Monday, August 24, 2015

Cheap Editing/Gaming PC Parts


After searching and looking around the internet with the support of PcPartPicker website to create the list and check the compatibility automatically... I finally came up with the following PC parts list considering powerful performance and keep near budget:

CPU
Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor

CPU Cooler
Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler


Motherboard
MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard


Memory
A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory


Storage
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive


Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card


Case
Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case


Power Supply
EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply


Wireless Network Adapter
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter



I hope this will work as expected and as I wish for... I do a lot of video editing work and I hope this will make my work easier. I am going to buy them from Amazon.com
I will write my review after building it and using it. ^___^


Sunday, August 23, 2015

Building My Own PC


Yeah... I am really thinking about it... this was my dream to be able to build it from scratch and learn more and get experienced.... So yeah I am considering doing that and currently I am going through a lot of articles and youtube videos to learn more about how to do it and how to pick parts.... I hope I can do it.... and the other thing is the budget... I want to build a perfect monster for my video editing work... yes I do a lot of video editing and my current workstation is pretty slow and this is annoying.

Wish me luck ^_^

Thursday, August 13, 2015

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (RIP)


I am fond of Terry Pratchett writings and I was planning to own a copy of all his novels, but I never started his Discworld Series until now. The Colour of Magic is the first book in the fantasy novel series Discworld. Discworld series consists 41 fantasy novels. 41 is planned to be released on August 2015. Sadly, Terry Pratchett died last March 2015. It is great lose because he such a great novelist and author. We will really miss his great creativity and fantasy. I enjoy reading his books.



The Colour of Magic was published back in 1983. I can't tell you much about it because I just started reading it. So, I will write my review when I am done.





Here is a complete list of Discworld Series novels:

  1. The Colour of Magic (1983)
  2. The Light Fantastic (1986)
  3. Equal Rites (1987)
  4. Mort (1987)
  5. Sourcery (1989)
  6. Wyrd Sisters (1989)
  7. Pyramids (1989)
  8. Guards! Guards! (1989)
  9. Eric (1990)
  10. Moving Pictures (1990)
  11. Reaper Man (1991)
  12. Witches Abroad (1991)
  13. Small Gods (1992)
  14. Lords and Ladies (1992)
  15. Men at Arms (1993)
  16. Soul Music (1994)
  17. Interesting Times (1994)
  18. Maskerade (1994)
  19. Feet of Clay (1996)
  20. Hogfather (1996)
  21. Jingo (1997)
  22. The Last Continent (1998)
  23.  Carpe Jugulum (1998)
  24.  The Fifth Elephant (1999)
  25.  The Truth (2000)
  26.  Thief of Time (2001)
  27.  The Last Hero (2001)
  28.  The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents (2001)
  29.  Night Watch (2002)
  30.  The Wee Free Men (2003)
  31.  Monstrous Regiment (2003)
  32.  A Hat Full of Sky (2004)
  33. Going Postal (2004)
  34. Thud! (2005)
  35.  Wintersmith (2006)
  36.  Making Money (2007)
  37. Unseen Academicals (2009)
  38. I Shall Wear Midnight (2010)
  39. Snuff (2011)
  40. Raising Steam (2013)
  41. The Shepherd's Crown (2015)

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Silent Hill 4: The Room - Videogame



Currently I am playing Silent Hill 4 The Room which is developed by Konami Computer Entertainment... This is really different part of Silent Hill in many ways...Because this was suppose to be a different game called Room 302, but then it was changed to Silent Hill 4 The Room and became a part of Silent Hill series. I was angry at the beginning when I played the game for the first type back then, but know I am okay with it and I get along with its differences from the other series games. If you are a Silent Hill fan you will understand what I mean.

This game is really scary and creepy but still enjoyable. I revisited the game just after I finished Silent Hill 3. At the same time I am playing Silent Hill Origin which is another game in the series and came after Silent Hill 4. I am really obsessed with survival horror video games ^_^







"Silent Hill 4: The Room is a survival horror video game, the fourth installment in the Silent Hill series, published by Konami and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. The game was released in Japan in June 2004 and in North America and Europe in September of the same year. Silent Hill 4 was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. A soundtrack release was also made at the same time.

Unlike the previous installments, which were set primarily in the town of Silent Hill, this game is set in the fictional town of South Ashfield, and follows Henry Townshend as he attempts to escape from his locked-down apartment. During the course of the game, Henry explores a series of supernatural worlds and finds himself in conflict with an undead serial killer."(Wikipedia, 2015)

My rating for Silent Hill 4 is:
3/5 because it didn't follow the previous game style.


Reference:
Wikipedia, (2015). Silent Hill 4: The Room. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_4:_The_Room [Accessed 12 Aug. 2015].

Monday, August 10, 2015

Silent Hill HD Collection - Videogame


During Eid vacation, I revisited Silent Hill 2 and 3 by playing Silent Hill HD Collection on Playstation 3... it is a new version of the two games but in enhanced graphics. I love Silent Hill series and I am playing every game of it. My favorite is Silent Hill 3 maybe because the main character is a female ^_^

I know that the game is too dark and gloomy but it is really scary ^_^ of course it is scary because it is a survival horror game. Silent Hill 2 was about a man called James Sunderland who receives a letter from his already died wife and she mentioned to him that she is waiting for him in Silent Hill, so he go to Silent Hill to look for her and thats when the adventure starts.

Silent Hill 3 is about a girl named Heather Mason. she is the same girl from Silent Hill 1 that Harry Mason was looking for her. Yes she is his daughter and in Silent Hill 3 it is her adventure.




"Silent Hill 2 (サイレントヒル 2 Sairento Hiru Tsū?) is a survival horror video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. The game was released in September 2001 as the second installment in the Silent Hill series. An extended version of the game was published for Xbox in December of the same year, containing a short bonus scenario and other minor additions. It was later ported to the Microsoft Windows operating system in 2002. A remastered high-definition version of the game was released for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 in 2012 as part of the Silent Hill HD Collection.

James Sunderland (Guy Cihi) is the protagonist of the main scenario of Silent Hill 2. He comes to the town after receiving a letter from his wife Mary (Monica Taylor Horgan), who died of an illness three years before. While exploring the town, he encounters Maria (also Monica Taylor Horgan), who strongly resembles Mary except for a different personality and clothing; Angela Orosco (Donna Burke), a teenage runaway on a search for her mother; Eddie Dombrowski (David Schaufele), another teenage runaway who was somehow brought to the town; and Laura (Jacquelyn Brekenridge), an eight-year-old who has met and befriended Mary" (Wikipedia, 2015)





"Silent Hill 3 is set in the fictional universe of the Silent Hill series. Seventeen years before the start of Silent Hill 3, Harry Mason defeated a god brought forth by the resident cult of Silent Hill and at the ending, was given a baby girl to care for.The protagonist and player character of Silent Hill 3 is Heather, the teenaged adopted daughter of Harry. Claudia Wolf, the cult's priestess who plans to bring about a paradise on Earth, serves as the game's antagonist. As Heather attempts to unravel the reasons why the cult of Silent Hill is pursuing her, she encounters a private investigator named Douglas Cartland; Vincent, a member of the cult who detests Claudia; and Leonard Wolf, Claudia's abusive father."(Wikipedia, 2015)

I just love these games and can't stop revisiting them through time... my rating is:
4/5 Silent Hill 2
4/5 Silent Hill 3

References:

  • Wikipedia, (2015). Silent Hill 2. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_2 [Accessed 10 Aug. 2015].
  • Wikipedia, (2015). Silent Hill 3. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_3 [Accessed 10 Aug. 2015].



Sunday, August 09, 2015

Resident Evil Director's Cut - Videogame


I am really fond of this game... I know it is old and classic game but still it is one of my favorite games. I enjoyed playing it during Eid vacation after buying it from Playstation Network classic games. This is really great to be able to play your favorite classic games on new video games consoles. There are many other great classic games on PSN that you can purchase and enjoy ^_^

Resident Evil Director's Cut is the first game of Resident Evil series and was released on 1996. One of the best survival horror games. The game was developed and produced by CAPCOM.





"Resident Evil, originally released in Japan as Bio Hazard , is a survival horror videogame developed and released by Capcom originally for the Sony PlayStation in 1996. It was later ported for the Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows platforms, and re-released for the Nintendo DS and onto the Sony PlayStation Network. Resident Evil was very well received critically and commercially, and has been credited with starting the modern survival horror genre. Its success spawned a multitude of sequels and spin-offs in the Resident Evil series.

The game introduces Resident Evil series mainstays Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine as members of an elite task force known as S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics and Rescue Squad). At the start of the game, players select one of the two as they investigate the disappearance of their fellow team members on the outskirts of Raccoon City, and become trapped in an old mansion infested with zombies and other monsters. As players explore this mysterious place, they uncover clues and solve puzzles. Depending on the player's actions, the game ends with different outcomes." (Wikipedia, 2015)

My rating for this game:
5/5


Reference:
Wikipedia, (2015). Resident Evil (1996 video game). [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_(1996_video_game) [Accessed 9 Aug. 2015].

Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Four by Veronica Roth


Yes I finally picked Four from my bookshelves and I started reading is. I love Veronica's writing style and her way of telling the story taking you from the beginning to the end scene by scene. I love the small detail she mentioned in the book introduction about the start of writing Divergent. I want to know more about Four and how he become a Dauntless after Abbegnation. I am still on page 13 so I can't tell you much.... I will write my review once I finish reading it.

Sword Art Online II - Anime Show



This is the second season of Sword Art Online with a different game type and atmosphere. The story is nice but not like the first season. In this season the online game is darker and using guns instead of swords and no magic. It is different from the fantasy colorful and beautiful world. This will go on for half of the episodes and the other half will return to the fantasy game focussing on Asna story. I watch it to the end and this is my rating:

3/5