peripherals-and-displays

[floral lake]

For gaming brown isn't speedy but it's enjoyable to live with

[desert heath]

if you want a better typing experience, none of them

if you're looking for a lower latency, I'm gonna say Wooting still

for typing I'd much rather go towards Akko/Monsgeek, KBDfans or alike

[floral lake]

I think I'm gonna get myself some rechargeable batteries to go with my G305

Then hop onto getting a charger for said batteries later cuz I'm short on cash rn xD

A pack of 4 batts should last me long enough until I get some money again

[dapper adder]

glarses be like

[floral lake]

lol

I just prefer tactile switches

Not the browns specifically, but any tactile

[dapper adder]

also tbh 2 rechargable batts is enough for the g305 lmao

[floral lake]

I wanna have some holy pandas

[dapper adder]

they last so long

[floral lake]

Yeah but I can't get a 2 batt pack

[dapper adder]

damn

[floral lake]

Only 4 at min here

[dapper adder]

usually you get get a "rechargable battery starter pack" (that's what i call them) with 2 or 4 (sometimes more) batts, and a charger lmao

[floral lake]

Those kits are piss expensive here

[dapper adder]

damn

[floral lake]

60 bucks for one

I'm way better off just getting $10 charger and $5 on 4 batts

tfw buying separate is cheaper

[dapper adder]

damn

usually the 2 pack + charger is like $20 cad lmao

[floral lake]

bruh

I'm shook

[dapper adder]

no 2 packs here, but still not even $40 lmao

the eneloop ones are expensive though lmao

[floral lake]

Those goofy usb batts are funny

But they seem legitimate from reviews I've watched

[dapper adder]

yeah they work

[floral lake]

A dude tested a few for 2 years, and none had died

I'm thinking of getting one of those, maybe

Instead of a charger

[dapper adder]

honestly probably pretty good for travel? since you don't need to bring a charger that is the size of a thick wallet

[floral lake]

I can easily plug it into my laptop to charge

I'm just kinda stumped by people saying lithium ion in mouse is gonna destroy the batt

Cause of its "high discharge" or something

[dapper adder]

also since the top row is almost completely sponsored products, here is the second row lmao

[floral lake]

Dammit, that duracell is cheap as hell

[dapper adder]

for the g305? ainnoway lmao

[floral lake]

So I guess lithium batts are completely fine

[dapper adder]

i swear this mouse sips power less than even like,

a flashlight

[floral lake]

I meant as in people saying it's not suitable for low consumption applications

[dapper adder]

well, it almost certainly sips power less than a flashlight ngl

ahhh

i mean, most things like ps4/5 controllers, and even some other wireless mice tend to use lithium batts? though i guess chemistry could vary greatly between batts

[floral lake]

hm

That's true

Tho those stuff has higher voltage ones

Rechargeable AA stuff are 1.5V mostly

I don't see anyone complain with these used in mice tho

So it's probably just paranoia

[dapper adder]

hmm, looks like wireless mice (specifically the model o wireless) and the ps4 both use like, 3.7v lithium batts

tho honestly it's probably more so that there is more capacity?

[floral lake]

Razer tends to use lithium AA on their mice

And that had no problems whatsoever

Yep, the higher voltage simply means higher capacity

[dapper adder]

Lithium batteries last longest when discharged slowly. Discharge rate is commonly quoted in C rate, 1C meaning going from 100% full to empty (0%) in one hour, 2C meaning 30 minutes, 0.5C meaning 2 hours and so forth). High discharge rates are not ideal, as batteries prefer to be discharged at well below 1C (going from fully charged to fully drained in well over 1 hour). Some chemistries are actually able to handle discharge rates of up to 60C (full to empty in 1 minute) but it’s not good for longevity. There is also generally a capacity vs discharge rate at play, the higher the discharge C rate a battery is rated for, the lower the capacity. For example many power tools use batteries that only hold 25-40% of the capacity of the highest capacity cells available but are able to reliably discharge at 5-10C.
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/18/lithium-ion-battery-care-guide-part-three/

[floral lake]

lol

[dapper adder]

low drain rate prob fine

lmao

[floral lake]

So it's actually healthy for it

idk how some thought of it so wrong

Imma just go ahead and get that usb batt

[dapper adder]

do check the reviews to see if there is a significant amount of failures though, or if you do see long term reviews of that exact batt, or at least from the same brand, then it's probably more trustworthy

[floral lake]

I have a brand that had been tested for 2 years in outdoor conditions

Kept original capacity despite the harsh conditions

[dapper adder]

that sounds good then

[floral lake]

It's kinda expensive for one but whatever, I only need one anyway

Can always regularly recharge

[dapper adder]

tbh

that's one thing that likely would lower the life of the batt faster lmao

batteries have a limited amount of charge cycles

[floral lake]

But a g305 lasts 2 months+ on a lithium anyway

So it's less than 10 cycles a year

I don't see it wearing down from charging

[dapper adder]

true i guess

[floral lake]

If it ends up going foul for me I'll just save up later for a charger kit from ikea

It's fairly cheap compared to eneloop

[dapper adder]

i mean, eneloop is probably the most expensive rechargable batts that are of open standard

lmao

[floral lake]

tru

Anyway Imma go ahead and get the lithium aa

[desert heath]

lithium is fun, just expensive

you would be fine with ni-mh

and just grab amazon basics

[floral lake]

Already plonked money into one, oops

Well I'm sure it'll last me forever

[desert heath]

oh, that they will

and don't worry

I've done the same

[neon root]

Sheesh new pad covering the Razer atlas

My old boomer iPhone 8 doesn’t do the pad justice. Would need to use my actual camera or bring back the color someway

[neon root]

also i have another package scheduled for delivery tomorrow however ive already received everything that ive ordered so im assuming its the saturn mousepad from the giveaway

hopefully

nope nvm, found out what it is. its another package i have thats meant to be registered under another email but because my card is tied to my main email it sent an update to it regardless, oop

no update on the saturn mousepad

[queen sigil]

i got a modmic 5

how much is it worth

[floral lake]

New mouse time

Sorry for the dirty deskpad, haven't bothered cleaning lmao

[calm cobalt]

i like the g304/5...good mouse

[ivory fable]

Deathadder essential is a good budget mouse right? Bro is looking for a new one

[gaunt forge]

I mean...the g502 is always on sale...

Oh and viper mini

[white flame]

I ❤️ G502

[gaunt forge]

Actually never mind they're cheaper on ebay and AliExpress

I've never even had a 502

But I have 10 mice so

[white flame]

I needed a heavier mouse because I have a really bad habit of picking up the side of the mouse. The weights helped curb that habit.

[glass bear]

for a budget mouse its alright

id take the viper mini, or i think the asus tuf m4 is also good and pretty cheap rn

[abstract stratus]

what mousepad should i get
i need a white one to match my pc

i feel like ive asked this before

but still

[neon root]

aqua control II or control +

they have white available for both

or aqua control zero if you want a slower pad

actually nvm, think its black and white that they have for zero

[abstract stratus]

Which one would you prefer?

[neon root]

honestly i get confused which one is the faster of the two

i believe i have the II

both are good though

[abstract stratus]

Ah

I was thinking of getting this

https://www.amazon.ca/Razer-Pro-Glide-Soft-Mouse/dp/B09J6N8L2F/ref=asc_df_B09J6N8L2F/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=542176456023&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=675544996061617698&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001493&hvtargid=pla-1529991810637&psc=1

That

But Ima see the reviews of the aqua ones also!

From the first glance it looks like a good brand that I've never heard of

[bright sun]

What is a good vertical mount for my gpu

[pale cosmos]

Cooler master vertical mount v3

[ivory fable]

Hows it compare to the essential? Smaller i assume?

[floral lake]

viper mini is about the size of g304/305

[ivory fable]

G502 price meh and honestly I've never understood the hype around it

Essential is larger then? Is there like a big sensor difference or something

[floral lake]

not sure about sensor diff

[snow briar]

G502 was like $15 when I got my first one

[floral lake]

but ye the essential is bigger

if it's deathadder

viper mini has better feet tho

virgin ptfe

better gliding experience

sensor is also diff

viper mini has slightly better sensor

[ivory fable]

Okay might get him the viper mini then as he's used to mouse's on the smaller side

[floral lake]

that's easy then

rtings mentioned it can only be used in either 500hz or 1000hz for the essential

so that can cause issues on some games that can't process that much info

[ivory fable]

Lol why is it more expensive than the g305 tho hmm

[floral lake]

lack of sales i guess

g305 is regularly on sale

[pale cosmos]

all 3 are good

[floral lake]

i recc g305 myself

[ivory fable]

They're all on sale atm

[pale cosmos]

but you're a logitech shill if you get g305

[floral lake]

just grab nimh batter and charger kit

[pale cosmos]

and you're not invited to my birthday

[ivory fable]

He wants wired anyway he's sick of battery replacements

[floral lake]

fair enough

well then it's worth paying more for viper mini tbh

im using g304 rn

well got it just yesterday

waiting on lithium aa to come

cuts down weight and boost batt life

[white flame]

Get a wireless charging mouse with a wireless charging mouse pad and never worry again. Best of both worlds.

It's also pretty easy to solder a wireless charging coil to anything with a USB port

[ivory fable]

Or literally wired mouse + mouse bungee lol

[floral lake]

I love wireless cause I can just chuck it anywhere

[ivory fable]

Like being it with you easy?

[floral lake]

ye

Keep receiver in the mouse and it's easy transportation

Some even has bluetooth

[ivory fable]

Ah yeah well his is for desktop

[floral lake]

Obviously that mode isn't meant to be gamed on but some stuff has that

[ivory fable]

Any other sub £40 suggestions?

[floral lake]

I would check hyperx haste

[ivory fable]

Bit more expensive than the viper mini

[floral lake]

hmmm

Then how about cooler master mm720?

[ivory fable]

Same price as viper

Also looks icky

Wth is that shape

[floral lake]

Yeeeah, it's a stubby thing

Next best I can think is g102/203

Similar to g305 but wired

[snow briar]

Just don’t be poor

[ivory fable]

G402 is like £18 compared to viper mini being £32 how's it compare?

[floral lake]

402 is fine

old sensor tho

[ivory fable]

Not worth it?

[floral lake]

yeeeah

it's too old

[white flame]

Hero sensor

[floral lake]

not sure if g203 lightsync uses hero

but specs looks close

[snow briar]

102 grams on the 402

[floral lake]

nvm it's not hero

[snow briar]

Gunna get serious hand muscles

[floral lake]

since budget is 40

might as well go viper lol

[ivory fable]

How about g pro wired?

[floral lake]

that one is gud

got hero sensor

[ivory fable]

Basically same price as the viper, which you think?

[ivory fable]

Oooof

[floral lake]

i hate dealing with ghub myself

and i don't know if g pro works with old lgs

so imo razer

synapse is way better than ghub

[ivory fable]

Ignoring software

[pale cosmos]

The real meta tbh

[floral lake]

if you ignore sw

logitech

[pale cosmos]

I loved my mamba hyperflux

[snow briar]

Looks much better according to rtings

[floral lake]

g pro with hero sensor is great

you can just install ghub once, save profile to the mouse and uninstall

[ivory fable]

Yeah it's on sale for 30 rn

Exactly

[white flame]

Yup profiles ftw on logi

[ivory fable]

He won't care about profiles so i only care which mouse is actually better so deff the g pro?

[floral lake]

at this budget basically nothing beats a logitech on sale

yep g pro

[snow briar]

G pro hero is 87 grams

Without wire

[floral lake]

i use g305 with lgs cause it's got "older" hero sensor

it's all just software lmao

g pro can drive to 26k dpi but it doesn't matter

[ivory fable]

Hmm the g pro is a good bit heavier, is it also larger?

[floral lake]

going north of 3000+ is useless

nah

g pro is same size as viper mini and g305

[ivory fable]

Okay hmm wonder if he'll notice the extra 20 grams lol

[floral lake]

not really

[snow briar]

Prob not

[floral lake]

it being wired mouse has no batt weight to worry about

[pale cosmos]

Sometimes I turn on 30k dpi in csgo

People think I'm hacking

[snow briar]

[floral lake]

i can feel my g305's weight because the batt leans to the back in where it's installed

[white flame]

Not me using G502 at max weight of 139g

[floral lake]

it's back leaning weight

[ivory fable]

Do you use 0.00000005 sens in game then jfc

[snow briar]

Send hand pics probably shredded

[ivory fable]

Stronk falcie

[floral lake]

i use 3600dpi atm

[pale cosmos]

Normal sensitivity

I just spin

[floral lake]

it's fine, pretty good with lowered sens

[ivory fable]

Nyoooom

[pale cosmos]

Spin shoot shoot

HEADSHOT

PANIK

[snow briar]

Panam? 👀

[ivory fable]

Dw you won't be vacced

[pale cosmos]

PAN AMERICA

[ivory fable]

Spinbotters face the ground and then instantly jump up in replays

[snow briar]

https://tenor.com/view/when-the-csgo-counter-strike-mirage-spinbot-gif-20573378

[pale cosmos]

Do they gmod fly

[ivory fable]

Hows the razer cynosa lite for like £20 btw?

[floral lake]

blergh

but cheap board is cheap

can't get nothing better

[ivory fable]

Any bad things about it in particular?

[pale cosmos]

Yuck

[snow briar]

What if “the wiggle” existed in cs

[pale cosmos]

And I'm half a razer shill

[floral lake]

the bad is rubber dome

i rather live with a clacky cheap mech

[snow briar]

Eh razer software hurts my soul

[ivory fable]

He literally uses membrane rn and doesn't care

Synapse is actually great ime

[floral lake]

throw him blue switch keeb and he'll like it

keeb go click

[white flame]

I use membrane so I don't wake up the house these late nights

[snow briar]

I scream at night to cover the sound of my keeb

[floral lake]

but if you don't wanna wake people up there's brown (yuck i know but i like it alright)

[ivory fable]

For membrane board is there better options?

[white flame]

I also use membrane because it was $20 for a bundle including 6 months game pass and a backpack lol

[ivory fable]

Genius darvan

[snow briar]

[pale cosmos]

Would you be terrified if I have a modded razer keeb that sounds quieter than ur clacky

[snow briar]

Eh not really, got reds that bottom pretty loudly

[pale cosmos]

Stuff enough foam into those stupid things and they shut up eventually

[floral lake]

the keeb i want rn from rk is the rk98

foam makes keeb quiet

it even has foam in the spacebar

[ivory fable]

Dw they'll both be quiet over darvans screams

[pale cosmos]

I lie btw it's not foam

[snow briar]

Tru

[floral lake]

did you put sand in it

[pale cosmos]

It's uh, what's that expensive rubber stuff

Oh god

I can't remember the name

[snow briar]

Guys don’t attack me for this I own a nzxt tkl keeb with gat reds pros

[ivory fable]

https://tenor.com/view/deadpool-k-ill-him-gif-11247588

[floral lake]

gat pros are nice tho

lmao

[pale cosmos]

SORBOTHANE

[floral lake]

nice switch but on cringe board

[ivory fable]

Gonna come back to this for a sec ^

[snow briar]

The board is so clean looking and is hot swap tho

Just loud

[ivory fable]

The only acceptable nzxt product to own was the monitors when they where piss cheap and their C gold psus

[snow briar]

Yeah I bought the monitor then they gave me a 15% off coupon to use so I bought a keeb

[pale cosmos]

Isn't that the unironically nice keyboard that just needs a proper switch change

[floral lake]

gateron red pro doesn't need to be changed

[pale cosmos]

Hm

[snow briar]

Yeah and probably some nicer stabs, they rattle a bit

[floral lake]

but it lacking any sort of damping just makes it loud

classic gaming brand keeb moment

[snow briar]

It’s got a cool little wheel for volume control

It’s on the left hand side

Comes with a magnetic wrist rest and the finish on it is clean af

Cons: none obviously

https://tenor.com/view/sweating-nervous-scared-tensed-terrified-gif-17304560

Pfff my ears are bleeding now

[pale cosmos]

Spacebar easily the most satisfying

[snow briar]

Yeah, the larger keys seem much quieter tbh overall it’s probably fine, I just can’t go back to membrane

[floral lake]

membrane is ass

[ivory fable]

https://tenor.com/view/лис-pic-snap-a-pic-old-camera-take-a-picture-gif-14013719

[pale cosmos]

My next board is a wooting 60he

[ivory fable]

Membrane is hated on for no good reason tbh it's a decent option

[pale cosmos]

If I ever feel compelled lol

[snow briar]

Oooo fun

[ivory fable]

One of the best keyboards I've used was a Microsoft membrane

[snow briar]

Steel series has been doing something pretty similar for a while the working just seems cooler though (comes with a strap)

[ivory fable]

And now we wait

[pale cosmos]

The keyboard of pros

[snow briar]

https://tenor.com/view/how-dare-you-greta-thunberg-gif-15130785

[ivory fable]

Nah but the new dell and Microsoft ones are actually really good

[snow briar]

techies aren’t spending hundreds in the keeb hobby and like membranes what’s happening here

[pale cosmos]

We've taken over

[floral lake]

i still enjoy mech

[pale cosmos]

I wouldn't recommend what I did tho

It was one of those young and stupid moments

I'm much smarter now

But I'm happy with the result nonetheless

[snow briar]

Keychron c1 is like $50 usd just buy one

[floral lake]

rk98 better than c1

[pale cosmos]

K2 hotswap

80 dolla

[floral lake]

only about $15 more but it already has foam and everything

hotswap too

wireless, bluetooth and wired in it

[snow briar]

The keychron ain’t bad and it has mac support tho 👀

[floral lake]

the rk also does have mac support

so breh

[snow briar]

[floral lake]

but they do lack gateron switches

so that's a minus

[snow briar]

$15 is $15?👀

[floral lake]

they use their own rk switch

which is fine, but gateron better

keychron needs some modding to sound very nice

[pale cosmos]

I'll mod you in a minute

To sound very nice

See guys

He's so quiet now after some foam

Follow me 4 moar tech tips

[floral lake]

muffled screams

[ivory fable]

So cynosa lite should be fine

[pale cosmos]

I'll lite you up in a minute

💡

[ivory fable]

[snow briar]

[ivory fable]

I'll take that as a yes

[pale cosmos]

[ivory fable]

Rtings is actually saying that the viper mini has better click latency and that the g pro so i think i might just get him the mini

They're rating it higher overall than the g pro

[pale cosmos]

It does

Viper mini is goated with the opticals

And it's only like $20

[ivory fable]

They're both like £30 on Amazon atm not as great but like €35

[bright sun]

Does vertical mount affect gpu?

[balmy lantern]

If your gpu has decent cooling as is you'll prob be fine.

But depends on the case

And how much space is between the glass and card

[bright sun]

H9 flow

[balmy lantern]

Yea that'll work

[bright sun]

If I buy like a 40 dollar vertical mount kit will it perform bad

[maiden current]

Yo how good are hyperglides. tryna find an endgame linear

[floral lake]

cherry hyperglide?

they're very smooth i've heard

but the "endgame" switch is up to your preference

[ivory fable]

Usually they're around 70-80 ime so I'd be a lil suspicious about one that cheap

[timber ridge]

After break in they're good

I use mx blacks on p much all my builds

Alongside some sp and gat stuff

[ivory fable]

recommendations for budget headsets? nvm went with the nova 1's

[neon root]

Was gonna save them for a different mouse but infinity mouse sapphire dots are on the hsk 4K pro

need to break them in now to see how they last or hold up to initial usage

but so far theyre not as fast as glass skates however they feel a lot smoother

nvm, bit faster than glass skates

[steep pelican]

Any good 200 dollar ish non group buy keyboard kits?

Found a couple kits for around that price but usually at least 3 month group buy wait period

[bright sun]

Zoom75

[timber ridge]

any bakeneko

zoom boards

maker boards are instock too i think

[glass bear]

viper mini is a really really good mouse

only thing really holding it back is being wired

if you stretch to about 40, id reccomend these wireless mice instead

https://a.co/d/07Ve4R9

https://a.co/d/eZR5U4t

id watch out for size on the viper mini

[neon root]

i want to get the gretxa just to have and try out. need it to be like $10 cheaper though

[glass bear]

my friend has the pink gretxa

its pretty good

a lil squeaky

[neon root]

thats what i was planning on buying

[glass bear]

i got him it for his birthday

[gaunt forge]

it was like 20 bucks + shipping a little while back

[neon root]

it came out to like $35 or so because of the shipping so i didnt bother buying it

$30 or lower

[gaunt forge]

what's the price on amazon?

[neon root]

$40 rn

[gaunt forge]

I actually think it was 30 a while ago

[neon root]

on addice it's $30 but theyre sold out and i doubt theyll be restocking it soon

also got new record again on gridshot ultimate

new mousepad and using sapphire dots on hsk 4k pro

91k score with stock skates on hsk 4k pro and superglide mousepad

[glass bear]

im now hunting for cheap soras and atlantis minis on mouse market

[glass bear]

sheesh

i got this score on a rival 3 and qck medium

[neon root]

my ttk is still slow. keeps going down every time despite aim labs saying its going up in

i can only do like 4 or 5 runs before i have to stop because my arm will start hurting

also played valorant again recently and i feel as though valorants sens is faster than aimlabs sens

[glass bear]

gridshot doesnt matter for valorant anyway

or most games probably

[neon root]

it doesnt but i play it because my friend only does gridshot to try and improve their aim so i play it to beat their score

[glass bear]

lmfao

[neon root]

theyre at 800 dpi and 0.5 or 0.4 sens valorant settings and i think their highest was 87k

i need to hold off on mice and mousepads for a bit and save up for a new camera

or at least hold off on the more expensive mice and mousepads

need a camera that can do 1080p 60fps and can do somewhat decent at low light or at least better than my current two cameras

[queen sigil]

aimlabs doesnt coorrelate with val

[neon root]

my canon eos m or rebel t6i, i forgot which one, but it has 1080i 30fps

[queen sigil]

i was like top 40% in aimlabs but i peak low immortal

[neon root]

^

[queen sigil]

i know people who get like 100k in gridshot and are like bad

but i do see a correlation with my friends who are good at osu and good at gridshot

[neon root]

better than the pic i took with my iphone but too blue compared to the pad. need to mess with the colors more on my camera

[neon root]

better in terms of color

bit more accurate, bit orange though because light bulb

[gaunt forge]

how many mousepads do you have stacked up!?

[neon root]

3 in the image. it was 4 because i had the razer atlas under the top one there but then i took it out

sitting beside me now

i have the superglide, tj cerapad and the razer atlas just sitting next to me on the ground

[gaunt forge]

the more I hear about this stuff the more I wanna buy mousepads

but I literally just got my new one

[neon root]

the duality mousepad, razer atlas, superglide, the new one there, the cerakin mousepad were all within like a week or two of each other

[gaunt forge]

what dpi are you using on the glass?

I've never tried a speed mousepad before, never mind even a glass one

[neon root]

400 dpi

for all pads

[gaunt forge]

REALLY!?

[neon root]

i dont change my dpi at all no matter what surface i play on

[gaunt forge]

i was expecting higher dpi

[neon root]

400 dpi and low sens

valorant i play at 0.5 sens

[gaunt forge]

Now I see why your arm would hurt after those rounds in aimlab

is the glass pad big enough?

[neon root]

ye

all of them are except the cerapad. well its big enough but id like it to be bigger granted cant really beat $45 for it

i try and get all my mousepads at 450x450 or 500x500 if they offer it

[gaunt forge]

gotcha

[neon root]

or somewhere between there. dont know why there isnt really a set measurement across the board for companies to make pads

[gaunt forge]

i think I got mine at 500x450. I still managed to hit the edge at 800dpi

do you use any hybrid pads?

[neon root]

razer strider, forgor what else i have thats considered hybrid

[gaunt forge]

you think a hybrid or pure speed pad would be good for a control user?

[neon root]

hybrid

[gaunt forge]

I've sick of using the same surface

cool, saves me like 40 bucks on a pad

[neon root]

speed will be speed no matter what. hybrid is nice cause you can still do control if needed depending on the amount of pressure you use

i mean technically you can still do "control" on a speed mousepad but youre just pressing hella hard into the cloth at that point

[gaunt forge]

I would rather not turn my mousepad into a carving of a circle

[neon root]

also having compared the cerakin pad from tjexclusives vs the superglide, razer atlas, and the skypad 3.0. its a decent fast surface but still controllable due to its texture vs just smooth glass. id say its a decent entry for those that want to lean towards glass pads but dont want hella air hockey table speeds

[gaunt forge]

I think it's worth trying out a glass pad

otherwise i'd probably just get an LGG Mercury

[ivory fable]

I'm not in the US and wired is better because he's just gonna use a mouse bungee, have the same experience as wireless and never charge again thanks tho

[polar cradle]

Yeah mouse bungees are great

some even come with usb ports (don't buy those)

[gaunt forge]

I uh...dont like bungees

they do literally nothing for my setup. just my preference

[neon root]

i like them. if you already have a really good cable its probably not gonna be too helpful but they are nice

[ivory fable]

If you have a pc on the floor it stops the drag which is the main downside of using wired

[steep pelican]

Makes sense for floor PCs

I have a floor pc but the built in ports on M27q allow me to be fine though

[floral lake]

I'm starting to feel convinced I don't need numpad on a keeb anymore

I can just use the one on my laptop if I really need to lmao

reason being is that im trying to go as cheap as possible with a hotswap board, like a beginner crappy board to mod with

[sullen crow]

What switches you looking forward to putting on the board

[floral lake]

I like tactile switches, been thinking of akko cs lavender purple

[zealous briar]

Can anyone recommend some gaming headphones for the oculus quest 2? Would like to have mic (for Discord). Looking at both over-ear and in-ear. Would like to find a pair around or under $50. Would prefer over-ear, but I'm open to suggestions if there are good in-ear options. Thanks! ... Hope I'm posting this in the right channel. If not, please let me know...

[bright sun]

Y’all know where I can buy the Lian Lu strimer 16 pin

[steel spire]

do wireless earbuds sounds that bad or are linus tech tips exagerating it

[gaunt forge]

Uh...Fantech max81? Or uh...redragon on AliExpress if you wanna be very cheap

[ivory fable]

depends on the earbuds, but for most people wireless vs wired you wont be able to tell the difference just the tunings of the earphones would be different as with all earphones, the real thing to watch out for with some of them is latency

[steel spire]

for the price range of a galaxy buds 2

wont a wired pair give me better audio?

[ivory fable]

possibly or you could get same quality for cheaper but then you have to deal with a wire

[steel spire]

if i buy the galaxy buds 2 for its price will it have a signifintly better audio experience than my 20 dollar headset

like a very significint jump

i havent worded this properly

[ivory fable]

it depends on your current ones

if youre using them for like gaming on pc and stuff tho bluetooth is not the way to go

because of the latency

but for like videos its fine

[rancid oxide]

I'm someone who used a numpad a lot.. I ended up making the swap to a tkl and while I slightly miss the numpad.. I'm glad I switched because now I don't hit my keeb with my mouse nearly as often while intense gaming.

My thoughts were, if I really need a numpad in the future, I can just buy a cheap standalone.

[latent hull]

anyone have some suggestions for bookshelf speakers around 300-400? Also what I would need for the setup

[calm cobalt]

kali lp6 v2's...$200 each...powered, so you just need to be able to plug each one in and connect to the source...depends on source

if you're connecting to pc, use a dac...the lp6's connect via xlr, trs, or rca

ifi, jds labs, schiit all have very nice dacs for $100ish...then u can use rca

[latent hull]

Thx

[bright sun]

Does anyone know the difference between these two

[white flame]

Looks like the first is longer

[calm cobalt]

The first one can be customized, but the second one cannot

[zealous silo]

Can anyone suggest a 5 pin "peripheral" cable that is compatible with my FSP Hydro G PRO PSU to power SATA Hard Drives ? A lot of cables 5pin I find online says it's only compatible with CoolerMaster PSU

[floral lake]

You meant molex?

You can get something like sata to molex

Modern higher end psus has no molex cables

You gotta get an adapter

[zealous silo]

My PSU has a peripheral with 5 holes, looks like it's called a 5pin MOLEX. (see https://www.fsplifestyle.com/en/product/HYDROGPRO1000W.html
https://www.fsplifestyle.com/upload/Hydro_G_Pro/s06_psu_850w.png

Can you recommend a cable ? Would this one work ?
https://www.newegg.ca/p/1W7-00KS-00021?Description=5pin to sata power supply&cm_re=5pin_to sata power supply-_-9SIAFJXE7F9943-_-Product

[floral lake]

I would email fsp and ask them for it

[neon root]

mousepad i won finally arrived

[white flame]

https://tenor.com/view/dj-khaled-another-one-one-more-time-gif-4816107

[neon root]

i need to iron this thing out. problem with rolled mousepads

nice container it comes in though

[neon root]

It continued to grow. Granted there’s 2 boxes in there but still a decent amount

[timber ridge]

was gonna say seek help but i have peripheral issues too 😭

[queen sigil]

i gotchu

[queen sigil]

seek help

just dont mind my rhythm game addiction

[neon root]

still waiting for a mousepad i pre-ordered a bit ago that's suppose to finally be shipped out this month or next month depending. but hopefully this month

[lavish violet]

Anyone got a good wireless headset recommendation preferably under $150?

[neon root]

kinda liking this saturn mousepad. kinda similar to a hien but a bit more smooth surface but not as good as a hien

if a hien is a 10 then this saturn is like a 8.5

or more of a 8.3 really

[neon root]

hyperx cloud II/alpha/flight

cloud II is $140 rn on their website, could check elsewhere to see if theres anything lower

[lavish violet]

Yeah, I had the Cloud 2 but I had issues with the USB

It just stopped working completely, even on my girlfriends computer

[bright sun]

https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Case-Fan-Hub-Distributor/dp/B0887VG14J/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=305Y55C48TCHT&keywords=fan+hub&qid=1680582571&sprefix=fan+hub%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-3

Does this fan hub have the argb ports

[floral lake]

nope

it's a pwm hub, no rgb

[bright sun]

Alright so no cop

But does the p12 argb daisy chain able

[floral lake]

yes

it can be daisy chained both rgb and fan

[bright sun]

Ok

[floral lake]

be careful tho, one header can take like 4-5 fans maximum each

or you'll risk melting the header

[bright sun]

Oh

I’m getting the Nzxt h9 flow

It’s outta stock but I’m getting it so

3 fans form the radiator

That are not daisy chainable

3 fans on the bottom daisy chain to one pan port and one argb port

3 fans on the side daisy chain to pwn port and one argb port

And one for outside from that side that is left alone

https://www.amazon.com/Addressable-Lighting-Magnetic-backplane-Addressble/dp/B08JQFKXYK/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?crid=2VRRSW96JUCBI&keywords=argb+fan+hub&qid=1680583119&sprefix=argb+fan+hub%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE0U0NHTlFEWkg5WDcmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA0ODk0ODEyUjI4RVdOUEk0WFpYJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAzODAwODEzRkhHOVpBVk5IUjFNJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfcGhvbmVfc2VhcmNoX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

With this fan hub

That should be enough to fill the entire thing and no melting?

[floral lake]

should be fine

[bright sun]

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-Addressable-Lighting-Magnetic-backplane/dp/B0BCVK9FKB/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?crid=22EZ4V8EI51ST&keywords=argb+fan+hub&qid=1680584582&sprefix=%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-12

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-Addressable-Lighting-Magnetic-backplane/dp/B0BCVK9FKB/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?crid=22EZ4V8EI51ST&keywords=argb+fan+hub&qid=1680584582&sprefix=%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-12

https://www.amazon.com/ID-COOLING-Computer-Internal-Motherboard-Functional/dp/B08BFKG7D8/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=22EZ4V8EI51ST&keywords=argb+fan+hub&qid=1680584703&sprefix=%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/AsiaHorse-VE-HUB-Supply-Addressable-Lighting/dp/B097GQ8CQP/ref=mp_s_a_1_18?crid=22EZ4V8EI51ST&keywords=argb+fan+hub&qid=1680584703&sprefix=%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-18

Which one solos

[neon root]

now this is very interesting

metal mouse skates

[snow briar]

not as light superlight

[neon root]

gpro superbrick

they seem decently thin, wonder what the weight of them are and how well they glide

definitely not meant for glass pads

[snow briar]

gpro x now with tungsten glides

[pale cosmos]

tap dancing gpro

[gentle jasper]

Do y’all have any tips to clean my mouse buttons and skates? It’s a G502 HERO wired

Just unplug it and spray a cloth with some cleaner and wipe?

[white flame]

Pretty much yeah

[ivory fable]

I use a disinfectant wipe usually and just push it in all the nooks n crannys n stuff

[neon root]

i use a wet wipe for larger areas like the mouse clicks and then if needed i go in with a precision qtip and iso for areas like the scroll wheel and side buttons

@abstract stratus found some or still need some?

https://www.amazon.com/Profile-Keycaps-Switches-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B06XK8BD4G/

or are you looking for an actual brand

[floral lake]

My way of cleaning is just my shirt

Works in getting grime and sweat off if I don't leave it dirty too long

[abstract stratus]

Woah yea that's what I needed I found another pair on etsy but it was a bit to much but this is good! Thanks

[obsidian cypress]

Are blank keycaps meant for people who like to make custom keycaps patterns?

[floral lake]

Pretty much, and for someone who's used to touch typing and remembers the keys

But doesn't want to see letters to keep it clean

[obsidian cypress]

I see.

[glass bear]

q1 pro sheesh

[neon root]

sheeesh

[abstract stratus]

yes and for people who are like me we dont like texts on the keycaps

its also good for memorization ig

[mighty saddle]

anyone have any recommendations for speakers under $200?

[snow briar]

https://www.amazon.com/Edifier-R1280T-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B016P9HJIA/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?

[mighty saddle]

do I have to have special ports for that? it seems like it takes more than just the basic aux cable

im not super familiar with audio devices and the different inputs they can take lol

[snow briar]

I believe it’s just Bluetooth you can use typical speaker plugs, haven’t actually used it just have seen it suggested often for intro okay speakers

[mighty saddle]

you know i think I might just be stupid is all

[snow briar]

Youreee fineeeeee

[west hornet]

those don't look bluetooth to me. If I were to take a guess it look like you connect speaker wire to the speaker terminals to connect the 2 units then you plug the speakers into your pc or external dac via rca. if you don't have rca output there is a rca to 3.5mm it would appear in the product images

https://i.imgur.com/Erx8Ax7.png

[mighty saddle]

oh ok nice

ive been looking for a solid set of cabled speakers only due to the fact that I dont want to have to worry about the device dying on me then having to recharge

[snow briar]

Think I might’ve messed up the link my b, there’s a bt version

[mighty saddle]

ill check those out too if you wanna send them. even if theyre bluetooth

[snow briar]

https://www.amazon.com/Edifier-R1280DB-Bluetooth-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B0719C132V/ref=asc_df_B0719C132V/?

A few more bucks

Also has coax

[mighty saddle]

for a second they looked the exact same lol

[snow briar]

Yeah that’s why I messed up the link

Same model extra features

[mighty saddle]

i like that it has the option for corded power which is nice to have

hell I wouldnt mind an extra $15 for that alone

I plan on having these connect to my PC and home theater

[snow briar]

That’s a perfect use for em

[mighty saddle]

thanks!

i really like the wood finish as well since I plan on getting into wood working so itll be nice to have it match the rest of the stuff Im making

[snow briar]

Get a fractal north

Lol

[mighty saddle]

is that another speaker?

oh its a case

[snow briar]

Nah computer case, overpriced and out of stock everywhere

It’s pretty though

[mighty saddle]

ooo

Ive been meaning to get a new case

[snow briar]

I just picked one up so I’ve been hyping it up

[mighty saddle]

I was gonna originally get a HYTE case due to the size of them

so whats another $10?

lol

[mighty saddle]

https://tenor.com/view/aww-thats-hot-looking-telescope-will-smith-gif-14760309

https://tenor.com/view/nut-smash-button-gif-10475191

Im literally adding that to my wishlist now

lmk how good the cooling is on it since its wood I wonder if it gets warm af

[snow briar]

It’s basically the same temps as my old meshify c

Should check out Gamers nexus in depth video on it

[mighty saddle]

I want the all black with mesh but its out 😭

jesus why is the black one an extra $100???

[snow briar]

Scalper vs official store, should check shipping

[white flame]

Scalpers

[mighty saddle]

oof

also does anyone have any triple monitor mount recommendations? ive bought 2 already and they both felt really cheap

[ivory fable]

Definitely get a gas lift one rather than a standard metal arm, make sure it's rated for the size/weight of your monitors

[tight pulsar]

my iem in the right pic is quieter than the one on the left now and it looks like it has a dark ring around the edge, what's up with that?

sorry for the bad pic it wouldn't let me upload them seperately

[queen sigil]

could it just be gunk lol

[west hornet]

yeah if it's possible to change the filters on those it might be worth a go

[ivory fable]

That amount of gunk doesn't look like it should make a noticeable impact tho

[tight pulsar]

i was cleaning the tips with iso and tried to clean the filters lightly so don't think it's gunk

didn't know if i messed something up or what

[white flame]

Could have gotten some liquid inside and something corroded

[tight pulsar]

would iso mess anything up though? would have thought it evaported before anything happened

and it was just a qtip with a little on but idk how much you need to mess something up

[white flame]

Depends on the concentration of alcohol and materials inside

[tight pulsar]

should be 70% but i'll check when i get home

i wasn't sure if i could take the filter off or not so i'll take it off and see if anything funky is happening

[white flame]

70% alcohol means 30% water

[tight pulsar]

that is very true

[north nimbus]

https://kbdfans.com/collections/diy-kit/products/tofu65-2-0?variant=41382679675019 behold, keyboard nerds

i need this thing badly

so i can have the ultimate 65% keyboard.

[tight pulsar]

okay so i messed around with cleaning and taking out the filter and it seems to be fixed but i somehow lost the filter. best option just to order a single or a pair of 4mm filters?

[gaunt forge]

unless you want custom ones or specialized ones, yeah just get new filters

you don't have extras? I usually have like 3 sets of spare filters just lying around my house

[tight pulsar]

nah

well looks like the lowest amount you can get is 10ish so guess i'll grab those

[glass bear]

not many keyboard nerds here actually

[north nimbus]

well i'm a keyboard nerd

[glass bear]

also isnt zoom 65 also out rn

[north nimbus]

zoom 65? i should look

[glass bear]

ah yeah the v2

it has a knob id probably take that over a boring tofu

[north nimbus]

i like the tofu, the simplicity of it is really attractive

[glass bear]

understandable

@neon root that vgn mouse is actually looking pretty good

[neon root]

what mouse?

[glass bear]

vgn dragonfly f1

the 50 dollar 4khz mouse

[neon root]

oh that one. i havent looked at any reviews on it so far

[glass bear]

yeah

but the fantech rep on mousereview got one and its actually great apparently

considering the one month shipping on it big reviews soon prob

[neon root]

hopefully. if it does turn out to be somewhat decent ill probably pick one up to see how it is

[glass bear]

ye

[gaunt forge]

veed are you in the Mousereview chat as well?

[glass bear]

Yes

[gaunt forge]

gotcha, I was questioning whether or not Fantech had an actual discord server

[analog bloom]

how do u guys fix keyboard spamming?

i have razerhuntsman

[deft mulch]

what’s that

wouldn’t have a clue

[floral lake]

your keyboard switches are probably dying

idk if that keyboard is hotswappable, plus it uses razer's own optical switches

finding replacements would be fairly difficult

and seems to require soldering to replace the switches

[tepid ermine]

headset reccs with mics?
budget $40-60usd, preferably open back 😊

[quiet blade]

I need some serious help.

So I plugged in a headset, razor ultimate, and I cannot get this to go away.

the volume mixer icon, is stuck on my screen.

I can adjust the vol, but it wont close, tried restarting, unplugging the headset, idk what the deal is.

[quiet blade]

fixed it

[dusty kiln]

Good luck with that

[queen sigil]

fr

[dusty kiln]

Like I got a good deal on my hepatic corsair headset for 50 dollars original 130 but idk.

Open backs are really expensive

[dusty kiln]

You might find something on the dankpods YouTube channel

[daring zenith]

Gmr air maybe

[nova dust]

Does a 400 IPS mouse make sense? Or just marketing? How fast can a human even flick a mouse?

[floral lake]

It doesn't matter

Just get one with good sensor and firmware implementation

Something like hero sensor on logitech is pretty great

Never had issues with it with my experience using logitech

[gaunt forge]

you can go all out and get specs that say 3395

or just get Logitech

both are incredible options

[eager ether]

hey anyone know why my mouse is drifiting to the bottom right? I even turned it off and It still does it. I just updated my graphics drivers

hm

I restarted and it's not doing it anymore

weird

[west hornet]

Maybe you have another input device?

[dusty kiln]

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Line-Interactive-1500VA-Watt-Outlets/dp/B07RWMLKFM/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1WQ86LV3Z78QB&keywords=ups%2Bamazon%2Bbasic&qid=1680984148&sprefix=ups%2Bamazon%2Bbasic%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFZNVZSRkVLVVpCN04mZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA4NzIyMDhYVDdBMDJPTTI0RyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTMzNjcyM1JWU0lYNjBDSEY5NCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1 Is this fine for my computer

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PRntv3

[bright sun]

How many like argb cables and all that stuff are 2 Lian li strimer going to use

[dusty kiln]

idk

[calm cobalt]

pc38x

[queen sigil]

nice 40-60 usd recommendation

[supple swan]

can anyone recommend a good headset?

[calm cobalt]

premade?

[mighty knoll]

Personally I love my steelseries arctis pro with gamedac. Buddy has the Nova pro with gamedac and likes it as well. Really depends on budget though

[daring zenith]

Lol

Pc38x is 170$ full price, 140$ right now, 120$ lowest, not exactly 40-60$

But it's good

[supple swan]

it's for a five-year-old lol

[calm cobalt]

I don't recommend bad

alternative, get the Truthear Zero and use your phone as a microphone

iphones have very decent microphones

[mighty knoll]

Oh then I would say an arctis 1 or 3. They are the cheaper alternative and would work for a few years

[mighty knoll]

You can definetly hear quality difference between someone using their phone for a microphone vs someone with a decent gaming headset microphone

[calm cobalt]

yes the headset I posted has a better microphone, you're not saying anything new

[supple swan]

ya like my webcam is trash lol

[mighty knoll]

You recomended earbuds lol

[calm cobalt]

IEMs are far superior, we've established this

they ignore most of the HRTF over ears have to deal with, less cancelations, better seal, better fit, etc

[mighty knoll]

Personally hate the entire premise that an earbud will outperform larger drivers. Besides that they are usually expensive as hell while a headset is usually cheaper while providing roughly the same quality with arguably better comfort

[calm cobalt]

lol what

IEMs are far cheaper than headphones, price to performance

and 'the premide that an earbud will outperform larger drivers' tells me you've no idea of how sound works

[floral lake]

IEMs does indeed beat headphones, that is up to a point but perf per dollar ratio is heavily skewed towards IEMs at lower price range

$50 gets you great IEMs, while the same $50 only gets you an objectively meh sounding headphone, in terms of neutral sound

[mighty knoll]

The main experience I have is with car audio where a 12 will hit a deeper sound then an 8 will. The same idea is true for earbuds and headsets given they are the same build quailty and materials. Sure you can absolutely get small IEMs with amazing drivers that perform better. Personally though having something crammed into my ear the entire time Im gaming is just frustrating and irritating.

I will agree they are better in the beginning tier but after you get beyond about the 150 mark then a headset becomes better. They will usually sit on your head more comfortably and provide better sound quality. Although after that point its basically just personal preference.

[calm cobalt]

I don't see how a singular experience of you in an uncontrolled environment gives you the authority to recommend bigger drivers

it's not what kind of drivers, it's how they're tuned

you see, that's what gets the preference rate up

the most commerical drivers are the most easily tuned, it's not because they're the ones that 'sound' better, it's just what the engineers prefer to work with/are familiar to

whether or not you mind ear insertion is entirely up to you, but the fact they produce superior sound due to the fact they're closer to the ear canal is unchanged

and no, you can name any 150 dollar headphones and I am a hundred percent sure I can name a better performing IEM for less, because like I said

the format is just better

[obsidian cypress]

What does it mean when a USB stick starts flashing red?

[nova dust]

For some reason my windows mouse DPI sensitivity profile is closely connected to my World of Tanks game mouse DPI profile. I was hoping that they have different sensitivity but I am finding it hard to separate the two. I am currently using a razer mouse with a synapse software

[queen sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/steven-grant-moon-knight-not-reading-that-essay-gif-25788755

[queen sigil]

depends on the usb stick

ur better off googling

[timber ridge]

funnily enough, all my iems have given me better sub bass compared to the headphones I've tried

[tight pulsar]

okay what good iems are there for 50ish

[queen sigil]

idk arias

t2s

wait no arias are expensive

[west hornet]

My friend has been enjoying the tangzu wan’er I believe they are called

[timber ridge]

budget iem market has exploded, but i havent looked into it in a while

im down bad trying to find an upgrade for my variations

[tight pulsar]

apple earbuds 🔥

[calm cobalt]

I hear wan'er is good yes, I think I've seen a graph of it somewhere

there's just so many good budget iems coming out lately it's impossible to keep up

[gaunt forge]

I think there's a bot account in the server. Check elecgronics

[pale cosmos]

Fixed

[dapper adder]

logitech GPX vs Pulsar X2
from rtings, it appears like the perf is quite similar, but how about the long term reliability? and how do the softwares compare between the mice

[desert heath]

both aren't exactly known to be that reliable if that's your main concern

GPX has had a decent amount of issues with double clicking

X2 just has general QC issues, but that was also the case with others using the same OEM (for example Lamzu)

both should be mostly solved by now, but still

as insane as I might sound... I'd rather go towards Razer for reliability

[dapper adder]

lmao

i mean, true, i have never had a faulty razer mouse before

also the question is for someone else, so i'll pass the information to them

[desert heath]

all good

and it's mostly because Razer does practically everything in house, is realistically exempt from double clicking with optical switches and outside of a few odd batches doesn't really make major errors these days

[snow briar]

Been using a gpx for a year and a half haven’t had any issues so far, cables kinda a pain though. (I’m sure others have had terrible experiences)

[gaunt forge]

You can always buy a clone, but that means leaving the efficiency of the sensor alone

[neon root]

thus far my gpx hasnt had any issues but they are prone to double clicking issues as well as sensor issues depending on the pad you are using which i have experienced with one~two times with my pads which have caused the sensor to spin out.

pulsar x2, mainly on the black and white model and very few of the red model, have had squeaking issues with Mouse 1 (left click) but so far theyve managed to fix the issues. overall it is built very well and i havent had any issues with mine except an encoder problem which was solved the same day i reported the issue to pulsar and i received a new x2 mini which hasnt had any issues since. just a matter of what switches you want in the pulsar x2 as they have had updated versions.

of the 2 imo as a user of both, i recommend the pulsar x2 over the gpx

however if you do like bigger mice, the gpx is def bigger than the pulsar x2

[dapper adder]

hmm, ok thanks, i'll also forward that to them

[neon root]

i have a crap ton of mousepads that i can switch between so im able to resolve the sensor issue for the gpx pretty quick

you should be able to find a list of mousepads that dont work or dont play well with the gpx online somewhere

software side of things, both are meh, logitech tends to have a lot more issues and have caused some people to get banned in some online video games. (this is ghub, theres another version thats like a lite version which should be fine and is better anyways if its just for a mouse)

[dapper adder]

[neon root]

rare instances

its like rgbfusion from gigabyte has caused some people to get banned in rainbow six siege because the game thought it was cheat software

valorant also had a small issue with softwares like that somewhat recently

[gaunt forge]

I consider myself somewhat of a mouse enthusiast, yet I still haven't owned a GPX or X2

soon...

[glass bear]

well the logimid g pro superbrick

is just not worth buying in 2023

im waiting for the finalmouse this summer or so

if they go for mass production not only should qc be ironed out better + easier to fix after

but ill reasonably be able to get one too

sheesh

[white flame]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-many-months-later-three-weeks-later-waiting-so-much-later-gif-16351997

[glass bear]

true sadly

i already have a decent mouse so i dont really care about waiting

considering how much better this one will be

[neon root]

i can never have too many mice

well rn i can, need break because pokemon and csgo cases are taking up a lot of my funding rn

and also my wrist/arm is currently not usable or at least doesnt have full range of motion 💀

[ruby magnet]

What should I do if I popped one side of a stabilizer off by accident?

[tight pulsar]

put it back

[neon root]

i keep telling myself this but never go through with it, but next mouse is definitely gonna be a vaxee mouse. ive put the mouse in my cart 3 times now and never went through with it

will try the hype that is the vaxee team whose built a reputation with zowie mice

[gaunt forge]

Wireless or wired?

I heard an np01s wireless is coming up soon

[snow briar]

What’s everybody’s recommendations for a ~60usd mouse

[white flame]

I like my G502 but any logi with the hero sensor is good ime. Just weak switches if you're a heavy user.

(Go ahead and call me a shill I deserve it)

[floral lake]

The switches being weak is one flaw about logi

But other than that it's great

Hero sensor's amazing ime

Other options are probably steelseries

[snow briar]

Steelseries? Didn’t expect that

[floral lake]

They might seem "dated" but they're fine really

Especially ones with optical switches

ROG Keris is also worth checking out

Hotswap switches will make the thing last forever

[gaunt forge]

That's a surprise as well, the Keris is expensive and has a pretty slippery coating

I will never not recommend a G Pro Wireless, but @snow briar do you prefer small, medium or big mice

[ivory fable]

G403 hero personally

I've also heard great things about the endgame xm1r

[bright sun]

https://ckbdepot.com/product/nzxt-ac-iusbh-m3-internal-usb-hub-3/?gclid=CjwKCAjwrdmhBhBBEiwA4Hx5gxvu27NM0I-Ti_ecfvg-Nxb4F7p2Z9CgCwAqWKEhI0qoAvlSp6qwiRoCa0AQAvD_BwE

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Internal-4-Port-USB-2-0/dp/B0BGWPP23D/ref=asc_df_B0BGWPP23D/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=652397596695&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8616129518207213177&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031244&hvtargid=pla-1946013849836&psc=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrdmhBhBBEiwA4Hx5g57UjQhEkqeh5FGz0Z7zqTiyj1u_0o0NNeqETzV0wi8U5MUEZ86QvhoCoYIQAvD_BwE

Which one better

[white flame]

Do you need the headers specifically or would extra ports work? Or both?

[bright sun]

What I just need extra usb ports

[white flame]

Ok well those hubs are for putting other devices on the headers, so there would be additional cost of those devices

[bright sun]

Ik but I got Lian li cables and a Nzxt kraken z73 which uses them

And probably more stuff that I don’t know

[white flame]

And those use the headers? 2.0 header devices are getting fairly rare tbh

[bright sun]

I’m pretty sure they use them

Any maybe different stuff would to so that’s why I want the header Becuase I don’t think 2 of them is enough

[white flame]

Does your motherboard only have one 2.0 header?

Well there's this to save some money https://www.amazon.com/RGEEK-Extension-Motherboard-Connector-Multilier/dp/B07JGR7TYV?th=1

[snow briar]

This isn’t for me but I’m assuming they will prefer smaller mice

[bright sun]

It has two but do you know what takes up the usb 2.0 port on motherboards usually

Liek what components usually that up that

[white flame]

Usually it's only older bluetooth modules

Or old cases that have 2.0 ports

[bright sun]

You think my motherboard having two of them is enough?

[white flame]

Probably

And if it ends up not being enough you can get a splitter later

[gaunt forge]

In that case a steelseries works, and so do others like G305 or Razer Orochi to name a few

[obsidian cypress]

any ARGB light strips you guys recommend? Considering getting one to put inside my Fractal torrent.

I'd like to keep it under $40 and it needs to be on https://amazon.com.mx because of ludicrous import taxes in Mexico.

Thanks in advance for helping me, I really appreciate it!

[fluid dew]

What headphones do you guys reccomend for around 150 usd? I do not need a mic.

[balmy lantern]

Not quite 150 but these are what I'm getting https://drop.com/buy/drop-hifiman-he-x4-planar-magnetic-headphones?mode=shop_open&utm_source=google&utm_medium=

Might wanna get a amp/dac later on tho

But you can use them without

[balmy lantern]

@fluid dew

[obsidian cypress]

I forgot, what's a amp or dac?

[west hornet]

The things that make audio output work, some headphones especially planars can take advantage of higher end external dac amps instead of the ones built on the mobo

[obsidian cypress]

Does the amp increase the sound range or loudness?

[undone tide]

TrueGrip grip tape is a good choice

[calm cobalt]

any good mousepads?

[neon root]

depends on what you want and budget but xray-pad aqua control II and aqua control + are both good. if youre only into big name brand mousepads then razer strider imo

all 3 of those pads are around $30

[gaunt forge]

Also depends how fast the mousepad you want is. Aqua control is a medium pad so good all around

[calm cobalt]

i have the

razer blackshark

are there any better headsets

[thick garden]

Bit of a strange question but is it possible to connect a webcam to a modem/router (obviously connected to the internet) and be able to access it from other devices also outside the network?

I want to figure out what I could buy on Amazon for cheap, could be a camera that also connects with ethernet to the router itself

[west hornet]

you could try a network cam that can use some software like home assistant. I can't remember if home assistant supported camera streams or not

[queen sigil]

yes

[fluid dew]

What mic would you recommend with a budget of 200 usd?

[ivory fable]

I wouldn't spend 200$ on a mic unless you're making money off the thing your using the mic for, even then, the 50-100$ mic market is very competitive

[west hornet]

200 would be close to mv7 range for usb

unless you want a xlr setup

[pale cosmos]

Weird question, any like, really good headset that's in this sort of form factor?

Mic, great speakers, super lightweight (portable is nice), can be wired

Got a request for a present that has a headset very specific to this shape

Mic can even be optional, just, good and not worth diamonds lmao

[west hornet]

koss has some decent headphones in similar form factors like the porta pros or kph30i. could also take a look at the creative aurvana live if they still sell it although the earcups might be a bit bigger than that

[ivory fable]

I have a jabra headset that was fine that my internship gave me (super overpriced they go for like 200 retail or something though)

But maybe they have some cheaper options

Cuz that one was usb and bt wireless

If you have a quick look for office headset there's some Microsoft and logitech ones that look good enough and aren't well priced but definitely better than jabra

[pale cosmos]

[ivory fable]

Jabra evolve 2 seem to be around €130 where I'm looking so they might be alrightttt

But pretty steep still

[pale cosmos]

Evolve2 is like, still sorta off the mark

[pale cosmos]

Porta pros are pretty much that exact style I'm looking for, are there any better you know of?

[ivory fable]

Too much padding??

[pale cosmos]

And yes, somewhat dramatically different from the original picture but I couldn't find any in that 80's style lol

[pale cosmos]

Still a bit too bulky

[ivory fable]

They fold up iirc if that's their concern

[pale cosmos]

He's after something that looks just like his old sennheiser set from the 80's

[ivory fable]

I have i think the wireless version of them or something i can sned pics if you wan

[pale cosmos]

He has this specific style he really wants

[ivory fable]

https://tenor.com/view/why-huh-but-why-gif-13199396

That style looks painful

[pale cosmos]

He liked it. Very comfortable

Actually no they're not too bad lol

[ivory fable]

https://tenor.com/view/shrug-gif-25269231

[pale cosmos]

It's his present I kinda wanna see what I can do to achieve that first

Otherwise I'm gonna get him pc38x's

[west hornet]

I can't recall anything exactly like that higher end but I remember seeing another brand with a lot of the smaller headphones but iirc they were very expensive. I'm trying to find the name now

[pale cosmos]

Hell yeah man, will appreciate it if you can just remember the name tbh

I'm willing to go up to about 200 usd

@ivory fable love u btw

💀

[ivory fable]

Has look at Logitech h110, senheiser epos adapt series/pc 3 chat, jabra bizz bizz 2300 qd, hp g2, jbl jacplus

[ivory fable]

Suss it's not Tuesday

[pale cosmos]

160t adapt looks nice

[west hornet]

welp I couldn't find the one im thinking of but maybe best that way, might've been more in the 3000usd range. But I did just remember you might want to take a look at some of the grado headphones. a lot are in that price range and I heard were decent

https://headphones.com/search?q=grado&options[prefix]=last&type=product%2Carticle

some seem sold out on this site though

[pale cosmos]

Porta pros seem like, super close to his old headset

[west hornet]

do you know what he had

[pale cosmos]

They were in that style but they were sennheisers

Supposedly the worlds first lightweight headphones

Or something to that effect listening to the story

They folded up like current stuff and fit in the pocket

I used them myself a long time ago before they broke. Actually quite amazing

[west hornet]

something like this maybe? https://i.imgur.com/wHjd75Z.png

[pale cosmos]

For what they were and the time tho

Nah

The porta pros are really really close

Metal top band

Two very small speakers, not full ear cover

Aux jack

[west hornet]

maybe it was older I'm having trouble finding something close

[pale cosmos]

More like this

OOO, THIS?

[west hornet]

wow those tiny

[pale cosmos]

These are really close

Ya that's what I mean

He wants something super lightweight

Those are called sennheiser ms80-2

They had like orange ear pads over the speakers

[west hornet]

the portas are extremely lightweight. my only real complaint with them was that sometimes the headband would catch a strand of hair

[pale cosmos]

Ye

That happened a lot on those old senn's too

[west hornet]

hard for me to compare but the portas are honestly very good for the price if you wanted to go that route. I used them for a while with aftermarket earpads

[pale cosmos]

Alr I'll get him a set of the porta pros

Thanks @west hornet @ivory fable

[west hornet]

hope he likes em 👍

[ivory fable]

Welc

[fluid dew]

Okay. What would you reccomend in that price range?

[ivory fable]

I don't really keep up with mics so probably not the best person to ask but the samson q2u used to be a good price anyway idk about it now

[timber onyx]

Is there anyone who knows the difference between glossy and matte mice that actually prefer matte

[neon root]

really only main difference is just feeling of the mice/grip and maybe a 1g~2g difference in weight depending on the paint they use and how much of it

but matte is better imo because glossy can be quite slippery especially if you sweat a lot or have oily hands

[floral lake]

matte all the way tbh

[timber onyx]

But oily hands literally destroy the matte finish on mice

Like how tf do you clean a matte mouse

[floral lake]

There's matte mice that isn't painted

Like the plastic itself is colored

And textured of course for the extra grip

[neon root]

just clean it with a wipe, wet wipe, iso, soap and water, whatever. ive all the mice ive used and had, only 1 mouse has had its matte finish turn glossy and that was my glorious model o- because they use cheap plastic

i dont even really clean my mice as gross as that sounds. only time i actually clean is the scroll wheel if needed or side buttons

10 mice that i have that arent glossy, none have gone bad except the model o-

[floral lake]

I only clean with my shirt

[neon root]

if anything though if you really dont want to clean your mouse or just all together avoid ruining the finish on the mouse, just get grip tape

[crisp hollow]

do they make computer speakers with microphone jack (built in the speakers)

[neon root]

i mean, probably but like

why would you want that

[noble oxide]

anyone know a good 30$ keyboard and mouse that work well?

[white flame]

$5 goodwill keyboard and a $25 mouse probably, better to have a decent mouse imo

[calm cobalt]

https://www.amazon.com/RK-ROYAL-KLUDGE-Mechanical-Adjustable/dp/B08R5ZRSHL?
it's $40, but u can pick between blue or brown switches

[floral lake]

kinda sad that it's lacking removable cable

but i guess that's as good as it gets for a combo

[calm cobalt]

not hot swappable, either...but the options on combos have gotten sparse at the $30 mark...u can always get a mushy redragon