#peripherals-and-displays

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sharp kindle
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no

daring zenith
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gk61 rk61 those stuff

sharp kindle
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rk61 is bad

calm cobalt
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Oh ok

sharp kindle
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gk61 is meh

daring zenith
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yeye but cad pricing

sharp kindle
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ah

daring zenith
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gk61 might be optical hotswap only

sharp kindle
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oof

daring zenith
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but 110cad is like 80usd

calm cobalt
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Is mz60 good but mech switches ded rn

sharp kindle
calm cobalt
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No such thing

sharp kindle
calm cobalt
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Kk

sharp kindle
daring zenith
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mz60 looks to be optical hotswap only

calm cobalt
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It was mechanical but not anymore

sharp kindle
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was such a good deal too Pepepains

vague tusk
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What is the best mouse

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Under 70

daring zenith
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what grip

rigid valve
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And what hand size

vague tusk
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Idk my hand size

rigid valve
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Ok

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What grip

vague tusk
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Plam

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Palm*

rigid valve
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Also 70 in what currency

vague tusk
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US

rigid valve
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Ok

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Well you have a couple options

vague tusk
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??

rigid valve
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Razer Deathadder V2 is a great ergonomic mouse for palm
Logitech G305 is nice for buttons
Idk if it’s great for palm but the Razer Viper Mini is amazing in general

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Other people probably have more recommendations and different ideas so I’d wait for those as well

vague tusk
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It model o good

timber ridge
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ec1 is a good pick also

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xtrfy m4 too

sharp kindle
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Pwnage ultra custom

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SS aerox 3 wireless sans qc and horrible build quality

gilded trellis
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Any good mics for less than $150

timber ridge
sharp kindle
timber ridge
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yup

wanton burrow
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so.....

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all akko cs were pole bottom out switches

calm cobalt
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What’s good 60% hptswap board budget 110 cad

wanton burrow
calm cobalt
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Not in Canada

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There is only k6 and lower

timber ridge
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k12 is in preorder phase im p sure

calm cobalt
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Oh

wanton burrow
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exceeded the quota tho kekw

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akko ocean blues with halo true stem?

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seems nice since it'd be holy water

spring sluice
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I'm willing to do a mic test for you in a voice call, but I recommend that you have great headphones because you won't be able to 100% experience the true and amazing quality of it

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Or I'll even link you to some of my twitch clips of me using the mic.

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It's a cardioid mic, so it doesn't pick up background sounds as much and if they do, they're super quiet when they're far away (unlike the blue yeti, YUCK!) and the mic is also very good in dispersing popping noises when you're pronouncing s words or p words. I even use the mic without the wind disperser!! It's that great

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Please dm me if you'd like an audio test or would like a clip sent to you or any additional information

wanton burrow
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should i pay $2.5 for 2 pieces of drop holy pandas?

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just for my braindead meme frankenswitch idea

wanton burrow
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$30 bakeneko60 shipping ssadge

queen sigil
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I would ask ghosty about mics

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but id look into maybe slmething like the elgato wave 3

wanton burrow
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saw some $30 mic on shopee PogU

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but can't fit it on the budget unless i go bakeneko lol

queen sigil
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bakaneko case seems pretty bad

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cast aluminum is a yikes

wanton burrow
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hmmmmm

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the opening was an ez sold out so let's see if it's some gummyworm oring tofu or a decent one

wanton burrow
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def gonna be called one if it's rly bad

sharp kindle
wanton burrow
sharp kindle
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i feel you

wanton burrow
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$130 + $30 shipping ssadge
$159 + $1 shipping PogU

sharp kindle
wanton burrow
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so ig if i get ocean blues i should get the gmmk pro

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if linear, bakeneko

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will go linear if need to reduce funds kekw

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not sure if tactiles and soft board will feel nice

brisk parcel
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I’m home from work in about 6 hours I’ll send you a friend request

spring sluice
brisk parcel
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And the bundle sounds like a good idea, I already have a boom arm but idk if it’s compatible

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And hell yeah man sounds awesome

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So it’s a cardioid mic, not a dynamic or condenser? What’s the difference for a cardioid?

spring sluice
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Cardioid makes closer sounds sound close and farther sounds sound far away. Cardioid are better for studios and dynamics are better for louder sounds. If you're yelling a lot,, don't get a cardioid. It's good for talking close and sounding crispy clear when you're normally talking

brisk parcel
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Gotcha, I don’t yell a lot so we should be fine 😂

spring sluice
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A condenser is a type of microphone, and a cardioid is a directional aspect of a mic, so you can't really compare those two

brisk parcel
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By yelling you mean like REALLY screaming right?

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And ah gotcha gotcha

spring sluice
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Something like that yea

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Dynamics are good for drums and stuff

brisk parcel
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I’m not very good with mic knowledge so thanks 🙂

spring sluice
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Cardiods are good for podcasts

brisk parcel
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My buddies complain about my background noise a lot because my family is loud so

spring sluice
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Yeah, cardioid will be good for you then

brisk parcel
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I have a condenser now so if this will help with that then I’m sold 😂

spring sluice
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Compared to a blue yeti, the ATR2100x is super great

brisk parcel
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Perfect

spring sluice
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Blue yeti picks up every single keyboard click, the door closing from 10 feet away, the birds chirping outside, literally everything

brisk parcel
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I use a fifine T669 which I do love but it’s a condenser and I have a loud background

spring sluice
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Ah I see

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Loud background pretty annoying sometimes haha

brisk parcel
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I agree lmao

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My headphones are also open back so they hear their voices sometimes

west hornet
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Dynamic sometimes for instruments, drums, presentation or live concerts, I’ve seen some people strap em to car exhausts xD

spring sluice
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Lmaoooo

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I'll buy a dynamic just for my sexy dodge charger scatpack

west hornet
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i want sm58

spring sluice
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$388

west hornet
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yikes

craggy kettle
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you guys know any good cable extension cabels that come with 3 pcie connectors? or like a pack of them.

tight pulsar
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bakeneko is good but the coating is bad

calm cobalt
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is 72 wpm wiht 3 errors good

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i type with my index fingers lol

tight pulsar
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but if you take out everything you also get with it the case is $70-80ish so not really a big issue for the price

timber ridge
queen sigil
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well ghosty a mod

solar nebula
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KEYBOARD

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NEED

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GIGVE

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KEYBOARD

tight pulsar
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no

torpid adder
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Anyone knows a way to find out how to choose an APC ? 1500VA 900W vs 700VA 400W

gloomy berry
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How many watts is your power supply?

torpid adder
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my gaming is 750 my other computer is 450, i have a network switch and a 4 NAS synology

gloomy berry
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It needs to match the power supply of your PC

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They aren't just battery backups but active power conditioners

torpid adder
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oh I see

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1200W then

gloomy berry
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If your PC's try and draw more power than it can provide, it will harm either the power supply or the UPs

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If you want all of that on there, to be safe, yes

torpid adder
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150W for the synology and the other devices like 50W

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gotcha

gloomy berry
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Yeah, i doubt you'll be pulling the full 750W or 450W from the PC for example so as close as you can get

torpid adder
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im ok with NOT putting the 450W since I rarely use it now

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it's mostly turned off

gloomy berry
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In which case, 900W woul dbe fine then

torpid adder
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so 900W will be my minimum

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ok any recommended brand?

gloomy berry
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Cyberpower or APC

torpid adder
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ok thank you very much

gloomy berry
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Welcome

rigid valve
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On that topic, opinions on Gateron Inky Blacks and similarly smooth switches for the price?

daring zenith
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I believe gat yellows was the other nice linear switch

rigid valve
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Yea

timber ridge
queen sigil
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gat inks are end game sound but not feel imo

timber ridge
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durock poms sound p similar

queen sigil
timber ridge
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im taking ktt switches over gat yellows for my lite build

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still looking for an amazon kit hto

queen sigil
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like amazon keycaps

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or what

timber ridge
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yea lol

queen sigil
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why not aliexpress

timber ridge
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i looked into it a bit and they offer p much the same selection but ali has more clone kits

queen sigil
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or just get like EPBT

timber ridge
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i might go epbt route

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tryna make this a super budget build tho

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ima try some superlube for springs

tight pulsar
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go the korean route and use lsd oil

queen sigil
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what

tight pulsar
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that's what older korean builders did

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also do you guys know who gon is

timber ridge
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ik ppl use to use knife oil lol

swift lantern
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My m1070 await me at home

timber ridge
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what is that?

eager burrow
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quietest key switches?

queen sigil
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idk like gazzew bubblegum?

thick tartan
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i feel like thats up for open debate but if u want quiet switches you want to avoid tactile o:

rigid valve
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To truly go for quiet quiet you need modding

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Lube will help 100x

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Film eh

thick tartan
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^

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both are correct

rigid valve
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at what size does the primary key spacing change

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so like letters numbers shift enter backspace

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actually thats a stupoid question sorry

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ok different question

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whats the best tkl housing on budget

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housing meaning like board and pcb

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hotswap

timber ridge
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c1

rigid valve
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ok

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c1 is kind of a god tier keeb isnt it

timber ridge
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for its price

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god tier tkl would be like a tgr jane v2 or something

rigid valve
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ok well yeah

maiden current
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i have razer green switches and theyre really wobbly. How do i make them less wobbly

thick tartan
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depends

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it can be the spring

timber ridge
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get a new kb lol is the easiest way

thick tartan
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or it can be adding film to the key

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if ur talking about stem wobble*

timber ridge
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hes gonna have to desolder, film, then resolder for a razer kb

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i dont think its worth it

thick tartan
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OH

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yea not worth

rigid valve
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uh yeah so like

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a tkl build with gat yellows would be like 150-200 right

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assuming budget stuff but not crap

timber ridge
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if you do a build with a c1, budget caps and yellows then it should be like 150

rigid valve
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ok

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thats nice

timber ridge
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yup

queen sigil
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lol what is this

rigid valve
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it looks vaguely like exploded 65% from the pinned guide

timber ridge
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cursed

queen sigil
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keychron makes switches now

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lol

rigid valve
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22 cents per switch is pretty darn good

thick tartan
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Akko CS Switches

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are pretty good budget switches btw if u wanna take a look at them

rigid valve
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true

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i saw

thick tartan
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logitech g600 maybe?

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i havent used one in quite awhile so idk if thts ur fancy or what your looking for

timber ridge
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aev got a newer naga and shes happy with it

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not sure tbh

thick tartan
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you could also check between logitech and corsair

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you could check other names but im not familiar with others other than logitec

wise token
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good read on otd history and good pics of somebody flexing probably $30-40k worth of keyboards

wanton burrow
sharp kindle
wanton burrow
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yea that's what i thought

lusty beacon
wanton burrow
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if y'all want some cheap but decent enough quality bow set that's not a clone (this on is some full white epbt kuro/shiro clone but some keys are different which seperates them quite a bit

sharp kindle
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whoops

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i didnt send that

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nobody saw anything

wanton burrow
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man i was reading the meme

lusty beacon
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ngl i kinda wanna build an alice

wanton burrow
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how much was an average alice kit again?

queen sigil
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sus

wanton burrow
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sus lmao many ppl already had it kekw

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actually from the reviews they're quite decent

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saw someone having a bad batch tho

wanton burrow
# queen sigil

and that's like literally the regular format of ali link embeds lol

sharp kindle
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and kbdfans maja which is a step above both of those

wanton burrow
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yea ymdk wings seems nice

lusty beacon
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rigid valve
timber ridge
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there was another alice board for like 200 i think

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but the gb prob ended

wanton burrow
lone night
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can y’all recommend any low profile full sized keyboards pls, i’m considering getting the logitech G915 linear but it’s so damn expensive

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i’m also considering getting the keychron K1

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but i’m getting mixed reviews from it so :/

timber ridge
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id jus go with keychron

swift lantern
wanton burrow
thick tartan
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full sized keyboards

wanton burrow
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full size seems nice if it's something like a wide sleeper board

rigid valve
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how many keebs do yall have

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hipyo apparently has like 20 lol

daring zenith
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Leyo prob has like 10

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Well, nachos prob 10 too

rigid valve
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ok

lone night
lone night
lone night
west hornet
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あw12

rigid valve
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is there like a way to take a case

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and take out the solder pcb

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and put in a hotswap pcb

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or something

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idk how it works

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but like

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take a prebuilt soldered keeb

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and take the case since the case is nice

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and make it hotswappable so i can put whatever switches i want

daring zenith
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uh

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why

rigid valve
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uh

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the case is nice

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idk

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its full alu

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feels good

daring zenith
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You sure it's full alu?

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And also, can you check if you could even take it apart?

rigid valve
rigid valve
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but ill try

daring zenith
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The thing is, ofc you can take the current pcb and plate out, and you can get new pcb and plates, but the mounting is likely wack as heck, and the usb port used to plug in the keeb might not work

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rigid valve
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so basically what you're saying is
yes i could but i might wreck the keeb as well

daring zenith
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that's what I believe

rigid valve
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ok

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actually that hotswap pcb looks cool

daring zenith
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Because you'll be buying ever part of a keyboard except for the case

rigid valve
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might bookmark it

daring zenith
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might as well buy a different case

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@rigid valve I just went on kbdfans, and clicked on the first hotswap pcb I saw lol

rigid valve
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lol

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it has leds

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so cool

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anyways ill see how to justify a custom keeb buy

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thx

daring zenith
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yeye

wanton burrow
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@rigid valve u want great value 60% that's also hotswap and comes with good stabs and comes with bag?

rigid valve
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uhh 60 is too small for me

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im more like 65 75 guy

wanton burrow
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ah ic

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gmmk pro decent 'budget' 75%. or id80v2 if u want stiff plates

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or kbd67 lite r2 extras on may 30th

rigid valve
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ok

rigid valve
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does anyone here have C3 tangerines and how are they

tight pulsar
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not great

rigid valve
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what about them is not great

tight pulsar
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they’re higher pitched not in a good way

rigid valve
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ok

tight pulsar
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also a bunch just had mold issues

rigid valve
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ok

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thx

tight pulsar
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pseudo cloak
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is anyone in here familiar with corsair RGB and commander pro?

queen sigil
opal grove
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Thank you so much man

vague tusk
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Is gk 61 good

timber ridge
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besides the southfacing leds and rattly stabs, its p good for the price

daring zenith
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gk61 optical hotswap only afaik

halcyon zealot
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guys quick question

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is the Shure SM7B the best mic out there for Gaming/streaming/podcast?

daring zenith
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@west hornet mic help time?

halcyon zealot
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oh hello @daring zenith

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how are you?

daring zenith
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hi there, good, how are you?

halcyon zealot
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im pretty good thanks for asking

daring zenith
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:)

timber ridge
timber ridge
halcyon zealot
# timber ridge not the best, but super popular

but everytime when i type best streaming mic, SM7B comes up, i know that this is not the way to know whats the best mic, but i heard its pretty great, also heard that Michael Jackson used that mic or idk

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and rappers

queen sigil
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I mean there are always mics worth thosands of dollars used in studios

halcyon zealot
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but im talking about one for gaming/streaming/podcast

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and one that gives me that good good good deep voice you know what i mean

timber ridge
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any mic over 100usd should be able to do that

halcyon zealot
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ik

halcyon zealot
halcyon zealot
queen sigil
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Doesn't mean it's the best

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it's just good

timber ridge
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im not quite sure bc i never really looked into high end mics

halcyon zealot
timber ridge
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but if you want the best mic and willing to spend a lot, might aswell do some research

halcyon zealot
queen sigil
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top 10 youtube videos are hardly ever by experts of the subject

halcyon zealot
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ive researched alot on the SM7B, but im just unsure if its the one yet

timber ridge
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sm7b is def a good pick

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but im p sure there is better

halcyon zealot
timber ridge
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probably

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i havent looked into mics int hat price range so i cant confirm

halcyon zealot
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alright, thank you tho

timber ridge
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and i wouldnt base it off what streamers got

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most of the time streamers dont even know what they have

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its jus what they get from sponsors etc

rugged lion
halcyon zealot
west hornet
halcyon zealot
halcyon zealot
west hornet
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The sm7b is a notoriously quiet mic that not all preamps can drive, it is also highly dependent on how far you are from the mic. You can look up reviews, some reviewers test interfaces with the sm7b even to test how loud it can go

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Focusrites interfaces are great

timber ridge
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doesnt it pick up noise floor p easily too

west hornet
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I cant remember if it picks up a lot of noise from stands and such. But it doesnt pick up too much room noise, although that depends on the gain as well

halcyon zealot
west hornet
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If you plan on getting the mic and you already have the focusrite id say try it out to see if the gain is loud enough and if not get a cloudlifter/fethead as mic activators are very expensive

halcyon zealot
west hornet
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Can vary on interface, for ex i do believe the motu m2 can drive it to decent volume at 100% gain, keeping in mind for dynamic mics in general you should be pretty close to the capsule

halcyon zealot
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welp ik guess i gotta do my research

halcyon zealot
west hornet
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Trying to find headphones to buy or troubleshooting?

west hornet
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sure wat ya looking for, budget, do you know if you want closed back or open back, do you prefer bass, mids or treble

tight pulsar
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ur40

halcyon zealot
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whats mids or treble?

timber ridge
daring zenith
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ur40 with meizu dong is what I'm using right now xD

west hornet
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the mid frequencies (something the hd6xx is known for), treble frequencies are the upper range that can give a bit of sparkle

daring zenith
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it's all preference

west hornet
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it is highly personal preference, personally I like mids, some people like bass, and some like treble

halcyon zealot
daring zenith
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this may or may not be useful

west hornet
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what was the budget you were looking at

halcyon zealot
daring zenith
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Well, what's your budget?

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it might be easier to just start off with something decent, and once you can hear it, you may be able to choose what sounds better for you

tight pulsar
timber ridge
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POV: you watch one setup wars

tight pulsar
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oh yeah mr1 posted something too

daring zenith
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yea thats probably going to be a better image

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the one I posted is too chaotic

tight pulsar
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i was trying to find one similar to yours

daring zenith
west hornet
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budget first, but as i said the frequency response doesn't necessarily make a headphone better, but some headphones handle things like bass or mids better than others for ex: I hate the razer krakens because they have a very overwhelming and muddy bass to my ears

halcyon zealot
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id say 100-300 dollars

daring zenith
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Do you care about other people hearing what you're hearing or no

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may be time for K371+Zen Dac >:D

halcyon zealot
daring zenith
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Yes

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That's the main difference for people who don't really know how the sound differs

halcyon zealot
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i dont really care if they hear me or not, i only care about the quality

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i heard that closed headphones have better quality but i could be wrong

daring zenith
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Well, preference again xD

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hm

timber ridge
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open back tends to have wider soundstage while close back keeps the pressure for the low ends

tight pulsar
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yeah that

halcyon zealot
tight pulsar
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theres still really good open and closed back headphones though it’s not like one is better than the other

daring zenith
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Yea

west hornet
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open headphones will typically have a more "open" feel, you can hear things around you, there is less of the "cabin pressure" feel when you hear your own voice, more of a "concert like" soundstage, closed back for ex would be like your anc wireless headphones, bose quietcomfort, beats, etc. they are closed sounds more "close" to your ear

tight pulsar
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anybody have experience with a vali here?

halcyon zealot
tight pulsar
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yeah

west hornet
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irl, and they may hear a bit of what you are hearing

timber ridge
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i may be wrong

tight pulsar
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yeah

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for that price if it wasn't it would be a steal lol

halcyon zealot
timber ridge
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i heard mix opinions about the vali

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and open back allows music to leak out perfectly

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ppl can hear everything i listen to when i use my openback cans

west hornet
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for open back I personally use the sennheiser hd6xx, other options may be the he 400i, he sundaras, 4xx perhaps.

halcyon zealot
daring zenith
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You'll want a dac too tho

tight pulsar
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i was thinking about picking up a vali when i get my asgard+modi and returning it if i like it less than the asgard

west hornet
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the only complaints i get wearing open back headphones in public is my family criticizing what music i listen to

halcyon zealot
timber ridge
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not good

halcyon zealot
timber ridge
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only 880s and 1990s

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if you must go the beyer route

west hornet
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the dt 990 pros are popular amongst some music producers, but they are very heavy in the treble frequencies which are fatiguing on manys ears

daring zenith
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afaik all beyer ones hurt ears because of the treble xD

timber ridge
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beyer sound sig is known for harsh trebles, but th e990s take it a step further

halcyon zealot
timber ridge
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on top of that it has bloated/muddy bass

west hornet
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for the 770s many people say the 80ohm 770 pros were best, but some prefer other options

timber ridge
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dt880s are basically refomed 990s

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if you want dt770s, id pick up CAL or k371/61

daring zenith
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anyways yea, K371 is nice for closed back

halcyon zealot
daring zenith
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btw, best is a lot higher than your budget

west hornet
#

hmm

rigid valve
#

Lol

daring zenith
#

and I would reserve parts of your budget to a dac

timber ridge
#

k361 is the same as 371 but the 371 has a bass boost tune basically

halcyon zealot
rigid valve
#

Imma pop in with a quick keeb question
GMMK Pro for the price point or no? 75% is as small as I’ll get btw

timber ridge
#

and an amp

daring zenith
#

dac amp combo

rigid valve
daring zenith
#

basically makes things sound nice, because onboard sound chip aren't great

timber ridge
west hornet
#

perhaps k371 for closed back. dt880, hd6xx for open back or 400i idk much about the he400i tbh

rigid valve
#

I was gonna get the pro because of the light RGB
It’s not insane but it’s there which is nice

west hornet
#

within the price range anyways

rigid valve
#

I like keebs with mild RGB so I can see in the dark

daring zenith
#

and amp is an amplifier, which does what it sounds like it does, it helps with volume for some headphones that are harder to drive

timber ridge
rigid valve
#

Imma be real for a second
I have no clue what that means
I’m assuming that my current floating-key keyboard is “low profile”

halcyon zealot
daring zenith
rigid valve
#

So mid profile is exposing less of the stem

west hornet
#

a popular starting dac/amp is the apple dongle or meizu dongle, dongle

timber ridge
daring zenith
#

focusrite?

west hornet
#

lance got any more ideas

daring zenith
#

@west hornet isn't focusrite the thing you reccomended?

west hornet
#

the headphones can be ran though the focusrite as well

daring zenith
#

Does it have a decent dac?

halcyon zealot
timber ridge
#

i wouldnt use it for a dac/amp

rigid valve
#

Ok I finally have a build mapped out

west hornet
#

i have never personally used the focusrite headphone out

daring zenith
#

does it have a dedicated dac inside or no

west hornet
#

yes

daring zenith
#

hm

#

I would get a zen dac anyways if possible

rigid valve
#

GMMK Pro
Gat Yellow Milky
Keycaps idk maybe pudding maybe not

daring zenith
#

if anything, isolation xD

rigid valve
#

Zen dac is good

#

I thought schitt made good dacs as well but idk if they fit in budget

halcyon zealot
timber ridge
#

ifi's amp/dac are nice but they are no where as transparent as topping

daring zenith
#

schiit stack too much for budget

west hornet
#

yes schiit has some nice stuff but higher budget

halcyon zealot
#

i just want a good pair of headset 😦

rigid valve
#

Ok

daring zenith
#

dac make thing sound quite a bit better imo, so I might put a higher priority on it than some

west hornet
#

you can use the headphones with the focusrite perfectly fine for the meantime

halcyon zealot
rigid valve
#

Does zen dac have mic-in

daring zenith
#

no

timber ridge
#

nope

daring zenith
#

zen doesn't

rigid valve
#

Oh

#

Hm

west hornet
#

true, but depends on person. I haven't used my pc onboard soundcard in over a year. only been using schiit stack or motu m2 output

timber ridge
#

motu m2 op

daring zenith
#

I just don't know about what dac they put in the focusrite since it's not exactly built to be a headphone dac

rigid valve
#

What kind of dac should I look for under 100usd with a mic-in

#

Or just save for a better one

daring zenith
#

I mean

#

you could go fulla

rigid valve
#

Trueeeee

daring zenith
#

but it's just quite mediocre

timber ridge
#

mic in is not too popular

daring zenith
#

I have it, it's nice in general, but yea

rigid valve
#

But mediocre is an improvement over onboard

halcyon zealot
#

so you dont recommend any other headsets? @west hornet

west hornet
#

motu m2 has a fantastic output for it being a preamp as well. only thing i will say is ive seen some increase in people with issues with motu m2, unknown or confirmed whether it is faulty, but its something to think about

timber ridge
west hornet
#

tbh i don't know a whole lot of headphones, for headsets the pc38x can also be very nice

#

lance you got ideas on headphones?

halcyon zealot
timber ridge
#

why get a headset when youre getting one of the best mics in the market

daring zenith
#

@halcyon zealot Headset means Headphones+Mic in one

#

might be mixing up terminology

halcyon zealot
#

im sorry thats not what i meant

#

my english isnt really that good

#

i meant headphones

daring zenith
#

It's okay

#

lots of people make that mistake

halcyon zealot
#

yeah.. my bad

timber ridge
#

or 599s or some

west hornet
#

there is your list vokon

timber ridge
#

but all of em have dif sound sigs

#

for the most part

rigid valve
#

Being a peripherals nerd is weird

#

PC: mediocre
Kb/m and audio: GOD TIER

daring zenith
#

lol

west hornet
#

i spent too much on peripherals

rigid valve
#

Ofc my kB/m and audio are beginner tier
But that’s besides the point

daring zenith
#

I want to spend more and more

timber ridge
west hornet
#

trying to decide rn whether i get a 650usd or 1500usd keyboard for my piano, or just get an acoustic

halcyon zealot
west hornet
#

if that counts as a peripheral lol

daring zenith
#

6xx for open k371 for closed afaik

timber ridge
tight pulsar
#

get a roland

daring zenith
#

but yea

#

they each do something slightly different

timber ridge
#

you can hit endgame there, bc there isnt another good pick til you spend a lot mroe

west hornet
#

only thing i don't like about roland is there piano synthesizer algorithm while unique it just doesn't sound right to me

daring zenith
#

lel

halcyon zealot
#

well thank you so much everyone i really appreciate it, i will also do some research ofcourse before buying any headphone's, thanks again

tight pulsar
#

roland is the only expensive brand of piano i know because of actualglacier

west hornet
#

lol

#

yamaha and kawai have very nice options too, but personally I like a warm low end in a piano which I feel kawai lacks a bit

rigid valve
#

so uh

#

whats the budget choice for tactile gang

#

because while im a proud linear gang

#

my dad is not

timber ridge
#

usually id say t1s if you dont wanna put in much work

#

feker or greentech if youre willing to

#

but i ran into some other tactiles that may be really good for the price

rigid valve
#

by put in work do you mean lubing filming etc

timber ridge
#

yea but fekers benefit from a spring swap

#

not too sure about greentech springs tho

tight pulsar
#

i can't tell if the leaf ping is just that bad or if there's also spring ping on my greetechs but if you're already opening them up i'd put sprit or tx ones in them

timber ridge
#

nachos do you know anything about v2 ktt moulds vs v1

tight pulsar
#

no ask switch collectors

timber ridge
#

oof

#

im debating if i should wait for restocks or jus get a dif color and spring swap

tight pulsar
#

which ones?

timber ridge
#

im waiting for roses to restock, but there is peaches for the same price then strawberries for a bit more

west hornet
#

xD

timber ridge
west hornet
#

lol

wanton burrow
#

i got some ppl to buy akko esp the blues kekw

rigid valve
#

.

wanton burrow
#

welp it's just $0.22/switch

#

and u can only buy it per 45pcs for only $10

#

it's not bad to have more budget options, amirite?

#

i'm prob like the other peripheral guys here (excluding i have none, not even a mice ssadge ) and just going back and forth in this channel kekw

rigid valve
#

Does the idobao id87 support RGB backlighting

#

Wait that’s a stupid question

#

Nvm

#

Ok now for a smart question

#

Actually nah I’ll just get gat yellows and some lube

timber ridge
#

id87 v2 is p nice, only downside is they still use integrated plate

wanton burrow
#

i suppose idobao board already has some rgb leds on the pcb

#

if there's none, check for 2 small copper holes

rigid valve
#

Ok now for an actual question

wanton burrow
#

that should be the place for the led to be soldered

rigid valve
#

What keycaps do y’all like
Or does it honestly not matter

#

I heard it affects sound quite a bit

#

Please don’t recommend a $75 set of keycaps

timber ridge
#

whats ur budget

rigid valve
#

Around 30
Wanna keep my build around 150 so I went with a nice $100 kit and gat yellows
That should make it around 120

timber ridge
#

30 is kinda tough spot

#

but, some hk sets, maybe kpreublic

rigid valve
#

I can push to 40ish

timber ridge
#

or ali

rigid valve
#

Maaaaybe 50

timber ridge
#

the 3 i listed all float around your budget depending on what set u go with

rigid valve
#

Ok

timber ridge
#

what kit are you going for the kb?

rigid valve
#

Well I reallllllllly want a GMMK pro cuz it just looks so cool

#

And I won’t go below 75%

timber ridge
#

there isnt much budget tkl/75%

rigid valve
#

Yeah ik

#

Sorry autocorrect

timber ridge
#

im hoping keychron drops their new board soon and its reeally good

rigid valve
#

Keychron new board?

wanton burrow
#

lemme fetch the link

rigid valve
#

Ok thx

wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

Ok

#

What’s qmk

#

Oh is it that program

#

That does like inputs

#

Like for the GMMK pro knob

tight pulsar
wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

Ok

#

Yay

wanton burrow
#

exactly fits everything

#

legends are p nice too

rigid valve
#

Could I also just get a set of pudding from like Amazon if I’m looking for some RGB goodness

wanton burrow
#

prob but pudding keycaps might be eh

rigid valve
#

Ok

wanton burrow
#

but if ur getting gateron yellows, pick KS-3 yellows or KS-3-x47 yellows instead. top two gat yellows

#

ks-3 = full black housing

rigid valve
#

And the other is milky or white?

wanton burrow
#

ks-3-x47 = black bottom housing, milky top

wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

Does it make a big difference?
Some say yes some no

wanton burrow
#

the ks-3 is smoothest and produce best sound compared to other yellows

rigid valve
#

Ok

wanton burrow
#

the milky top is ks3 with different top housing and can be a lil more deep in sounds

rigid valve
#

Ok

#

Thx

#

Also for lube on linear I should get crytox 205 or whatever it’s called right

wanton burrow
#

205g0 is all around lube

rigid valve
#

Ok

tight pulsar
#

ophi you're doing a build soon right?

wanton burrow
#

decent enough for everything

wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

Woah I’m doing build soon too

#

Oh nvm

tight pulsar
#

darn i was gonna tell you to use ro59 for lube

wanton burrow
#

but i'm lurking on hamaji hub for quite awhile

rigid valve
#

Uhhhh what kind of linear switches should I get that are still budget but like

wanton burrow
#

seems decent that i can lead people to the treasures i cannot posses peepoSadSip

rigid valve
#

Better than gat yellows

#

Price up to like .25 per switch

wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

Yeah the Akko looks nice tbh

wanton burrow
#

matcha greens is nice too

rigid valve
#

Sviz (is that his name) did a vid on Akko switches

#

Sound nice when lube

wanton burrow
#

beautiful long poles

wanton burrow
# rigid valve Sound nice when lube

sound is highly subjective and it's hard to replicate the saame sound even on same specs. but yea it's a way to see the sound profile of the switch too. still lean on the reviewer's thoughts tho

rigid valve
#

Ok so what do you guys do with keebs you aren’t using

#

Do you just keep them
Let’s say that the keeb has proprietary switches that don’t suck

#

Like HyperX

timber ridge
#

they jus sit in a case

wanton burrow
#

if me, i want to collect switches more than boards kekw

#

sp star kon momo and luminous cyber pretty dope

#

tho kon momo was like, $0.90/switch ssadge

rigid valve
#

Id rather collect switches as well and have like 2-3 cases to swap them out if I feel like it

#

But the HyperX board is honestly quite nice

#

And idk what to do with it

#

Actually I’ll just keep it in case I want a lighter faster switch

timber ridge
#

ima try to have a board for each type of switch

#

tactile, linear and clicky

#

maybe silents too idk

rigid valve
#

90 switches will be enough for TKL and below right

#

Cuz for some reason Akko sells in sets of 45 on Amazon

wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

mmmm that’s definitely true but

wanton burrow
#

especially if the switch quality is inconsistent

rigid valve
#

Oh yeah

#

Mmm

wanton burrow
#

some needs to be 'cherry' picked

rigid valve
#

How many switches is on a 75%

#

That’s like 80 right

wanton burrow
#

yea

rigid valve
#

So assuming a failure rate of 5%

#

I have spares

wanton burrow
#

heck the wifi is so bad rn

rigid valve
#

Sadge

#

Ok so this is my dream first build am I missing anything

#

GMMK Pro
Akko Matcha Green (90 switches)
Pudding keycaps from somewhere I’ll do some research on those later

#

And ofc krytox 205

wanton burrow
#

buy it durock v2 stabs

#

goat stab is meh

#

also, buy tools like keycap puller and switch opener

#

and switch puller coz the ones that comes with gmmk pro looks eh

#

but u can still use it tho

#

akko cs is using kailh style housing so u would prob want a 2-in-1 metal switch opener

rigid valve
#

Ok

#

That’ll be like an extra 15 or so maybe

wanton burrow
#

yea

#

durock v2 stabs is $20-ish

#

way better than goat stabs

rigid valve
#

At this point I might just jump the budget to 200 and get some quality puddings

wanton burrow
#

stabs is the one that needs to me great imo since it's the one that needs to be modded well

rigid valve
#

Ok

timber ridge
#

goat stabs can be decent but you gotta use p much every mod possible for it

rigid valve
#

How many stabs do I need

wanton burrow
#

1 6.25u and 3 2u

#

but tbh the stabs u buy is already giving u 4 2u instead of 3

timber ridge
#

@rare raft the xm1r restocked btw

placid tiger
#

I need a docking station that will give me 2 hdmi monitors a usb a connection but when i change laptops it will handle the usb c connection. Wondering what you woud suggest that fits that need.

rigid valve
#

you know what

#

imma do a pc build dedicated to having a massive io

#

so i can plug in all the peripherals i want

#

opinions on akko keycaps?

timber ridge
rigid valve
#

ok

#

guess ill be doing an akko build

timber ridge
#

I might be doing that too for my lite

#

I wanna get as many parts as possible off of Amazon lmao

rigid valve
#

yes me too

#

have some gift card money from bday and christmas etc

#

wanna use it

timber ridge
#

might as well get akko switches too

#

I'm debating on it for my build

rigid valve
#

when is gmmk pro full release

#

like on amazon newegg etc

wanton burrow
timber ridge
rigid valve
#

o

timber ridge
#

ik microcenter is one idk the other

rigid valve
#

ok

timber ridge
#

and my guess would be next year

rigid valve
#

wait i thought gmmk pro starts at 100

#

not 170

#

huh

timber ridge
#

glinging has a lot of clone sets

#

100 is like a down payment

#

it use to be 70

rigid valve
#

ok

timber ridge
#

then you pay the rest when you get the email

rigid valve
#

ohhh

wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

mmmmmmmmm romsicle says that durock v2 wont fit in the alu plate

wanton burrow
#

heard horrible kompany gaming is also making a clone of that specific yongqiu set

rigid valve
#

lmao

rigid valve
#

oh

#

mm

wanton burrow
#

the current metal plate molds is eh

rigid valve
#

could i wait until like next year

#

and see what happen

wanton burrow
#

yep

rigid valve
#

ok

#

ill do that

timber ridge
rigid valve
#

i am now becoming aware of that

#

ok tactile question

#

looking for a switch with little-no pretravel and a med tactile bump
i guess something like zelios but not as stupidly expensive

#

sort of like how it has a tactile force req but then lets you bottom out

timber ridge
#

zeals are p tactile/sharp

rigid valve
#

true

#

im looking for something less tactile

#

maybe between like ergo clears and the heavy bois

#

or just at ergo clears

timber ridge
#

I'm not too familiar with tactile but I think t1s and u4t fit that description

rigid valve
#

thanks

#

ill check em out

timber ridge
#

u4t/s are some of the best options out rn imo

wanton burrow
#

iirc T1 is comparable to zealioses

#

also sharp,but less expensive

rigid valve
#

ok

wanton burrow
#

there's also ocean blues

#

not as sharp as t1 but still p nice

rigid valve
#

thx

wanton burrow
#

i somewhat already made ppl buy akko cs switches kekw

#

2-3 ocean blues

#

1 matcha

#

1 rose reds

rigid valve
#

im getting matchas because ks3 is out of stock on amazon

#

damn u4t lookin hot but expensive as hell

wanton burrow
#

kekw

rigid valve
#

hah

#

the only headphones i can think of in that low price range

#

are tascam

#

or just the apple earbuds

#

they actually have a decent sound signature for what they are

#

mmmmm opinions on best endgame linear

#

im think about tangerines once qc is better

tight pulsar
#

smooth mx blacks or frankenswitches with jwk+milky/cherry top

rigid valve
#

ok

wraith roost
#

New mouse, who dis?

rigid valve
#

Just imagine smushing you’re palm against the face every single stump you use the mouse

drifting dune
#

Would it be possible to run 2 LED controllers in the same rig if they are same model?

wraith roost
#

Welcome home, 4th Keychron c2

daring zenith
#

:)

rigid valve
#

.

gleaming pond
#

4th....

sharp kindle
wraith roost
sharp kindle
#

damn

wraith roost
#

Wifey and daughter prefer full size and I wanted at least one of my keebs to be full size

sharp kindle
#

ic

tight pulsar
#

is it blessed or cursed (last 360c sold for 4.7k)

sharp kindle
#

are those mx greens

timber ridge
#

the amazon setup so far

#

cant decide on what keycaps, my gf picked out those 3

wanton burrow
queen sigil
timber ridge
#

its a sleeper mouse

queen sigil
#

is it just some secret thing only mouse people know

timber ridge
#

ye

#

p much

thick tartan
#

POM keycaps are endgame

timber ridge
#

i would go pom if i had an acrylic case

thick tartan
#

also fair

queen sigil
#

pom keycaps dont have the best sound but they look clean with and acrylic case

tight pulsar
# sharp kindle are those mx greens

not only are they mx greens they’re also vints and the board is owned by gundam so he has all these endgame boards and a otd with vint clickies

#

og cherry pom are nice but hard to find

rigid valve
#

mmmmmmmm
Matcha greens lookin good

timber ridge
wanton burrow
#

not specified yet iirc

#

but it's manufactured by ktt

timber ridge
#

@queen sigil i sent what i was gonna get earlier in that sc

#

besides switches

queen sigil
#

@timber ridge u gonna get 3 keycap sets

#

why

timber ridge
#

ima pick one

queen sigil
#

o

timber ridge
#

my gf jus picked top 3

#

and idk which to pick up

queen sigil
#

its for gf?

timber ridge
#

its for me lol

queen sigil
timber ridge
#

but i jus let her pick

wanton burrow
#

the one i sent

timber ridge
#

she wants pom keycaps for her build

queen sigil
#

imo 9009 kit looks nice

wanton burrow
#

feels bad to buy from hk tbh

queen sigil
#

but olivia clones are cringe

swift lantern
#

Y

timber ridge
#

she chose the 9009 kit bc she said it reminded her of dango lmao

queen sigil
#

lol

rigid valve
timber ridge
#

akko's asa profile seems p interesting

#

its like a sa/kat/oem profile

wanton burrow
#

at least akko used diff profile

rigid valve
#

Does anyone know a good 75% or TKL case for under 100USD
Or should I just get a C1 and switch-swap it

queen sigil
#

why do u need a case

wanton burrow
#

saw some of those hk gaming emails

timber ridge
#

only other kit i can think of is a sk87

rigid valve
#

I genuinely wanna build a keeb
It just looks so f u n

timber ridge
#

bruh

queen sigil
#

well you need a pcb before a case

wanton burrow
#

womoer?

rigid valve
#

I guess I mean a kit then

wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

Yes I am an expert in key board

#

Such intelligent

#

So a case is the just the plastic/metal box
And a kit has PCB etc with it, just no switch and caps

#

Right?

#

Ok

timber ridge
#

correct

rigid valve
#

So yes basically 75% kit or TKL

#

Mmmmmmmm “budget” comes up with id80

#

I’ll just buy a C1

#

Maybe switch swap

timber ridge
#

its really ur only decent option

#

unless you wanna go with a sk87

wanton burrow
#

75% is a more compact tkl

rigid valve
#

Mmmmm

wanton burrow
#

id80 is pingy iirc

timber ridge
#

84key is p cool

#

im a fan of it, but a lot of ppl dont like it

rigid valve
#

Yea

timber ridge
#

v2 isnt as bad

wanton burrow
#

but the acrylic somewhat fixes it

#

oh ic

timber ridge
#

not really the acrylic itself, they made the shape dif

#

so it kinda fills up more space

wanton burrow
#

ah

rigid valve
#

Or

#

What if I just modded my current keeb
Duh

#

Durock V2 stabs are like $30
And caps are like $50
And lube idk

#

How much is krytox 205g0

timber ridge
#

gonna be like 20 bucks if you include shipping

#

usually its around 8-15 bucks with shipping on top

rigid valve
#

Ok

#

Damn keebs are more expensive than I thought

wanton burrow
#

kekw

#

but it's nice that more budget boards are popping our more recently

rigid valve
#

yes

#

honestly as a keeb casual i could probably go out and spend like $350 and have my endgame keeb

#

but alas

#

ok it would be closer to like 380

#

but still

wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

the deskmat isnt really an issue for me

#

i have some random old one with no label or logo

#

but i mean its that $75 of stuff

#

plus the actual keyboard

wanton burrow
#

yea

#

kit is most expensive

rigid valve
#

yeah

rigid valve
wanton burrow
#

but sometimes, keycaps kekw

rigid valve
#

honestly if a company came out with kits at or under 100usd they would dominate the market

wanton burrow
#

gloros, kbdfans, name it

#

they're doing one

rigid valve
#

yay

wanton burrow
#

u can also buy tofu

#

and suffer from case ping

rigid valve
#

whats bad abt tofu

#

oh ok

#

cant you mod that out sorta

#

like foam on the sides or smth

wanton burrow
#

then sell it on ebay for flipped price coz for soem reasons the listings were like that kekw

wanton burrow
wanton burrow
rigid valve
#

ok

wanton burrow
#

unlessu wanna flip it later kekw

#

bruh moment

#

it's all $300 above kekw

rigid valve
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lolol

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why tho

wanton burrow
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kekw idk

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damn i wanna try and render a set even if it won't go on ic

timber ridge
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@wanton burrow are match greens deeper sounding or high pitch

wanton burrow
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high pitch

timber ridge
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rip

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prob pc housing

wanton burrow
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but it's nice tho since it's a long pole boi

timber ridge
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i want a deeper sounding switch for this build

wanton burrow
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oh

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not that familiar with deep clacks tbh

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i'm more onto mid-high clacks and ofc the pops

timber ridge
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the lite is super thocky sounding regardless of the switch

wanton burrow
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or maybe cherry top or ink blacks?

timber ridge
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so i figured i might aswell go full thoc

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stock gat ink are deeper sounding to begin with

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you dont need to mod them, but i wanna stay budget

wanton burrow
wanton burrow
timber ridge
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yea thats what im looking at rn