peripherals

[jade parcel]

vxe r1 pro best mouse?

and are hall effect keyboards worth the upgrade

[worldly garden]

the expensive one yeah

[jade parcel]

what about the cheap aliexpress $50 knockoff

same features

[worldly garden]

thats not a good idea

[jade parcel]

why

it has good reviews

on youtube too

its not bad

[worldly garden]

reviews = advertising

[jade parcel]

not sponsored?

[worldly garden]

could be a case

but specifically i advice u to avoid cheap he's

[jade parcel]

y

[worldly garden]

is not reliable

either save up for a higher end he

or

use a mechanical keyboard at that price range

[inland kayak]

Browsed a little for peripherals in the 30-50 market, are these good-ish or downright horrible?
Headset options:
-Bloody Gaming Headset USB Black M620T
-Asus TUF Gaming H1 Headset
Keyboards:
-Bloody S98 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
-DarkFlash DF98 Mechanical Keyboard, Twilight
Mice:
-ASUS - ROG Strix Impact II
-ThermalTake TALON RGB Mouse & Mousepad combo

[tough tapir]

so my brother bought a steelseries headset that has a mic on it but his pc has a seperate mic and headphone port but obv his headphones only have the singular headphone jack so is there anything he can buy to split it?

[shut sierra]

the stock stand?

Its really bad, I bought a monitor arm recently for my 34" G5 and it made a world of difference in terms of comfort and usability

[pulsar river]

For sure, but Im giving the monitor away and need to put the stand monitor mount itself back together

[shut sierra]

Oh sure so what do you want to know about it

[pulsar river]

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1601556-samsung-odyssey-32in-g57-monitor-stand-assembly-help/#comment-16654851

[shut sierra]

Ah, unfortunately I wont be able to help, my stand for the 34" is a different style stand, so Im not familiar wiht the one you have
Sorry :/ hope youre able to figure it out!

[pulsar river]

Ah I see, no worries. Thanks for having a look regardless

[wispy tendon]

ik chairs wouldn't be considered a peripheral but i got no other chat to ask this but has anyone tried this brand of ergo chairs?

from what I can gather this is a reputable brand and the 30 day free return looks soo good

will probably be enough time for the "break in" period and to get a proper posture and see if im not getting as much lower back pain

[boreal rivet]

Yes Haworth is legit

[wispy tendon]

I’ll more than likely get this soon, was probably gonna get a secretlab chair cause I’m just so used to the racer style chairs and they seem to be the one that’s the best out of them, but the $60-80 shipping fee to return it turned me off

That and only having a 3 year warranty (5 year if you advertise it for free on social media lol)

[fiery sail]

compared to ergonomic chairs liek the one u put here, racing style chairs are pretty awful for your health and comfort and especially overpriced.

ikea markus is usually an amazing budget option at 100-150USD that does 90% of what 500$ chairs offer.
if you really wanna spend more, i would highly recommend just some youtube reviews that compare like 10 different chairs with one another.
usually ~250-300$ perform the best or with upsides compared to the downsides so small u would pay at most 10$, not 200+

and after that the first point where u see real benefits are those herman millers for 800-2k$

so watching a few of those reviews will be 20 minutes well spent

(and should leave pretty much no questions open)

[boreal rivet]

The Markus is shit and nowhere close to 90%

[fiery sail]

sorry but i rather trust... literally all ergonomics experts than one guy on discord

[boreal rivet]

Trust the experts all you want

I’ve owned one and it’s not close

[fiery sail]

comfort is personal preference. posture is measurable data.
im sitting in one rn and had both a racing style and very pricy one before and the racing style was most comfortable for me, ikea markus is in the middle and the herman miller was the worst (for me)

some people wil lfind sitting on cold floor the most comfortable

ofc your experience isnt invalid. sitting in a chair urself for at least a few hours is irreplacable by any amount of reviews, data or expertise.
tho, how comfortable u feel and how good the chair is for your health is very loosely connected

unfortunately not everyone has both the patience and opportunity to test seat multiple diffferent chairs before buying

[jagged wagon]

Thoughts on the Lenovo Legion R27qe for 155€ in perfect condition or 125€ with cosmetic imperfections on Amazon warehouse?
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/monitors/gaming/67c5gac1us

[fiery sail]

usually u can find 180Hz 1440p IPS at around 120€ new (if you dont mind waiting a few weeks)
may i ask what specific country?

[jagged wagon]

The cheapest place I can order from is Amazon.de since I also get -18% (no tax)

The monitor I mentioned is the cheapest one available rn
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/products/monitor/#r=384002560,384002160,344001440,256002880,256001600,256001440&D=120000,540000&P=2,11,13,7,9,15&sort=price&F=685800000,1651000000

[fiery sail]

pcpp is TERRIBLE at findign offers, especially outside the US.
even within the US i would always use another price comparison website.
for germany or the DACH region i would use Geizhals or idealo

i had cases where i built a PC for someone and we were able to save 40% or more just bc pcpp tracks only like 10% of the websites

within the US there is not much competition, so its not too bad there, but in other places its night and day difference

when i looked earlier i found one for 150€ new

and then u can find deals similar to amazon warehouse at mindfactory or on alternate

https://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/27Zoll--68-58cm--MSI-MAG-274QRFWDE-Weiss-2560x1440-1xDisplayPort-1-4a-2_1544695.html
e.g. there is this one, which obviously is more expensive, but thats an overpriced model that got returned. if a non overpriced model gets returned or they have other bulk products, its easy to find sth for 130€ or lower

usually doesnt take too long for sth better to arrive somewhere

[jagged wagon]

mindfactory doesn't shit here to slovenia anymore like amazon.de still does sadly

most other german sites usually do tho

but amazon.de looks the cheapest

[fiery sail]

ah well if its slovenia idk how different things are

[jagged wagon]

all stores here are completely overpriced

[fiery sail]

especially if u dont mind the optical imperfections, 125€ while savign the rouble of looking for sth better is very good still

[jagged wagon]

that is true

[fiery sail]

i would highly recommend looking at some reviews before.
especially response times and colour accuracy differ wildly even between monitors that e.g. are both advertised as 0.5ms

for some monitors that can be an easy fix with some setting changes, for others ur stuck with it or can pray for a firmware update that often never comes.
and others are close to perfect when they come out of the factory, so defnitely worth checking some reviews on YT or similar

[jagged wagon]

yeah I've been looking at reviews for different monitors for the past 3 weeks
sadly there are not a lot for the r27qe

the problem is that most of the monitors in my price range are not on rting and those which are on Monitors Unboxed aren't even being sold in any store I look at

[fiery sail]

if u play mostly competitive titles and colour accuracy doesnt matter to u, with 0.5ms monitors there is not too much that can go wrong tbh.
really the worst things are either a terrible menu and colour accuracy.
if u play single player games and have an eye for good colours, it might be a slight concern, but honestly, if u need sth new rn, not too bad and a monitor like that at this price, u would never feel bad to put it as ur 2nd monitor when u get sth more high end eventually

i had that isssue end of last year, where my 2nd monitor was good as a 2nd, but u would get only liek 10€ and selling the main monitor was awkward as well.

[jagged wagon]

I play basically every genre depending on what I feel playing tbh. Also colour accuracy does kinda matter to me because I do like seeing the right colors. That's also why this monitor doesn't look that bad since it has 120% sRGB and 10-bit colour depth but I don't actually know how good that will look in practice

Right now I still have a 13 year old 1920x1200 60Hz IPS monitor (a worse version of this one but there is no record of it online https://www.lg.com/au/monitors/full-hd-qhd/24eb23py/) so anything is an upgrade

[fiery sail]

exactly. those numbers are nice to raise the price of a product, but mean nothing if its not well calibrated

[jagged wagon]

the colour related thing that bothered me with this one for example is that I can't see some shades of white at all. So when I had to write some frontend code I completely missed all the shading because my monitor just didn't show any

[fiery sail]

yikes 😄

[jagged wagon]

For the r27qe the only actual tests with colour data are these I found on some video but I honestly have no idea if this is good since I do not speak the language the guy on the video spoke and there are no english subtitles on it 😅

[fair ruin]

Big W for glorious. Got me set up with a replacement mouse in like two hours on a weekend via email and let me keep my double clicking i2, which i will now replace the switches on.

[split nebula]

Anyone know decent YPbPr capture cards that run on modern systems?

[flat dock]

ok i really need some help because its been like a week and i'm still trying to figure out a good keyboard to buy

• TKL layout
• hot swappable
• somewhere in the vicinity of $100
• backlight that illuminates the actual letters

until a couple minutes ago i was looking at the keychron v3 max and buying some silent bluish whites to add, but i just realized that apparently having the backlight make the keyboard readable is a niche feature

any suggestions? is there a better board or should i just buy the v3 max barebones and getting some keycaps with shine through letters?

for the last option, im worried about the keycaps not truly being compatible with south facing leds

(i am aware that a gaming keyboard fits all but 1 of my criteria at like 1/3 the cost but i'd like to try something a little better)

[cobalt sigil]

any good keyboards for around 70 dollars with a layout that looks like the akko Midnight 5087S QMK but in black

[flat dock]

it is starting to look like the best option is to buy another k845 and resolder all the keys, which i would do but i tried doing that with a razer blackwidow v2 and my iron wasnt powerful enough

so i am worried about whether it would also not be powerful enough to desolder switches on the k845

[cobalt sigil]

is this a reply to my question sorry

[flat dock]

oh sorry, no that was about mine earlier

[cobalt sigil]

do you have a reply to mine

anyways

[flat dock]

idk

[cold mirage]

aula f75 vs cidoo qk61 vs ak820 max what is better to take?

[worldly garden]

Crush80 reboot

[flat dock]

hmm but its pretty expensive

[worldly garden]

used one shouldnt be more than 100

[boreal rivet]

Realforce is better

[flat dock]

idk if i really want used

i might give up on the north facing illuminated keycaps part because i guess thats too rare

[worldly garden]

u meant this BS

[flat dock]

Yeah, opposite of that

I wanna use normal keycaps

[flat dock]

and it seems finding keycaps for the south facing LEDs like most custom keyboards are is hard

[misty cloak]

I'm looking to make a nice custom keyboard that is tactile, quiet but satisfying sound and has resistance until you apply so much force

And also has macro keys

[worldly garden]

they are everywhere, i wont gurantee it will sounds good tho

[flat dock]

huh why would the sound be different

[worldly garden]

materials and quality mostly

good ones arent shine through keycaps

[flat dock]

I think I need to just modify an office keyboard with new switches because this is so stupid

I can find tons of shine through keycaps for north facing but almost no custom keyboards are

[worldly garden]

because as i said

is looks ugly and sounds terrible

[worldly garden]

?

office keyboard ?

[flat dock]

it just looks normal imo

i dont see the point of a backlight beyond lighting up the text on the keys

[worldly garden]

me too, now i turn my rgb off

the crush i told you earlier is prebuilt

[flat dock]

i will look into it

[flat dock]

do you think using regular old shine through keycaps would still work (at least enough to be legible) on south facing keyboard?

something like this https://www.keychron.com/collections/all-keycaps/products/cherry-profile-double-shot-pbt-shine-through-keycap-set

i tried reversing one of the keycaps on my K845 as an experiment and it was completely unlit, but not sure if that's just an anomaly for that specific keycaps

keychron says it will "significantly reduce the shine-through effect" but im not sure to what degree that is

[worldly garden]

just dont use shine thorugh for ur god sake

[flat dock]

ugh

my dad will have to use this keyboard as well but maybe the keycaps can be high contrast enough

[shut sierra]

Yea just get a half decent WoB or BoW set, youll have no issue reading the legend unless youre like, in a dark room with the lights off (which is bad for your eyes regardless so dont)

[worldly garden]

learn touchtype

👍

[shut sierra]

I think earlier they were saying the main concern was the legend on symbols, like !@#$%^&*() and whatnot

which like, sure you could memorize them but eh, id rather have legibility than have to guess/trial and error when I forget

If you want a TKL board get a realforce

😏

[worldly garden]

bro thats why u gotta learn to do it 😂

[worldly garden]

bro is @boreal rivet alt

[shut sierra]

lmaoooo

do any other manufacturers make tkl topre boards?

I think NIZ maybe?

idk id have to look into it

[worldly garden]

filco

[shut sierra]

oh neat, ive heard of the brand but barely

Is the quality of FILCO solid compared to other boards/companies?

[worldly garden]

ah shite

i meant

leopold

not filco

[shut sierra]

wtf yea i just looked up filco and saw it was MX lmao, u good tho

yea I know about the LC660C and 980C but wasnt aware they had other baords

[worldly garden]

will ur 87u beat this

[shut sierra]

I dont have a realforce, so probably not

that board does look very nice tho what is it

[worldly garden]

idk, finding the name of it too

i just borrowed it

[shut sierra]

Looks clean, off memory the back kinda looks like a jane clone or something but cooler

layout looks quite similar too

[worldly garden]

is s not a clone he said

is looks close to a merisi

ottan

[shut sierra]

hmm cant find anything about it, is the backplate a 1/1 custom piece?

[worldly garden]

hang on

[flat dock]

talking about my dad, he just uses it for the symbols on the number keys

[shut sierra]

wicked keycaps

[rustic drum]

What is the type of grease everyone uses for stabilizers on keyboards? I am forgetting the term for it atm lol

is it 205g0?

[bitter oar]

there r cheaper alternatives doesn’t have to be 205g0

and a lot of the 0g205 stuff you find at unofficial distributors is fake so watch for that.

[rustic drum]

Yeah I have been googling a lot and it seems like there is WAY more misleading information and product advertising about such a simple product than there really needs to be.

Not to mention keybo enthusiasts arguing on Reddit really doesnt help that fog of war

[rustic drum]

What would you suggest? I am really only looking for stabilizers. All of my switches I buy these days come factory lubed and feel no desire to lube up undesireable springs and switches

[bitter oar]

6020A printer lube even works for stabs, or like… dielectric

[rustic drum]

ty

[clever falcon]

Ive been rocking a Rokkat Kone aimo for like 7 years now, I LOVE it. really love it. But its starting to lose it, clicks are getting a bit too slow, even tho I clean it. and hand starts to hurt now after a few hours of using it, I use it for work and gaming, its just too heavy. Does anyone else have any lightweight (under 100g) and a bit of the same way?

its wired aswell, which I want to get rid of.

[outer jewel]

Hey, i have bought the Corsair k70 pro tkl. And want to mayby Change the keycaps. Can i use any keycaps or do i need Special ones ?

qwertz Layout

[untold orchid]

hearing lightweight and under 100g in the same sentence is bringing me back so many years lol

[untold orchid]

you answered your own question

[clever falcon]

😹

[clever falcon]

you need special ones im pretty sure; the mechanicals on it are just a big bigger then usual ones, im not sure if its hotswap but if it is you could just hotswap it if it doesnt need specials

[untold orchid]

bro what

[clever falcon]

used to have a k70, thats my experience

[untold orchid]

hotswap means the switches are swappable without soldering, not the keycaps

[clever falcon]

yes i know that

but what i meant

if u hotswap the switches

you could put normal ones in it

[untold orchid]

and most corsair boards use basic cherry switches

[clever falcon]

where u can put perfect normal keycaps

so unless i bought some chinese knockoff off my mate then u need specific keycaps

[untold orchid]

I used to have a K70 years ago and had like 4 different sets of keycaps with no issues

[clever falcon]

oh

mb then

[untold orchid]

they just have a smaller tolerance to interference with keycaps so cheap caps might not work

since the LEDs are north facing

[sullen sorrel]

mic suggestion under 50dollar

[sullen sorrel]

u dont like north facing keycaps?

[worldly garden]

yeah

iincompatible with cherrybprofile caps

[sullen sorrel]

Oh

I was thinking of getting aula f75 black side printed keycaps

[flat dock]

the one in the picture is south facing with side print , unless you mean you like the north facing illuminated keycaps with text on top

[keen aspen]

someone find me a chair but my budget is like very very very tight

[sullen sorrel]

my bad
i meant south facing keycaps

i like them

i dont have any problem with the default keycaps

[flat dock]

idk what i think of them, i feel like theyd be super annoying to read because its at the wrong angle for your head

[sullen sorrel]

but aula f75 side printed variant looks lot cleaner

[sullen sorrel]

true
i never really look at my keyboard so idk

[flat dock]

i guess i dont either

[sullen sorrel]

but the feeling that if u do

i am also having that

but my small setup is almost black

mousepad,mouse,laptop,monitor keyboard controller

so i want something that goes with it

so black side printed feels good

to me

[jade parcel]

has anyone here went from a 100% keyboard or 80% keyboard to a 60 or 65% and regretted it?

[sullen sorrel]

nope

my comfort zone is 75%
60% is good and compact but 75% feels better overall for me atleast

[flat dock]

ill update you in a week or two because im about to buy an 80% after using 100% all my life

[chrome raft]

regretted everything under 80%

[sullen sorrel]

what do u guys even do with the numkeys

[flat dock]

type in large numbers and arithmetic

[shut sierra]

for the staab wires, im pretty sure you can use dielectric grease, for the housings, same lube you used for switches, im pretty sure is fine

[shut sierra]

accounting

if you do a lot of math the numpad is almost a necessity

[shut sierra]

assuming your keyboard isnt directly under your head its pretty easy to read side printed legends

[shut sierra]

it really depends on what you do with your computer/keyboard

I went from 100% to 60% and its fine for gaming, but when I started my university program and needed to do accounting and math problems I miss the numpad a lot

[sullen sorrel]

which if it is
we have a problem

[flat dock]

hold on I'll be at my desk in a bit

I can't visualize it

[shut sierra]

your keyboard should be infront of you

[flat dock]

In my mind it is directly below my head

[shut sierra]

not under you

otherwise check your posture lol

should have your elbows at 90 ish degrees by your side

but yea check and lmk

[rustic drum]

Maybe unpopular opinion but right hand mouse right hand numpad never made any sense

That's a lot of desk space

Many numbers

But I mean, if you're ADHD, soooo many choices

I have a magi65 but really do want a left hand numpad lol

ADHD is my narrow personality

I'm just making fun of myself, I'm actually dx'd lol

Diagnosed

You know what

Yes

[shut sierra]

HE switches?

Hall effect

its a type of switch

as opposed to a mechanical switch

do uses a different type of PCB and Switches and whatnot

[fair ruin]

keychron makes an he board with a numpad

[shut sierra]

I wouldnt buy a keychron but thats just me

[flat dock]

Keychron does, at least

Q6 HE

Might be others I didn't look

Gosh darn it that got mentioned

I didn't realize there were messages below

Wdym

[shut sierra]

Sound is quite different, feel is also a bit different I think but can’t confirm personally

[flat dock]

Ohhh I meant that keyboard already being mentioned earlier

Like I didn't see people mentioning keuchron until I sent

[shut sierra]

Idk it depends on the build, too many variables in keyboards, but I know the magnet bottoming out can sometimes make a clacky sound? Like mega on plastic type sound?

Look up a video

[flat dock]

can you install them in a normal hotswap keyboard or do they all need specific board support

[shut sierra]

HE switches need an HE pcb

But I think nowadays the HE switches and pcbs are mostly if not all hotswappable, but I don’t actually know so look into it

[sullen sorrel]

in my mind its like 45-60 degree infront of my eye

i have my elbow at 90 degree

while sitting

with straight back

cause else i will die

the dorm chair are so bad

[flat dock]

you guys are right, my arms are like a 100 degree angle and maybe 45 degree angle to the keyboard from eyes

hmm i rest my arms on the table

wrists floating

probably at least one of the things i do is a cause of wrist pain

wdym

oh my elbows are floating too i think

no they arent

well it depends on the setup, over here right now it's at the corner of the desk like a cubicle

this setup here is extremely uncomfortable

it works at my other setup just fine but ill have to update you in 3 hours when i go back there to know for sure

This is it over here

[shut sierra]

Yea u see what you mean

Time to get some new monitors 💀

[flat dock]

yeah....

just upgraded that pc to a 265k which is extra funny

1600x900 being driven by a monster cpu in 2025

[sullen sorrel]

Lemme send a pic or chair

U will cry

Damn

In ur dorm room?

Oh

I have to sit on it daily

For 6-8h

Whenever I code or study or game

😭

I am getting a new chair next month I can't handle it

[flat dock]

i just have those super cushiony office chairs

[sullen sorrel]

Expensive

[flat dock]

my hands are near the letters and then the hand is floating so the hands are at a comfortable angle

after the elbow my arm is angled upwards, whatever bone that is

yeah this setup is extremely uncomfortable because it makes my elbows hurt

yeah the letters on the keyboard

my other setup has just a regular desk and i think my elbows float?

hmm

i sit up straight

this angled desk sucks so bad

maybe i need a 75% for this pc

its another issue

my hands are angled left to reac hthe keyboard

no that's normal i think

i have no idea what i am talking about

[sullen sorrel]

Ye

I had one at housr

[flat dock]

]]]maybe this is what small keyboards are for

its because i need space for the mouse

my left arm is facing straight but my right arm is facing left

[sullen sorrel]

Cause dad uses it now,I don't want to trouble him,gonna buy a new one for around 50dollar

[flat dock]

100% sucks at this desk uniquely i think

its fine at my straight desk

[sullen sorrel]

I mean I can get a good office chair in 50dollar right

Atleast a reasonable one

[flat dock]

although, sometimes i lean back and to the left and my mouse hits the numpad side

[sullen sorrel]

If he allows yes

But he won't

Can't care less

Bro this plastic chair is so hard

My ass is going flat

I just want something that doesn't hurt my back

Exactly

That's why I don't wanna overspend

Instead of a mic I will get a office chair first

exactly

i am a uni student

I don't have a stable income atm

I do some freelance here and there

True

I make Minecraft plugin

Pays me enough to enjoy my time

I can't focus more on freelance because I have to maintain my gpa as I wanna do masters from abroad

I am currently in top 40 student in my university so competition is tough and I have like 8 core subjects this sem

Gotta have 10h sitting time studying everyday

[shut sierra]

Thats crazy but huge props to the dedication sir, big W

Yea I stand by the fact that if you want to buy a nice keyboard, your best bet is buying used. Tons of solid deals on mechmarket like, all the time

buying used can be a bit sketchy but worth it as long as youre cautious

[sullen sorrel]

thanks

[worldly garden]

gpa 4.0 gaming

[sullen sorrel]

Fr

I have a 3.6gpa atm

But I like gaming

I used to play valo,but quit it.
Currently enjoying marvel rivals.

[shut sierra]

Bro I wish I could play marvel rivals but its so poorly optimized, my poor little laptop CANNOT handle running it at 3440x1440, even on low 😭

[fiery sail]

unless its a way too big screen for a laptop, it might look absolutely fine at lower resolutions

[inland kayak]

Is BLOODY considered a good brand?

I've used their stuff for a good amount of time (Had their B318 keyboard since pre-covid) and felt it was decently made

[inland kayak]

They make decent quality stuff

Had their B318 keyboard that only started to have the rubber/plastic on the ASWD keycaps start tearing off after close to a decade of neglect

And it's never failed me in terms of input latency

I don't know the material

Probably plastic

It's a nice board

Normal keys are plastic I am sure

The orange ones are a bit more... Idk how to say it

LK switch keys apparently? Doesn't say much about the build material though

@finite orchid got more info

ABS key caps apparently?

They're all optical switch

As expected

Is that dogshit or decent

It was 50 USD new

Now around 30-40

From my own experience I can confirm it's pretty ergonomic

And... Lemme check if it bends

Like Linus does alot for some reason

Barely a degree or two

It's rigid

Fairly heavy but not too heavy

Worth it for being so resilient oh wow

Fair enough

Yeah but just saying

Sturdy and not that heavy for what it is

Lemme check the angle of it with the front risers

Gonna grab my semi circle

[fiery sail]

for typing a lot of people also like flexible keyboards.
its definitely a preference thing.
it definitely feels cheaper if it bends if u hold it up, but while using it for some its nice to basically not have ur finger stopped completely once the key bottoms out

[flat dock]

@finite orchid i just checked on my normal setup and my elbows are hanging off the desk, so the part just about an inch away from the elbow is resting on the edge of the desk
then the lower part of my arm is angled up so my wrists are floating near the keyboard
elbows are about 90 to 95 degrees

[inland kayak]

From rear right corner to right front corner

10°

@finite orchid

[flat dock]

in case you were still interested

i wonder if anything im doing is super unergonomic

[inland kayak]

Lemme take a picture of how the riser looks

It even fits WiFi the general sci-fi look of the board

[flat dock]

lmao which part was confusing

i think its a pretty normal position anyways

i think im gonna buy a nuphy gem80

trying to decide between the blue and black, the blue looks pretty neat but im used to having black stuff

its ok, sometimes i hit the side of my 100% anyways with my mouse

maybe it will improve it

i could probably get a wireless numpad from my dad to use every so often

[inland kayak]

Keyboard riser

[flat dock]

maybe i shall take a chance on the blue

[inland kayak]

It looks like a shield or landing leg for a ship

Legit fits the design perfectly

I am buying a new one for my new setup

Not even going to get a new model

This is the best they've ever made clearly

[flat dock]

i probably should use an actual ergonomic chair

this thing is so cushiony you cant really do anything]

[inland kayak]

Everything but their B series is just rectangles

Hhhhhh

They're neat but I want my dreadnought class spaceship

Oooooo

There's the B310N & B314 but the former is just a neon one & the latter is a "4 light strike" as opposed to the B318's "8 light strike"

B150

Let's see what local sources sell these

A little

But I founda B318 :3

35 US for closed box too

1 year warranty too, which is a bit relieving

Let's see their mouse collection atleast

I want a full BLOODY peripheral build

Maybe NOT fully bc idk if they make monitors

But I'll check anyway

P91

It has software for it on their site

So does the B318

Low quality image unfortunately

It has drivers too though

Most expensive of the bunch though, 39 US

@finite orchid Only monitor left

Can we get the W and have an BLOODY build

Or nah

I don't use mics that much anyway

Fair enough

Also

It's so zover they have no monitors

Nor does their parent company A4Tech

MSI to save the day ig

Lord lead me not into temptation

This thing costs 220 US

Aw their mousepads are ass

Build quality looks good but the upper right hand is ehhhhhh

[jade parcel]

hall effect keyboard or nah

[charred plank]

Nah

[drifting mauve]

https://youtu.be/tV-IcvLOvh0?si=8ib7sr-_KAt9fEm8

[flat dock]

i think this is an issue with logitech gaming software as well

[flat dock]

nuphy gave me a 10% off referral link after i bought keyboard

[inland kayak]

Might still get it though

4.50 for a well sized mousepad

And from a company I can actually trust with quality

Yeah

700x300x2

That's their brand

Trustable enough, and affordable

[faint thunder]

Anyone here use a single, large 4k monitor?

Currently have 2x 27 inch 2k, debating a 32 inch 4k as my desk is quite small and my second 27 inch is at quite a sharp angle

They may fit a bit better if I move the first across but then the border between the two will be directly infront of me which isn't great for gaming

[inland kayak]

You should probably ask #tech-chat-1 / 2 aswell

[faint thunder]

More interested in what it's like from a productivity pov, figured with such a huge resolution I could use window grouping etc

[faint thunder]

Yeah can do though afraid of double-posting 😅

[inland kayak]

Post to the one that's most active at the time

[inland kayak]

No I meant

Size

700mm x 300mm x 2mm

Cheap but good is their brand

[sullen sorrel]

Uh so

I might have broken my current keyboard usb port

If I soldering it,will it work again?

[thorny ferry]

If you manage to pull it off

[sullen sorrel]

Hmm

Gonna be fun experiment tbh

[worldly garden]

mom said her mice didnt work

[faint thunder]

Your best bet with that would be hot air and solder paste if you have access to it

Drag soldering might work but idk if the pins stick out far enough for that

If you don't have the tools find someone that does imo

[sullen sorrel]

I mean I ordered aula f75 cause I wanted a upgrade,but instead of throwing it I would rather want to fix it and keep it

[tawdry silo]

does anyone know of some bluetooth adapter that I can plug into a 3.5mm combo jack so that I can use my Sony XM4 headset for meetings and such? Bluetooth is disabled on that computer due to security (government agency supplied laptop). Or if there is some usb dongle that shows up as a wired usb headset (similar to the supplied USB Platronics headset, that murders your ears if you have glasses) that I can connect my XM4 to?

[pure sundial]

im making a zero mouse style shell for the G305

the goal is 37g or less

[rustic drum]

You know, your labor is worth more than a $30 mouse but I respect the grind

[pure sundial]

lol thanks

[pure sundial]

working on the deign of it to make it a bit lighter hopefully, and cleaner looking with better ergonomics

[pure sundial]

V2 is done, half a gram lighter LMAO

(the white one)

[rustic drum]

nicer print too

[pure sundial]

yeah

[onyx remnant]

Anyone got a recommendation for a set of Bluetooth compatible headphones? Over-ear with a detachable mic.

[sage quail]

Hey everyone,
Does anyone know the naming schemes used by any of the major monitor brands? Specifically, how their model numbers and letters are structured and what they mean.

I’ve been trying to learn them, but so far, I’ve only been able to figure out Dell’s system

[fiery sail]

just a heads up: for most companys there really isnt a scheme, and if there is for 1 generation, next gen its compeltely different.

so u really wont have many connections or logics that makes it easy to remember, 98% is just plain, repetitional memorizing. which is why basically noone does this, if thats fun to you or u wanna do it anyway, best of luck.

[tulip jewel]

My mom wants a portable external monitor for when she travels for work with her laptop. Anyone know an easy one to use?

[junior forge]

https://amzn.eu/d/hyvZxkC

[tulip jewel]

That could be an option! Since the monitors are fixed I can set up the laptop to extend properly and not have to worry about my mom moving it around

[viral knoll]

Anybody know a good monitor to use with a 6650xt

[pure sundial]

V3 is printing now

should cut down on weight a lot

[worldly garden]

cmk

[silent rapids]

Tell me they don't look sick AF

[worldly garden]

i will be happy with kkb retro mixed lights

which set they got "inspired" from

[stuck bane]

they mean whatever the fuck the marketing team felt like on that particular day as far as i'm aware

plus usually when a company does adopt a proper naming scheme and makes it clear what the names mean as soon as they're in a position where it makes sense to do so they'll start working against said naming scheme and misleading everyone anyway

[thorny ferry]

They look sick, but I wouldn’t want them

[bitter oar]

i like them

[wispy solstice]

man extremly light mouses are just a disadventage

[jade parcel]

can someone recommend a decent wired headset with a microphone for around $65 or less but the cable has to be unpluggable incase the cable breaks so i can replace it

[fair ruin]

this is on sale https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Pro-Wired-Gaming-Headset/dp/B0CW34HBKZ/

four bucks over but you have an actual warranty which doesn't suck

mice are one of the things i really care about warranty for because if it breaks i generally get a free one and can usually keep the old one and fix it

headsets as well

[jade parcel]

sorry forgot to mention i live in sweden

so amazon.se

[olive shale]

thoughts on 'AOC Q24G2A' gaming monitor pls

its abit budget friendly at £180 on amazon currently

im on xbox series s so there isnt much driving force as the gpu (RDNA2) is somewhat weak 🥴

thats about the power of a gtx 1650 super

[hidden flower]

I think this is a pheripheral and it's a phone clamping weird thing on its own stand with a salt dispenser as a weight held together with tesafilm and grease and as mic height adjustion there is a lipstick cover.

[true charm]

Compact Ergo by Bowl Keyboards with MTNU Dolch on l’orange linear switches.

[fair ruin]

i love that the southpaw numpad is mirrored to put the enter key under the pinky

thats a perfect work board

[true charm]

It’s actually all supposed to be mirrored so that it all matches the fingers used on the right. I just forgor and put the numbers backwards lmao

But yea, southpaw is 100% the better option

[olive shale]

thoughts on 'AOC Q24G2A' gaming monitor pls

im on xbox series s so there isnt much driving force

[visual marten]

what keyboard should I get

Preferably a 60% mechanical

Under like 50 eur

[olive shale]

gk61 is good but its abit above 50 eur

50 eur is a very tight budget as alot of good ones are abit more by like 10 to 15 eur

try to save up abit more until about 60 - 65 eur and you will find some good keyboards

i have gk61 and i think its great. i have milky yellow switches on it

[visual marten]

I was thinking of buying an aula f75

but it's a bit too big

I enjoy a smaller keyboard so I can reach most keys

I play at a 95° angle

Almost vertical but a bit more tilted

so I don't want the keyboard poking me

[visual marten]

I'll check it out

[agile minnow]

Got these (outemu blues) with my new keyboard (outemu red) dunno what to do with them

[olive shale]

if you have some spare wires, a cap and a pc you could make a startup button for it

loads of tutorials out there

[worldly garden]

U will need a pcb or skill to handwire it

[flat dock]

you might be able to use those female wires that are made for breadboards without soldering

basically like the end that goes on the motherboard, but use that kind of thing on the switch

might have to do some shopping to find the right size

[charred glade]

Guys does usb velocity ports on a mobo Matter on mouse and keyboard latency

Like the usb 2.0 480mps and the usb 3.0 4.8gb

Imagine a keyboard of 8000 pulling rate 8k

Does it have Lowe latency or better performance on a faster mobo?

[tardy saddle]

If by USB velocity you mean USB port speed, not really. Only peripherals that require a minimum speed level (like video / data transfer / docking stations) need it. Keyboards + mice use so little data.

[charred glade]

I mean if the mouse will respond faster whit lower latency

Or the keyboard

So my mice will me exactly the same and have the same speed

?

[tardy saddle]

Unless your mind is capable of noticing the latency difference between say... 1000Hz polling and 8000Hz polling, I'd say it matters not for 99.99% of the population.
https://superuser.com/questions/1503556/does-usb-version-speed-matter-for-input-devices

[charred glade]

These are questions?

I don’t see anyone stelling an answer

[tardy saddle]

You may want to read everything on the page I linked to. There are definitely answers...

[charred glade]

Confusing week site ahaha

Are the big massages questions or explanations

[tardy saddle]

Superuser is a Stack Overflow entity - one of many sites dedicated to Science / Technoloy related Q&A's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_Exchange

[tardy saddle]

Anywho, the question is at the top. Answers are under the "# Answers" heading.

[flat dock]

pretty sure usb 2.0 can still do 8000 hz polling, so it doesn't even matter anyawys

8000 hz is 8000 hz so the actual speed of the connection doesn't change anything as long as you're able to actually do 8000 hz

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17697438 seems to agree

so in short, usb 2.0 is still enough even for high polling rates

[wicked coral]

just use usb c

[flat dock]

that is a connector

entirely unrelated

[wicked coral]

then uh

use fiber

[flat dock]

I think those exist actually

I know they do for hdmi, for long cables

[vestal python]

is there like a thing i can get to plug my 2.4g usbs into? they take up alot of space and they get interference often

[gloomy mesa]

can someone recommend good budget headsets?

[hidden siren]

yo does anyone have any recs for mics? its just for calls and stuff but i do wanna sound good id prob not spend more then like 100

[quasi turtle]

take a look at mpm1000u/am8 for usb mics

[tawny shale]

Hello

im looking for an 144hz 24 inch 1080p ips panel monitor, not va cus i heard the ghosting was bad. For about 200$~~ there seems to be plenty options at this price point, ranging from companies like lg and samsung, to msi and lenovo. Though some of these monitors offer a higher refresh rate for lower cost, so it leads me to believe maybe the panel isnt as high quality?

my use cases would mainly be valorant, cs2 and siege and the ocassional netflix show or two.

What metrics do i rely on to grasp whether a monitor has a good panel or no?

[flat dock]

I think you can look at reviews, such as rtings.com or videos

Other than that idk

[tawny shale]

Thank you, rtings.com is considered to be reputable?

[bitter oar]

yes rtings is good for monitors

[worthy dawn]

yo, just got and installed my new 1440p monitor, anything i should do to ensure im getting best performance?

[near chasm]

its probably to fragile but it would be neat if you uses LW-PLA

Even Lighter

[pure sundial]

yeah prob to fragile, but good idea

[proper basin]

Is the Attack shark R1 a good mouse?

[dusty remnant]

hate all you want, finally finished the collection for less than $500 total

[true charm]

Wild flex, but gotta respect. How ya gonna display them all?

[dusty remnant]

Inna box for the time being sadly, eventually on the wall but haven’t decided how

[true charm]

Could probs 3D print racks with stem tops if you’re not displaying them on keyboards

Depending on how much energy you have to make this plan happen you could even backlight them with LED strips. Would be pretty lit one might say

[spring canopy]

yo guys, is anyone running a qled ultrawide?

im thinking of upgrading from my ips to a qled, but one of my main concerns is goofy burnin. Id say i generally use the screen for watching youtube, which means black bars on either side of the screen, since most youtube content is 16:9

curious if anyone else has a similar use case and owns a qled, and has any conticable burnin on the center 16:9 aeria of the screen but not the side bars

[fiery sail]

if u mostly watch youtube, why go ultrawide then?

if you need the screen size, in that case i'd rather get 2 monitors, 1 cheap, 1 Qled
and u would save quite a lot of money alongside

[fiery sail]

ghosting on VA was true 10+ years ago.
but that was because VA were budget monitors and only IPS panels were pushed to have low response times.
to a tiny degree thats still true, but the biggest factor in ghosting is the response time, and there are very fast VAs out there just as there are very fast IPS

the only real concern should be the viewing angles, but even those are fine, as long as ur not having multiple people look at the screen. generally, if ur in front of the display and not next to it, its perfectly fine.
i personally would rather have a VA at the same price than an IPS and VAs on top of that are usually ~15% cheaper. but preferring IPS is totally valid. just ghosting isnt really that valid of a reason.

the response times in spec sheets dont tell the whole story tho, so as the others said, definitely look at reviews and if u can, look at some in stores

[hidden siren]

yo anyone got recs for budget headsets? by budget maybe like 100ish, if theres smt really worth it higher then i dont mind paying more

[jade parcel]

i found a pair of arctis nova 1s for $43, should I buy them or are there better headphones?

[keen aspen]

yo someone send me the link to 24g4xe on amazon rq

[chrome walrus]

Can anyone give me suggestions before I pull the trigger on my keyboard build? LEOBOG HI75, oilkings, and some cherry pbt switches

[tulip tundra]

I have oil kings there good

[tulip tundra]

Wdym oil kings and cherry pbt switches do u mean keycaps

[tulip tundra]

Js know that oil kings have little to no rgb shine through thingy. So you won’t have rgb idk if u care for that tho

[tulip tundra]

The rest is decent if you don’t wanna lube or film anything

[flat dock]

yeah shine through key caps are apparently niche in the custom keyboard world

most keyboards are south facing led so it doesn't work well

[worldly garden]

Oil king is literally “oil king”

They overlubes

[flat dock]

its great if you like smooth switches

[boreal rivet]

realforce is better

[flat dock]

topre?

[worldly garden]

yes

🐐

[flat dock]

interesting

i wanna try it but they're so expensive

[worldly garden]

whats ur budget

because based on ur build im thinking u watched too much youtube

[flat dock]

unrelated but i just got a TKL switching from a cheap 100% and its amazing how much mouse space i have

but then i immediately needed the numpad to enter in a bunch of calculator numbers lmao

ill see if my dad has a cheap wireless one since that should be alright

[fiery sail]

i want to get an HE keyboard (still on a cheap 10+ year old rubber dome)
my options are:
turtle beach vulcan 2 TKL pro for 120€
Logitech G pro X TKL rapid for 140€

and then a few at 170€ or more, like the steelseries apex pro TKL, but i would rather not pay that much, especially since i might need to change switches, and those arent free i heard

[boreal rivet]

buy used

[worldly garden]

wooting, nothing else

maybe venom pcb + case

[fiery sail]

literally not even available, and no im not paying 200+ for a keyboard

i am comign from a 10+ year old rubber dome, anything is an upgrade and i dont want to seedle on some middle ground mechanical keyboard that im going to upgrade 1 year later for an HE.

so as i stated before, my options are
turtle beach vulcan 2 TKL pro for 120€
Logitech G pro X TKL rapid for 140€

[worldly garden]

https://clickclack.io/products/upcoming-click-clack-x-kochi-hummingbird68-magnetic-switch-mechanical-keyboard-kit?srsltid=AfmBOoqEylwXnAmfCC2DBCYbEYWV1ESJZ4TLaYzSwFd0u_NZ0le9ndG9

[fiery sail]

not available

so as i stated before, my options are
turtle beach vulcan 2 TKL pro for 120€
Logitech G pro X TKL rapid for 140€

[worldly garden]

shite...

[fiery sail]

the only other viable option i see is an optical keyboard, which then 100% requires me to get new switches to make it quiet enough to not wake up my partner while asleep.
but afaik the cheapest optical tactile switches that arent super loud are the gateron browns from epomaker, i need at least 65 switches, so that 70€ and then im spendign 150€ again

whilst similarly quiet switches cost 30€ for HE keyboards
and im quite sure i rather want the cheapest HE than a 70€ optical

[worldly garden]

these he isnt the cheapest

[fiery sail]

turtle beach is the cheapest HE available to me

[worldly garden]

u live on a mountain or smth 😭

[fiery sail]

germany
and i need ISO DE layout

[worldly garden]

keychron q1 he ?

[fiery sail]

285€

nope

not happening

turtle beach vulcan 2 TKL pro for 120€
Logitech G pro X TKL rapid for 140€

i have been trying to find sth for half a year now and am literally in cocntact with epomaker who are bc of me trying to find resellers in germany to make an ISO DE version of their keyboards like the RT100

ETA is 2 years or more

trust me, i tried everything

the 2 options i put before are the only ones, unless there are quiet optical tactile switches for a better price than 1€ per switch

and even then we are limited to 50-100€ optical keyboards

so really i just want a 2nd or 3rd opinion if its worth paying the extra 20€ for the logitech G

[boreal rivet]

you should watch reviews by expert gamers

[fiery sail]

done

[boreal rivet]

imagine caring about the opinion of some random dude on discord over pro gamers

[fiery sail]

Yep you are right

[boreal rivet]

yup i know

[deep umbra]

Lofree flow 84 yay or nay?

[crisp patrol]

turtle beach is slop

[fiery sail]

according to urban dictionary that means its very good

have only heard about their terrible headsets, so i was more scared than drawn into getting it, but reviews were pretty amazed by it as well

[jade parcel]

is there any advantage to a "gaming headset" compared to like a pair of sony xm4s

[mortal spruce]

most non gaming sets in my experience have terrible audio quality when you use the built in mic. if you have an external mic none but if you use the built in mic it will drop your audio quality

I use my galaxy buds but I use a different mic because of that

[jade parcel]

well yeah the mic sucks

but i mean the audio

[fiery sail]

tbh ur always better off getting some 15$ mic
otherwise, putting the word gamign in front of sth is 95% marketing and 5% mic quality.
there are good audio headsets marketed with and without gaming.

go to a store or watch reviews on them, as a lot of it like weight, formfactor/fit and even the sound are very subjective.
even if the ones at a store are bad or poorly priced, u might get some takeaways and can find thigns that are similar to the ones u tested, but at a better price or with better audio to your likings.
sometimes it sounds good but fits terribly or is too heavy, while another one feels nice on your head but has worse audio and after testing those u can find 1 that combines the best of the 2.

u can get some general recommendations what is nice for a lot of people at certain price points, if u want to save u the headache, but it wont hit the mark for u probably.
i for example needed a very lightweight headset with 7.1 surround for cheap as im only using it for shooters, otherwise im using speakers anyway.
got the razer kraken X for 40$ and for those exact circumstances, its a 10/10 choice at that price.
for 99/100 people there would be better options for the same price

[chrome raft]

whats good monitor bro for under 1000 dollars 32 inch 4k 240 hz must be oled or miniled

flat preferb not weird aspect ratio i dont want 21 something

[mortal spruce]

probably better audio than most gaming headsets

[boreal rivet]

Not true

The xm4 is just so dog ass

[mortal spruce]

Ah i dont have experience with that specific pair but i have had a few pairs of gaming headsets and all have kinda crappy audio. The best i tried where my g733 and those where just really uncomfortable.

My next srt will definitely be some sennhisers

[wooden ember]

Building two keebs today, a Bauer Lite Atomic Purple (MX Cherry Nixies w/205g0, TX Ap stabs w/ 205g0 on housings, xht-bdz on wires, GMK Dualshot R2 caps) and a Minerva XL Storm (basically same specs as the other but with GMK Nightshade caps)

Interestingly, I got the Nixies hand lubed by CandyKeys and I tried filming them and the films make no difference in sound or feel). Lube job seems to be pretty good

I should have enough for another keeb so I might swap out my Original Aspiration switches on my Space65R3 with Nixies since that's my daily board, but I might use the Bauer Lite as my daily for a while

[dapper hedge]

anyone know a housing for a huntsman elite? There is a massive crack in the bottom of the housing of mine

[azure wave]

latency

wait is the xm4 still one with a jack?

yes

well depending on the headset, you can get sound improvements in different areas

the xm4's baffle is more reasonably designed than bose's stuff for example, but there are no baffle filters

in theory, baffle filters improve the amount of your ear that's hit with sound, and this can improve imaging

which is important for telling where things are in games

with a hyperx cloud 2, you have something like this

where a limited quantity of sound comes from behind the speaker and exits forwards through the paper to hit more of your ear

there's no hard correlation between baffle filters and good imaging, just a trend

anyways it's quite easy to tell where sounds are coming from on a cloud 2

in most games

so gaming headsets may have hardware more specialized for competitive gaming

there are also gaming headsets that you would be worse off with compared to an xm4

[worldly garden]

nice collection

[pliant bramble]

can anyone recommend me any good razer keyboards for cheap i only do 100 precent and 75 precent keyboards i dont care about rgb and thats all i think

[vocal depot]

why razer specifically

[pliant bramble]

@vocal depot i like razer cause have been using razer for about 3-4 years and i like the software for the keyboards

[mortal spruce]

My iems came in

[flat dock]

so i have had the gem80 for a few days now and it's great but wow they are not very good at software/firmware

i sent them an email because it looks like they forgot to release the source for their newer firmware versions, theni'd like to take a look

it was ghosting horribly on the original firmware version but now i think it stopped?

[azure wave]

do they rock

[mortal spruce]

Pretty good yeah. I bought them for vr since i didnt get any sort of headphone speaker with my setup when i bought it the other day and figured it would be better than any other wired earbuds i could buy

[wispy solstice]

guys is anyone familiar with dark project keyboards?if so could someone give me their opinion on them?

[chrome ocean]

Pulsar x2f carbon testing unit, gonna game all night👌

[proper shuttle]

budget mouse pad reccs?

everyday use and gaming

[chrome ocean]

atk kong

[proper shuttle]

is that and atk sky the same?

[chrome ocean]

yes

the orange one

and the versions don't matter, just get the larger size one

[proper shuttle]

alright

[proper shuttle]

$15 for shipping???

crazy

[chrome ocean]

got mine for $25 canadian, which is roughly $17usd? try a different reseller

[proper shuttle]

oh i was looking on their website

[chrome ocean]

there are a ton of chinese scalpers reselling these stuff on aliexpress

some are scam tho

[proper shuttle]

yea im not gonna take the risk

[chrome ocean]

if you want good and safe choices, razer gigantus v2 and steelseries qck, pros still use them

[proper shuttle]

alright ty

[proper shuttle]

also if you dont mind, what mouse do you use?

[chrome ocean]

testing for pulsar right now, usually fingertip ulx small

[flat dock]

good news is it seems like they do respond to support requests

i sent another reply but its the weekend

[charred plank]

42g seems pretty heavy for a mouse that size

Is the chassis just thick or is the PCB weighing it?

Cause that's not much lighter than a stormbreaker max cf, and that's a pretty big mouse compared to that with a full chassis

About the same weight as my modded r3

[crisp patrol]

42g?????

looks like the shell needs some major weight reduction, provided the pcb is as light as I think it would be

[azure wave]

your brain will adjust to the treble as you use them more

but also I'm surprised you can get away with using these on a vr headset

well no

[mortal spruce]

The og vive just has a 3.5mm jack

[azure wave]

maybe it's only my rift s that has a horribly noisy headphone jack

these kz's are extremely good at amplifying buzzing, hissing, and digital squelch/interference

[mortal spruce]

I mean there is a little bit of noise but only in basically compleat silence.

Anything louder than dropping a pen and it is gone

[azure wave]

gud

[chrome ocean]

I don't think pulsar is going for the extreme weight reduction, this carbon composite material they are using is pretty heavy and extremely rigid. Any company going for extreme weight reduction should stay with plastic, like gwolves making 20g fingertip mice, and some redditors doing 10g 3d printed mouse without scroll wheel and side buttons

[pallid ocean]

i bought O-rings for my keyboard
it does feel better ngl

nothing incredible tho, it's a pretty budget keyboard

[hidden jay]

anyone can help me improve my setup space pls dm me

[mortal drift]

so I got a crazy idea

I was thinking of DIYing a mouse, when thinking of how I'd do the shell I had the idea to make a ceramic glazed one

Anyone seen anything like that?

[peak scroll]

hello

is this a good headset?

[charred plank]

No

[mortal drift]

not bad

[mortal spruce]

Starwars squadrens in vr is so much more fun. Im still playong through the story but i am loving it. It is also the only game i have found that starts to give me motion sickness

[solar frigate]

Haiii!!! What are some nice switches?

NO CLICKY >:(

[rain temple]

The absence of bad but the shortcoming of perfect

[flat dock]

what are your preferences

[solar frigate]

Umm well imma do coding so I obv dont want them to be loud, but i dont want them to be dead silent either 😭

[boreal rivet]

Realforce

[flat dock]

depends how loud is loud to you, nothing will be dead silent though but silent switches are pretty soft

have you had any mechanical keyboards before?

anything that could work as a reference for sound and feel

[safe gull]

strange hyper specific question, but does anyone know of a place where I can order replacement IBM Model M keycaps

mine is missing three caps and I would eventually like to fill them out if I can (without pillaging from other ones)

[pure sundial]

just finished combining a few keycap sets to make this

[tiny haven]

Hi guys, I'm searching for options to upgrade my gaming mouse (been using the G102 for like 4 years from now). I've been looking at options like the G502 X Plus and the Basilisk V3 Pro with the 35K sensor. Both are priced at a discounted rate of ~160 USD (I'm from India so without the taxes and everything it's considered discounted). Mostly will be using it for work but I'll be using it for gaming at times. So not thinking of entering full ergo category. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

[worldly garden]

make sure they are the same profile

[pure sundial]

ik, they are

[wispy solstice]

Just got g502 hero,absolutely recommend it to ppl with big hands 👍

[wispy solstice]

I just upgraded from g102 to g502 hero,best decision i've ever made

Sensor difference is day and night

[tiny haven]

The wireless won't isn't available here ATM

[sullen sorrel]

any website that delivers aula f75 in india?

[wispy solstice]

i got wired 1,nothing wrong with it,it slides

[pliant reef]

hey guys, i own a leobog hi75 keyboard with pre lubed WS Morandi switches and I wanted to ask if its worth lubing the switches myself, if there will be a big sound difference

[tiny haven]

Meckeys

I bought the F87 Pro from them

[tiny haven]

Can understand that but I'd like to make the switch to wireless as I need to use it with my work laptop which is using a hub built into the monitor. I can easily use it between both my laptops by changing the input from monitor.

[south coral]

is this the right place to ask monitor questions?

[worthy dawn]

what are some good UK mousepad companies? also what are some good keyboard companies, cheers

[sullen sorrel]

Unavailable for next 2 month

I want the black side printed

Leobog reaper switches

[south coral]

So I'm really not a big display snob or graphics snob, I have been using a 24 inch vizio 1080p60 tv as my primary monitor in my mix and match 5 monitor setup for work and gaming for... probably like 4-6 years, but I think it's time for me to upgrade and 2 pixels died on my monitor which is distracting. I want to go 1080p still since i'm still on rtx2070 and most of the games i play I really don't push high graphics at 1080p even, but i'd like to get higher refresh rate and an actual monitor of the same size. does anyone have experience with these no-name amazon brand IPS displays? If their specs are true then it's exactly what i'm looking for at a compelling price, but i'm skeptical of the low price tag and sponsored amazon listings

i know that IPS is like... old news at this point so maybe they're quality panels just nobody is buying IPS these days so the no name brands are buying the stock and selling them in cheap bezzles for pennies on the dollar??

[pure sundial]

ive got one, love that thing

[sullen sorrel]

Wanna know something,when I use my mouse and I click left click it turns out to be hold half time idk if I put more pressure or what,u think g502 can help with that?

[wispy solstice]

probably smth is damaged,that never happened to me,it was hella easy to get used to G502 hero tho

[main narwhal]

how long does it hold?

[sullen sorrel]

Milisecond

Like during normal I don't feel it

But while playing fps games

Instead of shooting single bullet

It does a double or triple bullet spray

[main narwhal]

so it double taps?

[sleek bronze]

Which game?

Sometimes it's related to the game itself

And if the fire rate is super high you'd need to tap the button super duper fast to not register multiple hits in full auto

If you have like a 100rpm gun, you'd need to hold the mouse click for less than 10ms which is really low and hard to do

[sullen sorrel]

Yeah kind of

[sullen sorrel]

Valorant

[main narwhal]

what kind of mouse?

and is it still under warranty?

[mortal spruce]

is there a custom keyboard that is bigger than the hyper7 r4 I know it already has an insane amount of keys but I also just want a keyboard that is impractically and comically large

[main narwhal]

scrabble board lol

[mortal spruce]

ooh tempting

I wasn't really eanting ortholinear but thats so many keys

I might be able to use half the keyswitches ive hoarded over the years

[tiny haven]

Can you check on IMKC server?

[sullen sorrel]

What's that

[fiery sail]

thats fking amazing!

imagine using keycaps to play on this board 😄

[solar frigate]

Is the g pro x superlight good?

[solar frigate]

I fw this

[subtle cedar]

is turtle beach stealth 600 gen 2 bad?

does it have too much difference from the gen 3 on audio

cuz i cant find the gen 3s in my country

[mortal spruce]

did logitech discontinue the g600 that was my favorite mouse exept the lack of the hero sensor

[bitter oar]

yes, iirc too sensitive to mounting, they generally don’t have the best sound

[wispy solstice]

can i get banned in cs2 for using snap tap?

[subtle cedar]

what about cloud 2 core wireless

they dont sell turtlebeach 600 gen 3 or hd560s

in turkey

i can only buy popular brands and people telling me theyre all trash

[mortal spruce]

aw the g600 was discontinued like over a year ago now and still no replacment

[bitter oar]

aliexpress is not an option i assume

check out like moondrop edge, he400se, maybe edition xs

xs may be 9000 lire which is probs out of your budget

oh you want wireless my bad

2.4ghz ?

[subtle cedar]

it is available

[subtle cedar]

yes

[main narwhal]

The moon drop IS wireless innit?

[subtle cedar]

they still dont ship that to my country on aliexpress

[main narwhal]

Hifigo?

[subtle cedar]

not a single thing

[worldly garden]

when will u join kbd

[subtle cedar]

which ones better pulsar x2 crazylight or ninjutso sora v2

[sterile swan]

i made first pc

[pure sundial]

finished the Miku themed keyboard

[chrome raft]

all the pads appear to still be in tact. just watch a youtube vid on how to solder... and buy a syringe of flux, alcohol, lead rosin core solder, a good soldering iron like a hakko fx something, a steel wool solder tip cleaner ball and a heatgun pen and a solder sucker.

[drifting cipher]

my mouse keeps suddenly moves really fast then goes back to normal anythingthat could help this is the second mouse that does this my old one did aswell

[sullen sorrel]

Mouse acceleration maybe

Go to advance setting and turn off pointer precision

In cursor option

[worldly garden]

i did this too 😂

with a crush80 tho

[pure sundial]

lol, noice

[cloud forum]

Anyone here have the Logitech g920?

I have a couple questions

[broken socket]

yep! it's back home and I havent used it in about 6 months but I can still answer!

[cloud forum]

Ok, so I used to have the thurstmaster tmx wheel, the pedals broke so I got rid of it, I want to get another sim wheel, but I’m on a budget and can’t really spend more then 320$, is the g920 good compared to the tmx? Or no

[broken socket]

in terms of force feedback definitely not, but build quality and aesthetics are definitely better on the 920.

I got mine used on FBMP for $150 and I couldn't be happier with it.

[cloud forum]

Oh ok, cause I’ve been told just to get the t300rs gt but where I live it’s 450$

[cloud forum]

Is the ffb ok?

[broken socket]

Let me do some digging in my search history, I did a lot of research before buying mine

[cloud forum]

Ok thank you

[broken socket]

it's pretty good but nowhere near as nice as a thrustmaster

[cloud forum]

Oh ok

[broken socket]

what's your price range in USD?

[cloud forum]

250-300$

I don’t need anything high end but something decent

[broken socket]

gotcha. yeah, IMO for the price, it's hard to beat the G29/920/923. If you must stay under $300, that's what I'd get. Thrustmaster has some better options that aren't super expensive, but with pedals you're looking at $350-$500.

[cloud forum]

Would you say the g923 is worth the extra 50$?

[broken socket]

I haven't had any experience with it but I'd assume that it's not much of a difference

[cloud forum]

Ok the only main difference is the brake pedal they made it less extreme to press

On sale the g920 is 220$ so that’s probably a good deal

[broken socket]

You could also try and find a T300 (non-RS) used. I'm seeing them for around $275 on eBay

[broken socket]

that's a relatively easy mod on the 920/29. I did it in around 20 mins.

[cloud forum]

What’s the difference between rs and non rs

[cloud forum]

Oh ok

[broken socket]

just updated pedal and force feedback

but the non-rs is still gonna be better than logi

[cloud forum]

Oh ok good to know

[broken socket]

but make sure when you're searching for the used non-rs that you look for ones with the full set (wheel, base, pedals) because technically the non-rs is just the base but it was sold as a bundle

[cloud forum]

Gotcha

[broken socket]

yep!

[cloud forum]

Overall the g920 is a solid wheel though?

[broken socket]

yeah i love it, no complaints

[cloud forum]

ffb is ok?

[broken socket]

yea

it just takes some time to tune for each game

but there's plently of people that have already done it

[cloud forum]

Ok good to know, this has been a big help thank you 👍

[broken socket]

no problem!

[cloud forum]

Oh also did you get the shifter?

[broken socket]

no, for my uses the paddles are more than enough

but you don't have to get a logi one either, that's the glory of PC haha

[cloud forum]

lol true

[mighty kiln]

yes, still need answers?

[mighty kiln]

i did if you had any questions

[cloud forum]

Is the shifter ok? Or not worth the extra money

[mighty kiln]

depends what games your playing

are you casual driving or racing?

[cloud forum]

Casual driving when using the shifter

[mighty kiln]

how much extra is it? i got mine for free with the wheel

[cloud forum]

Let me check

So when it’s on sale (only time I’m gonna buy it) it’s around 260$ with wheel pedals and shifter

[mighty kiln]

black friday prices are £180 for the wheel pedals and shifter
anyways casual driving w/ the shifter is really nice

if your playing like fh5 or bmg

[cloud forum]

Crew motorist, bmg and fh4

[mighty kiln]

yeah the shifter is worth it ONLY IF you have the money for it

[cloud forum]

I never bought fh5 😭

Oh ok

[broken socket]

game pass is so nice

[cloud forum]

I had it but canceled after I didn’t really use it

Does it have any rally games?

[broken socket]

it has EA play

which i think has dirt

[broken socket]

i pretty much only use it for flight sim but meh

it's nice to have the options

[cloud forum]

Yea

Msfs is a great game

Does ea sports wrc have vr support?

[broken socket]

not sure

[subtle cedar]

is 24.5" 1080p better than 27" 2k for fps games?

[broken socket]

framerate is king in any competitive game.

but you could run the 2k at 1080 so it doesn't really matter

comes down to pixel response time and personal preference

[neon plume]

Yo gang

I need new chair

Any suggestions?

This good? https://flexispot.co.uk/ergonomic-office-chair-bs3?

[fiery pulsar]

Ong I think I have the same just different brand

And yea it is pretty good for it's price and I have since a couple of years and it's comfy for what it is but I would add different wheels if u have carpets etc if not then u don't have to worry about that part

[neon plume]

Ty

[fiery pulsar]

np

[sinful maple]

I ordered an 8bitdo keyboard and heard they are pretty clicky, any good recommendations on switches that i could hotswap for that thocky sound? Been looking at the akko creamy yellow and akko piano

[versed solar]

I’m looking at getting a new dual monitor arm to replace a VIVO one I bought back in 2020. The one I have is mostly fine except for the fact that my Alienware ultrawide is so heavy that the vertical swivel won’t hold it up anymore.

I found one by MSI that I’m curious about. It claims to hold 44lb per arm so I’m hopeful that it’ll be fine but I wonder if anyone has experience with this model?

https://a.co/d/g8bKyLq

I have a 34 inch ultrawide and a 27 inch

[sullen sorrel]

Guys
Does hall effect keyboard actually makes a difference in your gaming experience?

[celest stirrup]

How bad is VA

I found curved 32in 1440p 165 hz for 150

[bitter oar]

depends on model purely

[celest stirrup]

Dell s3422DWG ultra wide

[bitter oar]

aight, watch a review for it

detailed review, testing. not an overview not to confuse these two

staring at a monitor and saying how good it is is not a proper review

[celest stirrup]

It looks good but I’m just worried about smearing 😂

[bitter oar]

ye, watch a review for it

i have vas that smeare less than some 60hz ips panels

in the worst case you can return it, if you want to test smearing white text on black is usually where they most crumble

and scroll

[valid kraken]

This was interesting, I was actually looking for one of these, guess I'll be looking elsewhere
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ttye_hqBCMs?feature=share

[bronze phoenix]

looks like it's the qwiizlab hub? most other hubs seem to have a plastic or rubber padding between them. yeah, big oversight...
Satechi's usually built the most solid hubs of mac minis in the past

[charred plank]

No, not really

[plush radish]

anyone know the best way i can replace the feet/skates of my mouse?

i have a logitech g pro wireless.
When i search for it i only get aliexpress or reallly expensive ones

[keen aspen]

birthday on the 30th, good gaming chair? from uk and i don’t know about a budget but id say about 100 or less if its possible

[tardy saddle]

I gave up on finding quality replacement mouse skates and now just buy CorePad stuff. Looks like they sell their 3 different skate styles for the Logitech G Pro Wireless.
https://www.corepad.de/en/logitech-corepad-skatez-teflon-mousefeet-hyperglides-hyperglide/
https://www.amazon.ca/Corepad-Skatez-G-Wireless-Mouse-CS28760/dp/B07HB1SLX5

[plush radish]

Perfect, thanks!

[late shard]

Is 8k polling over 1k noticeable like a mouse? Keychron k2 he is 1k and NuPhy Air60 HE is 8k.

[flat dock]

those are both keyboards but i doubt it

i'd say it's diminishing returns past 1000 hz

[keen aspen]

birthday on the 30th, good gaming chair or chair in general for sitting at my pc? from uk and i don’t know about a budget but id say about 100 or less if its possible

[flat dock]

even below 1000 hz is probably fine but i think 1000 hz is a pretty widespread baseline so it would just mean cheaping out

[late shard]

Alright I'll go keychron for it's wood side finish and wireless option. Thanks!

[flat dock]

yeah ive heard its a really good keyboard

now i kinda want one

[late shard]

Personally like the white version and sounds pretty good.

[flat dock]

the wood is so good

[charred plank]

K2 is pretty bad. If your only criteria is wood side finish sure, but you can get much better much cheaper

$150 plastic tray mount basicslly

Like wooting level overcharging

Like this board should be $20 and maybe $30 with the wood sides

[flat dock]

That's the K2HE inside?

I thought the wood goes down the entire side

[charred plank]

It's just a little side piece that screws on

It's basically a decorated $20 keyboard

[flat dock]

It seemed to get very favorable reviews about the feel and sound and looks

Is there an HE tax

[late shard]

Already bought it. Honestly I just need a HE keyboard that sounds decent. The wireless 2.4 or even Bluetooth are nice to have. I could just get a faster level keyboard in the future and fall back to k2 for It’s wireless feature.

[flat dock]

It seems pretty good from.the reviews I've seen

Idk

It's got silicone bottom and a couple foams

[late shard]

I’ll try it out for a bit and see if it holds its own in fps shooters. My guess is HE contributes to higher price tag as magnetic switches swapping is limited.

[charred plank]

So do a lot of Razer products. That's why reviews in a bubble are useless and can make anything seem good.

Compare it to real offerings at that price and it's insulting

Like bridge 75 or neo 60

[flat dock]

I am talking about from actual keyboard reviewers

Obviously they compare them to other keyboards

And neither of those are HE

[charred plank]

Bridge 75 has an he version, and a lot of keyboard reviewers also treat every review like it's in a bubble. The be all end all answer to if it's good or not though is no.

It's a $150 thin plastic tray mount with nothing special to it other than a decorative piece on the side

[flat dock]

idk man it seems like it's ok to me if you forego the part of fixating on the disassembly and materials