peripherals

[chrome raft]

very usable

[spark hatch]

take a look at akko and kenetic labs, they're fairly affordable and nice

[spark hatch]

yea, but it doesnt look as nice as say akko's or kenetic labs.

[chrome raft]

true

had to ask in their discord because i forgot if they sold hyperglide switches

[tiny onyx]

I wish Keychrons PBT cap kits showed backlight

But they are all non se through

[spark hatch]

they still light up

[chrome raft]

you should think about upgrading the switches

[spark hatch]

is shine through is a must have it really limits your options

[tiny onyx]

It’s mostly for the legends

@spark hatch so do the legends still light up, the website says backlight does not shine through

[chrome raft]

probably no

[tiny onyx]

Hmm going to do some more research

[chrome raft]

great

[tiny onyx]

Oo maybe the drop skylight set

Shine through and double shot PBT

[chrome raft]

its shine through

[tiny onyx]

Yeah

[chrome raft]

not backlit

it is backlit

but the legends are backlit

there is a backlight

[spark hatch]

light doesnt shine through but rgb still works and looks fine

[chrome raft]

yeah

[crimson isle]

I don't think light goes through non transparent switches no matter how hard you try 🤔

[tiny onyx]

I mostly want illuminated legends

Which the Drop skylights seem to have

[chrome raft]

it does if there is a hole

hole through switch

a lot of switches have moles

holes

[crimson isle]

I want to see a switch with moles now

[chrome raft]

no

[crimson isle]

yes

[chrome raft]

no

[spark hatch]

im with black here lmao

[crimson isle]

but why

it might be nice

[spark hatch]

how so

[crimson isle]

a skin colored switch with a bunch of moles all over it

[spark hatch]

yea nahhh

[crimson isle]

please

body hair keycaps, switch with moles and case made out of nails 🤔

everyone knows you would buy

[spark hatch]

I dont think so

[coarse oar]

So I'm looking for a white mechanical keyboard under 50$ usd. I found this on Amazon. Is there any better options for under 50? https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Gaming-Keycaps-Computer/dp/B085ZDXGZW/ref=mp_s_a_1_30?crid=WCJ8Y21BGLEJ&keywords=corsair+keyboard&qid=1647901092&sprefix=corsair+key%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-30

[spark hatch]

look at keychron

royal kludge also have some pretty cheap options

[coarse oar]

Sounds good, thanks

[spark hatch]

if neithr of those options aare cheap enough I think havit's kb is ok. not amazing but not horible

[chrome raft]

layout?

well rk61 is the only pure white one

[modest creek]

These are actually pretty nice!

[spark hatch]

those are akko right?

[coarse oar]

Any layout. Dosent matter.

[spark hatch]

rk61 is pretty nice then

[modest creek]

Yep! Akko

Took forever to get here but nice

[spark hatch]

ah yea, thats normal for keyboard stuff tho sadly, never used akko caps but everyone ive talked to says theyre really nice

[coarse oar]

Wait the rk61 is both wired and wireless?

[spark hatch]

yes

[coarse oar]

That's perfect. Do you know if it has addressable rgb?

[spark hatch]

they have a software but ive never used it so I cant tell you much there

[coarse oar]

Alright thanks so much for the help

[spark hatch]

np

[modest creek]

2003 Filco

Once lubed it'll be so so nice

The PBT/doubleshot caps are so much quiter

[spark hatch]

niceee

[swift forge]

the colour scheme does not remind me of pre-2010 era peripherals lmao

looks very modern, but ig you modded it

modded

[spark hatch]

new caps

[swift forge]

yea thought so

[modest creek]

@swift forge would have ended up in the trash

USB cord was broken internally

I converted it to usb-c

[swift forge]

nice

[modest creek]

I want to pick up another 60% or 65%. What is like the 60/65 to get?

[spark hatch]

lots of options in 65%

personally would get a keychron q2, but theres tons of options for 65%'s

[modest creek]

I don't like the layout on q2

[spark hatch]

what dont you like?

just like the exploded arrows keys and such?

[modest creek]

I hate the gap around arrows and the floating ins/pgup/pgdn

[spark hatch]

alr

akko and varmilo have some nice ones

[modest creek]

https://kbdfans.com/collections/tofu60/products/fully-assembled-tofu60-dz64-rgb-hot-swap-keyboard-with-epbt-9009-keycaps

[spark hatch]

tofu is nice

[modest creek]

@spark hatch do you know of anyone who has a like "switch sample board"

I am between MX Browns

and maybe ZealPC

though I am not sure

[spark hatch]

zeal has acouple switches, which one specifically?

[modest creek]

Zilent

[spark hatch]

never used this personally but I saw someone recommended it not to long ago:'

https://www.ebay.com/itm/383836678335?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=iyjvzu6iqi-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=wk1_vqtvqla&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

U can pick and choose a bunch of different switches to try and find your preference here

[spark hatch]

those are pretty strong silent tactile switch while browns are a very light tactile switch (not silent)

[modest creek]

Hm maybe I like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mesPLqoJksk

[spark hatch]

also a nice board

[modest creek]

This hobby...

[spark hatch]

its a bad one

it can get complicated

[chrome raft]

yes

[chrome raft]

bruh its tray mount lmao

just get a qk65

[spark hatch]

oh, I must have got it mixed up with some other board oops. ty for correcting me

[modest creek]

im confused

[spark hatch]

this is over priced for what you're getting basically

[chrome raft]

might have mixed up with kbd75v3 or kbd67

[swift forge]

Cherry MX Blacks are used as MX Blue keyboard spacebars

[spark hatch]

yea looks like thats what I was thinking of

[swift forge]

they are heavy, mind y ou

[spark hatch]

?

[swift forge]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but they're a heavy clicky switch with 80gf actuation force

[swift forge]

on soldered boards with them*

[modest creek]

Um

I have a blue kb and the space bar clicks I believe

[swift forge]

well youtube do be saying funny things it seems

[swift forge]

not saying it doesn't, but does it feel heavier than the other keys to press?

[modest creek]

I'd have to go check but i do not believe so

[spark hatch]

mx blacks at 60g no?

[swift forge]

I'll check online sources I think it was MX Greens or something that has 80gf

[modest creek]

https://kbdfans.cn/products/kbdfans-super-swithes-tester-60-switches-all-in-one

[spark hatch]

whats mx blacks and blues have to do with anyhting tho? they're looking for a nice 65% build not switches

[modest creek]

I assume that thing comes w/ switches?

[swift forge]

yea you're correct @spark hatch

got confused

I meant MX Greens

[spark hatch]

I think you're thinking of mx greens maybe

yea

[spark hatch]

yea

[swift forge]

apparently they're used in place of MX Blues on keyboards with the switch (the blues) for spacebar

[spark hatch]

those are all the switches it gives you

[chrome raft]

people use black cherry pies as the spacebar switch for mx blacks

and i saw a person use only black cherry pies

idk how the person has that much budget

[spark hatch]

dang

[modest creek]

is that expensive/

[spark hatch]

black cherry pies or the switch tester?

[modest creek]

the budget comment

[spark hatch]

oh, the tofu60. Its 300$ so its getting up there yea

[modest creek]

are there any other good 60-65% setups I can specify switches in

[spark hatch]

https://www.ashkeebs.com/product/qwertykeys-qk65-keyboard-batch-2/

that is a nice board

[modest creek]

out of stock 😦

[spark hatch]

yea~ group buy

[modest creek]

wtf is up with all these group buys

[chrome raft]

cope

[spark hatch]

its sadly just how the community does things

I heard this is quite nice too: https://www.momoka.co/zoo65

[chrome raft]

yeah

its like 189 on drop

[modest creek]

Is there much I can do to my Filco project to make it nicer to type on

its soldered

I bought 205 and 105 lube

should be here tomorrow

can I foam it or anything

its on MX Browns

[chrome raft]

useless if ur not gonna desolder

[spark hatch]

oh thats handy

[modest creek]

@chrome raft you got a link to that on drop

[spark hatch]

oh yea, you can put foams, tempest mod (tape pcb), swap out switches (if you're cool with desoldering/soldering)

[chrome raft]

https://drop.com/buy/momoka-zoo65-gasket-hot-swappable-mechanical-keyboard-kit?defaultSelectionIds=966587

[modest creek]

Ah I was interested until i saw the markings on the back

[spark hatch]

I mean its always facing down so you wouldnt see it, but I totally agree it doesnt look amazing

[chrome raft]

just get the qk65 if its in stock

[spark hatch]

its not

[chrome raft]

of course its not

[hot tapir]

is the Asus TUF K3 a good choice for a budget mechanical board?

or should I get the Coolermaster ck550v2

[swift forge]

ASUS TUF keyboards?

[hot tapir]

what's wrong with them?

[shrewd marlin]

Mine is a asus tuf gaming k1 and ive been using it for a solid 2 years

[swift forge]

nvm

but you can get higher quality keyboards like those from Keychron or Ducky, they're not for gaming but Ducky has been through some keypress latency tests and scored <5ms on them, so try the Ducky One 3

[hot tapir]

ducky not available here

keychron too expensive

[spark hatch]

not nvm they're still shit

[hot tapir]

so the ck then?

[spark hatch]

do you have royal kludge in your country

?

[hot tapir]

yes but very expensive

[spark hatch]

How much?

Rk61 should be around 50-80

[hot tapir]

more than 100

[spark hatch]

Can you get anything directly from companies or does everything have to ship through like amazon

[hot tapir]

i usually buy stuff from amazon

since almost every brand that has their own website has to ship through amazon

[tiny onyx]

Best thing about the k8 is the is the Bluetooth

Also build quality is superb

[hot tapir]

.

so I gather I should get the ck550 v2?

[tiny onyx]

Keychron is a pretty good deal actually

[hot tapir]

It's more than 100$ if I choose the configs I want

the ck550 v2 is less than 100

[unkempt dome]

Dang ... looking good ...

[unkempt dome]

Premium ... heard they are quite good ... would go for that if you have the budget

[unkempt dome]

Akko 3068b multimode ... pick you color of choice there's a lot of them

[chrome raft]

switches came in today

Gazzew Pink Tops
Gazzew Purple Bottoms
Gazzew Silver Silent Stems

[swift forge]

What mouse is that

Pro X Superlight modded much

[gloomy quest]

i was gonna say

looks like a g pro

but not a g pro

[swift forge]

G Pro Wireless only comes in black

and that mouse lacks the three dots that would've otherwise been battery indicators

i.e. percentage status LEDs, all green is 70 - 100%, two green is 50-70, two yellow is 30-50, one red is SOS <29%

[chrome raft]

Ninjutso OOX

i just put on like

medical tape / masking tape

as my mouse grip

it grips just fine

i mainly need it to stop staining the mouse itself

[swift forge]

well I knew already it wasn't a GPX, because that comes with black grip tape

[chrome raft]

i could use it without the griups, just that it will get shiny with my sweaty hands, real fast

[swift forge]

my hands sweat on the GPX too, so I applied grip tape to the non-side-button side, i.e. the right side if you're a right-handed user

[chrome raft]

[swift forge]

it has stopped attempting to be powered by petrol and installing a rocket thruster ever since, Elon Musk it won't be another while before my mouse tries to become your apprentice

[chrome raft]

better look of the mouse

[wary bone]

i need a wireless keyboard with mechanical switched. idc which ones tho i prefer brown switches

[chrome raft]

Keychron / Royal Kludge

Easily the best budget recommendations

both have wireless functionality

tho Royal Kludge has 2.4ghz dongle

[wary bone]

under 40 bucks i expect?

[chrome raft]

Keychron only has bluetooth and wired

under 40 bucks

[wary bone]

oh

[chrome raft]

go RK

[wary bone]

ok

[chrome raft]

Royal Kludge

RK87 best bet

[wary bone]

thnx

[chrome raft]

those are around 40 bucks

np dude

RK87 has Bluetooth / 2.4ghz dongle / wired mode

the keeb im using right now is the smaller one

RKG68

from Royal Kludge too

its a really good budget alternative

[wary bone]

ok

dis one?

[chrome raft]

yup!

[wary bone]

ok thnx

[modest creek]

@chrome raft What do those switches you got feel like

[modest creek]

They really are - just going to PBT/DS caps made it like a good 10% better

[chrome raft]

Feel like typing on premium membrane keebs

haha

same as my U4's back then

Silent Tactiles, the tactility is reaaaaaly D-shaped

and quiet

same as this

these are linears and i absolutely love it

[modest creek]

interesting

[chrome raft]

tis like there is foam inside

but in realiter

the stem sliders have rubbers on the sides

[modest creek]

Where did you order from?

[chrome raft]

that dampen the bottom out and upstroke

[chrome raft]

gazzew himself

t'was a private gb

[modest creek]

I am trying to build a 60% custom

ah

[chrome raft]

but he stoppped doing it as it was sterssful

[modest creek]

yeah that sounds like a headache

[chrome raft]

said just order in official outlets

this is basically a frankenstein of his different parts

[modest creek]

The group buy concept saddens me

[chrome raft]

budget?

[chrome raft]

official outlts let you buy individually

no need for GBs

as gazzew regularly restocks them afaik

where do you live?

[modest creek]

@chrome raftI dont want to spend a fortune but no real budge

t

I live in the US

[chrome raft]

these switches are like, 30-40php each or 0.6-0.8 per switch

[modest creek]

I like some of the builds that have copper/brass bottoms, etc.

[chrome raft]

https://splitkb.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=gazzew*

[chrome raft]

well what is your limit

[modest creek]

@chrome raft say $500?

[chrome raft]

do0n't want to spend a fortune

budget is 500 bucks

sheesh

lots of options man

[modest creek]

I was watching a live stream build the other night and it was like $750 w/o switches!

[chrome raft]

these switches was ordered like

5 months ago

i totally forgot about them till it cam at my doorstep

i immediately removed my Gateron Ink Reds (which were also nice feeling and sounding)

[modest creek]

yeah thats how my akko keys were

I ordered a while back

just randomly showed up

[chrome raft]

do you prefer a bouncy feel, soft feel or stiffer feel

[modest creek]

@chrome raft I am looking for something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mesPLqoJksk&t=19s

but maybe a little quieter

Was thinking Zilents?

[chrome raft]

those are silent tactiles

[modest creek]

yeah mx blacks?

[chrome raft]

mx blacks are linears

[modest creek]

says mx blacks in title

[chrome raft]

also the mode65 is discontinued

[modest creek]

i want that crisp sound

it is

so i am looking at tofu60

[chrome raft]

ok

no

[modest creek]

no?

[chrome raft]

tofu60 is tray mount

its bad

[modest creek]

oh

[chrome raft]

trust me

[modest creek]

i don't know the difference

[chrome raft]

do you like top mount or gasket mount more

gasket is soft

[modest creek]

I don't know - I am working on a Corsair K65 Mini

[chrome raft]

ok

[modest creek]

it seems ok just kinda clunky and doens't feel super super nice

gasket mount seems like it'd be quietest?

https://www.keyboard.university/200-courses/keyboard-mounting-styles-4lpp7

OK yeah tray mount looks least idal

[chrome raft]

maybe

gasket mount is the softest

[modest creek]

yeah i can try that

what is a good 60-65% gasket mount

[chrome raft]

qk65

qk65 is rlly cheap

its like 99-100 dollars

[modest creek]

is there a best?

[chrome raft]

give me a second

[modest creek]

sure

[chrome raft]

this is top mount though

[modest creek]

watching qk65 sounds

[chrome raft]

ok

[modest creek]

can you custom the qk65 with foam/plates/etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Fd-DHw86c

so at 1:32 that's too cracky for me

2:26 is worse

FR4 w/ plate foam sounds best to me @ 9:30

[chrome raft]

ye

[modest creek]

Though I dunno wtf Banana Split switches are

[chrome raft]

there just switches

[modest creek]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS4czKl7WpQ

11:33 that actually sounds what I am going for

[chrome raft]

you are about to spend 500 usd so id say spend wisely and watch lots of videos

before going for a single person's recommendations

also remember that all videos about a specific keyboard will have varying sounds since every recording environment is different

the room acoustics affect how a keyboard sounds

the deskmat affects it

the table, also affects it

[modest creek]

oh def

[chrome raft]

keycap combination affects it

plate choice / mod choice affects it

[modest creek]

Yeahits funny

I like the brass / copper plate look

[chrome raft]

so try to understand what each part does first then, try to extrapolate from there

[modest creek]

but from what i am after it sounds like polycarbonate is ideal

[chrome raft]

good luck on your journey

not rushing will definitely be worth it

[modest creek]

Thanks!

One cool perk I have is that I do powdercoating as a hobby

sooooooo that opens a few doors on finishes

[chrome raft]

dont buy the gmmk pro

just get the qk65 when its in stock

[modest creek]

@chrome raft where is the best place to buy the qk65

when in stock

[chrome raft]

qwertykeys website

don't buy the gmmk pro (2)

supah overrated

bascially just get the qk65 is you want a deep sound and some flex

[spark hatch]

Yea don't get it, had a friend get it and they said it's not very good, had really bad stab rattle and doesn't feel/sound very good

[modest creek]

damn

Filco doing its part on my work setup

[urban glade]

filco great

[spark hatch]

damn, nice monitor

[modest creek]

@urban glade kinda hate the stabs on it... its a work in progress. USB-C converted 🙂

[urban glade]

nice

both of mine are stock

[modest creek]

What's better than one nice monitor?

[urban glade]

2x nice monitors

[modest creek]

🙂

[urban glade]

lmao, called it

[modest creek]

hahaha

[crimson isle]

Pain

Monitor off desk and monitor arm not centered

[modest creek]

You can't center an arm on a G9 Neo

[crimson isle]

Try it

[modest creek]

I have lol

Twice 😉

[crimson isle]

You can tho

[modest creek]

You cannot though

[crimson isle]

Just pull it to you

[modest creek]

Then it is way, way, way too close

[crimson isle]

Get a larger desk

[modest creek]

30" deep

[crimson isle]

I dont speak “

Get 150cm or smth

[modest creek]

lol get a 60" deep desk?

[urban glade]

My filcos

[modest creek]

so what, 150cm x 700cm? LOL

[crimson isle]

Yes

[modest creek]

OK cool - I'll get steps so I can climb up onto the desk

[crimson isle]

Get a 24 person dinner table

[modest creek]

(and the stand would still not be centered haha)

[crimson isle]

It would

[modest creek]

Has stops top preventy you from snapping your table edge off

[urban glade]

both are majestouch 1

[modest creek]

@urban glade nice that's what mine is, I think

[crimson isle]

And if not, add an extra 150cm

[urban glade]

majestouch 2 is the newer one

[crimson isle]

Get 1000m x 300cm desk

[modest creek]

@urban glade mine is from like 2002

[urban glade]

probably majestouch 1 then

nice

[modest creek]

The PCB said 2001 or 2002 on it

[urban glade]

i think mine are newer as they're tenkeyless

[modest creek]

yeah this was back when they only had 104

[urban glade]

i need a fullsize sometime

i bought a hello kitty realforce r2, but it got lost in shipping

[modest creek]

i hate them

I work a lot with IP addresses and I am just used to using top row now

full size is barf

[urban glade]

i use tkl + numpad most of the time

but my numpad is ps/2

that wont be convenient once i have laptop lol

oh i guess i have a das keyboard 2 for a fullsize, but that doesnt have very good rollover

[crimson isle]

Older than me

[modest creek]

😦

[urban glade]

the oldest kbd i have atm is from 1995 i think

but the oldest i've ever had from 1988

[crimson isle]

Ancient

[urban glade]

older than me lol

[crimson isle]

It almost graveyard level old

[urban glade]

lmao

i think i have ones from 1995 to 2021

[crimson isle]

Get one from 1886

[urban glade]

oh i have a typewriter somewhere too

but i dont actually use that

[crimson isle]

Or get one from like -100

Aka, written

[urban glade]

heh

[crimson isle]

By hand

[urban glade]

pens r nice too

[crimson isle]

Just need to be billionaire to afford paper

[spark hatch]

very nice

[chrome raft]

nice custom loop

[modest creek]

Thanks!

[chrome raft]

specs?

[tiny onyx]

Im getting a cablemod keyboard cable

Mostly because the Keychron stock one is to short to route the way I want to but to long to look nice the way I have it now

Though the cablemod one isnt right angle

So I had to buy a right angle USB-C Adapter

Which may or may not fit into the recess that keychron uses

Also finally getting a monitor riser so I can have some desk space back and to have a place to slide my keyboard when I need to do work on my laptop

[modest creek]

It's a Crosshair Dark Hero X570, 5950X, 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra, 64GB B-Die (3600 MHz, 16-16-16), 2 x 980 Pro 2TB in RAID0, 14mm tubing, EK distro plate, QL120 fans, cablemod cables

[tiny onyx]

Damn

[chrome raft]

sheesh

[tiny onyx]

I love the QL 120 fans from corsair \

[chrome raft]

you should upgrade the fans

[modest creek]

I love them aesthetically, not the most performant

[modest creek]

Yeah I have tons and tons of fans - there's no need, my system copes just fine - I have a number of builds that I've done and have to compare with

This is another system I have -- it's a 5950X 3070 Ti 32GB B-Die, blah blah. EKWB 240mm AIO and I went with fractal fans for no RGB.

This one had started out as a 9900k and QL120s and I've been content since:

This is the 5950X machine earlier but with a 2080 Ti and waterblock. Waiting on 3090 Ti blocks (or 4090/ti, etc.)

[spark hatch]

what do you do with all of these lmao

just have them?

[modest creek]

The 5950X/3070 Ti I used for work for a few weeks and my mom messaged me saying she was thinking of a new PC so i gifted her that

the 9900k was dismantled and sold - have the case, rads, distro block, pump, fans, PSU, etc. waiting for next gen something

[spark hatch]

ah

[modest creek]

My mom does AI/ML struff

so she had a pretty decent AWS bill for a while

so now she can move some stuff local

[spark hatch]

ah, thats nice. prolly made it way easyer then

[modest creek]

for some things

[crimson isle]

Why gift a parent thousands

[modest creek]

You joking?

[spark hatch]

bruh

think how much they would have spent on you over the years? still would be way more than acouple thousond on a pc

[modest creek]

I have a 7 mo old and a 3.5 year old... $3k PC doesn't cut it lol

[spark hatch]

yea~

[crimson isle]

They took more than they gave 🤔

[spark hatch]

food, school fees, toys of sort, maybe some sporting activity, clothes, ect

thats gonna add up to way more than a high end pc

[crimson isle]

Didn’t live with either, and my mother just took like 50000€ of savings other family members put aside for me and give me 11k debt

So in my case, atleast no

[spark hatch]

im sorry to hear that. but in most cases thats not how things work out

[crimson isle]

And still, I don’t count spending money on something the child doesn’t want even if they did (other than basic needs)

Because it isn’t spent for you, it is spent for themselves on you

[modest creek]

You do you, but my mom was widowed when I was 3 and did a lot

She's the reason I am even into PCs today

[crimson isle]

I would wish I never got into audio, PC, etc

[modest creek]

Sounds like you have some issues to sort out

[crimson isle]

A lot cheaper, and your “requirements” or well, your standards grow with you

[spark hatch]

you think pc stuff is expensive?

get into rc cars or cars in general

[modest creek]

My mom showing me how to bang around on a TI 99/4A is not why i have what I have today lol

[crimson isle]

Ew, cars
Also audio worse honestly

[modest creek]

I am into RC cars, cars, guns, computers, cameras, guitars

Audio is not worse

[crimson isle]

Audio can go into stupid costs just because of sound signatures good for different music genres

[modest creek]

Cars can be devastatingly expensive

[crimson isle]

Audio can reach into 5mil

[spark hatch]

indeed

[modest creek]

Yeah I have a 1992 BWM 5 series that is prob $200k

And I have 7 cars lol

[crimson isle]

Speakers get to that price quickly

In the top end

[modest creek]

Sure - but they don't require a garage

They also don't eat $18/gallon gas

[crimson isle]

They do require a whole room tho

About the same size

[modest creek]

Nor do they explode their insides out on a race track

[spark hatch]

constant maitence

[crimson isle]

And also electricity

[modest creek]

pft

Anyone comparing a highend audio setup to a high end car has never owned a high end car

[crimson isle]

Try looking at High end speaker systems

[modest creek]

I am very familiar

My parents have had custom setups installed

Still doesn't have $5k connecting rods that last 3k miles

[crimson isle]

“Doesn’t need a whole garage” Doesn’t need a garage, but it needs a room with sound treatment to do its best

[modest creek]

forged aluminum conn rods

@crimson isle yeah I can fit a studio setup in a studio

[spark hatch]

do they have maintenance?

[modest creek]

I can't fit 7 cars in a studio

[crimson isle]

Everything has maintenance

Some things less

[modest creek]

You wipe the speaker cabinet off once a month

😛

[spark hatch]

what do you have to do to a speaker?

dust it?

[crimson isle]

Keep a whole room proper quality

[modest creek]

I have $700 torque wrenches for TTY bolts to put the engine together... cars are infinitely more expensive

[crimson isle]

700$ is like a single cable, lel

[modest creek]

yes that you buy once

I have to send this out for calibration every year

[crimson isle]

Buy multiple

[modest creek]

I do

because they onyl work for certain torque ranges

[crimson isle]

Seen easily speaker setups of 1.2mil+ total

[modest creek]

Makes a high end stereo look like a bargain

[spark hatch]

whats the green car in the back?

[modest creek]

Ever have an engine block ceramic coated? LOL

[modest creek]

That's my ~1100 hp 5 series

[crimson isle]

Feel like the audio you know is like 50000 max

[spark hatch]

damn, nice nice

[modest creek]

@crimson isle Bud - I don't want to brag, but my parents had an 8,500 house with about $300k in home theater in it

It was obnoxious, but it was set it, forget it, sold with the house

It was impressive

But nothing like cars

My brake rotors are $8500 LOL

[crimson isle]

Both can reach over a mil quite easily if you want to

[modest creek]

For sure - except one just works unless it is damaged, the other needs rebuilding a LOT

[spark hatch]

cars can go far over a mill

[modest creek]

Just the tools to work on shit properly

$10,000 worth of clutches..... which wear... and need to be replaced

Nevermind the labor of actually replacing

Speakers don't do this 🙂

[crimson isle]

Think about the most you could spend on audio is like 2.5mil without adding gems and stuff
Cars… idk
(Painting a car doesn’t count, aesthetic changes) but probably a bit more, idk

[modest creek]

You can pay $20M for a car

$48M

and guess what?

[crimson isle]

Auction

[modest creek]

If you park it, and it sits, it rots and needs maintenance

[spark hatch]

and?

[crimson isle]

So does speakers and all the room treatment, because everything ages

[chrome raft]

you should talk in #cars

[modest creek]

You can build a Pagani Huarya for like $7 -8M

[spark hatch]

you're not gonna walk into a dealer and find a car from 1962

[modest creek]

You can walk into a Pagani dealer and build a $7M car

[crimson isle]

At that point you can just grab like some celebrity owned vehicle or device, and instantly 500 mil

[modest creek]

There has never been a celebrity owned car for $500M

[crimson isle]

Auction it to some mega fan

[modest creek]

There'

There's a reason things sell for what they sell for

It's because someone is willing to pay it

No one is going to pay 100 fold over a cars value unless its worth it, which that is not. Anyway, a $250k home stereo woudl have been a better investment than my cars lol

[crimson isle]

I would just get an airplane

[modest creek]

Can't touch an airplane for $250k

[chrome raft]

i would just get a house

[modest creek]

I unfortunately do have a house

[chrome raft]

ok nvm

house costs like 2m+

[crimson isle]

Depends

[chrome raft]

a good one

[modest creek]

lol a good one

[crimson isle]

Built from scratch

Big ≠ good either

Tho probably 850k quite easily

[chrome raft]

i would just get an electric car for 250k and forget about it

[crimson isle]

I would probably only get a house of like 50-80m2 if I built from scratch, tho half would be pretty much empty because I can do with 35m2 on my own

[chrome raft]

why do you need 4 ovens

[modest creek]

I don't have 4 ovens

I have two ovens, a steam microwave, and a warming tray

[crimson isle]

But why

[modest creek]

Because I like to cook

[crimson isle]

1 is enough tho? Oven that is

[chrome raft]

warming tray is usless lmao

[crimson isle]

Different types for different things

[modest creek]

@crimson isle very hard to roast a turkey and sides in 1 oven

[crimson isle]

Ig

[modest creek]

and when said sides are done, putting in warming tray makes it not cold 😉

[spark hatch]

nice nice. I live in a renovated garage atm lmao

[modest creek]

@spark hatch that sounds bad ass

@spark hatch my garage is heated and AC!

[crimson isle]

I am lazy when it comes to cooking, I am lazy
I am that one who grabs a pot, grabs rice, some random vegetables and fish/meat/others and just boils it all

[modest creek]

ew

[spark hatch]

I haave a wood burning stove and no ac

[modest creek]

@spark hatch I wanted to do a wood stove but very tough insurance wise

unless detached from house

[crimson isle]

I care about Efficiency and nutrition not about taste, lel

[modest creek]

@crimson isle then you wouldn't boil food

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cooking-nutrient-content

[crimson isle]

Most efficient is just throwing it in a single pan

[chrome raft]

im asian and that sounds abominable

[modest creek]

Boiling results in the greatest loss of nutrients, while other cooking methods more effectively preserve the nutrient content of food. Steaming, roasting and stir-frying are some of the best methods of cooking vegetables when it comes to retaining nutrients ( 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ).Jan 24, 2017

[modest creek]

now put all that in a hot pot... mmm

[chrome raft]

nope

even if you pay me like 500 bucks i wont eat it

[crimson isle]

Be me, and just do single pot for everything

[modest creek]

whaaaaaaaaat - have a friend who lived in chengdu for a couple years

[chrome raft]

yep lived there for like 4 months

[crimson isle]

I don’t feel like wasting hours per year on cleaning and preparing

Dish washer would be nice, lel

[chrome raft]

bruh you shouldn't treat urself that badly

[modest creek]

imagine 2 dishwashers

[crimson isle]

Meh

2 washing machines tho

[modest creek]

naw I got one big boy

[crimson isle]

Sucks having to wait to start wool, white and color separately

[modest creek]

yeah the big boys have 2 separate areas

[chrome raft]

wait how many pots can you store in there?

[modest creek]

that angers me

[spark hatch]

I mean a sink and hand cloth works just fine for washing dishes, especially if you live alone. doesnt take long

[crimson isle]

Probably as much as I can use

[modest creek]

yeah single person sink cleaning is good

[crimson isle]

Two

[chrome raft]

thats what i do

[modest creek]

I am deeply saddened

[crimson isle]

30 minutes

Easily

[modest creek]

TIL kb snobs store their dishes in dishwashers

[spark hatch]

how tf do you wash dishes?!

[chrome raft]

if the disk doesnt have grease

[crimson isle]

Especially because I have 4-5 meals a day just to stay on weight

So I have to clean everything 4-5 times

[chrome raft]

its efficient

i didnt pay for the dishwaser

[crimson isle]

It’s annoying to do every single day

[modest creek]

Heh - I run the dishwasher twice a day

[crimson isle]

I wouldn’t even take out the dishes from a dishwasher

[modest creek]

have a 7 mo baby who goes thru bottles like you wouldn't believe

[spark hatch]

jsut dont let the grease sit, wash it right after you're done using it

[chrome raft]

yes

[crimson isle]

Imagine 10x pans and pots, 20x glass, 20x plates every single day

[chrome raft]

how many ppl are in ur family

[crimson isle]

Just me

[spark hatch]

im one person, how on earth am I gonna use that manny things

[crimson isle]

I just can’t eat alot at once

So I have to repeatedly make more

[spark hatch]

use the same fucking things xd

[chrome raft]

just wash when you finish eaching 1 corse

[spark hatch]

I use the same plate, cup, and utensils every day

[modest creek]

I rinse my glass out like 8 times a day

[chrome raft]

and then use the thing for the next course

[chrome raft]

takes like 30 seconds

[modest creek]

Yep

[spark hatch]

yea

[modest creek]

guise - I just lubed the space bar switches on this K65 Mini...

whoa

[crimson isle]

Same, just have to repeatedly clean them every time I eat

Dinner is the only thing I do properly

Don’t feel like cleaning oil off 24/7

[chrome raft]

did you desolder?

[crimson isle]

I eat 7:30, 8:30, 10:00, 18:30 and 20:00

Just very small amounts

[modest creek]

no not a full greasing, just from top side

[spark hatch]

cook once in the morning and then just reheat it thorugh out the day

[modest creek]

makes a huge difference even just that

[crimson isle]

Can’t reheat food without something to reheat it on

When you reheating it requires the same amount as just making it when you eat it makes no sense

Making it when you eat: needs pan and plate
Reheating it: needs pan and plate

[chrome raft]

that doesnt really do much

[modest creek]

It did on this ancient Filco

Just did the spacebar w/ costar stabs, insane the difference

[unkempt dome]

What do you do in life and what do I have to do to end up with the same job as you ... ?

[crimson isle]

Have billionaire parents

[unkempt dome]

Maybe ... but that I can't do

[modest creek]

@crimson isle my parents are self employed, I don't work for them, and they've never written me a check

So, to correct you, go to school, be smart, work in IT, and never settle

[crimson isle]

Smart doesn’t exist imho

[modest creek]

That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard

[crimson isle]

Just thinks and doesn’t think

[modest creek]

That's unintelligent

I have friends who think all day long and can't figure shit out

[crimson isle]

Can’t really call someone smart for being able to remember which buttons to press and hold

[modest creek]

What?

[spark hatch]

thats not how IT works

[modest creek]

That is... very odd

You're young - you got a ways to go

[crimson isle]

All that a human does, is push, pull, twist in a different frequency/pattern

[modest creek]

If you think the qualitative measure is [X] Think [X] Don't think then I would like to reassure you there's a reason I make over $200k and it's not that mindset

But if you want to persist with that, more power to you, but that is absolutely not how this works at all

[crimson isle]

It’s what every job is, in combination with memory

[modest creek]

You're not employed are you

[crimson isle]

Push buttons, turn a wheel, pull a box up, etc

Just remember in what order

[modest creek]

LOL

that's why you're washing the same pot

[crimson isle]

Like hoe coding is just knowing a language and what order it has to be put in

[modest creek]

You've got a lot to grow yet

[crimson isle]

Yeah sure sure

Input output is what people learn

You’ve got some who can think, but that’s like one in millions, majority just follows, while a few think of some different way to do the same thing, slowly evolving it

[modest creek]

OK

Anyway, someone sell me a mode sixtyfive

[spark hatch]

its already discontinued?

[modest creek]

yeah 😦

[spark hatch]

I swear I jsut saw smthn on it the other day

ah nvm it was the mode sonnet

[modest creek]

yeah sonnet meh

[spark hatch]

if you really like the sixtyfive maybe someone on r/mechanical keyboards would know where to get one

[modest creek]

i want to spec it tho

i liked the copper/brass you could do

[spark hatch]

wait

https://modedesigns.com/collections/sixtyfive

you might be able to just piece it together your self

[modest creek]

can build from parts?

[spark hatch]

looks like everything there

well no swithces and caps

[modest creek]

yeah i don't know

i'll email them

[spark hatch]

yea you could just get all the parts and through it together your self, would probably be more costly though

alr

[modest creek]

yeah - i hit them up just now asking for even barebones config

[unkempt dome]

I figured that you worked in IT ... which branch of IT tho

[modest creek]

I am a ..... virtualization/infrastructure engineer at a most senior level for a fintech company

[unkempt dome]

So server building and implementation?

[modest creek]

Nah - architecture/design

k8s/cloud/etc

[unkempt dome]

Sounds nebulous to me ...

[modest creek]

That's the best way to be

Never be too focused

Whether its UCS or K8s on OEL/RHEV, etc. whatever, design it make it work

NSX-T or calico

go go go

[unkempt dome]

So you studied coding to do that ?

[modest creek]

Nope - I have a degree in management of information system

Comp Sci / EE -> MIS

I didn't learn an ounce of this in school though

In fact I have read more books after graduating than prior

[unkempt dome]

Humm

Well I'm happy for you

[spark hatch]

^

[modest creek]

just gotta do the work

and be intersted of course

[unkempt dome]

I'm interested but there's probably not hundreds of jobs like yours

[modest creek]

There are a lot

I won't reveal too much but we have two semi similar roles open

IT right now is completely wtf

I WFH

Free sushi on fridays lol

[unkempt dome]

Yeah probably can't apply on those if I don't have any formation but just some knowledge

[modest creek]

Lots and lots of opportunity for competent people right now starting at like +30% from where I started

@unkempt dome I just hired a former colleague who has expertise a bit outside the given role but we're sending him away for $6k training

[unkempt dome]

Where is it located ?

[modest creek]

I am in PA

Close to NJ/NYC

We're a financial tech company so we need to be near NYSE

[unkempt dome]

Don't know what PA is ... Philadelphia?

[modest creek]

Sure - PHL

Though I just hired two people from Austin, TX

[unkempt dome]

I'm in Canada and don't know much about usd abbreviation

[modest creek]

Everything is up in the air right now

Gotcha

[unkempt dome]

Well I wish I could find that kind of job around here

[modest creek]

Expand your search - we compete with other ... competitors, we're all doing remote hires

[unkempt dome]

Need someone that speaks french ?

[modest creek]

haha not just yet

we're in UK/Ireland

but not France/Canada

actually that's not true we have an office in Toronot

Toronto

[unkempt dome]

Well if you ever need some French translator ... just dm me

Toronto is not that far from where I'm located

[modest creek]

I've been to Montreal

Toronto was an acquisition

[unkempt dome]

Montreal is nice to visit ... not nice to live there

[modest creek]

yeah i agree with that

[unkempt dome]

there's much more nicer places than Montreal to live... specially if you like peace and quiet

[modest creek]

No doubt

Montreal was .... colorful

[unkempt dome]

Hahaha

Indeed

[chrome raft]

deepl translate exists

[modest creek]

So my work gives out HPE 1040 G7s and USB-C Ddocks

[chrome raft]

i live in toronto lmao

[unkempt dome]

Never as good as someone that can talk face to face tho

[chrome raft]

still good enough for most ppl

[modest creek]

I 3D printed a mount for the USB-C dock to go under-desk as well as the power supply...

it's making its rounds around the company and I have 14 people asking for prints lol

[spark hatch]

lmao

[modest creek]

like... I'm not that kinda thing

[spark hatch]

oh yea that would be handy to have mounted under your desk

[modest creek]

For sure - it cleaned it up bigtime

that stupid cube has USB/power/DP on all sides

so it gets messy atop a desk

I am thinking of buying that Razer Core X or whatever external GPU and doing a 3070 Ti on this laptop

[spark hatch]

does the laptop have thunderbolt?

[modest creek]

it does

thunderbolt 3

not a huge deal but I am running 5120x1440 @ 60

would be nice for 120 - 240

[spark hatch]

I see

I'd ask else were not too sure, but I think its kinda diminishing returns with external gpu's

[modest creek]

it is

like if a 3070 Ti does 100 fps in Desktop it does like 75 fps in laptop external

but

I literally cannot run 2D @ 120 - 240 hz

and you can tell it takes all the horsepower to run 51220x1440 @ 60

[pine fulcrum]

Razer black widow with out the case (yes it still works and is my daily)

[chrome raft]

get something better

[charred garden]

yes

but if it makes you happy using it go on man

btw why is it missing the case?

[pine fulcrum]

@charred garden bc i wanted to look better then just a razer and make it harder to recognize but rn i don't feel like dropping a lot of money for a keyboard

@chrome raft i dont have the money

so yea i am looking at a 50$ one tho

kinda want this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088FK1CY5?tag=setupgamers-20&linkCode=osi&th=1

[charred garden]

what is alot, my ducky tkl skyline cost like 100 euro

[pine fulcrum]

its ok

i dont have more than like 70

i would like around 50

that is a little out of my range but i will look at the ducky also im in usd

@charred garden do you know any ducky keyboard thats in the 70 range

[charred garden]

ducky are outside your budget i think

[pine fulcrum]

ok

i will take a look at there website but knowing that i might not find somthing

[chrome raft]

rk61

or keychron c1

but buy the hotswap options

[pine fulcrum]

@chrome raft ok

[pine fulcrum]

@humble portal sould i get the red blue or brown witch is the quietest

for the keychron c1

[spark hatch]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/834558873398411335/949563928831201281/Linear-vs-Tactile-vs-Clicky-Infographic-1.png?size=4096

linear - red
tactile - brown
clicky - blue

[pine fulcrum]

@spark hatch thank u

[spark hatch]

btw the sound between tactile and linear isnt that much

[pine fulcrum]

ok

[spark hatch]

I can send a sound comparison on the c2 if you'd like

[pine fulcrum]

sure

that would help alot

a lot

[chrome raft]

you probably should upgrade the switches at a later date

[pine fulcrum]

@chrome raft maybe but again i dont have a lot of money

[chrome raft]

ok

you can buy the board

[pine fulcrum]

even though switches can be cheap

[chrome raft]

and then wait like 6 months until you have some more money

and then get new switches

[pine fulcrum]

ok maybe also depends if i like it to

the red switches

[spark hatch]

F - tactile/brown

G - linear/red

[pine fulcrum]

ok that helps a lot its way better then my razer greens lol

[spark hatch]

lmao yea big difference

[pine fulcrum]

yea lol

[velvet swallow]

i like the razer green keys ngl

proper loud

[chrome raft]

razer greens suck

[velvet swallow]

I mean thats valid

i like em tho

[pine fulcrum]

@velvet swallow like what you like but i hate the loudless of the green switch i want somthing quiet

[velvet swallow]

yeah i get that tbf

i like the tactile click more than the sound

[pine fulcrum]

ah ok i like the feel kinda but its a little strong? hard? idk

[spark hatch]

nah

[pine fulcrum]

@spark hatch i think i will get the reds but i might get the browns

[spark hatch]

this is a proper sounding clicky:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/919720016285429770/956440991135576094/20220324_003133.mp4?size=4096

[pine fulcrum]

its a little to loud for me lol

[spark hatch]

get a heaveir tactile then?

[pine fulcrum]

i have a room with like SUPER thin walls

[velvet swallow]

you got me there, that do be a loud click

[spark hatch]

box whites

[pine fulcrum]

idk

maybe but i will most likly get the red

[main narwhal]

It'll be louder in like

A hollow rattly plastic case lel

[spark hatch]

nono

we want a nice crisp click

[main narwhal]

Let them sounds ricochet everywhere

[spark hatch]

not sheer loudness

[spark hatch]

so a corsair kb

plasticy

rattly ass stabs

[main narwhal]

I have jades in a Corsair

Is vry loud

[spark hatch]

dang

thats powerful

[main narwhal]

Also I had like

[velvet swallow]

i dont even have a mechanical keyboard 👀

[main narwhal]

250 dollars worth of caps on it at some point as a meme

[spark hatch]

razer greens?

[spark hatch]

bruh

[velvet swallow]

nah i got a razer membrane keyboard lol

[spark hatch]

;-;

[velvet swallow]

yes

its alright tho

got pretty colours

syncs with my gpu

[main narwhal]

R1 of gmk dots lel

And some keyforge and Bob artisans

[swift forge]

Corsair K70

[main narwhal]

K95 :o

[swift forge]

oh I didn't see the macro keys 💀

those are what differentiate the two

[pine fulcrum]

This is my board rn it's loud

[swift forge]

and the media keys being close to the top of the numpad

[spark hatch]

[main narwhal]

I was thinking of hotswapping it but also

I can't open the board anymore lolol

[spark hatch]

glued?

[main narwhal]

I molded a new back out of miliputt since I replaced the thick USB cable with a micro b port

I thought it was dried already when I closed it up, and I guess it wasn't dry enough lol

And bonded

[spark hatch]

ah

I c

[main narwhal]

But ya, that's how it's connected to an aviator cable lolol

[spark hatch]

ic

[chrome raft]

why is someone cutting meat on a keeb

[main narwhal]

Coz

It's their thing I guess

[chrome raft]

thats hideous

[main narwhal]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/422242037669167105/974662855267872819/280124127_404434397989233_8491024568403857914_n.webm

[swift forge]

@spark hatch Ducky One 3 or Keychron K8

[gloomy quest]

some people have too much money...

[spark hatch]

K8 pro or just k8

[swift forge]

any

idk

[spark hatch]

K8 pro 100%

[spark hatch]

bruh I litterly bought a wrist rest acouple weeks ago for mothers day :-:

[chrome raft]

what palm wrest did you buy?

[spark hatch]

keychrons palm one

[chrome raft]

ok

[spark hatch]

I had originally got one for the c2 but I'd like to get another for my q1

[chrome raft]

is it wood or resin or resin+wood

[spark hatch]

solid palm

[chrome raft]

ok

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=8537

found dis

im pretty sure mk ships to canada

[spark hatch]

oh handy, ty

[chrome raft]

wait thats for k2

or k6

might be a little bit off

[spark hatch]

idrc, if it works it works

[chrome raft]

lol true

mk also sells other wrist rests

[spark hatch]

yea

[chrome raft]

you might like the look of the other ones

[spark hatch]

question for ya'll, does anyone happen to know how to fix this?

via just isnt there, tried reinstalling it but that didnt fix it. not sure what to do outside of that

[unkempt dome]

No idea ... I never tried via

[spark hatch]

thats acouple

[chrome raft]

i just said to my self in april that

i would stop my keeb hobby

and that I should be zen

[spark hatch]

lmao

[chrome raft]

the month of May came and...

[spark hatch]

thats a good one

[chrome raft]

[vital fractal]

Does anyone know of a keyboard like the corsair k95?