SteelSeries Rival Optical Gaming Mouse

It has six programmable buttons. Two near your thumb, three default (left click, right click, wheel click) and the sixth one is just below the wheel click.

In terms of precision, the optical sensor in the mouse delivers zero acceleration and the ability to reach movement speeds of up to 200 inches per second at 50g of acceleration.

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BenQ releases its sleek & stylish gaming monitor for pro gamers at PLUGGED IN

BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of digital lifestyle innovations is the official monitor sponsor for PLUGGED IN, the largest showcase of consumer electronics & technology in India, taking place from 14th to 16th November, 2014 in Bangalore at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). The event will be having the India’s biggest gaming event GameGod Games Arena with BenQ Gaming monitors set-up for the participating gamers.

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REVIEW: STEELSERIES APEX GAMING KEYBOARD COMES OUT ON TOP

The SteelSeries Apex gaming keyboard is not just the most colorful gaming keyboard money can buy—it may well may well be one of the best values in gaming keyboards currently available. It’s comfortable, responsive, powerful, and whisper quiet–all for about a hundred bucks.

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CHEAP, LEGIT, and GENUINE Product Keys. Now available at www.productkey.ph!!

Hello there guys! I’m back for another review of amazing product, oh wait, this is not just a product, but an amazing company as well! Let’s begin, shall we?

Product Key Philippines {https://productkey.ph}– this is what I’m talking about. An online company that sells cheap, legit and genuine Microsoft operating system product keys.

Cheap. When it comes to office operating system and anti-virus product keys, this company is the best deal, if I were to ask. Why? Their products are about 85-95% cheaper than the market price. Like for example, their Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus is only ₱1,880. Market price of this OS is roughly ₱95,000 (lifetime subscription for up to 5 users. This is a fact. Now, as I said, you’ll only pay for the product key. The other stuffs like the hard copies of manual, terms and conditions is not necessary nowadays, to be honest. We can download it online. What’s important are the product key and the installer. A 16GB USB installer is also available for purchase, anyway. An additional ₱680 if you’ll get one.

Legit. Product Key Philippines is a legit seller guys. They have their physical office too. It is located at Rufino Pacific Tower, Ayala Ave., Makati City.

Aside from that, they also have real bank accounts and account holder where you will transfer your payment. Security wise, their website is safe just in case you will be using the online transfer as payment option. Also, they really deliver the product key and usb installer that you order. How did I know? Well, I read their customer reviews in facebook. They actually have a perfect 5-star rating!! (Check it out here : [https://www.facebook.com/productkeyph/]). These reviews are from their real customers who experienced their service, and the product.

“Install Now, Pay Later” is also one of their payment options which allows the customer to use the product key first, before paying the company. With this, customers like us will worry less of its legitimacy because if the product key we bought isn’t working, then we have the right not to pay them. But of course, they will not sell fake and non-working product keys.

Genuine. Their product keys are said to be downloaded from Microsoft’s official downloading page/site.

Product keys we sell are 100% genuine and working or your money back. All of our software licenses are sourced from Europe and it is perfectly legal to purchase from us under Article 4(2) of EU Directive 2009/24/EC and section 177.3 of the Intellectual Property Code Of The Philippines. Just ensure that you download, install and activate the software using only the Manufacturer’s official methods.

I tried it too. I successfully installed and activated my own Office 365 Pro Plus. Here’s my screenie:

Product Key PH is really worth your money. Not to mention the convenience you’ll get if you do your purchasing online, thru [www.productkey.ph], right? I mean you won’t need to sweat yourself out and face the traffic along the metro just to buy from physical stores. And don’t forget difference of the price ;)

Still not convinced? Here, visit these links to know more.

[https://productkey.ph/product/microsoft-office/microsoft-office-365-professional-plus-lifetime/]

Do You Need a Discrete Sound Card?

When the motherboard manufacturers first started to include audio chipsets integrated on their motherboards, everyone accepted it with a very warm welcome. Although flawed with some issues, it was a huge leap forward for onboard peripherals and it meant that one less card was required in the system to produce sound. However, due to developments in software, particularly gaming and other audio intensive applications, it was soon realized that the Audio chipset installed on the motherboard was heavily taxing the main CPU. This meant that performance of the entire custom PC was reduced, therefore gaming and other tasks usually took a performance hit.

Sound cards never went out of production, but at that point in time they were back bigger than ever. Everyone needed them as onboard audio became choice #2 for many gamers and advanced PC users. Fast forward to today and onboard audio chipsets have come a long way. Processors have also come a long way. Where at some point in time we had issues with CPUs handling audio encoding, we now have CPUs capable of delivering stunning graphics performance without sacrificing resources. This leap in CPU technology has also allowed a leap in onboard audio chipset. Companies such as Realtek continue to innovate and bring new audio chips to the board manufacturer. They went from supporting basic audio to handling multiple channels such as 5.1 and 7.1 setups, with some even providing SPDIF or optical ports as well.

So now the big question becomes, with where we are now in terms of onboard audio technology, does your system need a sound card?

Yes and No. The need for the sound card is still there, however today’s sound cards are very sophisticated and provide a much wider array of features than the cards of the past. Therefore if you need to rely heavily on quality equipment if you have or run some kind of a studio with a digital audio workstation PC, then sound cards are a must. Onboard cards will probably not cut it for high quality use such as that. Also, onboard cards come with limited amount of ports, therefore connecting them to different peripherals in your studio can be a pain.

Audiophiles may argue that some sound cards are a must-have and that onboard sound cards are no good. If you identify yourself as such, then take that advice and go with the dedicated sound card that is highly recommended.

If on the other hand you don’t classify yourself as a true audiophile and you simply want great sound, onboard audio chips are good enough. Speakers will also play a big role in how good your system sounds, but having a quality sound chip is required. Bottom line is that for most basic, intermediate and even advanced tasks, onboard audio controllers have come a long way to provide that experience without sacrificing performance. If you need to go above and beyond what these chips can do, then invest into a dedicated sound card.

If you believe that the CPU is a bottleneck in the gaming or rendering performance of your computer, you could consider adding a discrete sound card to share the load with the processor. You could see and impressive jump in audio quality. Similarly, if your onboard audio chipset doesn’t quite cut it, or doesn’t have all of the ports you need (like optical, or dedicated subwoofer ports) you could upgrade your sound experience with a sound card instead if choosing to upgrade the whole motherboard.

What is a NAS and Why Would You Want One in Your Home?

Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a server that makes storage available on a network. Such a system will have one or more hard drives, an Ethernet adapter, and an operating system. You typically wouldn’t want to have a WiFi adapter on a NAS because it would significantly slow down the transfer speed. When you access the data in a NAS it would have to go over WiFi to your home router, and then over WiFi or Ethernet to your computer. This would be much faster if the NAS was connected via Ethernet cable to the router, and since you don’t need physical access to the NAS all the time, it’s perfectly fine to hide it away wherever your router and internet modem is.

The primary purpose of a NAS is to provide centralized and shared storage for digital files. For this reason there are often multiple hard drives in a single NAS. There are also other ways to accomplish shared storage in a home network. For example, many modern routers also have USB ports. You could simply plug in an external hard drive to the router and configure this storage to be available to everyone on the network. Why would you choose to buy a NAS instead of this simple solution?

There are a few reasons. First, you’d be limited to the speed at which the router is capable of reading and writing to the hard drive. Even the most high end routers will have slow read/write times (about 13MB/s). This would strain the router and hard drive if you try to stream and HD video to your home theater, for example. If multiple family members try to access files at the same time, the transfer speed would be unbearable. A NAS is a specialized device and allows multiple users to access data simultaneously. You can stream an HD movie to your tablet or home theater while someone else is backing up their computer.

A dedicated NAS also has the ability to provide more storage than plugging in a hard drive to the router’s USB port. A single NAS could have multiple drives while you’d only be able to plug in a single one to the router. Most any NAS will have the ability to set up a RAID configuration, so that if a hard drive were to fail, you could simply hot-swap it out and all of your data would be restored.

With a NAS you’d also be able to access your files and data from anywhere in the world. You simply have to configure the remote access feature and you’ll have your own private cloud. If you forget an important presentation or piece of homework, you’ll be able to access it from any device, without paying a monthly fee to companies like DropBox.

Hardline Liquid-Cooling a PC

A PC Cooler than the Other Side of the Pillow?

Why choose a hardline liquid-cooled computer? Well because it’s the coolest — seriously. No, literally.It’s the top-of-the-line customization/cooling strategy you can implement to get the maximum output from your high performance gaming computer. Just like a car, all that digital horsepower needs an outlet, like an exhaust. Where do electrons and heat go? What prevents your PC from bursting into flames?

Featured in the brand new AVADirect Avalanche Gaming Computer, PETG hardline liquid-cooling tubing takes liquid-cooling a PC to the next level. It’s like having a digital sports car. You have the ability to get the most out of your machine by optimizing the parts and rounding it off with the best performance based cooling. Think of PETG tubing like the best cold air intake on a car.

Before we cover the reasons why PETG tubing is a massive step above the rest: let’s review the science behind what PETG actually is. PETG (Polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified) pipes are tube-shaped polymers produced by chemically-combining carbon molecules and then either extruding or casting the resin to take on the physical attributes of the tubing.

Another popoular alternative is acrylic tubing. Acrylic polymer compounds were crafted in the late 70’s to replace glass in some situations combining the durability and functionality of plastic pipes.

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But why would you want rigid tubing in a custom PC? Here’s a few key reasons

1. First, as with anything customized, is just raw & pure aesthetics. Visual supremacy. Are you someone that enjoys tight, crisp, visually enticing straight lines? This is an attractive feature for any enthusiast that requires a quality look and feel when configuring a new gaming pc….PETG is most likely the tubing choice for you. Due to the rigidity of PETG, it allows the PC builder to give you much straighter lines than any flexible tubing ever could give you – conform the tube loop into any desirable shape and allow the liquid to take any route you need it to (which is great if you want to customize a really intricate loop).
2. Next, is the lack of plasticizer. If you’ve ever seen a cooling loop which has discolored tubing or a gunk build up, chances are it’s probably that plasticizer (which is used to make flexible plastic tubing softer). PETG tubing has none of this, and so will not discolor, cloud up, or cause your loop to clog from coolant discharge.
3. The final key benefit is durability. Industry experts can attest, once you have configured the right loop, you will find that these tubes can and will last a long, long time. They take heat from your PC more effectively, and ensure that your hardware is running at ridiculously low temperatures.

Configuring custom PETG tubing for a high powered PC can be tricky without the technical knowhow and experience. That’s where boutique custom computer builders come in.  Here at AVADirect, we have prototyped and tested a few different configurations for the optimal cooling performance… We designed the Avalanche. The AVADirect Team voices and guarantees this system will run in the top percentile of any benchmark, overclocking, or game test.

Recently, the Avalanche was reviewed by CNET – see what they have to say about hardline liquid-cooling and positive effects it has on the configuration.

Performance-wise, the Avalanche backs up its impressive benchmarking scores with real world results […] I dare you to find a game that the Avalanche can’t run with all settings maxed out at 1440p. It’s just that powerful. I hooked the machine up to an ASUS Swift ROG G-Sync monitor (1440p) and a few 4K monitors for comparison. The Avalanche barely skipped a step making the jump to 4K […] the final product is not only a liquid-cooled machine that outperforms every similar rig we’ve tested, it’s also a work of art. ”  -Jeff Bakalar, Senior Editor, Senior Editor / Reviews – CNET.com