peripherals-and-displays

[idle cedar]

most important thing is a good price and good materials

[daring zenith]

then why was corsair an option in the first place

[floral lake]

lmao

[daring zenith]

50$ and chillin
https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-K631-Hot-Swappable-Mechanical-Dedicated/dp/B09R4KB836/

[idle cedar]

i use numbs

[daring zenith]

60$
https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-K628-PRO-Hot-Swappable-Mechanical/dp/B09ZNQMWH6/

[idle cedar]

thx

well who upgrade windows?

[daring zenith]

?

nah

[idle cedar]

why

[daring zenith]

no reason to

[idle cedar]

brb

I tried it, it's smooth and good, the settings are detailed, privacy, etc

[floral lake]

i've been using win 11 as daily for almost a year

[daring zenith]

I've been dailying both, I see no real difference other than some things being more annoying on win11

like small things like being able to just straight up type into the task bar for search instead of having to click an extra button

or having to click another time after right clicking to get all the options

just wacky stuff

Some stuff like being able to straight up open up wireless settings from the task bar through the wifi symbol instead of only being able to choose networks

it's just annoying

[floral lake]

oh god yeah

idk why ms does that

making doing same tasks more complicated and slower

cause there's more steps to it

[daring zenith]

like why the hell do you have this

what is the purpose

I'm going to need it anyways

you could've just given me the full list anyways

it just annoys me

[floral lake]

exactly

just give the entire list but in modern style

[daring zenith]

what irks me more is that delete file isn't there

that's one of the most common operations I do

and its not in the 'quicker' menu

[floral lake]

there is, but it's a trash bin icon

which is worse

[daring zenith]

wtf

this is just annoying

[floral lake]

even after my almost one year usage

[daring zenith]

I'm like 1-2 month on win11

[floral lake]

i still get confused by that menu lmao

[daring zenith]

I guess the built in video editor did get better, that's the only upside

and just a slightly upside

[floral lake]

i like the looks but it's just annoying and confusing sometimes

[daring zenith]

I prefer not having these looks than to have annoying interface lol

[floral lake]

"stramlining" too much be like

yeah i don't mind old looks cause it's just so much easier

[daring zenith]

anyways I would've prefered win10 if this laptop didn't come preinstalled with win11 lol

Not going to upgrade my desktop from win10 if I have the choice not to

[floral lake]

im using 11 just cause im too lazy to upgrade anymore

win 10 probably loses the support plug in 2025 anyway

a few years left but still

[daring zenith]

true a bit sad

[little crater]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3332241920394041

real comedian here

but damn, some real gems there

[atomic folio]

Need help determining how good/bad my current mouse & keyboard is, and what I should consider buying as an upgrade.
Mostly need a comfortable and accurate wired mouse for shooters.
This is my current mouse & keyboard. (They came with my pre-built PC)
https://www.gamdias.com/en/gaming-gear/combo/HERMES_E1C_3-IN-1_COMBO

[wanton burrow]

Mice if ur playing fps games

Both if you just want better peripherals

At least just use them until they break

[cyan basalt]

Oof

Get a new mouse and keyboard asap. Mouse polling rate is 125hz

Most, if not all gaming mice in the last decade have been 1000hz

Also, how do you grip your mouse and how big are your hands?

[cloud bison]

Insert "just get g502 lmao" here

[floral lake]

hm

what's the snappiest tactile switches out there?

i like my outemu brown but i feel the bump is so weak lmao

[jade lodge]

For anyone curious the HyperX Quadcast is extremely nice

[queen sigil]

idk holy bobas or some membrane keyboard

holy bobas expensive and kinda a pain

[floral lake]

hm, ok

[queen sigil]

but i mean u can kinda hear that they tactile

[floral lake]

so far im reading some stuff and i think my option might have to be glorious panda

im trying to not break my wallet

[queen sigil]

eh

dont read "Top Ten Most TacTiclE sWitCHes For YOur MonEy" lists

[floral lake]

lol fair

[queen sigil]

unless its at least a decently updated and contributed forum post or something

at least

[cloud bison]

I'm just trying to find quieter switches

My royal kludge is meh

[queen sigil]

then buy silent swithcews

[daring zenith]

@floral lake T1 bump is pretty nice

Sharper than u4t

[brazen flax]

Anyone who has the mx master mouse can you please help me with the scrolling ? It’s set to smooth scrolling and it doesn’t feel smooth it all it’s really laggy when scrolling through web pages in comparison to a Magic Mouse or the keyboard on the Mac

Trackpad*

[queen sigil]

im not a fan of the t1 feel after the bump

me personally

[daring zenith]

I like it personally

[west hornet]

Will this ever get fixed

[pliant ermine]

Best place to buy xbox one wireless controllers anyone

[cloud bison]

Any general store

Walmart

Target

Bestbuy

[wheat lagoon]

Anyone got recommendations for headphones. Need some headphones for music. Probably with noise cancellation and hear through if possible and not something expensive too. For music

[jovial cliff]

What are some good headsets or headphone and mic combo things for calls and gaming

I also want them to be good for music

[buoyant steeple]

I'm trying to put my backspace key back into my keyboard but it's not working

Keeps popping back out

It has those little stabilizer thingies (not the bar) that goes into a small hole on the keyboard itself

[magic adder]

recommendations for decent desk mics? >$100

[daring zenith]

talking about these? Did these come out somehow?

[queen sigil]

probs talking about costar

[floral lake]

sounds like costar

[daring zenith]

Costar wacky

[west hornet]

dynamic or condenser? xlr or usb?

[steel spire]

do wireless headsets actually sound worse than wired once

[white flame]

https://tenor.com/view/well-yes-but-actually-no-well-yes-no-yes-yes-no-gif-13736934

[ivory fable]

What's your budget ? I personally love my sony wh xb900n 's (i think the new model is called wh xb910n ) they where around €180

[wheat lagoon]

Like 50~100

[ivory fable]

Oof

[wheat lagoon]

Why

[ivory fable]

Ehh country?

[wheat lagoon]

USD

[ivory fable]

Very low for good anc headphones

[wheat lagoon]

United States

Aww

How much then

[ivory fable]

Well I'll have a look but i doubt many for 100

[wheat lagoon]

Kk

[ivory fable]

Ah okey you got a bit more options than i thought

[pale cosmos]

[ivory fable]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/soundcore-by-anker-life-tune-xr-wireless-active-noise-cancelling-over-the-ear-headphones-black/6453193.p?skuId=6453193
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-wh-ch710n-wireless-noise-cancelling-over-the-ear-headphones-black/6408360.p?skuId=6408360
I'm a big fan of sonys large ear cups n stuff so I'd choose them but the ankers might be better for you depending on preferences

[pale cosmos]

Big cups

For big ears and big

[steel spire]

can u elaborate

[wheat lagoon]

Holdup

[wheat lagoon]

This

I was getting the I think soundcore q30

[wheat lagoon]

which better between the two?

[ivory fable]

Honestly should have a look into reviews yourself idk that much about them

And sound preference/style is personal

[wheat lagoon]

ok

[pliant ermine]

anybody to help with an issue on connecting a xbox controller to windows 11

mainly for my friend

Hes having an issue that I had, and I fixed it by connecting it to my phone and back to my pc, however this doesn't work for him and I told him to uninstall the drivers, and theres noway to download the controller drivers

[glad yarrow]

use the charging cable'

[sullen crow]

Just bought my 4th 60% keeb and it was a decent sale since I got an additional 30% off

https://epomaker.com/collections/deals-1/products/epomaker-gk61-red?variant=39338329178185 nice with gateron yellow switches

[vague coral]

any recommendation for good keyboard my budget is 150$

[buoyant steeple]

Yeah, those

They didn't come out but I just can't get the key to stay in right

so instead of forcing it in even more I just put it on the switch itself without attaching it to those

works fine, but it looks like it's raised higher than the other keys on my keyboard

[shadow bane]

gonna take all my keycaps off to clean my keyboard tmrw

i have a lot of pets, so my keyboard has a lot of hair in it

any tips for getting it out?

last time i was stuck using tweezers

[ivory fable]

Sometimes turning the keyboard upside down and laying on desk does it although ime there's gonna be some practically glued to the PCB

[neon root]

for when its not in use, if you have some sort of cover then you can do that. some people like to use the plastic cover that comes with the keyboard assuming your keyboard came with one.

[neon root]

keychron, royal kludge, depends on what youre looking for

[timber ridge]

with a budget of $150 I would skip rk

Leopolds, keychron, varmillo and a some other boards are in his budget

[neon root]

well its more like if they want a decent board and just pocket the rest of the money

[ivory fable]

they are god awful

ohh when not in use

[elder current]

hey is there any good multiplatform headphones like the arctis nova pro wireless

[timber ridge]

fair point

[bitter ravine]

I GoT BIg eAR🙀

[bitter ravine]

https://www.amazon.in/Redragon-K630-Dragonborn-Keyboard-Mechanical/dp/B08Y8QY5NS/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2KIJAJR4UAJF6&keywords=60+percent+mechanical+keyboard&qid=1661869483&s=computers&sprefix=60%2Ccomputers%2C261&sr=1-4 is this good?

[glad wave]

define good?

[bitter ravine]

what is it 1/10

[glad wave]

it depends on the user, some like full sized keyboards, some 60%, some TKL

then you have the membrane ones, mechanicals, optomechanicals, etc

[bitter ravine]

i want 80% with argb cant find it anywhere

[glad wave]

if i remember you were trying to fit a build under 60k rupees

[bitter ravine]

yea

[glad wave]

at that point you should settle at a cheap membrane keyboard until you have saved more money, no point in overspending when you are already on a very tight budget

[bitter ravine]

but now it is 75k

[glad wave]

then i suggest you to upgrade more critical parts first and leave peripherals as a last priority

like mobo/cpu and gpu

you can get away with a cheap keyboard for months

[bitter ravine]

my dad will buy it so and my keybord is too old

[glad wave]

as i suggested you, just buy a cheap keyboard for now (something between 6-15 bucks) and upgrade your critical parts

[bitter ravine]

that is 35 usd lol

[glad wave]

as an example you can upgrade your 610 mobo to a 660 with those extra 35

[bitter ravine]

i cant do that

[glad wave]

it will fare better in the long run

[bitter ravine]

a b660 is 13k and a h610 is 7k and this keyboard is 2k so 9k i cant see

that is 4k more

[glad wave]

but you upgraded your budget from 60k to 75k.... thats a 15k increase to upgrade parts

[bitter ravine]

yea with the 60k it came to 69k 😳

just see this

[bitter ravine]

It is so shaky

[glad wave]

well, you have your priorities man, if it were me i should buy a cheap keybaord and upgrade the extremeley budget parts first

[bitter ravine]

and this keyboard is not from am 75k

[glad wave]

i mean a 660 is miles ahead of a 610

[bitter ravine]

budat

[glad wave]

you will be severely limited on the long run

[bitter ravine]

now u are talking

[glad wave]

only reason to get a 610 mobo is if you are on an extremely tight budget, and now you have the means to get a 660, yet you want an expensive keyboard... i dont know man

[bitter ravine]

ok with 40 sec

https://www.amazon.in/MSI-B660M-DDR4-Motherboard-Micro-ATX/dp/B09NWG85J1/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=MJ5RMDK1DLWY&keywords=b660&qid=1661877172&s=computers&sprefix=b660%2Ccomputers%2C276&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyUFBONUowMU1JSjBZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzIzMDI1Mk9VMTdNRkdNVUg4SCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzYwMjIwMUVVRjBRNFQxQU1TUCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= is this good

[bitter ravine]

is it good?

[glad wave]

this one is better

https://www.amazon.in/MSI-PRO-DDR4-Motherboard-Micro-ATX/dp/B09NTMRRTL/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=14LUL63URKXVX&keywords=b660m-a&qid=1661877252&s=computers&sprefix=b660m-%2Ccomputers%2C228&sr=1-2-spons&psc=1

[bitter ravine]

yea that is the one 13k

ok with i will be back 3 min

6 min

[bitter ravine]

https://www.amazon.in/Lightweight-Programmable-High-Speed-Tracking-Computer/dp/B09SN74PNC/ref=sr_1_12_sspa?crid=HRB33YONE9GG&keywords=gaming+mouse&qid=1661880083&sprefix=gaming%2Caps%2C327&sr=8-12-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyR0VFOFlQMEQ4MktZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDcxNzUxM0FHVU9YQkhaVFU3TCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDQwMTEzM1FVVEVJSTFCNFFTRSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX210ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= look at this OP Mouse i found

why it is 4000 DpI and 500 ips

idk what ips lol

[neon root]

inches per second

gotta go slow

[bitter ravine]

EZ I will not buy a CPU cooler and that CPU cooler don't work i think and I can get this motherboard and it will not to go over 75,000 tysm

[jaunty cradle]

anyone have a epomaker ak84s that can help me out?

[queen sigil]

no

[timber ridge]

@queen sigil how the qk65 holding up ?

[queen sigil]

its p nice

[elder current]

Quick question sony inzone h9 or steelseries arctis nova pro wireless

[bitter ravine]

If I put all of these parts together will it work?

[white flame]

It would work yes

[wheat lagoon]

Ahhh get the soundcore q45 or q30???

[molten bronze]

Know anyone that sells a decent version of a kana/romaji keyboard?

Like this

[daring zenith]

If you care about layout, the only thing is that it's ISO, other than that, you can get whatever aftermarket keycaps with kana legends

[molten bronze]

Sadly I feel like I prefer a membrane keyboard

Or something like that

I have gotten so used to them that it is a benefit that I can slide to a nearby letter without lifting a finger

(Which you couldn’t do on a typewriter without jamming it)

Not familiar with keyboards enough to know if keycaps are a thing for membrane keyboards

Heck I dont think I am using the right terminology anyway

“Chiclet”

I guess I could simply have two keyboards.

One I build into the computer and the other your standard run of the mill thick keyboard

[daring zenith]

I mean

[daring zenith]

You can do that with mech keyboard too, just need flat keycaps

If you're talking about being able to easily move your fingers around

Or is there something else...?

[molten bronze]

Yeah thats hwat I mean

[daring zenith]

there's lots of different keycap profiles, some tall, some rounded, some angled, some flat

if you just want flat keycaps shouldn't be hard to find with mech keebs

[floral lake]

low profile keyboards should be common enough for mech side

like keychron

[ripe sable]

Well darn. My huntsman's CTRL key stopped working, so I'm looking for a good but affordable replacement.

Might be smarter if I ask in #tech-deals-discussion

[neon cape]

Is there some new term I'm missing? Looking at the specs that say the RGB is addressable, but doesn't say what it is, and looking at the ports, don't even see any type of controller port.

Check this out on @Newegg: Computer Power Supplies 1050W, RGB Power Supply Fully Modular 80+ Gold PSU, Addressable RGB Light Power Supply for Gaming PC https://www.newegg.com/p/1HU-02T9-00010?Item=9SIATPEE8D1024&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-9SIATPEE8D1024-_-09012022

Sold from in the USA, but get the feeling, seller is trying to push off the button to change colors as addressable.

[white flame]

There's only the RGB control button, it can't be controlled by the system at all

They can technically call it a-rgb because it uses an a-rgb fan

Addressable does not mean the same as controllable

[neon cape]

Explains why Amazon yanked the seller. Newegg has two sellers calling themselves the GameMax store, one selling the power supply showing the motherboard data cable and port, the other not at all, yet same description, different prices.

Check this out on @Newegg: GAMEMAX Power Supply 1050W Fully Modular 80+ Gold Certified with ARGB Light, RGB-1050 https://www.newegg.com/gamemax-rgb-1050-1050w/p/1HU-0289-00037?Item=9SIAVA3FD04627&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-9SIAVA3FD04627-_-09012022

It's not a bad power supply, except for the time bomb that shuts them down, after they run for so long. Had older models all quit the same day. Sort of like what those R4 cards do, but rolling back the clock has no effect.

Had to bypass the 555 timer if I remember right

That's also a good point. I always thought addressable was the same thing

[white flame]

There's also the fake reviews, units that are significantly different from those sent for 80+ analysis, changing components completely without changing the model...

[neon cape]

Asus did that a number of years ago with their Nexus tablets. Engineer made a change in the adapter that removed a gateway. The result, unplug the adapter while it's still hooked to tablet, extreme fire Hazzard. Didn't even know about it till UL emailed me that the adapter PCB revision isn't what matches the number on the melted case.

[neon root]

@glass bear wireless viper mini?

[glass bear]

woah

i already have one of those though 💀

[neon root]

May or may not put some holes in it

But did do some cuts

[mighty saddle]

Anybody know what's a good wireless lavalier microphone?

[west hornet]

For consumers there is the rode and dji wireless lav systems that are pretty decent. Im not sure about the dji but for the rode it works best if you get a separate mic to go with it

[errant falcon]

so whats the opinion on this? https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/gaming-keyboards/g915-low-profile-wireless-mechanical-gaming-keyboard.html

i need something with media keys and macro buttons

[queen sigil]

gross

[errant falcon]

better yet

anyone but leyo can answer

[queen sigil]

better yet get real

asks for opinion gets angry from opinion

[errant falcon]

well from you its always negative

thats why

doesnt matter what it is

its always negative

[queen sigil]

ok then get/choose something that isnt bad

[errant falcon]

then suggest something that isnt bad

[white flame]

He has a point. Saying something is bad without giving a reason or alternatives is just noise.

[queen sigil]

well if it was me id get literally any of keychrons newer boards and just program my own macros and media keys with VIA but id assume you wouldnt want to do that

especially instead of spending 230$ for a gaming keyboard

[daring zenith]

Qmk/via is neat

But the Logitech keeb just doesn't give you like anything over the 50$ EVGA board if you go name brand

[queen sigil]

and if u really need the rainbow LEDs theres always the apex pro for 30$ cheaper and has adjustable actuation

[glass bear]

if you're still looking at

it's by no means a bad keyboard but you can get a lot of better stuff for the same price

[errant falcon]

I want basically have the ability to have the macro keys and media keys

Those are my two big selling points

@glass bear

[glass bear]

if you value those over a better typing experience there isn't exactly anything like that Logitech

Other mechanical keyboards have qmk so you could like remap extra keys to do that

but it's not like a special buttom like the Logitech

[errant falcon]

Unless you know of a Macro pad or something

[glass bear]

yeah I don't really use media keys too much

I have like a knob for the volume

[errant falcon]

I use the keys alot

So after the evga keyboard died it kinda killed me

I had a warranty on the evga one but they wanted me to pay for shipping and that was not worth it when the brand-new was as much as the shipping

[glass bear]

I see

just go for it then it isn't a bad keyboard

with a custom-ish company like keychron you'd have a nicer time typing

but with keyboards you can pretty much be blissfully ignorant

[queen sigil]

hes asking for confirmation not really a recommendation

[errant falcon]

I asked for a recommendation

[hasty moth]

What do y’all think about the Logitech G502 hero. Or lightspeed.

[white flame]

I have the G502 Hero and I personally like it. It's a bit heavier and larger than other mice, which helps with my habit of lifting the mouse. The biggest downside is it's a Logitech mouse and the switches will die relatively quickly.

[queen sigil]

plus if u know exactally what u want and know and did reserarch to find something thats exactally what u want

why ask for opinions

just get it

logitech software aint great and they dont use great parts but it has the macro keys and the media knob or whatever for an excessive price

[hasty moth]

What do you guys recommend for keyboard and mouse?

[errant falcon]

Yeah then I'll prolly find a decent keyboard and just get a separate pad for macros I'm.prettty sure they exist

[queen sigil]

just get a keychron keyboard that has a knob and can use VIA

[half herald]

any recommendations for a router? I'm experiencing packet loss and I'm pretty sure its my router. I'd like a router preferably under 60$ I was thinking this https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-AC1750-Smart-WiFi-Router/dp/B079JD7F7G/ref=sr_1_3?crid=Y22XH41524VY&keywords=router&qid=1662337026&sprefix=router%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-3 . i have 400-500 mbps dl speed

Currently have spectrum, if that matters at all

[stable axle]

whats the best budget wireless mouse?

[hasty quail]

did you test for packet loss bypassing the router?

[half herald]

idk, I just took a packet loss test using this website https://packetlosstest.com/

coax cable been replaced, and so has the modem, leading me to believe its the router

[hasty quail]

i would bypass the router and run the test, if still packet loss then def not the router, and would have Spectrum check for issues along the line

otherwise that router should be fine for Spectrum, I have Spectrum and a similar router to that

[half herald]

dont know what that means to bypass the router, do you mean just plug in the internet cable straight into my computer?

[hasty quail]

hook your computer directly to the modem and test

[half herald]

the router was fine for a while, then just loaded up a game one day and started lagging

ok ill try that

[half herald]

@hasty quail Still have packet loss, just not as bad, so do I call my ISP and tell them im experiencing packet loss or ?

does this also mean one the wires outside could be damaged?

[hasty quail]

I would contact ISP and tell them you have packet loss w/o router in place, modem has been replaced, and you would like them to test the line coming in for issues

and yes it could be actual line damage, or a loose connector somewhere in the mix

[half herald]

alright ty

[ripe sable]

I asked this before in this chat, and i then asked in #tech-deals-discussion but I'm currently trying to find a good budget mechanical to replace my old Razer Huntsman which its ctrl key broke recently.

I'm looking for under 120-125 canadian dollars atm and I'm having a bit of a difficulty with it

I did see a blackwidow v3 on amazon, but considering its lack of repairability in terms of switch replacement, it's a risk.

[daring zenith]

Keychron c2 hotswap

[scenic star]

Hi Everyone,

There's something I want to try and do and I want to know if it's possible and how to do it:

What I Want To Do

Merge my two separate work stations into station for working/gaming
Toggle peripherals & monitors between two computers depending on if I am working or not the other computer would be off/on
Work Laptop - when I am working I can switch to use one set of keyboard & mouse that I use for gaming/personal
Gaming Desktop - when I am not working I can use the same keyboard & mouse. That way I won't have to plug and unplug my mouse and keyboard to the desktop/laptop each time I am done work/gaming, and also won't have to need to always toggle hdmi settings on my monitors to detect that my laptop/desktop is on unless its already build into my monitors.
If possible to also toggle personal microphone/webcam in addition to my keyboard & mouse
Equipment I currently use:

Work Setup
Dell Laptop
Dell Dock Station to plug into work laptop to project it onto two monitors (This can stay so the laptop can boot up both my personal monitors and extend the display when my personal computer is turned off/on)
Two Monitors (I want to use my own monitors from personal setup)
Dell Keyboard & Mouse (I want to use my own peripherals)
Personal/Gaming Setup
Two Monitors
AORUS CV27Q 27"
GIGABYTE M27Q 27"
Desktop
Webcam
Microphone
Custom Keyboard & Gaming Mouse
Please give me a dummy guide on how to do what I want to do & buy if its possible,

I'm currently looking at this but I think its only for peripherals but not the monitors unless its built into auto detect whether of my work laptop is on or personal desktop

UGREEN USB Switch Selector 2 Computers Sharing 4 USB Devices USB 2.0 Peripheral Switcher Box Hub for Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner, Printer, PCs with One-Button Swapping and 2 Pack USB A to A Cable
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01MXXQKGM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AKXVBT49GGF3B&psc=1

Thanks in Advance!

[west hornet]

I happen to be setting up a similar setup rn with my gaming desktop and macbook. What you’d be looking for is a kvm switch. They sell some for multiple monitors but they start to get very expensive. Lately some display manufacturers have been incorporating kvm functionality within the display such as gigabytes m series monitors, you can plug in 2 usb devices into the monitor and then one usb would go from monitor to pc and a laptop would be connected via thunderbolt usb c. There is a single switch on the back to switch between the 2 computers. That is what i am going to be doing with a M27Q P I recently ordered since my laptop only supports 1 external display anyway.
Seeing that you have a m27q you could try that and see if it is the desired setup you want, for multiple displays you will have to look around for multi display kvm switches as I don’t know any notable ones. Also the one you linked doesn’t seem to have hdmi or displayport connections so that may not work as desired

[timber ridge]

does wegg have a troubleshooting channel lol

my pc randomly gave up on me

[west hornet]

Its really just any channel that would relate to the issue, #windows-ios #building-and-recc-chat some of the hardware channels etc

[timber ridge]

prob will jus ask in build chat bc i hve an idea of which component is causing th issue

[steel spire]

what is the best sounding earbuds

am thinking to save money for the samsung buds 2

[wanton burrow]

None, just good enough sounding

Cant recc actual wirelessearbuds, but these products has no definite benchmarks to test like pcs

[west hornet]

AirPods pro are decent in the wireless space

Ofc there is better in the wired iem space, or btr7 + some wired iem

[ivory fable]

personally cant recommend airpods unless you live in the orchard

[cyan basalt]

Bluetooth is always going to have compression and latency

But if you can get an mmcx bluetooth adapter, you can find some decent earbuds to use wirelessly

[west hornet]

wat is that supposed to mean

[little crater]

it means

airpods suck

unless

you live in an orchard

[west hornet]

[neon root]

crazy they cant give an actual recommendation over airpods. airpods stay winnin 🥱

[west hornet]

I mean I would still take the pros over the sound signature of something like xm4s lol

[ivory fable]

the orchard is the walled apple garden

[west hornet]

im dumb

[ivory fable]

i would recommend sony linkbuds s personally

or the xm4s ye

[west hornet]

I heard there was a major flaw with the linkbuds, don't remember what it was though

[ivory fable]

sure its the s and not the regular linkbuds?

[west hornet]

or don't struggle with wireless sound quality, just get the new btr7 and plug in some random headphones or iems in

[west hornet]

no idea

heh

[nocturne lotus]

I'm thinking about getting a Logitech headset, and I'm thinking about getting the G733
is that a good headset or

[cyan basalt]

What's your main use? Gaming?

Need to be wireless?

[nocturne lotus]

Just gaming, and my current headset is Wired but I find myself turning in my chair and get tangled in them

[queen sigil]

@neon root my viper ultimate has a really smooth area on the under side near the skates does this mean i should get new skates

ill send a pic in a bit

[neon root]

?

[queen sigil]

@neon root

like that shiny bit

near the barcode

alot smoother than surrounding plastic

[neon root]

i have it as well but not as bad as yours. either because i just havent used mine for as long as you, dont know how long youve used yours. could be due to just oils that its picked up or just scraping which also picking up oils

gonna assume you also rest your ring finger there on the side right next to where that part is

used mine for like 7~8 months i think

[daring zenith]

Had mine for ~9 months, this is how mine looks there

Had to use flash to highlight the slight difference in texture there

[neon root]

you still have the cover on for the usb dongle?

doesnt it rattle? reason why i dont have mine on, took it off within the first hour of using it

also guess it just depends on what mouse you get then or you just have less hand oils

well

hm

yours different, goes along the side instead

[daring zenith]

No, the only thing is the latch thingy is half broken since I take it off and on semi often

Since there's only 1 USB-A port on the side of my laptop, rest at the back, when I charge my mouse with wire I like to put the dongle back in, so I use it a lot

but there's no rattle

pretty snug

[neon root]

guessing how you hold it, how much hand oils you have and what kind of mouse pad you use affects how the plastic is affected over long term

[daring zenith]

Probably

[neon root]

since leyo and mine are somewhat similar but mines smaller and yours runs along the side instead of being like a blob

[daring zenith]

My hands don't sweat much, and I use a hard pad rn

although previously I was using a MPC 890

[queen sigil]

mines not like oily

its like complately smooth

[neon root]

well ye

thats what happens to plastic from oils

just depends on how good the plastic is that the company uses

having a glorious model o-, they used fairly cheap plastic in order to have a really cheap lightweight mouse to compete against finalmeme hence qc issues and now really smooth/oily spots

[latent compass]

Anyone know good speakers for desktops?

Just some budget ones will be fine it's for a hp prebuilt.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-desktop-pc-m01-f1000i/32482405/model/35801263/document/c06687602

[small haven]

Best gaming keyboard under $30?

[queen sigil]

anything under 30$ gonna suck

just get like whatever amazon basics keyboard u can get

[calm tide]

does any1 know any good reasonable priced keyboards with fully customizable rgb

[shadow bane]

reasonably priced means different amounts to different people

[calm tide]

bout 50

maybe 70 tops

[neon root]

usd? check out royal kludge and see if they have anything within your budget for the layout you want

[calm tide]

usd

[neon root]

red dragon also has some kinda decent boards as well, not sure about rgb with them though

[calm tide]

thank you!

[shadow bane]

i had a redragon k55 i think it was

one of their more budget rgb keyboards

absolutely hated it

[calm tide]

what was wrong with it?

[shadow bane]

the keys just felt gross

they wiggled when you hit them

[calm tide]

o

[shadow bane]

worst keyboard i've used

[calm tide]

right now i have like a 15 dollar amazon keyboard

[latent compass]

Anyone know good speakers for desktops?
Just some budget ones will be fine it's for a hp prebuilt.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-desktop-pc-m01-f1000i/32482405/model/35801263/document/c06687602

(Repost)

[latent compass]

Mb I just saw this but like anywhere from 20 - 50 ish is good.

Nothing too fancy.

[timber ridge]

pebble speakers are a popular pick for super budget speakers

[steep pelican]

Can anyone recommend a decent budget (maybe 60 dollar max) mic

[rancid oxide]

EVGA Z15 is $40 on Newegg. It's mechanical and has speed switches (super sensitive), so you'd have to get used to that. I swear by it. I got it when it was $70. You can customize every key's rgb including the media buttons. It also comes with a volume wheel. It is wired. Comes with wrist wrest.

I have had mine for 6 months now with zero issues

[calm tide]

O wow

Thanks

I’ll probably get# taht

[mellow leaf]

would this work with a 1440p at 170hz screen

oh this one is a 2 pack i do need 2

[queen sigil]

have u tried looking in the product description

and id assume if its dp it can do 170 1440

[mellow leaf]

well says in name like 8k60hz 4k144hz and 1080p165hz

[queen sigil]

they put it in the name to attract searches

[mellow leaf]

okay seller answered

[obsidian cypress]

DP 1.4 or HDMI 2.1?

Which is better?

[white flame]

Depends on use case, but for gamers DP

[obsidian cypress]

Got it.

[plucky forum]

arctis nova pro bs arctis nova pro wireless difference?

[old root]

I like Corsair keyboards, but right now im using a G513 Silver Tactile

https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/gaming-keyboards/g513-backlit-mechanical-gaming-keyboard.html

Specs available on page

https://www.newegg.com/corsair-k70-rgb-pro-cherry-mx-blue-black/p/N82E16823816150

This corsair keyboard on Newegg, above, is more expensive than you're looking for, and i've never used it myself, but I think it's going to be a nice upgrade

[calm tide]

That’s cool but it’s also 130

I think I’m gonna go with the z15

Then upgrade it a couple years down the line

[old root]

nice. mine was luckily a birthday gift lol

I use a Razer Deathadder Expert with it, that needs an upgrade soon. Since i've only been gaming on PC lately.

[calm tide]

Wow

Lucky

[calm tide]

What’s that

[old root]

Just a "simple" mouse

[calm tide]

O

I got the Logitech g502 and I’m happy w it

[old root]

https://mysupport.razer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2041/~/at-a-glance%3A-razer-deathadder-classic-|-rz01-00840

you have 4x the DPI mine does lol

[calm tide]

lol

I just got mine bc it was cheap and a ton of friends suggested it

[old root]

nice. pretty much the same here lol

I dont even know how long i've had my speakers -- Logitech Z333

[calm tide]

I just use an Amazon Alexa as a speaker

A dot

I’m gonna get headphones on Black Friday

[old root]

that's actually a good idea.

So i'm pretty sure my cat destroyed my headset wire

[calm tide]

My cat has destroyed so many of my cábele

[old root]

but I might have had a partial complex seizure and done it myself without remembering. the joys of Epilepsy.

it just looks like too clean of a a cut to be done by anything but scissors

[calm tide]

Lovely

I just got a ton of exposed wires

[calm tide]

O wow

[old root]

yeah the adapter/connector are gone somwhere and I can't find them anywhere lol

Those were 50 buckaroos.

EPOS Sennheiser GSP 300

[calm tide]

That sucks

I’m in school rn and I gotta go

[old root]

have a nice day

https://www.newegg.com/p/0TH-0036-00D53

[solar nebula]

i cant remember is the model o good for claw or palm grip

[obsidian cypress]

Is the Razer Basilisk mouse good?

Been thinking about replacing my EVGA mouse & keyboard.

Requirements:

• A-RGB
• High DPI
• Side Buttons

[queen sigil]

claw iirc

model d is palm

[cyan basalt]

What grip?

[obsidian cypress]

What are the available types?

I'd like something with rubber or something that I can get a good grip on. My default hand's grip is a claw form.

[cyan basalt]

https://www.endgamegear.com/en-us/xm1rgb/gaming-mice

$59

[obsidian cypress]

That kind of shape won't work. For some reason when I use mouses shaped like that my hand starts to hurt and etc.

[daring zenith]

so probably try model o then?

assuming like gpw shape doesn't work for you

or viper mini?

[obsidian cypress]

The shape I'm familiar with would be something like the EVGA X15 or Razer Basilisk.

Kinda like that long rectangle with the large gap on the side with large thumb support.

[daring zenith]

?

Basilisk makes it look like that xm1 would work fine

it has a hump

[cyan basalt]

I think it's the ambi mice that don't work

g502 hero, but that's old lol

[obsidian cypress]

Really curved mouses like the one sent tend to kill my hand. Also just to double check. I'd prefer a large mouse as my hands are very big.

[cyan basalt]

Same, I have big hands

g502 was super comfy

[daring zenith]

I mean, basilisk is pretty curved

but in general gpw is a safe shape ig

g502 probably works

[obsidian cypress]

What does GPW mean?

[daring zenith]

g pro wireless

it just has a 'safe' shape that works for most grips

ambi

[obsidian cypress]

Just looked at the G502, it's that style of shape that my hands find comfortable.

Also, is it weird I prefer wired mouses?

[daring zenith]

It shouldn't matter

[cyan basalt]

I think that's preference, I have wired

I think these days it's maybe a 5-10 ms difference

[daring zenith]

tbh should be less

its all 1000hz

[cyan basalt]

Yeah, so I think it just comes down to preference

[daring zenith]

3ms difference on gpw for example

it really doesn't matter

[cyan basalt]

xm1 kinda angles the wire up instead of straight out, but I don't think that makes a huge difference

[daring zenith]

prob better for less drag on the mouse

[cyan basalt]

Yeah

[daring zenith]

I've used wireless mice enough to where if I use wired that slight amount of drag screws with me

[cyan basalt]

I have Viper Ultimate, xm1r, g502, and g402* if you want pictures of the differences

Mainly sizes I guess

But you can find that on rtings.com too, they have some 3d model comparison

[obsidian cypress]

Hmmm. Is the Basilisk V3 Pro a good mouse?

[cyan basalt]

I haven't looked into it much, looks like it came out last month

What about this?

https://www.endgamegear.com/en-us/xm1rgb/gaming-mice

Oops

[daring zenith]

also viper ultimate?

[cyan basalt]

https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/gaming-mice/g502-x-plus-wireless-lightforce.910-006160.html

Gonna brute force Apex into getting the xm1

[daring zenith]

although tbf vu isn't too big

but its kinda chill

https://www.razer.com/gaming-mice/razer-viper-ultimate

[obsidian cypress]

Will probably get that if so since it has the shape I like along with the razer Eco-System which I already have like 4 of their other stuff.

[cyan basalt]

Yeah, I used it for a couple months, it's not a bad mouse. I think the only thing I didn't like were the side buttons. But battery life is really long

[daring zenith]

I've used it for a couple of months too, it's neat

[cyan basalt]

I think I got it refurbed on amazon with a dock for $80

[daring zenith]

I've had gpw mow and vu so far, vu shape is pretty similar to gpw

[cyan basalt]

The new ones don't even come with a dock if I remember right

[daring zenith]

they made a v2 or smth, haven't paid attention

all I know is vu price is nice, it's like 80$ nowadays not 150$

[cyan basalt]

I like the width of the xm1r though, a lot of people don't like that

I'll have to measure my hands lol

[obsidian cypress]

I have to ask.

How many people even use 30,000 DPI?!

[cyan basalt]

No one lol

My hands are 20.5 cm x 10 cm

[daring zenith]

it's only for advertising, like iirc a finalmouse used the same like 25k DPI sensor as on a logi mouse, but they limited it to smth like 4000dpi because that's all you need

[obsidian cypress]

I use normally about 6,000.

[daring zenith]

what

[obsidian cypress]

I have a decent EVGA mouse that came with my computer a while back. Goes up to 7,400 DPI.

[daring zenith]

why do you need 6000

[obsidian cypress]

What keyboard from Razer would you guys recommend?

[daring zenith]

use in-game sensitivity

[obsidian cypress]

I do that too.

[daring zenith]

probably none, keyboard and headphones are what they don't do well

[obsidian cypress]

I have a health watch on my right hand 24/7 so it makes flick shots a pain.

[cyan basalt]

Yeah, I ordered a Razer Huntsman and the keys made me cringe, it felt so cheap

[obsidian cypress]

Ahh okay.... Time to add another RGB software to my PC I guess.

What keyboard do you guys recommend? Full size, A-RGB, mechanical keyboard.

Preferably with like some sort of metal switch. I really like the clanking sound.

[daring zenith]

so increase in-game sensitivity and disable mouse acceleration

I flick with 600dpi and a tiny mousepad

[daring zenith]

clicky or tactile

[obsidian cypress]

Difference?

[daring zenith]

like this
https://youtu.be/UBdnmwQYlrQ

or like this
https://youtu.be/7oaiSxm-pSc

[obsidian cypress]

I think Tactile is what I have.

[daring zenith]

razer switches are wack, they feel different from decent tactile switches

keep that in mind

[obsidian cypress]

What do you mean by different?

In what way?\

[daring zenith]

different bump different actuation different spring different smoothness from different stem and different housing and different leaf and different possible factory oil or factory lube etc

it can feel and sound quite different

[obsidian cypress]

So I should watch a review to check for the sound?

If I go outside the Razer Eco-System. What would you recommend?

[daring zenith]

if you're looking for the sound, clicky will have its own sound, tactile sound can be more dependant on the board

[obsidian cypress]

Sound isn't that important.

Just a preference.

[daring zenith]

feeling and all are preference

lots of preference

[obsidian cypress]

What keyboards would you recommend with sound outside the question?

Full size, ARGB, mechanical

[daring zenith]

Keychron

[shadow bane]

recommendations for a mouse with the following "specs"? It's for a friend, preferably under $70
Around or under 5 inches, around or under 106grams

[daring zenith]

I think the new full sized one is v1

Grab a hotswap board in general so you can get whatever switches

[obsidian cypress]

is that a brand or a model?

I am pretty new to keyboards.

[daring zenith]

Hotswap is a feature

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k10-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?variant=39426675900505

Example board

[cyan basalt]

Just for casual use or gaming?

[shadow bane]

gaming

he has pretty small hands, palm grip

[cyan basalt]

Maybe Orochi v2?

[obsidian cypress]

Decided to stick with the Razer Eco-System due to all the RGB softwares I have and etc already setup for it.

Gonna get the:

• BlackWidow V3
• Basilisk V3
• Mouse Bungee V3
• Goliathus Extrended - Halo Edition (cause who doesn't like thee Chief).

[daring zenith]

Man

[queen sigil]

yikes

[daring zenith]

no hotswap sad

[obsidian cypress]

I can switch the keycaps to their other keycaps.

[daring zenith]

switches

[obsidian cypress]

Oh, thought hotswap meant keycaps.

[daring zenith]

no, hotswappable switches without needing to solder and desolder each switch

[queen sigil]

razer quality is a yikes

[daring zenith]

At least it's not Corsair, I think Razer keycaps are standard length?

No hotswap and bad proprietary switches are wack still

[cyan basalt]

I thought people liked the k70/k100

[daring zenith]

Corsair? Nah, people crap on them a lot, not hotswap ofc, nonstandard bottom row makes them not compatible with most keycaps (I think k100 might've been the one that actually had a standard keycap setup, forgot, but the rest are wack), extremely expensive, crappy stabs, and in general, it's Corsair...

[abstract stratus]

Yo I got the glorious pandas and I wanna know what lube I should use

I wanna use the same lube for my switches and stableisers

Idk how 2 spell the last word lmao

[daring zenith]

If you want to use the same lube, 205g0 might be the only option, just for the switch, tribyos 3203 might be fun, and dielectric grease can be fun for stab

[abstract stratus]

I've heard of dielectric grease but I won't wanna buy 2 different lubes as that's more of a waste and more expensive lmao

You recommend 205g0?

[daring zenith]

205g0 is like the standard lube you can use for everything

[abstract stratus]

Wth it's 10 bucks lmao Im so over budget for my setup lmao

[daring zenith]

Lol

[abstract stratus]

https://omegakeys.ca/products/krytox-205g0-switch-lube?variant=34561173029028&currency=CAD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic

That?

[daring zenith]

Ye, krytox 205g0, comes in many different possible containers

Do note if you plan on bag lubing springs it'll be more efficient to use 105g0 for that specific purpose

[white flame]

Out of context this sounds so bad

[queen sigil]

they used to use some weird 6u or something i think they use normal sizes tho

also corsair everything kinda sucks

they dont really make anything good

kinda all just gamer marketing

[daring zenith]

fun

[daring zenith]

some people like their cases, I don't, they have some okay PSUs, but they're usually overpriced

[queen sigil]

I mean they make alot of mediocre things

but idk if anything they make is really like high tier

[daring zenith]

AXI is really high end

[half kettle]

currently have the razer viper ultimate v2 but its been starting to feel a tad small. Any suggestions for something a bit larger?

[glad wave]

@obsidian cypress yeah dont get razer keyboards, they have an awful tendency to disconnect randomly

not to mention their proprietary switches

[floral lake]

that's a mouse

but razer keebs are pretty bad too

[snow briar]

[glad wave]

basilisk or g502 i say 😛

[floral lake]

i rather have cheap mech keeb

than a razer

it's the same thing

[glad wave]

yup

dont fall for the razer keyboards trap

not worth

[floral lake]

even rk is better

for much less

you can mod it and it leaves razer in the dust

for still affordable price tag

[glad wave]

im sick of having my huntsman disconnecting all the time

needing a restart every once in a while

[half kettle]

Custom board here. been done with razer boards and the likes for years

[glad wave]

if you look online everyone that have razer keyboard experiment the same problem

i have 1 year with mine, learned the lesson

next set of peripherals wont be razer

[floral lake]

and tbh

i highly recommend getting rk keeb at very lowest

anything cheaper mech just sucks

at very low budget you might as well get membrane lol

[glad wave]

ill pretend to juice this peripherals for at least 4 years becasue... they werent cheap you know 😦

combo of a huntsman+basilisk+kraken at 250 usd

[floral lake]

oof

[obsidian cypress]

Any keyboards non-razer that support Chroma?

[queen sigil]

why chroma out of everything

razer software is probs the worst

ever

[daring zenith]

Technically isn't via rgb software, you can bind keys to rgb control

[queen sigil]

i mean u cant do much besides that

rgb wise

[obsidian cypress]

I already got things running Chroma and honestly IMO it isn't so bad. I haven't had any issues with it.

[daring zenith]

Side note, got ksc75 for about a month, would not recommend for gaming, positional audio wasn't good enough, much rather switch back to cal se

[daring zenith]

Have you tried not having rgb software, it's really nice

[obsidian cypress]

Are you suggestings going no Disco lights on my rig?

[daring zenith]

Yes

[obsidian cypress]

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

DISCO NEVER DIES!!!

[daring zenith]

It's already going to be disco lights by default

You don't need to touch it and hurt your performance

[obsidian cypress]

It doesn't really affect performance unless you're one of those people with like 4+ softwares runnings.

• I like my lights and being able to customize them to match every situation.

My favorite piece being my handphone stand currently.

[daring zenith]

Everything affects performance somewhat, the Razer software tends to be more than nothing, at least its not as bad as icue, but it's still there

[obsidian cypress]

Every small amount.

1/3 of my chrome browsers running at any given time takes up far more performance then the software.

To shed some light.

[daring zenith]

Just check task manager

Chrome typically doesn't use much CPU at all

[obsidian cypress]

Okay I just looked at ALL RAZER RELATED APPS in task manager and all together it uses about 0.1-0.2% of my CPU.

And I am currently only rocking a I7-10700.

Memory wise it's all together using about 100mb.

Which isn't that bad. Especially once I have 32gbs in my system.

[daring zenith]

Not terrible, but some is still worse than none, and it may spike from time to time

[obsidian cypress]

The aesthetics make it worth it.

[steep pelican]

Rgb software causes me immense suffering

[west hornet]

Indeed

That is why when i do feel like installing rgb software it is usually just openrgb

[neon root]

razer aint too bad, people just make it out to be hella bad the worst of the worst. with that said, synapse 3 is the worst of the 3 versions but still, it aint hell spawn

could be cam

[faint helm]

I'm asking on someone's behalf:

"What would be a good site for mechanical keyboards? I have a friend's birthday coming up and he's been interested in building mechanical keyboards"

I would say $150-200 would be my budget for him. But he said he prefers rgb, red cherry mx switches or better, and he likes the asian theme for caps"

[floral lake]

I would start with keychron

And buy some keycaps and lube

But tho ones with gateron g pro doesn't really need lubing

[neon root]

for keycaps, could try mechanicalkeyboards.com or aliexpress but aliexpress would take longer in shipping

[floral lake]

^

[neon root]

could also just try amazon as well since theyre just starting out with a keyboard

then later on if they want they could go and try and look for more expensive sets

[faint helm]

oouu ty chiefs

[floral lake]

Keychron Q2 imo would be a good choice

But others are fine too

[faint helm]

I know nothing about mechs but I assume those keyboards with hot swappable switches are $$$

[floral lake]

Not really lol

[neon root]

depends on what keyboard specifically youre looking at

theres some pretty cheap keyboards if you look around that are somewhat decent

[floral lake]

It's a wide range of prices

[faint helm]

ooo makes sense

[neon root]

keychron is a good entry point of cheap but not too cheap

[floral lake]

There's RK to save even more

[faint helm]

thanks I'll pass it around

[floral lake]

It's highly recommended to mod them tho, cause RK does have kinda rattly stabilizers

Keychron stock is pretty decent

[obsidian cypress]

If there is anyway to customize a keyboard to be Cyberpunk themed I will happily not get a Chroma compatible Keyboard.

[floral lake]

You can already do that

[obsidian cypress]

Anyone know of a way to pull this off without painting the keyboard?

[floral lake]

Just get keycaps kek

[faint helm]

Gateron is better than CherryMX ?

[floral lake]

Yeah

Cherry MX kinda yucky

Hyperglide ones are the only good ones

[daring zenith]

gat yellow pros are neat

[faint helm]

oouu

[floral lake]

MX brown sucks tho, it's practically just scratchy red lol

Barely any tactile bump

[obsidian cypress]

Does Razer make any hotswapable keyboard out of curiosity?

[daring zenith]

no

[obsidian cypress]

Ooof.

[floral lake]

lol

[obsidian cypress]

That'd been perfect if they did.

[daring zenith]

if they did we'd recommend them

there's a reason why we don't recommend them

[floral lake]

Razer keeb is honestly not good for the price

[obsidian cypress]

Mhmmm. Well this is an issue. I am trying to find a keyboard with a Cyberpunk paintjob that's hotswapable.

So far no luck.

[faint helm]

I got my first cheap mech few years back,
it was one of the only cheap wireless + wired option
Corsair K63 CherryMX Red,
software is crap and left CTRL already broke off with no replacement ((:

[obsidian cypress]

Also g0d I'm looking forward to having a 4090. halo infinite is killing me frames.

[floral lake]

You just need keycaps

[daring zenith]

lmao there's a cyberpunk gmk set

[floral lake]

Unless you want the whole thing to have the color

But keycaps are possible

[obsidian cypress]

Preferably whole thing.

[floral lake]

Keycaps are standard, so you can put anything into em

[daring zenith]

just paint the case and use cyberpunk keycaps

[obsidian cypress]

If it's just keycaps then it's not that interesting to me. Or even just a purple base keyboard or neon.

[floral lake]

Just take it apart and paint the case

[faint helm]

these Corsair apparently use custom bottom row and the only replacement I found on Amz /eBay all out of stock 🥲

[obsidian cypress]

Is that risky?

[floral lake]

Nah

It's pretty easy

[daring zenith]

the case is just plastic

[floral lake]

Just gotta take off all the keycaps to get to the screws

[daring zenith]

array of colors on kbd67 lite options for example

[obsidian cypress]

Oh you mean like take the whole thing apart then paint it?

Like take the plastic case off.

[floral lake]

Yeah

[obsidian cypress]

Hmmm.

I might actually try that.

[floral lake]

All there is to a keeb is usually just

Keycap, plate, switches, pcb and case

[obsidian cypress]

Anyone have a keyboard they'd recommend? Lots of RGB, full size mechanical keyboard.

[floral lake]

Maybe battery if it's wireless

[daring zenith]

womier for way too much rgb

[obsidian cypress]

I could live in RGB.

[floral lake]

All I want is rk100

[obsidian cypress]

At my otheer place in the US I had a disco ball in my room.

[floral lake]

I like 96% keebs

[obsidian cypress]

24/7 disco.

[neon root]

paired with pudding or crystal keycaps from hyperx or something similar for even more rgb

[floral lake]

They're barely any larger than tkl

But has numpad

[obsidian cypress]

But yeah, what would you guys recommend knowing what I'd like?

What kind of keycaps, and etc.

[daring zenith]

this whole thing is rgb
https://www.amazon.com/Womier-K98-Mechanical-Keyboard-Translucent/dp/B09NNL34K5/

[floral lake]

ooh 96%

[daring zenith]

yas

[neon root]

for keycaps depends on what kind of color wave you want as well

[obsidian cypress]

I don't think I can paint that....

[neon root]

theme and color wave

[daring zenith]

I mean that whole thing is rgb

so just set to whatever rgb color

[obsidian cypress]

Cyberpunk theme, Neon color scheme.

I wanna do a cyberpunk keyboard.

[floral lake]

The case itself is rgb

So you can set colors how you want

[daring zenith]

I know you probably don't want to have to buy gmk keycaps, but uh these are a thing
https://www.amazon.com/DROP-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-Keycap/dp/B096SW9S7P/

[obsidian cypress]

Preferably something more like a standard keyboard with some nice places to paint. That keyboard looks really cheap and crappy tbh....

There is a difference between quality RGB and just RGB everywhere. if you understand what I'm talking about.

[daring zenith]

that's the ALL rgb option

[obsidian cypress]

What is the 70% RGB option?

Wait hold up. is there a keyboard with a infinity mirror?

[daring zenith]

RK probably has some decent rgb keebs

[obsidian cypress]

Are you talking to me I assume?

What are GMK keycaps like?

[daring zenith]

really expensive, look at the price

they're thicc bois

generally basically the 'high end' keycaps

[obsidian cypress]

Do they feel good? I like the feel of cold metal.

[floral lake]

They're well, plastic

[daring zenith]

I mean, you can get metal keycaps

[floral lake]

But ^

[neon quartz]

Apex Genesis#3792 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[floral lake]

bruh

[obsidian cypress]

i looked up cyberpunk keycaps

and well.

Something uhhh

wrong poppedf up.

Dang it all, and I had a perfect no warning streakl....

Do metal keycaps exist?

[daring zenith]

this is like the 60% rgb option
https://www.amazon.com/RK-ROYAL-KLUDGE-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B0979Y3M5Y/
and this would be like 50% rgb option
https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k10-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?variant=39426675900505

yea

[floral lake]

they have a k10?

huh

[daring zenith]

yea

metal keycaps prob gonna be really expensive though

[floral lake]

rk100 pro, hmm

[obsidian cypress]

Any RGB keyboards with a metal case?

That's what I currently got.

Well, metal top. Plastic sides.

[floral lake]

i heard rk pros are a lot better than normal rk

[obsidian cypress]

Nvm, I take that back. It's partially metal.

[floral lake]

like they come with foam from factory

[daring zenith]

I mean, that keychron board has the option of metal sides

alum sides

[floral lake]

oh dang

the pro even uses gateron

instead of their own switches

same price as non pro

well damn it's a pretty good choice

[obsidian cypress]

I wish they'd show what it'd look like with the RGB on.

[floral lake]

metal case

the rk already shows that

[obsidian cypress]

I've lost track. Which keyboard are we talking about?

I am looking at the K10.

Oh that one.

[daring zenith]

aw k10 hotswap w alum sides isn't in stock rn

[obsidian cypress]

Does it have a full size variant?

[floral lake]

im talking about the rk100 pro

96% is near full size

only a few keys missing

[obsidian cypress]

I need the numpad and other stuff on the keyboard.

I make use of those buttons.

[floral lake]

96% has numpad

if you haven't noticed lel

the keys are just more compacted together

instead of spreading out in clear sections

this saving space that way

[obsidian cypress]

This is the amount of keys I use.

[daring zenith]

yes, 96% just has that without the spaces

[obsidian cypress]

Oh.

[floral lake]

96% covers basically all of that

[daring zenith]

you see the space above the arrow keys

96% fits more keys there

[floral lake]

^

[daring zenith]

etc

[floral lake]

They're like laptop keyboard kinda profile

[obsidian cypress]

Oh shoot, before I forget to mention it. I'd like media keys if possible. Not a requirement but a preference I use a lot.

[daring zenith]

just get qmk board if possible

[obsidian cypress]

QMK?

[floral lake]

qmk is software

qmk compatible boards will list qmk in their name

like keychron q series

[daring zenith]

keychron hasn't made a k4 or k10 pro yet

k8 pro gets qmk

k6 pro too

[floral lake]

oh there's k series with qmk too?

that's nice

[daring zenith]

and the v series get qmk too

but no full sized v series board yet

[floral lake]

i really dig the rk100 pro ngl

alu case means it won't yellow out

keycaps can always be changed

[obsidian cypress]

Is there a black version of the RK100 pro?

Actually wait.... I just realize.

I am gonna paint it.

So no point.

[floral lake]

Nah

It only comes in white

It does have a batt tho, being wireless

So mind the batt while you're painting the case

[obsidian cypress]

Can it be plugged in?

[floral lake]

Put a tape over it or something while you're painting

Yeah

[obsidian cypress]

Like 24/7 .

[floral lake]

It has three modes

Bluetooth, wired and 2.4ghz usb

[obsidian cypress]

Oh, so it does have a wired option.

Can I have it plugged into two systems at the same time?

This way I can use it on my Xbox and PC.

[floral lake]

No

[obsidian cypress]

Oooof.

[floral lake]

That only works on bluetooth mode

[obsidian cypress]

Well I guess that's a bit much to ask.

[daring zenith]

might be able to if it has toggle modes

[floral lake]

Not for usb cause it has only one port :p

But bluetooth is doable

[daring zenith]

I mean with my keychron board I can have it plugged in and bt connected to something else, and just toggle mode

[obsidian cypress]

Do you guys know what Sandblasted metal will look like after a metallic purple paint job?

[floral lake]

Hm, yeah

That can work too

[obsidian cypress]

Only seen brushed metal paint jobs.

[floral lake]

The case for rk100 seems to not be brushed

[obsidian cypress]

That's why I am asking.

[floral lake]

It looks rough

I don't know tbh lel

[obsidian cypress]

By the way, since this has a battery. Does the same logic still apply? Can I take all the electronics out of the case then just paint the case directly without risking damaging electronics?

[floral lake]

Yeah

[obsidian cypress]

Closest example image I could find.

You think a texture like this would be good for a cyberpunk board?

What switches do you guys recommend?

I'd like it to sound like metal hitting metal.

[daring zenith]

clicky boi like outemu pheonix perhaps

[obsidian cypress]

clicky boi?

[daring zenith]

clicky as in the type

[obsidian cypress]

I see this 3pin stuff.

Is there like a 3pin, 4pin, etc for switches?

[daring zenith]

3pin/5pin

5pin is nice to have but the 2 extra pins are for stability, you can put 5 pin switches in 3 pin boards if you clip off the extra pins

[obsidian cypress]

Do you know how many pins the RK100 uses?

I just realized. Does the RK100 Pro not come with a wrist pad?

[daring zenith]

seems like 5 pins

wrist pad doesn't really matter, just buy an aftermarket one

[obsidian cypress]

So any 96% wrist pad will work?

[daring zenith]

yea

[obsidian cypress]

So that I have options. Are they any bigger RGB metal keyboards you guys would recommend?

Because I'd like to have that extra space to put like a "CyberPunk 2077" sign somewhere.

Sorry for being so picky. And I do very much appreciate all of the help you guys are giving me.

[pale cosmos]

asking for someone else, good mousepad that's hopefully inexpensive, big, and for low dpi player and for control

any suggestions?

[daring zenith]

mpc890 kinda chill

[daring zenith]

Not really tbh

[pale cosmos]

is that cooler master?

[daring zenith]

nah endgame gear

[pale cosmos]

ah

oh yeah that seems like a good price, will pass it on

[daring zenith]

:)

[obsidian cypress]

Is this a brand?

[daring zenith]

outemu is a brand, pheonix is a specific switch

talking about a specific clicky switch

some of the other outemu switches are good, some are crap

[obsidian cypress]

Got it.

[queen sigil]

@neon root what are some good fast pads

cheapo ones

looking at glorious they got the ice for like 12$

[neon root]

razer strider, aqua control II or +, whichever is the faster one, glorious ice is good too esp at that price but it wears out pretty quickly hence why they have it for so cheap now, vancer ice

[queen sigil]

but looks like reviews are mid

[neon root]

glorious ice is decent, i wouldnt pay full price for it. at $12 its good but like i said, just wears out pretty quick

fnatic dash as well

all those that i listed are like $30~ or less

odin infinity as well

[queen sigil]

well if its gonna be covering my bruhmat

might as well make it funny

[neon root]

just put a bigger picture of glarses on it

[queen sigil]

i was thinking just like

a soyjack face or something

[steep pelican]

I just ordered a aqua control plus

[latent compass]

Is glorious wrist rest good?

Someone had it listed for$15

[queen sigil]

buying a used wrist rest sounds kinda gross

[latent compass]

My wrists get pretty inflamed sometimes so I’m considering it.

[daring zenith]

yea its kind of hard to clean used wrist rest

if new, glorious wrist rest pretty decent ime

[latent compass]

I think it’s new.

So a used wristrest is a no go?

[daring zenith]

message them and see if it's new or used

[daring zenith]

wrist rests can get pretty dirty and disgusting, can be pretty unsanitary, so for you own good, I would not get a used wrist rest

think about all the crumbs that can get on/in it if you eat things near it

all the dead skin cells

etc

[latent compass]

What’s the best way to clean it when it gets dirty?

[daring zenith]

Possibly laundry machine, other than that, I don't really know

[latent compass]

Yeah crumb are horrible they sneak into the weirdest areas i try not to eat in my room.

[daring zenith]

I don't think I leave many crumbs by my keyboard but I'm always proven wrong when I clean my keyboard

[latent compass]

Yeahh. 😭

It’s crazy how they fly everywhere even eating mouth closed.

[daring zenith]

I like cookies, which does not help

[latent compass]

Gosh microwaved cookies with milk sound really good rn.

Wait huhh.