July 2019 - TechBroll

NVIDIA X Galax Gamers Gathering 2019 – A fun night with the community!

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Last Saturday, July 27, 2019, we attended the Gamers Gathering by NVIDIA Geforce Philippines and Galaxy Philippines at Game Over PH, a resto bar that is centered around the gaming theme which perfectly fits this event. Attendees got the chance to play both casual Tekken battles and a last man standing tournament, there is also a playstayion area and an area focused on handheld consoles and board games. Let’s just say that the people who took their time to attend the event got their hands full for the available activites,…

ASUS ROG opens concept store in Gilmore, Quezon City, Announces new products

July 30, 2019August 7, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

MANILA, Philippines (July 30, 2019) — ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) goes back to where the passion for PC gaming came from – right in the center of DIY PC market – Gilmore, Quezon City, and formally opens its sixth and newest ROG concept store in the country. The complete ROG ecosystem, all in one place ROG Gilmore boasts of a complete gaming product lineup. The latest components, monitors, laptops, routers, peripherals, and accessories can be found in the store. Being in a place that’s known to be where most…

ASUS ROG Gilmore Concept Store Launch – Dope Showroom!

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Today, July 30, 2019, ASUS Philippines launched their ROG Concept Store in the most popular DIY PC district in the country, Gilmore, Quezon City. I was lucky enough to be a part of this event that will go down as one of the most dope event I’ve been so far in terms of the amount of awesomeness you’ll ever see in one room! Everything you’ll ask for from ROG you’ll see it here from gaming peripherals, monitors, laptops, networking device, PC components, you name it, it’s all in one place. …

Best 60% Mechanical Keyboard Under $80

July 29, 2019April 12, 2020 Marvin Gabriel

A lot of you have been asking me about my recommendation when it comes to the best budget 60% mechanical keyboard and I figured, why not make a content about it so that we can easily breakdown each and every category that should sum up what it takes to be the best among this budget 60% keyboard category. There are a lot of factors to consider from design, build quality, types of switches, wireless connectivity and other features as well as the overall price to performance ratio. So without much…

Transcend Presents Exclusive Software Suite for the Ultimate Convenience in Data Security and Performance

July 29, 2019August 7, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Transcend Information Inc., a leading manufacturer of storage and multimedia products, is proud to present Transcend Elite, RecoveRx, and SSD Scope – a comprehensive suite of storage management software that bring user-friendly interfaces, along with advanced data and storage management features exclusively to Transcend’s expanding family of storage solutions. Transcend Elite: Keep important Files Organized, Protected, and Up-to-Date Developed exclusively for JetFlash, StoreJet and Portable SSD products, Transcend Elite is a powerful data management software compatible with macOS, Windows OS and Android systems that helps users manage data easily and…

GIGABYTE Unveils AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER WATERFORCE graphics card

July 26, 2019August 7, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Taipei, Taiwan, July 26th, 2019 – GIGABYTE, the world’s leading premium water-cooled graphics card manufacturer, today announced the highest level of AORUS WATERFORCE graphics cards powered by NVIDIA GeForce®RTX 2080 SUPERTM GPU. GIGABYTE launched 2 AORUS WATERFORCE graphics cards – AORUS GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPERTM WATERFORCE 8G, AORUS GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPERTM WATERFORCE WB 8G. Both graphics cards are equipped with top-of-the-line overclocked GPUs certified by GIGABYTE GPU Gauntlet™ sorting technology. AORUS provides the all-around cooling solution for all key components of the graphics card. AORUS takes care of not only the GPU but also VRAM…

Kingston Technology is Among the Top 10 Semiconductor Chip Buyers in the World

July 25, 2019August 7, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Mumbai, India – July 25, 2019: Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced it is among the top 10 list of semiconductor chip buyers globally as determined by Gartner, Inc. Gartner studied the total allocated market looking at total chip spending across many verticals including PC, data center, smart phone, IoT (Internet of Things) and other applications. Kingston is ranked number 8 having spent an estimated $7.84 billion (USD) for 2018, according to Gartner. Kingston climbed to the top 10 for the…

Tronsmart Element T6 Bluetooth Speaker Review

July 25, 2019July 23, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

It has been a while since I reviewed a Tronsmart product, I am actually a fan of them for a long time now and I always vouch for the build quality, design and sound quality of their Bluetooth speakers. I still use my Tronsmart Spunky Buds as my go to wireless earbuds for when I am travelling, we also use the Tronsmart PBT12 as our main battery pack and a few charging cables from them as well. As per my experience, there’s really not much to complain about their products,…

The Beast of Bloody: B930 – a perfect match for hardcore Filipino gamers

July 24, 2019August 7, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Filipinos are hardcore gamers. We enjoy the aggressive side of gaming and many times, we just can’t help but to smash our keyboards in team fights. It comes with a price though as this playing culture can easily wear down standard gaming keyboards. Enter Bloody’s B930 Light Strike keyboard, the mechanical gear perfectly suited for us Filipinos’ aggressive gaming. Bloody’s newest gaming keyboard, the B930, can withstand the Filipino style of intense gaming for an average of 100 million keystrokes. The attention to detail to its engineering is so meticulous…

Cooler Master CK350 Mechanical Keyboard Review

July 22, 2019August 9, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Last month, I attended the Mech Collective 2019 event and I got the chance to see different keyboards from various brands that attended the event and showcased their products. One of those brands is Cooler Master, I was able to try their mechanical keyboards such as the Cooler Master CK550, CK530 and my special favorite, SK621 compact keyboard with low profile Cherry MX switches. Finally, today, we’re talking a look at their budget offering mechanical keyboard in the form of the Cooler Master CK350, a keyboard that doesn’t have any…

Upcoming Rakk Gears Peripherals – Can you spot them all?

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Last month, I attended the Mech Collective 2019 event, a gathering for mechanical keyboard enthusiasts here in the Philippines and it was definitely a fun night. There were a lot of mechanical keyboards from the members of the community as well as from different brands that participated in the event. One of the brands that showcased their products was Rakk Gears, they featured their newly released Rakk Lam-Ang mechanical keyboard and a few more products that are yet to be released. Watch the short video below and let see if…

Akko 3108 Tokyo World Tour Review – Five-Side Dye Sub!

July 15, 2019February 6, 2020 Marvin Gabriel

Today we have another Akko keyboard review for you guys, we’re taking a look at the Akko 3108 Tokyo World Tour edition, this is for our ladies out there and even though most of my subscribers are men, I still would like to give you girls some love. And boys, if you’re looking to get your girl into the mechanical keyboard world that we love, make sure to show her this review so she’ll understand more why we spend too much money and so that you can get away with…

Lazada Mid-Year Festival Sale 2019 – Mechanical Keyboards

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Tomorrow, July 12, 2019, LAZADA Philippines will be having a Mid-Year Festival Sale and I think this is the perfect timing for anyone to get their hands on a Mechanical Keyboard. I’ve listed below some of the Mechanical Keyboards that will go on sale especially the ones that I’ve already reviewed. Anne Pro 2 (Black Case/Gateron Brown) – From 4277 to 3700 PesosAnne Pro 2 (Black Case/Gateron Red) – From 4324 – 3800 PesosAnne Pro 2 (White Case/Gateron Brown) – From 4266 – 3800 PesosAnne Pro 2 (White Case/Gateron Blue)…

AMD Unleashes the Ultimate 7nm Gaming Platform – Bang for the Buck!

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

AMD announced worldwide the availability of its new 7nm leadership PC gaming platform based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 series graphics cards, 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors, as well as Ryzen 3000 Series Processors with Radeon Graphics. Radeon RX 5700 Series, superior 1440p gaming, incredible visual fidelity, highly responsive gameplay Raising the bar for gamers with the all-new RDNA architecture, support for PCIe 4.0, and 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM, the Radeon 5700 Series graphics cards deliver up to 1.25X performance-per-clock and up to 1.5X performance-per-watt over the previous Graphic Core…

Akko 3108 Dragonball Z Goku Review – Five-Side Dye Sub Spacebar

July 7, 2019February 6, 2020 Marvin Gabriel

Today we’re going to review the Akko 3108 Dragonball Z Goku edition, But before that, I would just like to inform you that we’re giving away an Anne Pro 2 60% Mechanical Keyboard in partnership with one of our biggest channel supporter, banggood.com so make sure you read the entire article for the details. With that said, let’s get into it. Akko, in my humble opinion, is one of the best brands when it comes to mechanical keyboards with great build quality at a very competitive price point. I have…

GIGABYTE Unveils Radeon™ RX 5700 Series Graphics Card

July 6, 2019August 7, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Taipei, Taiwan, July 7th, 2019 – GIGABYTE, the world’s leading premium gaming hardware manufacturer, today announced the launch of Radeon™ RX 5700 XT 8G and Radeon™ RX 5700 8G, the latest Radeon™ RX 5700 series graphics cards built upon the 7nm processor technology with new RDNA architecture and the world’s first GPU to support PCI Express 4.0. With RDNA gaming architecture, GIGABYTE RadeonTM RX 5700 XT 8G and RadeonTM RX 5700 8G are equipped with 2560 and 2304 stream processors respectively and both come with 8GB GDDR6 memory to deliver…

Rakk Lam-Ang Pro Mechanical Keyboard Review – Universal Socket Keyboard!

July 1, 2019August 9, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Rakk Gears has been consistently improving their lineup of mechanical keyboards and I always been just a lurker, following their progress since their Kimat lineup, but to be honest, I haven’t really found myself wanting any of their previous keyboards, I feel like there’s really nothing special with them except for the recent one, the Rakk Ilis with its dual numpad/arrow keys function and interchangeable top cover. I felt like that was the start of innovation from Rakk Gears when it comes to mechanical keyboards. I had my eyes on…

MSI Proudly Announced their New X570 Motherboards and Discovery Channel’s eSports – The Rise of the New King

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

MSI, the world leading motherboard brand, has proudly announced our brand new AMD AM4 motherboards with X570 chipsets. Not only tailored for enthusiast gamers, but we also offer more possibilities for content creation and office use, dedicated to all types of PC users to satisfy their needs. This time, we carefully prepared a great variety of advanced technology and features to help our customers create the most immersive experiences and maximize performance. Furthermore, AMD E3 Tech Day shows MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE OC performance, and they are doing also the…

Transcend Unveils Embedded 3D NAND SSD Solutions with Enhanced Reliability and Wide Temperature Range for the AIoT Market

July 1, 2019August 7, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Transcend Information Inc., a leading manufacturer of storage and multimedia products, proudly presents a new line of solid-state drives made for the high-end embedded market. Made of top-tier 3D NAND and featuring enhanced endurance as well as exceptional thermal tolerance, this latest line-up comprises SSDs in the 2.5” SATA III, PCIe M.2, and SATA III M.2 form factors. Rated to endure 3K P/E (Program/Erase) cycles, and engineered to withstand extreme operating temperatures from -40°C to 85°C, these SSDs are made to reliably operate with embedded applications, including AIoT (Artificial Intelligence…