peripherals-and-displays

[mighty egret]

him out

technically, we always pay for branding as customers

[raven flint]

Ur right nvm

[mighty egret]

really check rocket jump ninja, he reviews mice very well and his videos usually help deciding whether or not you should buy a mouse or not

and by that i don't mean you should think the same thing as him

and let him decide for you

but it's just a good way to have an idea about a product

[raven flint]

Yup thx

[mighty egret]

np 🙂

[tight pulsar]

Guess who finally unbricked their keyboard

let’s go

[daring zenith]

nice

[vital wharf]

Anyone got any recs for a cheap smallish monitor to use as a vertical discord window?

All I'm gonna use it for is discord and twitter so it doesn't need to be anything even remotely fancy lol

[daring zenith]

Vertical?

smth like this could work, just basically any semi-decent 1080p monitor would likely work, idk what you mean by vertical tho
https://www.amazon.com/Sceptre-E225W-19203R-Monitor-Speakers-Metallic/dp/B07774L6TT/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=1080p+monitor&qid=1580227763&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sr=8-3

[amber oracle]

@daring zenith he is talking about a monitor that is in landscape mode

[daring zenith]

ahhh

[amber oracle]

other way around, i misspoke

portrait mode is what he mean :)

[daring zenith]

I got your point

(bc I forgot which was which anyways xD)

[amber oracle]

:)

[daring zenith]

one of dem rotatable monitors... idk how to even look for that xD

[amber oracle]

portrait is the same as when you hold a phone (tall vs wide)

the function is called "pivot"

OR

any monitor with a vesa mount, but then you also need an arm that can hold it

[vital wharf]

I wonder if this sceptre one is VESA

oh it is

great

[amber oracle]

recommendation in regards to vertical screens. Get one that has equal bezels if possible

[desert pine]

so i have like a deathadder elite and the scroll wheel is making noises and the rubber padding on the sides is coming off. i want a deathadder but not know what modal i should get lol

[earnest flare]

i have the razer naga trinity and love the 12 botton set up on the left side of it

[raven flint]

No, it’s horrendous

In my opinion

[earnest flare]

my opinion i love it i play alot of ark and that numbers on the side help when running from dinos that are trying to eat you lol

[wanton wagon]

Im torn between getting the ducky one 2 tkl silent red or full normal red

[little crater]

Do you want the numpad? Do you use it?

If your mouse is right up against your keyboard, the tkl is better cuz more mouse space

[tight pulsar]

65>40>60>tkl>1800>full

[little crater]

What's 1800

Never heard of that

Huh, interesting

[wanton wagon]

Yeah

[wanton wagon]

Anyone know a good gaming mouse for around 50-80 bucks?

[amber oracle]

g502 hero

[wanton wagon]

Heard its super heavy tho

[amber oracle]

you actually tried it yourself?

because all i know is that the "heavy" that it is supposed to be is news to me

[cyan basalt]

g502 hero was like $34, check your local Best Buy and see if they're still on sale

Might as well give it a shot at that price

And that's the Silver edition, not black

[sharp fjord]

i got mine for 20 on sale at best buy 😄

[wanton wagon]

@sharp fjord is it good

The design is super nice

[sharp fjord]

i like it but idk how long the scroll wheel will last.

its metal and has a lock thing so you can unlock it and flick it like a fidget spinner

[wanton wagon]

Lol

Ive been looking at the razer maba wired

Mamba*

[sharp fjord]

go play an rpg where scroll selects spell and flick it and click on random spell. spell roulette

i dont like razer but thats cause i got a used one that had a messed up usb plug and it borked the drivers.

thought it was my pc til 2 friends borrowed it and each had the same issue

[wanton wagon]

Mhm

[sharp fjord]

plus razer is overpriced imo lol

[wanton wagon]

Besides the g502 then, any good mice?

[sharp fjord]

ive never boughten a big name brand peripheral

i just get cheap stuff off amazon

usually

its not available anymore but this was my last mouse https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DW2VQ5A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[wanton wagon]

I've heard if havit

[sharp fjord]

got it for 15 bucks and it still works fine i just wanted a diff mouse cause i dont like the num pad on the side lol

[wanton wagon]

They have budgetish faming mice

Have you seen roccat mice

They are so weird

[sharp fjord]

i do like the g502e its a really nice mouse but im worried about the durability of the scrollwheel. mines fine so far cause its new tho

no i have not

they look over priced and uncomfortable

[amber oracle]

so far, the scroll wheel is holding up. you have to clean it after X time ofc

and it does not help that it is on the desk where i have my soldering/tinker stuff

so hands are not as clean as they would be if i was on the workstation.

[sharp fjord]

i mean ive heard people say it breaks after 3 years

which is like, i mean thats a long time to have a mouse, but also its only 3 years. i got mice from the 90s that are still good lol

[cyan basalt]

I hear the Glorious Model O are nice, but it depends on what you play and how you grip your mouse

[amber oracle]

i have had mine longer than that

[wanton wagon]

Mhm

[sharp fjord]

oh nice naed that makes me feel better about my purchase xD

fatal

[wanton wagon]

People like them though

[sharp fjord]

your pfp freaks me out when i hover over your message lol

[cyan basalt]

[sharp fjord]

why are people spending 70+ dollars on basic mice

[amber oracle]

for the same reason they are buying tomahawk boards for their facebook browsers

[daring zenith]

I got a G pro wireless so I basically don't have to switch

[sharp fjord]

you messed up

[wanton wagon]

It was just on sale

For 72

[sharp fjord]

if you wanted a real wireless mouse you shouldve gone for this

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-M570-Wireless-Trackball-Mouse/dp/B0043T7FXE/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=mouse&qid=1580332270&s=electronics&sr=1-14

[wanton wagon]

Wth

Thats weird looking

[sharp fjord]

lol

i want a track ball mouse.

[wanton wagon]

Why tho

[sharp fjord]

like not for any particular thing, i just think theyre interesting

[amber oracle]

i have one on the workstation

been using trackballs since sometime in the 90's

[sharp fjord]

only place i ever used one was my uncles house a long time ago

i shunned him for having it lol

cause it was super weird feeling xD

also iwas a kid

[amber oracle]

they are VERY good at precise work

and it is nice not having a mouse that "moves"

[wanton wagon]

Sideways mice

[grizzled flint]

I have had my g502 proteus spectrum for about 3 years and have had no issues. I have a hard surface mousepad and the glides on the bottom are starting to wear down. I ordered some replacement ones last week.

[amber oracle]

@grizzled flint when you do get them, pull apart the mouse and check the internals for dirt. You need to remove the glides for that anyway :)

[grizzled flint]

I might. I thought one of the glides was worn completely off and dragging when I ordered them, but it was just a small groove making it drag. I kind of polished that one and its good for now.

I do clean my mouse fairly regularly though, it probably has some dirt inside since its kind of impossible to keep it all out

I have a corsair m65 rgb that is a couple of months newer than the g502 and has probably been used about 1/4 of the amount of time and I have already had to clean the wheel on it.

[daring zenith]

Should I be looking at the Corsair K70 or Corsair K95 for a nice MX Brown keyboard?

[grizzled flint]

the m65 is also a nice mouse, but it doesn't fit my grip style as well as the g502. I use it on a second computer. I also despise the sniper buttons on mice. I hit them by accident consantly. on my g502 its far enough forward that it doesnt get in my way.

I would really like to try the corsair wireless mouse.

Do you need the macro keys on the k95?

[daring zenith]

nope

I don't need RGB either, just backlight is fine

[amber oracle]

the "infinity" scroll can "sling" things around inside, hence why i mention it. i was fairly surprised the first time i took it apart

[grizzled flint]

I have the old k95 with 18 macros and use them all the time. if I didn't need the macros I would get the k70

and the k70 has a usb port on some models, maybe all. thats nice for plugging your mouse into and cable management

I very rarely use the infinity scroll. If I do its when I am looking for something on discord.

[daring zenith]

Pricing rn : K70 backlit is 130$, K95 RGB is 140$, K70 RGB is 143$.

[grizzled flint]

rgb is good for like 40 more fps, so its worth the price

But seriously, I like rgb. if it was me I would spend the extra for it.

and the k95 rgb (not platinum) is what I have and its a big keyboard. make sure you have space for it before you buy it.

https://www.gomechanicalkeyboard.com/comparisons/corsair-k70-vs-k95-mechanical-keyboard-showdown/

[daring zenith]

IDK why, but I am liking the look of k70 better as of now

[grizzled flint]

that has all 3 in the same article, not sure I would call it a review

[daring zenith]

oh yea actually I own a 60% keyboard rn

[grizzled flint]

My keyboard is 19.5 inches wide.

[daring zenith]

but I do have enough space I believe

[grizzled flint]

TKL's are usually somewhere around 13 or 14 inches

[daring zenith]

I'll prob get back to it in like 2 weeks when I am home and can have a feel for how much space and stuff

[grizzled flint]

I took a picture of one of my TKL next to my k95. it will upload eventually

[daring zenith]

lol

[grizzled flint]

https://tenor.com/view/waiting-simpsons-homer-whistle-gif-5694935

slow internet is fun. gives me time to contemplate and get a drink

[daring zenith]

alr

i'll go fill up my water bottle

brb

[daring zenith]

I have a k552 rn

typing wise, does it feel a lot different?

[grizzled flint]

my k95 has reds

the one under it has browns. I prefer the browns, but dont use that keyboard as my main because I need the num pad and love my macros

[amber oracle]

last comment before bed, consider shoulder width before going TKL

and yes, i am serious about that one

much as i love (mentally) the idea about TKL boards, they simply feel "wrong/off" to actually use

not for lack of trying, there are a couple on the shelves here

[grizzled flint]

true. a full size tkl is ok but some are slightly narrower and will throw you off typing and can cause shoulder pain if you type a lot and are not a small person

[amber oracle]

mind, they are effing fantastic for gaming

[grizzled flint]

I hate my logitech k400r. its too narrow and when I type on it either my wrists or my shoudlers and back end up sore

I have 2 tkl keyboards. that MK disco in the picture and a corsair k65 and both of those are full size keys. I can use both of them without issue

[daring zenith]

Well, I do a ton of gaming, should I switch?

from tkl to full?

[grizzled flint]

Thats something I cant really say. I dont notice a difference for gaming. I do hate the reds on my k65. Both my k95 and k65 have cherry mx reds, but the ones on the k65 feel different. its hard to explain. I put orings on my k95 about a year ago which also helped with the feel and the noise. If I were buying another keyboard today I would get the k95 with browns.

Oh and the k95 like I have requires 2 usb ports. Take that into account

some boards have limited usb ports

I always seem to run out of ports even though I have a ton

[daring zenith]

Huh

I just have 3 things that plugs into USB so I'll be fine

Headphone mouse keyboard

[trim latch]

nc

[marsh sky]

yo

best mousepad under 25dollars?

[white talon]

@marsh sky how big of a mousepad you looking for and what mouse do you have?

[marsh sky]

Model O

and im looking for one that is bigger than the Original Glorious Mousepad

lemme send you the exact deminsions of this one

[white talon]

VicTsing [30% Larger] Extended Gaming Mouse Pad with Stitched Edges, Long XXL Mousepad (31.5x15.7In), Desk Pad Keyboard Mat, Non-Slip Base, Water-Resistant, for Work & Gaming, Office & Home, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0794WBPHK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_.QUmEbF40TT4V

I have the smaller version of this and I have no problems with it

[marsh sky]

is it smooth?

cause thats all i care about

[white talon]

It's cloth so yes

[marsh sky]

the mousepad i have now for somereason doesnt feel smooth anymore

i rarely eat chunky food around it

and when i do i plop a big towel over it

but still for some reason when i play sometimes it feels super chunky when i play

[white talon]

That's odd but yeah I haven't had any issues with it for over a year and a half

I have a g502mouse btw

[marsh sky]

yea and whats crazy

is i have had this mousepad for almost 2 months!

idk why its doing this

but idk

[white talon]

Like I said try the one I sent if you are looking for a big mouse pad that's your best option and it has like I said held up for over a year and half with no issues

[marsh sky]

like right now after about 10 minutes of swiping my hand across it trying to get the small specs of whatever is on it it feels kinda smooth again

so yea ill def try it out

and ill send it back if i dont like it

im getting a 100x100 Vesa mount for my monitor for like 20 dollars or smthin. then a Mouse bungee and a New Mousepad so im excited. 😄

and its all my money so thats even better

[white talon]

That's what's up man and $20 for a vesa mount? Be careful of how much your vesa mount can handle weight wise and sturdy. Mouse bungee I've never had to use but you might like it

[trim latch]

nice 20$

[wanton wagon]

Still haven't found a good mouse

F

[queen wadi]

I love my mouse bungee it actually helped a lot more than cable drag for me too, it also stopped me from laying my mouse on its own cable lol

Also glorious model o/o-/D @wanton wagon

[daring zenith]

wireless mouse is nice

after using wireless I cant stand the drag of wired

[queen wadi]

G pro wireless for wireless mice then

Or the viper ultimate is pretty good too

[daring zenith]

I have the g pro wireless ;)

[queen wadi]

Yea I only hear good things about that mouse and I’ve tried it for a bit myself, liked it a lot too

[daring zenith]

nothing bad about it really

[queen wadi]

But it was a friend’s and I’m happy with my model o with a bungee, plan to paracord it sometime to improve it more

[daring zenith]

only real downside to g pro wireless is price

[queen wadi]

It’s not a downside if you can afford it 😄 lmao

[daring zenith]

I had it gifted to me

[queen wadi]

Even better

[daring zenith]

yea lol

I had a g402 before

[queen wadi]

Model o is only $50-$60 depending on finish so it’s kinda hard to not recommend

And model o- and model d

Never tried the g402 actually

Tried the g502 and I just didn’t like how heavy it was

[daring zenith]

I think g402 is quite a bit lighter

[young vine]

is it floating

it looks like it's floating lol

[trim latch]

yeah looks ling mouse png paste on table jpg

[jolly bloom]

whats a good chair

with a headrest preferably

[swift lantern]

ebay

chairs are stupid overpriced it's really annoying

[amber oracle]

well, the silly part is that people are willing to pay silly amounts for things they dont use (boards with overspec vrm's, rgb, etc), but skimp out on the thing they actually benefit from (good chairs and desks)

[lusty magnet]

Razer mamba elite or rival 600?

[clear oracle]

does anyone have a gk61 here?

[calm cobalt]

literally any desk is good

they do not matter on the quality as long as your not stupid with it

surface too rough? cover entire thing with a mousepad

[unique bane]

I wouldn't say any desk is good

Remember these are desks as well which wouldn't work well for a PC https://a.1stdibscdn.com/1950s-childrens-school-desk-chair-for-sale/1121189/f_156994011564819389263/15699401_master.jpg?width=768

[dim wharf]

@jolly bloom you can save A LOT of money by scouring Facebook/Craigslist for a lightly used office chair and if it needs parts you can order them off of Amazon. Gaming chairs are overrated. https://thetoppro.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Leather-Office-Chairs-5.jpg

I found that model on Facebook marketplace for $50. Only had to buy a new piston.

[daring zenith]

Wooden chair works just fine

[unique bane]

ewww

no one wants to sit on wood for x amount of hours at home

[nova sky]

Anyone have the Corsair Virtuoso headset?

[torpid bronze]

https://www.newegg.com/blue-microphones-yetiblackout-usb-connector/p/N82E16886847001?reviews=all&Description=blue yeti&cm_re=blue_yeti-_-86-847-001-_-Product Im thinking about getting this any other suggestions?

and would I need to buy one of those interface boxes necessarily to get decent sound quality?

[dim wharf]

unless you NEED it now, those mics go on sale quite often

if you can wait I would

and what do you mean by interface box?

[quartz stream]

@nova sky I have them

[daring zenith]

Get a corsair k95 rgb

[quaint flame]

the thing is, i want a tkl

[daring zenith]

k552

cheap easy nice

[random plover]

@clear oracle I've got the gk61, sorry I didnt check the chat earlier

[cyan basalt]

That was on the product page, @fierce nova just bought it for overcooked 2

[fierce nova]

BECAUSE I LIKE THAT NINTIES FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL

oh wait, mike is alive? I thought he died in that horrible bowling ball accident.

[sharp fjord]

ey i have that controller somewhere O:

[tight pulsar]

my wallet says no but i want

[little crater]

:0

Did you see that one on drop but in the yellow, cyan, off-white colors?

It make me go :0

[tight pulsar]

oh yeah godspeed

glad they're bringing it back xda and sa weren't really good profiles but mt3/cherry look great

[mighty egret]

can i switch a qwerty mechanical to 'azerty' (it's the french layout), by physically changings the keycaps on the kb or will the keys feel awkward ? (basically, can keycaps be interchanged on a mechanical keyboard?)

changed to the layout i would like to use

[tight pulsar]

you would need to change the keymap on a software (most decent ones have a software for macros, rgb, keymap) to whatever key you press or else it won’t change it

[mighty egret]

Yeah, I know that. I was just asking if the key caps had a particular shape or whatsoever that would make something feel weird when typing (having the key caps interchanged)

Maybe one key being more ‘bumpy’ than an other for ex

Maybe the keys are tilted in a particular way or form

[amber oracle]

@mighty egret depends on the keycap "set"

[mighty egret]

Is it easy to determine if what I want to do is possible with a certain keyboard ?

[amber oracle]

as Sassy mentioned, the non-physical change is just that, software

the physical side is also quite simple

the easiest switch type to get keycaps for would be cherry or cherry compatible ones

at that point, it becomes a question of the keycap set details

which as mentioned, depends on the specific set

[mighty egret]

So I need to switch the keyboard’s key caps to another set of key caps in order to get the layout I want is that right ?

[amber oracle]

no, that is just the physical layer

which doesnt matter

just like if you moved the keys around on your current keyboard, it would not magically change what happens when you press a specific button

the software has to be changed first

if you are on windows, just go into language settings and change the keyboard layout in there

[torpid bronze]

https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UMC22-BEHRINGER-audio-interface/dp/B00FFIGZF6/ Im planning on buying this to plug in my mic for the xlr setup I will build. When I plug in my headphones to this will I get improved sound quality over the stock soundcard on my motherboard? My motherboard's soundcard isn't very good.

[ripe frost]

@mighty egret the keycaps on your mechanical keyboard most likely have a key cap set with a Cherry or OEM profile, this means that each row can have a different angle which is supposed to accommodate your hands. You can tell by looking at the side profile and you should see that the bottom row is heavily slanted to the top of the keyboard and the top row is a lot taller than the other keys. This means that if your were to switch the keys around, some keys would be taller than others and have different angles.

I'm pretty sure that the DSA profile is flat, so it does allow you to move the keys to different rows, if you would want to do that.

I'm not sure how many French layout keycap sets there are out there

[mighty egret]

Thanks for the info, I’ll do some extra research and find out what to cop. Thanks again @amber oracle @ripe frost

[amber oracle]

best of luck in your quest :) @mighty egret

[mighty egret]

🙏🏼

[ripe frost]

👍

[little crater]

I'm not a huge fan of the physical shape of DSA, but the key legends are gorgeous

[young crown]

is it just me or do all of those keys look the samd

same

[graceful jetty]

What are key legends?

[little crater]

The actual print on the keycap

[graceful jetty]

Ah, I guessed right. Thanks lol.

[calm cobalt]

so I just found out something interesting with my keyboard

using the fn key and the number keys I can change how the backlights work

[graceful jetty]

Cool!

I found something similar on my g skill one to change the backlight intensity, using Fn and the up/down arrows.

[calm cobalt]

I did it by accident while playing minecraft

[wanton wagon]

@calm cobalt is it corsair?

[calm cobalt]

no some off brand chinese

almost all of my peripherals are off brand due to cost

my mouse if from Havik aka Magic Eagle

back of my keyboard

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Keyboard-Membrane-Mechanical-Removable-mice-Black/dp/B07MZ41HP5

this is pretty much it, just a bit different and w/o the mouse/mousepad combo

@wanton wagon

@graceful jetty

[wanton wagon]

Nice

[calm cobalt]

I also just have to do f3 instead of the fn+f# combo while in a game

that's cool

computer, your built in keyboard has been replaced lol

[graceful jetty]

pingeth

That's pretty cool.

[mighty egret]

Hello, i just lowered my mouse dpi from 650 to 600, is there a way to get the exact same sens in a game on that new dpi (600) ? On 650 dpi, my sens was H:29 V:33 ADS:38 (FPS game, rainbow six) what would be equivalent on 600 dpi ? Please @ me if you can help ty! Is there a way to calculate the new sens ?

[little crater]

idk

but theres no reason to decrease the dpi

if you want the same sens, just leave it

[mighty egret]

I changed my mouse and the new one doesn’t support 650dpi

@little crater

[little crater]

oof

[mighty egret]

That’s why I wanted to know if there was some way to adjust

[little crater]

tbh, i went through the same thing, but youll get used to the new sens rather quick

as long as its close enough

just bump up the sens across the board a bit

test

repeat

[mighty egret]

Alright, I guess I’ll do that

[little crater]

any minimal changes will be fine

i play r6

i changed mice

i came out fine lmao

[mighty egret]

It’s unfortunate because I had found my perfect sens not too long ago on the old mouse

Ok I’ll just try to adapt

[zenith burrow]

what are some good budget mice for under $50

[mighty egret]

DeathAdder Elite / Logitech G502 for mid-big hands

Some Zowies

After all it’s personal preference @zenith burrow

[graceful jetty]

I use a mouse labeled "HORNET BG-MOD09". I'm positive it was quite cheap, but I can't find a price listed anywhere online.

[olive crest]

a real good mouse is

mm710

model o

model o-

light weight mice dont seem that important at firs

but

it makes a big difference

[grizzled flint]

I don't personally like buying a mouse that I couldnt at least put in my hand, and preferably try out. I love my g502. It fits my hand and play style perfectly. I wish I could either disable the sensitivity buttons on it or have them elsewhere since I tend to accidently hit them from time to time. I have a corsair m65 that is also a good mouse, but I dont care for the shape, it would fit my hand better if it was a bit longer. I have an aorus mouse that I think I actually like the sensor tracking on it better than either of the other 2, but it has lift off issues where when I lift the mouse off the mousepad it still tracks movement a bit too far away from the pad for me and I completely cant use it for games. I use a hybrid of fingertip grip and palm grip, but mostly leave my wrist laying on the mousepad so I lift the mouse constantly while gaming.

And that was a wall of text, I apologize for that.

[zenith burrow]

Hmm ok ok sounds epic

[tight pulsar]

yeah but it a brick

it weights 3x my model o-

[amber oracle]

might be able to hear oneself think in here instead @stiff dragon

[stiff dragon]

mk

[amber oracle]

what mic is it?

and what mainboard is it?

[stiff dragon]

Snowball

[amber oracle]

so, blue yeti snowball

[stiff dragon]

ye

[amber oracle]

what mainboard?

[stiff dragon]

what’s a mainboard

[amber oracle]

your machine is it a laptop or a desktop?

[stiff dragon]

desk

[amber oracle]

did you build the machine yourself?

[stiff dragon]

mhm

[amber oracle]

that is not a sound/word that i know the meaning of.

[west hornet]

means yes lol

[stiff dragon]

yes

[amber oracle]

what did you install the cpu in?

[stiff dragon]

...my motherboard

[amber oracle]

which has another name

mainboard

so i ask again, what mainboard?

[stiff dragon]

b450 tomahawk

max

[amber oracle]

ok.

when you plug-in the snowball, does it show up as something you can select in discord?

[stiff dragon]

yup

[amber oracle]

you are win10 right?

[stiff dragon]

yup

[amber oracle]

any other usb devices plugged in currently?

aside from mouse/keyboard?

[stiff dragon]

an external drive

that’s it

[amber oracle]

hm

so just to make certain i understand your problem correctly

when you have the snowball plugged in, voices disappear?

[stiff dragon]

no i thought it was when the mic was in but they just straight up not there anymore

first time i plugged it in it must’ve changed some setting

[amber oracle]

there isnt a setting like that

because you mentioned voices being gone on random content on youtube too?

[stiff dragon]

they’re no existant everywhere

discord, netflix too

even without the mic

but everything else i can hear

[amber oracle]

okay, this might sound a bit weird, but since i dont have physical access to the machine, i need to ask a bunch of questions.

[west hornet]

I think I know what you are talking about, usually if you separate left and right channels of audio and invert one the voices disappear completely and the rest is either fine or distorted. Background music is not same in both channels so it is not cancelled out, but voices are so you can no longer hear them, This is also used for active noise cancelling. It is unusual to happen to pc headphones but it has happened to me personally once. I don't remember what i did to fix it tho

[amber oracle]

your headphones are usb or minijack?

[stiff dragon]

jack

[amber oracle]

check that the jack is all the way in

[stiff dragon]

it is

[amber oracle]

as in, physically reach over/around and check now

[stiff dragon]

i’ve checked several times

[amber oracle]

do you have the realtek drivers installed (so that it asks you when you plug in a mini-jack)?

[stiff dragon]

what’s realtek

[amber oracle]

the company that makes the soundcard that your headphones run from

also, you ARE plugged into the back of the machine right?

[stiff dragon]

don’t use a sound card

[amber oracle]

oh really

do tell me more about that

[stiff dragon]

uhh my motherboard has onboard audio...

[amber oracle]

yes, which is what is also known as a soundcard

which is made by realtek

[stiff dragon]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[west hornet]

the things that control audio on the mobo are by realtek

[amber oracle]

emoji does not help anything.

[west hornet]

and there are drivers for such device

[amber oracle]

words only please.

and i ask again. You ARE plugged into the back of the machine right?

[stiff dragon]

wait hol up there’s a jack on the back

bro wtf why does the back one work if the front ones don’t

[west hornet]

oh dang just realized my main audio device is missing 😦

[amber oracle]

because the front is a based on a cable provided by the case manufactuer

[west hornet]

there may be a connection problem in cable

[amber oracle]

it is NEVER recommended that you use the front connectors

[stiff dragon]

the front was working fine until i plugged the mic in tho

[amber oracle]

shrugs

welcome to pc hardware in a nutshell

[west hornet]

is the mic plugged into the fron usb ports?

[stiff dragon]

no

[west hornet]

ok

[amber oracle]

usb is also resistant to random hickups like that, it either works or it doesnt @west hornet

[west hornet]

pcs are weird lol. sometimes plugging something in can interfere with other stuff

[amber oracle]

its a good question thou

@stiff dragon so, am i to understand that it works now?

[west hornet]

In audio that is why we have external dac/amps

[stiff dragon]

yeah it works

but my headphones can’t reach me now

[amber oracle]

before you run off, there are 2 things i would like to have you check

[stiff dragon]

so uhh

[amber oracle]

for your own sake

[west hornet]

turn your pc around lol

[stiff dragon]

but then it uhh

looks ugly

[west hornet]

the price to pay hehe

[amber oracle]

for the cable, just get an extender

costs a couple of bucks max

[stiff dragon]

mk thanks

[amber oracle]

in the sound device overview, there is a tab called "communication"

in that one, there is an option for "turning down volume X% when there is mic activity"

disable that entirely

[stiff dragon]

ok

[amber oracle]

https://puu.sh/F8yVr/748bcbf4f9.png

this is the tab i am talking about

and this part might sound a bit weird, but IF you encounter weirdness with the snowball and discord

disable the hardware acceleration in discord as the first thing you try

[stiff dragon]

ok

[amber oracle]

that is all :)

enjoy the new mic, and remember, it pics up any noise from a silly distance

so muting the mic is a habit you have to get used to :)

unless you want to share ALL the details with everyone else

[west hornet]

you also might want to set your own threshold for the mic activity in discord settings

[amber oracle]

aye aye, that is personal preference thou :)

the other two are potential functionality blockers

[calm cobalt]

is the razor huntsman tkl good?

[wanton wagon]

Nah

None of those companies make high quality keyboards etc.

[calm cobalt]

whats a good keyboard company then

[amber oracle]

let me ask in a slightly different way. What is your keyboard budget?

[wanton wagon]

Yeah

[left hawk]

Looking for all options for analog full keyboards. Currently know of Coolermaster MK850 and Wooting Two (which isnt out yet afaik)

[little crater]

razer makes one

imma go look

https://www.razer.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-tartarus-pro

welp, this is the only one they make thats analog

i have the mecha membrane version of this, its awesome tho

regardless of the keyswitch

the huntsman is optical, but not analog

[left hawk]

Yee, dont care all to much for optical or not. Just want that analog goodness

Doesnt really seem too competitive to the Wooting Two as that is $30 more for a full keyboard

MK850 is same price as Two but is worse

[little crater]

do you need a full keyboard tho

they nice

but the numpad isnt always necessary unless you use it

i like my numpad

[left hawk]

I use my numpad a fair bit

so yee, unfortunately I now need to spend like 1.5x the cost or whatever it is

[little crater]

but the MK850 only has qwer and asdf as analog

the rest arent

the wooting is all analog

[velvet prairie]

I like my 60% KB's and light mice

[left hawk]

yeah, I know. Due to that I'd hope that MK850 would be a fraction of the cost of the Two, but it isnt

[earnest flare]

what would be a good set of headphones the ones i have now are the corsair void pro wireless

[mighty egret]

I would say what you own is a good set of gaming headphones.

[earnest flare]

ok was not sure it sounds like they are about to go out and only have had them for about a year and a half

[warm scroll]

if you want new ones, ive heard the fnatic reacts and the hyperx stingers are good, but i havent done a lot of research on them

[earnest flare]

ok cool will check them out

[warm scroll]

or the logitech g pro, but i think those cost a bit more

[earnest flare]

yeah those are alot i think i will stick with what i have for now and save up for a pair

would these be a good investment

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079JFHQMS/ref=crt_ewc_title_srh_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2C0UWEIIWVYKU

there not headphones but i want to get more fans in my tower and the rgb comes with it right now i can only have two fans running due to mobo only having two plugs for fans on it

[warm scroll]

a few of the reviews say they die after a couple of months, but there is definately a majority of 5 stars so idk

[earnest flare]

i think i may just go to the computer store we have here and see what i can find there

[calm cobalt]

I like Kotion Each G2000, not exactly your stereotypical gamer headsets, but they are rather affordable

I have the orange/black version

[earnest flare]

do they come with the headphones and the mic plug?

[hollow badge]

does Mouse Bungee improve your gameplay?

[left hawk]

@earnest flare Good set of headphones would be non gaming ones

as gaming ones are just cheap marketing ones

[cursive marsh]

I that 👀

My 80 dollar studio headphones are great

[earnest flare]

ok ty i had the corsair void pro and loved the wireless spec but it kinda sounds like its going out but not sure

[queen wadi]

@hollow badge it helped me cause I would always drag my cable and then pick it up and the cable is under my mouse, and it also makes it feel lighter than it is already

[left hawk]

@earnest flare That isnt surprising for gaming headsets. They are extremely cheap and sold for much higher then what they are worth. The only things that have "gaming" in their name and have a chance of being good are GPUs and mobos (Gigabyte Gaming OC 5700XT for example is adequate, not too bad for the price). Anything else: chairs, headsets, cables, etc, are just bad

decent office chair easily beats any gaming chair

and so on

[earnest flare]

yeah the office chair i have now is so comfortable and thats even having it after a couple years already i have a big head and just want something that has a mic attached to it to use and i like the concept that the void pro had with muting it when you flipped the mic up but also just want something that will last as well

[cursive marsh]

You could take a microphone out of an old laptop :^)

[earnest flare]

is that attached to the headphones?

[amber oracle]

@earnest flare if you are willing to do a bit of research video watching, have a look at the stuff eposvox posts on youtube

[earnest flare]

Ok ty need I appreciate the advice

[amber oracle]

he has the technical knowledge and understanding to actually talk about the stuff he does :)

[earnest flare]

ty nead i found the next headset i am getting thanks to that guy you sent me to

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Artemis-Spectrum-Wireless-Surround/dp/B0148NPJ78/ref=sr_1_1?tag=fosli-20&ie=UTF8&qid=1495042936&sr=8-1&keywords=logitech+g933

[lusty magnet]

I need a really good keyboard bugdet is 100 - 150 dollars

Ping me

[river ginkgo]

Mechanical?

[lusty magnet]

Not needed

RGB and red switch is needed

RGB has priority over all of them

I think cynosa chroma is good but people saying that razer is bad

[river ginkgo]

There is the Corsair k95 that has MX silver speed or brown and both have RGB

[lusty magnet]

Any other?

Because

I dont like corsair's keyboard layout

[earnest flare]

razer is not bad

[river ginkgo]

Ok

These all have RGB and MX red switches

[lusty magnet]

Hmm

What do you think about cynosa chroma

[amber oracle]

it is not about what "we" think

it is about what you think you will enjoy using

you are the one paying for the choices you make :)

and mouse, keyboard are both consumables

they will wear out, and they will be changed

[river ginkgo]

I like razers keyboards. But as Naed said it’s not us it’s what you think you will enjoy.

[earnest flare]

the razer chroma is less then 100 and i would suggest it to people for using but like naed says its ultimatly your choice

[river ginkgo]

I use the $35 redragon k552. It’s not amazing but it feels good enough for me. But it also could be terrible for someone else.

[amber oracle]

also, you are clearly putting a high value to the visual of it. (which is 100% okay) but the only one that knows what you like, is you

[lusty magnet]

Because all other gaming keyboards are good but I dont like hardcore gamer keyboards

[river ginkgo]

Most mechanical keyboards with RGB are going to be gaming style because that’s what they are made for/targeted at.

[lusty magnet]

Ok but

They have exaggreated designs

[amber oracle]

some of them do. some of them dont [edit: dont]

[river ginkgo]

Yes and I don’t care for that sometimes

But there are so without

[cyan basalt]

Paging @tight pulsar

[lusty magnet]

Like they have lots of good specs but design is a big minus on them

[cyan basalt]

Ducky One 2?

[amber oracle]

@cyan basalt it is more a case of the person having to figure out what they actually want

[river ginkgo]

iKBC CD87 Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Brown Switch for Windows and Mac, Tenkeyless Wired Computer Keyboards with PBT OEM Profile Keycaps for Desktop and Laptop, 87-Key, Black Color, ANSI/US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C91W3F4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_6ByqEb7N4M0TQ @lusty magnet this has no RGB but it’s cherry Mx brown

[tight pulsar]

hmmm yes what

[cyan basalt]

We need your keyboard suggestions

[tight pulsar]

what size?

[amber oracle]

@tight pulsar not quite yet, the person needs to figure out what he wants first

[cyan basalt]

RGB and red switch is needed
RGB has priority over all of them
Budget 100-150

I'm guessing full size

[amber oracle]

a guess is a silly thing to base it on

[cyan basalt]

lol

[tight pulsar]

Huntsman TE is pretty good. They asked r/mk for suggestions how to make it and it turned out nice

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/d3ijxw/hi_were_from_the_razer_peripherals_team_read/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

but gmmk said they are releasing an new version of their boards, if you can wait a bit they look promising

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/eycp1n/meta_3_years_ago_we_released_the_glorious_modular/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

[wanton wagon]

@lusty magnet cop a gmmk

You can change switches if you want

Its the first modular rgb mechanical keyboard

[tight pulsar]

micro usb, bad stabilizers, and loose switches weaken it tho

[wanton wagon]

Not if you buy the base with nothing

And get your own switches and keycaps

Reasons why gamer keyboards (Corsair, Logitech, Razer) are not a good purchase:

• Plate is airbrushed alu over low quality plastic (keystrokes feel cheap and sound pingy)
• Case is plastic or very thin alu (feels bad, scratches easily)
• Poor stabilizers on longer keys like spacebar, backspace, enter, etc. (lots of rattle, makes those keys wobbly)
• Laser ablated low quality ABS keycaps (ruin, wear, and smudge fast)
• Proprietary layout (makes finding custom keycaps to replace low quality ones difficult)

If availability is low, HyperX and Cooler Master keyboards suffer less from these issues. Steelseries keyboards at least use a standard layout so you can replace keycaps, but still suffer from the other problems, making them just a level above Corsair, Logitech, and Razer.

[tight pulsar]

base vs kitted out doesn’t change it. The switches are weakly in there, somebody put theirs upside down and switches fell out. I agree on the points, but razer had a focus on improving those. The only ones that really apply to huntsman te are the first/second, but still has good build quality. All prebuilt minus a few (leopold, varmilo, Anne pro 2) have bad stabs, including gmmk.

but the gmmk is a nice board and hotswap is nice, but I’ll admit that I don’t know much about fullsized/tkl boards, I prefer 60/65 boards but many people don’t like them for gaming

[wanton wagon]

Mhm

I think that person didnt have compatible switches

Cause I had one and it was very stable

[queen wadi]

Ducky one 2 mini also has good stock stabs

[tight pulsar]

ymmw, but usually cheaper hotswap boards don’t use the best sockets for it, making some loose

[wanton wagon]

The gmmk isnt cheap

[tight pulsar]

🤷‍♂️it’s all context

compared to my keyboard it it’s, customs get expensive fast

but some people think $20 on a keyboard is expensive, it’s a wide spectrum

[young vine]

yerp

[wanton wagon]

Totally

[cyan basalt]

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Huntsman-Opto-Mechanical-Board-Durability/dp/B07DHNZ676/

Huntsman is on sale for $90

@lusty magnet

[tight pulsar]

thats the older huntsman so it lacks a lot of features like pbt keycaps, standard modifier layout, and detachable usb cable

[quartz stream]

anyone know where i can get a white mmo mouse (similar to a razer naga button layout)? I cant seem to find any options online anywhere

trying to find a white one to match the rest of my set up

[cyan basalt]

Ahh okay, so they're probably just clearing out stock then

[lusty magnet]

Huntsman elite looks good but a bit expensive

@wanton wagon yo are true gaming keyboards doesnt have specs for nornal use

they're just for gaming

So lots of them arw poor built

I'll buy steelseries apex pro if I will have enough money for it

[wanton wagon]

Dont

[lusty magnet]

Why

[young vine]

@wanton wagon you can't tell some one not to with out giving a valid reason ... rofl

[wanton wagon]

Ok I will

@lusty magnet read what I linked earlier

At that price, building your own will be much more reasonable

You can choose any switch you want, keycaps, etc

[lusty magnet]

Building keyboard??

[wanton wagon]

Even for 40$ cheaper, get the ducky shine, full sized with rgb

Yes you can build them

[lusty magnet]

It will have lack of quality

[wanton wagon]

?

[lusty magnet]

I mean

[wanton wagon]

Wht do you mean lack of quality

[cursive marsh]

I want to build a keyboard

[lusty magnet]

Its not like factory made keyboards

[cursive marsh]

For the cleanability

[wanton wagon]

Yes

@cursive marsh gets it

[cursive marsh]

I'm using a basic Lenovo keyboard that's essentially just Thinkpad keys

Never bothered figuring out how to dismantle the keys to clean them :((

[amber oracle]

@wanton wagon there are people that you cannot get to see/understand your point. [edit: you->your]

it would appear that you have found one now

[wanton wagon]

Lol yeah

[tight pulsar]

@lusty magnet wdym any custom will have better quality than 99.9% of prebuilts

thats half the reason people build them

[graceful jetty]

okay

[amber oracle]

could you post the klipsch model you have?

[graceful jetty]

Sure. This is my current setup. I'll check the sub now.

Klipsch KSW-10

[amber oracle]

https://www.klipsch.com/products/ksw-10-subwoofer <- that?

[graceful jetty]

yup

I have a cable going in there.

[amber oracle]

which of the two subs above (in your schematic) is the klipsch?

[graceful jetty]

Left.

[amber oracle]

hm, a 2 * rca (phono) to minijack is what you need for that line-in

[graceful jetty]

I even less clue about audio than I do video.

[amber oracle]

that would plug into both the red and white (with the RCA(phono) ends)

2sec

https://www.avxperten.dk/billeder/minijack-til-phono-kabel-1-5-m-big.jpg <- a cable like that

minijack into your machine, the other two into the red/white plugs on the klipsch photo you linked

that would result in the klipsch being the amplifier for you.

from that point on, you would need to connect from the bottom 4 (in sets of 2) to each of your two speakers

does that make sense?

[graceful jetty]

sorry I just got back from some work

I don't quite understand.

[amber oracle]

which part?

[graceful jetty]

This is what my speakers look like:

Dell Zylux A525

The only input they have is that VGA-like cable.

[amber oracle]

ah, that is your current "rest of audio system"

[graceful jetty]

Yes.

They're not very good but eh they work and I got them for free.

[amber oracle]

i would strongly suggest you start looking for some actual speakers you can hook up to the klipsch

because that one, when setup, should have a real nice sound

and yes, i know, you dont have speakers etc for that now.

it is something to look for

[graceful jetty]

mhm

Yeah these have some static when turned up.

So I was planning on getting new speakers at some point.

[amber oracle]

it has been many years since i actually heard any klipsch speakers, but what i do remember is them being quite okay

and certainly above that dell set :)

[graceful jetty]

I just googled "Klipsch Speakers" and... uhh... I don't have an income.

[amber oracle]

you are "just" looking for actual unpowered speakers, which should not be impossible to find

[graceful jetty]

My channel was never monetized.

yes

That's more like a price I can pay.

[amber oracle]

you are not looking for a new set

you are looking for someone either giving away (because they are upgrading, or something like that) or selling for very cheap

[graceful jetty]

Oh so any unpowered speaker should do?

[amber oracle]

aye, ideally, you are looking for what would be called studio speakers

[graceful jetty]

I'll watch for those.

[amber oracle]

and they will have plugs like the 4 at the bottom right of the klipsch

or fairly similar, but there will only be 2 on the back of the speaker

[graceful jetty]

mhm

And I'll just have to plug the subwoofer's outputs into those.

[amber oracle]

yes

[graceful jetty]

I need specifically unpowered studio speakers, correct?

[amber oracle]

not really

[graceful jetty]

They just need to be unpowered.

[amber oracle]

aye

[graceful jetty]

okay

Okay another question.

So I've got my CRT to display video over at #old-monitors-and-tv. However the CRT does not have speakers. Where do I connect the audio cables from the GameCube?

[amber oracle]

does the dell have something marked input?

[graceful jetty]

this is the only port on it

[amber oracle]

kinda out of luck then

[graceful jetty]

Will the unpowered speakers work with that?

[amber oracle]

well, the gamecube has 2 phono cables coming out of it alongside the s-video right?

[graceful jetty]

I think so.

[amber oracle]

snap a photo of the plugs that are not being used (but coming from the gamecube

[graceful jetty]

GameCube cable splits into S-Video, and two audio cords.

[amber oracle]

aye, those are left and right audio channels

so. IF you had the klipsch setup with speakers

you could plug those two into the 2 input phono jacks

[graceful jetty]

I assumed so, tho I didn't know gc games could be stereo.

[amber oracle]

could easily just be a replicated signal

[graceful jetty]

aha

[ionic ivy]

Can anyone please recommend a good quality wired gamepad around $30 to $40 range? I have a SeelStratus XL that's wireless and I'm tired of having so many issues with bluetooth. I also do have a Logitech F310 but I want something much more comfortable.

[wintry willow]

any suggestions on a budget gaming mouse. Ergonomic design preferably.

[ionic ivy]

The Logitech G203 Prodigy is a great budget mouse but it is ambidextrous

I recently bought a SteelSeries Rival 310 and it's the most comfortable mouse I've ever used but it's $40. Well worth the money I think

[regal crag]

I recently bought the g502 and I love it Got mine from Best Buy for like 30ish dollars

[ionic ivy]

The G502 is really nice but I don't care for all the extra buttons. I have a tendency to accidently click them which can be very annoying.

[mighty egret]

G305 is a solid "budget" choice if you want to stick with wireless

[calm cobalt]

anyone have any keyboards they would use i need a new one i have a membrane keyboard so i would like cherry mx browns or romer g tactile i also would rather a wrist rest

[left hawk]

You sure you want romer g? Generally are kinda mushy

Also consider Kailh Brown or Outemu Brown

[tight pulsar]

anne pro 2 is a good board with gateron browns if you can use a 60%

[amber oracle]

romer g are also a dead-end in regards to keycaps

[tight pulsar]

yuh any mx or clone will have infinitely better support for keycaps

[calm cobalt]

well i dont have any switcs to test on i guess i could go to best buy and test the display peripherals

[tawdry ravine]

what's a good mechanical keyboard preferably silent for $100usd or less

[wanton wagon]

@tawdry ravine ducky one 2 mini with silent switches 104$

Or leopold 660m if no rgb

[tawdry ravine]

ok i want rgd with the keyboard @wanton wagon

[wanton wagon]

One 2 mini silent red @tawdry ravine

[calm cobalt]

@tawdry ravine might not be esports/pro-gaming or even major brand, but I got this and I like it

www.wish.com/share/4073jsofof

arrived in about a week, had it for almost 2 months now and it's still going strong

it's RGB and you can change the color by doing fn + any of the fn keys

[mighty egret]

Hello.

Any good FPS mice for under 50 USD ?

https://www.rocketjumpninja.com/top-mice I've been using this list but they are slightly too expensive for me. Also, I don't want a DeathAdder Elite

Glorious Model D would be a great option, but it's too pricy where I live (around 65)

By the way, I have mid-large hands. Thanks in advance for helping.

[unique bane]

Redragon

[mighty egret]

Sorry i didn’t mention it, but ‘smaller’ brands like redragon aren’t in my country, so I am searching for mice from worldwide brands like Logitech Corsair Roccat Razer HyperX.... etc

[unique bane]

smaller?

[mighty egret]

Less known

I know Redragon is big in NA, but it isn’t very famous worldwide (yet)

Where I live they don’t sell any Redragon peripherals

[unique bane]

Really cause their support page shows a large amount of countries

You should check your local PC shops as well

[mighty egret]

That’s what I check first 🙂 I’m buying offline btw

[stark roost]

anyone want some rubber tai hao Keycaps

Oops

Nvmd

Forgot I can’t sell on this channel

[west hornet]

That’s right 👍

[tight pulsar]

id check r/mechmarket for selling/buying

[weary smelt]

Can anyone help me figure what this is for? My dad had this sitting in a closet for forever

He said it was along the line of burning ps2 or ps3 games

[west hornet]

It’s a dvd rom drive @weary smelt

It reads dvds

But it is read only I believe so no burning ps2 or ps3 games

[weary smelt]

Not even onto another DVD drive?

That's awfully lame. He must have gotten it mixed up with a different one

[wanton wagon]

How much could I sell an original ibm model m for? I found an old one in my basement that my dad used

[tight pulsar]

depends on the condition

if its decent i'd say 50-150, if its great condition maybe 100-200

[merry sundial]

Older DVD rw 16x + drives have a nice ~150mw red laser in them, later drives made it difficult to harvest.

[calm cobalt]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRI8YFN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_AeOsEbMJDWD42

?

[young vine]

That's actually pretty cool

that'd work well in this super small SFF pc I got.

[calm cobalt]

@young vine

they had something similar but it transfers an m.2 to Sata and it's in the form of a sata drive. so theoretically, you can buy both and have a m.2 slot where your CD-ROM would be

[ruby mica]

I think this is the right place for this

Okay I'm still stuck on this, my 3 fans have a 4-pin 12VRGB connector, but my motherboard has a 5-pin 12VRGBW connector. The motherboard manual says you should be able to get a 4-pin into a 5-pin but it's not working. Can anyone help?

[west hornet]

Make sure you have the right connectors plugged in

Like it’s not upside down or left the wrong pin free

[sudden meteor]

Ok I'm doing a research on a wireless with Bluetooth pci-e card, and see which work best for gaming since it use Bluetooth for wireless controller. So what about the latest wifi standard? (802.11AX)

[west hornet]

I mean Bluetooth isn’t really for gaming, it has very high latency for gaming

[daring zenith]

Wifi would be better than bluetooth.

[west hornet]

Usb would be faster

[amber oracle]

@sudden meteor look at the custom implementations that the different console manufacturers have used over the years.

it should be possible to find some of the research papers that floated around in the Wii era [edit: papers]

[sudden meteor]

Right. Consoles use Bluetooth controller so how is it different if it have a high latency?

Ohh

Allright I will look up then

[amber oracle]

some of them, on the surface use BT, but implemented in "interesting" ways

mind, i have not really looked into this in years

[ruby mica]

@west hornet Yes I'm plugging it in the right way the arrow onto the 12V pin like my mobo manual says

[amber oracle]

yes @jovial scaffold ?

[jovial scaffold]

What's up @amber oracle

[amber oracle]

just saw you starting to type here :)

[jovial scaffold]

Lol I tapped someone's pfp on accident and it put their name in

[amber oracle]

ah :)

[jovial scaffold]

I just like reading other people's issues and solutions. I'm hear to learn :p

[amber oracle]

fair enough :)

[fluid hull]

Quick question

I bought the G903 mouse after reading quite a bit of good about it

It’s in my collection while I collect everything I need for my pc cause I got it on sale

But next thing is a keyboard

[young crown]

i have a g900, very similar

[fluid hull]

What are some very good recommendations? I want something responsive that works well with fps games I wanna get back into competitive

[amber oracle]

anything really

[fluid hull]

But I will be streaming a lot so I don’t want extremely loud clicks 😁

[amber oracle]

so, mech board then (based on your comment)

[fluid hull]

What’s a good one would you say

[amber oracle]

the clicks being loud depends a lot on where you place your mic too

[young crown]

i love the look of this keyboard, but its also very expensivehttps://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/gaming-keyboards/g815-low-profile-rgb-mechanical-gaming-keyboard.html

i like the low profile keycaps

and the macros

and the dedicated media keys

[fluid hull]

Ouuuf

Yup it’s beautiful but 260$ for a keyboard 💀

[amber oracle]

just be aware that those keycaps are a dead-end

[young crown]

o

[amber oracle]

they are not compatible with cherry-mx switches

[fluid hull]

#Canada

[young crown]

rip

[fluid hull]

@amber oracle I don’t know much about switches etc I’m just getting back into all this pc stuff😂

[amber oracle]

aye, i just mention it :)

[fluid hull]

Logitech G413 Wired Gaming Mechanical Keyboard 104 Keys Monochrome Backlit USB Interface For Professional Gamers- Carbon https://www.newegg.ca/product/9SIAJYJ9026780?m_ver=1

How is this it seems like it’s an expensive one on half price

Or is it just a scam was that sells it for original price by showing original as higher😂

[warm plaza]

you can get a used G413 for like 45$ on amazon

it's how i got mine

[lone trellis]

Need a new compact keyboard for gaming

Any1 know if the Anne Pro 2 is good? Saw some reviews about it

I use blue switches

[marble agate]

Hey guys looking for some help. I hotspot internet to my pc and my hotspot device is showing 80-90 MB/s and the pc is only showing 28-40 MB/s. Anything I can do to increase this?

[lone trellis]

Tethering?

[dire olive]

Which would you pick out of these two? https://store.hp.com/us/en/ConfigureView?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&catEntryId=3074457345619248321&urlLangId=&quantity=1&source=aw&subacctid=489725&subacctname=RevLifter+SoftClick&adcampaigngroup=139111&awc=7168_1582036547_e3d7182dd9480c22d8c94fa5f0e3f1f5&jumpid=af_gen_nc_ns&utm_medium=af&utm_source=aw&utm_campaign=RevLifter+SoftClick
or
https://www.microcenter.com/product/606146/asus-tuf-fx505du-mb53-156-gaming-laptop-computer---black
Micro Center
ASUS TUF FX505DU-MB53 15.6" Gaming - Micro Center

first one is actually $874
so $125 in difference
much difference in performance between the pair?

[wanton wagon]

We've said this, second one

[dire olive]

The ASUS?

[wanton wagon]

Yes

[dire olive]

I thought the i7 was better than the AMD ryzen 5 thats the only reason i ask

[wanton wagon]

@dire olive no sait

First is better

Wrong order

[dire olive]

would you say better by a long way or close?

[wanton wagon]

Long way

The cpu is 33% better on the first

[cyan basalt]

@quartz stream it's not white, but it's on sale:

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Gaming-Backlit-Programmable-Buttons/dp/B0086UK7IQ?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_D_6ee0de6a_63&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[dire olive]

Okay Thank you

[wanton wagon]

Reasons why gamer keyboards (Corsair, Logitech, Razer) are not a good purchase:

• Plate is airbrushed alu over low quality plastic (keystrokes feel cheap and sound pingy)
• Case is plastic or very thin alu (feels bad, scratches easily)
• Poor stabilizers on longer keys like spacebar, backspace, enter, etc. (lots of rattle, makes those keys wobbly)
• Laser ablated low quality ABS keycaps (ruin, wear, and smudge fast)
• Proprietary layout (makes finding custom keycaps to replace low quality ones difficult)

If availability is low, HyperX and Cooler Master keyboards suffer less from these issues. Steelseries keyboards at least use a standard layout so you can replace keycaps, but still suffer from the other problems, making them just a level above Corsair, Logitech, and Razer.

From a keyboard nerd discord @daring zenith

[daring zenith]

Some sources would be nice

[wanton wagon]

Literally everyone but ok..m one sec

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://amp.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8g4wsd/why_does_this_community_hate_corsair_keyboards/&ved=2ahUKEwiT5JLb99vnAhW66uAKHcVVDj0QFjAAegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw3SpEF7nvPV-U2jCSpc-r2E&ampcf=1

Old ik

[daring zenith]

Only thing I interested in are the stabilizers tbh

Annnd that says nothing about stabilizers

[wanton wagon]

Just build your own thats the best way

[daring zenith]

But when I can't have all the options available on a GMMK I would take a Corsair k70

[wanton wagon]

Why? The gmmk is (imo) better right away but at least you can change switches later if you want

[daring zenith]

What do I get from it that I can't get from Corsair right out of box

[wanton wagon]

The ability to change switches, aluminum chassis and keycaps, standard key layout so you can change keycaps, a non-dust magnet

[daring zenith]

All of that is long term

I mean right out of box

First day of using let's say

[wanton wagon]

Well first, what do you get from corsair?

[daring zenith]

Mx brown keys.

[wanton wagon]

https://amp.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/3s5jxf/review_comparing_cherry_switches_against_gateron/

Mx isnt the best you know

It all depends on the person

[daring zenith]

Mhm

And Blues are way to loud

I compared gateron browns and mx browns a while back

Actuation point will really throw me off

[tight pulsar]

Go keycult or home

[wanton wagon]

I like that

Keycult

[daring zenith]

I'd like to go home

[wanton wagon]

Haha admit defeat

Do it

[daring zenith]

Nah man

I'm going Corsair

I was considering GMMK but no mx brown I'm just not gonna bother

[wanton wagon]

You can still get brown. Read the website, it says its compatible

[daring zenith]

agh but why no first party mx brown switches?

[wanton wagon]

You can buy directly from cherry if you want, kbdfans is totally reliable

[tight pulsar]

Cherry switches suck imho

[wanton wagon]

Same

Except blacks❤

I loooooove blacks

But they are soooo expensive

[tight pulsar]

Vints? Cause retooled are pretty cheap

[wanton wagon]

Yes

[tight pulsar]

oh nice

probably gonna get mauve/alpacas and put 3204 + 70g tx springs in them

[wanton wagon]

Nice

I gotta lube my switches so they quiet

Hard to use at night when they sound like CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICKITY CLICK CLACK

[tight pulsar]

lol yeah

[wraith frigate]

LF> gaming chair recommendations ~100-150 ish USD

[left hawk]

a good office chair can easily beat out any gaming chair

[daring zenith]

I need a good office chair

The wooden chair has lasted too long

[unique tusk]

Any opinions on best mouse keyboard and headset for around $50 each? Had a deathadder mouse, redragon mechanical keyboard, and xo one headset before and liked all of them. Headset just hurt ears after a while

[fluid hull]

Thoughts on steelseries apex pro / apex pro tkl keyboards?

[unique tusk]

Not worth it unless you actually need the actuation adjuster

[fluid hull]

How is the g pro or the g910 Orion

[wanton wagon]

@fluid hull both are bad

Go up a bit I said why

[daring zenith]

Going up it's about keyboard stuff xD

@fluid hull G pro is very nice.

[west hornet]

A friend of mine really likes his g pro

[daring zenith]

I have a g pro too

It feels good in my hand, but if your hand is a different shape or size, it could feel different.

[mighty egret]

I think they’re taking about the G Pro keyboard @daring zenith

[daring zenith]

I was assuming they wanted a keyboard and mouse setup lol

[mighty egret]

Well both G Pro items are great ✅ 👍🏼

[fluid hull]

I meant the keyboards

[thorny aspen]

https://www.amazon.com/Rotating-Office-Thicken-Designer-Leather/dp/B0841FF843?ref_=Oct_CANReleaseC_3733721_2&pf_rd_r=ZW1QM9ZT996W20Q05VGH&pf_rd_p=09c7518f-8d92-5c1c-a233-226156eff0cb&pf_rd_s=mobile-hybrid-10&pf_rd_t=30901&pf_rd_i=3733721&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER here’s a good chair

How’s it cheap tho

[wanton wagon]

Wtf!

1.79$?!?!??!

[daring zenith]

+9.99 shipping

[left hawk]

Wow they're really going ham for that info

[daring zenith]

Screw it

I might go with gateron browns

Ima prob get a GMMK TKL with gateron brown

[daring zenith]

Are there any "good enough" headsets with headphones and mic?

don't tear me to bits plz

[cyan basalt]

I had the HyperX Cloud Core, which were decent but sometimes it would randomly start echoing my in-game sound into the mic.

Even with closed pads

Astro A40 are nice, I think they revamped them last year, but they're pricey

I just recently bought an XLR mic and mixer, and it's 1000x better than any built-in headset

[wanton wagon]

@daring zenith you dont need to buy the prebuilt gmmk

[daring zenith]

I have a cosair hs60 rn, I'd like to know how much gain I could gain from a new headset

I will def get a new keyboard soon enough

[wanton wagon]

@daring zenith No im saying you should buy the gmmk

[daring zenith]

what

[wanton wagon]

But get the switches you want

[daring zenith]

I don't know my way around keyboards but

[wanton wagon]

No, this is a super easy thing to do

Search up gmmk build tutorial

Ok they are all bad

You just put the switches in, and then keycaps on

@daring zenith

[cyan basalt]

I bought a used schiit stack (magni/modi 2) and using the ATH-AD700x (which is probably overkill for the heaset, but I have some decent headphones for non-gaming use)

And an xm8500 mic and UM2 mixer (as cheap as you can go with XLR stuff)

If you do decide to go with an external mic vs a headset, make sure you figure out if you need a dynamic or cardioid microphone.

Do you feel like you can't get your volume high enough?

[daring zenith]

No, I have it at a good volume and I don't have it maxed out

[wanton wagon]

@daring zenith what switches you want

I will send every link to buy

[daring zenith]

gateron browns

If its cheaper to only get enough for TKL that'd be nice

[wanton wagon]

Are you certain? You can get any type of switch

[daring zenith]

Also some black qwerty keycaps would be nice

[wanton wagon]

Or at least kailh,gateron,or cherry

[daring zenith]

yea I'm pretty sure

I've given up on tryna get smth close to what I have now

if I need to get used to it, I'll get used to it

[wanton wagon]

No.

Dont compromise, what switch is ideal

@daring zenith

If you could get any

And max budget for the whole thing

?

[daring zenith]

idc budget

I told you idk switches

[wanton wagon]

Ok, what is it used for and what switches have you had before

[daring zenith]

like I actually dont really care other than it's clicky and not as loud

I play a lot of games

[wanton wagon]

Ok, clicky and not loud

Have you tried linear? @daring zenith

Because clicky is generally foe typists

[daring zenith]

I do like typing too

@wanton wagon I like having the click

[wanton wagon]

Clicky or tactile

Because clicky cant really be quiet

[daring zenith]

Browns can't be quiet?

[wanton wagon]

Not super quiet

The quietest are black or silent reds

[daring zenith]

I'm fine with some sound, I have rn Outemu blues

its loud enough to be heard from the other side of a wall

[wanton wagon]

Ok

So cherry browns would be fine

[daring zenith]

like when my room door is open, it can be heard from the kitchen

too loud

but I really like the click

[wanton wagon]

Do u prefer tenkeyless or full

[daring zenith]

tkl

[wanton wagon]

Ok

Ill dm links to all products

Done @daring zenith

[daring zenith]

why aura caps

meh whatever its 3$

[wanton wagon]

Or just normal

Better rgb lol

Get cherry browns or blues @daring zenith, they are the same but quieter

And a bit different feel

Search up sound test for all before

@daring zenith

[daring zenith]

@wanton wagon might just go for cherry bc I like that brown sound better

[wanton wagon]

Up to u

[wanton wagon]

I guess this goes here..... some wifi cards say "1300 mbps" im assuming thats bs?