Cooler Master Masterkeys Pro M

so my dad recently gifted me with an RGB keyboard because he's cool like this Cooler Master Masterkeys Pro M =)

believe it or not it's my first time owning an RGB keyboard as my Armageddon one has proven to be quite reliable

but being a noob at peripherals doesn't mean i shouldn't at least share how i feel about this gem of a mechanical keyboard eh? haha

after strolling around for a bit, we decided to make the purchase at Cybermind Computer House, located at level 3 or 4 of Sim Lim Square i can't remember off-hand lol. but yea what really was the decider was the staff's impartial and informative service. think his name is Sam or something definitely recommend him if you lack the time to do much research.

so first things first, the amount of customization and software available was a lil overwhelming so i opted not to download any software for the time being and stuck to just the simple hardware controls.

holding FN while tapping F4 will allow you to scroll through the various RGB options. personally i find the rainbow colour from left to right most enticing with the slow breathing effect coming in second but hey.. you may have different inclinations so no worries.

next up, on some schemes you can select not just which colours you want but how bright you want them to be by individually tapping either F1, F2 or F3, up to 9 times respectively.

so far that's what i've tried and yea! i think it's great for me but there're a ton more macros and colour combinations for you to explore if you're a veteran of such items!

aside from the RGB are the Cherry MX keys. i chose the brown ones over the blue for two reasons-no stock for the latter colour and clicking sound a tad bit too loud for my liking. but based on what i've heard, the blue ones are more highly wanted than brown so you may want to try it out for yourself in person before buying.

made a short clip of it for the TLDR version =)

in conclusion, for SGD $129, i give this Cooler Master Masterkeys Pro M RGB Keyboard a 9 out of 10 for its usability, sturdy build quality, multiple features and RGB aesthetics.

Team Liquid Achievements at MSI Bring Hope to NA

Team Liquid

i'm still proud of your performance mates

now inb4 all the "what MSI were you watching?" or "are your glasses NA rose coloured much?" .. yes i'm equally downcast by the end result as you are and yes i've watched every single TL game right up till the heart wrenching defeat by RNG and then FNC in the tiebreaker. so chill guys chill while I explain the reason for my title..

a team of five talented players recently strung together for one spring split(yes that's right only one split together as a squad), managed to dethrone the stronghold of TSM, oust out CLG and evict C9 to get number one for their very first time in the NA spring split of 2018. this is the TL you are seeing right now

their strength of schedule?

1. KZ- LCK region no.1 .. nuff said
2. RNG- renowned powerhouse in China now with addition of Karsa
3. FW- the korean assassins who dominated LMS again
4. FNC- long time household name of EU with home ground advantage
5. EVS- an upgraded version of Gigabyte Marines

so if you think you can form a crew of five right now like TL did, beat your region and take these abovementioned teams down, then i will stop talking right here. but you can't right? and you don't have to, because you are meant for something great in life and not to shut my low elo mouth up, online...

ok i stop digressing sorry. moving on..

as what Froskurin, Isaac Azael and David Phreak said, TL really did have those multiple flashes of brilliance, and then some, despite the international giants they had to face.

i'm talking Impact's several pinpoint ultimates (dunno what that's called since i haven't played the game for years). i'm talking FiveThousandLift's immaculate positioning, laning and teamfighting. i'm talking Pobelter's efficiency and decent objective priority(although he really should stop speaking so arrogantly and learn from flash wolves' interviewees). i'm talking Olleh's unsung support prowess. i'm talking Xsmithie's massive improvement as a pro player/jungler as compared to a few years ago.

i think their performance at MSI shows that NA are doing some things right. that they are really NOT a joke of a region. that it really brings hope to the top teams of NA who want to represent on the next international stage. shore up some of those flaws and Worlds 2018 is NA's oyster imo.

have a good rest for now Team Liquid you deserve it. have a few days of fun in Germany and get back home to start kicking butt! haha ok that's all folks take care bye cyaa

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre NEXT BIG THING

apart from the recent spectacular show in Saudi Arabia and Backlash PPV, i think this duo in the form of Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre has come in such a timely fashion. really apt imo and amazing at how the creative team could choose such a perfect season for these two to bring more viewership to RAW. definitely can't wait to see them in action over the next few quarters and how great of an impact they are gonna make!

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P.S. i love how Shinsuke Nakamura has turned into a heel he's amazing!! new modified entrance theme is lit AF too

UFC 221 . I Made a Fantasy Flag of England and Singapore

so i manged to catch up on UFC 221 which happened down under. really glad it was in Perth this time brought back some fond memories of my 2 weeks there!

the crowd's amazing and the people generally pleasant too!

that blatant eye poke in the heat of the moment is why i detest most chinese from China. there are a lot of good-natured ones who can be on amicable terms with you but a lot of the rest can get annoyingly dirty when things don't go their way

ANYWAY so glad this Jake Matthews guy won. i'm seeing a lot more aussies step up to represent down under so that makes me a happy camper too =)

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recently tapped into my creative pool & made a fantasy flag combining SG & EN although it would never happen since we are so far apart. but what do u guys think? any idea on improving this? looks pretty cool to me LOL

we seem pretty similar tbh if u say singapore is like london then southeast asia is like europe and china is like middle east & northern africa combined etc haha

Is 2018 The Year to Upgrade my Sandy Bridge?

so recently i've got the sudden infatuation with main computer tech that i've watched so many youtube videos by several tech pros and also read online from multiple sources on various CPU, MOBO, RAM & liquid cooling related stuff whenever i can. before moving on lets take a look at what i'm currently using and have been since 2011.. except for the casing, PSU and GPU upgrade later on.

don't mind the shady 500W PSU spilled some drinks accidentally on my Silver Certified Raider FSP 650W lol. so had to get a quick replacement sad stuff mate

oh and i also underclocked the GTX 960's clock speed and memory clock speed by 5% equally just for good measure. used the gigabyte OC guru 2 for underclocking the stock card and also because i don't really have the habit of pushing my rig till i hit a certain bottleneck whether be it CPU or GPU bound etc..

so basically i put this screenshot up for two things.. the ryzen 7 1700 and/or ryzen 5 1600 was such a pull for me to find some reason to upgrade my current rig on impulse. which i took great effort to resist lol. also because relatively speaking.. i don't reeaaaally need the extra cores and threads and cache etc. although i AM very enticed by all the cool RGB tech available now on motherboards, rams and liquid coolers etc 

second thing is just to show that i usually watch youtube at 1080p 60fps smooth as milk. i can tune it up to 1440p at 30fps if i want to but i haven't noticed any major differential between the two so it's not worth wasting my hardware's lifespan for like maybe 10% better quality on the pixels? but that's just me being a budget head haha

so this is currently the only game i play to destress and have fun. 101 is the max fps i can get in openGL mode in this counter-strike: condition zero game. but i wouldn't recommend running at this max fps if u're currently using the rig that i'm using. i mean i wouldn't wanna risk blowing up my almost 7 year-old CPU & MOBO eh? haha..

fps_max 77 is what i would set in console if i plan to play this game for about 2-3 hours. i would even lower it to 72 max if i plan to go at it for like 4-8 hours straight. obviously there's still room to listen to music/radio while playing this or even minimize to watch youtube when you're dead and waiting to spawn but i didn't include it in here cuz my brain was still at lunch u see lol..

oh and this game seems like it uses 2 cores mainly with the other 2 cores as backup prolly cuz it's a super old classic. i reckon the newer(well not really new tbh) counter-strike: global offensive uses up to four cores but obviously i'm not interested in learning new games right now cuz i've had enough back in the day and it's now more of a hassle than an entertainment to learn new games and get a kick out of it. but then again that's just me yea i'm not mainstream like that lol don't follow me! 

oh and at times i'll do video editing/content creation etc for my tiny little youtube channel and i feel that's the most taxing my computer gets as u can see from the "All CPU Meter" gadget at the top left area of this screenshot. this is just a sample of my latest penang pulse part 3 video. not only does my CPU die hit its max turbo speed on all four cores.. the small playback area of the editor isn't smooth and the line slider takes time to switch between cut up scenes etc. 

and if that isn't choppy enough.. it gets worse when i have to playback an area which has like two PIPs, text, music & some light effects etc that's the worst. plus if i don't playback a certain cut from the same position.. the sound goes off and doesn't match the proper scene anymore when i finish exporting the video into format for youtube. so it's loads of time used/wasted for longer playback or an alternative is to export the video in a lower quality just to see if it's fine etc.

rendering of video takes a while but that's fine cuz i can just go take a shower or grab a meal etc so how long it takes to complete exporting isn't a major turnoff for me.

so although it's not an everday thing.. content creation/video editing is still the most compelling reason for me to soft-look around for an upgrade on my sandy bridge i5-2400, gigabyte mobo and ddr3 ram. also maybe a new mid-tower case to replace my sharkoon t28 and another silver certified PSU for future proofing. i'm without question going to get RGB ram even tho it can only run at 2666mhz or 2933mhz it's totally fine for me. i jsut want that RGB cuz it makes my smile stay on longer on my face haha

so here are my options

1. save up for a ryzen 5 1600, r7 1700 or r5 2600 etc

more cores and threads but lower clock ceiling

can make use of the RGB stock cooler

2. save up for a coffee lake i5-8600k or i7-8700k etc

much better clock speed ceiling and quicker/snappier daily tasks

can get a CPU liquid cooler and finally say i own one lol

3. wait a little longer to see what's up by Q3 of 2018

can get my savings compounded for a more satisfying buffer in spending

Shadow of War - 2017 Game of the Year?

u start off with a little prelude

then u get taught the basic controls

or rather, reminded of them if u've played a ton of such games

game gets u up to speed with the storyline

then it's a remarkable amount of quests & missions

all while soaking in its breathtaking graphics

i'd say the game script is an unquestionable 5/5 sapphire stones

here are some screenshots of a really small part of the gameplay

special thanks to MKIceAndFire

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

it's worth buying imo

特工皇妃楚乔传 - Princess Agents is a Hit

recently went back to watching a couple tv dramas that are from China like Love O2O, Rush to the Dead Summer and many more but today, I'll be talking about this latest series called 特工皇妃楚乔传 - Princess Agents.

i feel like it's going to be one of those trending sensations like the Little Nyonya local channel 8 tv series many years ago. 

if you haven't seen this c-drama, you should. i'm currently at episode 48 where the state of Yanbei & Wei are going to break the treaty & enter into war. but it didn't take me more than 10 episodes to realize why they chose Zanilia Zhao (赵丽颖) as the main female lead. even tho I like Zheng Shuang, i think this Zanilia Zhao has her own distinctive qualities & this difference actually compliments one another like comparing competitive swimming with Rugby. both are different but equally amazing

don't let the first few episodes fool you.. it is not a male chauvinistic type of show but instead, the adversities she faced are necessary to accentuate the brilliance of this Xing'er aka Chu Qiao aka Zanilia. well at least that's what i feel since i didn't read the storybook etc. she's not just a head-turner but also multi-talented

i'm not so familiar with the entertainment scene in China but i like how this Shawn Dou is able to act as both a good guy & an antagonist. he can prolly take on the main lead in another show imo

i think fans of China tv dramas &/or movies should keep a lookout on this Deng Lun guy. he takes on the supporting role called Xiao Ce, a prince of the state of Liang.

this drama gets a 10/10 from me.

SYDNEY 2017 - PERSONA 5 GAME

so here's my latest vlog do check it out if you haven't already. seems like it gets better the longer you watch it especially past the short Pontoon Bar highlights.

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so i just finished watching ShirrakoTV's PERSONA 5 series and it was absolutely spectacular. the people who made this game are extremely impressive imo.

here are some screenshots of the final but i suggest you start from the beginning to savour the entirety of this immensely pleasurable story line haha