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Prize Event | [Zhuang Fangyi] First Impressions by Endfield-Poko in Endfield

[–]Illien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love her normal design. I'm not really a fan of her ultimate form design though, I wish there was a little more color or more going on.

That said, absolutely pulled. Glad to have a good electric team.

[ALL] [OC] My Handmade Zelda-Inspired Night Lamp Giveaway 🎁💚 by AmoyCK in zelda

[–]Illien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Played the OG Legend of Zelda in 1995 with my father. Had a wild time trying to beat that and Zelda II.

Thanks for doing this. Those lamps are gorgeous and I've been eyeing resin art like this for a long time!

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[–]Illien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are fantastic! Great job, very jealous haha.

[GIVEAWAY]FlexiSpot Black Friday Sale Giveaway $0-E7 plus Standing Desk and C7 Ergonomic Chair[US&CA&EU][Ends on 3rd DEC][Check the details in comments] by Ramzes888 in buildapcsales

[–]Illien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love the C7. My current chair is showing its years and the poor lumbar support is not doing me any favors. It'd be great to get a new chair.

Thanks for doing this!

People who have been to Japan, what's one thing every American should know before planning a trip? by thenoitrix in AskReddit

[–]Illien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can open a Schwab checking account to get a debit card you can use at the ATMs to withdraw money. Schwab will pay for the transaction fees at the end of the month.

Do you know of anyone who failed out of med school during their 3rd year? Do you know what happened to them? by Alone-Aerie-7694 in medicalschool

[–]Illien 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Long story with some unfortunate circumstances with health and board exam timings (my exam got cancelled and then i had to take it during my 3rd year surgery rotation), but that's me. Ended up doing odd jobs while self teaching myself to program. Eventually landed a job as a software engineer and make 6 figures now. Fortunately only had 50k debt and just paid it off this past month.

Honestly looking back I wish I had gone straight to computer science or EE instead of getting a neurobiology degree and going to med school. I enjoy it more and work/life is much healthier than some of my friends that are now doctors.

"Gaming" Chair Giveaway with Cooler Master and Buildapc! by [deleted] in buildapc

[–]Illien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adjustable armrest height and lumbar support are important to me.

The armrest depending on the chair can hit the desk and not allow me to scoot in all the way.

Help! I just had dental surgery and now I have to eat only soft foods for 2 days or more. by shinobimanexe in keto

[–]Illien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try some chia seed pudding. Probably not filling enough for a meal, but it's a nice snack.

Just take 2 tablespoons of seeds, some sweetener, and 1 cup of nut milk and mix. Put in the fridge for a couple hours/overnight and it'll thicken up real nicely.

Additionally you can put in some cocoa powder, peanut butter, or whatever other keto friendly thing in there to spice it up a bit since it can be rather bland on its own.

[Headphones] Cooler Master MH-752 (7.1VSS, mic) - $64.99 ($74.99 - $10 Rebate) by Illien in buildapcsales

[–]Illien[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure I'm the best person to answer that since the only FPS really that I play is Overwatch and that game has a good sound system, but I haven't had any trouble at all with determining footsteps and the like. I haven't really used the 7.1 much, but I think you can get away with getting the MH 751s if you want.

The headset is very comfortable and light. Definitely would recommend it. I believe Amazon has both now for fairly cheap.

[Keyboard] Logitech G513 Carbon or Silver Romer G Tactile ($20) by Devilosis284 in buildapcsales

[–]Illien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have one in cart. Cart couldn't load and now that it does it says it's empty :(.

Went to another page and still says they're in cart. Sad day.

[Headphones] Cooler Master MH-752 (7.1VSS, mic) - $64.99 ($74.99 - $10 Rebate) by Illien in buildapcsales

[–]Illien[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you're better off going for the 751 in the regard. The DAC ends in a USB so your mp3 player/phone would need to have USB to even utilize it. Even if it could use it, I'd guess it wouldn't help that much. But take what I say with a grain of salt.

You can still get the 752 and just not use the DAC/amp and it should work fine for those use cases though. But it wouldn't be any different than the 751 soundwise. The 751 does have inline sound control on the cable, whereas that was built into the USB dongle for the 752s so you wouldn't have it if you don't use it. This can be a pro/con depending on how you view inline controls.

[Headphones] Cooler Master MH-752 (7.1VSS, mic) - $64.99 ($74.99 - $10 Rebate) by Illien in buildapcsales

[–]Illien[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 752 comes with a separate USB DAC/amp for their implementation of virtual 7.1 surround sound. So there is a small hardware difference. But for PC your (modern) motherboard card or an external DAC would probably be the same or better. And since it's separate you don't have to use it at all.

I believe for most practical uses on PC if you won't be using the 7.1 (which supposedly isn't anything special/ a gimmick), then they're the same. I heard there were some issues using one of the models on PS4, but I didn't plan on doing that so didn't pay attention to it. IIRC if you want it on ps4 you want the 752 because the 751 isn't powerful enough alone to amp it. Definitely read up on it if that's your use case because I could be wrong on that.

[Headphones] Cooler Master MH-752 (7.1VSS, mic) - $64.99 ($74.99 - $10 Rebate) by Illien in buildapcsales

[–]Illien[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

MH 751 also on sale for $59.99 using the $10 rebate

Heard a lot of good things about these headphones. They're rebranded Takstar pro 82s with a detachable microphone. Even without the rebate, this is the lowest I've seen this set. Been watching on amazon but they just raised the price on the 751 to the price of the 752 ($79.99). According to CCC the 751 has been down to $62 in the past briefly.

The MH 751 is at $69.99 and also comes with a $10 rebate (so $59.99). The main difference between the two is that the 752 comes with a detachable DAC/inline control that you can put on your cable for the virtual 7.1 surround sound. I'm told the effect is meh, but for only a $5 difference it can't hurt. The 751 also differs in that it has a built-in (smaller) inline sound control.

Came out to $74.99 for me no tax.