peripherals

[sleek bronze]

Picking it up is already slower

[fiery sail]

DP i would get, especially with the latch you have to push most of the time

i mean, peopel are differnt

[fiery sail]

typed that with my phone btw

so yeah i dont like to use my phone when i have a real keyboard literally at my fingertips xD

and my screen is already 6.2'' iirc

[glad rivet]

that would suck yes, but if you have a spare DP port you can use a DP to USB C cable. I did use HDMI straight to the laptop for a while but it's far from as smooth of a solution as USB C

[fiery sail]

yeah, i hate it that GPUs have 3 DP 1 HDMI usually

but monitors have 1DP max and a flood of HDMI

if its on office 60Hz bc its the standard there, sure i get it

but on high refresh gaming monitors?

[sleek bronze]

Yeah it's super annoying

[fiery sail]

i mean my 600€ 4k OLED has 1 DP 2 HDMI

yeah im using the colours and 0.1 ms pixel response time to my advantage in spreadsheets

[sleek bronze]

understandable

I want an oled monitor for work because I work in IT and look at terminals all day

I want my terminal to be true black 😎

[fiery sail]

xDDDD

[sleek bronze]

and i'm not even joking lol i really want oled for this

[fiery sail]

wild

but you do you

seems a bit like you have a toxic relationship to your bank account tho

[sleek bronze]

everytime I launch a terminal on my other screens (litterally every single one of the others are oled) I'm like " I NEED THAT FOR THE WORK MONITOR"

[sleek bronze]

🥵

[fiery sail]

there is a deal for a miniLED at least xD

also its wild to me that i still have the same income, and just a few years ago i had to not buy a case for my pc and lay it on the mainboard box, while the gpu was a gift from a friend

and now im looking at 3 monitors that cost more than all my displays i ever had combined

[sleek bronze]

well in the end pc gaming isn't thaaat expensive when you have a steady income

you just save up for that

the thing is not having 200 hobbies lol

[glad rivet]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-revenge-of-sith-anakin-vader-darth-vader-gif-19644107

[sleek bronze]

no it's not 😢

[worldly garden]

@tame thistle dont be like this guy

[sleek bronze]

Cool conversation

[fiery sail]

for me it was mainly that i dont pay nearly as much on food as i did 5 years ago and i dont care to have like 6 different pairs of shoes and buy new clothes every few months and all that anymore.
and from that time i have such a stash of clothes i dont have to buy new ones besides some essentials or a piece or 2 i really want, similar for stuff like furniture

well and i dont pay a dime for games and movies anymore

[flat dock]

Facebook marketplace seems to have the dumbest buyers

[rugged snow]

Got a dell u2311h monitor for $27. Only issue is after messing with its settings now has a short green line on its screen. Now I'm decent with solidering, could I refurbish and fix it?

[tame thistle]

Hm

[vagrant zealot]

This guy is next level.

Imagine being this rude on marketplace.

Literally tied to their IRL identities.

[vagrant zealot]

Fr

I have had 6 people ask if something was available in a row, and no response after I said yes.

[tardy saddle]

Depends entirely on what's causing the green line. If it's the LCD panel or the display control board, it's not worth the time / effort to open it up, assuming you have the skills and equipment to perform board level soldering of micro-sized components. This assumes you can even get parts for a 15 year old monitor.

[rugged snow]

Apparently some people just get something called a universal display board and use that.

[tardy saddle]

Again, depends on what's causing the green line. If it's the LCD panel itself, connecting the panel to an external / third party display controller won't solve the problem. You'd have to try it to find out.

[ruby atlas]

my bottleneck is unbearable

[fiery sail]

shouldnt that be pretty balanced for 1080? whats your bottleneck?

[ruby atlas]

the gpu

its only 4gb

and its a gtx card

[fiery sail]

yeah but the 9700k also isnt really the powerhouse

[ruby atlas]

yeh it is until I play games like fh

[fiery sail]

6?

yeah i wouldnt expect to play fh6 on 8 year old budget hardware

[ruby atlas]

yeh

come on man

I love it

[fiery sail]

i mean it would be awesome

im all for it if we could

[ruby atlas]

well Ill get a 5060 ti

[fiery sail]

but its capitalism and games are not getting optimized

[ruby atlas]

in 2 years

no fh6 is very optimized

https://youtu.be/B24xUMTPhyI?si=ob2Mc_-eN-6Ns3wJ

[fiery sail]

so if that guy can do it on the same gpu

[ruby atlas]

yeh I play the game but

Ill need a upgrade

for better fps

my monitor is 100hrz

well other games like resident evil give me a good number of fps not requiem obviously

[fiery sail]

well this is the peripherals channel after all

but once u got to the point where u buy a new gpu or pc, feel free to hit us or me up in #1106613567966429224

[bitter oar]

i wonder how a 580 4/8gb would fare

[ruby atlas]

hmm...

[worldly garden]

impressive that u csan run fh6

[ruby atlas]

yeh

the minimum requirement says gtx 1650

soo...

[sleek bronze]

Hello,
I'm stopping flightsim, could anyone help me evaluate how much my gear is worth ?
I have a vkb t rudder V basically unused
A hotas warthog throttle and the warthog stick is mounted on a winwing super libra base + i have the winwing extension (and the warthog base)
I live in EU; €€

[empty hull]

Anyone have a recommendation for a pink-ish keyboard? more like on the budget friendly end not the high end stuff

Preferably available in europe for around 100 eur

[bitter oar]

irok mg75 pink if you don’t mind 75% layout, no volume knob, proprietary switches and you gotta beware of the sketchy drivers, availability can also vary depending on where you live such as if you don’t have access to aliexpress (like austria)
but it’s one of the cheapest aluminum + hall effect keyboards
womier sk tmr if you can go little over €100

if you want a keyboard with better materials and sound i’d avoid hall effect

or tmr

there are bunch of metal kbs available at around €100 even 100% ones

[last sequoia]

What does evryone think bout this model: AOC OLED Q27G41ZDF

In my country I have for 359€

[sleek bronze]

I guess it's in the EU, that's cheap, do you have the link ?

I'm hesitating between a cheap 1440p oled while waiting for a dope oled screen, like RGB stripe + 39" 5K2K + high refresh rate

Or just a current gen 4K oled

[tame thistle]

I'd probably get a keyboard of your choice, then swap out the keycaps with pink ones

[vagrant zealot]

If you don't have at least a 5080, don't get anything above 4k for gaming.

If for other stuff it may be worth it though.

[strange heron]

In terms of controllers to use on PC, Ive got an Xbox series X controller, but are there better?

[vagrant zealot]

My Flydigi Vader 4 Pro was much better. There is also the 5, which just released. If you wanted more options for input, the Steam Controller looks interesting, but it is unavailable at the moment. (Has a lot of features, but the polling isn't good like the first suggestion.)

The polling is terrible on the Series X controller tbh.

125hz is unforgivable, even my keyboard does double that on Bluetooth.

[strange heron]

thankyou

[sleek bronze]

I know what it means to run 4k, I already have 2 4k gaming computers and yeah I'll also work with it

[vagrant zealot]

Perfect.

For me, that would make it worth it.

Unless you were planning on getting an insanely high refresh 1440p panel.

I'm actually kind of tempted by the new asus 540hz one for competitive games.

Ig I forgot what you said exactly, since you never mentioned long term 1440p.

I would get a burner from marketplace if you are fine with waiting.

[sleek bronze]

So you think it's worthwhile to wait for those rgb stripe ones?

It's just that I wonder how much better the text will be with the rgb stripe

[vagrant zealot]

Yeah, if you are using them for work stuff that requires high resolution, the benefit of those dualmode 5K monitors is pretty nice.
(Even if the specific model you are talking about doesn’t have dual mode, being able to swap between 5k and 1440p is very nice for usability since you can't scale properly between 4k and 1440p properly for when you need headroom.)

[sleek bronze]

There is one that is coming out, just not rgb stripe

[vagrant zealot]

Which rgb stripe monitor in specific were you eyeing?

Or is it the waiting game for a speculative product?

[sleek bronze]

Yeah, waiting game

[vagrant zealot]

hm

[sleek bronze]

I think it was somewhat announced that there will be one next year no?

No specific product

[vagrant zealot]

Will likely be a long time until that specific combination comes out if none are announced.

[sleek bronze]

At least one year yeah

[vagrant zealot]

Yeah, pretty likely.

I would get something that actually exists if you need something.

Or at least something that is confirmed to be coming out.

[sleek bronze]

There is the 39" 5k2k they is getting released, just not rgb stripe

Or one of those 4k oled, though I'm a bit lost at the amount of choice

[vagrant zealot]

Honestly color banding is a bit hard to see when you get to such high resolutions anyways.

If possible, get a look in person to demo what you would be dealing with, but at 5k it would probably be good enough.

At 4k with my LG WOLED it is already pretty good.

[sleek bronze]

5k2k is 4k, but in 21:9

It's not really about color banding but text sharpness / color fringing

And yeah it's pretty good, but I'm quite sensible to it so idk

If there was a real 5k 32" dual mode 1440p that would be the best thing ever

[vagrant zealot]

Oh, I thought you meant a 5k dualmode monitor, and were just mentioning the native resolutions provided.

That makes more sense.

It really would be awesome.

I'm kinda sad now.

I thought you were asking around because something was just announced for what I thought you were talking about rather than the vertical and horizontal pixel resolution.

[sleek bronze]

There are none no?
But yeah the 5k2k is also dual mode, just from 1080p 21:9

[vagrant zealot]

Asus rep reading this, please fix this issue.

[sleek bronze]

Nah I'm asking because I'm getting a new job and I'll get back in Poe2 so I need a better monitor for both

[vagrant zealot]

If you find ultrawide useful I don't see why not.

[sleek bronze]

My current job is so fake that I work like 3h per week lol so I don't care about the quality for work lmao

[vagrant zealot]

LMAO

If it isn't for work, most games have poor ultrawide support.

[sleek bronze]

I just know that before this miniled 1440p I had a 27" 4k and the difference was absolutely absurd for text

And 32" 4k are clearly not as sharp

[vagrant zealot]

Yeah.

I have one.

[sleek bronze]

Yeah I've had a few UW, I usually don't care much about UW

You pay 3x the price to get 30% more wide... And that's it, but for work it's nice

[vagrant zealot]

Pretty meh deal esp with 5 games that actually support them.

[sleek bronze]

I found that more often than not it was supported, but yeah the increase in price is steeeep

I guess I'll settle for a 16:9, now to see which one, so many stuff came out in a year

[vagrant zealot]

When I mean support, what I actually mean adjustable hud/hud that works good with 21:9 as good as 16:9 or at least close.

Is it actually 3x rn?

[sleek bronze]

Depends, but it's way more expensive yeah

Like the 5k2k will be probably around 1.7k€?

[vagrant zealot]

yikes

[sleek bronze]

Yeah lol

Annoying thing is that I don't believe there is any rgb stripe in 32"..?

[vagrant urchin]

Guys what do you think of the EPOMAKER x AULA F75?

is it any good?

[fiery sail]

one of the standard recommendations and most popular 75% keyboards

cant go wrong with it if has the features you are looking for

[worldly garden]

works

[bitter oar]

i like

[worldly garden]

u like cuz is cheap

[bitter oar]

exactly

in china you can buy them for like $30

[worldly garden]

overpaid lol

i saw some for 20 here

bnib

no

actually too many of them

[bitter oar]

oh i do not buy them anymore i have enough

[tropic delta]

https://www.xda-developers.com/flipper-one-official-isnt-selling-asking-help-build/ Im getting hyped on the Flipper One, what do yall think?

[fiery sail]

what do you guys use to clean your keyboards?

[glad rivet]

Dishsoap

[tame thistle]

Your mom's toothbrush, an old dusting brush (very very soft bristles that's used for makeup) and some alcohol should be enough to tackle the task

[worldly garden]

brush

lens cleaner spray on microfiber cloths

or just flip it over and give it some gentle pat

[junior jacinth]

What is the best switches & why is it MX Blue

[sleek bronze]

Dishwasher

[worldly garden]

@void geyser is this guy dead

[vagrant zealot]

Electric air duster.

Soapy water for keycaps.

Remove them first.

If any left under keycaps I use microfiber.

Rare though bc my duster is chungus.

[west barn]

@bitter oar sound test with the board with the topre hybrid switches lol.

Only a portion of the board has them and the others are just the stock magnectic switches that came with the board.

[bitter oar]

sounds like silent topre

[mortal spruce]

what is like a good budget mic I haven't shopped for a mic in forever so I have no idea what to buy at this point

like is the shure mv6 good I hear a lot of good stuff about the sm7b but its like $400 on sale and I don't want to spend more that like $175 on a mic

[dusky smelt]

YouTube special yeti blue mic; Mine has somehow lasted over 10 years

[rich wraith]

Apple EarPods mic is extremely good for $25

[fiery sail]

#audio-tech will get you something great real quick

got an amazign solution for 80 last year when i asked them

[meager galleon]

atk dragonfly a9 vs mm730

[ripe tartan]

Compressed air

[worldly garden]

Hows my reddragon @tame thistle

[tame thistle]

What model is it exactly?

also, Z Fold6. Nice

[worldly garden]

Honor x6c

[worldly garden]

Idk

[tame thistle]

Well, image search is showing mixed results

Is it clicky at least?

[worldly garden]

no is not

is soldered mx blacks

[tame thistle]

Ah, I see

[tame thistle]

It's actually X9c, lol

[lost wren]

They really be going to town with these.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyxR9mQoZPc

[clever laurel]

are any of you buying the steam controller

i mean it’s so expensive

but i want to feel the vibes

[sleek bronze]

there are plenty of good controllers that are not the steam one

While it has its perks like the touchpads if you care about them it's nothing insane and it's super expensive as you said

[clever laurel]

oh yeah i to broke for that

i just think it’s cool

[sleek bronze]

For instance, I would never use this kind of buttons, I also find the shape unusable for me and I hate the stick placement that is not ergo

I prefer the vader 4/5 pro

In every single way
Especially the buttons ! I love the microswitches giving this snappy feeling when pressing them

[vagrant zealot]

I have a reservation.

[vagrant zealot]

I had the 4, and used a 5 that a friend had in the states in March.

Both are very good for the price.

Idk if it was a review unit though since they are a reviewer, I imagine it would be final hardware regardless.

Starbucks meetups hit different.

[sleek bronze]

They are close no?

[vagrant zealot]

5 is much better due to having more configurations possible.

The back paddles are also much better.

I think the dpad on the 4 is minorly better than the 5 though.

Overall 5 is super good.

The joysticks also stay the same stiffness for longer with the new ratcheting system.

It doesn't require readjustment nearly as frequently from what they said. (If at all.)

[sour sparrow]

best 4k gaming monitor?

[sleek bronze]

Budget?

[clever laurel]

yes please

[wispy nebula]

Guys how bad is the QC for KTC monitors. I just had my 300hz HDR400 27 inch one fail. Won't get power regardless of what I do. I've only had it for just over a month.

Will say while trying to plug speakers into it recently, any part of the underside of it makes the speakers buzz and not just the actual port

[frail pine]

Are there any hall effect/tmr controllers in the ~50 euro range that have good rumble? Particularly in fh5/fh6. From my limited experience it seems that the original xbox controller gives a lot more detailed rumble that helps me understand when I am losing grip
I am currently using the gamesir cyclone 2 (had the g7 se before iirc). They both feel SO much worse, most of the time not vibrating at all, but my xbox is starting to get stick drift

[wispy nebula]

Guys I'm stupid I may have been using the wrong power supply lol. The one I have for my powered USB hub is the exact same connector as my monitor, just less actual power delivery

[vagrant zealot]

[wispy nebula]

I'll try when I get home.

As crazy as it sounds I want the KTC one to work as the 32 inch MSI one I bought before realizing this is kinda big for my desk

[vagrant zealot]

Someone spam ping me when wave 2 of steam controller reservations are active for orders.

[crisp mirage]

Does anyone know which kind of monitor this is?

[tame thistle]

I replaced my kepcaps (again)

The topographic patterns hurt my eyes, as I've come to realize 🙃

[worldly garden]

3 keycaps set and no new keyboards

[solar raptor]

otd 360c

[tame thistle]

I'm looking to get an Aula F75 someday. But not today

[worldly garden]

Coughing baby versus hydrogen bomb

[solar raptor]

4000 vs 40

[worldly garden]

4k for a 360c is decent

U like the tgr-03

[crisp mirage]

figured it out: ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ

[tame thistle]

I'm a simple man. I just want a keyboard that feels and sounds good

[flat dock]

Not allowed

[solar raptor]

this one was flawless

[solar raptor]

yeah its nice

theres alot of fakes though, so u gotta watch out

[worldly garden]

right right

[worldly garden]

lock ur doors

[open wave]

and the aula f75 sounds better

source: trust me bro

[tame thistle]

:(

[tame thistle]

My cousin has the F75. It most definitely sounds fuller than my Kumara

[worldly garden]

Mine is fuller than any those

[solar raptor]

waow

[solar raptor]

i dunno i think aula kinda meh

[tame thistle]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

It sounds good to me, so I'll respect your opinion

[open wave]

its not bad for something thats 30 bucks

Obviously not gonna be comparable to something expensive

A budget build for 100 bucks would already be noticeably better

[tame thistle]

Lol. I'd rather use that money for something else

I've been meaning to get a racing wheel someday

[open wave]

Just dont pay any more than 50 bucks for it

Epomaker price are just scams

[tame thistle]

Got it

[solar raptor]

our definition of good is different of course

we also approach it differently

[worldly garden]

[open wave]

So true lmao

[open wave]

https://tenor.com/view/tuff-sick-wow-wowsers-minecraft-gif-10059021701103936359

[worthy fractal]

is it bad that i got a g304 for 22 usd?

(g305 for the westerners)

sad I had to downgrade from my keris wired, it threw up lots of problems

[muted pivot]

I paid around $35 for my G305, seems like a good deal to me.

[worthy fractal]

is the 99 grams tolerable?

my current faulty keris is about 62

[muted pivot]

It's probably the lightest mouse I own, it's never bothered me. People obsess over that way too much imo.

I think my G604 is pretty heavy in comparison, but even then it wasn't an issue.

[worthy fractal]

the m331 is about similar weight, i can handle that 100%

i just want to make sure it is reliable

[muted pivot]

My Razer Orochi V2 is lighter, got that within the last few months.

But I use the G305 on my other PC.

[worthy fractal]

if im not a hardcore gamer, will the double clicking issue occur?

[muted pivot]

I never had that issue with the 305, but I know that does happen with some mice. My Razer Hyperspeed somesuch, can't remember the full name had that issue, and an old G502 wired mouse years ago.

[worthy fractal]

thanks for the insight

im about to de-rgb my mice

🙂

[muted pivot]

Nice, never was a fan of RGB on mice.

[worthy fractal]

yeah

why bother adding rgb that gets 100% covered

[muted pivot]

The only RGB I have on my current mouse is when the battery is going dead or it blinks green when it turns on, about it.

[worthy fractal]

i also think monitor rgb is a little stupid

[muted pivot]

I mean I see that being a little more useful if it's on the back of the monitor, add some bias lighting or something. As long as its a solid color.

[worthy fractal]

useful until you're placing it against a non-reflective wall

[muted pivot]

Very true.

[worthy fractal]

i have a whiteboard behind my monitor so maybe i can get away with it?

[cloud sail]

first!

[tardy bone]

second

[red light]

Third!

[spare rover]

[barren wedge]

5th

[spring gull]

6th

[torn flume]

damnit

[barren wedge]

gaming.

[torn flume]

⌨️

[red light]

Rebel

[spring chasm]

ew is that not a keyboard

[cloud sail]

nice keyboard O.o

[spring chasm]

on-screen keyboard actually

[nimble thicket]

sorta keyboard

[cloud sail]

KITTY!

[red light]

Cat keyboard?

[tidal jungle]

very epic I will now engrain myself into this channels history

[elfin pawn]

yeah~~~~~~

when your request finally works

[narrow vessel]

ngl mx browns are kinda good though

[tidal jungle]

this will now be #audio-tech 2

[nimble thicket]

this is my cute little varmillo va87m

[red light]

Disgusting I hate Mx Browns

[nimble thicket]

bit i changed the keycaps to the 8008

[narrow pilot]

I have a G513 Carbon Tactile but it's terrible and likes to double-press keys

[elfin pawn]

this is just keeb or peripherals in general?

[tidal jungle]

still on some old nacon mech keyboard I don't even know the switches of gonna get myself a keychron k6 though when this one "decides" to die

[tidal jungle]

for them clacky boys, so probably

[elfin pawn]

ah :(

[narrow vessel]

I really like Corsair. The k70 seems to be the classic mech board, at least in recent years

[elfin pawn]

well anyways at least we have a chat for keeb

[tidal jungle]

#audio-tech 2

Corsair is like quite good, but nothing amazing

[nimble thicket]

these are the caps i have

[elfin pawn]

me, an active member in #sometimes-audio-tech

[tidal jungle]

if that had qwertz I'd get it

[narrow vessel]

I need to start doing custom things. all I have is the default keycaps (not to mention no rgb 🤢)

[tropic briar]

Omg yas

Keyboards

[elfin pawn]

yeah~

[red light]

Me with an Chinese cheap 50 dollar mechanical keyboard that I spilled water on like 11 times and the p key is weird

[tidal beacon]

Keyboard kitty 👍

[balmy moon]

ee kitty

[tidal jungle]

being an European sucks can't even have keebs

[red light]

Why do cats like keyboards so much

[tidal jungle]

Just cheap beyerdynamics

[tidal jungle]

massage

[rapid olive]

perfect ill type here with my keyboard

[elfin pawn]

good question

[balmy moon]

Im looking at replacing my CoolerMaster Deveastor.. the mouse decided to croak so I had to switch to a logitech mouse

[stiff pilot]

do you type on that keyboard and press on its fur and make it pur

[balmy moon]

What keyboard yall suggest I get?..

[nimble thicket]

he purs just being around me

hes a gem

[balmy moon]

Awh 😄

[elfin pawn]

how big do you want it to be?

[stiff pilot]

mhm is he your kitty keyboard or do u consider him a kitmouse

[tidal beacon]

I use this, but I really need something with a simple backlight

[balmy moon]

Hmm.. i guess the same size as the devaster, with the numpad

[elfin pawn]

oof...

[balmy moon]

Though... smaller would be nice

[hallow gazelle]

thats a lot of pictures lol

[balmy moon]

What is that??

[light sequoia]

looks like a keyboard

[balmy moon]

O, cool

[stiff pilot]

mhm is he your kitty keyboard or do u consider him a kitmouse

[buoyant roost]

I don’t have a keyboard

[balmy moon]

The symbols on on the side

[pallid trout]

My brother recently got an RK84 and I wanted to see how my keycaps were gonna look on a keyboard so...

Not my best photography but it'll do.

[balmy moon]

@elfin pawn Surprise me 😄

[buoyant roost]

Omg 😂😂😂

[balmy moon]

Uber adorable 😄

[fierce condor]

oh hell yeah a channel to dive too deep into at 1AM

[balmy moon]

@pallid trout oo cool

[pallid trout]

The keycap kit was supposed to be for my GMMK Pro coming soon which is why some keys are in the wrong positions.

[blazing star]

I just wish I had the knowledge to build my own keyboard properly

[balmy moon]

@blazing star Same

[balmy moon]

Ah

I want to actually 3d print my keyboard

That'd be a cool project

[elfin pawn]

not hard honestly, it just takes some practice

[inland pollen]

Minecraft

[balmy moon]

OH, guys, a bit offtopic.. yall wanna see the project im working on?

[blazing star]

I still need to do a new backplate for my 3080

[potent void]

[blazing star]

I’ll 3D scan it and then mill my own out of aluminum with heatsinks on the back

[balmy moon]

@nimble thicket Hey can I post a quick offtopic picture?

[pallid trout]

This. It's actually easier than building a PC, I would say.
Researching is the hard part because of how much of it is based off of preference.

[blazing star]

Well I know what I want in it

[potent void]

#off-topic lol

[blazing star]

It’s a matter of finding the right kit

[elfin pawn]

^

[balmy moon]

O, thanks

[potent void]

np

[tidal beacon]

I have 4 of these, 3 of them work, one has water damage.

[pallid trout]

Yo that legend tho

[blazing star]

I was hoping to get gateron yellows, tkl, standard layout, keycaps from phelicia, and a backlight

[potent void]

@elfin pawn your dreams have come true

[elfin pawn]

mhm

[balmy moon]

There, posted it

[elfin pawn]

except it's keeb, not peripherals :/

[potent void]

lemme post my clacky boi

[frank wharf]

Ah a place for me to express the pain of being a full-size ISO person in the world of mechanical keyboards.

[potent void]

eh close enough

[pallid trout]

Just wait until you guys start lubing your switches and stabs.

tedious af

[potent void]

mm lube

[ivory ingot]

holee mod is so good though

[pallid trout]

But also strangely relaxing.

[blazing star]

Thoughts on the Everest max?

It looks like its got some nice features

[ivory ingot]

i need to redo stabs on my Mark 65, should've done the Holee mod to begin with

[potent void]

he clack

[pallid trout]

lmao
Don't mind us. We sacrifice practicality for looks.

[elfin pawn]

just wait until you guys start over lubing your switches and stabs

[frank wharf]

I'm really hoping the GMMK 2 gets released sometime soon so I can actually get a full-sized ISO board with hot-swap switches and a USB-C cable, which is just something you can't find anywhere.

[ivory ingot]

mushy spacebars :)

my favorite

[elfin pawn]

^^^

[tropic briar]

I know which keyboard that is, do you like it? I was thinking about getting one maybe.

[potent void]

i have blue switches

[blazing star]

GMMK pro would be perfect except for the short right shift key

[frank wharf]

@pallid trout I'm a developer by trade so I wouldn't lose my numpad or nav cluster for love nor money. I use them constantly. Plus I am a trackball user so I don't care about the space anyway.

[pallid trout]

Fair enough.

[elfin pawn]

meanwhile me still waiting for the gmmk pro to be restocked in canada :/

[pallid trout]

It ain't even out here if you're not part of the first batch. :(

[balmy moon]

@elfin pawn This is my keyboard

[blazing star]

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2689

[pallid trout]

Where'd you get the carbon fiber plate and how does it sound?

[elfin pawn]

emmmmm, what's that paper towel on the top right corner....

[balmy moon]

I had to go and solder a wire to make the lights stay on 😢

Oh, that's eyeglass wipes xD

[potent void]

yeah i like it, its a bit thicc though so i gotta have it propped up, and also i need a wrist rest. RGB is and having bluetooth is cool too. it supports 3 devices. windows and mac support as well. id get the hotswap version just in case you dont like the switches. i recommend as a compact bluetooth keyboard

[elfin pawn]

actual carbon fiber? dam

[ivory ingot]

in order from top to bottom:
got my Mark 65, currently have Gazzew Boba U4s on it, aluminum plate - gonna put KAT Cyberspace on it when it arrives. Then the Space65 Cybervoyager is a build planned out for my SO, gonna have Kailh Box Navies on it and hopefully I can nab some GMK Mecha 01 extras. Finally, got my Drop CTRL with lubed Glorious Pandas, gonna put GMK Ishtar on it.

[worn storm]

Keeb channel? WOO!

[balmy moon]

Oh, that's eyeglass wipes xD I used them earlier when I was taking my economy exam

[frank wharf]

My ideal layout would require custom building something, which maybe I'll do some day:

[ivory ingot]

Space65 R2 came with a CF plate by default

[potent void]

https://tenor.com/view/cr1ti-ka-l-penguinz0-charlie-reddit-gold-excited-gif-18542260

[balmy moon]

O how did you make that diagram?

[worn storm]

definetly a little odd

[frank wharf]

https://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/

[ivory ingot]

i've been too scared to solder it ($450 dollar thing o beauty) so i have no idea how the CF feels

[balmy moon]

Thnx!

[elfin pawn]

interesting

[ivory ingot]

design your own PCB!!

[pallid trout]

Holy shit $450.

[frank wharf]

UK Dvorak with some custom changes. Most notably some programmer-centric numpad additions and swapping Caps Lock for Compose, which is what I actually use it for.

[balmy moon]

I do want a smaller keyboard.. but Im scared of losing keys for Minecraft xD

[frank wharf]

@ivory ingot Yeah, I'd have to. I'd probably add a macro row as well if I was going to do it.

[elfin pawn]

just hand wire it + some programmable controllers lol

[pallid trout]

75% baybeeeee

[elfin pawn]

75% gang~~~

[ivory ingot]

it was $350 during group buy, extras were $450

[balmy moon]

THere's 75%?

[pallid trout]

Goddamn

[ivory ingot]

aftermarket people are selling 'em for $700-750

[pallid trout]

Ye

[elfin pawn]

yeah?

[worn storm]

Yea, that 2nd backspace stood out the most

[fallen mauve]

wish i could build a keeb but i lack the time and money

[ivory ingot]

/r/mechmarket is a cesspool lmao

[frank wharf]

Give me more keys, not less. I wish people were making modern battlecruisers.

[balmy moon]

Oh.. I thought there was like... 60?

[ivory ingot]

and the aftermarket in general

[pallid trout]

75%

[soft rune]

mashu keycaps?

[pallid trout]

There's also 60%, IIRC.

[balmy moon]

Oh

[fallen mauve]

i really like the design of 75% imo

[ivory ingot]

https://phrygiandesign.com/products/ph100-mechanical-keyboard

[elfin pawn]

sati 75, id80, gmmk pro

[soft rune]

[elfin pawn]

are fairly decent

[potent void]

im a keyboard noob, how hard is it to swap switches? mine isnt hotswap

[worn storm]

I really like 75's for gaming

[elfin pawn]

desolder and resolder

[ivory ingot]

shh don't say that GMK gonna C&D you lmaoooo

[balmy moon]

Ah

[elfin pawn]

pretty easy

[dry parcel]

Hi

[blazing star]

I want one of those but without the shortened right space

[pallid trout]

Hot damn that PH100 looks sexy

[frank wharf]

Yeah, I feel like it'd be useful.

[potent void]

welcome

[soft rune]

yeeet

[fallen mauve]

how do i tell if my keyboard is hotswapable or sautered

[balmy moon]

.> I wonder if media keys are possible

[frank wharf]

Pull a key off, if it's broken, it's soldered, heh.

[ivory ingot]

usually when you buy it, hotswap will be a fairly advertised feature

[potent void]

alright. switch recommendations? i dont wanna use blues anymore...

[pallid trout]

Specs should say. But some will support 5 and 3-pin switches while some only 3-pin.

[ivory ingot]

you want tactile, clicky, or linear?

[elfin pawn]

ink black + lube + spring swap

[potent void]

remind me what the difference is again?

[fallen mauve]

fair enough, expected it to be sautered when it was like $45

[worn storm]

Thicc Box whites

[pallid trout]

remap baybeeee

[soft rune]

well, a buddy of mine bought an rk61 that was supposed to be hotswappable but for his that wasnt the case

[ivory ingot]

tactile will be closest to clicky, but not as loud. linears are like cherry MX reds - same feeling the entire way down

[balmy moon]

Can you remap on Linux?

[frank wharf]

@potent void I highly recommend buying a bunch of single switches to test out for yourself. Obviously not like writing on a full keyboard of them, but best way to know what you like. Mechbox in the UK have a great range of single switches you can buy for testing.

[elfin pawn]

ones is clicky ones tactile and the other is linear?

[pallid trout]

Probably. Not sure about QMK/VIA support on Linux.

[ivory ingot]

VIA was developed on linux iirc

and yeah, i'm able to use it on ubuntu rn

[worn storm]

Hotswap board is definitely the beginning of the path to owning $500 in assorted keyboard parts

[pallid trout]

There's a huge tester with like 50+ switches on it somewhere.

[potent void]

linear or tactile then. maybe tactile

[frank wharf]

I did that and learned that I hate Zealio tactile switches, they feel like rubber domes for me.

[pallid trout]

this lmao

[potent void]

i think you meant to reply to someone else lol

[pallid trout]

my b

[frank wharf]

I'm planning a build with Box Navies when I get a board to put them in.

[soft rune]

well, at the very least it's sorta better than a drug addiction

[pallid trout]

Halo Clear gang

[frank wharf]

For now I'm running a very old WASD board that is starting to show it's age.

[potent void]

i shall consider this

[balmy moon]

Was that meant for me?

[pallid trout]

I wanted clear Durock T1's but I found out Halo Clears were actually less expensive in Canada at the time lmao

[worn storm]

Yea, Not a fan of Zeal's offerings either, somehow ended up liking modded cherry browns though? >.<

[pallid trout]

ye

[balmy moon]

Ah ok

[ivory ingot]

some of the nicer tactiles IMO are
Gazzew Boba U4Ts
U4s if you want silent
Holy Bobas (Stem from a Halo Clear or Halo True + housing of a Boba U4T or U4)
Glorious Panda

[pallid trout]

Don't listen to Glarses fans.
Nothing's wrong with liking Cherry Browns.

[frank wharf]

@worn storm Don't feel bad for liking what you like. People getting all elitist about browns are weird. Key feel is a really personal thing.

[worn storm]

Lol, Typing on a WASD v1 that was my "I don't like this switch, so its my spare board"

[balmy moon]

Hmmm... what 75% keyboard should I get guys?

[ivory ingot]

some people also like Zeal Zealios, but they're ridiculously priced, 1.2 per switch

[balmy moon]

Or should I build one from scratch?

[potent void]

i recognize the panda. halo clear sort of. alright ill research them a bit

[pallid trout]

GMMK Pro?
Then again that's $170 USD barebones so

[potent void]

thanks

[ivory ingot]

YMDKey has a decent 75% (built one for a friend), just make sure you're getting the hotswap PCB

[pallid trout]

There's also the RK84 that my brother got.

[ivory ingot]

i also got Halo Clears on my CTRL originally - really like them too

[balmy moon]

Uh.. is there one like.. in the $60 range?

[worn storm]

Current plan is GMMK Pro with pandas.... and an el cheapo $30 vortex thicc PBT set

[frank wharf]

I'm also a fan of SA profile. I know a lot of people hate the height but it works for me.

[pallid trout]

Probably not. :(

[balmy moon]

Awh, fiddle sticks

[potent void]

yeah these are literally clear

[pallid trout]

I LOVE the sounds that profile tends to make but I don't like the height.

[soft rune]

gmmk pro is pretty neat

[worn storm]

Not sure how I fell in love with OEM profile, but here we are

[ivory ingot]

some people have said the Halo Trues are kinda mushy compared to the Clears

[pallid trout]

RK84 is your best bet. IIRC they're like... $70 USD?

[balmy moon]

Yeah, it's 70

Oh wait, 80

https://www.amazon.com/RK-ROYAL-KLUDGE-Connectable-Hot-Swappable/dp/B08M3KPXV5

[potent void]

i use gateron blues. they feel both mushy and tactile at the same time and its weird

[frank wharf]

@pallid trout Yeah, and the sound is all from the height, so DSS doesn't solve that one.

[pallid trout]

:(

[balmy moon]

e_e I wish it wasn't white tho...

[worn storm]

Kind of surprised there aren't more thick PBT sets out there besides the old vortex ones, very satisfying typing sound

[potent void]

[pallid trout]

That's what getting your own keycaps is all about baybeeee
But I also thought it comes in black.

[lament thistle]

My new build in progress :)

[pallid trout]

[frank wharf]

if I ever end up working in a shared space again, I'll probably get some DSS caps and some Box Royals because SA profile + Box Navy are not quiet.

[potent void]

momo is the first moderator in the keyboard chat

[ivory ingot]

yo, is that the YMDK 75%?

[lament thistle]

Nope

[ivory ingot]

olmao

wot is

[lament thistle]

It's a 60%

[ivory ingot]

i'm blind lul

[pallid trout]

MX Zilent, maybe?

[lament thistle]

It's the Catarina from drop

[balmy moon]

<_> I dont see a black version

[pallid trout]

https://youtu.be/ijpk5fJHiek

[ivory ingot]

you gotta try the Gazzew Boba U4s, they're silent

and way cheaper than zilents

lemme pull up my sound test

[pallid trout]

Say swear

[lament thistle]

Barrington would be here soon, he's a keeb nerd too

[potent void]

ill look forward to seeing him

[pallid trout]

I do not want to Frankenstein switches lmao

[frank wharf]

@pallid trout If they are anything like the Zealios I tried, definitely not. Those things were totally the opposite of what I like feel wise. I like sharp tactility and those things feel like typing on bubble wrap.

[worn storm]

Kind of surprised we didn't have a keeb channel sooner?

[lament thistle]

Also LTT branded keycaps

[ivory ingot]

they're not frankensteined at all, these are stock

[loud nova]

I bought a secondhand corsair K70, but I didn't realise it wasn't RGB. So now I have a red LED K70 I don't need.

[worn storm]

Okay.... I'd buy that >.<

[lament thistle]

The top row is each channel icon

[ivory ingot]

U4s' tactile bump is more like a D while Zilents' bump is more like a d, if that makes sense

[worn storm]

linusface escape key

[potent void]

i can see the escape key as the ltt logo

[ivory ingot]

Zilents have a bit of pretravel

[potent void]

nvm this is better

[frank wharf]

Never heard of that, but it'd likely be a long way away so I'd have to see what switches were around then. For now, the click bars give the best tactile feeling, so while I can be noisy I'll take them over any tactile switch.

[lament thistle]

@sarah_butt we want keycaps

[worn storm]

LTT logo windows keys?

[ivory ingot]

GMK Tech Tips when???

[lament thistle]

WAN show is the FN key

[potent void]

Mrs. Butt is not here sadly

[worn storm]

This, but in PBT

[ivory ingot]

do a RAMA of the logo

[loud nova]

Should replace F key with a coffin.

[pallid trout]

@ivory ingot
Any recommendations for a tactile switch with a clear (not smokey!) housing?

[ivory ingot]

Boba U4Ts come with a clear housing iirc, they're just a bit harder to find

[worn storm]

box browns?

[balmy moon]

hmmmm....

I kinda want to build one @pallid trout

[lament thistle]

I mean I just recommended it today in staff chat :)

[ivory ingot]

jk, they don't appear to come with clear housings

uuuuuhhhhhh, i'm not 100% sure ngl. i know the silent U4s can be had with clear housings

[frank wharf]

Clear in what way? Box Royals have a clear top half and clear to a top LED, but the bottom half is white plastic except where the LED would be.

[potent void]

Cat in a Box has been wanting a peripheral chat for a while, well now we have the closest thing :)

[pallid trout]

Clea top half

[worn storm]

Yea, keebs are much more prone to discussion than other peripherals because of all the customization aspects compared to "should i buy this mouse or that mouse"

[pallid trout]

IIRC box switches wobble a lot when bottomed out but correct me if I'm wrong.

[ivory ingot]

Ashkeebs restocks their U4s periodically, both the clear top and milky top

[pallid trout]

This.

[pallid trout]

What's the bump like?

[lament thistle]

What ailia said, and also the fact that the peripheral channel was supposed to #build-a-pc but people use it like tech-chat3

[frank wharf]

Yeah, the top half is clear on Royals.

[ivory ingot]

pretty immediate and one of the biggest bumps i've ever felt @pallid trout

[balmy moon]

Oh, what's the cheapest 75% I can grab?..

[worn storm]

They don't seem notably more wobbly at bottom than most of the cherry switches I own, but some of the speciality switches out there do have better tolerances

[potent void]

Ngl I forgot we had that

[balmy moon]

Would a budget of $130 open up more options?

[pallid trout]

I see.

I should've gotten the big switch tester lol

Kinda regret jumping the gun on the Halo Clears but ah well. I still like how they feel. For now. I just need to put them on a keyboard.

[ivory ingot]

yeah, you could pick up a YMDK 84 for $72.99

[worn storm]

Personally the hills I choose to die on are MX browns and Box Reds. Not interesting switches but they work for me. GMMK Pro with pandas should be interesting but they might end up in the parts box like so many others that came before them

[frank wharf]

Yeah, comparison is by far the best way, although individual switches can't tell you what it would feel like to type on a full board, of courser.

[ivory ingot]

honestly i can't wait until more people are vaccinated so i can go to keyboard meets

[worn storm]

Think my parts box is up to ~2300 switches now? Keep buying full boards of stuff I end up not liking

[ivory ingot]

bruh

[balmy moon]

Where can I grab that at?

[ivory ingot]

you got any o them tangerines?

[worn storm]

I've got one on my switch tester, thats it

[ivory ingot]

oops i lied, it's gonna be closer to 80ish for the hotswap version.

https://ymdkey.com/collections/75-84-96-keyboard-diy/products/ymdk-84-kit-cnc-acrylic-case-anodized-plate-underglow-rgb-fully-programmable-pcb-stabilizers-for-75-84-keyboard-ansi-iso-layout?variant=31719240794173

get the case only and pick this one up too: https://ymdkey.com/collections/75-84-96-keyboard-diy/products/ymdk-ymd75v3-qmk-hot-swap-hot-swappable-kailh-socket-84-pcb-fully-programmable-support-ansi-iso-interchange-ymd75-v2

[balmy moon]

There's 80% keyboards?

[pallid trout]

That's 75%

[potent void]

pretty sure keyboards come in 10s

[ivory ingot]

damn, i kinda highkey want to try tangies. i'm more a tactile kinda guy but tangerines look so cute that i want to do a build around them

[balmy moon]

Oh

[worn storm]

Theres tons of form factors beyond the full size and TKL mainstream sizes

[jolly quiver]

I'm conflicted. On the one hand, I love my Corsair K70R, and I will likely never have a reason to replace it because it's indestructible lol. On the other hand, they make keyboards that are every bit as indestructible, but have RGB...

[pallid trout]

40% lmao

[balmy moon]

@worn storm I see

[potent void]

this goes into detail about the different sizes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxS30X_unjU

[worn storm]

Its definetly smooth, but feels.... oddly nonlinear for a linear switch?

[pallid trout]

inb4 he goes rogue and gets an ortho

[ivory ingot]

that sounds right up my alley

[balmy moon]

@ivory ingot Is this only the case or with PCB and case? https://ymdkey.com/collections/75-84-96-keyboard-diy/products/ymdk-84-kit-cnc-acrylic-case-anodized-plate-underglow-rgb-fully-programmable-pcb-stabilizers-for-75-84-keyboard-ansi-iso-layout?variant=31719240794173

[ivory ingot]

no, that selected variant comes with the PCB, but that one will have to be soldered

you'll want to select the "Only case CNC Feet" kit

[worn storm]

Not sure WHY I built a 2%, but it seemed like a good idea at the time?

[ivory ingot]

could be good for osu?

[worn storm]

Pretty sure thats what the kit was for, ended up using it for a push to talk button for a while

[balmy moon]

Ooh..

[lament thistle]

I have an osu keyboard

[potent void]

welcome to osu!~

[lament thistle]

Click the circles

[potent void]

to the beat

[ivory ingot]

the true endgame is macropads

jk endgame is an illusion

but also, cumboard

[worn storm]

Kinda enjoy my heretical reds on my now-dead drop CTRL. Cherry silent red stem in a khail black housing and a mx grey spring

[balmy moon]

Uh.. the pcb is for 75keys

But the case is 84 keys

https://ymdkey.com/collections/75-84-96-keyboard-diy/products/ymdk-ymd75v3-qmk-hot-swap-hot-swappable-kailh-socket-84-pcb-fully-programmable-support-ansi-iso-interchange-ymd75-v2?variant=32894287872061

[potent void]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmY8-Z4UOec

endgame

[ivory ingot]

the keyboard is called the YMD75, the 75 is referring to the 75%

[potent void]

hey these are keychron keys, nice

[balmy moon]

Yeah. but the case you linked earlier is 84

[ivory ingot]

84keys as well

[balmy moon]

OH

[worn storm]

Always fun mixing switch parts that were left over from doing an unrelated mod and making horrible switches to try

[balmy moon]

I see, I see xD

So uh.. do I get the PCB only?

[ivory ingot]

YMDKey doesn't do the greatest job of being clear with product names...

[balmy moon]

Or with the aluminium plate?

[ivory ingot]

o fuk

[potent void]

is a stream deck worth getting just to have as some basic macro keys or should i get like an actual pad?

[ivory ingot]

with aluminum plate

ah crap, it'll be a bit more expensive, my b

[balmy moon]

D:

[ivory ingot]

the stock YMDK stabs kinda suck also

[balmy moon]

stabs?

[potent void]

stabilizers im gussing

[ivory ingot]

stabilizers

[potent void]

yup

[ivory ingot]

the things that distribute force on larger keycaps evenly

[balmy moon]

Oh

What do I do about those?

[ivory ingot]

like on your shift, backspace, enter, and spacebars

[void cobalt]

👀

[dusty valve]

If you just want basic macros, streamdeck is a bit overkill

[ivory ingot]

for screw-in stabs (the YMD75 uses screw-in stabs) i've generally heard Durock V2s are like, the best. C3equalz stabs are also pretty good as well

just for future reference, i think for plate-mount stabs, Everglide and Durock are also good

and genuine Cherry as well

[balmy moon]

Ok

I didn't know keyboards had all of these parts <_>

[ivory ingot]

i wrote up a little thing on stuff you'd need for a keyboard awhile back

shit you need for a custom keyboard build

  - plate (you choose with PCB, impacts how the keyboard feels <brass - poly carb - aluminum - carbon fiber>)
         more info: https://keyboard.university/200-courses/plate-materials-sizes

keyboard case

case foam (sometimes optional) - goes in between PCB and case. can dampen noise. can be as exotic as a precut thing of foam to literally just foam you buy from the store

cable (usually can just be a random USB cable but if you wanna go all out you can either make a custom cable or buy one)

switches
  - O-rings (optional) - dampen switch noise
  - lube (optional) - makes presses smoooooooooOOOOoooOOOooth
       - lube station (optional) to make the process of lubing easier (can be 3d printed)
       - stem grabber (optional) (can be 3d printed) to make the removal of switch stem and application of lube easier
       - brush to apply lube
  - switch films (optional) - reduces switch stem wobble (do your keys ever rotate a bit or wiggle when you push down on them not in the center? films reduce this)

stabilizers - these are the metal things that help keep any keys that are bigger than a normal sized key stable (you'll need some for your shift key, enter key, backspace key, and spacebar. they are usually sold in packs good for one keyboard)

keycaps - uhh these are pretty self explanatory you don't wanna keep pushing down some poky stems right?```

[balmy moon]

Ah, thanks

[lament thistle]

https://thekey.company/products/m0lly-polycarbonate-keyboard

this one hits different

[ivory ingot]

apparently TKC is really hit or miss with their products

QC is like nonexistent lol

[lament thistle]

They had some issues with C^3 switches and the manufacturer took blame and i think people with the batch issues were refunded

I bought 75 of these for the build im doing

https://thekey.company/collections/in-stock/products/c3-equalz-x-tkc-dragon-fruit-switches

[vale zinc]

Meanwhile:

[lament thistle]

git yourself building then

[vale zinc]

Hell no, that has contactless linears

Smoothest switches on the planet, if there were contactless switch custom keyboards then I would’ve bought one ages ago

[potent void]

ill probably just get a macro pad then

[ivory ingot]

there's also this:
https://twitter.com/apiarykeyboards/status/1362114769000407041

Apiarykeyboards (@apiarykeyboards)

welcome to the "I paid too much to TKC and got fucked over" support group thread. I'll go first.

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trying to find the reddit thread as well

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/mg1np1/my_first_experience_with_tkc/

also apparently the dragon fruits are kinda meh

i think a bunch of stem wobble and some other issues?

haven't tried them personally though

[lament thistle]

i mean rather than going to twitter to complain just contact the company

[ivory ingot]

check out the reddit thread - someone had similar color matching issues and apparently they're supposed to have different coloring

then again, i've only bought C3Equalz stab wire from TKC, so i have no personal experience with their QC issues

[misty crypt]

ooh, good timing; been planning out a build with the GMMK Pro and i'm just waiting on that reservation to be fulfilled

been getting advice from a friend; picked out Durock T1s for it

[heavy silo]

me rushing to the new ltt discord channel to post my model M

feat not lttstore.com mousepad

[potent void]

It’s okay the keyboard makes up for it

[heavy silo]

i hope so, can’t believe i managed to get a good deal on one and still miss out on the mousepad

[chrome raft]

Keyboard with computer inside

[wooden ember]

https://youtu.be/eNxBCGXzW9g

coming soon...

[worn storm]

Theyre cute at that size for sure, haven't managed to keep a 60 in front of me for more than a few hours before I was reaching for a 75 or TKL though

[zealous frigate]

I like the MacBook butterfly keyboard personally.

[harsh belfry]

got that keycap last week after waiting months

crappy pic but it looks so much better in person

[balmy moon]

@ivory ingot Uh.. could you DM me the keyboard information?

[balmy moon]

Cool

[brisk rover]

Have fear it's razor for no reason other than razor

[lament thistle]

bro clean it

[vivid nova]

prolly cleaner than my keeb

[brisk rover]

You don't want to see the rest of my room and then or desk or PC itself

[balmy moon]

Hey guys, what tactile keyswitch should I get?

[lament thistle]

Depends on how heavy you like your keys

and how tactile you want them

[balmy moon]

Uh.. I have no idea what I want ._.

Because uh.. I've only ever used a membrane keyboard 😅

And there's that one instance of me using this old IBM keyboard

[raw turret]

Are you buying a pre-built kb?

[balmy moon]

Sorta.. I want to try to build my own

But I'm new to the keyboard land

[raw turret]

Cool! That's alright

[balmy moon]

So like.. im mainly looking for something to replace my coolermaster

[raw turret]

Lot of people will try to dog on you that you want tactile, but that's totally cool

[balmy moon]

Something that's 75%

[raw turret]

Dang fr? I actually just replaced a cooler master kb of mine with a custom one

[balmy moon]

Yeah, my mouse actually died a week ago

Like.. I want something that's 75% with rgb 😄

[raw turret]

I think your best bet for switches is just to search up a bunch and see what you like

If I had to recommend a starting place

maybe Zealios and U4 Boba switches would be a nice place to start

[cerulean hill]

since when has this channel been a thing?

[balmy moon]

@ivory ingot suggests I could go for a prebuilt since im new

Like.. the NK65 Entry Edition and a Keychron

[raw turret]

Totally up to you

The NK65 EE is super hard to get

It's always OOTS

[balmy moon]

Oof

I see that <_>

[raw turret]

Well it's really up to what you want and how much effort you want to put in

[ivory ingot]

i'd just go with the keychron tbqh, it'd be a lot more cost effective

[balmy moon]

God damn NK is literally all gone

[ivory ingot]

the stabs suck, so you could just pick up Durock plate mount stabs, do the holee mod to them and be done

[raw turret]

Like, I love the feel and weight of an alu case, but it's totally understandable if you dont want to pay 4x as much as opposed to plastic

[tender violet]

I have a membrane Corsair K55 keyboard and its decent anyone object

[balmy moon]

kk

[raw turret]

A prebuilt that supports hotswap would be the easiest/safest bet for oyu

you

Do you live in the US?

[balmy moon]

Yeah

e_e the hotswappable keyboard from keychron is out of stock

84 keys is the 75% keyboards right?

[raw turret]

https://www.pcgamingrace.com/products/gmmk-tkl-tenkeyless-brown-switch

You can customize it to come without switches/keycaps^

[balmy moon]

O cool

[cerulean hill]

I have a gk61, not really a fan of it, not sure if this a wide spread thing with gk61 but it will keep disconnecting on its own and it would take a while to work again cause itll say usb malfunction or whatever.

[raw turret]

oof

tbh though, I think it would be a lot better if you just purely bought a prebuilt

[balmy moon]

Ok

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

[raw turret]

The stabs/switch selection on prebuilts usually suck, but I think you should discover a little bit more of what you like before you commit

[balmy moon]

Wild question

Is it fine if I 3d print the keycaps?

[raw turret]

It should be fine, just keep it mind that not all keycap profiles are equal, it may sound different, it might feel weird to type on, and that would take a super long time

wait all of them?

How would you print the legends though...

[balmy moon]

I could like.. embed the legends into the caps

[raw turret]

i think 20-40 bucks on a budget keycap set would be cheaper for the 3d printer material lol

cheaper than*

[balmy moon]

xD Alrighty

[raw turret]

I'd recommend scouring the webs a little more though

I think you still seem unsure of what you like

[balmy moon]

I have no idea what I want xD

[raw turret]

Haha, that's alright

[balmy moon]

I guess like.. something that feels a bit more like that IBM keyboard I had for a bit

[raw turret]

I didn't even know I was going to build my own, until I found a local small business that was selling stuff for cheap

[balmy moon]

At one point I was messing around with this ComputAid computer my mom had lying around and I was getting that booted up and seeing what worked

It came with this big keyboard

The keys were clicky, but felt smooth

[raw turret]

Did it have windows keys?

[balmy moon]

Uh...

[raw turret]

Might be a model M but IDK

Just look up a bunch of sound tests and I think you'll be hooked

I used to like tactiles a lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Ka65xOMJw

[balmy moon]

im back

Ok so..

It doesn't have a Windows key

Also, it's an Emerson, not a IBM

[raw turret]

Oh, idk then lol

[raw turret]

damn those are some yellow keys

[balmy moon]

It's older than me xD

[raw turret]

lol

[balmy moon]

Like a good.. 30 or 40 years old?

My mom got it when she was in her 20s

[raw turret]

jeez

[balmy moon]

And my mom's 64 xD

[raw turret]

Yeah, just go around YT and see what you like the sound

and see what you like*

Then decide if that sound is worth the extra $$$

[balmy moon]

Ah yeah, im playing with the keys on the emerson

I definitely like the way it feels

I would plug it into my computer.. but I don't have an adapter for it xD

[raw turret]

Mhmm, you could just buy a USB-A to PS2 adapter

[boreal rivet]

Remove a keycap

[balmy moon]

I don't have a keycap remover 😦

OH

I think I found an adapter xD

The motherboard on my desktop has one of them small round ports

I think for PS2

[boreal rivet]

Yep

[balmy moon]

But the keyboard has a much larger hole

[raw turret]

I think that is an AT connector

PS2 is 6 pin

that only has 5....

I think it's called a 5pin DIN

[balmy moon]

IT fits!

Now how in hell do I make it work...

[raw turret]

https://www.showmecables.com/by-category/adapters/din-adapters/5-pin/5-pin-din-female-to-mini-6-pin-din-male-adapter-cable-6-inch

It should automatically pick it up

BUt I think you need one of these

[balmy moon]

I got one of them

But it's smaller

Oh, dont i need to restart the computer for PS/2??

OOP I forgot this thing doesn't have a Windows key LOL

https://tenor.com/view/axolotl-pink-smile-gif-12802571

@raw turret Restarting the machine worked

Pog

Lmao, it really sees it

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input3
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd leds event10 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=600702900000 8380207af040d001 feffffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7

[shadow rampart]

me over here with my gk61 with reds and foam in the back

[balmy moon]

Ahhhh this thing is loud

Guess I can grab the GMMK @raw turret

[balmy moon]

im gonna get a layout like this

[young spoke]

what good keyboards (and mouses if you can) are there for under £40

[chrome raft]

Reddragon is a good budget option if you want a mechanical keyboard

[raw turret]

Red dragon k552 for 35 usd or Motospeed ck61 for 45 usd

The motospeed has detachable cable and is 60%

The re dragon k552 was actually my first keyboard

Yeah they're both great

[raw turret]

Mhmm okay

Have you decided on switches?

I mean that old keyboard will save you some money lol

[chrome raft]

thats a 65% innit?

[boreal rivet]

That's a tkl

[raw turret]

^^

[loud rose]

Wtf

[loud rose]

Rk61

Or blitz wolf kb1

I think

[chrome raft]

yea that's a 65% i'm pretttyyyy sure

65% as in the layout of the keyboard @loud rose

[loud rose]

No.

It's a tkl

65% doesn't have fn keys

@chrome raft

[chrome raft]

o

ic

idrk about layouts much

[chrome raft]

WOW new channel

[pallid trout]

ye

[chrome raft]

cool

Can you replace switches on a razer keyboard?

Blackwidow chroma v1

[meager pollen]

Iz this a new chat or am i blind?

[chrome raft]

yea

[meager pollen]

Yea its new or yea im blind?

[chrome raft]

New channel, sorry

[meager pollen]

Oh ok

[pallid trout]

You can with any mechanical keyboard but if it isn't hotswappable (which the Blackwidow Chroma isn't), you have to desolder and resolder your own switches.

[chrome raft]

mmm

seems to much work

[pallid trout]

Yeah.

[wet sphinx]

How’s it looking boys 😏

[chrome raft]

You forgot half your keys man

[wet sphinx]

Oh you’re right..

[chrome raft]

np ;D

[wet sphinx]

Thank you so much

[chrome raft]

When its done please send it to me

it looks really good

[wet sphinx]

Yeah I’m just waiting on the PCB to get here aswell as figure out what switches I want

Rn it has an invisible PCB

[chrome raft]

;o

[wet sphinx]

The switches that are in it are my broken mx browns

[chrome raft]

what are the best switches?

[pallid trout]

The ones that fit your preferences.

[chrome raft]

silent but you feel the click and theyre fast

i want to build a full sized keyboard

where can i get that

[woeful lantern]

gmmk is good for fullzize

personaly i use khail box white they are pretty good clicky switches way better then blue clones

only reason i have a keyboard with blue clones was i couldn't live on a membrane keyboard after my g910 broke and i had ordered my gmmk but thing whent out of stock

[chrome raft]

wow its cheap

only 135 with dampeners

[woeful lantern]

yeah that is why i recommend gmmk for full size it's the cheapest option

also it's hotswap

there are cheaper options if you look at hexgears for hotswap full size. also but it depends if you want iso or ansi layout. hexgears is only ansi, gmmk is iso and ansi

[chrome raft]

Yeah i dont want a shitty quality one

i think the gmmk is cheap but durable

[woeful lantern]

it's hotswap as long as you don't break the pcb your fine

the keycaps sold by gmmk are pretty good but you can always upgrade them later on and you can try different switches whenever you want to etc

[chrome raft]

they dont have wireless?

[woeful lantern]

sadly no also the fullsize has an attached cable also sadly compared to the other options

[chrome raft]

oh

well i wasnt going to change the cable anyway

[woeful lantern]

yeah but still it's a thing to know

[chrome raft]

yeah

[woeful lantern]

i guess the switches you want are tactile ones right with a low actuation force

[chrome raft]

i have razer green now and they are really loud

i want tactile but not too loud

[chrome raft]

these are like gunshots every key I push lmao

[woeful lantern]

for actuation force you want ones that are only 1.1mm or 1.8mm

[coral ferry]

I think it's biased to make a keyboard channel and say it's only for clacky people

[woeful lantern]

1.1 is quicker action which is good for gaming there are also switches with 1.4 but it depends

[chrome raft]

I'm gonna buy a barebone one so i can buy any switch and cap i want

local shop doesnt have a kit

[thin yoke]

idk whats going on but I love my razer blackwidow elite

[chrome raft]

yeah those are really good but im done with razer keyboard

want something new

[coral ferry]

I wanna make a keyboard that uses piezoelectric igniters for switches ;(

I think the challenge would mostly being making it safe for the usb hardware

[woeful lantern]

ah yeah i would look at khail speed copper or khail pro purple for gaming depends on the actuation force you want

pro puple is a bit more actuation

[chrome raft]

i have these now Feel: Tactile and Clicky
Actuation Force: 50 G
Travel Distance: 4.0 mm
Actuation point: 1.9 mm
Actuation vs Reset Point: 0.4 mm

[coral ferry]

is 800 volts within the tolerances for USB?

[chrome raft]

I'm using a random re-branded Chinese keyboard with kailh blue switches

[woeful lantern]

the pro purple is 50g 1.7mm actuation tactile

[chrome raft]

and I hate it

[chrome raft]

are they loud or silent

[woeful lantern]

so there is no click but there is a bump

[chrome raft]

wait what

[woeful lantern]

there is a difference there are linear, tactile and clicky switches

they have a bump but not a click tactile

[chrome raft]

how do you call switches like razer green but silent

[woeful lantern]

razer green is a clicky switch if you don't want the click you go to tactile they aren't silent but they don't have a loud click

[chrome raft]

Im gonna listen to some sound tests when i get home