New keyboard, new life.

Out with the old, in with the new. It has been so long since I have ever been given an opportunity to change anything old of mine until the decision to move my opinion of 'no-mechanical-keyboard-for-life' to 'what-the-heck-just-get-it'. I actually convince myself to change my completely fine and still useful keyboard to a completely new mechanical keyboard.

I choose the Corsair Vengeance K70 LUX Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switch. Why did I choose the brown instead of the red? The red is more popular with most gamers, however I am just a casual gamer, and I use my keyboard mostly, on typing.

Old keyboard (Logitech G510)

New keyboard (Corsair Vengeance K70 LUX)

Contents of keyboard: Manual, warranty, rubber keys for better grip during gaming, keyboard, and wrist rest.

Wrist rest snapped straight into the keyboard easily with the noticeable click. 

Keyboard (unplugged)

Rubber keys and key remover(?)

Manual and warranty

Double USB.

Keyboard (plugged in, lights off))

Keyboard (plugged in, lights settings: soothing)

Keyboard (plugged in, lights setting: acceptable)

Keyboard (plugged in, lights setting: extremely bright)

So, first of all, of course, we should talk about the looks. It is smaller compared to my previous, because it lacks the 18 macro keys which is available in the Corsair Keyboard K95. I realised in the days that I have used that keyboard (which has been 4 years, constantly, everyday), I have only used the macro keys for only one game. And that game uses a lot of the combination of Ctrl + (?), and Alt + (?). But that is the only time i used it. So it started to collect dust, not forgetting the fallen crumbs of goodies that fell through the cracks (I am not ashamed).
Smaller keyboards means more space for me on my table. Most of the time, I will have my meal in front of the monitor so, the bigger the space, the better. I still use a pen and a book at times which is a big plus for that.
However, the only thing that bugs me about this keyboard is the enormous letters on the keys. I understand that this is from the looks of the corsair strafe. But it still bugs me as to why wouldn't it has the looks of the classic old keys. This is due to me being stingy. The Corsair K70 keyboard is still in production but slightly more expensive than the K70 LUX. The supplier that I go to only sells the LUX while the rest of the shops sells at the range of RM 500 to RM 600. I got this for a price of RM 457 which is already the cheapest among the rest. not considering the RGBs in mind.
I love the aluminium frame. I once told my sister that if I were to slap anyone with this keyboard, they may just faint (please don't try this at home, never try, never will). It is incredibly heavy. Which makes it sturdier. It has rubber domes on the bottom left and right of the keyboard to keep it from slipping.
The keyboard comes with a dedicated multimedia controls. Which works even when I am in game. The volume roller feels tighter. Any keyboard that has multimedia controls is a good keyboard for some gamers like me who likes to game while listening to music and I don't have to Alt + Tab out to select other songs.

Let's talk a little about the lighting. Why did I not go for the RGB because I noticed from researching, the RGB for Corsair is very complicated. Yes, I know I can just download but I wouldn't be bothered with it. The settings can be altered with a click of the button located on the top right, beside the window lock button. I find the brightest to be the most uncomfortable and even the lowest is straining my eyes right now. The LED is very bright. It's not very noticeable but the lower part of the key at the second line and the numpad has a slightly lower brightness. This means that the LED is situated directly under the top of the key instead of the middle. This doesn't bothers me much but just a heads up.

Next is the keys. I choose the brown as reasons mentioned above. I have been typing till here which is not something I would call experience, (since it's new and I am biased), I find myself typing much faster and a little lesser mistakes compared to the previous keyboard. A mechanical keyboard does bring a feel of certainty that I am pressing the key. The wrist rest feels a little low (I have short fingers). The height of the top of the wrist rest to the spacebar is surprisingly far. I have to make my fingers fly around the keyboard instead of typing comfortably with my wrist resting on the wrist rest (like DUH!). The bottom key is caressing my bottom palm every time I type which makes it even more uncomfortable.
Other than that, there is no holes or space between the key and the switches which makes it easy to clean. Some keyboards tend to have a hole by the side which makes thing slip in especially when you were absent-mindedly munching something while staring at the screen. With a good duster or a good blower, it will be spick and span in no time, Though having oil stains on an aluminium frame would be the ugliest thing to ever happen to a keyboard this beautiful.
As the picture shows above, the indication to the Shift + (?) keys are located on the bottom of the key. This may not be confusing to some but for a writer, I sometimes could not differentiate the ' and " or the ; and : without looking at the keyboard. This is a small matter that can be overcome one day.

The keyboard comes with one USB port for your mouse or your headphones. Yes, I do have a headphone that uses USB as posted int he earlier post. The keyboard has a BIOS switch(?) which I am afraid I have no clue on the usage yet. I need to dig more.

Let us summarize everything that is written above shall we, in the section called TL;dR.

TL;dR:
Pros: beautiful looking, mechanical, multimedia controls, aluminium frame, rubber dome on the bottom, small size, easy to clean.
Cons: height of key, brightness of key, uneven brightness, visible oil stains, bottom indicator for Shift combination key.

And that is all. Goodnight

On the night of 17th of June 2015

I got scolded for being a little messy and not doing so well at work but no worries, I stayed positive, my work is done and I came home happy. Logged on to my wonderful baby PC and waited for it to load everything. As I waited patiently, my tummy was churning with excitement and I couldn't stand to play my game again. I love the feeling of coming home to the world I love. 

Somehow, today I felt.. useless... I am playing with a friend of mine (initially) which he invited a few of his guy friends to play. Guys being a more common gender to play games compared to girls. I didnt mind it, the more the merrier, yada yada yada. But after a while, being the only girl there, and a working one too while the others are not working, having their semester break, I got left behind. I was by far, not well aware of anything happening, not knowing what to do so I just stood on a cliff (the homebase is on a beautiful cliff which overlooks the lake below) and stared. Because I really have no idea what to do. They are off talking about hunting for materials (we chatted on Mumble) and hunting for food and well, I am the only one with no transportation (a trike killed my raptor because I am an ass for bringing out hunting). 

I don't want to sound sensitive and all but no matter what I do, I am sensitive, I tend to over think stuff. Some of them said I can always join them, I can always do anything I like but what I did may not be something that they like so I avoid doing anything unless told (just my character). And I don't want to be treated as a girl, being treated like I needed help every single time which thankfully they did not. I am a big girl, I can take care of my own. 

I know all this sounds far-fetched like OMG it's just a game. but behind that other computer is a human being. They still can feel emotions and annoyance is the last thing I want them to think about.

So, tomorrow onwards, I will have to rely on my own, they had build one beautiful case with fences, i will have to run around and try to hunt back for the same colour raptor that died (it was black with gray spots with a bluish purple spine, I didn't get to take a picture with it). Anyway, it is time for me to sleep. I have work tomorrow. It's a THURSDAY tomorrow, which means 1 more day to the weekend since Friday night to me is considered the weekends. 

And as always, thank you for reading. Goodnight.

On the 24th of May 2015.

On that day, it marks the best day of my life. I finally, finally, FINALLY got to upgrade my 2 year old PC to a whole complete brand new set (except for the harddisks)

New set consist of:
CM Storm Scout II Ghost White Chassis
Asrock Z97 Anniversary
i5-4460
MSI GeForce GTX960 4GB
S12G Seasonic 650W
2x4GB Avexir 1600MHz
extra, extra fans! (I hope i didnt forget anything on this list)

And here are the pictures to follow up my journey to heaven.

This are the items. The GPU, Corsair Cooler is my boyfriend's. 

The layout of my new chassis.

It is bigger than it looks. No banana for scale sorry. 

Proof that I did put everything in myself. My boyfriend helped out a lot too.

The highlight of my PC. Probably the most expensive part of the whole setup.

I don't think anyone can see the whole setup, it is completely black. That makes me extremely happy

Light that baby up! As you can see, my room is very bright but the LED and the front panel fans are bright too.

Front look.

Light off look.

Top look. 3 buttons, front LED on and off switch, power switch and reset switch. They are surprisingly easy to press and i sometimes accidentally lean on it to reach to the back and it started the computer straight away.

Anyway, the performance right now is pretty good. I am on high graphics on Ark: Survival Evolved. It is a little bit laggy but so far, the graphics is very beautiful. Assassin creed's game too boast its splendid city view with the help of the graphic card. 

That is my heaven, this is my baby. I am enjoying myself, immersing in the world of dinosaurs. 

Hope you enjoy reading my blog. 

Thanks!

On the weird, yet wonderful day.

Yesterday was the 27th of August 2015. I started the day badly.

I dropped my toothbrush into the toilet bowl.

I did not stare in disbelief nor do I acted quickly. I nonchalantly grabbed the toothbrush, scrubbed the handle and the brush furiously and proceeded into using it. I have no time to grab another one. It is already 6.30 a.m and I need to hurry off to work. My every day life starts with the 6.00 a.m ring of the alarm which proceeds to a snooze button and another alarm at 6.15 a.m. Took a short close eye and force myself up at 6.20 a.m. I need to get out of the house by at least 6.35 a.m or else the road will be packed with impatient drivers stuck in a horrendous jam.

I continued my way to the train station after parking my car at my usual spot. Bought myself a nice packet of nasi lemak for breakfast and headed to the train. By the time, I was there, the train is due to arrive in 3 mins at 6.55 a.m. Nice timing, I told myself. From the first train, I traveled 30 minutes to the main station in the heart of the city and quick-walk to my next train. As I arrived at the platform, a 4-coach train slowly halted to a stop. Another nice timing. Arrived at work at 7.40 a.m. Slowly walked to my workplace, open the door and have my breakfast. This particular nasi lemak has the tendency to spill the sambal sauce everywhere because it is packed in a cone shape but somehow, I was lucky to have it nicely open, with no sauce on the side.

The day continues with work and I was given only one work on that day and I managed to finish as much as possible. Before I know it, 5.30 p.m has arrived and it is time to go home. Off I ran to my station and yadda train, yadda pack people, yadda station. I met this friendly train conductor on my way home. I was leaning on the wall when he started talking about the weather (it is still a very efficient ice-breaker). He asked questions I asked questions. I got to know that he finished his STPM last 2 years and he never got to continue studies because of reasons unknown (I don't pry when he doesn't talk about it, life is hard). He said another conductor is studying his Diploma at the age of 30 now with a CGPA of 3.5. So, it is never too late for him to continue his studies. He is the same age as I do and I can see that sad face he makes when he said his fellow STPM classmates are going to graduate this year and all he has to do his sit on a train, going to and fro, on the same track, same destination almost every day. And the only reason he gave me when I asked him if he wants to continue studies is, he has to work. He tried to apply for scholarship but he kept getting rejected.

It made me realised that I am born with a silver spoon in my mouth. It is true, I am spoon fed, I am dependent on my parents. And there he stand, doing a job with the highest suicide rate in the world, wanting to continue his studies (he said studies gives you extra salary) but has to work because of unknown reasons. I regretted not being able to follow this study course due to extension and now I feel like I am a burden to my parents. I must make up for this.

Well, that is all I have for that day. It started off with a pretty bad situation but ended with a lucky strike of acquaintanceship. I hope more days like this would come. Or maybe I could bump into him and talk more about his work next time.

Thank you for reading!