..The reason why I want to upgrade is because want to try overclock my E7400. The G41 chipset cannot overclock much; even +5 increase in FSB will make system restart and load default BIOS value.lousy..

My journey in rather small upgrade.

The box and contents inside

Zalman CNPS9500 LED CPU cooler

The board..beautiful indeed

The 'heart' of a computer on my old mobo

Installing retention bracket and the cooler

But..i feel kinda not complete.

My wishlist now is a new graphic card and most importantly a SSD..wuuhuu. That’s what I want to write in this entry actually (kinda long intro huh?..huhuh). So, what the heck is solid state disk(SSD) and why is it better than hard disk drive(HDD)? This kind of question once strike through my berain and after some googling(simple ya), I started to understand and put SSD into my wishlist.

SSD or Solid State Disk basically is a disk that has NO moving parts. It contains several memory chip on a board to store data.

Lets differentiate it shall we?

Price

SSD: Expensive

HDD: Cheap

How it works?

SSD: Use non-volatile flash memory

HDD: Magnetizing ferromagnetic material

Reliability

SSD: Can sustain 100K write cycles per cell

HDD: Has a lifespan

Speed

SSD: 170 MBps typically
Access time between 35-100 ms

HDD: 80 MBps typically
Access time between 5000-10000ms

Noise

SSD: Quiet because no mechanical parts

HDD: Clicks and crunching noise

Vibration

SSD: Can sustain up to 1500G’s

HDD: 350G’s to 800G’s only

Power consumption

SSD: Low

HDD: High

Heat Dissipation

SSD: Less heat produced

HDD: Has moving parts thus more heat

Cost

SSD: $3 per gigabyte

HDD: 20-30 cents per gigabyte

Below is demo video..