peripherals-and-displays

[queen sigil]

thicker keycaps usually make it less high pitched but

not quieter

[thorn grove]

You want THONK?

[queen sigil]

but usually much easier on the ears

[pale cosmos]

Interesting

Thicker keys

[queen sigil]

if u want quiet id look more into maybe silent switches

they usually have dampeners that make the buttom and topout much quieter

idk if they exist for magnetic switches

[pale cosmos]

I think the switches I was considering were Boba black u4 or something like that?

It's been 10 days, had a lot going on so my memory is foggy

I don't care for the feel just need quiet as possible and a neutral aesthetic finish

After that whether or not it's HE is just an extra if it's there

I like optical/HE, but not really needed it in the last couple years

More focused on a work scenario than a game scenario

Which the wooting would do all but the price is a lot for it

Hence me looking elsewhere

[queen sigil]

def an option but pretty expensive

ik theres like penguin silent switches or smth and plenty of other cheaper ones by brands like akko

if all u care about is aesthetic and silent its probs best to get smth like a keychron board with silent switches

[pale cosmos]

Hmmm

You know any silent switches that work with that K2 he?

I like the look of that thing

But not the keycaps lmao

I will get different caps

The wooden sides on that look really nice tho, it'll match my Dan A3

I think it's K2 HE?

It's the wooden looking special version with the 75%(?) layout

[queen sigil]

idk much about magnetic switches

u could probs google see if they exist or not but i got no idea

[pale cosmos]

Damn, I really like the look of that thing

I guess I could

[queen sigil]

pretty sure most magnetic switches are compatible

[pale cosmos]

Could I even just use the normal keys?

Like the Boba blacks or penguin silent

[queen sigil]

uhhh i don’t think so?

[pale cosmos]

Ah ok

I'm not familiar if there's a whole cross compatibility thing with those boards that can hot swap

Guess that's something I could also look around for

[queen sigil]

i think magnetic and normal switches arent compatible

[pale cosmos]

[queen sigil]

but i mean keychron got plenty of normal switch keyboard

at like all prices

[pale cosmos]

Oh yeah but I want it to look as nice as it sounds

[queen sigil]

most are very plain looking

[pale cosmos]

I normally advocate for stuff like normal keychron but personally I do not vibe with the normal aesthetic they have

I don't like the rounded keys, nor the grey/red theme

Just not my thing

[queen sigil]

just get a v series keyboard and swap out the keycaps

or u can just buy them barebones

and use ur own switches and keycaps

[pale cosmos]

Hmmge

[queen sigil]

like that’s not bad def build it out for < 120

[pale cosmos]

Oh I see what you mean

Hmmmm I'll have to think about it

Lunch time is over

Thanks for the ideas tho

Was worth it

[queen sigil]

yep

[thorn grove]

wooting 80he

[lone grove]

any good productivity usb c wireless mice?

wait it doesnt even have to be usb c

just wireless productivity

any drawbacks to bluetooth mice?

[neon root]

just latency but really doesnt matter much

[lone grove]

lkike noticable?

[neon root]

not really

[lone grove]

wait it depends on stuff like polling rate tho right

[neon root]

depending on the kind of productivity youre doing, something like this would be good if youre sitting there for a while
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Vertical-Ergonomic-Bluetooth-Compatible/dp/B09J1TB35S/

[neon root]

dont have to worry about that stuff if youre just sitting there for productivity stuff, for gaming, yes it kinda matters more

theres also this if you like the trackball on the side
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Trackball-Precision-Ergonomic-Bluetooth/dp/B0877DK2FL/

[lone grove]

yea i dont touch grass

I m doing a lot of cad

[neon root]

theres also this too if you want something a bit more normal. theres also a cheaper verson of this mouse as well from logi if you dont want this one specifically
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-MX-Master-3S-Graphite/dp/B09HM94VDS/

[snow briar]

If you want a side scroll mouse for productivity and don’t care much about shape… here’s the keychron copycat https://www.amazon.com/Keychron-M6-Wireless-Mouse-Black/dp/B0CML668QG/ref=asc_df_B0CML668QG? (Less then $50)

[dapper adder]

Difference between Bluetooth and dongle type of wireless mice are like, around maybe 10ms

Which is very tiny

[pale cosmos]

@queen sigil bridge75HE with black blanks

I immediately fell for it

Lol

[queen sigil]

yeah i mean it looks p good

[lone grove]

ive seen also the mt760 from rapoo

these bluetooth specs wont be an issue, right?

oh I can't send images

125hz @ a claimed 8ms latency?

[snow briar]

I haven’t had any experience with rapoo, but I have had tons of experience with keychron. Keychron is a very reputable brand and tends to make great products. I’m sure the Bluetooth specs won’t be a issue on either

[queen sigil]

just use a usb dongle

if ur gonna worry about bluetooth latency

[vapid jay]

is the razer huntsman v3 pro good or is the PRO X TKL RAPID (logitech gaming keyboard)

[daring zenith]

Recommended would be just to grab a keychron keyboard instead of either of those

[vapid jay]

ik razer is controversial but logitech i heard isnt bad

[obsidian cypress]

I have had a few LogiTech, RedDragon, a XiaoMi and one Razer mice.

So far my favorite has been my Razer Basilisk V3. So far it's been the only mouse to survive 2 years of heavy abuse without issues.

[vapid jay]

so is it good or no the razer huntsman v3 pro

[obsidian cypress]

I haven't used that model specifically but I haven't heard bad things about it.

[daring zenith]

Both brands are fine, but both don't make good keyboards for the price. If you want the analog switches, Keychron K2 HE would get you that with hotswap and with qmk/via support, and 2.4ghz and Bluetooth wireless, while being $140 instead of $200+

[pale cosmos]

Bridge75 or Rainy75 often gets recommended of late. Very high quality for a low price

[tawdry latch]

Guys for a 5600g truenas server, with no graphics card but has a 800w psu, should I go with a 300w UPS or a 900w UPS?

I’m thinking about the apc 300w UPS but I’m not sure if it’ll ever overload the UPS, but I don’t think it should go over 200w usage, I just want it to go into hibernation mode automatically when it detects a power surge/outage then I’ll manually turn it back on when it’s safe to do so

[lone grove]

I cant find one that has usb c

I also dont want to carry around a docking station everyitme

[dapper adder]

Do you have a kill a watt or similar

[west hornet]

^ ye was gonna say if you can measure the output over some time that helps. Ultimately depends on the load and if you want to expand it to other systems

[tawdry latch]

Yeah guys I’m currently stress testing the cpu. On idle, it uses about 60w, during the stress test of the cpu, it uses about 135w

[dapper adder]

i meant testing power draw from the wall since software monitor doesnt tell the full story, and you may have other devices also drawing power

[tawdry latch]

I have a smart plug that tests it & only the pc is connected to it

Wait so I also have POE switches for security cameras, would outlet -> UPS -> smart plug -> POE Switch be okay? Sometimes I need to turn off only the POE Switch remotely just to reboot the cameras

But maybe I’m just overthinking it, my router is nowhere near the pc tho so I won’t really have a use for the coaxial part of the 1500VA ups

The switches use a combined total of 20w, so if I connect those + my pc to the UPS, they’ll use about 160w at peak power consumption

[dapper adder]

You wouldn't need a smart plug after a ups for power monitoring since a ups would do that

Unless you're using it for turning on/off

my ups gives these statistics

[tawdry latch]

Wow that’s a nice software to have, so for the UPS itself, assuming like it’ll be used maybe once a month or twice, do you think the battery would last 5 years before having to replace it?

[dapper adder]

Depends on the type, but most cheaper ups batteries (aka SLA batteries) only lasts around 3-4 years before the battery life is degraded too much
The considerably more expensive lithium UPS will last 10

I don't think there is even a lithium UPS that isn't rack mount

Actually that's a bit of a lie

There are some lithium power stations (you know, those battery banks for camping or whatever) that might have a UPS feature

[west hornet]

Some of them are designed to work as a backup as well. Not sure if they are really meant to be 24/7 though

[queen sigil]

i bought neo ergo

cant wait to get it in like 3 months

[dapper adder]

Yeah idk either, also they often don't have a rated lifespan for ups use so idk if it would even be able to last 10 years in that use case

Though it is usually around the same price as a regular ups

[west hornet]

Yeah. Those ones I find interesting as a portable multi use backup

[dapper adder]

Did a little bit of research on products and it seems like ecoflow has an ATS add-on for your house to connect to one of their monster batteries for backup power

Like the ones that store multiple kwh of power

[west hornet]

Yeah ive seen those

Terribly expensive though

[dapper adder]

It is all lithium batteries so kinda expected tbf

Still not as expensive as some lithium UPSs rated for servers though

And those I believe have less capacity as well

Well, less usable

I assume they don't fully charge the cells in a lithium UPS to extend lifespan of them

Idk if it's the same with ecoflow or other power stations

And also it's honestly around the same price as buying a large generator and an automatic transfer switch for the generator

And way cheaper than a ng standby generator which needs to get plumbed to a gas line, or a propane standby generator which needs a propane tank (which you might already have, or not) and also plumbed in

Oh yeah if you happen to have an EV, you might also be able to tap power off of it with an adapter

Some ev cars can output 120v from the charge port with the adapter

So you can run like a fridge and maybe some lights during a power outage

And the capacity of that battery is so large that it'll last like a week under conservative use

[rigid valve]

hey guys what would be an appropriate mic to pair with a schiit magni and HD6XXs

i had previously been recommended an elgato wave 3 wondering if that's still meta

idek if the amp matters cuz i don't think the mic goes into it but honestly i have no clue how it works

probably shouldn't be blind buying something this expensive though

[pale cosmos]

Old modmic, some good lapels are on Amazon cheap, sm7b if you want to spend a fortune with an XLR mixer

Fifine is decent for budget

@dapper adder know any mid range mics?

[dapper adder]

just go for fifine if you're just going to be on stuff like discord vcs

[rigid valve]

sounds good

[pale cosmos]

If you have NVIDIA use broadcast

[rigid valve]

ok

[dapper adder]

not much point in spending too much on a "good" mic when all you do is discord vcs or game comms lmao

[pale cosmos]

That'll serve as a good "mixer" for BG noise cancelling

[rigid valve]

yeah i'd imagine

also since i'm here my friend is looking for a wireless headphones with decent soundstage and neutral frequency response for $180

how do i tell him he's never gonna find one

heapdhoens sorry

[pale cosmos]

Closest he'd get to that is used nova pros

[rigid valve]

alright i'll pass it on

[pale cosmos]

Almost nothing else really gets there

[rigid valve]

like obviously wired there are options

[pale cosmos]

Yeah fr

[rigid valve]

but when you choose wireless it cuts everything out

wireless headphones are like

[pale cosmos]

Exactly

[rigid valve]

not made to have good frequency response

[dapper adder]

i assume for gaming as well, so it needs low latency, that would be a hard sell lmao

[rigid valve]

nobody uses wireless headphones to mix that's stupid

[pale cosmos]

I would highly encourage him with Senns for a long cable if he can compromise

[rigid valve]

gaming and music production

but you can't produce with wireless headphones

[pale cosmos]

Many Senns have long cables

[rigid valve]

you'll never get the right mixing quality

[pale cosmos]

Like 3m

[rigid valve]

okay thank you

[pale cosmos]

Pc38x for example

[dapper adder]

me when i need to walk to the other side of the room with my wired headphones on

[pale cosmos]

Competitive to hd560s but with a banger mic

So not far off the 6xx

[dapper adder]

(i joke but there's actually a use case for music producers ngl, sometimes they walk up to an instrument somewhere in the room and keep their headphones on)

some people even have like a pulley system to take up headphone cable slack but still will be able to use the length of the cable

[pale cosmos]

That's actually genius wtf

[dapper adder]

lmao

[rigid valve]

that is actually pretty novel

i've never heard of that

[dapper adder]

not the exact same thing but people with wired vr headsets sometimes also use a pully system, so they dont keep stepping on their cable

https://youtu.be/9uxpCUVjgM0 here's a vid of somebody doing their diy version

i do see some design flaws with this, most notably that it doesnt really allow for moving the cable in any direction without potentially getting off the pully (though technically rectified by putting a wire retainer/guide to keep the cable positioned) but i could see those cable rollers (see attached image) would make the movement more smooth

also this pulley is useless in the case of this since it's not supposed to move, so it isnt required for their design

another method of taking up slack that i've thought of in the past is by using those... idk what they're called but they're string and retractable? like the kinda thing used for the vr headsets?

you could do what gas station does with the hose and do loops kinda to take up slack

not exactly as pictured

kinda like this

[pale cosmos]

I left for 10 minutes, came back we're talking about gas stations

What the heck

[dapper adder]

lmfao

[neon root]

I probably shouldve posted this earlier but Addice Inc and LGG got a sale going on.
Addice has arc mouse skates for $0.99 ea. shipping for 1 set for me is $4.16, total $5.22

https://www.addiceinc.com/pages/black-friday-24

https://www.lethal.gg/

[rigid valve]

guys do i get 560s for $150 or 6XXs for 170

[pale cosmos]

6xx for 170 sounds dope but both are good

[rigid valve]

will i need an amp for both of them

[dapper adder]

both should be at listenable volumes with regular amps, though an amp and dack goes a long way for improving the audio quality

i would go for the 6xx

since pretty much every part can be replaced

without any tools

earpads, grilles, headband foam, headband, cable, even the drivers technically

though you probably wouldnt want to replace the drivers since they are matched at the factory for each pair

[pale cosmos]

Dack

[dapper adder]

deck

[pale cosmos]

Gooss

[dapper adder]

dock

[pale cosmos]

Guuse

[dapper adder]

di-

[pale cosmos]

[dapper adder]

duck

[thorn grove]

560s would be my pick, don't need a dac for it

Pretty sure 560s go for like what .. $120 on sale?

[dapper adder]

to be clear, you can "use" the hd6xx even with the apple dac, though the max volume on that will pretty much only get the headphones to a listenable level

[rigid valve]

i'm just wondering because currenlty right now hd6xxs are $170 which is pretty cheap afaik

[dapper adder]

170 is the lowest price it gets pretty much

Unless you buy used

Which is also fine because of how common replacement pads are

You can use any pad from the HD 600 line

[snow briar]

Ima vote for the 6xx’s

[rigid valve]

6xxs have been purchased

[terse hare]

any mice recommendations? i have a glorious model o and like the design but have had it forever

and a mousepad too

[terse hare]

or a controller with back paddles too ^^ i want a xbox elite series 2 but heard its got a stick drift problem

[neon root]

every controller that doesnt use hall effect analog sticks is going to get stick drift at some point

mousepad recommendation, if you dont know what kind you want, then i recommend xraypad aqua controll II or control+
if you can only buy something at a retail store, then steelseries qck or razer goliath or strider if available

if you have a bit more money to spend, then a artisan hien or zero

mice recommendations, idk what you want. endgamg gear op1 or xm2, razer viper or deathadder, ninjutsu sora v2, lamzu atlantis or maya, logitech g pro x superlight 2, wlmouse beast x/mini. forgor what else is there

scyrox v8 is popular budget mouse rn

[terse hare]

you think the best option would be the warranty then? im not familiar with mousepads and texture material etc but id like something that covers a large area as i aim in games using my arm on low sensitivity

[daring zenith]

If you use a very low sensitivity maybe you'll want more of a speed pad than a control pad

[neon root]

for the controller ye, warranty. iirc microsoft is a bit more friendly than sony is with right to repair so after warrenty you can probably buy parts or send for a repair to someone

xraypad also has different sizes

[terse hare]

i dont even use a mousepad rn lol

ight cool thanks

[neon root]

they have sizes of up to 1200x550 if youre into that

[neon root]

low sensitivity or low dpi?

aqua control II would be the faster of the 2 that i said

[terse hare]

1000 dpi

low in game sens

[neon root]

ye, just do the aqua control II

[terse hare]

think i might go with the 450x400

just measured my desk area should be enough

wait i might be dumb

450x400 is 17.7x15.7 inches right 😅

the pictures on peoples desk look a lot smaller

[daring zenith]

450mm x 400mm is reasonably sized but it would not be like the size of a desk mat

[thorn grove]

wooting 80he shipped

[gaunt forge]

fyi to yall btw, Aliexpress Xraypad store allows you to customize a massive mousepad, i believe I paid 40$ total

[neon root]

they do on their site as well but i think i paid like $40 for mine but it was during their valentines sale last year? or this year. forgor

dont think their black friday deal is as good this year

[terse hare]

is there a noticeable input delay difference in wired vs wireless mic?. and if i plug a wireless mouse in to make it wired would it remove said input delay?

[gaunt forge]

No

Well, If the mouse has good sensor than no

[gaunt forge]

Delay ain't noticeable if it has 1000hz polling rate or maybe 500hz if you aren't a hard-core gamer

[daring zenith]

We have 4000hz wireless mice available now too

[white flame]

Some wireless mice have better latency than wired

[west hornet]

imo for wireless mice i would go 1000hz minimum polling rate if you are playing games

[rigid valve]

any alternatives to a magni+ that i should consider for 6xxs

[terse hare]

are glorious mice bad

i like them but theyre the only thing ive ever known

i have model o but kinda want model d

or another mouse that has holes in it like glorious cuz i like those

[shadow bane]

No

They typically make solid mice from what i know

[white flame]

Overpriced and overhyped but at least not bad

Good option if there's a good sale

[terse hare]

is it possible to feel a difference in polling rate hz past 1000

[pale cosmos]

If your monitor isn't even remotely fast enough, practically no

The accuracy between 1K, 4K and 8K can from memory deviate as much as 1% in the form of a couple pixels

If you're minmaxing though, every little bit counts

[terse hare]

hmm ok

idk what to get. i heard razer viper v3 pro was good but no sale and expensive

[pale cosmos]

Vv3 pro probably has one of if not the best 8k sensor on the market rn

Which has a greater impact than polling

The V2 pro is also very close to that

[dapper adder]

Alot of options, you should be fine with a fiio k7 or even k5, though k7 is quite nice with output selection (speakers or headphones, many DAC amp combos including the magni switches output by unplugging the headphones
The K7 also supports balanced output so it can power more headphones than a magni (also has a more powerful amp)

Might still be on sale

[pale cosmos]

Toppinggggg

[dapper adder]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004861469804.html not on sale anymore

[terse hare]

how do i figure out if its fast enough? my monitor is a msi g272qpf

[dapper adder]

1000hz = 1ms per refresh
Most monitors have like 1-3ms internal latency, plus the latency between refreshes (500hz = 2ms)

Your monitor is 170hz so 5.88ms between refreshes plus 1ms grey to grey pixel response time

[pale cosmos]

^Rough guide yeah @terse hare

[hollow cipher]

Is this a good microphone? https://a.co/d/7GXYTBz

Alternative is the neat bumblebee II pro

It’s $16 + $20 for a mic arm

[hollow cipher]

Checked price history, this is the lowest it gets (not exclusive to Black Friday)

Or there’s this one https://a.co/d/8IqpF6w

The razer seiren mini is $38

The fifine is like $30 (-arm)

The neat bumblee II is $16

[pale cosmos]

The fifine budget ones are supposed to be really good

I'm not all familiar on which, but it's around that price so you're close lol

[terse hare]

ah ok thanks

so if im undertanding correctly going above 1000hz mouse wouldnt do anything for me?

[dapper adder]

1000 imo is enough for most people

felix has said this before but sensor accuracy matters more than poll rate

[white flame]

A vast majority yes

[dapper adder]

i personally have my mouse set at like 300hz or whatever lmao

to save power

[white flame]

Mine is at 500

I don't do shooters usually

[dapper adder]

yeah me neither

[pale cosmos]

Well shoot

[white flame]

Make me

[terse hare]

how do you guys determine whats of good quality and what isnt im still new to computers and stuff and trying to learn so appreciate the help

outside of reading reviews from different sources idrk

[pale cosmos]

Reading at least a review a day for a couple years

You're basically in a chat room with several people who learn out of pure curiosity and have done so together for going on 3+ years now lmao

[white flame]

This is a large part of it tbf. The more reviews, the more reliable the data we can see and share.

[ashen crater]

The more sources, the less bias

[dapper adder]

that's the only way to know unless you test yourself

manufacturer specs are not good for comparing because not only do they lie sometimes

but their measuement equipment may be calibrated differently, or have different equipment that measures differently, or even have the same equipment but measure it differently

[hollow cipher]

Companies will not show anything bad about their product

Hey our power supply is 80+ gold and hyper efficient for only $60! It did explode a couple times during testing but that doesn’t matter.

[white flame]

I really wish that was an exaggeration but it's definitely a thing that happened

Even better, they were force bundling those power supplies with 3080 and 3090 GPUs, which were notorious for creating the exact conditions that caused them to explode

I personally blew up 3

[thorn grove]

[left trail]

whats the best mouse rn you guys could recommend thats within a $50-$75 price range

this walmart slop i got rn is gonna drive me insane with the god awful tracking

[hollow cipher]

I like my Basilisk X Hyperspeed for 3 years.

I think most people would mention the G502 which is on sale rn https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Lightspeed-Wireless-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B092CRH1RX?th=1

[neon root]

scyrox v8 (if you can find it in stock) $70, deathadder v3 wired $44, endgame gear op1 or xm2 $55-$75 (theres also wireless versions), some still recommend the logitech g305 $30, fantech aria $70, logitech g pro x superlight (the first one not the new one and specifically in white on amazon) $80 just outside of price range. normal g pro wireless is $67

feel as though im missing another mouse

[thorn grove]

Gpro wireless super light 2 in pink was on sale at best buy for $80

[neon root]

huh, so it is.... best buy on some crack rn. $120 for black or white superlight 2 but $80 for magenta superlight 2. but for the first superlight its $80 for white but its $151 for magenta for superlight 1

if you dont mind magenta, then do that superlight 2 instead of the white superlight 1 from amazon

[thorn grove]

NVM it's out of stock no w

[left trail]

alr ill check these out, appreciate yall as always

[neon root]

razer basilisk v3 wired $40, razer basilisk v3 x hyperspeed $50, raze viper v2 $80 just outside of budget

[terse hare]

this a good deal for the price?

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/glorious-model-o-2-pro-4k-8k-hz-edition-lightweight-wireless-gaming-mouse-with-optical-switches-black/6561964.p?skuId=6561964&utm_source=feed&ref=212&loc=19605556061&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA0rW6BhAcEiwAQH28IipOLNKnvYrEvopcMdILkkl8JnZ2TX554rX4SVApI6dlHviMBWD-thoC00sQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

or just a good mouse ing eneral

[neon root]

glorious is alright

good deal. just eh company. havent followed them in a while to see if theyve improved on anything

[terse hare]

ive heard a lot of good things abt razer viper

the v3 isnt on sale tho and the v2 looks fine ig but has some weird design on it idk if id like

[neon root]

the hump of the v2 is fairly low and the middle is pretty narrow

for me i like the shape but i also have smol hands

[slate basin]

are there any non apple earbuds that fit airpod cases?

[queen sigil]

uhhhhhhhhh

lol?

why

also never heard of anything that can

[oak jungle]

Maybe knockoff airpods lol

[dapper adder]

I feel like it's going to breach some patents if somebody legit copied the airpods case design

[queen sigil]

i do not reccomend buying reps 👍

[queen sigil]

apple sure does love having proprietary hardware

[oak jungle]

Oh it definitely does, they're made in china or wherever and sold as fakes

[oak jungle]

Yeah please don't

[white flame]

https://tenor.com/view/lorenzo-st-john-the-vampire-diaries-i-love-a-good-fire-enzo-gif-8222034

[slate basin]

oh

[slate basin]

i think the cases look cool but i dont want to spend a lot of money

[queen sigil]

?

you think the case...

[slate basin]

like the custom ones people make

not the stock ones

the stock ones suck

but like the cute pokeball ones and stuff

[queen sigil]

there are wireless earbud cases for alot of different earbuds

[slate basin]

can you recommend some that are common for custom case makers?

[white flame]

Oh, you mean a case that goes around the charging case, not the charging case itself

I was very confused and thought you were talking about putting samsung buds in an airpod charge case or something

[slate basin]

i guess so, im not familiar with earbuds

[dapper adder]

Why do you even need a case case

[slate basin]

theyre cute

the same reason people buy rgb stuff and custom keycaps

[dapper adder]

But your case is in your pocket like 90% of the time

[slate basin]

theyre not meant to be looked at, but its still cool to have them look cool

oh

yea

still

[dapper adder]

I'm kinda surprised that dbrand doesn't have a skin for any tws earbud cases

[queen sigil]

just buy like a keychain or smth

[dapper adder]

Attach a "remove before flight" tag to it frfr

[slate basin]

damnn

[vapid jay]

what is the P that is glowing

[dapper adder]

check the manual

probably says

[vapid jay]

checked and couldnt find it

[dapper adder]

what keyboard is this? i'll check

[vapid jay]

ik C stands for caps lock but idk anything else

[vapid jay]

razer huntsman v3 pro tkl

[dapper adder]

c is caps lock
s is scroll lock
m is macro (only used for macro creation)
g is game mode (disables start menu key
p is for profile switching it seems

[vapid jay]

how can i disable it

or can i

[dapper adder]

i have no clue

[vapid jay]

how can i use scroll luck on a tkl

[dapper adder]

the manual makes no mention of what that light is used for like you said

oh wait, looking at the graphics on the keys, looks like these buttons are used for profile switching

you may have somehow triggered a hotkey combination that enables the profile switching

[vapid jay]

where did you get this info

[dapper adder]

first 4 i know because i also have a razer keyboard

last one i found because of a reddit post and the manual kinda implies it

though doesnt really mention it

or rather, it mentions the fact it can do profile switching but not what the indicator does

[vapid jay]

does it mention if it supposed to stay on forever?

[dapper adder]

it probably isnt supposed to

try pressing page up on your keyboard

to load that profile

or fn + pgup

[vapid jay]

from the videos tha ti just watrched it looks like its supposed to be on

[dapper adder]

interesting

[vapid jay]

yeah idk it doesnt bother me too much but also i noticed there is a problem

when i switch profiles the indicator should to the profile color but it doesnt

[dapper adder]

yeah i have no clue why it would or wouldnt do that

especially since the manual is kinda useless

[slate basin]

are there any good wireless earbuds with tracking for under 50 dollars?

[dapper adder]

Tracking as in like find my device?

I don't think any of those exist for under 50

Actually

Only the google pixel buds supports Google's find my device

In terms of tws earbuds

There are cheaper earbuds that play a tone to find it but no location tracking ofc

[slate basin]

which of the soundcore a20i, p20i and qcy t13 have the tone feature?

oh

nevermind i found out

[ashen crater]

for cherry switches its an option but there are better options

youd have to dig around a bit more

if you enjoy the board tho and like the white + plus LED redragon is not at all a bad option

that price however is not a deal LMAO

i got a similar redragon board for 40

[oak jungle]

I have mixed feelings on reddragon. I got one of their boards with my first build and the build quality was actually pretty good, metal plate, good feet, etc.
But one by one the switches started failing

Not sure if they've changed switch suppliers since then

[dapper adder]

is it hotswap

[oak jungle]

Yes

https://www.redragonzone.com/products/redragon-k589-shrapnel-rgb-backlit-low-profile-wired-mechanical-gaming-keyboard

[ashen crater]

They call it shrapnel because as time passes thats what it turns into

Its competent for the price yes

[ashen crater]

sorry i think you forgot to render that keyboard

[dapper adder]

real

the image makes it kinda look bad

the product images look so much better lmfao

[queen sigil]

is this fr what youve been waiting months for

[thorn grove]

ye

[queen sigil]

aw hell nah

[tight pulsar]

such a gamer now theo

[queen sigil]

@tight pulsar what switches i put in neo ergo

i got like 3 months to decide

mixing keycap sets

:)

[tight pulsar]

browns

or whatever clears don't break caps

[ashen crater]

i love cherrys

but browns are great fs

[queen sigil]

i still got that bag of like 400 greetech browns

never broke any in enough to be worth ot

[queen sigil]

bro is on to nothing

[dapper adder]

literally the most basic ass switches 🔥

[ashen crater]

fuh reel

i call cherry mx red cherrys

because im insane

[queen sigil]

well ur just wrong then

[ashen crater]

i dont think you understand how little i care <3

i wasnt giving tech advice

[queen sigil]

oh good thank god

[ashen crater]

i call them reds if im giving advice lmao

[queen sigil]

sure

[tight pulsar]

nah those suck

[queen sigil]

[tight pulsar]

leafs are really inconsistent

at least the once i got a while ago

[queen sigil]

yeah i mean they were what i expected for like 4 cents a switch or whatever i paid for them

[tight pulsar]

mhm

[ashen crater]

you get what you pay for certainly

[pale cosmos]

@queen sigil I decided

Bridge75 HE ver.

And these

Memory foam rest too cos I can ache if I don't have anything soft to put my hands down on

Strange that first pic has really odd compression

Anyway

[rigid valve]

thoughts on jds labs

no longer sure if i want to shell out for a fiio k7 or a magni+

could just buy an amp aswell idk

[west hornet]

From jds the atom stack is pretty popular, often compared to the schiit stack

[rigid valve]

might you say they're pretty equivalent

cuz i might just get the atom amp because my computer by itself is having a little bit of troulbe driving 6xxs

don't really care to shell out cash for a dac yet

[west hornet]

I would say close but many people say that the atom has a slight edge. also that's ok but make sure you have something to plug the amp into. most of these use rca input since it's just an amp

[dapper adder]

the atom has a 3.5mm in iirc

[rigid valve]

it says it has both 3.5 and rca so i most likely will be going with that

[dapper adder]

you could try cleaning it

[ashen crater]

https://vgnlab.com/products/vgn-dragonfly-f1-series-wireless-mouse?variant=45637282922806

Ive heard good things about it

Its a lil bit older now tho

Id look at reviews first tho

Deathadder essential is a great choice too for a lower price

Or if you can snag one for 30 to 35 a g305

Essential is wired but cheapest from my memory

Like 20 to 30

[buoyant steeple]

I don't know if audio devices like earbuds count as peripherals but anyway

I'm looking for some quality wired earbuds that don't break the bank but I don't know what all these terms like "warm" and "bassy" mean...not an audiophile so should I really worry about that stuff?

[rigid valve]

"warm" and "bassy" just refer to how the earbuds sound

afaik the de facto brand for good wired earbuds is Moondrop but don't jump on that

[neon root]

apple earbuds

they dont really go in ear so if they dont fit your ear hole shape then big problem

[buoyant steeple]

probably not the best i could do for a small budget though

if only phones still included the earbuds in the box

[neon root]

forgor apple dont include them anymore

only usb c cable

[pale cosmos]

I C this as terrible

[timber ridge]

did you look into topping

[shell niche]

Should I get the fo27q3 for 600$? I want the “best” 27 oled and according to rting it is

[snow briar]

$600 ain’t bad for the best according to rtings oled

I’d go for it.

[shell niche]

Is qd oled text bad?

[snow briar]

Nope I have the same panel it’s pretty clear

It’s very pretty 10/10 my second favorite purchase of the year

[shell niche]

You have the same monitor?

[snow briar]

No I have the Samsung https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-oled-g6-g60sd-s27dg60

Samsung makes the panel everyone uses

[pale cosmos]

He's the younger brother that gets oled hand-me-downs btw

I feel like this must be said

[snow briar]

Lol nah I bought this one

[pale cosmos]

I believe you

[snow briar]

I only get gpu hand me downs

[pale cosmos]

[snow briar]

[pale cosmos]

Show name

Sus

Jk don't do that

[snow briar]

[pale cosmos]

I said jk

[snow briar]

[pale cosmos]

That's the ultimate reverse right

Right?

[thorn grove]

[buoyant steeple]

[ashen crater]

i need a pair of hd660s or my life will never be complete 😔

[rigid valve]

noty yet

[timber ridge]

You get used to it but I wouldn’t say it’s good either

It’s much better on woled

[queen sigil]

@timber ridge

new keyboard soon

i need new deskmat tho lowkey

[timber ridge]

neo lineup go crazy

[queen sigil]

fr

[timber ridge]

keyboard prices have changed so much over time

[queen sigil]

over covid entry level dropped like 50%

[timber ridge]

Yea it's insane how much cheaper they can produce em

Ik someone who is a ghost designer and it's dirt cheap for em to make

[queen sigil]

paid 110 for the 67 lite 4 years ago

now u could get something liek that for like 40$

fully built

[timber ridge]

Only downside is a lotta projects for smaller designers are hard to run now

[queen sigil]

no keybord really special anymore

[timber ridge]

Yea

I kinda dropped the stuff a while back

[queen sigil]

same

but I wanted a silent keyboard but didnt wanna turn my qk65 silent

and the neo ergo lookin mad sexy

[timber ridge]

You still game ?

[queen sigil]

not much

[timber ridge]

Hall effect keyboards lowkey go crazy

I always got one sitting on my desk ready to go

[queen sigil]

well half that stuff lowkey just cheating

tarkov the only shooter i been playing "recently"

and that games movement so clunky it doesnt matter

theres always like keychron or whatever if I want an HE keyboard

[timber ridge]

Ye true

Neo ergo was prob gonna be the last gb board I bought but I skipped

[queen sigil]

just wait a year before keychron releases tented alice for 100$

[timber ridge]

Keychron always screwd up alice layout

[queen sigil]

fr?

[timber ridge]

They add unnecessary macros or exploded arrow key

Look at the last one they made

[queen sigil]

for reference

yeah ts mad ugly

[timber ridge]

They keep on trying to reinvent the wheel or some 😭

Standard Alice is good

[queen sigil]

im mixing keycap sets from DK so i hope it dont turn out real ugly

[timber ridge]

Don't have the sb kit ?

[queen sigil]

the what

[timber ridge]

Space bar

Or you just mixing jus cause

[queen sigil]

nah im mixing alphas and mods

just being cheap

[timber ridge]

Reasonable for this economy

I haven't looked at the key cap side of the community

Has that gotten better

[queen sigil]

idk i havent been too invested

pbtfans still selling sets for like 75+

for the most part i think sets are still the same price as they have been

while aliexpress kits still like 15$ for 99% of the same thing

[timber ridge]

unfortunate

[queen sigil]

gmk kits still 100+$ 💀

[timber ridge]

I don't think they'll ever drop

Unless geon mass produces some for his shop or something

[queen sigil]

i love waiting years for keyboards to arrive

[timber ridge]

Ye I don't think I can do that again

[ashen crater]

erg kits are funky to me

[queen sigil]

happy to say I never did

[timber ridge]

Ye there's a reason why they're not so common

[queen sigil]

worst thing that happened was like kumamech

where i ordered accents that was like eta a couple months

then it got delayed like a year

[timber ridge]

Insane

[queen sigil]

then the company changed names and died

[timber ridge]

The amount of vendors that robbed everyone

[queen sigil]

and the accents were warped lol

[timber ridge]

Towards the end of my kb hobby, I was jus getting stuff custom made

so my wait times were like 2 months max

[queen sigil]

i only had like

2 custom keyboards so far

the 67lite and the qk 65 i still got

[timber ridge]

I only have 4 rn

But I'm trying to get rid of 1

[queen sigil]

i sold the 67 lite to a friend for cheap

i lowkey shoulda taken out the holy bobas that were in them

i actually really liked those

and i 100% dont have the patience to make and lube another set of those

thank god for prelubed switches

[timber ridge]

Do you have any other rabbit holes you're in now?

[queen sigil]

rhythm game

just kidding

[timber ridge]

Still trapped i see

[queen sigil]

too poor to really get into those

i got into arcade rhythm games

stuff like sound voltex, DDR, In The Groove, etc

[timber ridge]

I remember you buying some type of game pad last time I was active here

[queen sigil]

yeah its like an replica arcade controller

https://youtu.be/5M9KyaSdH40

this thingy

home controller for this game

[shell niche]

I know this is a weird question but the pg27aqdp has a lot of input lag on 60hz according to things is this a firmware issue or just a unit monitor issue?I play on console sometimes that’s why it’s quite important to me

[dapper adder]

You don't have to run the monitor at 60hz

Also the increase in latency isn't so horrible that you would feel it

Maybe only in competitive games

[pale cosmos]

@dapper adder @shell niche

Note the wording

Input lag at fixed 60hz

If you turn on VRR, it's not an issue

[dapper adder]

True, but the monitor also has "horrible VRR flicker"

[pale cosmos]

Mmmm, can't win em all

Most woled's have that problem

The other easy answer is to just play in 120hz mode

[dapper adder]

5.3 on vrr flicker

[shell niche]

you guys are so helpful

[pale cosmos]

Again, common OLED issue

[pale cosmos]

Just play in 120hz+ on everything

[shell niche]

i dont use vrr tbh

[pale cosmos]

Or yeah try vrr

See if you're ok with it

Either or, as long as it's not locked 60 you're fine

[dapper adder]

Yeah I had to go check the number though because I just saw red (not blood) while looking for the 60hz performance

[pale cosmos]

So this implies variable fps

[pale cosmos]

The 60hz responsiveness on that screen is fine though is the funny part

Just don't lock it to 60, easy rule

[dapper adder]

[shell niche]

i play d2 a lot and ark which is 60 hz i should be fine yh?i just dont like 32 inch monitor which are the alternative they cost so much more here because they are 4k

[pale cosmos]

D2 supports 120 in multiplayer

Just enable 120 on your console and use vrr in the console settings

That should minimise input lag

[shell niche]

yh the pve mode which is 95 percent of the game is 60 hz

[pale cosmos]

Ik

I played D2 for year

[dapper adder]

Wait how did I see 5.3 I just looked again and now I see 4.7 was I just blind LMFAO

[pale cosmos]

Welp

Gboard corrected me to 1 year

So I guess I played it for year

[dapper adder]

Real

Gboard didn't want you to expose yourself

For your degenerate behavior

[pale cosmos]

If you have PC btw for a screen like that, D2 runs on a toaster pc

120+ is ez

[shell niche]

yh right

[pale cosmos]

I used to get 1440p 120 out of my old 1080

Ultra?

It was pretty cranked

Probably changed a fair bit now but not enough to revolutionise the demand

I'd know if they did lmao

[shell niche]

what about the lg 27 240hz?is it a good alternative its 200usd cheaper in my place

[pale cosmos]

Go even cheaper

Ktc OLED is often sub 600

Near 500

Same panel as the LG

Comes with a better IO

[shell niche]

lg 27gs95qe-b this

[pale cosmos]

Yes

The ktc uses the same panel

The koorui one is quite nice too as is the aoc

Or if you're baller, fo27q3

[shell niche]

cant go qd oled my room is bright and color fringing is a problom fr me

like the text clarity

[pale cosmos]

QD OLED is the opposite

Woled has the problems vs QD oled

The ones you're describing

Quantum dots fixes it due to different sub pixel layout

Also if your room is bright I'd suggest against OLED altogether honestly

If you aren't regularly keeping brightness low, you risk burn in

Anything over 350 nits needs careful care

And not the same constant game for hours on end

[shell niche]

compered to w oled i have lg c1 and its amazing even in bright room i tried the fo27q2 and it was really bad in my room it had purple tint looked like ips and white text had some serious color banding my lg c1 doesnt have that at all even tho colors on the qd oled were better its just a dealbreaker fr me

[pale cosmos]

Gen 1 QD OLED had issues

Gen 2 you won't see things like that

OLED you will definitely have sub pixel issues

But if you want a bright screen for fast fps

Get a fast IPS with ulmb2

They don't look as nice but they won't burn in like a woled would in a bright room

480Hz+ULMB2+Fast IPS ≈ 240Hz WOLED/QD-OLED

[shell niche]

i still want w oled more i think

[ashen crater]

How does a mini led compared to a qd oled

Other than like no burn in and whatever

I know miniled has worse contrast but idk how much worse

[dapper adder]

Miniled is LCD with arrays of mini LED backlight for local array dimming

OLED is oled

[pale cosmos]

Like qd-oled but betterworse

Usually worse

But significantly better than any other panel that isn't oled

[ashen crater]

[dapper adder]

Depending on how many local dimming zones there are

[pale cosmos]

Took the words out of my mouth

[ashen crater]

I wanna get the one going for 190

Idk how that one would fare

[pale cosmos]

Highly recommend

Best panel in the price range by a mile

[ashen crater]

Yeah i bought an ips panel like 2 months before i started seeing that thing pop up

Was.. rough timing

[pale cosmos]

Worth

I'd get that P3 if I didn't already have enough screens

[ashen crater]

I only have one monitor so i have every reason to pick that thing up

Dual monitor setup and id make that led my main

[dapper adder]

Technically speaking
And I mean very technically speaking
If you can make a circuit board to replace the original circuit board and you put arrays of mini LED panels to replace the backlight of your ips panel and program in the logic to dim the appropriate locations according to what the display is showing at a low latency and everything that a whole r&d team has worked on for months or years, you could convert a regular ips display to miniled

[pale cosmos]

Then you could add an OLED layer

Oh and bezel-less

Give it a better heatsink

Upgrade the ports

Who does this

[dapper adder]

Don't even give it a case, just make it bare

[pale cosmos]

This isn't keyboard enthusiasts yo

[daring zenith]

Don't forget to pay HDMI for the royalties

[ashen crater]

Yeah i would love to do that but im also insanely talented at not being able to do things

[dapper adder]

I mean, didn't dell or whoever do like dual displays to get better contrast ratio

Somebody was like "yeah this is a great idea" and spends several million on r&d on a failed product

oh it wasnt dell, idk why i thought it was dell

it was panasonic

[oak jungle]

same. actually somewhat tempted to sell one of my monitors and go miniled

[thorn grove]

@neon root

[thorn grove]

ACII @neon root

[neon root]

what design did you put on the pad?

[thorn grove]

plain black

[neon root]

[thorn grove]

designed pads in the 2000s left a bad taste in my mouth because of sensors in mouse were bad

[ashen crater]

Recommendations for a budget microphone? 50-100 dollars would be perfect

[oak jungle]

Fifine something

Though $100 might actually get you something quite good I just forget the name

^

I think you need additional stuff for the sm57 tho

[ashen crater]

Probably a dac or something id assume

[oak jungle]

This is the fifine setup I'd recommend.
https://www.amazon.com/FIFINE-Microphone-Condenser-Streaming-Youtube-A6T/dp/B09Q2ZZGH2/

[white flame]

That link tho

better lol

[ashen crater]

Big links means big savings ong ong

[ashen crater]

That is pretty hard to beat for 50 bucks

[oak jungle]

Yeah

[ashen crater]

Might look at the shure as well

Listen to some sound tests

[oak jungle]

And the arm can be reused with a nicer mic if you ever decide to upgrade

[oak jungle]

Just know that for game chat and discord the bitrate is low and a nicer mic isn't going to sound much better than the fifine

[ashen crater]

Lol yeah i noticed with my pc38x

Its a middling headset mic but good enough i can tell

[oak jungle]

If you're recording and editing content that's when you might consider a nicer setup

[ashen crater]

Sounds good

[oak jungle]

And if you already have a decent headset mic you could also play around with voicemeeter (free) to see if that would work instead of a whole new mic

Over covid when I had a lot of discord and zoom calls I used voicemeeter with my Razer headset mic

Got multiple compliments on it

[ashen crater]

https://youtu.be/zNjO98dZUGQ

Skip to the mic test if you want

Thats what im working with now

[oak jungle]

One notable one was some kid (who I didn't know at all) in one of my classes DMing me over zoom to tell me I sounded like swaggersouls

[ashen crater]

W/ a pop filter

[ashen crater]

Thats beautiful lmao

[oak jungle]

that seems like a good enough baseline that a little voicemeeter tune could be fine. But the fifine arm combo is also good value, up to you.

[ashen crater]

The shure sounds really nice with a windscreen dang

[oak jungle]

I think this is the vid i used
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEd7jw0uNE4

[ashen crater]

Ill try it

Might be better to save that money on something else tbh lol

Still would love to grab a dedicated condensor at some point tho

[queen sigil]

get a fifine and call it a day

cant be beat

the mic arm usually sucks pretty bad but i mean who cares

its 40$

for a mic and arm

if u do end up getting a heavier mic or something nicer i would upgrade to a gas spring like a the compass

depends how much moving around u do

[pale cosmos]

The 38X mic is excellent

Tbh I'd suggest mixing software

[pale cosmos]

Yeah joe was on the same page there

I'd put it up there with like a mod mic? Very very good, you just need to play with it, maybe noise treat the room a bit, get desk pads to avoid desk reverb

Stuff like that

You can have an excellent mic but crap sound treatment and it can sound worse than a $20 amazon no name mic that has a quietened room

[pale cosmos]

TIL Logitech still uses the same switches in every mouse

The same double click prone omrons

My mind just gravitated towards "Avoid"

Felix will remember that.

I've been told a few times that they've had revisions, turns out that doesn't matter

[white flame]

It's easy enough to change or repair the switches

[restive quarry]

What’s a good controller for pc? Not for fps but for single player games

[pale cosmos]

8bitdo

Kingkong pro

[restive quarry]

I wont get stick drift?

[pale cosmos]

If you pick their hall effect ones you're much less likely to get drift

[restive quarry]

Bet, thanks

[oak jungle]

For casual stuff I'd reccomend 8bitdo (doesn't have rear paddles). Ultimate 2C model has hall effect and is like $30

Oh it does have an extra set of bumpers though

[ashen crater]

Hall effect sticks get drift?

Also i own the 2c and i love that thing, stupidly exceptional quality for the price

My only issue with it is the triggers feel a bit cheap, theyre still responsive tho

Id actually recommend it over the regular pro controller, its only weakpoint is 8bitdos miserable software and driver support

[ashen crater]

Ooo this is a good deal

Inside on left has damaged foam but that could be fixed pretty easy

Also its an hour and a half drive

Im tempted to message ngl

That price is alluring

[thorn grove]

@neon root AC2 glides nice so far

wonder how durable it is

it has creases

[neon root]

well they are shipped rolled

i think

forgor

[thorn grove]

it was

[neon root]

oof, thats been sitting for a while

could go away after awhile

[ripe quarry]

Its christmas list time, meaning my family is asking for lists, i want some perpherals, i would like a new keyboard, preferably full size creamy ish sounds, i dont want to mod it either. Perferably staying to the left side of $50, maybe at 50 or a little over that would be okay

[pale cosmos]

💀

Well really any bad enough damage can misalign one, or gunk build up

Human use

Lmfao

[dapper adder]

not too sure if gunk buildup would cause it, but permanant magnets arent actually permanant either

[pale cosmos]

If I stuff my skin down the side of one opening of a controller I can guarantee I'd cause stick drift

But what do I win from doing that nothing

Only a hospital visit

Or I could be more sane and use copious dust

[dapper adder]

though hall effect sensors are way less prone to any sort of drift, due to it requiring a relatively strong magnetic field, as compared to the... i dont think they're called hall effect though they do use the hall effect physics that are more sensitive to the hall effect sensors lmao

most modern controllers have a sensor calibration thing built in anyways so any "drift" that you may encounter with hall effect due to any changes in the magnetic fields or whatever would be negated, at least once you run the calibration

which is also kinda why not all controllers are able to get a drop in replacement with hall effect joysticks

like the xbox one controllers, those dont have an easy way to recalibrate the joysticks

but microsoft added that functionality for the series controllers

[pale cosmos]

I just refer to Murphy's Law here tbh

While they're advertised as "Won't happen", never say never

Lol

[dapper adder]

oh it definitely wouldn't "won't happen"
maybe it won't happen before you break the controller completely but permanent magnets do slowly lose magnetism
though tbf even without intentionally breaking the controller, the controller would probably be worn out by the time the magnetism gets too weak? i mean, it takes like a century for neodymium magnets to naturally lose magnetism by half

[pale cosmos]

True

[snow briar]

True

[hearty trellis]

Hiya should I get a new Viper V2 pro for 80 bucks or a refurbished Viper V3 pro for 100? Or maybe other options?

[pale cosmos]

Both got very good sensors so if you want something pretty much endgame those are good

V3 is a little better, if you feel that's worth it

V3 pro for context

V2 pro is just a tiny bit more jittery but still very very good compared to the competition

I do suggest loading up the buttons how you prefer in synapse then uninstalling (nuking) that software tho, avoid any combos that need synapse open

Here's what the competition looks like:
(EDIT: The less smooth and close to the blue line that the aqua lines are, the less stable)

But ofc this depends on what's comfortable to you

This is under the assumption you like the shape of a viper, if you don't know? You might want to go to a store or ask around regarding your hand and grip shape

[hearty trellis]

I have a friend I can test the viper V2 shape although no easy way for the v3

For the reviews I've seen I belive it's fine

[pale cosmos]

V2 v3 same shape

[hearty trellis]

Isnt one of the main differences the shape change?

[pale cosmos]

Oh you know what I'm wrong

Nvm

They did change it

They went to the newer mouse button design

[hearty trellis]

Also to mention

[pale cosmos]

Looks closer to a DA v3 now

[hearty trellis]

For the 80 dollar price the V2 does not come with the hyperpolling dongle

[pale cosmos]

Ah yeah fair enough

If that interests you v3 then

In objective terms that's a worthy point of suggestion

Just make sure you're pretty comfortable with that sort of shape

I realise you said you can't test but returning exists

[hearty trellis]

Yeah I can't I'm having a friend order one from the us and then bring it here

So yeah....

[pale cosmos]

Ah yes the fabled buy from us friend

I know them from other friends haha

[hearty trellis]

Yeah Balkan doesn't really like to have options

The V3 pro is never in stock

And I'm not spending 150 on a mouse anyway

[pale cosmos]

Fair enough

[hearty trellis]

Original plan was to get a V2 but then I saw the refurb v3

[pale cosmos]

Well if you can verify your hand shape is pretty good for these then I don't really see why not

It shouldn't be much different from the v2, more comfortable I would say

Just make sure viper is a good fit for you cos a comfortable hand >>>> a good mouse

There are other mice that are comparable

[hearty trellis]

Yeah I'll check out my friends viper 8khz for shape

Rtings says it should be fine

In a mouse specific discord everyone just kept sending me ultra fingertip micr

That are tiny and unusable when not fingertipping them

[pale cosmos]

Ah yeah

I'm very much an ergo type mouse user myself

[hearty trellis]

I mean I want my mouse to be comfortable when I'm just browsing not only when I'm hardcore gaming

[pale cosmos]

Totally agree

[hearty trellis]

Thanks for the help man, im leaning onto the V3 for now even though it's refurbished. One guy told me the V2 feels a lot worse without it's hyperpolling dongle

[pale cosmos]

I'm gonna be real

The extra polling is not gonna be noticeable at all without some insane high fps rate lmao

4000Hz can be divided into your fps

So if you play a 144fps game, your mouse is updating it's position 4000/144 times

Which is like 28 odd? Times every frame

We are however talking in accuracy terms here but the V2 sensor wasn't wildly inaccurate at 1K polling

It's not as good as the v3 but it's very close

So some 28 chances for both mice with 99%+ accuracy to update themselves every frame leads into the world of overkill lol

I'm not saying it's not worth doing, more accuracy, better response is a good thing

But anyone saying they can feel the difference in what is essentially 0.025ms jitter has the reflexes of the actual divine 💀

I would say the V3 is worth it but not because of what that guy told you lmao

[shadow bane]

G305 lightspeed vs g502 hero? Or neither

$35 and $40

[dapper adder]

305 is pretty good value for your money if you need a wireless mouse
Not sure about the 502 though

[shadow bane]

Idc much about wired vs wireless

Honestly wired might be a bonus, not having my mouse die mid game

[dapper adder]

Well, you will get a low battery warning

[shadow bane]

My orochi v2 has one and it's a very unnoticeable red flash considering my hand covers the light

[dapper adder]

Like, for me, after it warns me of low battery, it takes another like 2 weeks of use before it dies

[shadow bane]

And that I don't tend to look at my mouse in a game lol

[shadow bane]

305?

I might not need a mouse but mine might be dying

So im looking at some options

[dapper adder]

Of course, I use it at a lower polling rate than most gamers, I have it set to like 250hz or whatever the lower but not lowest setting was

And yeah 305

I use it for my laptop

[shadow bane]

Cool, ty for the info

[hearty trellis]

His point wasn't that 8khz is better. He said he used it at 1khz he just said latency was much better with the hyperpolling dongle

I'm not even gonna run it at 8khz anyway

[hearty trellis]

Depends which shape you like more and what you use it for

[hearty trellis]

[pale cosmos]

Ok I can believe that yeah

Fair enough

[hearty trellis]

But the v3 pro having lower latency than most wired mice is still crazy to me

Only a 1ms response time to clicks

[pale cosmos]

Telling you man

Razer is goated af if you ignore the software side of things

The software, ass, long recognised fact

But the mice, amazing

They were born by the mice, they intend to die by them too

Shame they didn't commit to gaming phones the same way, those old RP phones were amazing

Literally the two best things they made imo

Rest is meh or barely noteworthy

[hearty trellis]

They software is great in customisability if only it wasn't a memory hog

[hearty trellis]

The keyboards are quite good

And I like their headphones but I am switching my keyboard soon enough

[pale cosmos]

I've used it all man, trust me, the best parts of razer are the mice alone these days

The keyboards are getting better but they are still wayyyy overpriced for what they give

The best combination imo is the mice but ditch synapse completely, use WDL for any rgb

I used to use everything razer

I got woken up out of the nightmare

I say all this even with their newest stuff

Good example, my $20 KSC headphones have better audio than most of all Razer's headphones in the last 5 years

Only headphones I can't confirm that for are the new V4 Krakens (Good lord the price tag) or the Barracude chroma specifically

The rest I have hands-on experience with

And a bit of reading tells me they still aren't quite up to scratch

Kraken v4 pro maybe, but still lacking for that price cos jeez

Keyboard wise, I'll leave that one pending

I have a new board coming in a few days, I'm retiring my modded huntsman mini analog

Long never advocated for these but I'm moving on to something that should be way better

Spent a ton modding this thing too to make it even a bit nice

[hearty trellis]

I'm gonna get a madlion 68he to replace my blackwidow v3

And I wanna get a proper audiophile setup to replace my blacksharks

Like a 100 dollar amp/dac and some open backs

[pale cosmos]

Based

[pale cosmos]

Yesss

Go get a Topping DX3+ Pro and a good pair of some nice vetted headphones

Open backs you can get Senny HD's on sale quite regularly

Koss make some nice stuff

With a DAC you can look at DT's

I think also audeze?

Hifiman

Much better choices

Even IEMs

If you don't mind in-ear headphones ofc

Some IEMs can have phenomenal sound and you don't spend nearly as much for the set comparatively

Though I couldn't give good suggestions there 'cos I have tried them too many times myself and never gotten comfortable, so I just don't buy them anymore

Others here would have good suggestions for that tho

[pale cosmos]

God that sounds so much better than a LOT of razer keyboards and it's only $40

[hearty trellis]

I'm tryna sell my blackwidow V3 tkl for the same price as one 😉😉

[pale cosmos]

That's gonna sound nicer than a v3 from memory