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If u read carefully, i said these resonar by doing blind test u could easily passed it as 200 to 300 iems and never said its supposed to sound better than my Miracles. I never used my miracles as they were meant for my music listening and not for gaming. I love to use specific items for specific uses. Just like people with different headphones for different purposes. Get it? U dont believe in gaming audio stuff does Not mean everyone has to agree with u.

I sold most of the IEMs and left with my custom IEM which is UM Miracles. I am not saying Resonar is a lot better than my Miracles but Resonar had built in mic as well as its more bass focus which audiophile IEMs are not meant to be. See the difference now?

Gotten myself a new keyboard, was looking around for a TKL keyboard and saw the latest offerings from CoolerMaster. May I present you, CoolerMaster QuickFire Rapid-i !! As I am currently using CoolerMaster CM Storm's Mech keyboard. I am really pleased with its quality and built. So when I came upon the latest CoolerMaster's Quickfire Rapid-i I bought it straight away. Close-up on the details on the rear box itself Unboxed CoolerMaster Quickfire Rapid-i The keyboard came well packaged, it was covered in a soft Styrofoam sheet and the cardboard padding provide ample knock resistance. In the packaging, the keyboard comes with a key remover tool, a braided right angled mini USB cable as well as the usual documentations. Sadly, I would prefer CoolerMaster to provide some extra keysets for the WASD as well as Spacebar. Close-up on the Key Switch and PCB Plating I had gotten brown switch for this TKL Quickfire Rapid-i. Always prefer brown due to the press feel and not as noisy as blue switch. I love the details put into this keyboard, the PCB plating is in white! It will helps to to brighten the LED more (I gotten white LED version) and also tends to illuminates it more evenly throughout the whole keyboard. Close-up on the USB port Braided USB cable plugged in Close-up on the USB Cable The cables are really nice and instead of the usual USB cable, CoolerMaster Quickfire Rapid-i came with a braided right angle one which I find its a nice touch. Close-up on the details CoolerMaster Quickfire Rapid-i kept the details to the minimum. I love the simple minimalistic look, it look more professional and classy in my personal opinion. The surface of the keyboard has a soft coating which is really nice to touch. Its not those Razer's rubber surface which I believe this coating of Rapid-i would last longer and better than Razer's rubber coats. Overall, the keyboard has a few new features such as Full White LED Backlight ActivLite Technology Responsive Lighting Effects Upon Keypress Individual Key Lighting Across 4 Profiles These bling bling effects is really nice and allows users to custom LED effects according to their preference.

Bought this new pair of CoolerMaster Resonar, Gaming series of earbuds solely for my late night gaming purposes. Although I already have a decent audiophile grade setup of headphones and Custom IEMs but they are solely meant for my music listening. I will need a pair of earbuds which emphasis on the lows (Bass) for gaming. As I was looking around and found that CoolerMaster releases this new pair of earbuds and I did not hesitate to purchase it immediately. Packaging as always, CoolerMaster well packaged the ReSonar. It looks and felt like it cost like a $200> Ear Buds. CoolerMaster ReSonar Unboxed Inside the package, instruction manuals, documents, ear bud casing, as well as the CoolerMaster ReSonar itself. Close-up View of CoolerMaster Resonar As you could see, the cables of ReSonar is not the usual cable. ReSonar is using the "Mee Pok" kind of flat cable. These kind of cables are used in both Jays and Beats series of IEMs. These cables do not tangle easily which is very important during gaming sessions. I won't want to spend time to fix the entangled cables and would want to game straight away. Built-in In-Line Control/ Mic for iPhones/ Smart Phone CoolerMaster ReSonar also has a built in in-line control for iPhones and Android Smart Phones. A nice touch as gamers are able to use it for normal daily usage and also for gaming purposes. Nice! Close-up of CoolerMaster ReSonar Looking closely, there are a Disc-like on the ReSonar itself. The Disc itself is turnable, it is a new tech found by CoolerMaster called the BassFX. Users are able to tune the Bass (Lows) level to one's preference. This is really nice touch as most of the time when I tested on IEMs, its either its lacking bass or its overpowering. This BassFX able me to tune the bass level to my likely. Nice!! Sound Quality: I would say for a gaming earbud, CoolerMaster ReSonar is really really good. I tested the ReSonar on my Astell Kern AK120. This is one of the higher priced audiophile grade DAP in the market. Plugging the ReSonar into my AK120, I auditioned it using my favorite tracks by Piano Guys to test its mids and highs. Surprisingly, ReSonar is able to reproduce the mids and highs clearly! Now to test the lows, I used Dark Knight OST Imagine the Fire to test the lows, the Bass (Lows) sounds a bit muddy but still punchy. Not bad for a non audiophile grade IEM. As I used to own various IEMs such as, UE TF10s, Shure 535 Reds, Westone 4R and currently UM Miracles. I would say honestly that if I would do a blind test Resonar I would place it on the $200 - $300 level of IEMs. Thumbs up CoolerMaster! Accessories of CoolerMaster ReSonar Bundled with CoolerMaster ReSonar, it came with a casing as well as various sizes of silicon buds. It also came with a mic / audio out cable for connecting the ReSonar to PC audio mic in and audio out port. Overall I am pleased with the purchase and would encourage gamers to seriously consider this pair of ear buds for their gaming and music needs!

Remount the Heat Sink Backplate for Impact Power Installed Kingston HyperX Fury Memory Modules Took me around half an hour to fix up the water block. Love the look and glad I chose Ice Black for the Bitspower water block which blends in with the whole motherboard as well as the memory modules. As you can see above, I will be using a M2 SSD from Samsung. It is one of the fastest consumer grade SSD avail. I am hoping that it could be boot as a boot drive though. Next I will be fixing the motherboard into the casing so I could start to work on the measurements, loop order, cable management planning.

ASUS Impact with Bitspower Impact Nickel Block Mounted Samsung M2 128GB SSD Samsung M2 128GB SSD Installed Onto MPCIE Module SupremeFX Module SupremeFX Module and MPCIE Module Installed

Updates: Started working on the build by working on the ASUS Maximums VI Impact's Bitspower waterblock. ASUS Impact with Bitspower Impact Nickel block Removed ASUS Impact Power Heat Sink Applying Thermal Pads onto the Water Block All Heat Sinks Removed From ASUS Maximums VI Impact

Updates: Beside the huge pile of fittings which I received from Bitspower, I had also receive the water block for my ASUS Maximums VI Impact. I had chose Ice Black for the water block top. Wish to move away from the norm clear top which I always had used. Here are some of the images of the beautiful block. Bitspower ASUS Maximums VI Impact Nickel Block (Ice Black) Bitspower ASUS Maximums VI Impact Block Unboxed Bitspower ASUS Maximums VI Impact Nickel Block Sadly, the block that covers the Impact Power is not really chrome finish if not it will look perfect. Overall I am really please with the water block, the kit comes with all the thermal paste, thermal pads, screws as well as an instructional manual. The quality of the block is good and top notch. Thumbs up Bitspower!

Thanks for all the support. All the items required for the built is due to arrive very soon. I am still waiting for the tube bending kit and tools which I had ordered as well as some fan hubs.

Just wish to share this beautiful waterblock from Bitspower. No more separate CPU and motherboard blocks. Cutting down from 6 ports to just 2 ports! easier tubing routing as well as cleaner look! Comes with two different colors and seems Bitspower Taiwan is having a 5% discount currently!

Update: For my Project Rampage III Cerberus, I had decided to use Kingston HyperX Fury series of 8GB DDR3-1866 kit. As the build is meant for media rig for my living room, I don't need high memory or high performance memory. Kingston HyperX Fury fits the bill, in terms of price to performance. The Kingston HyperX Fury line of memory will position itself between the HyperX Genesis and high-end HyperX Predator. Kingston aims to provide a affordable performance and enthusiast priced memory. Nice! The Fury came in different color of heat spreader, Red, White, Black and Blue. Depending of the color scheme of the build, users have no issues in finding the right color. The heat spreader of the memory modules are low profile and the PCB of the memory are black. Very nice, no more ugly green PCB! Specifications of Kingston HyperX Fury PNP: Plug and Play automatically overclocks the memory up to the system maximum specs. Capacities: 1866 MHz CAS Latency: 9,10. Voltage: 1.5 V Reliable: 100% tested. Guaranteed: Lifetime warranty. Once the memory is plugged in, this is what you’ll see for the SPD information. One feature of this memory is its ability to boot up at its rated speeds and timings from the get go. Unlike my Corsair Vengence memory modules, I do not have to manually set the memory speed. Thumbs up! The HyperX logo could be seen at the top of the heatspreader. The sides of the heatspreader, HyperX logo are not painted but more of CNC cut, very nice as well! Loving the HyperX series of products!

Update: I had gotten a new LCD monitor for the Project Rampage III Cerberus build. For this build, I decided to get a 144hz, 3D capable LCD screen. I decided to use ASUS VG248QE which has 144hz, 3D capable, Lightboost, Height Adjustable, Pivot functions. ASUS VG248QE has all the functions that I need. ASUS VG248QE Unboxing ASUS VG248QE Unboxed ASUS VG248QE Rear of ASUS VG248QE The rear of the ASUS VG248QE has a nice red cable management hook. It serves its purpose well giving ample cable space. Nice touch! There are various input options such as HDMI, DVI as well as Display Port. Sadly that only the DVI (Dual Link) and Display Port are able to support 3D and 144hz. ASUS VG248QE provides a dual link DVI cable which I find it too short. I need a longer cable so I went ahead to purchase a 3metre long of Display Port cable as well as a longer power cord 3 metre as well. Since its a Nvidia Vision monitor, I had bought Nvidia Vision to be use with ASUS VG248QE. The built in Lightboost as well as 144hz refresh rates really makes me enjoy FPS games a lot better than my current Samsung S27A850D. ASUS VG248QE really champs as a gaming monitor. Closeup of ASUS logo on ASUS VG248QE Beside the ASUS VG248QE, I had also received various parts as well for the build. I found out I had more than enough clearance to mount a push and pull fan configuration for both my 360mm radiators. So I went ahead and requested additional 10 more pieces of BeQuiet's Pure Wings 120mm fans. To control the all of the radiator fans, I had decided to buy 3 sets of Swiftech Fan Hub. The fan hub has PWN control as well as able to power 8 fans per hub. The PWN from the hub will be connected to my ASUS Impact board. Beside the fans, I had also gotten a Swiftech MCP655 pump as well additional 2 metres of E22 tubings. With the remaining tubing I had left from the Project Rampage II build, I had a total of more than 3 metre of E22 tubing.

For my Project Rampage III Cerberus, I had decided to use Kingston HyperX Fury series of 8GB DDR3-1866 kit. As the build is meant for media rig for my living room, I don't need high memory or high performance memory. Kingston HyperX Fury fits the bill, in terms of price to performance. The Kingston HyperX Fury line of memory will position itself between the HyperX Genesis and high-end HyperX Predator. Kingston aims to provide a affordable performance and enthusiast priced memory. Nice! The Fury came in different color of heat spreader, Red, White, Black and Blue. Depending of the color scheme of the build, users have no issues in finding the right color. The heat spreader of the memory modules are low profile and the PCB of the memory are black. Very nice, no more ugly green PCB! Specifications of Kingston HyperX Fury PNP: Plug and Play automatically overclocks the memory up to the system maximum specs. Capacities: 1866 MHz CAS Latency: 9,10. Voltage: 1.5 V Reliable: 100% tested. Guaranteed: Lifetime warranty. Once the memory is plugged in, this is what you’ll see for the SPD information. One feature of this memory is its ability to boot up at its rated speeds and timings from the get go. Unlike my previous memory modules I had used, I do not have to manually set the memory speed. Thumbs up! The HyperX logo could be seen at the top of the heatspreader. The sides of the heatspreader, HyperX logo are not painted but more of CNC cut, very nice as well! Apart from the Kingston HyperX 3K SSD, Kingston HyperX Fury is another great product which I would recommend to anyone. I will do further test in terms of performance when the rig is up. Stay tune!

For my main rig, I had purchased a new SSD to replace my older drives. I had decided to use Kingston HyperX 3K SSD. The box came nicely packaged, with the different features and performance of the SSD can be seen on the box itself. Kingston HyperX 3K is using SandForce SF-2281 and is paired with Intel 25nm MLC NAND rated for 555MB/510MB sequential read and write speeds. This pairing of Sandforce and Intel had helped Kingston HyperX to be one of the best performance SSD drives around. Unboxed Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD comes with a blue aluminum SSD mounting kit with screws. I felt it would be better if Kingston would package the mounting kit to be of the same color as the SSD itself. Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD The built quality of the Kingston HyperX 3K drives indeed are very good. Overall, this is a very good and value for money SSD which works out to be less than $1/GB. Thumbs up Kingston!

Saw some new products from Bitspower! Finally they decided to pimp the MCP355/ DDC pump now!! Best of all, they are milled from aluminum!! Sexy!! Here are some details of the Bitspower Pump Cooler For DDC/MCP355, Product Code: BP-DDCPC-BK2/GD/RD/WH Features: 1. Unique Design. 2. Metal Case For Excellent Heat Dissipation. 3. High Durability Sandblasting Process In Anodize Treatment. 4. RoHs Compliant. Dimensions: 62x62x30.3MM Color : Abrasive Black Sparkle (BK2)/ Golden/Red/White Material : Aluminum. Included : 1. Back Parts x 1PCS. 2. Thermal PAD x 1PCS. 3. Screw x 1Set. List of available colors for the Bitspower Pump Cooler For DDC/MCP355 White: Red: Golden: Abrasive Black Sparkle :