Monday, July 30, 2012

Logitech g510

This keyboard is simply amazing.

Im using it to type this right now, and this is the best keyboard I have ever used. I think its even better than the Razer Black Widow. This board is incredible.

The keys just feel right, they are perfect. Granted they take a little bit of getting used to, but my god are they amazing.

This board also has 18 "G" keys. You can make these keys do anything you want. Macro/ any computer function/ anything. They are super helpful in all games, granted a little cheap. But hey, I take whatever edge I can get.

This board also has an LED screen that can display whatever you want. For example, as of right now since im not gaming I have it displaying my CPU and RAM usage. When im gaming I have it show whatever stats I want it to.

The Logitech g510 features backlit keys. I love this. Not only that, but you can make the color of the backlighting whatever color you want. I have them a nice blue to go along with my SteelSeries mouse that also glows blue. I dont even need to have a light on anymore, all the keys are perfectly visible while backlit.

There is only one thing that I absolutely HATE about this board. The fact that there is no way to tell if the caps lock key is on or off. It sounds small but its incredibly annoying at times. I wish there was some sort of light on it the same way my macbook has.

The g510 also has built in audio, so you can plug in your headphones right into the board, which is a nice feature.

Overall I highly recommend this board. Im addicted to it. I can type and game with incredible ease and comfort.

Heres a link to the board: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/gaming/mice-keyboard-combos/gaming-keyboard-g510


Heres what the board looks like:


Friday, July 27, 2012

Graphene Processors

Graphene processors are soon to replace Silicon processors. They only problem is taming this beast.

Graphene was discovered back in 04, and ever since then CPU manufacturer have been all over it.

You think your 3770k Overclocked to 5.0 GHZ is fast? Well, I think graphene at 100GHZ is a lot, lot faster. And yes, that is real.

We are in the begging stages of this new material, and for all we know molybdenite may overthrow grapehene.

There is one major problem with graphene and that is that we cant turn it off... we have yet to figure out how to. But thats okay, right?

The worlds first grapehene processor has already been made. And my god does it look amazing.


Heres a link to the related article: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/maxs-cool-beans-blog/4370188/BYT-ON---World-s-first-graphene-based-processor--graphene-based-FPGAs-to-follow-

See, that processor looks incredible.

World of Tanks



World of tanks is BY FAR my game of the year.

This game is a game where you control and drive a tank, and the objective is to either eliminate all enemy tanks or take their base.

Most people would stop there and say "that sounds boring."

But its not.

There are 5 classes of vehicles: Light, Medium, Heavy, Tank Destroyer, and SPG( AKA artillery) My personal favorite is the medium class. Fast, but has enough of a punch.

But the game doesnt stop there. There are 4 (soon to be 5) nations. American, Russian, German, and French. Each nation has about 30 tanks if not more. The tanks go from tier 1 through 10. I play the Russian mediums. I currently have the tier 9 Russian medium and will have the tier 10 Russian medium when it is released.

But it doesnt stop there. Every tank is based on historical documents. For example, the Russian t-54 has 120 MM of frontal armor sloped at 45? degrees in real life and 200mm frontal turret armor. In game its exactly the same.

All the guns have different penetration values and different damage values.

The game gets even more in depth. The angle of armor and slope of armor lets you bounce enemy shells that would normally penetrate. Life and death could mean 2 degrees of turning your tank so that the enemy shell will bounce.

But it gets even more in depth. You have crew in your tank. This varies for every tank but I will use the commander, loader, driver, and gunner as examples.

Say your loader gets hit. Your loading speed is now reduced significantly. Say your driver gets hit, now you cant maneuver nearly as well. It goes on and on.

It gets even better. Your tank has modules. Say your ammo rack gets hit, you either instantly explode or loading time is reduced. If your engine gets hit it can either light on fire, die for a short time, or just get damaged. If your track gets hit, you cant move for a short amount of time.

When you first unlock a tank it is stock. But as you play you get Experience and with that experience you can unlock the next turret, tracks, engine, gun, or radio. In whatever order you want. This experience also makes your crew better. When you first buy a tank your crew starts at 50%. As you play they gain experience, and get higher levels. the higher the percentage, the better they perform.

This game is truly amazing. And it is a great amount of fun. From playing tanks like the King Tiger to the M4 sherman, from the KV3 to the IS3, from the T-54 to the Patton.

I highly, highly recommend this game.

Here is a link to the game: http://worldoftanks.com/


Antec 902 gaming case

Its been a while, but with time on my hands I am back.

I own the Antec 902 gaming case. In it i have a 3770k, Asus P8Z77-V LK, Gskill sniper 2x4 at 1866, SmartSeries thermaltake 850W power supply, seagate 500gb at 7200 RPM, and a Nvidia GTX 670.

I call this case the Hurricane. It has a massive helicopter fan on top, and another fan in back. There is also an option to put a fan in on the see through side of the case, but I do not have a fan installed on that side.

That top fan creates a lot of airflow, and it is super nice to have. There are also fan speed settings right on the case, but I only use the "high" setting since the 3770k gets hot.

There are 2 USB 2x2.0 slots in the front and only 1 USB 3.0 on the front. That is a let down. Even more so since my LK has 4 USB 3.0 slots. One USB 3.0 in the front is actually a huge let down. That is probably the cases biggest con.

This case also glows blue. When it is dark, this case looks amazing. Absolutely amazing. It pairs perfectly with the blue glow of my  Logitech G510 gaming keyboard.

I highly recommend this case. It keeps everything nice and cool, and it looks amazing.

Its cheap too, only 51 dollars US. Heres a link to the case: http://store.antec.com/Product/benclosure/nine-hundred-two/0-761345-45005-8.aspx






This isnt my build, but it lets you see just how amazing this case looks when the glow is on.