peripherals

[worldly garden]

tell me

[solar raptor]

wtf

[worldly garden]

im all ears

[solar raptor]

gay

[void geyser]

where my hoto screwdriver

[void geyser]

the fuck

[void geyser]

missing a tard from there

[worldly garden]

where my seneca

cousin of norby

[void geyser]

norb's evil chinese twin

[worldly garden]

back to hustle good stuff in guheyo

fuck those koreans

ghosted after mentioned paypal

[void geyser]

@worldly garden

I swapped the caps to GMK Mika and rebuilt with Alu plate, LFSS HG

I can't actually wait to get some keysnap for this thing

[worldly garden]

oringless

[peak sequoia]

Stupid question but is it possible to make a mouse worse? I just got my first "real" gaming mouse and the sensor even tracks movements when I lift it like 5mm into the air

Is it possible to lower that

somehow

[worldly garden]

dont lift it then

or turn it off

[peak sequoia]

Well im used to lifting it to move it a bit since my old mouse was cheap and i got nervous hands

Ill get used to it at some point

but idk

[flat dock]

Sometimes that's a setting called tracking distance or similar, you'd have to look around the mouse software and see if you find it. Otherwise idk if you can

[peak sequoia]

I got the mouse software and from Firekeys to makros it got everything, didnt find that though

I mean if its realy not possible imma just put a bit of tape at the bottom to make it higher

im not playing many competitive games anyways

[peak sequoia]

Probably the worst way to fix it but it works better then expected

[worldly garden]

lol inphic

those sensor buns

[peak sequoia]

What about it

[peak sequoia]

Idk this is the 2nd mouse i ever had

I got no comparision or experience with it

But the mouse itself works great, the price is resonable I think

Only paid 25€ for it

[peak sequoia]

Whats a good mouse for under 30€ that I can get

I can still send this one back

[worldly garden]

mchose

atk

take a look at those brands

@bitter oar any récs

[peak sequoia]

aight

[peak sequoia]

Idk about where you live but they are like 60-80€ here

• shipping

[worldly garden]

where are u

[peak sequoia]

Austria

[worldly garden]

tough luck

amazon ?

[bitter oar]

Austria is still ded in aliexpress right

do you have someone outside your country that could buy a mouse for your and ship it to you

[bitter oar]

i think my recs may be outdated

haven't checked the mice market for some time

but generally i can suggest getting a wireless mouse with paw 3395 or paw 3950 without sensor rattle and the implementation has to be right, a nordic sku or a sku that is battery efficient, ptfe skates that glide, shell that doesn't creak, side buttons that feel light & tactile without too much pre-travel and post-travel, main buttons that don't grind and have suitable tactility, stiffness, actuation point, scroll wheel that feels good (my vxe r1 pro has good scroll wheel imo), has to be center heavy or back heavy if it's front heavy the mouse will feel much heavier than it is @peak sequoia

and also good finish of the mouse (coating) so the mouse doesn't feel like lego in your hands

optionally - good software, more than 1khz (1khz is good enough, your monitor is prob below 480hz), etc.

[smoky valley]

lwk rapoo will work fine

3398, nordic 54L15

months of battery life

[peak sequoia]

I'll take a look around Amazon

[solar raptor]

@worldly garden @void geyser mail

[worldly garden]

kekw

[modest birch]

I'm considering pulling the trigger on the Keychron K10 HE. I watched a variety of reviews, and they seem to be pretty positive.

Before I drop $150+, is there anything I should know about it? Anything I'm missing, or alternatives that I should consider?

[worldly garden]

if u trry other layouts

there is other alternatives

[modest birch]

Only full sized for me

[solar raptor]

intro s100

[fervent breach]

get a realforce

[worldly garden]

only HE ?

[neat slate]

Hello all is this normal for the brand new Logitech x2 pro super strike???

[worldly garden]

?

[bitter oar]

cable wiggle?

it’s probably within tolerances

[tardy saddle]

Does the mouse still work regardless of the wiggle? If yes, it's normal. If the mouse disconnects from USB when wiggling the cable, then no, you should contact Logitech for a warranty replacement.

[junior jacinth]

Damn 19 years after Microsoft Glorious Sidewinder mouse with a display

[junior jacinth]

Turtle Beach finally improved the concept, with a touch screen this time?!?

They should remove all the buttons next, and make the left & right click touch-screen-based aswell

[chrome ocean]

they should just make a smartphone that is shaped like a mouse

[bitter oar]

question is... is rest of the peripheral good?

[tame thistle]

Speaking of mice, I found something interesting in my Inphic F9 while trying to disassemble it

For those wondering, yes, I somehow like to disassemble the mice I use just to see their insides

[muted pivot]

Nothing wrong with that, done it myself before.

With everything

[tame thistle]

Heheh

Also, here's what's inside, for anyone wondering

[brave night]

New switch day.

[tame thistle]

What is it exactly?

[void geyser]

@worldly garden

Guess what arrived

it's end game babyyyyyyyyyyyy

This is probably the last keyboard that I'm going to buy

[worldly garden]

Bullshit

[void geyser]

Cloudline TKL / MX Black LFSS / Durock v3 / PBTfans Dracula Latin

that's it, finished

done

[solar raptor]

waow

im looking for my endgame 60 rn

[worldly garden]

ori

cls//3--60

[void geyser]

bakeneko60

[young spoke]

see you next week with a new board

[sleek bronze]

Yearly reminder of what is the goateskiesk keyboard ever made

[tame thistle]

Very interesting

[cunning plume]

I got my Apollo keycaps!

[worldly garden]

told u is good

[cunning plume]

Yeah and they feel thicker and have more texture than my previous set

I just wish they included more size options for the Windows key

And I can still see the keys in the dark since I game with the lights off

[worldly garden]

nice

[brave night]

Keygeek Oat

[tame thistle]

Does it thock nice?

[worldly garden]

yes

[tame thistle]

What style of pins are they? 3 pin or something else?

[brave night]

they thock fairly well, yes

5 pin

[void geyser]

Keygeek oat nice got them on a board right now

[solar raptor]

@void geyser whats the dkc vendor alternatives

[void geyser]

DKC?

you mean delta key?

https://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list/

just find whoever in this list from alexotos, high chance they would reputable

[solar raptor]

aite bet ty

[solar raptor]

yah

for eu region

wait are you uk or eu region

[void geyser]

UK

for eu vendor there's a few of them

[solar raptor]

ahh

okay ty

[tame thistle]

Ouh. That wouldn't fit in my 3-pin Redragon Kumara 🥲

[worldly garden]

Use a keyboard with 5 pin then

Not that rare

[tame thistle]

Can you gimme a few affordable candidates?

[brave night]

define ''affordable''

[fiery sail]

i mean, technically you can clip those off and sand them if you are into torture

[smoky valley]

how good/bad are these

[vapid wigeon]

55G is on the higher side for linears and you need to make sure your board supports 5-pin switches (not all do). For feel, I don't have one

[flat dock]

55g being light is crazy

I feel like that's average weight

[vapid wigeon]

I did say on the heavier side, probably only slightly above average

[flat dock]

Oh I can't read

[keen knot]

bought the bosslady at work an epomaker TH108 pro after she complained about how shitty her logitech whatever keyboard was and ngl I think I need to have one for myself now

[fiery sail]

epomaker th series is probably one of the best bang for buck series, especially if you want to go for a silent one
rare to have silent switches in decent boards just as a buy option.
keychron, aula f75, endorfy thock all dont come with that silent option. got the th99 for a friend of mine last year, bc it was 50€ cheaper than the next best option after searching for legit half a year

[civic iris]

thoughts on pulsar paraspeed/paracontrol yall

[fervent breach]

topre is the best bang for your buck

[stark coral]

What’s the best oled monitor for sub 500 bucks in the us?

I’m currently looking at this one

[bitter oar]

is your room dim or bright

during usage

[smoky valley]

scissor kbs are the best bang for your buck

[solar raptor]

[stark coral]

uhh dim most og the time

sometimes bright

[smoky valley]

i can think of so many ideas with this kinda lighting

[solar raptor]

hm cant send alot of pictures

but i use that lighting alot

[fervent breach]

this is sho right

[solar raptor]

who knows

[fervent breach]

larp?

[solar raptor]

LOL

sho yes

do u mean the caps or the board

[fervent breach]

both

issa cool board but there’s no way u have a kb500 right….

[solar raptor]

board is sho

caps not so much

[solar raptor]

but anyways, anyone who has kb500 will never say they do

[bitter oar]

How much do you mind qd-oled purple/pink tint

[fair fiber]

since keychron doesnt want to make the Q12 anymore

[stark coral]

I don’t mind it

[brave night]

New caps day!
Retro dark lights R2

Terribad at taking pictures doe..

[bitter oar]

yeah then buy that msi one or any cheapest qd-oled with good color calibration

most of them have acceptable or good color accuracy

[turbid quiver]

🔥🔥

$150 for this can't lose

[fiery sail]

150 for refurbished mini LED is probably the best deal i have seen in my life

im jealous

and thats coming from a person that literally found (at least in my region) the best ram and 2TB NVME deal that ever existed

[worldly garden]

link

[smoky valley]

can get the same from a chinese brand for 120

with solid guarantee too

1 dead pixel and you can return it

[fresh siren]

is samsung odyssey oled g5 g50SF good?

[turbid quiver]

https://ebay.us/m/xwiYBf

[turbid quiver]

can I have a link to one

[turbid quiver]

are you sure with miniled and true hdr

[smoky valley]

not miniled oops

just plain ol’ IPS

[fiery sail]

yeah miniLED is usually 2.5x expensive as non miniLED so its w/e

dont even have to go to chinese brands, i have 120€ (including taxes) ones with identical specs here by koorui, asrock, viewsonic and ktc

[shell bridge]

Looking for some input before I pull any triggers. Looking at the QN90F as a monitor. Either the 43" or the 50". My desk is 80cm (31.5in) deep. Is the 50" too big?

I plan on wall mounting it.

[fiery sail]

heads up: QLED is not OLED
not even close
its basically just as good as any IPS/VA monitor at that size.

if u got it for 250 or 300 bucks, that is a decent choice (since similar IPS/VAs are at ~200)
if you insist on QLED that is your choice

especially if you are wallmounting, 80cm is definitely enough

if you sit very tightly at your desk and have games etc in fullscreen, that will be very large, especially at 50''

if you sit quite far away, use it more in multi windowed mode for work or sth. or maybe have a couch at the other side of the room where you watch movies from quite regularly, then for most people both sizes will be fine, especially if its the multiwindow or couch thing

do you have experience with 35'' or larger displays @shell bridge

[shell bridge]

The only gaming experience I have on anything larger than my 32" monitor is my TV. I'm looking at mini led because I'm worried about burn in. I was originally looking at the LG B5 48", or whatever it's called. My usage is roughly 50/50 gaming/working, so a lot of static imagery

[fiery sail]

my bad, was looking at a spec sheet that didnt say miniLED and was about to recommend miniLED 😄

what country do you live in and what price did you find it for?

[shell bridge]

I'm in Denmark. Can find all of the at roughly 800EUR.

[fiery sail]

you have a good danish price recommendation site for me?

[shell bridge]

I use pricerunner.dk to get a general feel, but I often find better deals googling them.

[fiery sail]

here in germany standard 4k miniLEDs (IPS/VA) are around 350 (granted thats 27 inch, 475 for 32, 560 for 43)

with next to no other benefits than bigger screen size

[shell bridge]

Well, there were a couple things that drew me to the QN90F. It's 165Hz, pretty good brightness, okay local dimming somewhat low input lag

Do you have any recommendations from Germany?

[fiery sail]

what is the actual zone count on the 43 and 50?
i could only find 720 for the 65

[shell bridge]

I was mostly looking in DK because of return/RMA

[fiery sail]

was only looking germany for convenice, we have a price comparison site that is just 10/10 and finds everything

[shell bridge]

Can't find the zone number, only people describing that there's about 300 based on haloing

[fiery sail]

so its often easier to start there and find sth similar in other regions for me

at least if its EU

that is very low
even 720 would be

the cheapest standard miniLED has 1152

havent had the time to look at exact response times as thats more time consuming than the rest i have checked

how important is screen size to you and it being QLED over IPS/VA?

[shell bridge]

As a minimum I'm for something around 43 and up. The 32" feels too crowded at times

Thing is, I can't find anything else here really. Not without being significantly more expensive

[fiery sail]

just for science purposes

what is the cheapest you can find the Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 G70C at

LS43CG700NUXEN

this is the SKU, might help

i have it at 5167 kr

~480

[shell bridge]

At a seller I would trust, roughly 5500 kr

Thanks for taking the time btw

[fiery sail]

no worries

i would tell you OLED burn in isnt much to be worried about anymore, but since oLED isnt viable at those screen sizes, we can pretty much ignore it

[shell bridge]

Yeah that's what I see in reviews, what worries me is having a long work day with the same menu's and windows open

[fiery sail]

its pretty much the neo Q7 if you want to save ~40% for slightly lower framrate and va instead of QLED

or the samsung

qn90f

your choice

[shell bridge]

Would you not recommend a 48"/50" at that distance, though?

[fiery sail]

i think that is for you to decide

at normal distances 32 inch is plenty for most, im in front of a 32 inch 4k OLED myself rn

so if that appears to be crouded to your personal taste, you are the the best person to know what you need

[shell bridge]

Alright, I appreciate you taking the time. I have some thinking/measureing to do, lol

[fiery sail]

no worries mate, thats what we are here for^^

[sleek bronze]

Any idea how much a winwing superlibra+hotas warthog would cost?

[snow swallow]

Which channel should I post asking about getting an old keyboard repaired/modded?

[sleek bronze]

Here I guess @snow swallow

[snow swallow]

Thanks, just wanted to make sure.

I have an old intergraph keyboard I got from a friend. It has built in speakers that no longer work, and one of the keys is missing. I was wondering what the best way to get the speakers replaced, and maybe get the keys upgraded as well.

[sleek bronze]

Do you have any sort of electrical knowledge?

I don't know those switch, maybe hit up aliexpress to see if you can find some keycaps but I doubt it... Otherwise 3D printed but it will look goofy

[snow swallow]

Not really no

Do you know any reliable repair companies I could send it in to get fixed?

[boreal rivet]

Switches look like nmb dome with slider

You won’t find replacement keycaps without taking it from another old keyboard nor will you be able to replace them with mx without a pcb swap

[worldly garden]

sell it to me

[turbid quiver]

oh man

[snow swallow]

Sorry I am also collector of old computers and accessories it’s not for sale

[snow swallow]

What about getting the speakers replaced?

[worldly garden]

https://kbd.news/NMB-Intergraph-AQ6-2134.html

Interesting history behind it

Rubberdome ?

I think best bet is to savage another one

[snow swallow]

Yeah should be able to get one on eBay

And for interesting history I believe John Carmack used one when making Quake

[worldly garden]

Does it work when u plug it in

Assume u have a ps2 port

[snow swallow]

It worked the last time I tried it but that was a few years ago it been in storage mostly the speakers and microphone don’t work anymore

[worldly garden]

I think yeah go get another one and harvest the needed part

Or u can reverse research it back and likely somewhere will have the parts u needed

Tough luck with the keycaps

[snow swallow]

Yeah thankfully it’s only one

[worldly garden]

Comission an artisan with that switch type kekw

[snow swallow]

That will probably be easier said than done unfortunately

[worldly garden]

Indeed

[snow swallow]

It might be easier to just make switch everything out for new mechanical keys just keep the outer shell

[worldly garden]

What u will do is make a pcb specifically fit this case

And solder normal switches

Yeah thats a way

[snow swallow]

Will have to think on it

[worldly garden]

Got experience on handwiring ?

[snow swallow]

None unfortunately built a compute or two but nothing like this

[boreal rivet]

Do the rest of the electronics work? Like the mic and leds

[sleek bronze]

The pcb won't be compatible

[hidden estuary]

They dont have other white version, does anyone have this keyboard with custom keys?
Looking specifically for white or other light colors to combine with the white MX4 master mouse.
I found some on aliexpress but the printing of they letters looks horrible quality and dubious material

Logitech MX Mechanical

[worldly garden]

He will get a new pcb

[full plover]

It seems not worth salvaging to me, if can find parts to swap from other "as is" versions of same thing can maybe get it back to working but honestly mic in keyboard seems like a terrible idea. Anyhow if looking to make custom pcb kicad pretty popular, somewhat steep learning curve but with enough patience can learn it, pcbway or jlcpcb popular manufacturers for low quantity PCB creation (would definitely go salvage route first though)

Get loudest switches possible then embed mic next to em 😉 the built in speakers seem less goofy and kinda fun but mic in keeb is just silly

[worldly garden]

solenoid

[low ember]

Am I meant to take the blue things off?

[chrome ocean]

yes take them off

[low ember]

ok thanks

[gentle grove]

Cheap Xlr Deck ?

[vale flint]

why u want xlr

[gentle grove]

My mic does both xlr or usb

[static pilot]

for anyone here that was able to order the steam controller. have you got yours yet and if so do you like it?

[worldly garden]

honor x9c @void geyser

[tame thistle]

GETOU-

[worldly garden]

what did i do wrong here

[fathom hawk]

is it a smart idea to have a capture card as the output of a hdmi switch?

[fervent breach]

u don’t use topre

[flat dock]

[fervent breach]

How do i remove or create a swap file on linux

[flat dock]

It would be crazy if someone wrote an article about that

[fervent breach]

Yeah

[young spoke]

i bought an attack shark x11 for £12 and genuinely i can see why people buy lightweight/gaming mice

my m913 is not really made for gaming but does it alright but the x11 is so nice to use

[sleek bronze]

My partner has a light weight mouse and I honestly don't see any advantages in any way

But I also don't see drawbacks and most simple good mouses are lightweight nowadays anyway so eh (I only like simple design mouses)

[tame thistle]

I hear light mice is good for reducing wrist strain when lifting it. It's subtle, but after trying out my cousin's Royal Kludge light mouse, the difference was almost night and day compared to my Inphic F9

The only drawback for me is that, as far as I've seen, there's no option for a light mouse that also has silent mouse buttons like my F9

[static pilot]

The switch I use has my capture card as an input

And my pc as the other input

I have a 3 monitor setup and I use at least 2 of the 3 for my pc

[muted blade]

The buttons are really close together, this isnt for big hands 😆

[worldly garden]

good controller ?

[muted blade]

I just unpackaged it, will give it a go later and see how i adjust to it. It smells worse than new car smell, its so strong i got put it somewhere else.

For comparison

[tame thistle]

I have big hands and a tiny (for me, lol) GameSir Nova 2 Lite, and I find it nice when I want to make quick button presses when playing FPS games

[tame thistle]

.

[worldly garden]

everything in this guy set up is OEM

😭

[tame thistle]

Is that a good thing?

Sorry, I'm stupid

[worldly garden]

u bought crappy stuff from china where only thing ur brand did is slam their name on it

[fallow moss]

Looking for a monitor in Europe under 300 EUR, did prelimenary reseach and that pointed me to LG 27" 27UP650K-W UHD 4K being best balance of quality/price for daily use of browsing the internet, video consumption and some gaming. Interested to see if anyone has any alternatives? This one is 215 EUR for me. 27" is basically the only size (there are no bigger once at this price range) and can be 1440p - i just didn't find any 1440p that weren't gaming focused leading to bad color accurancy

[tame thistle]

Better than RAZER (Really Ass Zero Economical Repairs)

[worldly garden]

razer is better than everything u have

[tame thistle]

I hope you like zero repairability. Because at least I can repair my Chinese shit one way or another

And I enjoy tearing things down to admire their delicious insides (I removed the panel on the keyboard, I just didn't take a pic of it)

[worldly garden]

oh

i can just throw it away

and buy another you know

benefits of having a job

[tame thistle]

Even if I did work a job, I'd still cheap out on things I can cheap out on

Or at least fix things I already have

[worldly garden]

ok mister cheapstakes

whatever u say

[muted blade]

The rumble under the track pads is cool, i bump the right stick sometimes with my thumb going to x, it could be a tad bigger, customizing it in the settings looks in depth but not very intuitive quite cumbersome,

[worldly garden]

imagine using a junkie for like 10 months and then spend like 10 hours on a day to fix it

[tame thistle]

It's called "value". If you value something, you try to keep it working for as long as you can. You're better off saving that money for a future upgrade than buying replacements of the same thing all the time

[worldly garden]

would rather use that time to work and get money for another thing

save all the hassle

so would u rather fix it for 10 hours or work 10 hours to buy a new one

🥱

@void geyser come take a look at mister honor x9c

also do u know pyro eva

[tame thistle]

I mean, if you're used to using a Steam Deck, then you probably already figured out how to work the layout lol

Me personally, I don't see much use in the trackpads other than making cursor movements/scrolling down a list much smoother

I'd like to try a Steam Controller someday. Heck, maybe a Steam Deck too

[worldly garden]

.

[tame thistle]

I spend my free time fixing my stuff. It's therapeutic to me

Would be a coincidence if I made that my job 🙃

Actually wait. I'm studying to become a plane fixer. That's something

[worldly garden]

cool cuz i will keep the other 160 bucks left after buying a new mouse and hit the olive garden

[worldly garden]

*technican

[tame thistle]

Yeh. Aircraft technician

So yeah. Fixing tech has been my habit since the pandemic years. And it pretty much evolved to fixing anything within my scope of experience

Boring desk jobs aren't for me, unless it involves fixing gadgets, then sure that's tolerable

[worldly garden]

so would u rather fix smth for 10 hours and zero bucks or a new mouse and money

[tame thistle]

.

[vagrant zealot]

Ayyyyy, a fellow brother in the art of tear downs!

[tame thistle]

https://tenor.com/view/predator-arnold-schwarzenegger-hand-shake-arms-gif-3468629

:D

[carmine cypress]

what are quite good sounding keyboard switches?
I don't want something that isn't completely silent but just doesn't make much noise that can be heard from more than 4 meters

[carmine cypress]

I would be shacking if i had my gpu looking like that I don't think I have the heart to do this lol might try with my old 1060 6gb for practice

[vagrant zealot]

lmao

It's not like it's a 5090.

[carmine cypress]

I need a keyboard that is 100$ at most and has all the new features rapid trigger etc... but being quite but sounding good and not completely silent is this possible to find or am I asking for too much?

[sleek bronze]

the "new features" such as rapid trigger mean magnetic switches which means you don't really have lots of choice with switches @Aiza

[carmine cypress]

still right now everything is expensive you wouldn't wanna risk messing up

[vagrant zealot]

It's not really that hard.

Trust me.

13 screws and 2 cables.

[sleek bronze]

tbf I can hear someone tapping his finger on a wooden solid desk at 4m so it's a bit hard to know what's your treshold ...

[carmine cypress]

does that mean I have to look for something over 100$ or I won't find something that is quite but has rapid trigger

does rapid trigger even provide a competitive advantage or am I fooled to think so?

[sleek bronze]

Quiet is way too subjective and vague to help out

But yeah rapid trigger (= magnetic) is usually a bit more than 100$, though you will find stuff with plastic cases and (maybe good?) more niche softwares

[sleek bronze]

It theoretically does, in practice you won't be better with it no, but you may just like the feeling of it

[carmine cypress]

yeah tho still my gpu is brand new like less than 6 months old so I wouldn't need to repaste it until 3 years minimum right?

[carmine cypress]

ig i would say creamy? am not sure it's the first time am looking for a keyboard.

so anything would feel better than what i have

[sleek bronze]

wtf does creamy mean it's a keyboard not a mac sunday

And tbh you shouldn't worry too much about silence

[vagrant zealot]

I got this 9070XT about that recently as well.

Modded it with better thermal pads.

[carmine cypress]

it's what people call it i promise it ain't somrthing i made up 😂

[tame thistle]

It's more to describe a certain acoustic tone for mechanical keyboards

[carmine cypress]

I got the same damn, which one did you get, I got saphire pulse

[sleek bronze]

I know yeah and those guys are dumb though I'll be shit on for saying that

[tame thistle]

For me, it's a muffled thock

[vagrant zealot]

Gigabyte gaming oc.

[carmine cypress]

if you got it this recently what are you doing with it?

[vagrant zealot]

OC

[tame thistle]

One that feels like the sound is flowing into your ears like cream

[carmine cypress]

what does that have to do with dismantling it tho

what does that mean?

[vagrant zealot]

This

[carmine cypress]

oh my bad didn't see the message that's fair how much difference in temp did that make?

[sleek bronze]

yeah i don't really like putting cream in my ears

[vagrant zealot]

20+

[carmine cypress]

sorry what 😂 ain't it supposed to be negative?

[tame thistle]

Lmao XD

[vagrant zealot]

20+C lower than before, mb.

[sleek bronze]

is that creamy ?

[vagrant zealot]

Idk exact number.

It's on my #1019713714968088586 post.

[carmine cypress]

so like 20 degrees less than before? fr? just from putting on better thermal pads?

[vagrant zealot]

Yes.

[carmine cypress]

that's mad is the factory thermal pads that bad? and does it vary depending on the manufacturer?

[vagrant zealot]

thermal goop moment

Thermals are fine stock.

[tame thistle]

Heh?

[vagrant zealot]

Just a little high on VRAM for me to consider bumping.

This solved that.

[sleek bronze]

The video I sent, it's my keyboard

[sleek bronze]

.

[tame thistle]

It's getting there

A lot of factors affect keyboard sounds like the keycap material, switches and even the PCB base

[void geyser]

dm

[worldly garden]

U are not

[young spoke]

tbh the advantage for me is portability mostly but for gaming i can see why someone would use it

my bag is heavy enough as it is lmao

[sleek bronze]

Oh yeah, though 50g in a bag isn't that much I guess if you find 50g for each item ... it adds up

Since it doesn't really cost more (to a point) and isn't worse I guess there is no reason to not have a lightweight one but I still think it's quite overrated

[young spoke]

ehhh

they just feel nice to move on a table

[void geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/brain-hurts-gif-12096381820083648834

[tame thistle]

That's an older picture. Sybau

I hope your lungs give out early from your Marlboro enthusiasm

[muted pivot]

Why put a watermark on a photo taken with a phone?

[junior forge]

Anyone here that has used he and non he keyboards for a long time

Do you feel the difference between the 2, has it helped you or given you an advantage

Would you recommend paying extra for he

Hall effect ofc

Keyboards

[flat dock]

You might be the target audience for some of the new HMX silents, they're not really silent just quiet

i.e. HMX Blue Star

HMX has a whole bunch, including linears too

[carmine cypress]

I will check them out thanks

[flat dock]

https://milktooth.com/products/switches?products_table[refinementList][brand.brand][0]=HMX&products_table[toggle][switch_attributes.silent]=true

[full plover]

Never tried hall effect keys but there are so many switch options it seems a bit silly to use HE just for customization and in case of keyboard switches making a relatively simple contact or no contact into something more complex with sensor and signal conversion. For joysticks I'm a fan of hall effect and makes sense since gets rid of stick drift from potentiometers being the alternative typically but for keyboards I don't really get the appeal. Suppose racing or flying sims with keeb it might be better to have some analog input but in 99/100 of those cases I'm using joystick or hotas or something else for the analog inputs.

[junior forge]

I've had my steelseries pro tkl for a while now and after getting my mum a keychron q5 max keyboard for her birthday, I really liked how it felt and wanted to get their keychron q1 he keyboard

Since I heard good things about hall effect

Such as precision and better control

And even if it may not put those to full use, it could give me an advantage maybe in a competitive game or just a nice feature to have

[full plover]

I mean it lends some flexibility to where the actuation point is on a press so I could see it being nice in terms of not needing to test out a bunch of switches to see which ones you like, and if like how they feel then no harm no foul, but can get little key switch testers and variety of switches to see what feels good to some degree or test out full keebs then just get what you like, could see case for HE when sharing keyboard so can have different actuation points maybe, but I bounce between lots of control inputs for various games.

[junior forge]

yeah I just don't know how I'd try out so many different types of keyboards without first buying it

[tame thistle]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[worldly garden]

yess but not as much as how the brand describe it

[worldly garden]

unless u hardcore no

but u can cheap sub 100 HE's

[tame thistle]

Says the dude who trashed on me for buying cheap peripherals

[worldly garden]

pay $100 for a keyboard then

?

doesnt mean my outdated tech isnt expensive LOL

[tame thistle]

There's better quality peripherals for cheaper

[worldly garden]

ok cheapstakes

"honor x9c"

https://tenor.com/view/new-member-roleless-speech-bubble-im-new-here-say-hi-newbie-gif-27203059

[tame thistle]

More durable than what you have

[worldly garden]

this thing is older than u yet still works

[tame thistle]

Congratulations to you

[worldly garden]

shame

[tame thistle]

I meant more durable than your phone

[worldly garden]

forgot to mention i have a stack of working iphone 4 and 4s

something smarter before u even gaining your conciousness

[tame thistle]

Okay then. Go live your life, you worthless ass

[worldly garden]

worth more than you and your k552, probably

imagine i have to fly on a plane u worked on i would have pray for the whole trip

cuz u cheap out on things

https://tenor.com/view/plane-crash-accident-explosion-gif-16898298

the screws a bit loose, meh, it still works they will be fine

[tame thistle]

It's not my money I'm spending on the repairs anyway. I'm just the one who will do it

If that's how it is, I'll make sure it's your plane that fucking crashes then

[worldly garden]

bro is already making his disclaimer lol

[tame thistle]

One less asshole to deal with in this world

[worldly garden]

damn thats so nice of u skye

i apperciate that

i will work my way with trains then

such anger issue wont be suitable for a technical job anyway

my condolences

[tame thistle]

I guess you're right. Or maybe my humor is as dark as dark cholocate

Do not fuck with me, and I won't fuck with you

[worldly garden]

im not gay

tf

[worldly garden]

https://tenor.com/view/ape-gif-7540169271973333149

[lament thistle]

@worldly garden and @tame thistle theres no need to attack each other and needlessly call each other names/rage bait each other. Please try to be civil next time and respect each other

[worldly garden]

not at all mate, but he seems to disagreed some of my opinion toward his peripherals

[flat dock]

you were essentially ragebaiting them so I don't think you should be surprised

I saw it from the start yesterday

[worldly garden]

how it calling someone item cheap ragebaiting when it is the facts

[lament thistle]

because theres no need to call something cheap

you can say its bad objectively

[tame thistle]

[worldly garden]

fair enough

[tame thistle]

Now that that's out of the way, I want to ask if a secondhand Logitech webcam is better than my laptop webcam

Cuz I can't stand how grainy my face looks on my livestreams 🙃

[tardy saddle]

Depends entirely on the model of Logitech webcam and the webcam your laptop has.

[tame thistle]

It's a 720p Logitech C270 webcam

Is there a 1080p model?

[tardy saddle]

Ah, I had a C270 for work at my last job. It's okay, but it's definitely an older model with worse low light performance. You can get the much better 1080p Logitech Brio 100 webcam for $35 CAD on sale.

[tame thistle]

Ohh, I see

I mean, I'm down for any brand as long as it's 1080p and at least 30FPS

[tardy saddle]

Buy only when on sale from whatever retailer has it for a good price. We bought 40 of these to give out at the new job. They work damn good for their price.
https://www.logitech.com/en-ca/shop/p/brio-100-webcam.960-001580

[tame thistle]

I see some listings of the Brio 100, but it's unfortunately not in my area 🙃

But also, how can I use my phone camera as a webcam? I'm curious as to how people do it

[tardy saddle]

• https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-your-mobile-device-s-camera-7d3f9cc3-ccdc-44be-9b49-015d2cb3be05
• https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/use-old-iphone-or-android-phones-as-webcam-to-livestream-no-app-required.185828/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1i1kluq/app_for_using_your_phone_as_a_webcam/

[tame thistle]

I'll try it out when I get home from college . Cheers :D

[tame thistle]

Chat, how's this for a future upgrade?

[flat dock]

It's certainly a keyboard

[sleek bronze]

that's cheap

[tame thistle]

How does it sound?

[carmine cypress]

watch reviews on youtube

[tame thistle]

I just realized it has magnetic switches. Not interested anymore 😆

[worldly garden]

badf

no offense

crap 10 buck he's

[carmine cypress]

and wired better for gaming than wireless? and how much difference does it make?

[carmine cypress]

I decided I will buy this one

[worldly garden]

akko

lol

[ionic bone]

Hallo. My Logitech G600 broke so im looking for another mouse to replace it close to the same price as it. Im currently considering the Redragon M913 MAX, is it a good mouse or are there any other alternatives? (I need something with a fast sensor cause i have a problem with maxing out sensors when flicking too fast in games).

[torn nest]

Hi what are like the best mouse skates for glide and durability for a glass mousepad?

[sleek bronze]

Not a lot if the keyboard is good

But wireless is pretty useless for a keyboard... It doesn't move a lot

[bitter oar]

btw it’s not really 0.005mm accurate but more like 0.01mm

consistently

doesn’t matter at all

other factors play a bigger role

[bitter oar]

look for paw3335 and -alike sensors or higher such as paw3370, 3389, 3395, 3950 combined with an efficient mcu sku such as nordic

16 pdip sensors are high-end and 8pdip sensors mid-range

ofc not all of them are made equally, some have different integrations, power efficiency, stability, resolution, etc.

also just so you know paw3395se is a 8 pdip sensor more resembling a paw3311 or 3335 refresh and not a 16 pdip sensor like 3370, 3395 or 3950, paw 3950 is an overkill in most cases but it’s still a small upgrade in a lot of aspects

ajazz used to sell really cheap mouses with paw3395s under €20 but not anymore, they got replaced by those V2s which feature paw3311 usually

[void geyser]

@worldly garden

bowl moment

[carmine cypress]

yeah it don't matter it will be better than my random ass normal typing keyboard, it's an entry level HE budget keyboard and am not willing to spend a 140$ on an aluminum keyboard right now

140$ was the cheapest I was able to find that met my requirments, and I know I can mod a keyboard but I am not really willing to go through the hassle

[worldly garden]

Looks like pei to me

[strange heron]

Just wondering ,cause I found one amongst a bunch of miscellaneous cables, usb-b cables are primarily useful for what? Trying to find out if I should recycle it or not.

[tardy saddle]

USB-A/C to USB-B cables are useful for connecting compatible peripherals to your computer, such as printers, external hard drives, docking stations, and monitors with USB hubs in them.

[strange heron]

I see, okay

thankyou

[strange heron]

mine is B to A
does what you said still apply?

[tardy saddle]

USB-A to USB-B is included in what I originally said. Whether or not you want to keep the cables depends on what you have space for. Should you keep 100 cables? Probably not. Is it good to keep a few? Maybe.

[strange heron]

Im sorry for my difficulty
Ill specify a little further its Input on the A side.

[tardy saddle]

All good. USB cables are not normally directional... Rather, the devices you plug into determine how things connect. Normally your computer is the "host" device and the printer / HDD / USB Hub is the "client" device. A picture of both ends of the cable might help clarify.

[strange heron]

@tardy saddle

[tardy saddle]

Yep. That's just a normal USB-A to USB-B 2.0 cable.

They also make a USB-B 3.0 cable. Those are Blue and have some extra pins.

[strange heron]

Thankyou, aside from physically connecting to the printer, will B still operate like any other USB?

[tardy saddle]

Yes, it's just a different physical form factor. USB-B 2.0 is still 4 wires inside.

[strange heron]

B is a strange direction then lmao

[tardy saddle]

What do you mean direction? Again, the cables are just making contact with however many pins are in the plug on the device. In most cases, USB-A goes into the host device, aka your computer, and the other end of the cable goes into the client / peripheral device, like a printer or HDD.

[strange heron]

In this case, the USB B port is on my printer I just found the B cable lying around in my collection of cables

the design for B is just a little strange to me honestly.

[bitter oar]

don't forget to include one sided usb c 2.0 💀

[vagrant zealot]

[sleek bronze]

Keep it, having at least one is good

[void geyser]

no the plate isn't cut properly

[worldly garden]

where bro

im blind

[void geyser]

Bowl keyboards moment

[worldly garden]

wew...

thats tragic

[void geyser]

this is on the pangea

[worldly garden]

good fullsize

[junior forge]

@void geyser I know you said you're not the guy to ask about keychron but you are the resident keyboard collector and enthusiast https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q1-he-qmk-wireless-custom-keyboard

Do you think this is worth or what's your recommendation for a keyboard that's similar to this

If you do recommend me a keyboard tho, 250 max budget for me personally

[void geyser]

https://amzn.to/4uKCKaT

sounds better but is mx

most HE switches sounds like crap

there's also slice75 if you want HE

https://www.maxgaming.com/en/gaming-keyboard/slice-75-he-gray

tbf you can't really go wrong with q1, its like the toyota corolla of keyboards

decent, works okay, has okay features, but nothing to write home about

[junior forge]

Lmao I love that comparison

[junior forge]

Thank you for your recommendation

[worldly garden]

there is bridge 75 he or smth

[void geyser]

oh yeah that's true

that's also decent as well

[worldly garden]

sound good ? not really

[void geyser]

i don't think they sell them anymore tho

[worldly garden]

but if its quality and worth the price tag ? i would say probably

[void geyser]

what HE sounds good anyways

[worldly garden]

i believe i sent u one soundtest

and u assume is mx black on alu LMAO

[void geyser]

that is true

i've got some wingtree yuci

imo

they sound like ass

[junior forge]

Any difference between the lite and pro version?

[void geyser]

pro is the trimode version

[junior forge]

I like some of the colour schemes so I might go with that

Just wondered if there's a big difference

[void geyser]

it's MX tho not HE

[junior forge]

Lite is he?

[void geyser]

iirc the pro also comes with HMX switches

[junior forge]

Or they're all Mx?

[void geyser]

they're all mx

[junior forge]

I've never heard of hmx switches before

[void geyser]

one sec let me see if I can find you a better price

[junior forge]

I'm willing to pay more for a better keyboard that I'll keep for longer

Price of the keyboards you sent are very okay

[void geyser]

here's my 75% recommendations
k2 HE wireless: https://amzn.to/4uHSATL
Gravastar k1 MX: https://amzn.to/4uQoU7b
yunzii AL80 (similar to rainy75) https://amzn.to/4dmCNCT

[junior forge]

Oh some of these look really sexy

[junior forge]

I'm debating between the keychron H2 and the yunzii al80

I like both a lot

[void geyser]

AL 80 is MX and K2 is HE (ISO)

can't go wrong with either

personally i'd pick the al80 since i don't really like HE

I can also just swap the al80 switches if i want something new

[junior forge]

In your personal opinion is there any benefit/advantage gained from HE? In daily use and gaming

[void geyser]

in gaming imo not that much and is dependent what you play

if you play comp valo then snap tap and adjustable actuation could benefit you

but if you're playing regular ass shooters it's debatable

in my experience most mx switches are already close to my "sweetspot"

so I don't really get that much of a benefit on HE

imo your mouse is more important in gaming

HE daily use is kinda rough as well, since you're locked to linears and not even the interesting ones

[junior forge]

Ah right I see

Yeah I don't play anything too crazy, the shooters I've been playing are either singleplayer story games such as fallout4 or stuff like battlefield, but again as you mention, mouse is more important and I don't think I'd see much benefit from it

I'll just go with mx switches

I'm going to get the al80 then although I'll look over the other Mx options

I'll sleep on it and see

[west barn]

I am not having fun with my K2 HE lol. Reverted to using my stock Wormier RD75 lol.

Oh yea also if anyone has a clue but any tmr keyboards you'd see working with this switch https://www.xvxchannel.com/products/xvx-whisper-switch

[boreal rivet]

This is a topre switch clone

Just buy a realforce

[bitter oar]

these r cheaper than real topre he

[void geyser]

better as well

fuck topre

keyboard equivalent of hipsters

[boreal rivet]

Sucks to be so insecure 🥹

[bitter oar]

hmmm, can i use them with pretty much any he keyboard, like irok mg75?

[void geyser]

Cope

only reason I keep an HHKB is to remind my self how shit and overhyped topres are

[void geyser]

Should be

they should be similar to raeds HE

[boreal rivet]

It’s your life 🤷

[void geyser]

the only difference is this also works with EC PCBs like cipulots so no need to buy housings and sliders

just grab a plate or mod an existing plate to have holes for the stand offs to screw on

[bitter oar]

it’s less tactile membrane

in essence

[void geyser]

it's so overglazed and overhyped hoooooly

its like people who glaze it are part of a cult paid by john topre himself

[bitter oar]

kinda sad rtings is now paywalled so you can’t search the graphs/charts yourself as easily

[void geyser]

what are you after?

theramin goat might have some force curve reviews if he's done the switches / board before

[bitter oar]

travel force graphs

[void geyser]

on what switch / thing?

[bitter oar]

any

[void geyser]

https://www.theremingoat.com/

[bitter oar]

i still might have them somewhere, i posted them here as well before

[void geyser]

for example

'

on the naevy EC

[bitter oar]

topre is less tactile initially until bottom out

where membrane is mushy

[void geyser]

ah actual actuation compared to force applied

[void geyser]

i'd say the opposite, the tactility is usually at the very top then you get the mushy bottom out from the rubber inside collapsing

[bitter oar]

well, topre is mushy compared to mx linears or mx tactile

but considering the chart it should be less tactile than a typical membrane until bottom out

maybe you had a hmmm less tactile or worn membrane to compare it to, i just found apex 3 membrane sort of the average membrane

[void geyser]

hard to translate feel when viewed at the chart, but on that example, the tactile point is at 60g flat at 1mm displacement / travel

so it's very forward in terms of where the tactility is

the big thing you see at the end would be the bottom out of the switch no?

[bitter oar]

membrane usually rises faster and falls faster/more after tactile point than topre which most people should perceive as more tactility but then membrane has that blunt bottom out which is the mush

also before membrane bottoms out it tends to get wobbly which can add even more to the poor feel

[bitter oar]

at the end yes

rtings does specify bottom out on topre but doesn’t on membrane as you can see

[bitter oar]

this site is very useful to me thx

didn’t know it existed

did womier sk75 tmr increase in price?

[west barn]

Lol yea I got them to try out.

If they don't work I can grab a 60% tmr board to test them out fully

rabbit hole we go

[void geyser]

cheaper than raeds ec / he too

really good stuff

[tame thistle]

How does this work? Now I'm curious

[west barn]

Goddamn only 18 in a set.

Lol sold out too.

[void geyser]

how do you think it works?

[worldly garden]

2020 ahh terrible fucking mod

buy and try

[tame thistle]

Hmm

[tame thistle]

It dampens the switch? But I don't know how you install it

[worldly garden]

u

flip the caps over

and just shove it in

or

[tame thistle]

Ohhh!

The different colors are different levels of dampening yes?

[worldly garden]

idk

no one do that anymore

is terrible ass mod

[tame thistle]

I see. Not buying then

Funny enough, it popped up as a recommend thing to get along with some silent mouse buttons I was ordering

[worldly garden]

because is

like a supressor

but in return u get a membrane

[void geyser]

and a chode keystroke

4mm keystroke to 1.5 🥀

[tame thistle]

I see

[west hinge]

Is there any difference between 180hz vs 200hz?

[void geyser]

yes

20 hz

[bitter oar]

might try them too

[kind drum]

Iam in the rabbit hole of OLEDs

no idea what the fuck to get

i want 32'' 4k 144hz / 165/ 240 either of them is fine

i would want some good price-performance, but the prices are soo shit

WOLED QD-oled, tandem oled, 3 gen, 4 gen, rgb strips......

for work/gaming, work is coding

[flat dock]

yes

0.5555 ms

it may not be noticeable

[west hinge]

W

[sleek bronze]

Start by knowing if you want glossy or matte it will heavily trims the choice

With this simple choice you will filter out most woled or most qd oled, the difference in panels matters less than the difference in coating

Rgb strips is neat yes

[kind drum]

what i've gathered, glossy is best, matte is only in very bright conditions where seems mini-led territory than oled

[sleek bronze]

Nah not very bright conditions, just conditions where you have light going on the screen

We bought a glossy oled for a friend for his birthday, he sent it back to buy a matte one, because it was basically unusable for him

And no it wasn't that bright and I do own a mini led also and mini led will never ever be as good as matte oled lol

[kind drum]

I never had an OLED or mini LED iam basing on research, and reading a lot, soo you have more experience.

I work/play in a corner with a light in the middle of the room ( small room )
maybe the only way to know what is the best is to actually see a matte vs glossy or do you have a tip?

Currently i have a 27'' 2k ips 170hz

[sleek bronze]

I've owned multiple oled, still own a mini led and two oleds, plenty of normal monitors over the years
I have 3 gaming computer and also close friends who also have oled

Be it tv or monitors

If the light doesn't shine on the monitor it won't really be a problem I don't think, but some people subjectively react differently to glare so hard to say honestly

As for gen 4 : it's for qd oled, it improves mainly text clarity, but it's still not perfect

If you want perfect text clarity you have to go for rgb stripe

The difference of colors between qd oled and woled exist but everything else will matter more such has text clarity, anti glare coating, calibration, random features such as idk kvm switch etc

You monitor is not 2k, 2k is 2048x1080 and you have 2560x1440

[kind drum]

i meant 2k as 2560x1440 same as saying 4k, np.

yes i've seen the rgb stripe and the new gen, iam very afraid of burn-in and text clarity ( i use mostly black background with white text)

Do you use for text stuff / work related or gaming only?

iam more towards qd-oled KVM is good to have but not mandatory

but i agree with you, glossy vs matte...

[sleek bronze]

But 4k mean 4000, which is somewhat close to 3840 pixels, the real horizontal number of pixels, though teal 4k is 4096x2160 it's close enough to be an acceptable error

2k means 2000, normal 1080p is infinitely closer to 2k than what you have

[kind drum]

ive seen GIGABYTE MO32U at 550€ ish
AOC Agon Pro AG326UD 600€ ish
but they are older panels i think, the newer are 240hz (the hz dont matter much for me but the panel gen)

[sleek bronze]

My wife works with an LG C2 42" and my friend with a woled 32"

Text clarity on normal qd oled isn't great yeah, gen 4 I haven't tried

Woled is fine, newer woled are better and rgb stripe are just perfect theoretically

[kind drum]

LG C2 42'' is a big boy xD

[sleek bronze]

Yeah lol

[kind drum]

should be better than monitors tho

but europe prices.... for TVs... are bad

i will save more and see gen4 reviews

[sleek bronze]

But a friend is one step ahead

He is on a freaking 48"

And yes he works on that

And no I don't recommend it lol

[kind drum]

one hell of a setup lol

[sleek bronze]

42" is okay, it's a tad too high but overall cool and tv prices are so much cheaper than monitors....

48" is big even for me

[kind drum]

LG C2 42'' is 1k xD

1k-1.4k

[sleek bronze]

She paid 800€

[kind drum]

822 on amazon yeh

[sleek bronze]

Also the C2 is a few years old

And the B line is cheaper, I've seen the 48" B for 550€ once

I don't recommend doing this BTW, just saying what I've seen with my own eyes

[kind drum]

it is not the first time i hear about TV as monitor

one friend of mine has a 40 something OLED tv as monitor and hes loving it

and my desk is 80cm depth soo i probably can have a 40s ish if the deal is better

[sleek bronze]

Yeah it's just cheaper
Also oled monitors are super recent, we didn't have choice not too long ago

What's your budget?

[kind drum]

i would love near 500sh but can stretch a bit

thinking a monitor is almost a life-time buy lol

iam rocking this one for years already with no issue

[sleek bronze]

Oh well I may have not followed recent prices but you won't find a 4k oled for 500€ no?

Or if you do it will be a tv lol

[kind drum]

i was eyeing 700 ones yeh xD

deals are around 700-800

i would say budget is less than 1k but more towards price-performance than luxury

[sleek bronze]

I'm changing every year for my desktop

I still don't own one of those 4k oled monitors, though I own 2 4k oled tv and friends have them because I prefer testing stuff, like right now I'm testing mini led (garbage)

But i'll probably stop testing form factors, size, resolution soon and just buy a 39" 5k2k oled

Though I'd like to try real 5k...

[kind drum]

will you ever use the 2k switch? xD

[sleek bronze]

Yeah I don't know current products and prices, stopped following few months ago and they already dished out new stuff

But if at that price you don't have last year qd oled coating then you will kind of be happy with whatever you buy so eh maybe just look at what's cheapest and check if it's not thaaat bad

I don't think you can have rgb stripe at this price no?

[kind drum]

rgb stripe is 1k or more i believe

normally the higher end models

iam really afraid of dropping 1k in a monitor to have burn in in 3-4 years

[sleek bronze]

5k2k is 5120x2160

The switch is to go to 2560x1080 and... Yeah maybe? I only have a 3080ti in this computer so if I want to play some heavier games I'll probably need to do that

But heavier games usually are on the living room computer so eh

[sleek bronze]

You won't have burn in

[kind drum]

i would say you will never use QHD, probably dlss up

iºve seen those 4k to 2k double hz and i think its a bit useless, at 240hz it is diminishing

[sleek bronze]

It's not 2k 😭

[kind drum]

QHD then sorry 😄

[sleek bronze]

I'll still try because i like trying stuff and yeah super high refresh rate is something I haven't tried yet

[kind drum]

never went above 170hz but for me its a territory of luxury, that needs plenty of a rig to run

[sleek bronze]

😭

It's not qhd

It's full HD but wider 😭

2560x1080 is full HD but in 21:9

[sleek bronze]

Yeah or smaller games

[kind drum]

and for me, if i want to ditch quality for hz, i would rather drop the game res, and dlss/fsr up

for a competitive game atleast

[sleek bronze]

Well yes I agree

Still I think it's worth trying in games like cs2 or lol

[kind drum]

"trying"

if i could try only, yes! but buying for it

i agree xD

[sleek bronze]

[kind drum]

well, i will just look for reviews on gen4

and see if they are even good options

[sleek bronze]

Or woled

[kind drum]

theres newer woled i think too

CES?

is mini led that garbage? i thought it was an alternative

[sleek bronze]

It's like saying buying a 3k€ used car is an alternative to a brand new one

Yeah it does the same thing, probably gets the job done but it's not a 1:1 "alternative", it's just strictly inferior

[sleek bronze]

I don't think that any new stuff will be cheaper than what's already there tbh

[west tulip]

I am fixing the scroll wheel in my g502x and it seems i need to remove the battery to reach it, if I remove it, what sort of glue that would be available can I use to re attach it?

[west tulip]

nvm, I didnt need to reglue it

[kind drum]

Double sided tape is enough

If it goes loose

[kind drum]

I will be saving for a end game monitor buy once and forget

But qdoled seems like a better image than woled (reading) wyt?

[sleek bronze]

Depends on the exact panel

[kind drum]

If you compare latest gen vs latest gen, or what you mean by panel?

[west barn]

Update, they do not work with the keychron k2 he and I think any other boards from them lol. Guess I will have to look for a board that support it now.

[bitter oar]

aww

[west barn]

Someone reccomended the Skyloong GK68 Mix.

Trying to see that poliarity the board is praying the north is down

[wooden glen]

Any good recommendations for a 75% keyboard that sounds good and ideally hall effect? Ballpark of 60-70 USD

[bitter oar]

irok mg75 series

but be careful with their driver as it’s potential privacy issue

aside from that the keyboard itself is solid… quite literally it’s made from aluminum

i’d check more chinese brands though as there might be something cheaper now without the sketchy driver

also yeah forgot to mention the switches are sort of proprietary so take care of them, they bundle up extra switches w the kbs in case one or two break (didn’t have any of them break yet)

and it has no volume knob sadly

[west barn]

Aye win win the keyboard I mentioned above works with the xvx switches

[bitter oar]

i don wan a 68 kb

my f row beloved :(

[west barn]

And that only took me digging through a subreddit with someone who built on it.

tbf the one benefit I would have with that board is the tmr and mechanical hybrid aspect.

[bitter oar]

i need frow gibe give

even better when it has a prtsc

kinda wish 75% aluminum tmr/he were more mass produced than 60/65%

[west barn]

Yea wish that was the case and more compatability

But TMR is new so this is expected.

[bitter oar]

like 65% is such a niche, it’s when you literally don’t have vertical desk space or you need to move the kb around

and you won’t be moving a solid block of aluminum around anyways

65% or not

like i understand 60% more than 65%

it’s shorter horizontally as well

never buying a 60% though i 100% need a del key

[fervent breach]

buy realforce tkl

[sleek bronze]

I don't, I find it not taking a lot more space than 60% and the added keys are nice to have

And well, you said it yourself, you need a del key, there is one on 65% 😉

Though if I were to buy a rectangle it would be a 75%

(I use splits 34% keyboards)

[wooden glen]

Can you swap out switches? Sounds like garbage as stock imo

[worldly garden]

65% is niche ?

The fuck u talking dude

[bitter oar]

only with their branded ones which are roughly the same quality

[bitter oar]

it was poorly said, i just don't understand why are 65% so mainstream

you get less space for mouse than 60% and you don't get the f row

@wooden glen the board wouldn't sound much different w diff switches anyways

so plastic keyboard would suit you better right?

there are not many 75% he/tmr that are metal

@void geyser know any?

75% he/tmr keyboard with what you deem as good sound

[worldly garden]

Looks better than a 75%

[fervent breach]

Capitalism

[summer jasper]

are wireless mouses good for gaming? or only good for looks? what should i get

[solar raptor]

the most common to niche would be

60 > 80 > 65 > 100 > 75 > 40

so i would hardly call 65 niche

[sleek bronze]

And what niche is that

[tame thistle]

Interesting

[solar raptor]

non standard layout

i havent included ortho or alice in there for the same reason

[sleek bronze]

Yeah a'so because ortho and Alice are the worst things to ever happen to a keyboard

[solar raptor]

lol

i like alice

[sleek bronze]

I find them horrible to use

[solar raptor]

preference is preference

[solar raptor]

alot of people could say the same about this

i personally would not use tented

[sleek bronze]

It's not really tented

[solar raptor]

split then

i personally heavily dislike split boards in general

freaky typing style

[tame thistle]

Count me in :D

[tame thistle]

That spacebar be leaning like Michael Jackson

[wooden glen]

Idk. Maybe?

[vagrant zealot]

asdfsAD L ASDFJHL ASDF;HASD'9enmvcoiemnejfusdlkdsf'jD

[vagrant zealot]

I don't have a camera, so this will have to do.

Shit, I should have put a rickroll at the end.

[tame thistle]

Very clickity clackity 🙃

[worldly garden]

@void geyser tofu like is ‘22

[vagrant zealot]

Best I can do is a picture and audio separately.

[vagrant zealot]

Tofu is also tasty asf.

[tame thistle]

Ooh! That explains it

[vagrant zealot]

I guess I could have held my phone and clicky clacked with one hand. 🤔

I should get a mount so I can use my phone as a webcam.

[tame thistle]

I use a mount arm

Something like this

[vagrant zealot]

Looks like it costs more than $20 though.

I don't think I will use it often outside of Uni tbf.

That is a very convenient spot on your setup for it.

Looks nice.

[tame thistle]

Thank you

It's less than 20 for me, actually

Temu has a lot of good bargains if you know how to avoid obvious scams

[sleek bronze]

i love this, what keyboard is that

[vagrant zealot]

Knob1

Small warning, very expensive.

[sleek bronze]

how come you have it if it's in pre order ?

[vagrant zealot]

They sell in batches.

I have batch 1.

[sleek bronze]

I see

It looks nice, but it's mx, I prefer choc switches for LP

still neat keyboard

[vagrant zealot]

Interesting, I have owned keyboards with either, what are your reasons?

I personally prefer mx.

[sleek bronze]

It is more LP first lol, you also have more options for way lighter switches and the MAIN thing for me is the possibility of having choc-spacing

Choc spaced keyboard is the best thing ever imo, I have super small hands

[vagrant zealot]

Spacing makes sense.

I have chungus hands.

[sleek bronze]

It maybe looks like it's not that much but it feels heavily different

[vagrant zealot]

With those caps it surely would.

Those are lp asf.

I love how Corne keebs look.

[sleek bronze]

That's not a corne but a ferris sweep, but yeah it's quite close haha

[vagrant zealot]

Oh, mb.

[sleek bronze]

This is a corne

also, yeah, they are super LP

[vagrant zealot]

Brother man is ergo maxing.

These are sweet.

[sleek bronze]

I am haha, it's also super fun to do

And the main thing ... it's SOOOOO much cheaper than regular keyboards

So you can test way more stuff

[vagrant zealot]

Big appeal to mass market.

[fiery sail]

https://www.ksn-online.co.uk/cooler-master-tempest-gp27q-widescreen-ips-black-multimedia-monitor-p-25356.html

especially for you uk guys, there is a 1440p miniLED for 130 GBP rn

they have international shipping, to ship it to germany was 35 gbp for me, total of 186€ or 216USD, which still puts it about 40€ and 60 USD cheaper than the competition (depending on how much it is to ship to your country)

[glad rivet]

Nice, been looking for something like this for a long time

[fiery sail]

yeah this is probably in the top 3 deals i have seen in my life

would be a shame if their stock wouldnt be bought empty tbh

[glad rivet]

Absolutely, the same monitor is 500€ here

[fiery sail]

well that is always misleading, when there are 30 basically identical monitors only the cheapest one matters

just bc 1 monitor is not at a low price for 2 days, doesnt mean anything

[sleek bronze]

Yeah

Still for this price it's super nice
I don't like minileds, way inferior to oleds, but it's already leagues better than conventional monitors

and at this price ...

[fiery sail]

yep, i have both (although the oled is 4k but doesnt matter)
and at this price you are not ashamed even if it becomes a 2nd monitor one day

[sleek bronze]

Yeah

[fiery sail]

especially if you work from home and spend your free time in front of it, or like to fall asleep to movies on the monitor, its nice to not have these background burn in thoughts

[sleek bronze]

I have no thoughts of that and i've been using oled for 5 years+

[fiery sail]

i cant turn them off

[sleek bronze]

I don't even try to optimize anything tbh

[fiery sail]

but i use my pc 16 hours a day on 90% of my days

[sleek bronze]

You should touch a tiny little bit of grass lol

[fiery sail]

and im a more anxious person in general, so im not the average user

[glad rivet]

Well usually they aren't entirely identical, like missing some io which is quite important for my setup

[fiery sail]

my roommate works at the grocery store, i basically only leave the house for dates and going on protests lol

[fiery sail]

i mean thats either a 5$ uplift or waiting a couple days until one with the correct io rotates to a good price

[glad rivet]

I've been looking for 6 months, monitors with both a decent refresh rate and usb c that supports dp alt mode are still far too rare

[fiery sail]

(speakign for most industrialized countries)

why is dp alt important to you?

[sleek bronze]

For work i'd say

[glad rivet]

I want to be able to use it with my work laptop without dealing with any dock or kvm, space is limited and they are usually not great

[sleek bronze]

I use a work laptop, when I WFH I want to be able to easily plug/unplug it, and usb dp alt + charging is the best way to do it

[fiery sail]

does your work laptop only have usb c

ah

[sleek bronze]

Mine does have hdmi, but 2 cables is one too much

[fiery sail]

what do you need the 2nd one for then?

[sleek bronze]

charging

usb charging + hdmi

[fiery sail]

oh you charge the laptop via the monitor that you conenct anyway

thats smart

[sleek bronze]

yeah I guess that's what @glad rivet wants to do too

[fiery sail]

havent used a laptop in 10+ years lol

[sleek bronze]

I have 3 laptops for work lol

[fiery sail]

wild

[sleek bronze]

And I don't have a monitor like I described so I usually don't even use the monitor lol

well tbf I just have my own personal computer running on the monitor and I don't work much anyway ....

[fiery sail]

tbf im also kinda thinking about a laptop for my setup, i dont think i will actually go with that but having the ability to e.g. write someone on discord or whatsappweb without tabbing out or using a kvm is quite nice

[late zinc]

Or just use your phone...

[sleek bronze]

Yeah, well gaming monitors rarely are super nice with work features

[fiery sail]

i rather rab out, unlocking phone and having to use a phone keyboard instead of a real one is rarely what i prefer

i even have my phone linked to my pc so i can sometimes control it via my pc

so i do the opposite xD

[late zinc]

What kind of ancient phone do you use that takes more than half a second to unlock

[glad rivet]

there's a hdmi port but plugging and unplugging that clunky connector is not nice... it's mostly a refusal to compromise on my part

[fiery sail]

picking it up and using faceid / fignerprint < alt + tab