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My Recommended Peripherals + Work From Home, Game From Home Setup Tour 2020

Marvin Gabriel

Today, I just want to share with you a quick setup tour, an early 2020 setup tour because I know a lot of you guys are currently working at home right now, so I just want to give you some inspiration and tips on how you can improve your setup and have a better overall experience while working at home and of course, for gaming during after hours.   Now, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to purchase or upgrade what’s currently on your desk especially during this crisis…

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ASUS Announces the first 4th Generation AMD Ryzen Consumer and Gaming Laptops in the Philippines

Marvin Gabriel

PASIG CITY, Philippines, (April 15, 2020) – In a bold, industry-leading move, ASUS Philippines is the first brand to officially launch the much-awaited AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors, powering up the brand’s latest line-up of Consumer and Gaming laptops.  Built on the “Zen 2” architecture with industry-leading 7nm process technology, ASUS and AMD join forces anew to redefine the limits of power and portability. From lifestyle to gaming notebooks, these new products are designed to deliver exceptional productivity and gaming experiences. These new AMD-powered ASUS laptops are set to…

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ASUS ROG Strix 2070 Super Advanced Edition Review

Marvin Gabriel

A couple of weeks ago, I built a mini-ITX build with a goal of being able to edit 4K videos and game at 1440p resolution. And one of the essential components that I used is the ASUS ROG Strix 2070 Super Advanced Edition graphics card, and today, I just want to highlight it more and talk about its features, design, construction and all that good stuff. Because there’s a lot more to it than just the raw performance it can provide to your system. It packs a ton of features…

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1more Spearhead VR BT In-Ear Headphones Review

Marvin Gabriel

Last month, I did a review of the 1more Spearhead VR Gaming Headphones and I’d say, it is definitely unique and offers a ton of features while also sounding good. Today, we’re going to take a look at its little brother, the 1more Spearhead VR BT In-Ear Headphones. I still don’t quite understand the reason behind the model names but it doesn’t matter as long as it gets the job done. With that being said, let’s get into it. MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Decent sound quality, Environmental noise cancelation, Quick charge,…

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Ultimate RGB Mechanical Keyboard! – Womier K66 Review

Marvin Gabriel

Today, we’re taking a look at something that pukes rainbows and unicorns when it comes to mechanical keyboards, were going to do an unboxing and review of the Womier K66 from banggood.com. A mechanical keyboard that is made of acrylic body and has RGB illumination that’s brighter than anything else on your desk. With that being said, let’s get into it. MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Unique design and layout, Super bright LED illumination, Vibrant colors, Decent Gateron switches, Detachable USB Type C Cons: Missing some nav cluster keys, Rattly spacebar and modifiers,…

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Top 5 Essential Gears for a Work From Home Setup

Marvin Gabriel

It’s sad to admit that all of us are crippled right now due to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic. Anyone from individual employees, business owners, corporations, and in the large scale of things, our economy. A lot of us whether we like it or not have to resort to working from home or in skeletal mode, just to keep things going and still meet our SLA’s and target commitments and to keep our jobs and businesses. Almost a month in, I know a lot of us are still struggling to find…

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NVME Tested in Real World Performance featuring XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB

Marvin Gabriel

Today, we’re going to find out if it’s really worth it to invest on an NVME drive if you already have a SATA SSD, were going to focus on real-world performance tests such as boot times, game load times, real-world file transfers, benefits for video editing and of course some synthetic benchmarks to give you valid information and justification should you choose to upgrade to an NVME drive. This is also the perfect opportunity to test the current bang for the buck NVME which is the XPG SX8200 Pro.With that…

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Edifier R1280DB Unboxing, Quick Review, and Sound Test

Marvin Gabriel

For a long time until now, I was just listening to music from a pair of super cheap Logitech Z120 stereo speakers and for the most part, it gets the job done, the sound quality is pretty decent, and it is extremely affordable, not to mention quite minimalist as well. However, as time goes by and as I slowly get opportunities to explore different types of audio devices from in-ear monitors, headphones and speakers, I started to get hook deeper into the realm of audio and the impact it gives…

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Ultralight GPW Alternative? Fantech Hive UX2 Review!

Marvin Gabriel

Remember back in the day when gamers prefer heavy gaming mouse with adjustable weights? well, that’s a thing of the past now as today, the hype is making a gaming mouse as light as possible while maintaining a good structural integrity and comfort. And almost all the gaming peripherals brand now has their own version of an ultralight gaming mouse, some are unique, and some decided to copy others whether it is for the proven shape, design or a little bit of both.  Today we’re going to take a look…

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Work, Play, Create with Record 100+ New NVIDIA GeForce-Powered Laptops

Marvin Gabriel

SINGAPORE—April 2, 2020—NVIDIA today announced that its global OEM partners are bringing out more than 100 new thin, light and fast laptop models, all powered by NVIDIA GeForce® GPUs, including the just-launched GeForce RTX 2080 SUPERTM and 2070 SUPER GPUs for laptops.  The record-size launch also includes a range of RTX 2060-powered laptops starting at just US$999. The new platforms are all based on the NVIDIA TuringTM architecture, which incorporates dedicated hardware cores to process ray tracing and AI in real time, delivering increased performance and enhanced visual fidelity for…

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Lenovo Legion Next-gen Gaming PCs to Feature NVIDIA and Intel’s Latest Technologies

Marvin Gabriel

April 2, 2020 – Lenovo Legion™ is set to deliver gaming enthusiasts with more immersive experiences. Its upcoming PC line-up will feature the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GPU with Max-Q Design and up to new 10th Gen Intel Core H-Series mobile processors. Powered by the new GeForce RTX SUPER GPUs with Max-Q Design on the new Lenovo Legion 7i laptop, gamers will enjoy higher clock speeds and new levels of realism in today’s AAA games. Its sibling, the new Lenovo Legion 5i laptop, will offer up to RTX 2060…

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Read this before buying the NEW Tecware Exo Elite + VS Kaptan VS MM711

Marvin Gabriel

Today, we’re going to gake a look at a new budget gaming mouse from Tecware, one of the gaming brands that produces budget but decent gaming peripherals like mechanical keyboards, gaming mouse, gaming headsets and even budget chassis and accessories.  What we have here is the NEW Tecware Exo Elite Gaming Mouse, one of the cheapest available ultralight gaming mouse out in the market right now, we’re also going to compare it with the Rakk Gears Kaptan and the Cooler Master MM711 to give you a proper informed decision on…

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Unboxing a SPECIAL EDITION Gold and Red Iron Man Themed Cooler Master MM711

Marvin Gabriel

Cooler Master showcased a bunch of different colored MM711 in CES 2020 last January and I gotta say, they look amazing. And I never thought I would one day get a hold of one of those special edition MM711 until recently when Cooler Master suddenly sent me one as a gift. And let’s just say I got lucky because the colorway of the special edition mouse they chose to send me perfectly matches my desk setup with this sort of wooden aesthetics around it. What I received is the Cooler…

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Stuck at home? Shop online with special discounts up to 70% off from Tronsmart on AliExpress 3.28 Promotion!

Marvin Gabriel

Cannot go out for shopping? Feel bored at home? You need to listen to some music to relax. A good quality earphones or speaker would be the best choice. More importantly, the price should be pretty good. The good news is that Tronsmart brings us the super discount on AliExpress 3.28 promotion! They provide Qualcomm® chip True Wireless earphones and SoundPulse technology big power speakers! The discount is up to 70% off. Let’s dig out what they are offering.  No. 1 Tronsmart Qualcomm® Chip True Wireless Earphones Onyx Ace  Tronsmart…

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Size doesn’t matter in the PC Master Race – A mini-ITX Build Story.

Marvin Gabriel

Back in like 2 years ago when I was starting my YouTube career, I was only editing videos on my laptop that has an Intel i5-7200u processor, NVIDIA Geforce 940mx graphics with 4GB of ram and a 2.5″ spinning disk. I remember exporting my 1080p videos for more than 3 hours and that I can not do anything else on my laptop while the task is ongoing. Then came my first ever PC build on my channel that I saved up for months only to come up short with my…

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Enjoy Your Media Library Easier with TerraMaster F2-210 Affordable NAS

Marvin Gabriel

March 24th, 2020 Shenzhen, China– TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products, is proud of its competitive and affordable network-attached storage that offers the best-in-class pricing as well as feature set with the F2-210.The TerraMaster F2-210 NAS allows easy, centralization of your multimedia files so you can enjoy them throughout your network or through the cloud, so users don’t need to worry about sharing your files in multiple devices. The F2-210 simplifies and streamlines the storage, setup and consumption of your multimedia content whether it be home…

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Work From Home with MSI – laptop buying guide 2020!

Marvin Gabriel

MSI wants you to be equipped with the right tools to make sure you are still productive even if you are working from home.  Maybe you’re an in-house graphics artist and you need to work on some projects that you brought home from the office, or you need to keep working on your latest app development and you need to run an instance of Android VM in your machine. Or maybe you’re just going to do some basic office work remotely. Whatever it is, a lot of jobs might require…

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ASUS VP249QGR Review – The NEW Bang for the Buck Gaming Monitor!

Marvin Gabriel

High-refresh rate gaming monitors with an expensive price tag is the thing of the past now, especially the ones that has IPS panel and faster response times. Because with the continuing development of display panels, even monitors with TN panel now has very good color reproduction and even viewing angles, and IPS displays now can achieve faster response times and higher refresh rates. What a time to be alive as a gamer right? But how about the lower end of the spectrum with limited budget? can we also enjoy these…

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TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 Packs Comprehensive Feature Set for a Professional Workflow

Marvin Gabriel

March 16th, 2020 Shenzhen, China – TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products, including network attached storage and direct attached storage, is pleased to share the features of its incredible line of direct-attached storage for Thunderbolt 3 devices. TerraMaster’s line-up of pro-RAID Thunderbolt 3 storage devices offers excellent scalability and performance for their price and allow professionals to leverage, top-level features for their work. Focusing on the D5 Thunderbolt 3, easily TerraMaster’s top selling product from its Thunderbolt lineup, this product has the perfect balance of price…

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MSI Creator Awards 2020 Open for Entries Show Off Your Creativity!

Marvin Gabriel

Taipei, Taiwan, To honor the creative professionals all over the world who are dedicated to 2D graphic design, 3D animation and video editing, MSI, a globally recognized as a trailblazer and top brand in digital content creation, announced to kick off its online MSI Creator Awards competition submission. MSI Creator Awards, an online design contest, is to explore and recognize the talents in the industry. All contestants could let their imagination ran wild and showcase their unlimited creativity and evaluated in relevance, skill, creativity and originality categories by experts from the…

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