My PC Specifications

Hi All, Nowadays PC gets out-dated every one or two years. So we keep upgrading our systems often. Here I would like to post my New PC Specs and upgrades, so that it would be nice to look after some years

My Fourth PC (Sep-2020 to Jan-2023)

Type	Details	Date	Price (SGD)
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 - 5600X	15-July-2022	270
CPU Cooler	ID-COOLING SE-224-XT ARGB	29-July-2022	43
Motherboard	ASUS PRIME B550M-A WI-FI	5-Sep-2020	230
Memory	KLEVV BOLT X 3600MHz - 16 GB Kit	5-Sep-2020	105
SSD	1TB Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe Gen3 M.2 SSD	5-Sep-2020	224
	1TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD	11-Dec-2020	176
	Crucial MX500 2TB Internal SSD	20-Nov-2021	305
Power Supply	SUPER FLOWER Leadex III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Modular	5-Sep-2020	137
Speakers	Klipsch ProMedia 2.1	18-Oct-2015	349
Graphics Card	ZOTAC RTX 3080 Trinity 10GB GDDR6X	16-Dec-2020	1,258
Mouse	Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed	22-Sep-2020	70
Keyboard	Logitech G613 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Mechanical	23-July-2021	108
External Sound Card	Creative Sound Blaster X4	19-July-2021	219
Monitor	PRISM+ X315 PRO 31.5 165Hz 1ms Curved WQHD [2560 x 1440]	06-May-2021	460
Cabinet	Fractal Design Torrent ATX	29-July-2022	277
Total			4,231

Replaced Components :

Type	Details	Date	Price (SGD)
Cabinet	Tecware Forge M ARGB Mesh Airflow M-Atx Casing	5-Sep-2020	70
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 - 3700X	5-Sep-2020	446
Graphics Card	Zotac GTX1660 Super 6Gb Twin Fan GDDR6	5-Sep-2020	330
Monitor	Acer BE270 - 27-inch FHD LED	02-Apr-2020	368
Keyboard	Logitech MK200	05-Sept-2020	30

My Third PC (2012-2015)

Type	Details	Date	Price (Rs)
Processor	Intel Core i5 - 3450 - 3.1 GHz	25-Aug-2012	12,000
Motherboard	ASUS P8H77-M LE with USB 3.0	25-Aug-2012	7,750
Memory	8GB (2 x 4) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz	25-Aug-2012	3,200
Hard Disk	Samsung 120GB 840-EVO SSD	14-Oct-2014	4,600
Keyboard & Mouse	Logitech Media Combo MK200		8,25
Speakers	Logitech Z506 5.1	10-Nov-2012	5,200
Sound Card	-- From Old Machine --
Optical Drive	ASUS DVD Writer	18-Mar-2014	1,325
Graphics Card	ZOTAC GeForce GTX 760 AMP! Edition	Dec-2013	Gift :)
Power Supply	Cooler Master GX 550W	25-Aug-2012	4,750
UPS	Numeric 1000 VA	25-Aug-2012	4,300
Monitor	Benq GL2250 HM	25-Aug-2012	8,450
Cabinet	Cooler Master Elite 311 Plus	25-Aug-2012	3,370
Total			49,745

Operating Systems Used :

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Ubuntu 13.04
Linux Mint 15
Microsoft Windows 8 Ultimate 

 

My Second PC (2008-2012)

Type	Details	Date	Price (Rs)
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz 40nm	17-May-2008	8000
Motherboard	Intel DG33FB	17-May-2008	5000
Memory	2 GB DDR2 RAM	17-May-2008	1900
Hard Disk	320 GB	17-May-2008	3200
Keyboard	Logitec Normal Keyboard	17-May-2008	270
Speakers	Creative SBS 500 5.1 Speakers	17-May-2008	2600
Sound Card	Creative Sound Blaster 5.1	17-May-2008	950
Mouse	Logitec PS2 Mouse	17-May-2008	310
Optical Drive	Samsung DVD Writer	17-May-2008	1000
Graphics Card	XFX 8600 GT 256 MB DDR2	17-May-2008	4700
Power Supply	Zebronics 500 Watts Platinum	17-May-2008	1800
UPS	Frontech 600 VA	17-May-2008	1600
Monitor	Viewsonic 19 - VA916	17-May-2008	11000
TV Tuner	Leadtek Palm Top Tv	17-May-2008	3400
Cabinet	Zebronics Vulcan	17-May-2008	520
Total			46,250

Upgrades Done :

Type	Details	Date	Price (Rs)
Memory	1 GB DDR2 RAM (Totally upgraded to 3GB)		800
Graphics Card	Palit 9800 GT 1GB DDR3 Super		7800
Sound Card	Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer		4000
Game Controller	Microsoft XBOX 360 Wired Controller		1300
Speakers	Creative Inspire T6100 5.1 Speakers	18-Sep-2010	3750
Hard Disk	Seagate 1 TB	15-Oct-2010	3000
Graphics Card	MSi GTX 460 1GB OC	04-Apr-2011	11,400
Total			32,050

Operating Systems Used :
Microsoft Windows XP SP3
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Ubuntu 12.04

My First PC (2003-2008)

Type	Details	Date	Price (Rs)
Processor	Intel Celeron 1.33 GHz	Apr-2003
Motherboard	Biostar M6VLQ	Apr-2003
Memory	128 MB SDRAM	Apr-2003
Hard Disk	40 GB	Apr-2003
Keyboard	Logitec Normal Keyboard	Apr-2003
Speakers	Microtek Stereo Speakers	Apr-2003
Mouse	Logitec PS2 Mouse	Apr-2003
Optical Drive	LG CD Writer	Apr-2003
Monitor	LG CRT 15	Apr-2003

Upgrades Done :

Type	Details	Date	Price (Rs)
Memory	128 MB SDRAM (Totally 256 MB SDRAM)
Optical Drive	Sony DVD Writer

Operating Systems Used :
Microsoft Windows Me
Microsoft Windows XP

Best way to escape from Mosquitos

Hi Guys,
         I am residing at Chennai, India.
For many months I had problem with mosquitos, they came in hundreds. I was not able to sleep well at night.

I tried every thing like

• Mosquito Repellents
• Mosquito Coils
• Mosquito Liquid Repellents etc..

I even found Mosquito Repellent software in the internet, funny isn't?

But later found out that the only best way to escape from mosquitos at night is to use Mosquito Nets.
Yes after trying all the above I tried Mosquito Net, it is just Rs 200.
No smoke from Coils, no smell from Mosquito Repellents.
No waste of money.
Now I can sleep well at night.

Just try this..

Windows 7 Photo Viewer Very Slow - Fix

Hi When I was viewing my photos with Windows 7 Photo Viewer, it was very slow, it was loading for every photo. Then I found a fix for it.

It is because of the Calibrated Color Profile created by Windows 7.
If you remove it every thing will be fine.

Follow these steps

1. Right Click on Desktop and select 'Screen Resolution'.

2. Then Select 'Advanced Settings'

3. Select the 'Color Management' tab  and press the 'Color Management..' button in properties window.

4. In the Color Management window, Select 'All Profiles' tab and scroll to 'ICC Profiles'

5. Select any profile with the name 'CalibratedDisplayProfile' and Remove it.

6. Thats it Close all open windows.

Now reopen the pictures folder, check the photos with Photo Viewer it will be lighting fast...
Coool........

Let me know, if this helps you :-)......

Delete folder history in the file explorer window in Windows 7

Hi All, In your Windows 7 you might have noticed that sometimes the folders which you have visted will be displayed in the Windows Explorer drop down, when you press the Drop Down button in the location bar.

To remove those entries you dont have to go to registry and edit something.
Simple. Right Click the location bar.

Then from the menu select 'Delete History'..
Thats it.. Every thing cleared...

Hope this helps...

Windows 7 Tips and Personal Review

I was using Windows XP for almost 6 Years, right from 2003.

When Windows Vista came out I tried it, but I dont want to switch from XP to Vista.I found that something was missing in Windows Vista.

So I didnt switch from XP to Vista.

Then Windows 7 came out, right from the day one every thing was good for it. It received positive reviews from almost every one.
So I decided to try it. I installed Windows 7 Ultimate in my machine, dual boot with Windows XP(Hoping I can Switch back to XP anytime).
Here I have listed some of the Windows 7 tips and features which I like very much.

(Note : I have switched to Windows 7 directly from XP, so some features I have mentioned here might be there is Vista also, which I might not know.)

Before I start here is my system specs
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 Ghz, 45 nm
Motherboard : Intel DG33FB (G33 Chipset)
Memory : 3 GB DDR2 667 Mhz
Graphics Card : Palit 9800 GT, 1 GB DDR3
Hard Disk : 320 GB

My Windows 7 Review :

Installation is really fast:

I did a clean install of Windows 7 on one of my partition, it is lightning fast. My Windows 7 was ready in just 20 Mins...

Boots very fast:

First of all, really Windows 7 boots faster than XP and Vista. I personally tried it. I have installed all the programs I had in XP, still it boots very fast.

Shutdown is also fast:

Similarly Shutdown or sleep is also very fast. In my XP it will take more than 30 Sec to shutdown, but my Windows 7 shutsdown in 8 Sec. Really fast.

Superbar(New Taskbar) Rocks:
 
Windows 7's new taskbar is superb. At first you will miss the good old XP style taskbar, but in few minutes u will get used to the new taskbar.
You can pin your favourite programs and files to taskbar, it will be always there.
Right click on it will give you more options about the program.
Moving the mouse over the icons will give a thumbnail preview of the program.
You can even watch videos using this preview.

More details can be found here
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/01/15/windows-7-superbar-overview

User Access Control(UAC) :
Now we can adjust the UAC settings to any one of the four levels available.

Action Center:
Windows 7 Action Center is a one stop place where you can find system maintenance information, security information and also troubleshoot problems if any.

New Search:
Windows 7 search is really improved and fast. Now your search result will include album name, artist etc.

New Themes:
There are lot of themes pre-installed, you can even install new themes from microsoft website.

Aero Shake:
When a window is shaken with mouse, all other windows will be minimized and the current window will be active on the screen.When the window is shaken again, they are all restored. This also has some eye candy.

DirectX 11:

Windows 7 is shipped with directX 11, if you have a directx 11 graphics card you can enjoy all the eye candy in games.

Windows 7 Tips and Trick :

Other important changes I noted:
When I want to switch from my Creative sound card to on-board sound card, the only thing I have to do is remove the wire and plug it, Windows 7 will automatically detect it and it will be ready for use, where as in case of windows XP I have to change all sound settings.

My Other Tips:

Delete Folder History - Windows 7
Windows 7 Photo Viewer Very Slow - Fix

Some useful shortcuts:

Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the window to each side of the monitor
Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window
Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it's maximized
Win+Space: All windows are made transparent so you can see the desktop
Win+Home: Minimize all windows but the current window

Excellent place for details about Windows 7
http://www.neowin.net/news/category/windows7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7

So finally I did switch from Windows XP to Windows 7....
Good bye Windows XP... Welcome Windows 7...
Please share your experience on Windows 7 and switching from Windows XP to 7... :-)

How to Open the Task Manager on Remote Computer or Desktop

In your day to day work, normally you will be using Remote Desktop or Connect to remote Computer using VPN.
But if you press Ctrl + Alt + Del or Crtl + Shift + Esc it will open the task manager of local computer.

Here I have given how to open the task manager of remote PC or desktop.

Select the remote application or desktop and press Ctrl + F3
Other Remote Session Shortcuts :
http://ckarthik17.blogspot.com/2011/05/keyboard-shortcuts-in-remote-desktop.html

Hope this helps you...
Please comment if this helps you.... :-)