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(SOLD)Cort Guitar Solid L450c

tomwaits7 — Thu, 14 May 2015 02:31:06 +0800

Selling my Cort L450C Solid Mahogany Acoustic Guitar Plus attitude gig bag and tools. Call or whatsapp me at 0172653060. Can COD in Klang Valley. Thanks.

(SOLD) Clearing Out Sale PS3+HDTV+Surround Headset

tomwaits7 — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:20:48 +0800

Sorry All items Sold already a few minutes after i posted.

Step by Step Guide on Checking USB Power Problem

tomwaits7 — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:09:04 +0800

Ever encountered a problem where your USB device suddenly stop working in the middle of gaming or drafting an architectural design? There's a few variable that this might occur. Problem might be that your USB Port aren't supplying enough power to your devices. To check whether your USB port is supplying enough power to your device, first of all

1. Open Control Panel
2. Go to Device Manager
3. Select Universal Serial Bus Controllers
4. Under it, select USB root hub and click properties
5. Go to Power tab
6. Voila, check the power available and power required.

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Sometimes, certain USB devices might overload the USB port. This can be solve by using an USB Hub which has the power by itself. I recommend Roccat Apuri but any USB Hub will do the trick.

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Joe'eLapSed'Asrul
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Overclocking Mouse Polling Rates for Windows 7

tomwaits7 — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:36:05 +0800

[center]Hello, it's me eLapSed@Sugus again. Some people have been asking me about how to overclock their mouse polling rates. Here's a guide on how to do just that.[/center]

[center]What you need is these software
"hidusbf"
http://www.filefront.com/14775805/HIDUSBF.zip/
"DSEO"
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Video-T...Overrider.shtml
"Mouserate Checker"
http://www.brothersoft.com/mouse-rate-checker-175872.html[/center]

1. Important thing is every step is to be done under Safe Mode. Press F8 before the Windows logo when u start your computer.
2. If your mouse comes with a software of its own, u need to uninstall it. e.g. Setpoint for Logitech.
3. Uninstall the driver for your mouse, go to control panel, then go to systems, then choose mice and pointing devices.
4. From there, make sure you uninstall the driver that the specific mouse you're going to overclock. Now your mouse will stop working.
5. Next step is to unplug the mouse from the USB ports, wait a few minutes and then plug it back in. Make sure the mouse is 'found' by Windows.
6. After doing that, run DSEO software, choose enable Test Mode, then Exit DSEO software, and now you have to reboot.
7. After rebooting, run DSEO again, choose to Sign Driver (hidusbf.inf, ALL hidusbf.sys files in the hidusbf folders), exit DSEO, reboot again.
8. Done rebooting for the second time, what you gotta do is rightclick the file "hidusbf.inf" inside the hidusbf folder, then choose Install.
9. Then go to c:\windows\system32\drivers and copy hidusbf.sys inside that folder into C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers.
10. Run DSEO again, choose Sign Driver (hidusbf.sys from BOTH folders in step 8), exit DSEO, then reboot again.
11. After rebooting, run Setup from hidusbf folder.
12. Highlight the mouse you want to overclock (hid-compliant), check filter box, set polling rate, you may exit the program now.
13. Reboot again.
14. Use mouserate checker to ensure polling rate works.
15. Rebooting again and again is pretty tiring, but this is how it's done.

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[center]"Your Windows 7 wallpaper should look like this stating a Test Mode Windows 7 at the bottom right corner of your screen"[/center]
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[center]Happy Overclocking and Happy Fragging!
Joe"Sugus"Asrul[/center]

Choosing The Right Gaming Gear For You(FPS Gaming)

tomwaits7 — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:29:36 +0800

Wonder if sometimes you're having a bad day? Getting killed instantly? Who is this guy? You shot him at the same time as he was but still u got pwned? Then you began to doubt your mad skills... Don't!

[center]He might be the next Abdisamad"Spawn"Mohamed or maybe, he has the "tech advantage" over you.[/center]

Nowadays, gaming industries have been swarming with new technologies you can only imagine. There's a number of variable that can happen if you're facing a situation where you're one on one and firing at the same time.

Aiming
Response
Mental state
Method of firing
Internet connection(if playing online gaming)

Palm grip vs Claw Grip mouse

It's a matter of comfortability to be honest. If you have a big hand or rest your palm on the mouse, palm grip type of mouse works great for you because claw grip mouse have a bit shorter length.
Examples of claw grip style mouse are

Logitech G9x Laser, Razer Salmosa, Sidewinder series, Razer Lachesis, Razer Abyssus

Examples of palm grip style of mouse are

Razer Mamba, Imperator, DeathAdder, Steelseries Ikari, Logitech MX518, Logitech G500, Logitech G700.

It's important to determine whether you're a palm grip or claw grip style before buying a mouse.

What am i about to explain here is the response. This is where polling rate of a mice counts. Older mices usually will have a polling rates of 125hz. With hidusbf, u can overclock it to 500hz or 1000hz and so on depending on the compatiblity of the mice. Polling rates can be described as how many times a device "reports" information to a computer. Let say if your mice or keyboard has a polling rate of 125hz, it means that the device reports to the computer 125 times in one second or once every 8ms. This is where it gets ugly. In modern fps games where reaction matters, an 8 miliseconds delay can determine your life and death. So maybe that other person you're firing is as good as Heaton or Spawn, or maybe... he has a better mouse than you.

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MX518 can be overclocked up to 500hz or higher as the original polling rate is factory ready 125hz, but 500hz is deemed to be safe and stable. Ikari has been tested to have an average of 500hz polling rate eventhough they claim the polling rate is 1000hz, i guess u can try to overclock it but i haven't tried to overclock the mice yet though. Other gaming mouse like G9x, Razer Abyssus, Razer Deathadder is factory ready 1000hz as tested with mouserate software.

I've posted here step by step guide on how to overclock your beloved mouse into a mean machine

Overclocking Your Mouse Polling Rates

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[center]Logitech G9x Laser with XL and Precision Grip on Razer Destructor Gaming Mouse Mat we're testing at office[/center]

As for gaming surfaces, there's pro and cons on what gaming surfaces u use.
Hard Surfaced mat
Pros - Very precise, mouse felt like gliding on ice, less expensive than silicone
Cons - Eat your mouse feet a little if you dont clear the debris under your mouse
E.g, Razer Vespula, Exactmat, Destructor, Steelseries SX, Steelseries S&S, Razer Sphex

Soft/Cloth Surfaced Mat
Pros - Balance between precision and comfortable, affordable
Cons - Harder to clean if it gets dirty
E.g, Razer Goliathus, Steelseries QcK, Everglide Titan

Silicone Surfaced Mat
Pros - Hybrid Soft and Hard, prolong the life of your mousefeet rather than hard-surfaced mat
Cons - Known to be less sticky on veneer wood, can be very expensive
E.g, Razer Megasoma

Well, mouse ball works fine in every surface. But neither any of these above surface will help to get you more precision if you're using a mouse ball.
But skills does matter. In whatever rig you're using, you do need skills. But skills can be developed, and tech advantages, well... it can be purchased.

Accessories for your mouse
There are some gaming manufacturer company that offers certain accesories for certain mouse but as to my knowledge, you can only find some in Malaysia yet. Steelseries offers some of these accesories.

Mouse skates or known as mouse feet
-SteelSeries Glide works with all types of mouse
-SteelSeries Glide G for Logitech G5 series mouse
-SteelSeries Glide MX for Logitech mouse
-SteelSeries Glide MS for Microsoft mouse

Mouse Grip
-SteelSeries Grip
-Or you can do it DIY style, buy dat thing dat sticks under the furniture feet at any hardware store which will cost around RM6.50, cut it out according to your mouse button, sticks it to your mouse then there you goes. Make sure you buy the rubber type one.
I'll post picture about these step by step guide in the coming guide.

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[center]Custom DIY Grip on Logitech G9x Laser[/center]

That's it for now, i'll get into more depth later such as mouse DPI, setting up your computer for fps gaming, etc...

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Joe 'eLapSed' Asrul
Happy fragging!