peripherals-and-displays

[queen sigil]

from DK

[tight pulsar]

makes sense

[obsidian cypress]

I know people mod keyboards.

Are there mice that can be modded like a keyboard?

[white flame]

Sort of

You can change the switches in a lot of mice with a bit of soldering

That's about the extent of it though

[gaunt forge]

Actually, hot swap mice exist

like the incott g23

[oak jungle]

you can also change the grips and skates

[gaunt forge]

or many mice made by RAWM

[pale cosmos]

RAWR

[gaunt forge]

a company called Orbital actually made a modular mouse

its cool

and also sold out so good luck

[oak jungle]

or take a dremel to it for weight reduction 😈

[pale cosmos]

Orbital Rawr strikes inbound

[gaunt forge]

with ur OWOpad

or the Rizzpad

The benefit of mouse modding is that even if I burn my circuit on like a Logitech mouse, replacement parts are like 2-15 bucks

[dapper adder]

mice switches are like 3 pins

easier than keyboard switches

[gaunt forge]

nuh uh

[obsidian cypress]

I want the opposite.

[obsidian cypress]

Oh nice.

[obsidian cypress]

So do modular mice use specialized parts or is it like a keyboard where you have a wide range of choices to pick from?

Interesting it looks as though you can buy all hardware needed to build a mouse from scratch

[gaunt forge]

Specialized parts

mice are so small of a product that no company cares about making sharable parts

Again, Orbital is one comapny with only one mouse. Razer Naga is similar. you might want the naga if you want heavier

[obsidian cypress]

I have a Razer Basilisk V3 are these hotswap?

I just realized my scroll wheel can be moved sideways

[gaunt forge]

no

only naga

[obsidian cypress]

ah rip.

[gaunt forge]

you can theoretically solder but theres realy no point. Dont reocmmend it

[obsidian cypress]

Part of why I am curious is that I'd like a bigger mouse and figured it'd be cool if hotswap existed to build my own

the Basilisk V3 feels small in my hands

[gaunt forge]

woah

ever tried a deathadder?

[obsidian cypress]

I don't think so.

I have tried some red dragon and logitech mice before. all of them felt to small

[gaunt forge]

idk what you want, but if you want a specific shape larger, check this out at least
https://www.eloshapes.com/

[obsidian cypress]

My hands are about 5.5 inches wide and 8.75 inches long

[dapper adder]

@oak jungle honestly I also like weighted mice
I started PC gaming around the time when companies added weights to their mice to make them heavier
And I still have been using a weighted mouse to this day (like 120g or something like that) and I quite like it lol
Honestly idk how it would feel to switch to the m6 since that is around half the weight of my current mouse lol

[oak jungle]

I'm not like super hardcore about it, I do still value comfort, but I just don't see any appeal to heavy mice other than the somewhat outdated mindset of "heavy feels premium"

[dapper adder]

rather than it feeling premium, it's what i'm used to

my first mouse was a roller ball mouse which also was kinda heavy due to the ball

(if you didnt know, those mice had basically a steel ball coated with rubber)

[ashen crater]

roller ball mice are so jank lmao

i mean from my understanding theyre stupidly accurate but

still

[dapper adder]

no they were terrible lmao

it would get gunked up fairly often

[ashen crater]

i mean them now

back then yeah they were close to unusable lol

they still arent ever gonna be good for gaming or anything

but they have productivity benefits

[dapper adder]

i think you're thinking of a different type of mouse?

i mean the mice with the ball on the bottom rather than the optical sensor we have today

[ashen crater]

you act like theres any other way to interpret it lmao

[dapper adder]

well, there's 2 types of ball mice, the type that we still have today, which is a ball on top, and the mouse doesnt move

and the old type that isnt being made anymore (probably) that has the ball on the bottom

[ashen crater]

trackballs?

[dapper adder]

yeah

[ashen crater]

im talking about rollerballs lmao

i said SOME

and in very specific use cases

[dapper adder]

do people still use rollerballs???

[ashen crater]

youd be surprised

they have some use in digital art

[dapper adder]

also honestly idk if there's even a proper name for either one since googling "Rollerball mouse" just gives me what i consider trackballs?

[ashen crater]

idk

but i know what youre talking about, my grandma used to have one too if it says anything

[dapper adder]

and "trackball mouse" gives what i consider as trackballs as well lol

[ashen crater]

trackball mouse replace the scroll wheel no?

[dapper adder]

no

you roll the ball to move the cursor

[ashen crater]

oh wow i never actually knew that lmao

[dapper adder]

they're honestly kinda nice

and are used for productivity

[ashen crater]

yee

[dapper adder]

terrible for gaming though lol

like you said

[ashen crater]

i wonder why ong

[dapper adder]

but these things? these got gunked up so often and you would only be able to move the cursor in one direction

[ashen crater]

but no, balls that are in replacement of the optic sensor

[dapper adder]

so you had to pop the ball out and clean up the wheels

[ashen crater]

yeah no i hate them too

i just know people who find them superior

[dapper adder]

those people are crazy ong

[ashen crater]

i cant say i disagree with you lmao

i like classic sensor

actually trackpads could use more innovation imo

[dapper adder]

i wonder if a teflon trackpad would be better than glass
because if your finger is very slightly moist, even on glass it kinda sticks

idk if teflon works on fingers though lol

glass trackpads are great for perfectly dry hands though

so much better than the older/cheaper plastic ones

[ashen crater]

teflon release pretty rough chemicals when scratched tho

[dapper adder]

i sure hope you arent eating on your trackpad

[ashen crater]

im very hot handed

[dapper adder]

also mouse glides are usually teflon/ptfe (ptfe is just the generic name)

[ashen crater]

ew

[west hornet]

I though they were supposed to be designed as plates?

[dapper adder]

plates?

[west hornet]

Yeah like to eat on

[dapper adder]

oh

real

[west hornet]

Thats why people get glass pads right?

[ashen crater]

looked it up, looks like my understanding of teflon based on what my parents told me is outdated

[dapper adder]

i got confused for a sec lmfao

[ashen crater]

teflon used to contain PFOA

[dapper adder]

the thing about teflon being bad was 1. from like a decade ago now, and 2. it was specific to pans lol

[ashen crater]

im a sponge for bad information what can i say

[dapper adder]

the heat from cooking would release and leach pfoas, as well as scratches, i dont think a mousepad would get hot enough?

[west hornet]

Idk california might still slap a warning on teflon products

[dapper adder]

cooking with teflon still does have some health concerns outside of toxic substances released

[ashen crater]

looked into it and heat is still an issue

[dapper adder]

microplastics from scratching the pan is still possible

[ashen crater]

my parents use teflon pans

[dapper adder]

and yeah teflon pans can only go up to like 400f safely

[ashen crater]

i might need to bring it up to them rip

[west hornet]

We started using cast iron pans again

[dapper adder]

it's not an immediate health concern anymore, but stainless steel pans >>>

[ashen crater]

god we have like 6 cast iron pans

i have to rip them out of the oven when they store em in there

my step dad was a chef of 30 years

[dapper adder]

there actually has been some recent concerns about cast iron and carbon steel pans, due to the raw iron/steel may contain some heavy metals that have been leaching into food (from some lab testing)

[ashen crater]

would make sense, i have a lot of experience with learning about steel types ever since i worked at Knifeworks lmao

[dapper adder]

i still cook with them, and the amount leached was still relatively low (just a bit over the legal limit iirc)

[ashen crater]

just a smidge illegal

slightly deadly

[dapper adder]

and i mainly use stainless steel which has also been tested to not leach, at least nowhere near the same amount

[ashen crater]

what happens if i cook leeches on a stainless steel pan

[west hornet]

At some point or another im pretty sure there have been potential health concerns with every pan imaginable, just cook it on your hand

[dapper adder]

the horror

real

[ashen crater]

but what if my hand leeches into my food

[west hornet]

Death ☠️

[dapper adder]

Why Were the Matfer Bourgeat Skillets Recalled in France?

Certain lots (batches) of Matfer Bourgeat’s Black Steel skillets were tested in France, where they are manufactured, by a regional regulatory agency, the Direction Départementale de la Protection des Populations (DDPP) of Isère. The agency found that when a mild acidic solution was heated in pans from these batches, arsenic, chromium, and iron leached out in excess of standards recommended by the European Union. Because all three of these metals are considered harmful to humans at the levels found, the skillets were recalled in France. Matfer has appealed this decision, and it maintains that its skillets comply with the safety and testing standards established by the French General Directorate for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) and the EU.
https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/8342-all-about-the-matfer-bourgeat-recall

they only recalled in france though, since they were the only one to require them to recall

the US doesnt have any laws in regards of legal limits of heavy metal leaching

[west hornet]

Makes sense

[dapper adder]

which was a fact that i learned from this recall lol
the law only sets maximum amount in produced food, and not the cookware

so you can technically make a pan out of lead and sell it as a pan

[ashen crater]

i love poison

adds character

[dapper adder]

neurotoxins add flavour

[west hornet]

It really does

[ashen crater]

just like Ma used to make em 🥹

[dapper adder]

lead makes pasta taste better

[ashen crater]

i make pasta taste better

[dapper adder]

after they got rid of the leaded pipes my pasta has never been the same

[ashen crater]

i prefer my tomato salads on lead plates

[soft dune]

I want to get a stainless steel pan

[dapper adder]

they're absolutely worth it

you might even find a steal of a deal at a thrift shop

[soft dune]

Is the fast heat dissipation quirk they complain about really that big of a deal or is that something that varies from pan to pan

[ashen crater]

i need a lot of cooking stuff for when i move out, my stepdad has a mortar and pestle he got handmade from jamaica and its my favourite thing ever

[dapper adder]

stainless steel doesnt have a high thermal conductivity, which is why pans have interlayers made of something like alu or copper to spread the heat better

[ashen crater]

its a matter of material

either layering or the alloy base it consists of

[soft dune]

Nah like how the pan will cool down a lot when you put food on it

Is it really that bad or nah

[ashen crater]

uhh

no not really

depends on your use case i suppose?

and the pan again

[soft dune]

[dapper adder]

as long as it's 3 layers, any stainless steel pan will be fine
if you have a weak wrist, pans with just the layers on the bottom of the pan is fine

because a full clad pan does get somewhat heavy

[ashen crater]

god i kept trying to click the pencil to edit my message and yall kept sending messages

was chasing that lil mf

[dapper adder]

lmfao

[soft dune]

[dapper adder]

right click edit

or press up arrow

[ashen crater]

too true

but im archaeic

[dapper adder]

💀

if you were truly archaic you would be using just a keyboard frfr

[ashen crater]

if i were truly archaic id be sending these via papyrus and camel

[dapper adder]

if you were truly archaic you wouldnt know how to speak or write

[ashen crater]

if i were truly archaic id uh

id be uh

uh

probably not alive tbh

id be soup

primordial soup

[dapper adder]

amoeba

[ashen crater]

anonenneme

enanemnenmone

[west hornet]

I just realized, why are we talking about pans in #peripherals-and-displays chat

[ashen crater]

i mean

TECHNICALLY

it kinda is a peripheral ngl

[dapper adder]

real

[ashen crater]

"Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something." a pan does come second to the food ong

[dapper adder]

dont yall have a stove and pans next to your gaming setup

[ashen crater]

many

my setup is actually in the sink

[dapper adder]

real

hey, some people also have a fridge

why not a whole kitchen

[ashen crater]

and my mouse is currently under the fridge

[ashen crater]

i dunno if i envy those with mini fridges or feel empathy

[dapper adder]

lmao

if i had a fridge in my room

i would have a full size fridge

[ashen crater]

hermit

never leaving the room again

[dapper adder]

you cant spell mini with america

[ashen crater]

bound in chains

[dapper adder]

🦅 🦅

[ashen crater]

you cant spell money with america

[dapper adder]

real

[ashen crater]

i can spell erm I c

[dapper adder]

real

[obsidian cypress]

For me I have an much easier time doing small adjustments with heavier mice.

[queen sigil]

keyboard almost here

still havent thought of whats going in it

maybe just some naevies i got sitting around

[snow briar]

[thick garden]

I just got a used surface pen and it died on me after few days...
I tried new batteries, but they drop to .7v (they slowly go back to 1.5) and the pen heats up :[
probably a short circuit, that's quite unfortunate

[dapper adder]

F

[neon root]

chat, i need help with getting keycaps to match the hatsune miku pad

[ashen crater]

Least gooner anime girl mousepad:

For keycap ideas tho

See if you can get like a leek keycap/set or something

[west hornet]

You should send me that pad

[queen sigil]

aliexpress

really should be super giga easy to find

[gaunt forge]

bro theres bound to be some Miku keycaps

[obsidian cypress]

Combination of blues and white keycaps

[neon root]

very specific but was gonna try and look for white/blue keycaps with some pink like pink letters or something, if not then ill just buy 2 keycap sets and mix

[tight pulsar]

blue alert!!

[neon root]

spensive but lowkey, maybe would work
https://www.deskhero.ca/products/gmk-cyl-nimbus-keycaps

or probably just these
https://kineticlabs.com/keycaps/tbcats/blue-bunny-pbt

just not use the bunny keycaps

[soft dune]

Bunny

[desert parrot]

So if i want good quality sound out of a pc, what’s the right move again?

i know pci sound cards were a thing at a point

[ivory fable]

Usb but honestly the built in sound cards these days are pretty good i wouldn't worry about it

So the 3.5mm jacks would be great too tbh

If you really wanted you could get a DAC but realistically there's no noticeable difference you'd want to spend an unreasonable amount of money on headphones/speakers to notice tbh

[dapper adder]

The audio moneypit

Also if your pc audio seems terrible, it's probably either your headphones or the contacts are dirty

[west hornet]

The built in audio is great until is breaks or some connections go bad, interference, etc. This is often the case with front panel jacks

[desert parrot]

that makes sense

I have sennheiser hd6xxs but i’ve noticed the audio quality is not as good sometimes

I have it running through an apple usbc to 3.5 though so that might be why

[daring zenith]

With a 6xx you can see some difference moving to a dedicated dac & amp

Apple dongle is also an improvement over onboard audio chip too

[dapper adder]

though sometimes the built in amp can power a bit more than the apple dac

apple dac is great for iems at least

[west hornet]

The built in is often not as clean though

[dapper adder]

true

i would consider it "good enough" category
you will be able to listen to music well enough, and probably be able to hear 85-90%? (more of a qualitative number since i cant quantify it) of the details with a pair of good headphones and a built in dac/amp on your pc

in comparison, a good dac + dollar store headphones will likely not sound any better

[vapid jay]

When it comes to buying GPUs why does it always say OC when overclocking is bad for the gpu? Do companies such as msi, gigabyte, and others overclock safely or what

[west hornet]

Different companies like to set clock speed and such out of the box, i guess to try to make it look like their card has the edge

[oak jungle]

OC is only bad for the gpu if you give it too much voltage

And those factory overclocks ain't touching the voltage

[vapid jay]

Wym

[oak jungle]

They just bump the core clocks

By a pretty small amount, something you can easily do yourself

[hollow cipher]

any such thing as comfortable gaming earbuds?

[dapper adder]

No such thing as gaming earbuds

[oak jungle]

I mean, IEMs?

[dapper adder]

But there are indeed comfortable earbuds

Custom molded eartips

[west hornet]

Umm there are comfortable iems out there but it very much depends on the person

[hollow cipher]

basically any non-bad earbuds

surround sound

[dapper adder]

No such thing as surround sound with any kind of headphones

Only virtual surround sound at most

But that's just a gimmick

It would help if we had a budget to go off of

[hollow cipher]

kinda want something with around the ear

u know where it holds it on ur ear better

[dapper adder]

custom molded eartips can do that

[white flame]

Real surround sound requires multiple speakers

[vapid jay]

what affect does rgb have on ram or in general? is it better to buy a ram stick without rgb?

[white flame]

It can make the sticks hotter and harder to cool, but that's less of a problem with DDR5 since it isn't particularly hot to begin with. It's purely a personal choice.

[vapid jay]

what is the best brand for ram

[white flame]

Anything that's not Corsair

[hollow cipher]

whatevers cheapest and meets standards

basically any 6000 CL30

look for a 6000 CL30 under $90

[vapid jay]

how about corsair

[hollow cipher]

not corsair

[hollow cipher]

not corsair

[vapid jay]

whats wrong with them

[hollow cipher]

and corsair isnt even the cheapest

More people have ram dying problems

and its just overpriced and overhyped.

they dont even make the ram themselves, ur just buying more expensive ram

crucial, sp, g.skill

those are good

[vapid jay]

find me a good one on amazon 64 gb ram ddr5

[hollow cipher]

only amazon?

[vapid jay]

newegg

microcenter any of those sites

[hollow cipher]

in person?

[vapid jay]

?

nvm

[hollow cipher]

Patriot Viper DDR5-6400 CL32 $144.99

[white flame]

High failure rates, poor cooling, locked PMIC

[lyric nacelle]

hay i need a good mechanical keyboard that's wired and has a numpad, back light and rgb would be nice but i don't really care that much, could care less about noise as well

key stability is nice but mainly responsiveness and durability at low cost

$100 is my absolute max and it better have a ip68 rating or something

also the ability to press more than 3 keys at once and have it read them all is a top priority

Current one

its exposed to alot of dust since its near my workbench

[dapper adder]

you wont be able to get ip68 on anything but a membrane keyboard lmao

mechanical switches are not dust nor water resistant

[lyric nacelle]

think this was like $15 and its lasted like 4 years or something but its did some wierd stuff last time i spilled water on it so i want a backup for when it goes

[white flame]

I recommend a keyboard cover or a membrane keyboard as mentioned

That high of IP rating isn't possible on mechanical

[lyric nacelle]

doesnt need to be but if its high cost id want it

this curent one definetly isnt

[white flame]

It's not a matter of cost, it's a matter of how they work

[lyric nacelle]

if im going to spend alot on one id want it not to die from a knocked over drink

[dapper adder]

keychron makes some decent options, like the c1 or v5

not spill resistant though

[lyric nacelle]

yah thats kinda a need

[dapper adder]

the problem is, all the high cost keyboards are not going to be spill resistant

only the cheap ones will be

[lyric nacelle]

not submersion proof just spill

that's fine and preferable

any mechanical ones with like silicone underneaths to keep water from draining into switches?

[dapper adder]

idk any specific recommendations, but any membrane keyboard with a barrel or whatever it was called (to keep the keys stable) should be spill resistant

[lyric nacelle]

thats what i have curently

[dapper adder]

that's not the issue, the way that mechanical keyboards are built, the switches are directly under the keycaps, which can get splashed onto, and you wouldnt really be able to put a protective sheet over

[white flame]

If you want IP68 you would be looking at something like this which uses chiclet style keys https://sealshield.com/product/ssksv101pro/

[dapper adder]

also yeah you currently have a membrane keyboard

[lyric nacelle]

so any good ones of those that are wired?

and are known to be able to use multiple keys at once

ive used ones that cant before and it was horible

[dapper adder]

most modern membranes should have anywhere from 3-6 key rollover

[lyric nacelle]

like only 3 keys then it stopped taking new inputs

[white flame]

That's called "n-key rollover"

[lyric nacelle]

id want 6

do mechanical ones have more?

[dapper adder]

3 keys at the same time yeah, idk if there are any commercial membranes with n-key (every key on the keyboard at once) rollover

[lyric nacelle]

curent one can do at least 4

[white flame]

It's not specific to a certain kind of keyboard, it's up to the firmware of the keyboard to implement it because it's part of the USB standard already

[dapper adder]

hmm

[dapper adder]

thought it was a physical design issue with how the matrix is on membranes and some mechanicals were configured

[white flame]

No it's a limit of the USB standard only being able to handle 8 bits per packet, 2 bits per key

[dapper adder]

somebody told me before, but i never fact checked it so idk lmfao

[white flame]

But they fixed that ages ago by basically encoding the output differently

[lyric nacelle]

Kaihl box switches??

[dapper adder]

those are mechanical

[lyric nacelle]

ip56 rated

[dapper adder]

hmm

where did you see that rating

[lyric nacelle]

a ip54 rating would also be fine

[dapper adder]

that doesnt seem like an official listing i feel like?

[white flame]

That's only for the internal metal contacts of the key, not for the external connector to the keyboard

[daring zenith]

main problem is still going to be getting water on the pcb, not the switches

[lyric nacelle]

oof

[dapper adder]

huh

[lyric nacelle]

well any idea of good pcb's?

[white flame]

Here's a funny thing for you, that website makes absolutely no claims of IP rating so the Amazon listing just made it up lol https://www.kailh.net/products/kailh-box-thick-clicky-switch-set

[lyric nacelle]

also wired is a must

[dapper adder]

interesting, the switches are made to be dust and water resistant
that's pretty interesting lmao
though msrp is $36 for 110 box jades

[daring zenith]

not too sure of any commercially available mechanical keyboard that actually makes the pcb waterproof

[white flame]

You'd have to custom cut and fit waterproofing yourself

[lyric nacelle]

really just need a case that wont let water get into it in first place

just spills not submersion

[rigid valve]

can't you purchase waterproofing spray or sum

[dapper adder]

seems like they did say ip54, no idea where the az listing found 56 though lmao
honestly ip56 rated keyboard switches would be kinda crazy 💀 https://www.kailh.net/blogs/news/kailh-box-switches-buying-guide#:~:text=Dust-proof and water-proof

[white flame]

I'm standing by this recommendation still, it's wired and meets all your requirements except mechanical keys (which are almost impossible)

[dapper adder]

fr

if you know for a fact you're gonna spill crap on your keyboard

might as well get something easily cleaned

especially if you spill a soda or something

[lyric nacelle]

well yah but i need it not to die so i get a chance to clean it lol

[dapper adder]

which the keyboard falcie sent should survive since it's ipx8 rated

[lyric nacelle]

medical rated one might be cool but who knows how expensive that is or what the role over is

yah, i book marked it, but its not a full sized one

i like hitting enter with my mouse hand once and a while

[dapper adder]

all your requirements + splash resistant for only $100 is a bit of a hard sell

[dapper adder]

also the sealshield keyboard does have a numpad

it's a bit more compact though

[white flame]

They have other models of sealshield ones

[lyric nacelle]

high role over, dust and splash resistant, wired, and has numpad

oh lol it does

this one is cool

dishwasher safe XD

[dapper adder]

dishwasher safe is definitely one of those selling points i'd never expect to actually see listed on a keyboard

[lyric nacelle]

wish it had key lights but whatever

[dapper adder]

ltt did do a video of dishwashing keyboards before, though you had to make sure they dried fully before you could use them again

[lyric nacelle]

also nothing about key role over

huh

[white flame]

Most keyboards don't mention it because it's literally part of the USB spec now

The firmware dev has to go out of their way to disable it if anything

[lyric nacelle]

ok

[white flame]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_rollover

[lyric nacelle]

what about k68 corsair?

or

[white flame]

The corsair is only IP32, not dust resistant at all

[lyric nacelle]

its a bit more then i wanted but its got lights and garenteed 10 key rollover

either that or the seal sheild

considering they did this themselves it should be plenty for a cup or bottle

[white flame]

I'm generally anti-razer mostly because they have awful software that hogs resources and they overcharge for everything, but it's ultimately your choice

[lyric nacelle]

and im worried the other one is using outdated stuff

[white flame]

Outdated? It's a button

[dapper adder]

the blackwidow ultimate is an old keyboard, also i have to agree with the software (also a razer keyboard user, only still using it since i use my stuff till it dies)

[lyric nacelle]

i cant find key rollover for it and one of them said usb 2.0

[white flame]

I'm literally still using a PS/2 keyboard from 1999

It's even wireless

[lyric nacelle]

really don't want to get stuck with only 3 key rollover is my worry

[dapper adder]

you are 99% not going to saturate a 2.0 connection lmao

[lyric nacelle]

i need wired

[white flame]

I know you said that I'm just saying that's what I have

[lyric nacelle]

yah

i should send seal shield a email about key rollover

[white flame]

Definitely worth an email

You'll get an idea of their support quality too that way

[lyric nacelle]

how much nicer is mechanical then membrane tho?

[white flame]

It depends on what you need it for

[dapper adder]

membranes have the flaw of needing to be bottomed out to register

most people type by bottoming out the keys though

[white flame]

If you're gaming and you need instant key register that's where mech shines

[dapper adder]

i'd say less noticable on chiplet keys

unless you want the like really sensitive hall effect switches, which would be way more sensitive

[lyric nacelle]

i do like to game, that and cad is all i realy do with my pc

[white flame]

Hall effect are amazing for gamers, you can configure the travel distance to your liking, and sometimes you can per key depending on software

[dapper adder]

should specify for competitive games specifically

[lyric nacelle]

i've been tempted by the hand shaped keyboards before just cause keybinds

[dapper adder]

less noticable on more casual games

[lyric nacelle]

minecraft and helldivers

modded minecraft so i run out of easy to reach keys very fast

[dapper adder]

minecraft wouldnt matter unless you're playing those really sweaty minigames, idk about helldivers since i havent played

specifically in terms of if membrane would make a noticable difference

[lyric nacelle]

i reliably 5 star hell dive so i dont think it would matter much

[dapper adder]

oh yeah right, you already use a membrane

[white flame]

Helldivers isn't going to care what keyboard you use

[lyric nacelle]

its more the ability to set multi key keybinds that im concerned about

[dapper adder]

so yeah overall in terms of keyswitch types specifically, you can continue with membrane to keep the water resistance

you can do that with any keyboard

almost

[white flame]

Macro software

[lyric nacelle]

not if seal shield doesn't have newer role over standards

[dapper adder]

also you can have 2 keyboards, one dedicated to just macros or whatever

[lyric nacelle]

guess i could just get a programable stand alone

idk, ill keep those 2 bookmarked

i might need 2 keyboards anyway but idk if id get 2 nice ones just for that

i use my pc as a tv so i have one keyboard and mouse at my couch and one at my desk

4 screens

and sometimes i use multi seat for freinds to play modded minecraft with me

could free up some keys by geting a mouse with keys too

Got the world's most plane mouse rn lol

[dapper adder]

not only plain, it's also kinda terrible (low polling rate)
though also built like a tank, and usually the only thing that breaks on those are the wire lmao

[lyric nacelle]

yah got it for my laptop but my cheap $15 "gaming mouse" broke

any solid wired mice recommendations? maybe with one or 2 extra buttons but still lightish

[dapper adder]

does it... also need to be splash resistant lmao

[lyric nacelle]

no lol

mice are round enough that it should be fine already

[dapper adder]

not really

most mice also arent splash resistant lol

also an issue with the switches and pcb

[lyric nacelle]

plus it tends to be the mouse hand knocking drinks towards the keyboard or whatever

so its splashing away from the mouse

I eat most my meals at my pc

[dapper adder]

lmao

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B091BMFL15 should be plenty for your use, and cheap enough to not care if it gets killed by a spill

ugly lighting though lmao

[lyric nacelle]

thats fine lol

thanks

[calm cobalt]

What iem should I go for? Getting tired of using AirPods and them not lasting as long as I’d like

[bold crescent]

mouse recommendations? wireless budget about 60 euro

[dapper adder]

What budget?

[vapid jay]

does each motherboard vary with the amount of ram sticks slots or do they all have 4 slots

[dapper adder]

most have 4 slots but some have more or less depending on the chipset and size

almost all motherboards that you will encounter are only dual channel however

[vapid jay]

is 64gb ram overkill? is it better to buy 4x16 or 2x32

[dapper adder]

2x32 of you must, but for gaming 2x24 is more than enough

Honestly even 32gb (2x16) should be enough for most people

[vapid jay]

i heard having more channels is faster

this true?

[dapper adder]

Technically yes but every modern consumer platform is dual channel

You can't get more

Unless you go to a workstation or server platform

[white flame]

4 sticks will always run slower than 2

What used to be faster was dual rank on DDR4

On DDR5 ranks make no difference and dual rank can actually be slower

[calm cobalt]

I don’t really know, $100 max? Never bought any, just was recommended to get iem instead of headphones

[hollow cipher]

ngl usually 2x32 is cheaper and on sale more cause 2x24 is rare

[dapper adder]

Except iirc 2x24 is the largest capacity you can get on ddr5 to reliably get higher clocks

[hollow cipher]

Well then I guess spending a lil more $/gb is worth it if that’s a concern

[queen sigil]

shoutout donald trump for delaying my keyboard

[hollow cipher]

Make Keyboards Great Again

What company?

[queen sigil]

QK

its a Neo Ergo

[desert parrot]

my mom thought i was getting scammed when i ordered a tkl keyboard. she said it was way too small and that there needs to be a keypad. you poor, sweet, innocent soul

wait till she sees a 60% keyboard

[queen sigil]

ok

[soft dune]

fr

[dapper adder]

no it's true, you're being scammed out of your numpad

ong fr

[lyric nacelle]

It's 6 key rollover

[queen sigil]

for 100$ 💀

have u just tried not spilling stuff all over uer keyboard

[dapper adder]

Real

[soft dune]

dishwasher safe keyboard

i never thought i would have seen that ever in my life

[ashen crater]

Its for the extra greasy grimers so they dont need to lick their fingers when eating cheetos

[soft dune]

Just eat using the bag

[dapper adder]

Unironically I eat crisps with chopsticks

[ashen crater]

I should tbh

[queen sigil]

i love buying keyboards

[gaunt forge]

I keep hearing about Kickstarters announcing keyboards. Imagine waiting 2 years preordering a keyboard that theoretically might be good

(I did that with gaming mice tbf)

[dapper adder]

dont even need a kickstarter to do that

that was basically what happened with the model f reproductions

preorders started a few years before he managed to faithfully recreate the model f and start production

[queen sigil]

when the kickstarter is bad

what i ordered ain’t even a gb

it’s just taking forever

[thorn grove]

which keeb

[prime terrace]

Howdy everyone. I have a work PC and a home PC, and wanted an easy way to switch between my monitors which use DP.

So I bought this fella: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTDG6NM3

Problem is, it works fine on my normal PC, no issues. But on my work PC, it makes windows explorer constantly reset, and all apps work fine, but like.. Pulling up settings is a slog, or even right clicking to try and get to settings stalls. Does anyone know what could cause this?

[dapper adder]

amazon reviews certainly are glowing lol (only 2.0 stars 💀)

tbh i'm not sure if the issue is caused by this

does your work pc work fine the moment you directly connect the pc to the monitor

[prime terrace]

I know. :C

[prime terrace]

Yes!

I should've listened to the reviews

[dapper adder]

that certainly is suspicious

i wonder if it's just a bunch of display latency? unless somehow the entire pc is lagging because of it

[prime terrace]

Yeah, I think I'm trying to over-engineer a problem I don't really have by using the KVM.

[prime terrace]

I'm really unsure, I was trying to see if anything was eating up resources, and it seems completely fine.

It's a pretty beefy PC

[dapper adder]

maybe try lowering the refresh rate

[prime terrace]

I could do that.

One sec, lemme switch over.

[daring zenith]

it may be windows doing something funky and not recognizing the device correctly and whenever you open settings it might keep trying and failing to get device drivers or smth

[prime terrace]

I think this also might be an issue.

[dapper adder]

definitely possible

[prime terrace]

Woops

I keep getting a popup for gigabytes sidekick thing

on my work comp

Yeah it's wild. I click on settings and it just freezes.

maybe thats the issue

[dapper adder]

if you're able to run scripts, looks like this would be able to change refresh rates in powershell https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSWinUtil/1.5.8/Content/functions\Set-Monitor.ps1

[prime terrace]

Thanks much! I greatly appreciate all the help

[autumn terrace]

model o or g305 (mice)?

[dapper adder]

iirc the model o has terrible qc

i have the 305 and it's pretty good for the price

[daring zenith]

Model o mouse wheel squeak is annoying

[autumn terrace]

gotcha

[soft dune]

Last night I was having ring finger discomfort with my fingertip grip

Is my mouse really too small?

I was looking this stuff up and thats what it seems like

[neon root]

just get smaller hands

[dapper adder]

im gonna play the worlds smallest violin

[soft dune]

fr

[queen sigil]

actually losing it rn

i just want my damn keyboard

[thorn grove]

installed the wooting x ttc kom pom switches

[steel spire]

what do i do

i ripped it off

by accident

when i

put it back in

the thing

and push hard enough

it works

if i push really hard

is that a good sign?

[white flame]

Get a cable with the same audio jack and splice the wires

Looks to be a 4 pole 3.5mm jack

[dapper adder]

Trrs

[dapper adder]

Might be cheaper to get just the connector to solder tbh

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007782485106.html

[steel spire]

i dont have something to solder with

[dapper adder]

Soldering iron is 100% worth the like 30 bucks for a pinecil or such

If you can't solder then you can't really spice the cables together securely either

[steel spire]

am definetly gonna buy one when i get a job

but as long as am using my parent's money , the Soldering iron has to wait

few months left and am gonna become 18

[dapper adder]

That's fair

You can also ask if your parents have some old soldering iron stashed somewhere though

Maybe they have one from their parents or such lol

[steel spire]

they definitly don't

small aparentment , i would have found it

i always keep losing stuff

[dapper adder]

Oh well

[steel spire]

so i pretty much seen every part of the house

but i really love DIY , ill just wait till am old enough to get a job or something

and buy everything i need

[plain quiver]

Idk if it works here, but does anyone have any suggestions for decent quality webcams?

[white flame]

What budget? A common suggestion is an old DSLR camera with video out

[plain quiver]

Truthfully, probably ~$60 or less.

[dapper adder]

Suggestion 1: phone camera
Suggestion 2: old ish point and shoot camera with micro HDMI or usb video out (micro HDMI out requires a capture card)
Suggestion 3: old mirrorless or dlsr (also usually requires a capture card)

Budget of 60 bucks should be able to do suggestion 2 fairly easily

Phone camera is free though (assuming you have a phone, which is notably not free)

[pale cosmos]

Or that little razer kiyo x one

That's not too bad for a dedicated $60 one

[oak jungle]

Canon has software for using your DSLR as a webcam

[pale cosmos]

No software needed

[dapper adder]

You could probably find a old 1080p (or better) point and shoot for like 30-50 bucks and then a capture card for 5 ish

[dapper adder]

Not all cameras support this afaik

Only certain lines

[oak jungle]

Yeah might only be newer ones

[oak jungle]

This has a compatibility list

https://tethertools.com/tethering-software/eos-webcam-utility/

Yeah off the top of my head I don't think you're finding any of those for under $60

[neon root]

some "older" canon cameras are compatible too. sony i believe also has software similar for their cameras and i think nikon? might be wrong with them

[dapper adder]

I think so

But cheap capture cards are also like a dime a dozen for a good enough one

($5)

[plain quiver]

Thank you guys. I'll look into this!!!

[vapid jay]

i never had a problem with running roblox and fortnite at the same time. now my ram runs at 93-96% and my game freezes really bad. i have 16gb ram. do i need more?

[dapper adder]

yes

16gb isnt much in 2025

[vapid jay]

how much will 32 or 64?

[dapper adder]

32gb (2x16gb) should be enough for most games
If you want more, then 48gb (2x24gb) should be good

[vapid jay]

is 64 overkill

[dapper adder]

Only slightly, but 2x24 is the highest you can go without any performance penalties

[vapid jay]

does rgb generate more heat?

[dapper adder]

As in it's the highest you can go before your memory controller in the cpu may start struggling

Yes

Though usually not too relevant

[vapid jay]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09R7S7PXC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1

this good?

[dapper adder]

No

[vapid jay]

why

[dapper adder]

Multiple reasons
Reason 1: the timings/clock are pretty low
Reason 2: it's Corsair

[vapid jay]

which brand is good?

[dapper adder]

Pretty much every other brand but silicon power is a good value

Generally

[vapid jay]

why is corsair bad?

[dapper adder]

They have a reputation of either being cheap but really terrible bins that even their own xmp profiles are unstable
Or they have decent chips but are way overpriced

[vapid jay]

What abt these
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6QcgXL/gskill-flare-x5-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-f5-6000j3040g32gx2-fx5

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Xg2WGX/gskill-trident-z5-neo-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-f5-6000j3040g32gx2-tz5n

[dapper adder]

Better

[vapid jay]

find me a good one (64gb)

[dapper adder]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rDdG3C/silicon-power-xpower-zenith-gaming-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-sp064gxlwu60afde

[vapid jay]

which one would recommend? mine or the one you sent

[vapid jay]

Is this the power supply

[obsidian cypress]

yes.

[obsidian cypress]

I use 40GB in browser tabs alone for work.....

granted when working I have about anywhere from 50-100 tabs open but still.

[plain quiver]

I ended up picking up a nexigo n660p for about $50

$80 base + discount and a lil coupon

so im happy, it came in today and looks quite nice fortunately

[vapid jay]

Is crucial good

[dapper adder]

Crucial is micron's brand
They're generally decent

[vapid jay]

Micro center?

[ashen crater]

micron

[vapid jay]

Oh

I dunno what that is

😆

[ashen crater]

I believe theyre associated with intel

A lot of brands really

They do chips

Ram

[vapid jay]

Is silicone power or g skill better

[ashen crater]

I think sillcon are generally just cheaper for a pretty equivalent product

but that also depends on the specifics

no one brand is better

look at the products specifically

99% of computer stuff is to that memo

for example there are some gigabyte boards id recommend but by god never touch their psus lmao

brand loyalty doesnt give you the best bang for your buck, because 9 times outta ten the brand aint loyal to you

[vapid jay]

These are in my cart. Which one should I. Get

[ashen crater]

curious what youre using 64 gigs for

[vapid jay]

Ok listen to me

[ashen crater]

listening

[vapid jay]

I used to be able to play two games at once with no problem that was being Roblox and Fortnite but yesterday, however when I was playing Fortnite while Roblox was running in the background at low settings, Fortnite decided it wanted to start FPS spiking and the trees weren’t loading in game. I also checked my task manager and noticed that my RAM was a 93%.

I also play Microsoft flight simulator but I also never had a prop me with that

[ashen crater]

how many gigs you running now?

also theres more than just ram being that bottleneck there

cpu is a big one

[vapid jay]

I’m in bed right now so I cannot check the specific brand that I have however, I could tell you one word prebuilt computer

[vapid jay]

16 GB

[ashen crater]

brand doesnt really matter for ram

except for corsair vengeance, those often show up DOA

[vapid jay]

I just want to have ram that will sustain me for a long time

[ashen crater]

lol yeah just go for 2x16 or 2x24 then, i have so much running with those and i never reach the limit

[ashen crater]

ram speed is what matters there really, not ram bandwidth

unless youre doing workstation stuff its not worth the money

[vapid jay]

The ones that I sent are they good sod

Speed

[ashen crater]

are you running am4 or am5?

or intel

the speed itself is fine but id recommend cl30 typically

[vapid jay]

Don’t remember the name, however I believe it is a prize something with two ram slots

Prome*

Prime

[ashen crater]

prime doesnt tell me much there

do you know your cpu?

[vapid jay]

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME Z390-P (LGA1151)

That’s the one

[vapid jay]

i9 9900k

RTx 2070 super

Again, it’s a prebuilt off of Amazon for $2000 that I bought six years ago ish

This is my first gaming PC and I plan to upgrade soon

[ashen crater]

ah okay thats a ddr4 gen, that ram isnt gonna work for ya

[vapid jay]

How do you know

[ashen crater]

because different cpu gen boards have different ram support

its an older platform

[west hornet]

9th gen intel doesn't support ddr5

[ashen crater]

ghosty you got any good recs for ddr4

[west hornet]

I think ddr5 started at 12th gen for intel

[ashen crater]

i thought it was 13th?

[vapid jay]

But doesn’t the motherboard matter aswell?

[ashen crater]

no wait its 12th

im insane lol

[west hornet]

not in particular, id just get something with at least 3200mts at 16 cas. I don't know enough about particular bins and such

[ashen crater]

motherboard pairs with cpu gens typically

[west hornet]

yeah so if you upgraded the cpu you would have to upgrade the mobo as well, they changed the socket entirely

[vapid jay]

This good?

https://a.co/d/65WeCEG

[ashen crater]

again 64 is a bit overkill

especially if you plan on getting a new system

[west hornet]

depends what you are doing with the system

[ashen crater]

hes gamin

no workstation stuff

[ashen crater]

.

[west hornet]

for general use or even games 64gb is overkill, i'd say 32gb max. after that I'd rather upgrade the whole system

[ashen crater]

^

also with the stuttering hes experiencing i still think its the cpu being the hitch

[west hornet]

also unfortunately you probably won't get great performance running multiple high demanding games at once, that is not just a ram limitation

[ashen crater]

yee

if only it were that simple lol

id just stick to your 16 gig kit probs and wait til you can upgrade

[west hornet]

roblox and fortnite shouldn't be an issue with the cpu, I run more demanding games on a 9900k. still a very capable cpu

[ashen crater]

oh no its a good ass cpu

[vapid jay]

here some fun for you guys

[ashen crater]

i mean the ram upgrade could be worth if you can get a cheap 32 gig kit

[west hornet]

do you have xmp or a custom oc on the ram? looks a bit odd

[ashen crater]

yee

[west hornet]

though idk how accurate that data would be

[vapid jay]

prebuilt cyberpowerpc

i want to get a ddr5 system with the latest 2025 specs but i plan on upgrading during the summer when prices drop a lil

[ashen crater]

curious if theyd enable xmp

they should, id be surprised if they dont

[dapper adder]

I mean, it's cyberpowerpc
I wouldn't be surprised

[vapid jay]

so should i upgrade in the first place or wait for summer or what

[ashen crater]

might honestly be worth checking bios and seeing if xmp is enabled

or google how to do that

[dapper adder]

I mean

Ram is a decent upgrade? 16gb is kinda rough nowadays

[ashen crater]

itd be a nice upgrade, but that would be a free upgrade if its not on lol

but yeah 16 gigs is a bit rough

[ashen crater]

they say they plan on upgrading

how soon is soon?

[vapid jay]

summer

[ashen crater]

id honestly hold off on the ram upgrade then

thats money that could be put towards that

[dapper adder]

I remember back in the day, I started with 2gb ram, wishing I had 4gb and all my problems would be solved
And then fast forward a few years, and I had 4gb ram
And I wished I had 8gb ram
And then another like 2 years go by and I had 8gb ram
And I wished I had 16
And then I had 16gb, and I wished I had 32gb

[shadow bane]

Yeah I'd say move to a ddr5 system and carry over gpu, then upgrade gpu when you feel like it

Tbf 32gb ddr4 is really cheap

[dapper adder]

And then I have 32gb, and I wish for more

[ashen crater]

this exactly

[ashen crater]

its like what 40 bucks

[dapper adder]

Beamng eats ram

[shadow bane]

Yeah

[ashen crater]

if you plan on keeping your old system for other uses

could be worth having it hang around with a ram upgrade

server use and stuff if youre willing to put time and effort it

[ashen crater]

yeah flick that on bud rq

[vapid jay]

What does it do

[dapper adder]

I mean

[ashen crater]

itll let your ram run at advertised speed

[dapper adder]

How much would you trust the PSU in a cyberpowerpc prebuilt

[ashen crater]

shame on cyberpower

[dapper adder]

[ashen crater]

turning on xmp is one of the first things you do with new builds

[vapid jay]

shbould i still consider a 32 or 64gb tho?

[ashen crater]

what do you plan on doing with this pc after you upgrade?

[vapid jay]

good question

i dont have a good answer

i guess backup

[ashen crater]

do you plan on transferring any parts to a new system?

or building from the ground up

with pcs you have the option to reuse parts so take advantage of that

[vapid jay]

ik but i prob just get a whole new pc cuz my pc is kinda outdated

but prices rn are kinda crazy like 1.5k for a 4070

[ashen crater]

id hold off on buying a gpu. and nvidia isnt really worth the money nowadays, amd is kinda the only not entirely scam choice atm

7800xt for 450-500 would be pretty good if you can find that

intel cpus are kinda in a rough spot as well, their recent gens have been a bust

rn the best value for money honestly is a full amd build

i wish i could recommend intel b580 but those driver overheads are 💀

what kind of money do you plan on spending on a new rig?

[vapid jay]

3k

[ashen crater]

oh pft yeah you have pretty free roam for options, 1/3rd of that could easily go into upgrades that arent even the pc itself

@shadow bane got any good prices on xtx or 4080/4080s?

[shadow bane]

Unfortunately not

5070 ti is the best bet atm, or wait for the 9070xt

[ashen crater]

rip

i dont think i trust recommending 50 series atm

because you cant always rely on someone like gn to swoop in and make up for their mistakes

[steel spire]

Can i make this work without soldering

i toke the headset to a nearby tech store

the prices of replacement were way too high

i also can make the headphone work by pinching it with a wrench

this works really well , if its risky to try splicing it , i could just use it like that untill i figure something better out

[white flame]

All you need to splice is something to strip the wires, electrical tape, and either a crimp or wire nut.

Don't get cheapo Amazon crimps, they fall apart

[steel spire]

and for the replacement jack , can i buy something like this from amazon

[white flame]

Yes

[vapid jay]

Is there a big difference in performance between ddr4 and 5

[shadow bane]

Depends on the task/game, but it can be around 10%

Especially in 1% lows

There's not really any reason to go ddr4 for a new system unless you're on a tight budget or need a ton of ram

[vapid jay]

wym

[shadow bane]

The lowest fps your game drops to

[vapid jay]

oh

[shadow bane]

Theres a more technichal way to explain it

[vapid jay]

when it comes to ram for ex 32gb

[shadow bane]

I'm not capable of that explanation right now

[vapid jay]

is it better to buy 2x16 or 4x8

[shadow bane]

2x16

8gb ddr5 sticks suck and 4 sticks of ram isn't good on ddr5 as well

[vapid jay]

i heard on a yt vid that its better to have more ram sticks cuz its like a highway with more lanes

[shadow bane]

Nahh

That was a tiny bit true on previous gens

Very not true on ddr5

[vapid jay]

how abt ddr4

[shadow bane]

Too hard on the cpu to run 4 sticks at those speeds

[vapid jay]

cuz my motherboard is ddr4

[shadow bane]

Same difference really

Depends on your cpu and mobo

If it'll handle the same speed with 4 sticks, probably that

[vapid jay]

Can this have anything to do with ram? This is how my facebook page is loading. (only my facebook page cuz i got no other social media)

[vapid jay]

something to mention my ram also runs at 80-90% most of the time sometimes even 96%

[shadow bane]

Yeah you need more

[vapid jay]

These are the tabs that I have open rn and google is here

how much would you say

32gb or 64gb

i sometime have up to 8 tabs open on chrome

and i play 2 games at once

but i also plan to upgrade my pc during the summer if prices go down but i want to slightly upgrade my current one rn with ram ro smg

[vapid jay]

😭

[dapper adder]

both chrome and razer synapse

there goes half your ram ong frfr

[vapid jay]

yeah but that has to be open

[oak jungle]

Synapse doesn't have to be open, it can be in the background

[oak jungle]

Yeah only 68mb from synapse

[vapid jay]

yeah

so its not that

its roblox and fort

but i afk roblox games

so i just need to buy more ram and thats it

[oak jungle]

I mean, I don't understand why you would run Fortnite + Roblox + chrome but yeah more ram would likely help

You could also try a different browser that has better idle tab management

[vapid jay]

i play afk games on roblox

[oak jungle]

"play" afk games lol

[vapid jay]

you know what i mean

[oak jungle]

Yes and I think afk games are stupid. But yeah if you want to do all that, more ram should help

[vapid jay]

32 or 64?

[oak jungle]

32 should be plenty, that's double what you have now

[west hornet]

You could also try closing chrome?

3.5gb in a 16g system is insane for a browser. Even for chromium I haven’t seen that high with other demanding apps

[vapid jay]

i have 5+ tabs open usually

[west hornet]

I mean I usually have a dozen active tabs

Still why would you absolutely need your browser open if you are playing 2 games at once? I feel like that is enough to focus on in a given time lol

[vapid jay]

youtube

school

im a heavy multitasker

[west hornet]

That’s just inefficient

[vapid jay]

if i would buy new ram, would my XMP on the ram be turned off? (i turned it on yesterday)

[oak jungle]

Yes you'd likely need to set it again

[oak jungle]

The brainrot is real

School + YouTube + Roblox + Fortnite

[west hornet]

If you are adding it it might not work with xmp, if you are replacing with a new kit you would have to set the xmp in bios

[vapid jay]

wym

I am gonna buy new ram so i have to set it up?

[pale cosmos]

Please don't suggest adding

Always use one kit of ram alone

It almost ALWAYS causes problems

And definitely causes problems on ddr5

[west hornet]

Yeah I wasn't suggesting it, just trying to clarify

[pale cosmos]

Okie

Just makin sure

[vapid jay]

no i meant i would buy a kit of ram which consists of 2 ram sticks totaling 64 or 32

liek this for ex

but obviously not corsair

[west hornet]

yeah that's fine

[neon root]

i need grado to make iems or something

been using them for the past month and switching back to iems for gaming and man i miss the grados already

[west hornet]

I should've tried grado at canjam

been meaning to try them out

[neon root]

ive been really enjoying them aside from the thin foam pads that they use. i need those really big foam pads that make on ear headphones to over ear headphones

[dapper adder]

Only thing I hate is the nonreplacable cable without resoldering

My friend modded it to have a 3.5mm jack

[neon root]

that too. cable feels nice but is a bit annoying too

[tight pulsar]

shoutout my hd 6xxs

they just work

[vapid jay]

This one doesnt show the timing?
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-64gb-ddr4-3200/p/N82E16820156327

Is this bad?

[soft dune]

My dt770 still going after 5 years of abuse

[neon root]

i like my hd 6xx but i like the sound profile a bit more of my grados

[daring zenith]

it's 22-22-22

not very fast

very slow in the context of ddr4 3200

[vapid jay]

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series (Intel XMP) DDR4 RAM 64GB (2x32GB) 3600MT/s CL18-22-22-42 1.35V Desktop Computer Memory UDIMM - Black (F4-3600C18D-64GVK) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0884TNHNC?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_GSWSQPKG0A9V5FJKS03R&language=en_US

Are these good?

[vapid jay]

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series (Intel XMP) DDR4 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MT/s CL18-22-22-42 1.35V Desktop Computer Memory UDIMM - Black (F4-3600C18D-32GVK) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081374T3G?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ct_A5N0R22VM2G1QJTABWW0&language=en_US

[daring zenith]

3600c18 is better, but what are you using it with?

[ashen crater]

idk why youre still going after 64 gigs lol

its wasted money

for what you want

[oak jungle]

He's the Fortnite + Roblox + YouTube + schoolwork "multitasker"

[ashen crater]

^

i dont remember schoolwork

i dont mean this in a mean way but he comes off as an older gentleman to me

[vapid jay]

my profile pic doesnt mean anything

[daring zenith]

I mean what CPU lol

[vapid jay]

i9 9900k

@ 3.6ghz

[daring zenith]

2x32 3600c18 should be fine

[vapid jay]

ok

cuz i constasntly run at 85-95% rn

[ashen crater]

i mean i didnt think you were 60+ lmao

[vapid jay]

thank you

[vapid jay]

Ok but I need to make a decision asap so you think I need 32 or 64gigs?

[ashen crater]

32

64 shouldn't even be a consideration for what you want

[sharp sun]

Hey guys, looking to sell my Logitech G910 and either buy new or trade for a G912-13. I had a look at ebay for values and am seeing anywhere from 50-100 dollars. My keyboard is in perfect shape, it just needs a really good cleaning. any idea on value or where to start?

[ashen crater]

save yourself and never buy another logitech keeb lol

if you can fix her up and get 100 bucks id grab a bridge75

or a rainy75

half the price of that keeb and a million times better

logitech switches are.. god

wouldnt wish them on anyone

not to mention plastic housing and keycaps?? monsterous

you could also get some new switches and keycaps and redo your board but im not sure if it's even worth salvaging ngl

LOOKED IT UP WHAT DOES IT NOT EVEN HAVE HOT SWAP HUHH??

[sharp sun]

i like the board but it doesnt have swappible keys and they are extremely loud

and i dont need all the macro keys lol

[ashen crater]

if you want rgb puke there are plenty of better ways to get it ngl

[ashen crater]

the keycaps should be swappable?

also macro keys are dorky

[sharp sun]

not on the 910 at least, i dont think

[ashen crater]

if they arent i banish logitech to the shadow realm

[sharp sun]

the uh, Bridge 75 is a 60% lol

[ashen crater]

so you like full layouts?

noted

anything else?

[sharp sun]

yeah

[ashen crater]

you like black layout?

rgb on lettering?

[sharp sun]

i like having the backlighting, and the black layout, and the rgb is really nice

[ashen crater]

do you want any via compatability?

[sharp sun]

ive got all Logitech perifs rn, so it would be nice to stay in the ecesystem

well, a headset lol

[ashen crater]

i would very much recommend against it

[sharp sun]

ah

[ashen crater]

you arent doing any favours for yourself bless your heart 😭

logitech mice are fine

but everything else

[sharp sun]

yeah I still have the mouse from my prebuilt, I'd love a new 502 mouse

[ashen crater]

i mean if it works it works

[ashen crater]

g305 could be a better alternative, or maybe even trying out razer deathadder to really break out the ecosystem

theres a lot of ways you can get better value out of your money with peripherals

[sharp sun]

true

does Corsair have any decent stuff? just ordered an Rm850x to help run my new 3080 arriving at the end of the week

[daring zenith]

Corsair peripherals are terrible

[sharp sun]

oki

[daring zenith]

Would not recommend getting anything from them peripherals wise

[sharp sun]

got it

[ashen crater]

i think you might need to ungamerfy your setup a bit there

rgb is fine

but you have a lot of marketing overblow, there are a lot of good brands that get overlooked

im tryna find a good keychron full thats in stock

although if youre gaming why the hell would you want to use a full unless you actually use the 10 key 😭

it just takes up mouse space

[sharp sun]

ive got a picture of my setup in #build-pics

[ashen crater]

also good fulls are difficult\

holy no mouse room

yeah you could really benefit from a smaller keyboard

[sharp sun]

yea thats one of the reasons I am looking for something else, this board is massive

[ashen crater]

how would you feel about 80% layout?

good access to keys and still roomy enough to use for games

[sharp sun]

I would miss the keypad for punching my pin in to login, but I coulg give it a shot lol

[ashen crater]

it would be worth in the long run imo

[daring zenith]

Keep in mind you can get a separate numpad if needed

[ashen crater]

that is true too

[sharp sun]

oh truw

[ashen crater]

although if you get used to using your num row youll never want to get rid of it