Category: Guides & Tutorials

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Keyboard Sizes Explained

When you first get into the mechanical keyboard scene, chances are you might get intimidated by all the different keyboard sizes that are available in

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Type emojis Windows 10

How to type emojis quickly on Windows 10 with this hidden shortcut

I think at this point in time, it’s no surprise that emojis have pretty much taken over our lives. We use emojis on a nearly daily basis. Even the MacBook Pro 2016 was dubbed as the “emoji laptop” with the introduction of the Touch Bar which made typing emojis easier. On Windows 10, we don’t have the Touch Bar, but we have something else.

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Tutorial – ASUS Aura Creator for enhanced, customized RGB lighting

Back when we were reviewing the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M GU502GU – which is one of my favorite laptops to date, we said that the Zephyrus M came with an RGB keyboard. What we didn’t elaborate on, is the new Aura Creator software that goes with the laptop to create the most magnificent lighting effect to your liking.

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Xbox One controller upgrade Elite

How to upgrade Xbox One controller to become Elite-ish

Yeah, convert an Xbox One controller to become like an Xbox Elite controller. Not exactly though an Elite controller since there are no paddle sticks at the back. Hence “Elite-ish”. However, we do get the swappable magnetic thumbsticks and swappable D-pad with this mod – including the circular D-pad that is great for fighting games. Also, we now have the ability to cut the trigger button travel distance by half!

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Testing NVMe SSD speeds Feat. Ying Tze & Transcend MTE220S

Testing NVMe SSD speeds Feat. Ying Tze & Transcend MTE220S

One question we always have is how fast the storage is the 3 storage options that are commonly found in the market. We invited the prominent streamer and cosplayer, Ying Tze, to our lab since she has the same question too. We did a crash course for her to introduce, show, and let her experience the differences between all of the storage options. Obviously, the Transcend MTE220S is the fastest – but just how fast, exactly?

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NVIDIA GeForce Experience Error (1)

How To Fix NVIDIA GeForce Experience After Update Error

For those who are just getting started with video game live streaming, NVIDIA GeForce Experience is one of the simplest tool you can use with your NVIDIA GeForce GTX cards – DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA video card with 1GB of RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or higher.

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How to RGB

How to RGB-fy Non-RGB Systems

Since the dawn of last year, everyone has been crazy about RGB. It’s no surprise that we all want our rigs to shine brightly. We’re not judging on your lighting taste – everyone has their own preference. Instead, in this RGB guide, we’re here today to show you how to RGB your rig regardless of motherboard you have, so let’s take a look at how the lights function.

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Expanding Your Console’s Storage Feat. XBOX One With Transcend StoreJet 25CK3 & Transcend SSD230S 256GB SSD

We’ve seen the dilemma of console gamers over the years since the days of Sony PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360. Let’s be honest here – there are games these days that easily take up ~50GB, and some are about 100GB of storage on your console today. These things aren’t really avoidable as there are always new games coming out that takes up a larger-than-expected amount of storage space. Enter the world of external storage – this is where we’re trying to expand an XBOX One’s storage with a Transcend StoreJet 25CK3 2.5-inch external storage enclosure, together with the Transcend SSD230S 256GB SSD.

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