peripherals-and-displays

[timber ridge]

Envoy is prob the best in stock 65 rn that is budget ish

We’re starting to get China prices for some gbs so there’s that too

[tight pulsar]

not really a tkl guy

cypher is pretty lit for cheap on mm but it's frl1800

[steep pelican]

you still recommending the wave 1? my mic just died and i need a new one

[sturdy barn]

tkl cool

[west hornet]

For the price I haven’t seen a lot of other compelling options yet

Ofc if you happened to have an interface than instead I’d definitely go xlr

[steep pelican]

i think i have a cheaper, small one, would that with an xlr be better than the elgato

if so what xlr would you recommend

[sturdy barn]

I've been using like 60% TLK since I found out it's actually good to standard

[queen sigil]

wtf is TLK

friend chose to get this @timber ridge @tight pulsar https://divinikey.com/collections/keyboard-kits/products/monsgeek-m3-tkl-keyboard-kit

looks fine i think

apparently his pcb was dammaged or something

it was probs just a socket or smth but he chose to get a new board

[tight pulsar]

seems okay

[queen sigil]

i mean its just cheap board

with all the things cheap boards come with

[timber ridge]

i got no idea wat that is

[queen sigil]

yeah me neither

[timber ridge]

tape mod and force break mod as a feature typically isnt a good sign tho but it is $125 for an alu case tkl

[tight pulsar]

are people still making stupid mods

[timber ridge]

i havent been keeping up with new trends

but both those mods are the result of not making a new proto

[calm cobalt]

They are not really stupid tho

The tape mod is a good mod as long as you don't have a battery on your keyboard

[timber ridge]

a good keyboard doenst need to be filled with tape or foam

[calm cobalt]

Depends on what you like

[timber ridge]

And a lot of recent mods don’t really make sense

[calm cobalt]

On a gasket mounted keyboard, 100% a lot of foam will make it worse

But like tray mounted, if someone doesn't like the sound, why not

[tight pulsar]

just make a top mount

[calm cobalt]

I didn't wanted to build mine as top mount

I was there for 3h already

[timber ridge]

tray mount and good keyboard don’t usually go together

[calm cobalt]

[calm cobalt]

Fair

[timber ridge]

But I see your point

[calm cobalt]

So I just decided to do somewhat of gasket mount

With the rubber sockets the kit gave me

[primal pawn]

Its good value from what i hear

Pc plate gasket mount alu case hotswap

$125 pretty good

[glass bear]

@neon root setup done at last

[neon root]

sheeeesh

[glass bear]

ngl i might just sell it though

i think i like a speedier pad

[timber ridge]

bros down deep in the rabbit hole

[neon root]

[glass bear]

my friend went to japan

artisan is very easy to find in stores there

so getting it was pretty trivial actually

[timber ridge]

Bruh you jus reminded me my friend is there rn

[glass bear]

do it

[timber ridge]

I'm needa ask him to get me topre stuff

[glass bear]

tsukomo has everything for roughly 500 yen higher than online artisan prices

but artisan charges 800 yen for shipping

oh topre?

[timber ridge]

Yee

[glass bear]

you know what rabbit hole i am deep in though

[queen sigil]

no way complaining about 5$ shipping

[west hornet]

well when the shipping is more than the product itself

[timber ridge]

I’m tempted to go back to android

but I needa save for my monitor upgrade

[west hornet]

android would be nice for the storage but I like the integration with calls and text on apple too much. I don't see myself ditching the mac anytime soon

[glass bear]

I'm not complaining

it's just that because of artisan shipping it's cheaper to buy at a retailer even though they upcharge on the actual product

[glass bear]

android has the same integration of texts and calls at this point

using Android with a mac probably not though

[west hornet]

yeah I don't really use windows pcs apart from when im playing games, regardless I've seen the integration and it's just not as seemless

[west hornet]

sorry this got lost in my message, if you have an xlr audio interface that's decent enough you could get something along the lines of a podmic, neat worker bee, se v7, or sm57. There are a lot of options it just depends on what you require out of a mic. For voiceover I do like the sE v7 and sm57 though you need to be a bit closer to it and may require more gain. I have personally used a e835 at my desk for a while and that worked nicely as well. Those are all dynamics which have less pickup range than the elgato

I always recommend checking out review channels to see which you might prefer in terms of tone, plosives, pickup etc

[timber ridge]

i use to altenrate between iphone and android every year

but stopped last year

kinda miss having a galaxy tho

[west hornet]

I always find it strange most people think iphone vs samsung for phone but most of the people I know that only use android hate samsung phones. Don't really know why that is but I also don't know android enough to know

[timber ridge]

theres something about a samsung that feels refreshing

i dont have any issues with my iphone tho so theres no need to swap really

[neon root]

my iphone 8+ go brrrt

also im the one thats down the mousepad rabbit hole

ive bought

4 mousepads i think this/last month for pre-order

granted 1 of them is for me to giveaway to random person

[glass bear]

Me?

jk

[glass bear]

weird

samsung has the most polished experience and ecosystem rn

*on android

[neon root]

i mean... maybe

lot of anime mousepads as of recent

the 4 pads i bought are all anime

[west hornet]

degenerate

[gaunt forge]

Bro

[gaunt forge]

I was gonna fall into that rabbit hole before my friend stopped me

Did you buy that kanami mousepad?

[neon root]

no, no mons

2 gamesense mousepads, wraith cosmic glass v2, yuki aim mousepad

and then mouse as well, lgg la-1

actually

hol up

this mousepad right?

[timber ridge]

insane

i think ive climbed out most of my rabbit holes

fs not as deep into it, unless im coping

[neon root]

literally just finished purchasing that mousepad now

only $30

whelp, make that 5 mousepads now that im waiting on

[timber ridge]

my next big purchase is prob gonna be an oled monitor

but

i think ima go for a ulx and f1

not as big as a purchase

[neon root]

keyboards im done with since now i have the tofu for my second pc and tofu 2 for my main and im fine with them

legos are on the backburner sadly because im missing out on some sets but i dont have the space for them or at least the ones i want

[timber ridge]

i usually jus buy projects that my friend run

shipping lead time for the ulx is not gonna be fun tho if i hit

[neon root]

hot wheels are pretty cheap and i only buy them if i find any that i like from my store specifcally, i dont go out of my way to try and hunt them down store to store

[timber ridge]

i went thru a comfy shoe rabbit hole recently

[neon root]

pokemon packs i only buy if theres more than 6 cards that i like in the set which luckily has been slowing down so i can slow down

just mainly mousepads and mice that i havent slowed down on all too much

anime figures though are starting to take over

but only buying figures from shows that i actually watch

[timber ridge]

i picked up a few shoes for the first time in a long time

[neon root]

i want to get into shoes but hard for me to do because its ingrained into me to just wear the crap out of the 2 pairs i have

[timber ridge]

get into comfy shoes

aka running shoes

[neon root]

there was 1 pair of shoes though that i really wanted as my first pair of nice sneakers and i freaking missed out because my alarm never went off

[timber ridge]

i p much dont touch my jordans etc now that i have running shoes

[neon root]

ye running/walking shoes is what i only get ever since high school

but these

i really wanted these and my damn alarm

[timber ridge]

sneaker drops are so early

[neon root]

they were only available through nike's app, i setup an account and everything and had my shoe size saved and had my alarm set for me to wake up annndd i woke up 4 hours after the drop

[timber ridge]

i gave up on sneaker drops bc i couldnt win anything thru the snkrs app

i think they changed everything to fcfs instead of raffle recently tho

next shoes ill prob buy are 1080 v13s whenever nb wants to drop em

[neon root]

forgor what adidas i have but after theyre done im probably gonna look into some new balances or fila

more than likely nb

[neon root]

oh no, i went to this website that is meant for japan and they have some glass mousepads on there that seem interesting

too many mousepads

[gaunt forge]

Uh
..oops

[neon root]

theres like 4 or 5 different itterations

roughly like $85-$95 usd, shipping not included

assuming its able to be shipped to me

glass mousepad

[gaunt forge]

I should actually invest in better mousepads, I keep getting cheap ones

[neon root]

theres a lot of good mousepads that are cheap

[gaunt forge]

But the ones I have that ARE cheap don't really fit my playstyle

Like, my game sense radar is certainly good, but too much initial friction for my taste

[neon root]

just get some tiger ice skates or glass skates

[white flame]

I need a mousepad too. What cheap ones would you suggest? I don't play FPS, mostly single player and MMO.

This one I picked up from the $5 store was fine for a while but I'm starting to get skipping and stuff now

[neon root]

literally anything if its just for single player and mmo and as for that, just wash your mousepad

[white flame]

It's falling apart

[neon root]

[white flame]

Like frayed

Maybe I'll just get a GN desk pad then.

[neon root]

xray mousepads are good, can get custom prints on them too

just choose what speed you like. they also have sales going on at times

[timber ridge]

fnatic focus 3 is a p safe mouse pad and is cheap

has stitched corners and you can order off of amazon

[neon root]

whelp

they accept paypal pay in 4 so uh

i now have a chinese glass mousepad on the way

[gaunt forge]

did you buy one more?

[calm cobalt]

Do any of you know any dcx500x4 custom desk mat maker?

[neon root]

the one that i sent but a different design

actually wait no, that design

[gaunt forge]

I'll buy another when my paycheck comes

which may be another month
Just bought a Chinese copy of the G703 so I can't really afford something else

[queen sigil]

meanwhile from konami

if you buy a yearly pass for the online version of the game

u get a mousepad

that u need to proxy

its also 18700 yen

not including proxy

not even a special mousepad

[steep pelican]

Like 125 dollars?

[queen sigil]

whatever the conversion rate is

[gaunt forge]

What is that thO?

[queen sigil]

have you tried reading

[timber ridge]

😭

[gaunt forge]

BUT WHAT GAME THO

(I came back after getting punched in the face, I didn't read)

[steep pelican]

Anyone have any grip tape they recommend? i wore the finish off my deathadder v3 already (its only been 7 months)

[gaunt forge]

Lizard Skin

simple enough. That or Pulsar grips

[dusty kiln]

... you okay?

[dusty kiln]

https://p.eagate.573.jp/game/sdvx/vi/index.html

[sturdy barn]

What is that

[white flame]

See above

[dusty kiln]

I got no clue just google imaged it and thats the website it brought me to

[queen sigil]

sound voltex exceed gear

japaneese rhythm game

[queen sigil]

@neon root

[neon root]

how the hell did you wear, wut

hella grip

[queen sigil]

bruh got greasy ah hands

plastic dissolving sweat

[neon root]

btl, corepads, ghost grip, pulsar supergrip @steep pelican

[floral lake]

greasy hands moment indeed

i go thru mice coatings within just a year

logos wears off within 2 months

[queen sigil]

this is what sound voltex is https://youtu.be/NePZzIFKW_s?t=4602

[lusty magnet]

is deathadder v3 pro wireless good

or are there any better alternatives on that budget range

[floral lake]

so far there's no exact match for its grip style

might be worth the premium

[lusty magnet]

I'm using mamba elite on desktop and its very good for my hands

so I think deathadder v3 pro is in similar size and will be good for me

[steep pelican]

i really like the mouse, has worked great so far, just have to consider no bluetooth

only the dongle

[steep pelican]

still useable in most games, just not osu! because my fingers will slip while im trying to do jumps

[white flame]

Bluetooth would add latency so I'd prefer it that way personally, if input lag matters

[floral lake]

hm rtings reviews mentioned it having bt tho

oh wait i got it confused

nevermind

[calm cobalt]

anyone got any recos for a cheap (sub $100) but loud and decent sounding bluetooth speaker
mainly just gotta not sound like crap and be loud
ive got a speaker thats good for sound alr but its not that loud

[west hornet]

it's too late, i already got roon

[tight pulsar]

foobar

[white flame]

What kind of grip do you have and do you want any extra features? What budget?

[lusty magnet]

not needed anyways

I'd appreciate bluetooth but I would not switch to another model just for it

• theres prob some converters if I ever need bluetooth

[sturdy barn]

True

Just read reviews and make sur epeople don't have driver issues with em

[queen sigil]

i mean its not like u have to use them

literally just usb extenders

[white flame]

Most of them yeah but not all

[calm cobalt]

Yo could anyone link me a video or explain how to run my Keychron keyboard (K6) wirelessly via Bluetooth?

[torn abyss]

which should i buy among the four artisan hien soft/ zero soft/ saturn pro/ venus pro

I mainly play fps games ang my mouse is pulsar x2 boardzy edition

[neon root]

hien or saturn pro imo

[sturdy barn]

Usb adapter possibly or you could pull the information on Google

[calm cobalt]

I looked it up but didn't see much

[neon root]

is there not a switch on the side that says "bt off cable"?

[daring zenith]

Look at the card that came with the keyboard for details, but you switch the switch on the side to Bluetooth and then hold fn + q and then pair

[calm cobalt]

There is but when I put it in BT mode it doesn't show up on Windows

[hasty quail]

did you set the KB and PC both for pairing?

[calm cobalt]

I think?

I’ll have to check

[steep pelican]

You have to press fn + 1 I think

Oops wrong ping

@calm cobalt

[timber ridge]

are there any new ftip mice out or is the x2 mini still the best option

was not aware that the ulx was only medium today

[neon root]

finalmouse came out today

really it

[timber ridge]

id snag one if there was a small

[neon root]

pretty sure there is, they had like 4 sizes

[timber ridge]

theyre not dropping the large and small til december

its gonna be only medium for the first and next batch i think

[neon root]

f

there was also the lgg la-1 that finally released but they only have 1 size which is similar to the pulsar x2 medium size

[timber ridge]

ye i need me some small lmao

[neon root]

finalmouse already up on ebay for $300

[timber ridge]

apparently it did not sell out

instantly

it took like 30 some minutes from what ive been told

[neon root]

probably less people buying finalmouse because they already bought the 12 drops they had before

[timber ridge]

ye

i dont why ppl are getting large/medium sizes to play claw etc on the ulx

so much better options

[gaunt forge]

Lol I looked at the website after 40 minutes and all variants were sold out

I didn't care much but JEEZ, even the razer atlas didn't sell out that fast right?

[neon root]

bit slow of a sellout for finalmouse. tends to be within a couple seconds to a few minutes

not around half an hour

[gaunt forge]

...

wow ok

[neon root]

also razer atlas is a mousepad, its a forever thing they have

i assume you mean the viper mini se which that also takes a few minutes to sell

[gaunt forge]

Finalmouse I did not know about

[neon root]

it tends to be like half bots that buy the mouse for resell

[gaunt forge]

wasn't that interested in the mouse at least

yeah I knew scalpers were gonna be there immediately

Were they planning to release several batches of the UltralightX?

[neon root]

according to veed, this is suppose to be their forever mouse pretty much where they mass produce but its gonna be in like waves of drops vs just very little limited drops like they did before

[gaunt forge]

nice. might cop one if I get the chance

[neon root]

i might as well later down the line once they work out the problems with the mice and any qc issues

assuming they do fix them

they dont really have the greatest track record

[gaunt forge]

yeah, I always see used tenz and other finalmice on mousemarket

never actually tried one before

[timber ridge]

yo wolf, since ur one of the few mousepad ppl ik, do you know what the focus 3 falls into in terms of speed/control etc

and wat would be a good alternative/upgrade

[calm cobalt]

I’ll try that here in a second

[neon root]

honestly have no idea since i havent bought it. i planned on buying it like 5 months ago or something. in terms of performance i think its like a bit faster than the zowie gsrse but still controlled. dont remember any reviews ive seen on it

i have it on my amazon wish list, just never bought it. same with the fnatic dash 💀

[peak rune]

Could anyone recommend a solid compact keyboard (no numpad) and mouse combo for max $150?

[timber ridge]

Did some little research and it’s apparently a bit fast for a control pad

[queen sigil]

no

[peak rune]

Thanks

[floral lake]

do keep in mind that standards for a keyboard here are pretty high

you can get keychron for starters however for keyboard

mouse is up to your preference

[peak rune]

I don't need anything ridiculous, just something reliable. Keyboard double hits keys often, and mouse scroll wheel doesn't really work well now. In need of a replacement for both

[floral lake]

for mice there's lots of options for about $60

do you want wireless or just wired mouse?

[calm cobalt]

For keyboard check anything that have oem, osa or cherry profile

Mouse I do recommend the basilisk v3 cuz it has a lot of functions and it's cheap

[calm cobalt]

Also, if you like some tactility go for browns(non cherry mx) or banana, if you like linear, reds will do the job

[peak rune]

Wired

[floral lake]

im kinda out of the circle for mice, but basilisk v3 is a decent choice

[calm cobalt]

It's the one I have, I like heavier mouses tho

[peak rune]

Current keyboard is cherry red

[calm cobalt]

Do you like the feel?

BTW by profiles I meant the keycaps profile

Lemme get the graph

[peak rune]

My bad, meant blue. Was just looking at a red

I like the feel

[calm cobalt]

I'm sorry bro

In that case, I'd look towards a keyboard with outemu/gateron browns or gateron banana

Unless you like that sound, then just go whatever, it will all be the same

[peak rune]

https://www.microcenter.com/product/631966/razer-blackwidow-v3-tenkeyless-mechanical-gaming-keyboard

https://www.microcenter.com/product/640844/razer-basilisk-v3-ergonomic-wired-gaming-mouse

^ Would probably get this combo rn if it was a little cheaper

[floral lake]

bleh, keychron is still a lot better than any razer boards

[peak rune]

Is it genuinely that much better?

[floral lake]

Yes

In feel and everything

If you get hotswap model you could also swap switches if one ever fails on it

[peak rune]

Keychron is USB-C. Guess I can get a USB-C to USB converter

[calm cobalt]

They give you one with the board

[calm cobalt]

Depends on what you are using them for, gaming keyboards normally have lower end to end latency

But you get a huge hit on typing experience

[peak rune]

Would like something that isn't particularly weak in any direction

[queen sigil]

just get a damn keychron

you dont need a gaming specific keyboard unless ur some crazy rhythm game player

and even then its really specialized

[calm cobalt]

Keychron isn't weak in the latency end to end, is just higher

[calm cobalt]

It matters in a lot of multiplayer competitive games

[queen sigil]

it really doesnt

unless ur using some garbage BT keyboard

[calm cobalt]

It does, there's a reason the best professional players are switching to the wooting

Even tho it's considered the osu keyboard

[white flame]

The professional players also use 480Hz displays but that doesn't mean you need one too

They use those because they're sponsored

[calm cobalt]

Nah, they use 144hz or 240hz

[calm cobalt]

They can't use them in tournaments yet

But in their training pc they use it

[queen sigil]

its theoretically better

and pros want the best

even if it wont make a difference to their gameplay

[white flame]

It only makes a difference in the top 0.01% of players really

[queen sigil]

a keyboard is one of the lastt things you need a good one in any fps shooter

[calm cobalt]

It will make a difference when it comes to the fast release

[queen sigil]

having a slightly faster keyboard will almost never be helpful

[white flame]

If you think 2ms faster release will matter you're too far gone to save

[queen sigil]

and never in a way that makes it worth buying over a nice keyboard

the wooting keyboard got big because of the analog features and because of games like osu

[calm cobalt]

Well, I'm talking like that cuz in cs I'm the 0.68%, so that's really my perspective

[queen sigil]

where it was used because of a very specialized feature

[peak rune]

I basically want a reliable keyboard which is reasonably priced, and will last a while. Current keyboard is just about three years old. Not a fan of the idea of having to grab another in the very near future

[calm cobalt]

Just go keychron if you can afford with the price range

[peak rune]

Idk how durable Keychron is. This conversation is the first time I've heard of them

[white flame]

Your idea about "reasonably priced" is probably very different from my idea of it

[calm cobalt]

I myself have a custom keyboard and I'm playing top competitive csgo

For casual!!!

Not pro gameplay

[peak rune]

Looking not to spend more than $150 on a keyboard/mouse combo

[white flame]

Do you have a preferred size of keyboard? If you don't know what the different sizes are you can go based off whether you need the 10 digit keypad on the side

[peak rune]

Tenkeyless

[queen sigil]

just get like a keychonr c1 and whatever mouse you like

[white flame]

One of these 3 would be good options too. Some of the better cheap mechanical keyboards.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085ZS1TDQ
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09NLW7TYS
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/razer-huntsman-mini-60-wired-optical-clicky-switch-gaming-keyboard-with-chroma-rgb-backlighting-black/6417111.p?acampID=0&skuId=6417111

Those pages let you pick which switches you want too

[calm cobalt]

Since you like blues, I'd go for browns if you only like the feel

On razer it's not browns but purple

[neon root]

One of like 6 mousepads that I ordered is finally here

[gaunt forge]

my god a yuki aim

aren't those nearly 200 to preorder?

I also just got my next mousepad after a while of looking

[neon root]

dont think they have a set amount up for order or at least a small amount like that

fairly easy to get one during pre-order window

so far this one seems slightly faster than the last yuki aim mousepad i got but not by much

[tight pulsar]

okay if i need a cheap controller for somebody would just grabbing a wireless xbox s controller on sale or something be best

[neon root]

ye

[tight pulsar]

aight

what kind of price is good i see some on ebay for 30ish

[neon root]

theyre $60 retail so $30 new is good

there are also some other controllers that arent from xbox themselves but approved by xbox like PowerA controllers which are around $25 rn new on amazon

[tight pulsar]

hm

[queen sigil]

I have a power A wired controller

its good

[timber ridge]

theres a lotta new third party controllers that are good/cheap ish

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7GW9F88?tag=theverge02-20&ascsubtag=___vg__p_23563190__t_w__r_https://www.google.com/__d_D 44 bucks with hall effect trigger/joystick and remappable buttons

licensed by xbox too

[white flame]

Here's one that LTT liked https://youtu.be/ztlsM3lP-Sk

[queen sigil]

all because ltt like something doesnt mean its good

[white flame]

I know, that's why I didn't say "it's good" I said they liked it

[queen sigil]

and i feel like 99% of the time if its recommended by ltt its either theyre getting paid to promote or its just not a good product

[white flame]

As far as they could tell it had to be using the original molds for the 360 controller

That video was sponsored by MSI btw, not hyperkin

[timber ridge]

im lowkey considering picking up the controller i linked

specs on paper are really good and reviews are saying its p good too

[queen sigil]

imo im never gonna take anything seriously if im playing on controller so I just buy whatever is gonna last and is cheap

So I just got a powerA from bestbuy

[timber ridge]

hall effect means itll last p long atleast in the joycon department

[white flame]

Yeah I'm pretty much the same way. My PS4 charge ports keep breaking so I replaced those with more durable USB C ports. I'll prob do a hall effect swap at some point. I know my joy-cons need it.

[timber ridge]

and getting a powera controller from best buy with a cheap 10 warrantly or watever its priced at pretty much guarantees you a new controller for 10 bucks everytime u use ur protection plan

[timber ridge]

im dreading to swap my joycons

but i have the animal crossing ones so i needa in the future whenever they mess up

[white flame]

EXACTLY I got the same ones, gotta keep those limited edition ones alive!

[queen sigil]

cringe

my controller has survived me throwing it a couple times

[timber ridge]

if i had any other color, id jus buy the new pastel colors that dropped

[white flame]

Cringe all you like, when I went to buy, the animal crossing limited edition console was $50 cheaper than the regular

Cheaper plus free items in a game I was going to get anyway? Yes pls

[timber ridge]

speaking of the switch, have you guys seen the switch 2 rumors floating around

[white flame]

Yeah, not as specific as I like my rumors but they've been floating around for a while

[queen sigil]

bruh ima just buy like a steamdeck instead lol

[timber ridge]

people are speculating that the next switch might be as powerful as a ps4

[queen sigil]

LOL

[timber ridge]

to be fair, its a HUGE upgrade from the current switch

[white flame]

While using only 15W

And it was as powerful as the Pro model that did 4k

[timber ridge]

but apparently nintendo has been telling a lotta developers to hold off on big titles for next gen

and microsoft wants to bring cod over to the switch, so it needs to be powerful enough to run that

[queen sigil]

on one hand the ROG ally is sick but also I probs also need a laptop

[timber ridge]

rog ally is p cool, but it gets really hot

where i work, they have a pretty abnormally high return rate too

[queen sigil]

i mean i cant really think of that many people who would use it

But near me there are stuff like arcade games that have capture cards

[white flame]

They have had some early firmware issues yeah

[queen sigil]

and just being able to bring like a steamdeck or something to record sounds sick

little portable streaming setup

[white flame]

SD card overheat, really? Those things are rated up to like 120C

[timber ridge]

a coworker of mine had his sd card destroyed bc of the heat

[white flame]

Yeah which is why that problem was so ridiculous

And their only solution? Run the fan faster

Lol it's loud enough already!

[timber ridge]

imo handheld gaming desktops or watever you wanna call em need like 2-3 years of polishing

[queen sigil]

ima just say i havent done any research tho lol

[timber ridge]

if we continue to advance at the sasme rate we are rn

[queen sigil]

nowhere close to buying one

[timber ridge]

apus are getting pretty wicked by the year

[white flame]

Next gen maybe, Ryzen 7000 APUs are great in those but they do need a little more work to be able to do 1080p effectively

[timber ridge]

any peripheral you planning on picking up in the near future

[queen sigil]

besides like a prime-e pr spmething not rly

just kinda want one for the meme

[timber ridge]

ggs

i lowkey need a new monitor bc the coating on my current one is garb

[queen sigil]

im still using the m27q

[timber ridge]

my cheap pixio monitor is doing fine but my more expensive dell monitor coating is jus falling apart

kinda cursed

[steep pelican]

Based, using this monitor until it dies fr

[queen sigil]

i mean i might get like a 144hz 32in monitor becayse rhythm games

but not for a while

[fresh bear]

witch better
ducky one 3 mini
https://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/One3-Mini
or
APEX PRO MINI
https://steelseries.com/gaming-keyboards/apex-pro-mini

[queen sigil]

uhh they both suck

im assunimg apex pro mini is just like the apex pro

so id get that

if either

[timber ridge]

imo you should jud get a cheap 60 or get a wooting if you wanna splurge for a gaming keyboard

[rancid oxide]

Apex pro rocks.

[molten bronze]

I found an intel pro 1000 gt in an ewaste bin and it seems to work

I dont have that internet speed but good to have I guess

I still need to find a decent 1080p pcie capture card

[white flame]

There's plenty of good ones, the trick is finding one that can record 1080p high refresh that isn't $200.

[molten bronze]

I will probably diy the mic but next I will get speakers

probably will go for bose

I like to DIY if it is something I have the tools for

[white flame]

Well if you want to DIY, what's a microphone but a speaker in reverse?

[rancid oxide]

raises hand and throws it side to side Oo oo I got this!... It's a speakerphone!

mutters under breath I think

[white flame]

I meant more along the lines of this https://mynewmicrophone.com/how-to-turn-a-loudspeaker-into-a-microphone-in-2-easy-steps/

You literally just reverse the positive and negative wires

[rancid oxide]

Huh

Loudspeaker is different than a subwoofer right?

Or even normal speakers?

[white flame]

Technically a subwoofer is a special loudspeaker

It's tuned for lower bass tones

[rancid oxide]

Because usually when you reverse the polarity, you just change the direction the voice coils throw when they get the signal

[white flame]

You're on the right track. What happens when your voice causes the speaker to vibrate when the terminals are flipped?

It's become a microphone

[rancid oxide]

Give me a second to grasp this concept.

[white flame]

There's a more technical explanation on that page I linked

[rancid oxide]

Yeah. I'm at work so I didn't wanna get into a study xD

I'll check it out when I get home because now I'm interested.

[white flame]

It won't be a "good" microphone because it's not tuned but it would work in a pinch

[rancid oxide]

Ok I get it now. You're turning an output device into an input device by changing the polarity as well as the connector so it can go into an input that'll recognize the signal.

[white flame]

Yep

[west hornet]

I did that ones with a crappy xbox headset since the mic broke I turned the headphone into a mic and well… it worked, only you had to scream into it to have them hear you xD

[white flame]

A headset has a much smaller speaker area than, well, a speaker

So I imagine that's why

[west hornet]

Speakers and fundamentally similar to microphones but mics are much more sensitive to outside vibrations and they may not pickup the right frequencies

[white flame]

Right they would use things like thinner membranes that vibrate more easily

[west hornet]

Yeah

[neon root]

gpro x superlight 2 coming soon

time to take the world over with a brand new 18 different color waves instead of what they have now. hopefully specs are better and its not just a slight refresh

[steep pelican]

I mean the gpro x super light is still a pretty good mouse now no,

[neon root]

some problems with their sensor but itd be nice if they did more with the mouse than just a brand new color

also some people would like a smaller version as well

[gaunt forge]

I really hate how they're making another Gpro

[floral lake]

why so?

[gaunt forge]

As popular as it is, there are far too many similar mouse clones to it

and It kinda makes my hand hurt so,..bias

[floral lake]

ah clones lol, well it's not logitech's fault tbh

[gaunt forge]

it's not

but the fact that it's really old makes it annoying

[floral lake]

i probably don't like the shape myself, since my hands perfectly fit egg shaped mice

[gaunt forge]

My hand was built for S2 shaped mice, like pwnage

although I know a couple peple who really want a lightweight G703

[floral lake]

i want aria xd7 ngl

egg shape and lighter than g304

[gaunt forge]

there are indeed many different egg mice

like zaopin Z1

I'm not an egg shaped fan but they work

[floral lake]

orochi is beyond expensive here

and honestly a tad too small

[gaunt forge]

I forgot where you are located, but on Ali there are still a lot of good options

you don'

really need most of them tho, people have high standards

[floral lake]

eh, i don't need another mouse yet anyway

g304 is still doing good

i feel the heft but i compensate with higher dpi

[gaunt forge]

o ye, it's fine

[floral lake]

if i had more back then i would've bought xd7

[gaunt forge]

they just released an improved one, so you are fine

[floral lake]

that refresh with new color?

beige with purple accents

[gaunt forge]

new switches too

[floral lake]

huh

so to get the better ver guaranteed is to get the new colorway

i kinda dig the beige anyway

[gaunt forge]

idk actually

[floral lake]

don't mind cleaning it lol

[gaunt forge]

it's the Huano version

[floral lake]

the versions sold here uses kailh switches

[gaunt forge]

yeah they kinda suck

unless you like real stiff clicks

[floral lake]

oof

[gaunt forge]

I did way too much research for a normal person on that

[floral lake]

well i already fell for the omrons on my logi

[gaunt forge]

Long story short, avoid mice that say GM8.0

[floral lake]

they feel pretty light

so anything with gm8.0 sucks? ah rip

[gaunt forge]

Actually apparently Logitech switches don't last that long

well, maybe 20 million clicks or so

[floral lake]

yeah i understand that

welp xd7 here does have gm8.0

[gaunt forge]

There should be a huano version

more similar to logitech feel i think

[floral lake]

nope

only kailh here

[gaunt forge]

rip

[floral lake]

sadge

[gaunt forge]

actually do you even have access to aliexpress?

[floral lake]

yes i do, i just don't wanna wait for long shipping

[gaunt forge]

eh it's like 2 weeks

I bought a whole keyboard from them a little while ago

[floral lake]

that's still pretty long

[gaunt forge]

it'

s nothing in the Gaming world. I waited 3 months for freaking keyboard switches once

they were 8 bucks for a whole keyboard's worth

[floral lake]

im used to waiting a couple days

a week at most

[white flame]

It can be longer where foxy is depending on where it ships from

[floral lake]

i'm fairly close to china

usually a week or so

but really, i don't really feel like i want to bear with it

[white flame]

Import restrictions must be looser than what I heard from others then

[gaunt forge]

lol can't wait like 2 weeks

its honestly fine

[white flame]

Nyo I musht have inshtant gratification

[floral lake]

i don't got enough cash yet anyway

i mean if i really gotta wait, then i don't mind

and another reason is warranty

[white flame]

Amazon has spoiled us all

[gaunt forge]

yes, yes it has

I just got prime back too

i think fantech does have warranty

[floral lake]

i don't even use amazon

yeah but is it international?

[gaunt forge]

I mean, they're based in China

sorry., Phillipines

[floral lake]

most often warranty by smaller brands are covered by distributors who takes the products into thailand here

[gaunt forge]

it should be, I know some people who asked

[thick garden]

EAphones
Bruh.
Just noticed this on my old 8€ airpod fakes

[steel spire]

am going to get my hands on the hyper x cloud 2 tommorow and am soo hyped

this is the headset am using rn and i hope , never again

[neon root]

Second mousepad of like the 5 that I ordered came in

rest of my stuff should come in around mid august i think except for a glass pad i ordered from china, that comes in in like september

[gaunt forge]

Tested it yet?

[neon root]

nope

[neon root]

what the hell is this image i found

most sane and healthy finalmouse user

[floral lake]

are those..

ice cubes?

[neon root]

ye

[floral lake]

my god

cold cereal

[pale cosmos]

Ice cold

Keeps cold

(but soggy)

[rancid oxide]

I can only eat soggy cereal.

Not that I can't eat crunchy.. it just doesn't do it for me.

[white flame]

The ice... whatever there's water in milk. The chicken? That, I don't get.

[rancid oxide]

I'd assume the chicken has a bit of saltiness to it.. like people who eat candy and chips together.. this person probably does the same with normal foods.

Or they're just crazy.

[steep pelican]

@queen sigil just played sound voltex at an arcade idk it’s kinda weird

[queen sigil]

its difficult

[steep pelican]

It is pretty difficult

[queen sigil]

its on the harder side of arcade rhythm games

[steep pelican]

The note tapping I had a fine time with but the spinny things were so weird

[queen sigil]

knob

[queen sigil]

also where did u go

but game is cool bc theres songs with alot of knobs

and songs with alot of buttons

and weird gimmick songs

https://youtu.be/RKIIckPqupU like this song is fast button

https://youtu.be/40rZcORwxcM this song is knob nightmare

https://youtu.be/n5ad-gngbkk and this song is cursed

this is

something

https://youtu.be/wnn6LeElPQA and heres the hardest song in the game bc why not

[steep pelican]

I found chunithm a tad bit easier and and more fun

[steep pelican]

Sega in akihabara, Tokyo

[queen sigil]

chunithm is hands down alot easier

[steep pelican]

I saw people playing both ata very high level so couldn’t tell which game was harder

It was cool, there was this other game I couldn’t remember the name of, it had 3 buttons on either side of a control stick

[queen sigil]

sdvx def has a high skill cieling

in terms of rhythm games you will still see IIDX is the hardest

followed by POPn music then sdvx

also ur thinking of ongeki

sega makes ongeki, chuni, and mai mai

while konami makes sound voltex, beatmania IIDX, popn, nostalgia op2, jubeat, etc

and ddr

[steel spire]

ive gotten the hyper x cloud 2 , what games support the 7.1 surround ?? , or what content overall supports it ???

[floral lake]

surround is just marketing gimmick unless you actually have 7 speaker setup

[steel spire]

breh lmao

then what does the 7.1 button do in the cloud 2

tbh it makes surroundworse in csgo

[floral lake]

it fakes surround basically

sometimes can sound better or oftentimes worse

[west hornet]

it uses mixing tricks to make things appear surround. My general recommendation is to set the audio device according to what physical speakers you have to get more accurate imaging.
But as far as surround goes for games it is quite easy to implement as game audio is object based, you usually just have to go to audio setting device type

[white flame]

Because the game is so old it's not accurately reporting sound sources

[faint helm]

Could any1 please recommend mice with both MMO buttons + free/infinite scrolling

[steep pelican]

I know g502 hero has free scrolling but not mmo buttons

[faint helm]

and Razer Naga Pro v1/v2 may come close but not 100% free spinning
also $$$

actually almost all of my mice have been Logitech with free scrolling

[steep pelican]

What is the use of free scrolling, when I used a 502 I never used it

[faint helm]

scrolling very looong stuff

or something like this hah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-aX0ISddW8

[rancid oxide]

Pro V2 has the option for free spinning. V1 doesn't.

[rancid oxide]

It's good in games like Apex where people use their mouse wheel to constantly jump.

[faint helm]

ya I saw they have 6 modes with varying tension
not 100% free spinning like the patented Logitech but prob good enough to scroll hundreds of pages quickly

[rancid oxide]

You can use the custom mode to create a completely 100% freespin

[faint helm]

ooo nice that's guaranteed ?
I did some search and there's conflicting info

[rancid oxide]

I have the mouse.

It's my daily.

[faint helm]

also, are we saying that the Razer Naga Pro v2 is the only 1 on the market with both MMO buttons + free scrolling ?

[faint helm]

perf 🙏

[faint helm]

if u ever come across cheap knockoffs with both features, please lemme know xD

[rancid oxide]

Lol ok

[faint helm]

not sure I wanna drop 180 on a mouse yet, maybe BF hah

[queen sigil]

cheap knockoffs usually mean garbage mouse

[gaunt forge]

Free scrolling wheels are rare afaik

Mostly a Logitech thing since I've seen

[white flame]

I love my freewheel

I use it every day

It especially comes in handy with those "you must read this completely to accept and continue" EULAs

[neon root]

i just grab the scroll bar on the side and go down

or just scroll through since most things only require like 2 maybe 3 scrolls

[white flame]

And what if you're in game and want to go from first person to fully zoomed out third person fast?

[hollow flower]

I just middle click and drag the cursor down

Does the exact same thing as infinite scroll

[hollow flower]

Set it to a key bind

[white flame]

Not all games allow that, Skyrim for example

[neon root]

i scroll fast

also most have a set limit

[hollow flower]

It’s F on Skyrim

[neon root]

like path of exile im only able to zoom out so far

[white flame]

That just switches between first and third, doesn't go to full zoom out

[hollow flower]

It doesn’t?

Doesn’t let me zoom out more if I click F

Maybe my game is just bugged

[white flame]

Well maybe it remembers where the zoom level was previously

[faint helm]

at least it won't be 180 USD hah
I won't mind doing a test drive at say even $50 bucks if it means it'll break in 6mo,then I'll have figured out whether I need those features

[queen sigil]

and at least a 180$ mouse isnt ewaste

[faint helm]

do u happen to be familiar with the V2 Hyperspeed, whether it uses the same scrolling tech ?

and at least a 180$ mouse isnt ewaste
imagine spending 180 on a mouse, and then barely using its features tho

[queen sigil]

imagine buying a mouse just for it to break

[faint helm]

it might be worth it to figure out whether a mouse with such feature is really for u

[queen sigil]

or do research and make a good decision

[faint helm]

some things u just have to try to really know

no amount of research will guarantee that I'll use it as intended for the next 6-12mo

[queen sigil]

its a mouse

all because you dont use some gimmick doesnt mean its not gonna work

[faint helm]

it's human psychology/behavior ((:

some gimmicks to u, doesn't mean it's gimmicks to others,
but how would some1 know it's really for/not for them, unless they try over time ?

ideally u'd be able to test drive before committing, ig that's what the 30 day return policy is for

[queen sigil]

have u tried doing research before purchasing

usually part of making a good decision

weigh pros and cons

[faint helm]

I've been making do with middle-clicking for fine scrolling and it works fine for most cases,
some apps tho u can't, and grabbing the scroll bar is kinda a pita hah

tbf I come from almost exclusively free-scrolling Logitechs so I may be spoiled

[faint helm]

lol let's end our convo there

[queen sigil]

do ur research

dont rely on other people to do it for you

[faint helm]

asking others for their direct first hand experience =/= "rely on other to do [ur research] for you"

[queen sigil]

ratio

[queen sigil]

ratio

[faint helm]

lol asking here, does not mean I haven't done my own research

actually I only started asking after coming across conflicting info online, even on reputable sites like Rtings

[queen sigil]

u couldnt figure out wether a mouse had a feature or not

[faint helm]

bro, what are u trying to achieve 🤣

[queen sigil]

also rtings sucks for 99% of things

[queen sigil]

go make ur own decisions

[faint helm]

"don't ever ask questions on a forum again, just do everything urself, never ask for help" ((:

[queen sigil]

i mean yeah pretty much

just do ur research

[faint helm]

nice thanks for confirming, I'll end my reply to u here,
nothing productive is added for the last half hour

[rancid oxide]

Him asking others for their experience on the product he is looking at IS doing research.

[queen sigil]

cair

fair

[faint helm]

something potentially relevant on the topic
https://www.reddit.com/r/MouseReview/comments/l4kqkf/list_of_chinese_clones_of_familiar_shapes_on/

[naive anvil]

LG UltraWide 34WN750-B 34'' UltraWide QHD (3440 x 1440) IPS Monitor, Black https://a.co/d/cyYW0bb
Is this worth for 350$ cad?

Im bot buying from amazon btw. Just for reference

[tight pulsar]

okay so going to have my 6xx's hooked up to my laptop without an amp/dac what's the best dongle/similar for better audio quality

heard the meizu dongle seems to be a good option

[queen sigil]

depends

[neon root]

3x mousepad = 3x glide speed

[naive anvil]

How so? Any recommendations?

[queen sigil]

depends what ur using the monitor for

[lusty magnet]

any cloud2 headband replacement recommendations?

I don't know what to buy and replace with but mine is almost dead

[tribal basin]

Any good value keyboard and mouse combos?

Like real cheap

Redragon S101 Gaming Keyboard, M601 Mouse, RGB Backlit Gaming Keyboard, Programmable Backlit Gaming Mouse, Value Combo Set [New Version] https://a.co/d/dVdPFKg

This one seems not bad

[queen sigil]

how much we talking

also bundles are usually not that great

[tribal basin]

Like $20-30 preferably

U flip stuff right

Or nah

[queen sigil]

what

also unless you NEED something for that price

its probs best off saving for something high quality

[tribal basin]

Okay good idea

I'll just give my friend some crappy hp keyboard/mouse then

[steep pelican]

I think mouse is more important than keyboard personally so if you have 20-30 bucks I would try to find a decent mouse used or refurbed

I found my death adder v2 refurbed on Amazon warehouse for 30 bucks

[oak jungle]

Can probably find a Razer viper for $30

There's a bundle that comes with the viper and a mousepad

[floral lake]

tbh logi g102/203 is not a bad start

not the best sensor but it does the job for cheap

there's deathadder essential for less than $30 on amazon

[hollow flower]

G305 is $40ish iirc

If you want something fairly nice there’s the endgamegear XM2w for like $100

[white flame]

Hero sensor 🫶

[gaunt forge]

Another Halfway Decent mouse that's usually on sale is the Burst Pro Wireless

50$ but not bad

[abstract stratus]

anyone know how loud the acrtic nova pros can get?

i was using them and they are preeeety loud

anyone know like a number?

i found a website that says 85 dbs

thats inaccurate right? its not that loud??

[west hornet]

sounds about what a headphone would be

depends partially on the sound source though

[abstract stratus]

ah

[white flame]

Yep. It'll depend on how much power is being pushed into the drivers. Having just a DAC instead of a DAC+amp will generally be quieter.

[abstract stratus]

dac?

im not sure what that is but

i do have an amp

[white flame]

Digital to analog converter

[abstract stratus]

oh

ah yea no i dont have that just an amp

[white flame]

You have a dac

You just don't know it

Speakers can't handle raw digital signals, it has to be converted into analog to produce sounds

If you're using the onboard audio ports then you're using the built in DAC on the board

[abstract stratus]

oh

i see

[placid smelt]

Is there a better way to get Bluetooth on a pc without a dongle?

[queen sigil]

buy a PCB that has it

or motherboard i mean

but not really for the price

[willow citrus]

Hey, Im thinking about pulling the trigger on some 250 ohm Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro cans, does anyone have a headset recommendation that rivals the quality and is closed back? it'll be paired with a SoundblasterX G6 Dac since the internal soundcard that i got is causing blue screens

[timber ridge]

akg k371/361

[willow acorn]

Yo guys Ive been having a problem with my audio. Realtek Audio Console keeps disconnecting and reconnecting to my headset. Somones it doesnt detect a headset and sometimes it does. There is nothing wrong with my headset, ive tested a seperate headset and have the same issue. Checked online to help as well and nothing worked. If anyone can help id greatly appreciate it. Just hit me with a ping

[white flame]

Sounds like typical onboard audio to me

[west hornet]

Yeah on board audio has a lot of issues in terms of software, if you don’t need the console for anything specific I wouldn’t use it. Also if you are using front panel headphone jack you might want to try rear instead

[sharp sun]

hey guys. My logitech mat is somehow starting to wear out after 1 yeat of use. its the full size mat. should I shop around for another Logitech or is there another mat that is more durable?

its the G840

[neon root]

actually wearing out like falling apart and ripping or wear out as in theres a build of dead skin that you should probably wash which is whats causing it to slow down?

[sharp sun]

wearing out like falling apart

the little cloth cover over the meshy stuff is starting to lift off, the G imprint has completely worn off, and the fabric is srarting to fade

Ive only had it for like a year and this is normal use wear

[white flame]

The fabric "fading" is probably just dead skin cells building up and creating a lighter coating

But the falling apart is a good reason to replace

It wouldn't survive a thorough cleaning

[neon root]

id just suggest getting a mousepad that has actual stitched edges instead to avoid it coming apart

[pale cosmos]

What be good sound bar

[neon root]

@glass bear nah bro i just got off work and missed out on this

absolutely insane

[glass bear]

Goddamn

[gaunt forge]

wut

is anything left?!

nope

[neon root]

i was suppose to get off at work at 3 as well so i wouldve been there as it was tweeted but nope, had to stay extra two hours

sadge

[timber ridge]

X2v2 and Saturn would of been my pick 😭

[neon root]

i wouldve picked up the saturn pro, vagabond, puretrack and spyre loque for mousepads

np-01 for mouse

[timber ridge]

Waiting on Saturn restock to pick it up along with some skates and grip

[gaunt forge]

NP01s wireless too

i missed out

[glass bear]

x2v2 doesn't seem very different

than the x2

[timber ridge]

not really a revamp, more of a refresh

and I didn’t wanna wait til December for a small ulx

[glass bear]

true

atp id also be very scared of pulsar qc first batch

[timber ridge]

Yea I was thinking about waiting

But since most of the stuff is reused from the og x2, it should be refined now I hope

If not I'll get a ulx in December

[elder current]

Any good chairs by any chance people would recommend under or around $100

[white flame]

Probably some office chair tbh, it's hard to find good furniture at that price but you might get lucky and Staples has a sale on a floor model.

[elder current]

Ok because I noticed online it’s a pain and you got to pay an arm and a leg for shipping

Staples has a sale where it’s around $100?

[white flame]

Exactly, so it's often better to shop at local retailers

If you're lucky

Either that or get a used chair and swap the cushion

[elder current]

That’s the thing with used I don’t really trust it on the chair because you never know what there might be that’s why I’m aiming towards new

[scenic gazelle]

There are horror stories, but I’ve gone through 4 different office chairs from places like habitat for humanity and been pleased every time

[timber ridge]

For the sake of your back, I def recommend spending a decent amount on your chair

I tried saving as much as possible and got a hyken mesh and now I got lower back pain 😭

3 of my friends have the same chair and same issue as owning the chair for almost a year

[queen sigil]

no ur just old

also i read “saving as much as possible” and expected like steelcase or herman miller

not 200$ chair 💀

thought saving money for the chair

[timber ridge]

that’s what I should’ve done the first time

[queen sigil]

skill issue

but yeah still get a good chair if u want a chair that wont give u pain

[timber ridge]

Hyken was nice when I was doing short, casual gaming

But when I was sitting for hella long for classes and hw

gg

[west hornet]

unfortunately chairs is one market that is difficult to cheap out on if you have long sitting sessions

[pale cosmos]

Mesh >>>>>>>>>

[snow briar]

https://www.steelcase.com/products/office-chairs/steelcase-karman/ its under 1k

[scenic gazelle]

8 hours a day for work + gaming in the evening 🥲 I realized that pretty quick do not skimp out on chairs

Unless you really know what ur looking for thrifting

[west hornet]

that's why it's pretty popular to get higher end chair used or refurbished

[scenic gazelle]

Herman millers new line looks nice though, I think if I’m ever gonna upgrade I’m going for something stupid high end

[gaunt forge]

It's hard to settle on good padding too. I've had 4 different chairs and always had problems with each of them, like the seat being too soft or hard, back rest, etc

I wasn't even cheap

[rancid oxide]

I found a chair at a repurpose store. $5. Best chair I've ever sat in for long periods.

[timber ridge]

Exactly

[torn abyss]

is voice meeter good? I have a usb mic and want software

[pale cosmos]

@balmy lantern

[balmy lantern]

yeah, its good but what do u need it for

[abstract stratus]

My going to get new earbuds and I'm stuck picking between the scull candy sech for $70 CAD or the Jabra eleite pro 7 for 100 cad

[placid dune]

Jabra elite pro 7 imo

More neutral sound and has passthrough iirc

[queen sigil]

never go skill candy lmao

[abstract stratus]

Yea I just got the scull candy one just to try it out because I can return it can it doesn't even stay in my ear

So I'll get the Jabra ones

I had the scull candy indys until my friend decided to throw it into a fire and it was really good

[gaunt forge]

I recommend avoiding skull Candy...just bad experience

I have soundcore earbuds and they work nice

Jabras are also pretty decent

[abstract stratus]

I haven't heard about jabras before but now that I've been looking into them I've heard mostly positive things

I'm picking a pair up tomorrow

[scenic gazelle]

Thinking of emulating DIY perks (YouTube) mic for cheap

https://youtu.be/LoQu3XXIayc

Making some edits to it, a clamp for one maybe a different material like stainless +paint but not sure

[high badge]

Can you lovely chaps give me advice on peripheral upgrades (headphones, keyboard and mouse)
I'd prefer to have them all from the same brand if they have RGB (and I'd like the keyboard do per-key RBG if possible as well as be mechanical)
300 dollars tops for all 3 of those items combined is my goal

[west hornet]

im not sure which one you want to prioritize but you could probably fit a sennheiser pc38x, a keychron with the switch of your choice and idk much at all with mice but it can vary based on what kind of grip you have

[scenic gazelle]

im pleased with razers huntsman mini (60% keyboard) and basilisk v3 (corded mouse) havent decided on headphones yet but i spent less than 150 so far (+45 for a big led lined+usb dock desk pad from an artist at a convention) , the switches on the keyboard are nice and chroma (their software for lighting) has been easy to use

all in the keyboard is not very customizable i dont think you can take out the switches and the keycaps that are stock feel like they belong but i guess you could replace them, might clash though

And I partially haven’t decided because I don’t really use headphones, I have very large speakers that I thrifted for a ridiculously cheap price

[queen sigil]

i dont recomend

Their software is basicly malware and the QC is horrid

[high badge]

Okay so this might sound pretentious but my preference is full-sized keyboards

So I get the 65% craze but I'm not joining it

And yes I am aware that those are more expensive but it's preference

[queen sigil]

u said alot of strange statements

[gaunt forge]

On Razer?

I dunno about their keyboards actually but yeah their software sucks

[white flame]

I've seen a few bricked razer keebs on this server

Usually happens when the terrible software tries to update the firmware without asking and has an issue, or the computer gets shut down in the middle of it because it didn't warn you it was updating, all you noticed was it stopped responding

[queen sigil]

most razer products tend to not be amazing

and usually very expensive for what ur getting

[high badge]

Basically
I'm a stickler for full-sized keyboards

as odd as that might be

I wanna have zhe buttons
All of zhem

[queen sigil]

could care less about that

[high badge]

:3

[high badge]

are you a keyboard expert here? Felix told me to ask about here cuz there are some gurus that can help me out

[queen sigil]

not really

[high badge]

sadge

I do need help tbf

[high badge]

I can get a KEYCHRON K10 Pro that's in stock

combine it with an M3 wireless mouse and it should be peachy

that way I can fulfill all my wishes of having per-key RGB, matching manufacturers so less software to hassle with AND they're wireless which could be neat

alright then

[floral lake]

keychron m3 kinda meh mouse but eh, doable

it's not the worst, just not great value

[high badge]

I have an OLD Steelseries Rival rn

[floral lake]

there's better stuff from other brands that's what i was trying to say

[high badge]

Remember the old Rival with the non-split left and right buttons?

that's what I have rn

[high badge]

thing is I wanna match brands cuz I'm a stickler like that

[floral lake]

no need to tho

[high badge]

OCD be a massive pain in the rear

It legitimately makes me uncomfortable to not match is the thing

I know it's stupid

but I can't help it... ><

[floral lake]

gotta get used to it maybe

[high badge]

what's the "meta" for good mice that don't break the bank?
and medium-range keyboards (preferably with not loud typing and per-key RGB)

[floral lake]

fantech aria xd7 tbh

keeb is keychron lol

[high badge]

Keychron K10 Pro do be looking smexy

Although I am a little wary of going Bluetooth with the keeb and mouse since I already have a BT headphone

dunno if it'd work well using all 3

[floral lake]

keeb and mouse are wireless 2.4ghz

[high badge]

oh?

dongle?

[floral lake]

they don't use bluetooth

ye

keychron has 3 modes tho

[high badge]

USB-C charging too?

[floral lake]

wired, wireless and bt

ofc it uses usb-c to charge, the keychron wireless models

has usb-c to usb-a adapter

[high badge]

WTF
Does the K10 Pro actually have a PS/2 connection???

[floral lake]

no

it doesn't

it's purely usb

[high badge]

Ipon says it does for some reason

I would've been surprised for sure

anyhow

USB-C, BT, 2.4GHz dongle?

[floral lake]

i believe it's usb-a

[high badge]

that actually works perfectly

Yeah, K10 Pro wins

now mice

@floral lake what's wrong with the M3? Reviews are favorable overall, sensor seems flawless
What's not to like then?

[floral lake]

the price

[high badge]

67 dollars converted for me

[floral lake]

not bad

how's that compared to fantech aria xd7?

[high badge]

Unavailable

No shop stocks it and I can't select Hungary as shipping location

[floral lake]

keychron it is then

[high badge]

It'd have been 70 dollars before shipping for me anyway

which would've been slightly more

so yeah, Keychron wins out for me

[south epoch]

Dowinx Gaming Chair Fabric with Pocket Spring Cushion, Massage Game Chair Cloth with Headrest, Ergonomic Computer Chair with Footrest 290LBS, Black

how is this one.. i hate leather chairs the gtracing one i have now is so crappy i had it a year and its completely destroyed with light-moderate use

[floral lake]

you'd want ones with mesh if possible

[south epoch]

oh alright thank you

[floral lake]

mesh is more comfortable for long sitting sessions and pretty breathable

[queen sigil]

uhh

well no

[pale cosmos]

I'd say so

Depends on who you're talking to but I'd say so

[queen sigil]

no it really depends on the chair

most chairs with a mesh seat are pretty awful

just straight up bad or unfomfortable material and shape

[pale cosmos]

What's your build mate

Ofc it depends on chair but if I was to choose between mesh or leather/faux I'd easily pick mesh personally

For me I like mesh cos I don't feel like I'm trapped in my own heat and works to the contours of my bad back

[gaunt forge]

Can't afford to Generalize this stuff

[pale cosmos]

Exactly

I always tell people to try the chairs in person

It will always depend on person

[gaunt forge]

btw a good palce to try chairs is Office Depot

the back of the building was filled with so many chairs that were jut sitting

[floral lake]

yeah well i was generalizing a bit too much

best way to buy chairs is to sit on them yourself

see if you like one

[brisk rover]

Anyone that has the Hyperx cloud 3s do you know if you lose audio quality & mic quality by not plugging it into the audio jack to usb header type of thing?

[daring zenith]

That's just dependent on how good your audio chip on your motherboard is

[west hornet]

the front panel is generally considered lower quality because the internal cables are often unshielded and can pick up electrical interference from the pc components

[brisk rover]

Yea not sure but my mb is a b650 msi pro

On the mb website would it list audio chip?

[daring zenith]

b650-p? It uses a alc897, pretty bad

[brisk rover]

Gotcha

This was the thing I was talking about

Since I did such a poor job explaining

So it would be better to plug into this thing and then into my mb

[floral lake]

nope

that's fine

oh wait it's not a dongle

well you're better off connecting it to the back

[brisk rover]

Ok