In this video we're gonna look at 3 easy PC gaming gifts for under $30.
Howdy howdy guys ponchato here, and I'm here to make it easy for you to get gifts for the
PC gamer in your life.
Or for yourself.
I won't judge.
First we have the Twila RGB strip from Reeven.
This is actually 2 separate RGB strips, each one 380mm or about 15" long.
Since they're standard 5050 LED strips, they can be daisy chained and use the widely compatible
4 pin LED header.
It also comes with a 600mm or 24" adapter cable and splitter with male and female connectors
on both ends, and a 400mm or 16" extension cable if you're working in a very large case.
The Twila strips are full RGB so they can be set to whatever color or colors your motherboard
will allow, and they're compatible with Asus' Aura Sync and LED control software from any
other manufacturer, since they just use the standard 4 pin connection.
One thing I really like about the Twila is the strips have magnets built in, which makes
positioning and adjusting them in your case extremely easy.
And beyond that, these LEDs are seriously bright.
A lot of RGB products out there have pretty weak output, but these are super bright and
colorful.
So if your case didn't come with LEDs or you have a friend that wants to add some color
to their build, the Twila from Reeven will make a great gift.
Next for the mobile gamer, we have the Xiberia MG-2 gaming earbuds.
These are designed with mobile gamers in mind but are also compatible with PC, if you want
something smaller and lighter than a full-size headset.
The MG-2s use a 4-pole 3.5mm plug and come with a long PC adapter cable that splits it
into the standard microphone and headphone connections.
The main cable is 1.2m or about 4 feet long, and the PC adapter cable adds another 2 meters
or 6 feet.
The thing I was most interested in trying with the MG-2s is the flexible boom mic which
plugs directly into the left earbud.
And after several hours of gaming with it in, it actually works really well.
The mic is tiny and lightweight, so it doesn't put any weird stress on the earbuds, and they
stay in even if you're moving around a lot.
The earbuds themselves are very soft and comfortbale for long use; with or without the boom mic,
they stayed comfortable for hours.
They also have an in-line control with a play/pause button for music control that can be double
clicked to skip and triple clicked to reverse tracks if you have it plugged into a phone.
In addition to the track controls, it also has a really nice volume slider.
Setting the volume is quick and easy, and since it's a physical volume controller and
not software-based, you don't have to worry about anything freezing and destroying your
ears during a loud song or game.
Finally, the controller also has a built-in mic in case you don't want to use the boom
mic, and the in-line mic is automatically disabled when you have the boom mic plugged
in.
Very convenient.
The MG-2s also have what they call a built in vibration engine which supposedly helps
with immersion but I didn't really notice much difference there.
The sound quality is great, especially considering how inexpensive these are, and the voice quality
is also great with the boom mic.
With it positioned close to your mouth, it does a great job of only picking up your voice
and leaving out background noise and your keyboard.
And at only about $27, these will make a cool and very affordable gift.
Finally, actually my favorite of the three, we have a gold keycap set from E-Element.
These are replacement key caps compatible with Cherry MX switches, and will work with
most mechanical keyboards today.
It's a complete kit with a keycap puller and 104 keys, so you can replace every key on
a full-size standard keyboard, if you want to go that far.
I love the black and gold color combo, so I put these keycaps on my MasterKeys MK750.
One thing I really like about them is the lettering is transparent, so if you have an
RGB keyboard like this, the letters will light up through the keycaps.
And these are very glossy - it's a completely smooth and very reflective surface, which
is also a bit of a fingerprint magnet.
But as long as you have a microfiber cloth nearby, they clean up really easily, especially
owing to the glossy surface.
They also have a metallic silver set of keycaps, if gold isn't your thing.
But I mean, come on.
Look at that.
That's pretty right there.
At under $30 all three of these will make great holiday gifts for the gamer in your
life, or for a white elephant among your friends.
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And I want to hear from you, which of the earbuds, LED strip, or keycaps would you like
most?
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Thanks for watching, I hope I helped, and I'll see you in the next video.
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