peripherals-and-displays

[thick garden]

finally my wifi card works again, first tested it on my 2nd build the reseated it and it works perfectly, no more connection issues :]

[queen sigil]

man i cant wait to get my springs for this controller

[neon root]

bro controlling a whole spaceship

[gaunt forge]

dear lord that's some skill

[high badge]

So now in the right channel

any decent budget peripheral recommendations?
Keyboards, mice, headphones all in play

[daring zenith]

Any preference in switches or profile? Any number for the budget? What mouse grip? Preference for wired or wireless? Preference for open or closed back? Preference for over ear, on ear, or IEMs?

[high badge]

Lots of questions most of which I don't understand but let's go

Okay so
I tend to prefer MX Browns for switches (they have feedback for me but not overtly obnoxious)
Grip is halfway between palm and claw (probably closer to claw but oh well), and my hands are on the smaller side. Thus far I exclusively used wired peripherals, but I'm not prejudiced against wireless (though would prefer wired because batteries are a pain in the butt)
Closed back on ear headphones preferably
As for budget... I'd think something like this:
-40-50 USD for headphones
-50-100 dollars for the keyboard
-50-75 for the headphones

Is it a low budget for everything? Yes
Could I go higher? Probably. The goal after all is getting a setup that'll last for a while and perform good enough to not be a nuisance

Not to have the most expensive stuff and then not knowing how to take advantage of it

Feel free to ask anything else you might need
Though one thing I'd like
It'd be great to only need one RGB software for all the peripherals (for the sake of simplicity)

[daring zenith]

Keyboard will also depend on form factor, some keychron hotswap board prob, for mouse, try Orochi v2, for headphones, try CAL SE

[high badge]

HUH

Not what I expected

[daring zenith]

actually cal se prob won't be in hungary

[high badge]

Though

Full-size babyyy

[daring zenith]

lemme think if there's any other budget closed back headphones

[high badge]

Love meself that numpad action

[daring zenith]

this is prob over budget considering shipping cost but example
https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k10-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?variant=39426675343449

[high badge]

It's not an RGB one right?

So it should be cheaper

[daring zenith]

hotswap is nice

but tbf you don't need hotswap

[high badge]

It'd be neat

This is compatible with those cool coiled keyboard cables right?

[daring zenith]

Cable is removable if that's what you're asking

The port is on the side not the back so aesthetics might be slightly different

[glass bear]

@neon root impressive ngl

means that they can probably hit sub 30 with a full size shape

[neon root]

they have to take out a lot id assume or just carbon fiber

plus itd more than likely just be a clip base instead of clip base + screws

screws already take up a lot of weight

[glass bear]

yeah hopefully they dont go full cheese grater like a certain three hundred dollar mouse

there was a reddit post the other day about the mouse clicking by itself in the sunlight

gaping holes + optical switches 💀

[neon root]

i mean to be fair, theyre the ones that thought it was a good idea to not have blinds and use the mouse in broad daylight

also most mice wont have that problem since theres only like what, 2 companies that have optical switches for their mice?

[glass bear]

its not a real problem

just funny

[neon root]

if they do have holes theyll probably go the route most are going and have it at the bottom while keeping the shell together

[glass bear]

ye like pulsar

were they the first to do it?

[neon root]

dont think so but theyre also the only company i can think of cause it was on their xlite as well wasnt it?

[glass bear]

yeah the xlite wired had it

[neon root]

razer viper v2 pro is $120 on amazon, why cant it just go down to $100 or a little lower already

walmart had it for $110 and i missed it

[tight pulsar]

just like get stronger or something

[glass bear]

this is the equivalent of telling track athletes to run in sandals

[glass bear]

you should watch mouse market

ive seen v2 pros for

70

80

shipped

90 shipped is ultra common

[tight pulsar]

nah they just have to run faster

[glass bear]

💀

true

[queen sigil]

as a track person i dont see a problem

[neon root]

used or new?

main reason why i want amazon pricing to go down is because gift cards that i have to help take it even lower

[pale cosmos]

What about flippers

[queen sigil]

like nachos said

just run faster

[pale cosmos]

What about bricks

[glass bear]

as a track person

my knees

[glass bear]

varying levels of wear

but every listing is required to have a photo so you can see for yourself

[queen sigil]

skill issue

[pale cosmos]

What about cinder blocks

[queen sigil]

how does running in sandles hurt your knees

[bright sun]

You guys know why I can’t get sore credit?

[pale cosmos]

That's a question for @fallow glacier the rest of us are randoms from all over the web

None of us actually work for Newegg here

[bright sun]

Ok

@fallow glacier plz help

[ivory fable]

You have to dm them they don't respond to pings

[tight pulsar]

what events

[queen sigil]

lj tj 100 200

[neon root]

razer is going to now have 8k polling for wireless mouse. tech wise thats insane. practical use case i cant really see it being too mainstream considering 4k is still very new and isnt super used

also thinking of getting another custom mouse made because the person i got my last custom from is having a sale, problem is what mouse do i get a custom paint job on

[abstract stratus]

i was wondering what mouse is better, ive been considering getting the razer viper ultimate or the v2 pro but i dont know which one is better which one do you guys recommend?

i might get the pro

[neon root]

the v2 pro is better

[obsidian cypress]

razer basilisk mice are pretty cool looking.

Could mable do a basilisk appearance on a basilisk moouse.

What RGB software do you guys recommend?

[queen sigil]

none

[gaunt forge]

Man why cant the basilisk even be like, 80g

then again the G703 is still heavy too

[floral lake]

eh

i don't find that much weight heavy

[gaunt forge]

im being a spoiled brat tbh. The basilisk is good enough by itself

[floral lake]

i've been used to wielding 99g of my g304 lol

it's totally fine

[gaunt forge]

i thought it was like 89

[floral lake]

weight on a mouse doesn't matter too much honestly

i might be wrong

but it's about 90

probs not 99

[gaunt forge]

a 99g g304 is a literal brick almost

an egg thats heavier than my numpad

[floral lake]

i just use higher dpi honestly

with lower game sens

[gaunt forge]

for the longest time I swore that I had a twitchy hand

I've been using really slow mousepads tho, meaning at higher dpi I flicked too far

Now that I finally have a faster mousepad I'm trying out high dpi...

i dont like it already

[neon root]

trying high dpi or low dpi?

[gaunt forge]

trying high dpi

[floral lake]

i find high dpi and lowered game sens to give me better finer control

[gaunt forge]

I just use low dpi in general, no need to constantly switch ingame sensitivity

and when I feel like changing, i click dpi

[neon root]

it should be the other way around....

[gaunt forge]

so I've heard

[neon root]

stay at 1 dpi and change in-game sens

400dpi at 1 sens is a lot different than 1800 dpi at 1 sens

[gaunt forge]

i mean, im going from 600 to 1200

[neon root]

still

@glass bear ima sell my mousepad and buy a knife in csgo. wtf is this 💀

[gaunt forge]

the heck

Damn I didn't know Yuki Aim was that good. Then again eBay

[neon root]

its also a limited drop

glass pad + anime + limited drop

[gaunt forge]

oh yeah its glass

I still can't fathom glass pads being good

[floral lake]

uh, i kinda forgot i had laptop on and i decided to place the headset right near the laptop's exhaust lmao

left it there for a whole night

batt probs been fairly toasty during those hours

but tbh it doesn't feel very much hotter than when im heavily using it on wireless mode

[glass bear]

Tf

Weebs go absolutely crazy

has that actually been bid on ?

ok nah someone is just smoking hard crack on this one

the new one you have looks way better anyway

the one with the oni mask

[obsidian cypress]

What are some good keyboards with these criteria:

• 100% full size
• ARGB
• metal body
• hot swappable
• programmable macros/keys
• budget around $250

Thanks for helping me out in advance. Currently considering the Razer Blackwidow V4 Pro.

[floral lake]

keychron comes to mind in this one

q5/v5 has great software, can run via/qmk

it doesn't need any programs to be installed, cuz via/qmk runs off browser

the keeb isn't exactly full full-size, but im sure it has enough keys for all your uses

[obsidian cypress]

I run out of keys even on my current full size.

[floral lake]

unless you really need the extra keys

[obsidian cypress]

I use the numpad and all of those for keybinds.

[floral lake]

Hm, well then

There's no better choices then

[obsidian cypress]

Better choices then the widow?

[floral lake]

keychron q12 works, if you're okay with a few less buttons

and numpad being on the left instead of right

it's pretty odd

[obsidian cypress]

What buttons are missing?

[floral lake]

it's only missing two extra macro keys

has 3, and a knob you can program

wait it does omit home key too

insert, end and such

[obsidian cypress]

Oh nevermind then.

[floral lake]

there is still q6 tho

worth checking out

it's 100%, for real this time

it looks like this

[obsidian cypress]

Is that really ARGB?

[floral lake]

yeah

all keychron q series boards has rgb

they're just off by default

[obsidian cypress]

Oh odd. First I ever seen a brand not trying to advertise every bit of their keeb.

[floral lake]

do mind that keycaps has no shine through

[obsidian cypress]

So I'd need to replace the keycaps then.

Out of curiosity is the keyboard wire replaceable?

[floral lake]

it wouldn't work well with those keycaps honestly, the switches are south facing

yes, it has detachable usb c

it also supports bluetooth and 2.4ghz wireless

[obsidian cypress]

What do you mean south facing?

The RGB only shines down?

[floral lake]

ya

also nevermind on wireless options, it's purely wired, but detachable cable

the rgb shines on bottom of keycaps, instead of top side

it makes rgb brighter, but at the cost of not working well with shine through keycaps

[obsidian cypress]

Is it really this bright?

[floral lake]

yep it gets that bright lmao

[obsidian cypress]

Epic.

[floral lake]

at maximum brightness

also that's the v series you're looking at

v6 specifically

[obsidian cypress]

Oh my bad.

I looked up q6

[floral lake]

q has normal body, the v has translucent

so the rgb is more prominent

[obsidian cypress]

The body itself is see through?

[floral lake]

it is partially see through

it's more like an opaque finish

[obsidian cypress]

I see.

Hmmm the Q6 are there any downsides to it?

It costs about the same as the Blackwidow V4 so I am trying to figure out pros and cons.

[floral lake]

not any, other than ones i have already mentioned

just see which you would like to use

[obsidian cypress]

The RGB would it work with something like Aura Sync, SignalRGB or software like that?

[floral lake]

not sure

but you can easily use qmk/via on browser

[obsidian cypress]

Sorry but what is QMK/VIA?

[floral lake]

it's an open source keyboard firmware

it being open source means you can basically do anything to a keyboard with compatible hardware

it's not very easy to understand and use however

[obsidian cypress]

Hmmm.

[floral lake]

requires some research and reading

eh, i guess just go with razer

razer you just install synapse and be happy

or use any other rgb software that works with razer

[obsidian cypress]

The Q6 is the RGB also controlled via the QMK/VIA?

[floral lake]

mhm

it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QORm-ZPnKJk

here's a tutorial

[obsidian cypress]

Thanks, will watch that in a little bit and decide.

I am kinda leaning towards Q6 because then I can mod it.

[floral lake]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78zVepszCmE

or this for more in depth

[obsidian cypress]

Thanks.

Off topic but what's the difference between different mouse pads?

Like I've lately heard of glass, rubber, silicone, and all sorts of types.

[floral lake]

i would just use cloth pad for comfort

besides, even cloth pads varies in feel and texture

one can be pretty grippy, another can be speedy

it's pretty complicated stuff that only reviews can cover and give you an idea

[obsidian cypress]

Wondering because I saw this earlier and was considering getting it as I am a Cyberpunk Edgerunner fan.

https://www.amazon.com.mx/gp/aw/d/B0BP7MT1WR/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?smid=A1JO2QGJHJNETP&psc=1

[floral lake]

if you don't care about the specifics

just anything will work

[obsidian cypress]

Noted.

[floral lake]

here i am using a cheap deskpad

got it for ridiculously cheap

less than $2 shipping included

[obsidian cypress]

Wow

[neon root]

dont look up the price of that one either. or the gamesense x yuki mousepad cause i have that one as well

[glass bear]

speaking of yuki

for some reason zekken has their twitter badge now

lmao

[timber ridge]

any good ftip mice drop recently or upcoming ?

[neon root]

gwolves hsk 4k pro

am avid user

[timber ridge]

is that the onl

y option *

[neon root]

well theres a lot of mice out there thats good for fingertip, just that one ive been maining for a while which was made specifically for fingertip

[timber ridge]

last time i checked the pulsar mini was a good option

dunno if ther are any new leaks or drops since then

[gaunt forge]

Uh...944 woki redragon maybe

[native sinew]

Guys, what's the cheapest way to run a 4k120hz signal for 40ft? The wire is going from my PC to a 4k120Hz TV across the room. The current solutions I've found have been purchasing a 40ft 4k120Hz HDMI cord, but they're >/= to $100. Any better or cheaper options? 'Not too knowledgeable about wires.

[pale cosmos]

not really any good cheap way to do it

use fiber

don't end up like me - trying all different cheaper ideas before finally settling on fiber and having no more problems

[snow briar]

Fiber will always be expensive

[pale cosmos]

indeed, but stuff like repeaters or e-power extensions just in general aren't very good for 4K120

[west hornet]

any way i can think of will still end up costing 100usd+

[rain thistle]

help me

[floral lake]

What mouse do you have?

[gaunt forge]

Tbh I haven't gotten any Razer products due to the software. No bad experiences but my ram did approach 98% and I got scared so I sold a mouse

[native sinew]

What’s fiber & where do I buy it?

[white flame]

https://www.amazon.com/BIFALE-Support-Ultra-high-Compatible-Projector/dp/B09J4GCY74?th=1

Fiber optic cables have fiberglass running through them instead of copper to carry the signal, so latency and signal integrity over long distance is better

They're also more fragile, because glass, so be careful not to crush or bend too far

[obsidian cypress]

Some really cool keycaps for The enter key.

https://m.es.aliexpress.com/item/1005002405598878.html?pdp_npi=2%40dis!MXN!MXN%24 253.53!MXN%24 253.53!!!!!%402101f01816822126137088368ede37!12000020548530375!btf&_t=pvid%3A0552aac5-9257-4f99-86bc-388ebcf77f90&afTraceInfo=1005002405598878__msite__c_ppc_item_bridge__xxxxxx__1682212614&spm=a2g0n.ppclist.product.0&gatewayAdapt=gloPc2espMsite

By the way, after some thinking I decided to go with the Keychron Q6. Gonna save up a bit for it since it's customizable.

[gaunt forge]

can i post a tech deal on modded mice shells? dunno if I should post a mouse enthusiast thing here

[obsidian cypress]

Sure go ahead.

If it's electronic and has a deal #tech-deals is the place to go.

[queen sigil]

a decent amount of mice people in this server

[neon root]

i posted a decent amount of links of pmm. kinda niche but still a tech deal

[gaunt forge]

I don't wanna buy another G305, had to buy a whole other cable after I stripped the switches. they hotglued the wire in

good deal tho

[abstract shard]

any keyboard people here, i'm lookin to buy my first kinda moddable mechanical keyboard, as all i've got rn is a razer blackwidow elite

https://en.akkogear.com/product/blackcyan-5075b-plus-mechanical-keyboard/

this is what i was looking at to start building off of, I don't see anything wrong with it other than maybe north facing LEDS but that doesn't mater too much to me tbh

the other option that i was looking at for if i really wanted those south LEDS, was this barebones kit from akko as well https://en.akkogear.com/product/acr-pro-75-kit/

though a big reason i'm thinking about the first one is because i really like the keycaps, and for the same price as the kit, nice pbt keycaps and silver switches doesn't sound too bad

[floral lake]

akko is a decent choice

those keycaps can also be bought separately btw, but they're around $60 for a kit

building from a barebones board rapidly adds cost

you're probably looking at 200+ by the time you're done building the board

depending on your switch choice and whether do you want to lube them or not

easily below 200 if you stick with akko's own switches

[abstract shard]

yea, i like that board esp because i don't mind the switches and actually like the keycaps

the short travel on the silvers sounds nice

if i don't like them though, i've got a short list of $40 range keycaps i'd get instead

[obsidian cypress]

Signal RGB is awesome so far!

It''s detecting all my different branded RGB stuff.

Even working with both the EVGA and Razer products.

[sly obsidian]

/Howdy, all! First time on a Discord server, so hope I'm doing things correctly and not gumming up the works too much. So here's the issue: I need to get a combo usb/dual monitor KVM switch. I know some switches are capable of splitting a single incoming video input out to 2 monitors and I know that other switches require dual outputs from the video card itself. My system will consist of a Mac Studio and a 2010 Mac Pro with a metal-compatible Radeon card. Outputs will be to the primary monitor (Eizo 27 inch) and a secondary , fairly generic widescreen Dell monitor. The first question is (1) Because I have the Mac Studio on one side, will that limit me to a switch that splits signal internally? (2) If it is possible to use dual monitor outputs to the switch, are there any advantages to this when compared to signal splitting within the switch? (3) Does anybody have any specific recommendations as to model/brand?

[white flame]

The USB part I get so you can use one set of peripherals, but I don't think there's a real need for a video kvm here unless there's only one usable input on each monitor

The monitors should be able to swap between inputs as needed

[sly obsidian]

🤦‍♂️ . Of course inputs are switchable on the monitors! This is what happens when you grow up in a world of VGA CRTs. Thanks!

[desert heath]

they're solid, anything specific you want to know about it?

I have a 5075S on hand

[abstract shard]

Hmm, not really, just wanted to know if I was missing out on something that was obviously better

[desert heath]

Unless you need low latency wireless, you're really not

There'll soon-ish be a wireless version of M1, but that's quite a bit more expensive

[abstract shard]

Alrighty, sounds good 👍

[desert heath]

@abstract shard if you want to read through it, I did do a review on mine: https://cultists.network/10510/akko-5075s-review/

It's the S version, but outside of some extra components on the PCB for wireless suport it's the same

[obsidian cypress]

Anyone know where I can buy a full set of metal keycaps for the Keychron Q6?

[calm cobalt]

Hey, so I am thinking of putting a stats monitor on my PC case, and I was thinking of getting this:

https://www.newegg.com/corn-5/p/0JC-00DF-00008?Description=5" LCD&cm_re=5"_LCD-_-9SIA4REF689111-_-Product

If I get this, am I going to have to get ADA64 to run it, or no?

[calm cobalt]

You can always try here:
https://www.gateron.co/products/gateron-aluminum-alloy-full-set-keycap-set-chinease-year-of-tiger

But they are expensive AF

[obsidian cypress]

......

Are they seriously charging bloody 450$?!!

[calm cobalt]

I would also say try Drop, but I just looked them up and they only have Artisan metal keycaps rn. They do have some sometimes, but you have to catch them.

[obsidian cypress]

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005003041586058.html?pdp_npi=2%40dis!MXN!MXN%24 415.27!MXN%24 382.04!!!!!%40210318c316822797813576307e7302!12000023403743421!btf&_t=pvid%3Aa6f9b0ed-5827-4334-8915-d3deee80b0fa&afTraceInfo=1005003041586058__pc__pcBridgePPC__xxxxxx__1682279781&spm=a2g0o.ppclist.product.mainProduct&gatewayAdapt=glo2esp

kinda tempting.

are keycaps universal?

Like, so long as it's meant for that language setup they will work?

[desert heath]

some boards have different size keys, mainly at the bottom of the board... so not quite

but stem-wise, MX fits on MX

[obsidian cypress]

What do you mean by MX?

[desert heath]

MX is a formfactor for switches, the most used one for mechanical

[obsidian cypress]

Gotcha.

What format does the Keychron Q6 use?

[desert heath]

it uses MX

[obsidian cypress]

good to know.

[desert heath]

and with the stem I mean the cross-shaped top part that connects into the keycap

[obsidian cypress]

will the switch I use affect what keycaps I can use?

[desert heath]

unless you go with something like Topre or Choc, no

which don't fit into the Q6 anyways

[obsidian cypress]

I plan to use either the Gateron Red or Brown switches since those are my options on Amazon.

[desert heath]

yeah, Gateron is just standard MX

[obsidian cypress]

Brown is the silent one and red is the loud click one?

[desert heath]

no, blue is the loud click one

brown has some feedback when you actuate, red doesn't

the same "bump" you have with blue, just without the click

[obsidian cypress]

what do you mean by feedback?

[desert heath]

you know how blue clicks when the key registers?

[obsidian cypress]

No, I am relatively new to switches and forgot which Gateron switch does which

[desert heath]

it's the same here as it is for Cherry, Kailh, Greetech, Outemu and whoever else you want to mention

basically, you feel a bit of a bump when it registers with both blue and brown

to indicate that the key has registered

you don't feel that bump with reds

[obsidian cypress]

Oh okay.

[desert heath]

it's harder to explain as it is when you feel it

[obsidian cypress]

Like the bump I feel on the space bar when I press down?

[desert heath]

you kinda feel two with a tactile (brown) or clicky (blue) switch

you feel when it registers with a bit of a bump

and you feel the keycap hitting the plate when you fully bottom it out

[obsidian cypress]

I think I know what you mean now.

[desert heath]

red you just feel the keycap hitting the plate

[obsidian cypress]

I think I will start with brown switches then.

[desert heath]

yeah, that's fine

just be warned, it's a rabbit hole 😄

and Q6 is hotswap anyways, so you can always grab different switches down the line

as long as it's 3 pin or 5 pin MX, it'll fit

[obsidian cypress]

Great.

Now I just need to figure out what keycaps I wanna get that are within budget so like $80.

[desert heath]

way too much to find 😄

[obsidian cypress]

Oooof.

So I am stuck with PBT keycaps then?

[desert heath]

well, PBT has the advantage of not shining over time

while ABS does tend to

[obsidian cypress]

My end goal is to have a keyboard that can create essentially the sound of metal impacting metal at high speeds.

I want the keys to be very metallic.

[wanton wagon]

Anyone have good headset/mic arm recommendations? Upgrading my setup one piece at a time and those are pretty much the last things I need

I currently have some 40 dollar steelseries mic and the tripod my mic came with. The mic is a samson Q2U

Looking for headset mostly but mic arm would be appreciated as well. No budget limits but under like, 300-400 would be nice

[neon root]

am elgato shill but their mic arms are nice. i have theirs. they have a normal mic arm and a low profile mic arm

and do you need a headset or just headphones since you already have a mic?

cause you could get a nice pair of headphones instead if you dont need a mic on it

[wanton wagon]

I already have a mic yeah so just the headset for now

[mental cove]

anyone know any websites that sell mousepads? like the big ones that fit mouse and keyboard. I know amazon sells them but idk if they’re the best quality are they?

[glass bear]

xray pads

their aqua __ pads are pretty good

i think lethal gaming gear pads are also good and big

i think razer strider isnt bad either

depends on whether you want control etc

[mental cove]

huh

control of what

[gaunt forge]

How slippery the mousepad should be: either slippery as ice or slow as a sloth

[obsidian cypress]

Why am I hearing static from my headphones? Razer Blackshark V2 Pro.

fixed, it seems it's a bad idea to connect the headset's Wireless USB into a USB hub.

[glass bear]

basically how hard you want it to be to move your mouse

some people prefer quicker surfaces because obv it's easy to move your mouse and less static friction

[proper summit]

any suggestions for headsets?
under like 80

was considering arctis 3 a while ago but been a while

[white flame]

I like my HyperX Cloud II

[gaunt forge]

Btw software can be iffy on HyperX but the headphones themselves are great

[glass bear]

if you can spare a bit more there's whatever mass drop has

[proper summit]

thank u

[glass bear]

np

They actually seem to have some epos stuff now on that price range but no idea if that's good

[white flame]

What software, it uses generic drivers

[gaunt forge]

I'm using HyperX inginuity

It's a software, connected to my pulsefire haste and stinger

[white flame]

I don't think that software is meant for the cloud II

The manual makes no mention of it, there's no download on the support page, just a firmware update

[proper summit]

wait which ones are they?

i was also tryna find the difference between the arctis 3 (wired) compared the arctis nova 3 wired

[hearty schooner]

suggestions for mic boom arm stand please and @ me with them as well

thank you in advance

[proper summit]

nvm i found them ty

[gaunt forge]

Opinion needed: Redragon has a uniquely shaped mouse that I wanna try out and actually has good specifications

should i get that for 30$, or just wait and buy an HTS+ 4k

[white flame]

For $30 why not try it

[gaunt forge]

cause final exams are coming up and it might waste my time

but also its just a mouse

[desert heath]

can I say neither?

mainly because gwolves' QC is laughable

[gaunt forge]

yeah i guess

but I really want a freaking 4k mouse

and the shape of the hts+ looks ideal for me

[desert heath]

then grab a Razer

so you at least know the thing will work unless you have a lemon batch

[gaunt forge]

nah

synapse pains me

[pale cosmos]

Orochi v2

[desert heath]

meh, it's not as bad as many make it look

[white flame]

Use synapse once to set up the profile and uninstall it like I do with LGS

[pale cosmos]

Then program the mouse, delete synapse

Ya exactly

[gaunt forge]

I have a fantech Aria, no need for another egg

i need better pinky support

[pale cosmos]

Viper mini

[desert heath]

I also consider 4k polling rate to be useless myself, but that's just me

[gaunt forge]

hurts

[desert heath]

I have a viper v2 pro with the stock dongle

[gaunt forge]

physically hurt me somehow and idk how

[pale cosmos]

Mmm

G305?

[gaunt forge]

also painful

[desert heath]

G305 is a bit back heavy

though will forever have a special place for me

[gaunt forge]

probably should mention that I main tall mice

G703 is my favorite - cut one up to make it lighter

[pale cosmos]

I got nothing else

Mice not my strong suit

[gaunt forge]

nah its fine

needed an alternate perspective

[desert heath]

I mean... Deathadder?

[gaunt forge]

i know my options btw: Ergo mice no

[desert heath]

though Deathadder doesn't really have its hump anymore

[gaunt forge]

the right side of the mouse feels bad

[pale cosmos]

If it was DA I'd wait for the V3 wired to get cheap

[snow briar]

g502

[desert heath]

I mean... I couldn't use an ergo in the first place

Luke is a leftie

[gaunt forge]

i can probably go on, but I just need the opinion

is the hts worth it? its litereally a smaller GPX which i wanted

[white flame]

I love mine but it's heavier than most people want

[pale cosmos]

I think wolf might know

@neon root

[desert heath]

right

forgot that one

I won't recommend gwolves for their laughably bad QC

[gaunt forge]

yeah ik

but logitech has similar complaints

[pale cosmos]

I feel like I've heard that said here before

[gaunt forge]

havent had a double clicking mouse ever

[desert heath]

the difference is that Logitech has a way way way way way bigger sample size

[snow briar]

Most people who get logitechs don’t even bother reviewing

[desert heath]

you're comparing a small designer that doesn't manufacture their own mice against basically the biggest mouse manufacturer in the world

[gaunt forge]

i thought that was razer

actually who am i kidding

logitech is massive

[desert heath]

Razer is very much up there too

and can actually do more in house than Logitech

[neon root]

hts is better assuming you get a good sample. gwolves qc has gotten better over the years but still happens to have duds a decent amount

[gaunt forge]

didn;t you have a 4k hts+?

[desert heath]

and to be fair... it helps that Logitech's CS is pretty good

[pale cosmos]

Idk if I'm in the wrong camp on this but I'm in the optical switch/hotswap camp for mice

[gaunt forge]

respectable camp

not my camp, im cheap

[pale cosmos]

I don't like my mice suddenly double clicking and needing a complete disassembly

[desert heath]

I like hotswap, but blame Asus for patenting it

[white flame]

When my G502 started double clicking they asked for a video of it happening, and immediately sent a replacement without needing a return. Second one is going strong.

[snow briar]

Also a membrane keyboard fan btw

[pale cosmos]

SHUT

Don't accuse me of insolence

[white flame]

Membrane user here too

[desert heath]

I'm too far into mechanical

[white flame]

I need quiet keys

[desert heath]

no way of returning

[pale cosmos]

The only time I use membrane is for the cheap as chips numpad for sims

[gaunt forge]

i bought silent switches

tactile as well

[snow briar]

Just get silent switches ye

[gaunt forge]

not half bad

[desert heath]

I just have heavier linears

so I'm not that quiet

but not all that loud either

[white flame]

Silent mech is still louder than mem

[gaunt forge]

yeah but membrane isn't as fun to deal with

[desert heath]

the thing is, I don't care about noise

[snow briar]

I just want a full typewriter in front of me at all times

[white flame]

Which is why I've decided not to care 🙃
I've near zero interest in modding keebs, one of the few PC parts I feel that way about

[pale cosmos]

Eh, you can get really damn close I'd say

I've seen some insanely quiet keyboards

[gaunt forge]

nah silent switches are impressively quiet sometimes

[snow briar]

https://youtu.be/Bs5TEuZPQl8

[desert heath]

I daily L5's in an ACR75 top and like the noise it makes

so I'll be fine

[gaunt forge]

I feel cheap now

Im using Redragon lime switches

[desert heath]

oh, I also just have a problem

[white flame]

Not as cheap as me
My keeb came in a $20 bundle that included a laptop backpack and 6 months game pass

I'm all about that price/perf

[pale cosmos]

Hahahahaha

[gaunt forge]

but you haven't gone down the Chinese Bootleg products route

[desert heath]

I just casually take a keyboard with me to work so I don't have to deal with a Dell board there

[pale cosmos]

I was waiting, so long, for the ding

Then everyone looks

[white flame]

PC game pass costs $30 for 6 months normally, I got the keeb for negative dollars

[snow briar]

Fal, befriend a local keyboard nerd then borrow one of their builds to see if you like it

Instant profit

[white flame]

I've tried a couple mechs, I didn't really care for the difference

And I'll take my $-10 keyboard that doesn't wake up the kids over a $200 silent mech build

[snow briar]

Think of it as a ambient noise machine replacement and boom you might’ve saved money

[pale cosmos]

Everyone has their preferences

[snow briar]

I’m just messing around don’t mind me

[pale cosmos]

🗿

[desert heath]

And in the end, some of us are just insane in their own ways

[white flame]

https://tenor.com/view/shaun-cheers-cheers-shaun-pitates-of-the-caribbean-shaun-pirates-of-the-caribbean-gif-22726555

[snow briar]

Yeah but look at the wood grain

[white flame]

Nah I literally can't do my job without F keys

[pale cosmos]

To go with ur wood desk and case

I woodn't ever say no

[snow briar]

My desk is partial board

Partical**

[pale cosmos]

Wow sad

Upgrade ur desk pleb

[snow briar]

Pffff

[pale cosmos]

Herman miller but no wood?

[snow briar]

I can barely use this keyboard I’m borrowing it from a keyboard junky

[snow briar]

$80 Amazon assemble yourself desk

Gotta save money for the klipsch speakers

[pale cosmos]

$80 wood counter top off craigslist

Rekt

[white flame]

Ikea cabinet conversion master race

[pale cosmos]

If I didn't have a fully integrated desk I'd do that typical ikea crap

Honestly it's functional and good

[snow briar]

I’m considering grabbing an ikea desk but like meh.

[pale cosmos]

If you're smart you can have a very sound proof desk

[snow briar]

What if you just had your speakers play the opposite sound wave of a key press (mostly the key hitting board and not the tactile bump aka actuation) when your pc detects a press like noise canceling headphones

[white flame]

Are you talking about... literal canceling of noise? In real time? That would be awesome but I doubt modern computers could handle that in real time

[snow briar]

But what if they could, since the noise would be a few milliseconds after actuation

Just use the microphone built in to get a noise profile

[white flame]

That might work if it was a robot actuating the keys. I hit mine with a different force depending on how fast I'm going and how passionate I am about what I'm typing.

[snow briar]

True,

Could be a fun project, maybe it predicts noise frequency based of your current kpm

This is all hypothetical and probably a joke though

[white flame]

You know what else probably started as a joke

The internet

[snow briar]

Yeah but this is also basically a keylogger

[white flame]

A fun keylogger

[snow briar]

True

[white flame]

Besides most phone keyboards are keyloggers anyway

Predictive text and whatnot

[snow briar]

preditive conversation ai +voice profile can make your conversations completely silent to on lookers just have headphones in

[neon root]

hsk 4k pro

the tiny mouse

[gaunt forge]

oh I thought you had an hts+

[glass bear]

@neon root

missed it by a bit ngl

dont check that discord much

[neon root]

why the need to say you can switch between polling rates, lol.

they def took out the screws or used smaller screws or just went full clip on for the small

[glass bear]

lol true

makes it sound like theyre tryna skirt battery life numbers

[abstract stratus]

hey yall now i know ive asked this before but do you guys have any mousepad recommendations? i just want a white one to match my keeb.

im not sure what i should look for when buying a mousepad lmao

[neon root]

aqua control+ or aqua control II

just in white

both good pads and $30 about

[abstract stratus]

Ok thanks I'll definitely get one of those tonight do you know if they got braided edges bc that was a big problem with my other pad

I couldn't find the control plus for white so I'm going go get the control 2

Oh first ima check if it's braided or not

[dry folio]

https://www.newegg.com/logitech-910-005083-g903-usb-wired/p/1JZ-01EC-00001?Item=9SIB9HRJHT2417

is that a good deal and will it come?

[glass bear]

this mouse is pretty old now

[mental cove]

what’s a good wired headset for the Xbox Series X

[abstract shard]

just discovered i can 3d print switch films, anyone think printing them in TPU would work better than PLA since its more rubbery?

don't have switches to test it on yet ;-;

[queen sigil]

https://youtu.be/ZW2TELCo8T0

finally got replacement springs for my switches

controller is much better

[obsidian cypress]

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find a full 108 set of resin or metal keycaps?
Preferably those resin/foil keycaps with their crystalline look for resin.

[neon root]

@glass bear sometimes its not so good to be one of the first to purchase something because they later come out with stuff like this

[glass bear]

me personally

i like the red better

[neon root]

red is nice but i also like this

i already have a lot of red mousepads

[pale cosmos]

Can we talk about that tiny as hell pc in the marketing there

[neon root]

also finally getting the atlantis mini

except custom mouse

have to wait though a bit because the person i bought my custom mouse from had a sale going on so they have a lot of mice they need to get to

[gaunt forge]

I like what Pulsar has been doing, but I'm not a fan of low-profiled mice

[snow briar]

Clearly a gpu enclosure

[mental cove]

^

[tight pulsar]

holy custom mouse 😴

[olive smelt]

got Hey so my LED remote broke for my led lights, can i order a random led remote?

[dry folio]

turtle beach is good

[mental cove]

I hate turtle beach

I’m getting a new one because my old one broke

They’re horrible quality and always hurt my head

I’ve had like 3 of their headsets and I didn’t have a good experience with any of them

What about a Logitech?

Logitech G432 Wired Gaming Headset, 7.1 Surround Sound, DTS Headphone:X 2.0, Flip-to-Mute Mic, PC (Leatherette) Black/Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MRMHML9?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_T73ZT6JK0FA14PZ4D4SQ

[dry folio]

they so comfy and light

and sound nice

[dry folio]

NOOOO NOT THAT ONE💀 just get steel series logitech only good for the racing stuff and mice

[mental cove]

what’s a good steelseries one

Id perfer a wired one

[dry folio]

def arctis 1 or 7

7 is like 1000% better btw i have a 1

bc i aint spending $130 on a headset im broke

i only payed $90 for 1

[mental cove]

SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wired Gaming Headset – Detachable ClearCast Microphone – Lightweight Steel-Reinforced Headband – For PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Mobile https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SGFSYYL?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_MEAX8XW2TSEHS3WWK1BF

Arctis 1 is only 50

[dry folio]

bc urs has a wiire

mine wireless

[mental cove]

Yeah I perfer wired

[dry folio]

ehh

i hate it thats why i got rid of my turtle beach

[mental cove]

To each s own

[dry folio]

thats the only reasonm

[mental cove]

all the arctis 7’s are wireless so

I’ll go with that one

the arctis 1

[dry folio]

k

[mental cove]

The arctis 7 is also $200

Im good

[dry folio]

they sound so nice and are amazing for gaming

i gtg cya

[mental cove]

Ciao

[gaunt forge]

I bought it

4k too

[floral lake]

what mouse is that

[gaunt forge]

hts+ 4k version

[floral lake]

nice

[gaunt forge]

nice deal too, used for maybe 2 hours...110$

it was 150 originally

[edgy wave]

i need some help choosing between some external hd enclosure, one uses usb-c to usb 3.0 and the other uses Sata 3.0 to usb 3.0. Which would be faster

[white flame]

Both will be limited to the USB 3.0 speed anyway

In theory C can be faster but it can also be slower, depending on the motherboard

[edgy wave]

good point are there enclosures that connect direct to sata ports? i don't really have room in my case lol

[white flame]

eSATA maybe, not really common these days but you can find an adapter.

[wanton wagon]

Having a weird issue with my microphone that I just now discovered-there's a buzzing sound when I use game chats or just the windows listen feature. Oddly enough it doesn't happen on discord(whether or not I have noise suppression doesn't matter) but does in games. Microphone I have is Samson Q2U, not sure if anyone knows a fix but it'd be greatly appreciated!

I've tried different USB ports and the result is the same

Ok welp I moved it away from my pc(it's usually sitting right next to it, less than a foot) and it's completely fine now lmao

There's still a minor buzz but barely compared to before

[thorn grove]

grounding issue?

[wanton wagon]

I honestly have no idea how audio stuff works so maybe? My PC is just sitting on a wooden desk idk

Well, fake wood

I have a shag carpet if that affects anything

And there is a lot of background noise like there's a fan or somethin but there isn't

Only if I set it all to like max max volume

[floral lake]

sounds like grounding issue

since usb connection

[wanton wagon]

and how would one fix that

[floral lake]

it involves with your house's wiring, unfortunately

[west hornet]

could be grounding or interference

[floral lake]

^

[thorn grove]

i've had grounding issues kinda solved when reseating and moving around psu cables

lolol

which doesnt make sense to me

[west hornet]

my phone is strangely hot on the rf so I have to keep it 4-6ft away from my mic and headphones

[wanton wagon]

Man that

Is wack

[west hornet]

when using balanced cables i usually just have to keep it away from the interface rather than all the cables

[wanton wagon]

Any software that could at least help?

[thorn grove]

no, its a power/grounding thing

motherboard

[wanton wagon]

eh moving it not right next to my pc already made it 10x better

[thorn grove]

is there a router or wireless telephone near you

[floral lake]

could be interference from any devices that uses wireless signal

[west hornet]

yeah unfortunately you just have to troubleshoot and see what you can do. electrical or rf/emi issues no software can fix

[wanton wagon]

router is in the other room probably 20~ feet away and through a wall

[wanton wagon]

on discord it sounds totally fine though which is whats puzzling me

[thorn grove]

discord has a noise supression thing

[west hornet]

what if you use both at the same time

[wanton wagon]

sorry i dont know what you mean by that 😭

discord and game chat?

discord sounds normal while game chat has static

[thorn grove]

so when your pc has load, it has static

[wanton wagon]

wack

grounding issue wouldnt hurt anything in the long run right? not sure how it all works

[thorn grove]

idk

[west hornet]

could also be a volume thing, like if you have the gain too low while games tend to significantly raise it automatically. or something wrong with the windows mixer which I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. If this was only recently think about what you did that could have changed it or any windows updates etc

[wanton wagon]

i just have everything maxed in the windows settings but ill fiddle around with it

[full rock]

I'm in the market for a new mouse as i don't think my current one is going to last much longer.
I like the look of some of the Logitech mice. Would specifically like to have a wired one. Not interested in RGB but don't mind it if it can be a solid light and not strobing or whatever.
Is there a recommended Logitech mouse about at the moment?

Also looking for a new keyboard as well but I'm very slim on knowledge around keyboard. I don't need anything special but would like the keyboard to have a solid backlight to it.
All my past keyboards have been those ones with the rubber mush keys that press against the circuit board on the bottom. Can't remember what it's called. But I'd like to go for something a little better now with the proper key switches. Don't want the keys to be loud clacky. Something that's smooth and comfortable to type on of course. Again looking for wired on this too. Oh and i would like t to have a NumPad as well. But no idea on specifics.
Any good current suggestions on this at the moment?

[daring zenith]

Keeb wise smth like this, price is kinda high but it's a start
https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k10-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?variant=39426676981849

Mouse wise, depends on grip

[bright sun]

I bought this of of taobao and it arrived like this

I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to arrive in some factory packaging

[obsidian cypress]

Haven't heard someone say Taobao in ages.

Are you in China?

Taobao is basically the Ebay of China. Just a bunch of random vendors reselling stuff or making and selling their own stuff.

[floral lake]

they probably used a freight forwarder

[full rock]

Looks nice actually.
I guess I'll be able to customise it further if I wanted to down the line.
Wanted something wired over wireless, but sounds like the battery is pretty big on it though, so I might be able to live with that.
Wasn't really looking at getting into custom keyboard type stuff, but not against it at the same time I suppose 🤔

[bright sun]

No but I wanted to buy keycaps in taobao so mind as well buy that

[obsidian cypress]

Just ordered myself a 104 set of Silver Electroplated Keycaps.

Should arrive between May 30th-June 5th

[radiant summit]

Anybody know links to 75% keyboards with noisy clicky switches like purple

[obsidian cypress]

Would it be better to buy a plain keyboard without switches and keycaps if I am making a custom one?

[floral lake]

yes and no

in the end it's up to you

[obsidian cypress]

Are there better board options for around the same price as the Keychron Q6 if I am looking for a plain board?

Preferably south facing ARGB so the light bounces off a metal body onto the metal keycaps.

[floral lake]

there's akko i think, not sure if they have similar layout you want on q6

[obsidian cypress]

Is there a name for a keyboard without keycaps or switches?

[floral lake]

It's called barebone

Or custom keyboard kit

[obsidian cypress]

Thanks

Anyone know of any switches that sounds like clanking? Or you know that heavy sound when metal hits metal at high speeds?

[white flame]

So like a typewriter?

[obsidian cypress]

Close but not quite.

Something with a louder pitch and deeper thump to it.

[floral lake]

clacky?

[obsidian cypress]

Imagine shooting a piece of metal at a metal wall you know how when it hits the surface there's that initial bang sound then a deep aftershock to it?

That's what I am trying to describe.

I am guessing no such switches exist then?

[white flame]

Or the experts are sleeping because it's between 1 and 4 AM for most of us

[obsidian cypress]

Oh true forgot about that wups.

Speaking of which it's 3:20am for me so gn, and see you guys tomorrow.

[white flame]

g'night

[radiant summit]

Ima just get razor huntsman

[calm cobalt]

heeelp

so my keyboard is a wireless one

and for no reason

it stopped charging when using an wired connection

(razer deathstalker v2 pro)

[glass bear]

@neon root what happened to the lethal gaming gear mouse

[neon root]

have no idea. when i asked back in feb they said they still had to go through some checks for japan and then they updated the packaging/graphic design/rendering for some stuff

nothing thus far

theyve been doing a lot of partnerships and getting more inventory of other stuff though

im still waiting on my lamzu

gonna take a while for that

[lyric musk]

can someone help me find a wireless keyboard and mouse to use with my xbox, it doesn’t have to be fancy just functional, id like to stay under $50 but i could go a bit over

[queen sigil]

yeah its called a controller

[abstract stratus]

50 bucs for a keyboard and mouse thats wireless? not with these prices lmao

[neon root]

not too sure how much theyve expanded on what keyboards and mice can be used on their consoles, but if you just need a keyboard for typing and media on their then look into the k400 touch keyboard from logitech. its a keyboard and mouse/touchpad in one

for gaming, idk, youd have to expand your budget a tiny bit to like $60~$70

[gaunt forge]

You could be semi-cheap with redragon

Or the Razer combos

[neon root]

finally will get my sonar pre-order

https://tenor.com/view/its-been84years-titanic-rose-dawson-gif-5372593

[lyric musk]

because the xbox is by the tv and the couch is a few feet away

[neon root]

it is wireless

[lyric musk]

ye i just realized

[neon root]

unless they have a wired version as well

[lyric musk]

mb

[queen sigil]

why tf do u want a keyboard for ur xbox

[snow briar]

[lyric musk]

its easier for war thunder

[queen sigil]

then play pc

[lyric musk]

i dont have a good enough one

[ebon atlas]

Thank god, directional speakers finally exist! 😮

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252022192/focusound-the-see-thru-glass-directional-speaker?ref=4z8fdd

[little crater]

this is a kickstarter

i wouldn't call that "existing"

[white flame]

Well considering they got 60x their goal it's either going to happen or they're going to vanish never to be seen again

They made their 300k, they might just bounce out of the country

[floral lake]

lmao

It's either scam or real for this case

[white flame]

Yeah there's not really an in between here, not with this much money at play. Even an incompetent company could get it going with that much money, assuming it's possible and the engineering is sound.

(no pun intended)

[floral lake]

Honestly, looking at the design I'm sure it is a scam

100%

How does it even work without the usual speaker parts?

[white flame]

I could see it working in theory with the proper electromagnetic waves and materials

If you put an electric current through certain materials they vibrate, different voltage, different frequency, vibrates the air around it to make sound.

[floral lake]

Fair enough

Something just tells me it's a scam

I get wanting to get more funds, but it's already way over the goal

They could end it right there

[frail shell]

Anyone have a suggestion for a $50ish mouse? Or there all pretty much the same? Mine works just getting new laptop so I'd check on a 🐁 upgrade too

[floral lake]

I would check rtings for some mice reviews

In my opinion and experience though, I tend to prefer any logitech G series gaming mice with HERO sensor

They're pretty good

If you want wireless, there's a lot of options around like Razer Orochi, Fantech Aria XD7, Logitech G304/305, and Razer Basilisk X for people with big hands

The Basilisk X is the only large option I'd recc for wireless at this budget

[white flame]

I, too, shill Hero sensor. The switches aren't as durable as others but Logitech makes good stuff.

[floral lake]

Least they come with longer warranty

2 years for my region at least

[frail shell]

Thanks guys, I appreciate all the help you all give to us!

[obsidian cypress]

Could someone help me out? I am not sure why but in SignalRGB it seems my lights trips are mirroring my ARGB fans and not showing up as their own individual components.

[white flame]

RGB just kinda works when it wants to. I've given up on it lol.

[neon root]

whelp, maybe a good thing i didnt buy/missed out on the chrome superglide
https://twitter.com/PulsarGears/status/1655788648309346305?s=20

Pulsar Gaming Gears (@PulsarGears)

Attention ⚠️Canceling Superglide Pad Chrome.⚠️

We regret to inform you of an issue we have recently discovered with our Superglide Pad Chrome Edition product. After conducting a thorough examination, we have found that the surface etching finish is defective, leading to…

Twitter · May 9, 2023, 4:15 AM

[glass bear]

W company

for admitting it

[white flame]

Not just admitting it, but also issuing refunds to everyone, affected or not.

Had to stop myself there. I nearly defended a corporation. I enjoy playing devil's advocate a bit too much but even I have standards.

They only do that because they figured out it's cheaper to just refund people than have a worker spend an hour arguing with people. A lot of the time they don't even ask for returns because it'll cost money to process a return too.

[pale cosmos]

I forgot about that yeah lol

[bright sun]

You guys know any nice looking monitor risers

[calm cobalt]

@pale cosmos https://www.amazon.com/Womier-WK61-Mechanical-Hot-Swappable-Ultra-Compact/dp/B09W21LF8L/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?

?

[calm cobalt]

@west hornet

I remember someone recommending this awhile back

I can’t remember exactly

But is this a decent keyboard for the price?

[west hornet]

Im not much of a keyboard person but honestly I have never heard of the brand before

[calm cobalt]

I was recommended it a while back, now looking back at it, might be time for a new keyboard

[pale cosmos]

@primal pawn

[calm cobalt]

I saw they’ve posted some keyboard mods in #building-and-recc-chat that I really liked

Just wish I could find a Cyrillic keycap set

[pale cosmos]

I have no idea what cyrillic is 💀

[calm cobalt]

Slavic alphabet essentially

Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, and many others

[hasty quail]

I could not find any I liked in a price range I wanted, so my roommate and I went to Menards and bought mats to make one, think it cost us a total of $50 and fits two 27" curved Omni screens w/ maybe an inch to each side. I'd snap a pic but my desk is helter skelter atm lol

[primal pawn]

Hi

[primal pawn]

Its good

Has good modding potential

I modded the hell outta mine

Gummy o ring mount, tape mod, foam, pe foam, lubed stabilizers

All have tutorials on youtube

[calm cobalt]

Is it worth getting if I just wanna change the keycaps and nothing else?

[primal pawn]

Yeah

[neon root]

my plans on using my razer strider again went to poop. had to do cleaning duty instead cause of dirt/dead skin

[calm cobalt]

You know any good 60% keycap sets with some art on them?

[primal pawn]

aliexpress or amazon

if you want prints ccheck aliexpress

generic colorways check amazon

but aliexpress is usually cheaper

[calm cobalt]

Sweet, thanks

[primal pawn]

@calm cobalt look at yong qiu store or swiesthekeys on aliexpress

they ship fastest

gmky is crap

[calm cobalt]

https://www.amazon.com/SDYZ-Keycaps-Keycaps-Suitable-Mechanical-Keyboards/dp/B08YD8W417/ref=sr_1_5

Found this set I like

[primal pawn]

looks good

[calm cobalt]

Not that I think of it, are there any non-RGB 60% keyboards?

[primal pawn]

yeah but same time u an just turn off rgb

[calm cobalt]

Hmmm, true

@primal pawn https://www.amazon.com/Womier-WK61-Mechanical-Hot-Swappable-Ultra-Compact/dp/B09W21LF8L/ref=sr_1_1
https://www.amazon.com/SDYZ-Keycaps-Keycaps-Suitable-Mechanical-Keyboards/dp/B08YD8W417/ref=sr_1_5

[primal pawn]

yea

[calm cobalt]

So this looks fine for the price?

[calm cobalt]

Also you got any mouse recomendations?

I like a good thumb rest

Outside of that not too picky

[primal pawn]

basilisk x hyperspeed?

[calm cobalt]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F816PH9

Holy crap they're selling the mouse my brother has that I loved

He has this old one from like 2014 or something

[waxen birch]

Any recommendations for a silent mouse? I need something that won't bug the wife when she is trying to take a nap lol.

[bright sun]

Where are like some common areas of the pc where there is plastic

I don’t want my pc to smell like burnt plastic

And I forgot I take of my gpu peels on the fans

So if there any other areas in pc where you need to peel of plastic

[steep pelican]

Mostly just Motherboard and maybe a little one on psu?

Maybe AIO if you have one

[queen sigil]

just look for shiny places maybe on ur mobo

[obsidian cypress]

My silver electroplated keycaps just arrived!

[pale cosmos]

How much does that cost

👀

[obsidian cypress]

Around $40.

It's a very thin layer or silver just enough for visuals so it doesn't cost much.

[pale cosmos]

That's a lot cheaper than I thought

Interesting

[obsidian cypress]

The inside's abs is still visible.

But no one's ever gonna see that once it's on so that's fine.

How do I take off the switches?

Gonna swap some of my silver switches with the copper ones my keyboard came with.

Ignore the dust, gonna buy some compressed air later for that

[obsidian cypress]

They're silver kailh switches.

[abstract stratus]

Help me out I just waited two weeks for my mouspad to come and now it's looking like this. The sides are creased and idk what to do

It's the aqua control 2 if that matters

Do I need to place something heavy on them for a day?

Will that help lol

[white flame]

Clothes iron on low

Wet it first

[abstract stratus]

Oh God ok, I'll try it out last time I used an iron I burnt myself lol

Will I need to leave it on for long?

[white flame]

No just long enough to get it warm. It'll burn if you do it too long

[abstract stratus]

Kk thanks

Ima go find the iron now

Apparently we don't have a iron anymore so ima just place books on it for a day

[white flame]

Very hot water in a bottle works in a pinch

That's how we did it in basic training lol

[neon root]

i recommend putting a towel over it

and iron over the towel

[abstract stratus]

i would but the problem is that i dont have access to a iron currently

[rigid valve]

recs for airpods pro tips

[west hornet]

before i lost mine I used dekoni tips with the airpods

[rigid valve]

thx

[queen sigil]

wow that looks horrid

[obsidian cypress]

Rude.

[queen sigil]

its like

when a 12 year old plays a game and decides to make everything chrome or gold

[balmy lantern]

💀💀

[obsidian cypress]

I get it you don't like metallic objects.

[balmy lantern]

Lmfao

[queen sigil]

i dont like cheap plastic

[obsidian cypress]

It's like the difference between someone who likes or dislikes RGB.

[queen sigil]

expensive plastic 👍

[queen sigil]

no its the difference between ugly and not ugly

[balmy lantern]

They're metal

[queen sigil]

even pudding keycaps look better than that

[obsidian cypress]

It's abs keycaps electroplated in silver.

[balmy lantern]

Ohhh

[queen sigil]

so its plastic

[balmy lantern]

I thought you said they were metal one day lmao

[obsidian cypress]

Plastic internally but metal on the outside.

Which honestly is fine since you'd never touch or feel the abs.

[queen sigil]

real metal keycaps are cool but the one i have was like 80$

and they also arent a gross metallic

[balmy lantern]

Okay I think hes gets it leyo

Damn

People are allowed to like things you don't

It's called personal preference

[queen sigil]

yeah and my personal preference is that its ugly

[balmy lantern]

Good for you

[obsidian cypress]

We all got personal preference.

Anyways, how's your day going Danny?

[balmy lantern]

Pretty well lol

Sitting in archery waiting for others to finish

[queen sigil]

also hop off ur social justice warrior discord mod grind

[obsidian cypress]

No one needs to hear you brag about how much more you spent on your keycaps man....

[obsidian cypress]

Cool. I used to do archery a couple years back as a hobby. My father and I went to do it once a week.

[queen sigil]

i added 80$ to talk about how a full keyboard isnt realistic bozo

[balmy lantern]

Me💀💀

[queen sigil]

also not all keyboards are hotswap

so u should check before trying to remove switches

[obsidian cypress]

No need to start name calling. Geez what is your problem against my tastes? I like metallic and shiny objects. You dislike super metallic stuff so let's just leave it at that.

My keyboard is hot swappable, found out later that I need to remove the armor piece on top, gonna buy a screw driver later to change the switches.

[queen sigil]

i called you a bozo because you misunderstood something i said

and thats not how howswap should work

[obsidian cypress]

It isn't?

[queen sigil]

if its hotswap u should just be able to use a tool to remove the switches

[obsidian cypress]

I am using the Z15 keyboard from EVGA.

[queen sigil]

are you trying to remove it with a tool

[obsidian cypress]

Yeah.

[queen sigil]

uhhhh

[obsidian cypress]

It came with a metal like pick.

[queen sigil]

u should just be able to push the pin- like things on the top and bottom

[obsidian cypress]

Am I grabbing the switch the wrong way? They're silver Kailh.

[queen sigil]

all switches are pretty much the same

[obsidian cypress]

Grabbed the little pin up front and the nudge in the back.

[queen sigil]

u should just be pushing the legs in and squeezing the tool idk

u could watch a youtube tutorial if u havent

[obsidian cypress]

I did. Maybe it's just a bad tool?

Didn't let me push it in much.

[glass bear]

DRAMA IN NEWEGG

[wanton wagon]

Any recommendations for headsets? I already have an external mic and have like, the worst steelseries headset currently :(

Budget is up to $200~, can move around if its truly worth it or not though!

[timber ridge]

bozo !!!!!

[timber ridge]

Depends on your music preference

[queen sigil]

https://c.tenor.com/O_Lu1ALP8EcAAAAM/thanos-compelling.gif

[timber ridge]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/963967500171763843/1038542256271020223/attachment-57.gif

[wanton wagon]

Would that be like, bass vs mids and stuff like that? Or specifically the type of music?
Also would mostly be used for gaming

[queen sigil]

imo whatever u use to listen to music you’ll get used to so unless u really need or really want accurate sound then who care

[wanton wagon]

its mostly my current headset is uncomfortable and kinda falling apart

just didnt have the means to get nicer ones when i got it

[timber ridge]

Both tbh

But to simplify, akg361/2 will be what is most similar to what gaming headsets kinda sound like but is better in every aspect by a lot

560s are neutral ish if that’s what u like

then hifiman has some open back stuff within that range but they may need a dac/amp to get full potential

[wanton wagon]

I focus on mids more yeah. Someone recommended me HE400SEs but unsure on those as they seem experimental

Will check all those out though, thanks!

[edgy oxide]

Hello! Anyone here to help me figure out whether I got a bad HDMI cable or if I bought the wrong thing?

(if this is the right channel for cables)

[neon root]

@glass bear its here

its finally here

Gamesense sonar glass pad

[calm cobalt]

When you decide to clean your Corsair K55 keyboard and it gets out of hand

[glass bear]

Ngl it looks like an old rug

wait thats glass?

Wtf

probably a weird angle

looks cool though

if they inverted the colors id buy one

[west hornet]

Lol

[neon root]

could be angle and due to the layer of glass. looks more foggy in person than in the image

this is the back side of it

[glass bear]

ah yeah there we go

44 more days until finalmouse

[timber ridge]

are there any leaks on the shape of the new fm

[timber ridge]

6xx probgonna be the perfect headphone for ya but its gonna be out of budget and need an apple dongle or some

[glass bear]

from their discord

i think its basically just starlight shape

oh wait no

they definitely shrunk things tdown

[wanton wagon]

Looking at them they seem super promising, but wdym by apple dongle?

[white flame]

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MU7E2AM/A/usb-c-to-35-mm-headphone-jack-adapter

[calm cobalt]

I hate Apple in so many ways

I have to suffer with this on my iPhone 8

[timber ridge]

type c is enough for me to upgrade tbh