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Two Screen Desktop Under RM2.5K

Update: The system is too loud! Get a CPU cooler and fans!

I’ve been whining about my Compaq, how it was being sluggish and hot at the same time. It came to a point where I procrastinate my work often, I hate getting my lefty numb.

Today, accompanied by Mr S, I bought a new system. This time it’s a desktop.

I didn’t want top of the line specs, the following month would probably slash the price down to half. The aim was simple, get desktop with 2 screens under RM 2.5k.

Desktop Config

Achieved and very satisfied.

  • AMD X2 7750 2.7 Ghz – RM 250
  • AsusM2N68-AM – RM 170
  • Asus EAH4350 512Mb -RM 160
  • Kingston DDR2/800 4Gb – RM170
  • 500Gb Hard Disk – RM 190
  • DVD Writer – RM75
  • Computer Casing – RM95
  • BenQ T2200HD 22″ LCD – RM550 x 2

Total: RM 2.2K, with RM300 spare cash, I opted a wireless Logitech Ex110 keyboard mouse.

After a few hours of experimentation, I dare to say, I’m never going back to a single screen setup. It’s too unproductive!

full-screen.jpgThe down side, I have be extra sensitive when building web or graphics design and I can’t be in bed while working :eek:

ps: I forgot to buy speakers! Everything’s on mute now :cry:

Written on 19 February '09 under Web & Gadget
 

There are 64 Comments for “Two Screen Desktop Under RM2.5K”

you can’t playing pool while in bed anymore… :lol:

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aisyahkama wrote on February 19, 2009 #1

haha.. past last tak tahan.. lupa beli speaker… wahaha.. penting tu bro.. keje in silent mode, nanti dah jadi keje wat air liur basi plak.. hehehe…

neway.. harga2 mmg best… lowyat la kan.. hurm.. teringin nak rasa pengalaman guna 2 lcd macam tu.. camne la agaknya yer…

mesti best gila sebelah wat keje, sebelah layan movie full screen.. oh… indahnya dunia :cry:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

(aku mmg keje in silent mode pon)

cume bile orang tego kt ym ke, mmg tak sedar la.

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waniee replied #1

ah finally found someone who work in silent mode too!!

sume org cakap im weird, dont listen to music while working wahaha

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t.a.t.a replied #1

saya pun sama. tak leh kerja dalam keadaan bising. cannot focus.


Aisyah replied #1

oh. can go both ways. with, or without musics. hehe :lol:

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Khai wrote on February 19, 2009 #2

one word : cool!
all the price, are they for real? :XO: :XO:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Yup! I studied each spec before I bought the system ;)

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t.a.t.a replied #1

kena pandai survey tempat.

eddie, itu ram 2gb x2 or single 4gb?

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NoktahHitam replied #1

2 sticks. Theoretically better dari single stick. Macam Duo-Core/ Quad-Core nye analogy.

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feeza.yusoff wrote on February 19, 2009 #3

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Two Screen Desktop Under RM2.5K | take a TECKnews wrote on February 19, 2009 #4

note : younger bro <– lol, he must be adorable kan for you to have his photo right in front you while you are doing your work :razz:

p/s : though my grasp on technology is utterly devastating, but what ever you have there, sounds supremely cool~!!

.. and a bit geeky lol (^_^)v

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Adorable? I guess so. His picture was there because it was always inside a drawer. I slipped it out and put on my desk ;)

It is uberly cool!

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soot replied #1

atau u kuarkan gambar tu sbb u nak snap picture tu?
miahahahaha :arrow:
eddie is trying to show us his soft side
applause! :razz:

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waniee replied #1

*agrees with soot

wahahaha soot’s comment is so fani!! his attempt at naikkan saham tuhh


lyana wrote on February 19, 2009 #5

cool stuff man! :up:
yup, i can’t agree with you more regarding single screen productivity compare with two screen.
it makes life much more easier rather than flipping windows!

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pcuserz wrote on February 19, 2009 #6

good deal there, bro…

i’d prefer to get one 24″ monitor and a 2TB HDD… :grin:

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jipo replied #1

24″ terlalu mahal kot. semasa aku nk beli monitor dulu, beza harga antara 22″ dan 24″ hampir rm1000, terlalu mahal..seperti dh masuk kategori tv plak..

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NoktahHitam replied #1

smlm aku tgk, RM200-300 je beze. Seriously, lebih baik pakai 2 x 22″ lagi puas hati

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Kavi wrote on February 19, 2009 #7

wow.. good deal!

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crime_genius86 wrote on February 19, 2009 #8

Tks 4 this. I am looking for new gear too and may buy the above. Seems to be a good deal. Cheers. :up:

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Jed Yoong wrote on February 19, 2009 #9

Zaman dulu NIC, Soundcard kena beli add on.

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Hasbullah Pit wrote on February 19, 2009 #10

wah dah macam duduk dalam bilik draf man. kool!

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megat wrote on February 19, 2009 #11

Maafkan patik yang tidak tahu menahu.

Tapi macam mana ye pasang dua LCD monitor? Kalau guna laptop boleh tak berbuat sedemikian?

Sekian, terima kasih.

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|1f34|-|1r3 replied #1

boleh jer wat macam tuh…tgk kat belakang laptop..ada port utk cucuk monitor warna biru..cucuk monitor kat situ…

lepas tuh cari right click atas desktop, pilih properties, pegi kat bahagian settings, pilih extend my windows desktop…jadi ler nanti…kalau nak paham, leh contact kat my blog. :smile:

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aman replied #1

hoho..leh ar try pasnie… :D

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Zaza wrote on February 19, 2009 #12

Wow….the setup is killer…my long time dream…

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Not really a killer but good enough to feed my ego ;)

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elvinado replied #1

My desktop is already 2 years old…
I made mine for around 3.5k.Already obsolete

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elvinado wrote on February 19, 2009 #13

perlu ke aku komen lagi selepas aku mendengar luahan rasa hati ko yg terlalu excited + kekaguman atas setup di atas ??

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Hahaha tak payah. Aku puas hati gile dgn 2 ribu aku spend utk computer ni. (takpe, buat company claim! hahaha)

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|1f34|-|1r3 replied #1

haha…hampagas btol !

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|1f34|-|1r3 wrote on February 19, 2009 #14

nice setup.. just like mine. oni tht i hv 1 monitor in potrait (good for documents reading) and one in landscape orientation… very very productive…

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Thought of that too. Next setup will be 4 screens. (which I dont know what for. Hahaha)

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naim wrote on February 20, 2009 #15

kira setting dua desktop satu cpu ker? huhu…

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Yes aman.

Memule terpikir gak nak beli Dell/ HP/ BenQ computer sbb malas nak risau pasal warranty. Rosak, call je. Nanti ade orang datang amik. Tapi pikir balik, kalau buat sendiri lagi best. Bole jimat banyak gile.

RM2,200 – full system Dell, yg agak low end.
RM2,200 – 2 monitors, 1 CPU. (keyboard, mouse & speaker pakai yg lame sudey!)

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aman wrote on February 20, 2009 #16

Inilah impian aku..hahah..selepas aku tinggalkan desktop + 2 lcd screen di opis kakak aku dan malas nak pi amik..

terpaksa aku layan laptop jerk huh..mmg dummy jerk left hand aku skang..lenguh belah kanan huh. :mrgreen:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Slalu left hand la kebas sebab laptop panas. Tensen gak la.

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catzer wrote on February 20, 2009 #17

i oso got 1 setup kat ruang tv rum… laptop + LCD tv.. extended monitor gak la… good for watching all the DLd videos….

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Doesn’t it pixelate?

Although I’ve downloaded AXXO movies, it doesn’t look ‘that’ good on 32 inch.

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jipo replied #1

hmm..since ko nampak mcm jenis yg ada tv besar2 & 5.1 surround sound,may i ask..nape donload axxo je? such a waste of source for good/high quality movies nowadays.why don’t 720p/1080p movies?

w’pun aku 22″ monitor je..aku embrace HD movies..very2 satisfying…(well not FULL HD;1080p sbb gpu aku xgempak sgt..HD biasa;720p je..but still way better than axxo)

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Owhhh.. No I’m not a movie junkie. I watch movie or series just to get by and keep in the know. That’s all. No need for HD etc. ;)


naim replied #1

aku dl HD… guna mkf player really nice… latest is tht transformers 2 punya trailer…..

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naim wrote on February 20, 2009 #18

welcome to dual screen setup bro
u will notice the difference and your productivity will increase around 60%
yeah .. i know maths and statistics ..
cos i owned hassanbakar.com
LOL :P

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NoktahHitam replied #1

60%? Wow..

I haven’t been doing much work actually. Still trying to tweak to perfection and familiarizing dual screen setup. It’s a bit awkward looking left and right at the same time.

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oDiN replied #1

Put your keyboard and yourself center of both monitors .
and your left eyes will concentrate on the left and and vice versa.

u dont have to twist your head . just staring left and right and just a little movement of your head and you will be doing fine . :)

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oDiN wrote on February 20, 2009 #19

Wow, you manage to bargain for such a low price? Awesome! I’ve always been dreaming of getting my own permanent workspace in the future (after 7 years of living in different rooms in dorms, I kind of lost touch with decorating my own table). Teehee! Two monitors are definitely a plus because they make multitasking a lot easier – you don’t have to waddle through tons of tabs opened in your taskbar anymore! Imagine watching movie on one monitor and doing work on the other… okay, really bad example, but you get the point :razz:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Yeah! It’s super!

Here’s some application I put to good use.

S1 – XHTML-ing
S2 – refresh page

S1 – Read RSS
S2 – Reply IM-s

S1 – Coding (PHP, Java etc)
S2 – Refresh browser every 30 secs

*S1 = Screen 1, S2 = Screen 2

Teddy, I didn’t actually bargain for those item. It bought at Standard Retail Price (of course Lowyat price).

After using 2 screens setup, I’m thinking of 3 screens setup. Mom would probably squirm over the electricity bill ;)

One down side though, the fan is pretty loud, though I implanted a “silent fan”

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teddY replied #1

Sorry to take so long to reply to your response :P *note to self, reply NH’s email too*

That’s what my friend is doing too! Coding in one screen, viewing the results in another. He’ve even gone to the point to install automatic page refresher plugin on his FF3 so that he won’t have to waste 2 seconds pressing that F5 button.

Wow, you handle PHP and Java too! How cool. I can do neither… I’ll just stick to XHTML and CSS for the moment being. Might be picking up Javascript (AJAX, jQuery, Prototype and all the useful junk) in the near future.

Three screens setup will kill your eyes! You’ve got only two :???: the fan is loud prolly because two screens is driving your graphics card insane :P and the CPU as well. But as long as it doesn’t overheat, you’re good to go.

p/s: I’m wondering, when it comes to the Windows taskbar (the one where the start button is located in as well, correct me if I’m wrong), how does 2 screen handle the opened documents?

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teddY wrote on February 21, 2009 #20

Adding an amount of about RM500, you can get an AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 processor. It can overclocked it up to 6.5GHz, as shown here http://www.game-amd.com/sfy.htm.

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Phenom’s price will drop drastically in 2-3 months period. Plus, I’m not a hard core gamer nor over-clocker, so it’s pretty unjustifiable why I needed a high end product.

RM500, I could have lunch for at least 2 months.

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selinap wrote on February 21, 2009 #21

This is freaking cool man! ASUS motherboard, only RM160? Man, I should go to KL and grab some to build my own desktop then :D

Envy… envy..

I don’t know how to setup multiple screens though.. but I bet Google or you can help me there, if I ever want to…

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NoktahHitam replied #1

You dont really need to google it. Very straight forward. You dont have to be a geek to know. On first try, I got it right. Of course needs some tweaking to ensure best resolution for the monitorS.

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bongkersz wrote on February 22, 2009 #22

penat la nak tengok kiri kanan screen besar2 eddie.

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NoktahHitam replied #1

tade la penat sgt.

Think of it this way, you turn left and right get some exercise ;)

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laila wrote on February 23, 2009 #23

how bout OS?… pirate ekk…. :arrow: no wonder lahh :grin:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Nope. I have original XP license. This is not for home use.

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papa wrote on February 23, 2009 #24

boleh ke 2 monitor dlm 1 cpu?
maklum la saya kurang bijak dlm hal komputer nih :cry:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Boleh, ikut je spec sy tu kalau nak beli. Tapi diingatkan, agak bising.

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blowie wrote on February 23, 2009 #25

Hello, tumpang tanya, kat kedai mana abg noktahhitam beli nih? :halo:

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gavankun wrote on February 25, 2009 #26

NH, kau beli kat mane sume system ni?
lowyatt?

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takenaga wrote on February 26, 2009 #27

ok, I tak faham benda2 technical ni. haha.

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