5/24/2012 12:23:00 AM
Boon Ong
19th May 2012 (Saturday)
Guan yin temple
Wifey with the girls...
Thursday, May 24
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Wednesday, May 23
My graphic went bonker
Bye ATI and Hi nVidia
After having so many issue with my PC, which caused the BSOD and such, I am quite determined that this is due to my graphic card.
Thanks to my two buddies who mentioned that my graphic card ram might be causing the main problem, and I also saw on the BSOD message that it did stated display driver etc...
Today, I went to Ban Leong and had my card check. I was hoping for one to one exchange until the nice CSO told me that it only happen for card that is not more than a year. Apparently, my card was bought on the year of 2010 Oct, so there's no chance at all.
However, I was given a choice to send this card for RMA, which is located in Taiwan. Most probably the waiting time will be 4 weeks to 6 weeks!
Oh dear, I said. I need it for work! But there's nothing they can do because there's no stock for them as well.
Taking a deep breathe and I agreed upon sending for RMA, and what they counter offer me is to rent me a card. And the CSO said that, the card is not the top notch and not suitable for doing any production stuff. Hence the new graphic card kicks in.
I definitely will sell it off once it is back in Singapore.
So, my wife and I went to Sim Lim Square. According and swear by many, we went to PC Theme and found out that, most of the card that I wanted are either too low spect than my current ATI 6870 by Powercolor, or out of stock.
Hesitating for a long time, I decided on Palit GTX 670 by nVidia. Reason being: GTX670 is consider an upgrade from my 6870, and GTX560 are consider on par or slightly below than the ATI I am holding on. The price isn't too nice either. I got it at $568 for it.
Asus and MSI GTX670 had went out of stock for 670 series, and the only left is by Palit.
ATI is definitely out for me. Accordance to the guy at Ban Leong, he said that all ATI do have issue with the error message popping out on driver had since stopped working had responded (IIRC)
Furthermore, I am quite a fans of nVidia since back then, and this time round, it is my second bad experience with that manufacturer.
Right now, I am running this graphic card, and it should looks and feel good too.
Sunday, May 20
Big slashing of price for Hassey!
Wednesday, May 16
The tragic accident
The recent car accident between Ferrari and the Sonata cab had brought up a lot of hype around the news and social networking.
The most disgusted that I read in forum was a guy who robbed the injured passenger in the cab!
Further to add on, one netizen also blamed on the cab driver who start off fast upon the green light; isn't the driver suppose to check the traffic (left and right) before moving off.
With this comments given, I guessed that netizen have no sense on what is actually going on at all. Coming at such high speed from Ferrari, the driver would have came from Illuma, then beating the red light, and where the accident had been occurred.
It is not as if the cab driver had some sorta long distance eye power. How would he anticipate the oncoming car at the speed? If he know, such tragic accident will not happen at all!
By checking left and right, yes a must to do that, but isn't the car supposed to stop at red light instead of beating it? Everyone will have the mentality that the vehicle will come to a stop, be it whether it is going to do an E Brake or not. But at that speed to stop, the chances of hitting the cab is still very high. But, maybe smaller impact? It is hard to say.
So, what rights do that netizen pointing the deceased cab driver is in wrong when the video already shown that all vehicles in that lane have the right of way? It is show as green, means you can move off.
It is horrifying and heart pain to see this car crash from another fellow cab driver, who had the DVR installed. At least, this cab driver is able to provide some evidence!
Thanks god that he and the passenger are safe. If they were in line with the other cab, I am pretty sure that the injured and death toll will rise.
Rest of the comments, I do not want to say on any further.
There will be a lot of debating between the two class and nations. Surf on forum, you find a lot of ridiculous comments. Read on this morning Strait Times as well, there are fellow people from the same nation are disgusted as well.
Rest in peace,
Cheng Hock Teck (cab driver)
Shigemi Ito (passenger in the cab)
The most disgusted that I read in forum was a guy who robbed the injured passenger in the cab!
Further to add on, one netizen also blamed on the cab driver who start off fast upon the green light; isn't the driver suppose to check the traffic (left and right) before moving off.
With this comments given, I guessed that netizen have no sense on what is actually going on at all. Coming at such high speed from Ferrari, the driver would have came from Illuma, then beating the red light, and where the accident had been occurred.
It is not as if the cab driver had some sorta long distance eye power. How would he anticipate the oncoming car at the speed? If he know, such tragic accident will not happen at all!
By checking left and right, yes a must to do that, but isn't the car supposed to stop at red light instead of beating it? Everyone will have the mentality that the vehicle will come to a stop, be it whether it is going to do an E Brake or not. But at that speed to stop, the chances of hitting the cab is still very high. But, maybe smaller impact? It is hard to say.
So, what rights do that netizen pointing the deceased cab driver is in wrong when the video already shown that all vehicles in that lane have the right of way? It is show as green, means you can move off.
It is horrifying and heart pain to see this car crash from another fellow cab driver, who had the DVR installed. At least, this cab driver is able to provide some evidence!
Thanks god that he and the passenger are safe. If they were in line with the other cab, I am pretty sure that the injured and death toll will rise.
Rest of the comments, I do not want to say on any further.
There will be a lot of debating between the two class and nations. Surf on forum, you find a lot of ridiculous comments. Read on this morning Strait Times as well, there are fellow people from the same nation are disgusted as well.
Rest in peace,
Cheng Hock Teck (cab driver)
Shigemi Ito (passenger in the cab)
