peripherals-and-displays

[split nimbus]

You can make any headset wireless

[stray compass]

sorry, got the names messed up there

[sly warren]

Arias and Sparks sound different.

I don't remember the squiggles for Sparks right now.

[west hornet]

I know nothing of sparks

[rigid valve]

honestly never heard of them

there might be better IEMs that you could grab

who knows

[sly warren]

They just got launched Worldwide

They have been in the Asian market for about a year now.

https://crinacle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sparks-768x361.jpg

Here's the Spark graph

Slight Bass Boost, and fairly neutral Treble or Mids.

*and

[rigid valve]

actually looks quite nice

might cop

[rigid valve]

you already typed "and" :p

[stray compass]

he meant treble and mids

it seems

[rigid valve]

oh ofc

it really has been a long day lmao

[west hornet]

Hmm pretty neutral

[stray compass]

i might go with the sparks although i do like the black and gold look of the arias, however stupid that consideration may be

[west hornet]

Comes down to soundstage, imaging, detail and price i suppose

[rigid valve]

what do i do if computer says network cable unplugged even though it is clearly plugged in

[west hornet]

Arias very nice construction, and cable is very nice. I like the case for them i keep my there xD

[sly warren]

Sparks and Arias cost the same 80 bucks

[rigid valve]

i heard it click and everything

[west hornet]

Either leave it for a bit, or unplug and reconnect

[stray compass]

i might end up going with the arias

[rigid valve]

ok

[stray compass]

especially because you’ve got personal experience and i can bug you with questions lol

[west hornet]

Check with other computer to ensure it working, windows is stupid and discover ethernet connection

[rigid valve]

the cable works for sure

[west hornet]

I bought for the box obviously

[stray compass]

oh no

[rigid valve]

is there a separate error message in Network Connections if there is no ethernet connection or will it still say "Network cable unplugged"

[thick tartan]

sheeeeesh

[rigid valve]

thats actually a very very nice box

[west hornet]

It is

[thick tartan]

now i know what im coping

[rigid valve]

lol

[thick tartan]

i want tht dam box

[stray compass]

i can’t buy that, people will think i’m a weeb! /s

[rigid valve]

lmao

[stray compass]

well anyways, thanks you guys for the help

cya

[rigid valve]

cya

[west hornet]

Chao

[still lily]

What a good gaming mouse pad

[thick tartan]

uh

any mouse pad just dont get a cheap one with cheap material

[wanton burrow]

check pins

[still lily]

Anyone have a good recommendation for a wifi card

Cause i dont know what to choose

Or should i get a wifi extnder and connect it to my pc with ethernet ?

[timber ridge]

asus, tplink or edup

p much anything from them will do

[still lily]

Ok

[timber ridge]

id aim for a wifi 6 one to stay future proof too

[still lily]

A dual band ac1300 wireless pci asus card

It does not say if its wifi 6

But i want it for gaming since thats the most im gonna do

[timber ridge]

ac1300 should be fine

you dont need wifi 6 and most ppl dont even have it

its slowly becoming more mainstream but if you dont have it and know youre not upgrading to it anytime soon no need for it tbh

[still lily]

Ok thank you 🙏🏼 hopefully it has a good connection to my wifi router

[sly warren]

I'd get a Wi-Fi 6 card just to A. Futureproof and B. Have the absolute newest Bluetooth you can also.

[mossy gust]

hey, one question. I have a ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard and wanted to know, if it works if I use 4 Ram sticks

[gloomy berry]

No reason it won't as long as all the sticks match

[golden bear]

Best looking keycaps

[primal pawn]

ewww steelseries

hyperx rgb better

[rigid valve]

The only translucent keycaps I’d consider are Jellies

But those are pretty damn expsenvie

[timber ridge]

pom caps that arent sold by esc are p cheap

[tight pulsar]

not og pom

would love a set only bad thing is that it’s 6.25u only

[timber ridge]

whats the difference between what esc offers and the alternatives jus curious

[rigid valve]

Will check

i dont think there is any big different

maybe just profile

[rigid valve]

ok

[tight pulsar]

cherry=og pom

[timber ridge]

oh ic

[steep pelican]

Le polia have arrived

[timber ridge]

nicee

wait ness you got akko ocean blues right

[steep pelican]

Yes

@timber ridge

Stem comparison, ocean blue on left

[timber ridge]

you try stem swapping?

[steep pelican]

Yeah

They feel similar honestly

Ocean blues have so much spring ping but the polia stem reduces it

[timber ridge]

what are you gonna make with the polia stems?

[steep pelican]

Holy boba

[timber ridge]

o nice

depending on whether i have registering issues, i might go with holy t1s over holy bobas

[stray compass]

bruh the Moondrop Sparks have a delivery time of a month on amazon

might have to go with the arias in that case

the difference in sound signature is minimal, right?

[timber ridge]

i didnt even know the sparks existed

[stray compass]

apparently they're new

that's what skiptrace said

they're identical to the Moondrop Starfield and Moondrop KXXS it seems

well, not completely identical, but very minute differences

[timber ridge]

o thats p cool

[stray compass]

bruh i can't figure out how to put two graphs on crinacle simeltaneously

3head

nvm i did it

Sparks in green, Aria's in blue

[timber ridge]

which is which

[stray compass]

bruh

[timber ridge]

o

[stray compass]

epic brain

[timber ridge]

yea

im resetting sleep schedule

so im off 0 hours of sleep

[stray compass]

o7

[timber ridge]

super similar

[stray compass]

it seems that the Arias have slightly more bass and a larger and earlier dip by the treble but yeah, very similar

[timber ridge]

depending if you plan to use it for mainly pc or not

[stray compass]

only using it for mobile

[timber ridge]

spark

wireless is so convenient

[stray compass]

that's what i was thinking as well

yeah, i only really need it for mouse + mobile headphones though

[timber ridge]

i have $200 iems and i use airpod pros on the go

or my samsung buds

not even the pros, the reg airpods actually

[stray compass]

i used powerbeats pro before this, honestly not that bad but not worth

the around ear feature is nice to have at least

only reason i kinda don't want to get the Sparks over the Arias is the shipping time - 1 month/1.5 months when i kinda need them soon

[timber ridge]

yea thats a p big difference

[stray compass]

meanwhile the Arias are prime

hmm

honestly thinking im going with the arias then, cba to pay an extra $12 on HiFiGo for 2 week shipping when the Arias are already $10 cheaper than the Sparks

[rigid valve]

are arias wired

[stray compass]

no

[rigid valve]

ok

[stray compass]

wait

[rigid valve]

wait

[timber ridge]

theyre wired im p sure

[rigid valve]

ok

might try to grab sparks then

[stray compass]

i don't think they are, amazon mislead me

[timber ridge]

honestly, id save and get a pair of bt earbuds with anc

anc is p epic

[stray compass]

what is anc?

[timber ridge]

active noise canceling

[stray compass]

ah obviously

[rigid valve]

lol

@timber ridge any recs?

im not very experienced in the IEM/BT/ANC fields

[timber ridge]

as of now its really between airpods pros or samsung buds pro

[rigid valve]

wait is that it

like

[timber ridge]

sony has new xm4s dropping but no idea on how good they are

[rigid valve]

ok

but like

airpods are $200

[stray compass]

honestly don't think i need anc seeing as the Powerbeats Pro cancelled enough noise for my liking

might just order the sparks off of HiFiPro and wait, not my money anyways

[timber ridge]

anc on the airpod pros is scary

like it blocks out so much

[rigid valve]

i might just grab sparks tbh
anc isnt a massive deal for me

the only time id use IEMs would be like

bed

[rigid valve]

whats the shipping time off of HiFiPro

[stray compass]

says 1-2 weeks

[stray compass]

ye i've tried it

sorta freaky tbh

[rigid valve]

oh god its a full month off amazon

damn

[stray compass]

yeah lmao

that was my worry

[rigid valve]

but the black and gold 😍

[stray compass]

it's more and more yellow the more i look at it :/

[rigid valve]

lmao

[timber ridge]

sparks def look really cool

[rigid valve]

they honestly probably have better sound than my headphones

:p

[stray compass]

this is my total cost

might pull the trigger this evening tbh

[rigid valve]

so now my audiophile purchase list is up to 2 items

[timber ridge]

bruh im go broke soon lol

[rigid valve]

lmao

[timber ridge]

so many gbs start in the next month or so

[rigid valve]

yea

[timber ridge]

its gonna be gg for my wallet

[rigid valve]

gg

[timber ridge]

ontop of everything, razer might drop the viper mini ultimate soon too

[rigid valve]

im probably gon start rough drafts for Clemv1 this next month as well

[timber ridge]

gl

[stray compass]

i made polygon layout in blender last night

that wasn't very fun

[rigid valve]

lol

[stray compass]

at least it was simpler than expected

[rigid valve]

blender looks tough

scary

[stray compass]

what do you use instead?

[rigid valve]

tinkercad

its simple and free and browser based

i learned it in 5 minutes

although its horribly unoptimized and very limited

[stray compass]

interesting

[rigid valve]

it does what i need

[stray compass]

id highly recommend trying out blender sometime if you can

[rigid valve]

yeah

[stray compass]

so much functionality packed into it

[rigid valve]

ssd is running low on space tho

[stray compass]

i had no experience and learned fairly quickly

[flint yacht]

can someone reccomend some headphones in the $200-$400 price range? i havent got a clue what im looking at with audio stuff

[rigid valve]

open-back or closed-back

and what sound signature do you want

[flint yacht]

i dont know what that means

can you explain

[rigid valve]

so

open-back headphones have mesh in the back instead of solid material. This leads to better sound stage and imaging but you will leak sound into your surroundings and will be able to hear others more. Open-backs also keep your ears cooler.

Closed-back headphones have a solid back instead of mesh. This leads to better isolation and less leakage but sacrifices some sound stage and imaging. Your ears also may heat up after continuous use.

If you can afford to allow others to hear your audio, I would recommend open backs.

if you're living alone, for example

[flint yacht]

ok

i think closed back is probably better for me then

[timber ridge]

more expensive closebacks dont suffer from less soundstage etc

[rigid valve]

Sound signatures are essentially the shape of an audio product's frequency response. Different sound signatures will lend themselves to more pronounced bass/treble/highs

[timber ridge]

its really jus a thing for budget stuff

[daring zenith]

also, do you have dac/amp?

[rigid valve]

oh yeah forgot about that

[flint yacht]

i have a computer

[rigid valve]

ok

you'll def want a dac and amp

[daring zenith]

ya

[rigid valve]

that will take probably $200 out of the budget?

and then the other 150 can go into AKG K371s if you need closed-back

[daring zenith]

I mean, zen dac + k371 would be a decent option for like 250 total

[flint yacht]

ok

thanks for reccomendations

[rigid valve]

anytime

[rigid valve]

wait is the zen a 2in1?

[daring zenith]

ye

[rigid valve]

oh

[timber ridge]

that combo is more like 280ish

[rigid valve]

TIL

[daring zenith]

the non-signature thing

[rigid valve]

still tho less than the 300-400 budget given

[daring zenith]

k371 still on sale for 130
https://www.amazon.com/AKG-Pro-Audio-Headphones-K371/dp/B07WZH7WM9/

wait when did zen dac price go up

it was 130 last I checked

[timber ridge]

could jus get a schiit stack and some planars

[daring zenith]

could

[rigid valve]

is it true that K371s are bassier than K361s

like the graphs and anecdotes say yes

but i mean

[daring zenith]

schiit modi+magni+he-x4 works too

[rigid valve]

that is true

[timber ridge]

ye

[rigid valve]

ok

[timber ridge]

but its jus a tune, same drivers

[rigid valve]

ok

would you consider K371s worth over K361s in terms of bass

or not really

[timber ridge]

if youre getting a zen dac then no

[rigid valve]

what if im getting a magni+modi stack

or just no dac

becuz poor

[timber ridge]

mmm

if you need the extra oomph, wait for a sale

they go on sale constantly

[rigid valve]

ok

do u mean sale like more sale than 130

[daring zenith]

looks like zen dac is just sold by a different seller atm

[timber ridge]

goes to 99 sometimes

[rigid valve]

oh damn

ill wait then

[stray compass]

my plan is to just grab the Zen Dac as a 2in1 and then either hd6xx’s or k371s depending on if i decide i need closed backs or not, unless something changes 6xx’s are the plan

should be good once i get around to it in, like, 8 months

[stray compass]

welp, i pulled the trigger

ill let you guys know how they sound once i get them

[rigid valve]

Aye

[timber ridge]

nicee

[sly warren]

I just got my Arias today

And hot damn they are FUN

For general listening I don't tend to like V-Shape

But, the Arias hit just right.

[steep pelican]

Anime box tho

[sly warren]

I mean, I'll probably display the box inside the Anime Sleeve

The Aria also come with filter replacements!

[rigid valve]

Wait what

I gotta get those moondrops

[wanton burrow]

god i thought kbd75 v3 is gone

they just updated the main site's listing

😌

[west hornet]

i dont think i got filter replacements where were those

[thick tartan]

i cant believe i watched some guy say topric board is a better entry level custom than the NK65 kind of almost lost all my remaining braincells

and the worst of it all he literally says its a good board if thekey company doesnt forget to send you the keybaord in the first place LOL

[queen sigil]

wouldn't be surprised if tkc does that

[placid dune]

Yo this one product? It's good but only if the company remembers to give it to you

[tight pulsar]

topric?

[wanton burrow]

might cop a topre board for my dream collection coz this laptop keyboard's bouncy tactility feels nice

[lapis sparrow]

Finally got them

[rigid valve]

Nice

[daring zenith]

Interesting keeb

But model o neat

[stray compass]

pray for no squeaky

[daring zenith]

Squeaky mouse wheel would be sad

[stray compass]

i had squeaky wheel and rmb lol

plus one of the rgb ribbon cables got messed up in a few days

[rigid valve]

ouch

[daring zenith]

I have a squeaky wheel too

Thankfully my lmb and rmb are fine

[stray compass]

you gonna lube it to fix?

or just deal with it

[daring zenith]

Just deal with it

@stray compass you can lube the wheel?

[lapis sparrow]

👍

[daring zenith]

If I can figure out how to lube the wheel, I'll try to lube the wheel

[stray compass]

yeah there’s a video about it somewhere

i don’t remember how

[lapis sparrow]

But i dont know how to charge model o😂

[stray compass]

but yh just look it up

[daring zenith]

You have mow?

[stray compass]

yes

[daring zenith]

Its just a wire to charge it

USB c

[lapis sparrow]

Yeah

[stray compass]

small brain i thought you were talking to me

[daring zenith]

Lol

I'll look up how you can lube it

Hey, maybe I'll just use 205g0

[stray compass]

i used dielectric

[lapis sparrow]

But where i have to conect it?

[stray compass]

worked like a charm

[stray compass]

front of the mouse

[lapis sparrow]

I know

[stray compass]

connect the usba side to a usb port on your pc

[daring zenith]

Other end should be usb type a that plugs into pc

[lapis sparrow]

Can i plugged it to this?

Or will hurt the mouse

?

[daring zenith]

What even is that..?

[lapis sparrow]

Its for mobile

[stray compass]

it’ll work but ideally i’d plug it into a usb 2.0 port on the pc just in case it charges using a voltage that’s too high for the mouse

[lapis sparrow]

A cellphone charger

[sweet ore]

Why not just plug it into a PC USB port?

[stray compass]

why not use the included cable

[daring zenith]

It would work but just plug into pc with included cable lol

[lapis sparrow]

Ok

Thx

[stray compass]

mow is pretty good in theory, it just sucks that many of them have had qc issues and the software was extremely buggy for a while

[stray compass]

core is fine now, very simple, but fine if you don’t feel the need to make crazy rgb things

[stray compass]

yes, that

[lapis sparrow]

I couldnt install the software.

I leave it alone

[stray compass]

ok

shouldn’t be difficult if you need me to give you a guide lmao

if you want it in the future

[lapis sparrow]

I have to install the firmware first right?

[stray compass]

not really, the firmware updater is included with the software

[lapis sparrow]

I read it on read me that was with the zip file

[stray compass]

i think that’s the wrong software

it should be called Glorious Core

you seem to have downloaded the wired software

[lapis sparrow]

Ohhh

Idk

Can you send me the link

[stray compass]

http://pcgamingrace.com/pages/downloads

make sure to download the wireless software

and when installing, plug in the cable to your mouse and pc with the wireless receiver attached and with the mouse switched on

[lapis sparrow]

You mean dont plug it via wireless ?

[stray compass]

no, do

and put the charging cable in simultaneously

[lapis sparrow]

Wait

Installing

thx

[stray compass]

nice

[lapis sparrow]

i was installing the wired software

xd

[stray compass]

thought so

[lapis sparrow]

[daring zenith]

@stray compass much thanks for the lubing suggestion, followed this video, no squeak now :)
https://youtu.be/H7-Q5mM-OW0

Before

[lapis sparrow]

What is this?

[daring zenith]

After

@lapis sparrow you see how my mouse wheel is squeaky in my video?

[lapis sparrow]

Yeah

[daring zenith]

That's a guide to lubing it so it's no longer squeaky

[lapis sparrow]

But i dont have this problem

[daring zenith]

Yea, I did, and I just fixed it, which is neat.

[lapis sparrow]

Yeah

Congrats

[stray compass]

dope

pretty sure that’s the one i followed as well

[daring zenith]

Neat

[lapis sparrow]

[stray compass]

anyways, glad you could get that fixed

[daring zenith]

[lapis sparrow]

How could you use that thing?

[daring zenith]

I don't even know

[lapis sparrow]

[daring zenith]

And I play a lot of paradox games where I do a lot of scrolling

Now it'll all be behind me

[lapis sparrow]

Aha. Any way its nice that fixed .

[daring zenith]

Anyways

[lapis sparrow]

My bad english

Sorry

[stray compass]

anyways, i was going to mod the mow then realized i don’t like it enough to invest more money into it

[lapis sparrow]

Mow? What is it?

[stray compass]

model o wireless

[lapis sparrow]

Aha😂

[stray compass]

yea lol

[lapis sparrow]

You can go with g pro superlight if you invest the money

What do you mean by mod?

I sucked

Again

[stray compass]

nah, not worth it imho, but i was going to weight reduce the model o wireless a bit and add different feet

[polar sundial]

best tkl keyboard under $100? red switches preferably, and RGB

[stray compass]

now i’m planning to pick up an msi mouse that’s basically a viper ultimate clone

[lapis sparrow]

Nice

[stray compass]

but it’s $95 instead with the dock

[daring zenith]

Keychron C1/k8

[stray compass]

consider Keychron K8 or c1

LOL

same exact recommendation lmao

[daring zenith]

Heh

[stray compass]

typing is a challenge

[daring zenith]

Keychron is just the only one I know that's got hotswap boards of a bunch of layouts

[stray compass]

yup, i would say Leopold if you didn’t need rgb but you do so eh

[daring zenith]

(Instead of the xx61)

[stray compass]

also Womier k87

a similarly good option with tons of rgb

[lapis sparrow]

But huntsman mini is very fast. I cant control it sometimes . Can you do somthing on synaps to slow it down a little bit?

[daring zenith]

Isn't Leopold no hotswap? I know it's good quality

Very fast in what?

The switch actuation distance/force?

[lapis sparrow]

Yeah

[stray compass]

it’s no hotswap but it’s great for anyone who doesn’t want to mod a keyboard

amazing quality and value

[daring zenith]

Can't really change that

[lapis sparrow]

So

[daring zenith]

It's just the characteristics of the switch

[polar sundial]

i checked the c1, but they don’t have red switches w RGB

[daring zenith]

From their website or Amazon?

[stray compass]

i must admit, i’ve tried a huntsman and standard mech keebs and i can’t notice any difference between the speed

very gimmicky in my experience

[daring zenith]

Maybe it's just light, and you prefer light switches?

[polar sundial]

amazon

[lapis sparrow]

I can

[stray compass]

well at least that’s good

[lapis sparrow]

Yeah

[daring zenith]

Check their website

[stray compass]

their website usually has more stock

although the shipping there is very high

[daring zenith]

Ye

[stray compass]

i’d definitely look in womier k87 especially if you like rgb

and it should have an option with reds on amazon

or banggod/ali

[daring zenith]

That keeb is still just too much rgb to me xD

[rigid valve]

lmao

[stray compass]

same

[wanton burrow]

keychron C1/K8 or Leopold FC750R/FC750C which is just a lil over a hunderd but still great

k87 if ur broke but wants a custom mkb

perhaps everglide sk87 as well

[stray compass]

leopold isn’t rgb so that’s why i didn’t rec it

but it’s better than the other options

sk87 south facing is great but only sells barebones for under $100 afaik

north facing sk87 just isn’t very interesting

[wanton burrow]

oh so rgb = good huh

ic

[wanton burrow]

not anymore iirc

only the k66 and yc66 remains to be sold south facing

[stray compass]

no, that’s not what i said

he wanted rgb, and he said that

[wanton burrow]

no i meant to their preferences, yes like that

[stray compass]

oh ok

unfortunate that the sk87 south facing isn’t much of an option any more, i hadn’t heard about that going out of production

[rigid valve]

isnt sk87 also optical

[wanton burrow]

no lol consider not using gamer boards at that point

only the apex pro tkl thing has that gimmick iirc

[wanton burrow]

nop

is a kit

[rigid valve]

oh ok

i was thinking of sk61 then

prob

[polar sundial]

i was gonna get the keychron c1 w rgb, but they didn’t have red switches

[wanton burrow]

no but more later batches should contain hyperglides. pre-broken in hyperglides should be nice

[wanton burrow]

if it's the hotswap u can change out the switches anytime

[polar sundial]

oh yeah

[wanton burrow]

[daring zenith]

wot

[polar sundial]

should i just get the leopold? idrc ab the rgb anymore

i just want a good hotswap keyboard that is a tkl w red switches

[daring zenith]

lol
https://www.amazon.com/Keychron-Bluetooth-Mechanical-Tenkeyless-Hot-swappable/dp/B0875W65Z2/

rgb varient is 105$

feeling like trying to lube some more of my switches now

ima go do that

[tight pulsar]

what is topric keyboard

[thick tartan]

its a 65 percent on thekeys company website

suppose to be another good option for entry into custom boards but thats if u manage to get the board shipped in the first place

[tight pulsar]

link? can't find it

[thick tartan]

kk

https://thekey.company/products/portico-keyboard

its called portico my b

LOL

[polar sundial]

is this good? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0869HZV81/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_TR3Z51GF1T2ET11K0AKP?psc=1

idc ab hot swap

[stray compass]

looks fine to me

i’d still consider hotswap tho, you might want to change it in the future

[stray compass]

Portico is pretty good in most regards, if yours doesn’t have the horrid qc complaints and lackluster customer service that comes along with the TKC bundle

[thick tartan]

i think id just go Nk65 entry or Tofu for the price tbh

[stray compass]

ikki and lite are the way to go if you don’t have the gripes i have with them

ikki is the best value entry 65, it just has so many well executed features

[thick tartan]

not a fan of the layout tbh

[stray compass]

yeah me either

but it’s made for compatibility

but yeah, that’s the same reason why i didn’t go for it

[rigid valve]

why tho

also this aint the channel for that

[dense marten]

Sorry

[wise token]

a

[queen sigil]

HAHAHAH THE KEY COMPANY MORE LIEK THE POO COMPANY

[thick tartan]

tru

[stray compass]

el big funny moment 😳

[jaunty pecan]

Does anybody know of a USB-c KVM switch with displayport? I have been looking everywhere.

[sly warren]

I uhhhhh.... Don't think one of those exist.

[daring zenith]

like this...?
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-Port-Type-C-Delivery-USB-KCPD/dp/B07Y2HKN37/

[stray compass]

i don't see displayport on that lol, unless im misunderstanding

that is hdmi

[steep pelican]

The M27q

[daring zenith]

The M27q does work xD

[daring zenith]

Thought that was dp... Oops

[stray compass]

lmao no worries

[timber ridge]

this tempting https://salmoncat.studio/products/aozora-65?variant=40065357512869

[polar sundial]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CNCQ1JC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_HFRM6A76CE2KV09W3BAC?psc=1

i think ima just go w this

is it good?

or this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JP2NPK8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_J5YQR01GESE97F8Y40XZ?psc=1

[stray compass]

looks fine

don’t buy Drop Enter

not worth

[polar sundial]

but

i don’t think it’s good enough for my budget

my budget was $100

[stray compass]

womier k87

that keeb you linked isn’t rgb backlit

which is what i thought you wanted

[polar sundial]

which one? the drop enter one

[rigid valve]

Sub 100 is very scarce in keyboards

Keychron def solid choice

If your board is hotswap then buy a switch puller and some switches+lube

[stray compass]

the drop enter yh

if you don’t want to deal with that buy a leopold imo

[rigid valve]

Drop boards

We should probably make a new prebuilt keyboard pin the old one is kinda meh

[polar sundial]

should i go w this?https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CNCQ1JC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_2B72JK4PRGDWY5KGJ56J?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 or the womier k87

[stray compass]

how much is k87 again

slips my mind

[polar sundial]

$85

i believe

[thick tartan]

95

[stray compass]

eh i’d just grab c1 tbh

upgrades are negligible unless you really like the look

[thick tartan]

keychron is better for sub 100 budget

got nice features too and rgb

if u want something more flashy then i would say womier k66

[daring zenith]

k8 also is still a thing too

[polar sundial]

isn’t the usb c on the side tho

[daring zenith]

It is

[stray compass]

k8 only viable over c1 imo if you need wireless

[daring zenith]

ye

[stray compass]

or if you like the keyword "aluminum"

because the alu on the k8 is very miniscule

[daring zenith]

it's just alum pieces on the outside

not plate or anything

[polar sundial]

i would’ve went with the k8 if the usb c wasn’t on the side

[calm cobalt]

anyone know what the best budget sounding headset is?

[rigid valve]

What’s your budget

[calm cobalt]

ig anything under 100

[rigid valve]

Hmmmm

HyperX Cloud ig
Any of them are fine

If you mean headphones just headphones then get Creative Aurvana L!VEs or AKG K361s

[calm cobalt]

so the hyperx for gaming? or all of those fine for it

[rigid valve]

Well he hyperx are actually a headset

With a built-in mic

[calm cobalt]

ah yeah no i have a mic just need headphones

[rigid valve]

Oh ok

Get K361 or Creative Aurvana L!VE then

K361 is a much more neutral sound, whereas the l!ves will have more bass and treble

[still lily]

Is this a good wifi card ?

[hollow patio]

Hi, someone has a Hyperx cloud flight S? I have had some problems related to cracked sounds

[little crater]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFZPbqGYCKY

[wanton burrow]

bussin bussin my favortie sheeeeeeeeeeeeeesh

[thick tartan]

i watched the board he built during tht stream

shii was bussin bussin respectfully sheeeeeeeesh

[glass bear]

https://www.amazon.com/Punkston-TH61-Mechanical-Ultra-Compact-Programmable/dp/B08YMHKMYY?&linkCode=shr&tag=ns0ec-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_shr&creativeASIN=B08YMHKMYY&camp=213733&creative=393177&linkId=ff99d56784a3543dca013749e76811d4

hotswappable

60%

for 25

if you have prime

main thing is the price ig

get this

get like

gat yellows

or something

for 35 right now

solid for 60 dollars

[wanton burrow]

hmmmmmm

wait

[wanton burrow]

that's optical....

so technically it's hotswappable coz there's no pin to solder

also, optical gat yellows seems meh

35g actuation

wait lemme check the bottomout

meh

[timber ridge]

this the cheapest hotswap i can find that doesnt really have any cons https://www.amazon.com/LTC-Nimbleback-Ultra-Compact-Hot-Swappable-Stand-Alone/dp/B08X6BHPY7/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=nimbleback&qid=1623395322&s=electronics&sr=1-2

[wanton burrow]

uh is wowstick worth it?

[thick tartan]

yes

its good for a variety of things other than just using it to open a keyboard if say its pretty good use while building a pc too

[wanton burrow]

ok imma invest for both the battery powered wowstick and the regular precision kit in case screws are too tight for the wowstick to turn

[bleak prairie]

SteelSeries Apex Pro or Corsair K95 Platinum or Razer Huntsman Elite

[stray compass]

none of the above because all 3 are overpriced for the features that they offer

[bleak prairie]

so what do u recommend i should get

[hollow patio]

Hey (: Someone has a HyperX Cloud Flight S? Mine are having problems with a cracking sound, I don't know how to fix it ):

[wanton burrow]

Keychron C1
Keychron K8
Leopold FC750R/C
Womier/Gamakay K87
Everglide SK87

also niz's boards is nice as well

generally keychron, womier, and leopold makes nice prebuilt

leopold imo is one of the top ones in terms of quality

keychron in terms of features

womier/gamakay/epomaker coz cheap and still nice

[lost sand]

Guys I have a silly question. I have a wireless mouse with a wireless dongle usb - c plug, can I physically plug this dongle into usb type - A port ?

[wanton burrow]

throughts on moondrop ssr?

[rigid valve]

good

[sly warren]

You'd need an adapter.

[sly warren]

Very bright, almost sibilant.

[bleak prairie]

is ducky o ne 2

good

[wanton burrow]

Overpriced

[wanton burrow]

Refer to these

[glass bear]

yeah

you can

[glass bear]

this keyboard is cool

the built in passthrough is cool

dont see that very often

also what is wrong with optical switches

[queen sigil]

nobody really makes good optical switchjes

[rigid valve]

the ltc nimbleback is pretty popular for budget board

surprised you guys didnt know about it tbh

[slow galleon]

Would appreciate some recommendations for office chairs, preferably $100-200

[queen sigil]

@slow galleon hyken mesh

but i also recommend if you can going to an office store and trying out some chairs

[stray compass]

ikea hyken

wat

[queen sigil]

shutup

[stray compass]

perhaps

[wanton burrow]

small af upgradability because they're not compatible to other opticals beside the same series

[wanton burrow]

for some reason ltc nimbleback also looks like rk68 plus

prob another chinese board that companies slap their logo into

https://tenor.com/view/kek-bomb-pepe-the-frog-explosion-gif-15640615

[glass bear]

so nothing wrong with the switch itself right

[wanton burrow]

yes

tbut they have different spec than the mechanical ones

[thick tartan]

banana split restock on the 16th poggers

[stray compass]

tkc 😔

[thick tartan]

as lng as its not a keyboard c:

[prime wedge]

hi does anyone have any suggestions for a headset? decent audio quality and ability to pick up my voice is a must.. my current headset is terrible and barely picks up my voice or cuts out

[wanton burrow]

anything tkc touched automatically will have sussy baka qc

[queen sigil]

why did you have to say "sussy baka qc"

but yes TKC suck

[little crater]

sus

[thick tartan]

Just picked them splits up

[queen sigil]

[thick tartan]

[wanton burrow]

suspiciously stupid qc? perhaps i'll hold to my word

[boreal heath]

I own a 1660super, I plan on upgrading in 1-2 years. Should i get a 1440p 165hz or 1080p 240hz monitor? Thanks for advice

[rigid valve]

What do you do on the monitor

And what do u plan on upgrading to

[timber ridge]

unless youre a hardcore osu player or plan to go pro then id go with the 1440p monitor

[west hornet]

[rigid valve]

240hz def worth for comp gaming imo
Also if the upgrade isn’t gonna be super major like to a 2060 or 2070

But for casual and just life, def get the 1440p

[timber ridge]

i spam play val and i got a 1440p monitor

[queen sigil]

wooooow

[timber ridge]

am i wrong

[regal vale]

So i'm looking to upgrade my corsair harpoon rgb pro but in mice there is so much choice i don't know anymore what to get what do you guys think are some good options i mostly play Warzone or fps games in general and so;etimes some AC i have medium sized hands any recommendations

[timber ridge]

there should be a pinned message with different types of grip types, after you figure out which you are, we can determine what mouse is best for you

[regal vale]

i play fingertip and palm

[timber ridge]

its gonna hard to find a mouse thatsuits both those grips

can you narrow it down to one?

[regal vale]

then fingertip

[timber ridge]

viper mini

cheap and goated

you could wait til the 14th to see if razer drops a viper mini ultimate

[stray compass]

did you successfully fix your sleep schedule

[timber ridge]

no

its 5am

[stray compass]

bruh

nice one

[wanton burrow]

[stray compass]

squishy types

[wanton burrow]

some local vendor that sells lube and keyboard tools

[tight pulsar]

hm ghv4

[wanton burrow]

$6.6 or $7

[tight pulsar]

that's not too bad for 5g, most vendors have it around there

[timber ridge]

hyped for bobagum thock or whatever gazzew calls it

[stray compass]

topre hhkb topruh rubber dome thocc thocktober

meme keyword aside it’s good to see more lower pitched linears so that inks with their qc as it is don’t have to be the sole deeper pitched linear rec

[steep pelican]

Lavenders be like

[stray compass]

lavenders are pretty good yeah, not really as deep as black inks from what i’ve seen tho

[orchid bluff]

I know I’m probably gonna seem stupid but is the Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed Wireless Gaming Mouse better than the Razer Viper Mini Wired Gaming Mouse and the Razer Deathadder V2 Wired Gaming Mouse

I need a good wireless mouse which is around that price mark and preferably wireless and for gaming

I’m new to the whole pc thing so my bad

[rigid valve]

Completely different mice

What’s your hand size and grip type?

Hand size reference

[orchid bluff]

Palm with my fingers tip in a slight claw position and medium

[rigid valve]

Ok

Basilisk is gonna be too big for you

Deathadder def the fit

Dunno if they have a wireless

[steep pelican]

Death adder v2 is life

[orchid bluff]

Ok thx 🙏🏽

[rigid valve]

Deathadder Pro is wireless

[orchid bluff]

Does it have delay or anything?

Which makes it worse than wired

[steep pelican]

It’s heavier

[orchid bluff]

Ok

[rigid valve]

Knowing Razer’ s mice, I doubt that it would be too much

[orchid bluff]

Ok

Thank you

[rigid valve]

Anytime

[hollow grotto]

Bro....i just got a hyperx cloud 2 without microphone for 10 bucks

That's crazy

[orchid bluff]

Wtf

[stray compass]

all good and nice until it breaks

[hollow grotto]

Well for now it looks and works like new

[stray compass]

nice!

[hollow grotto]

I bought if from a guy who didn't even knew the jack was for a microphone

And he was kinda weird

[stray compass]

by the way i’ve been hearing a lot that the basilisk is really big which just doesn’t make sense to me, using the scale above i’ve got small-medium hands and the basilisk fits me fine for palm and claw

and i used to have a death adder, that’s the one that felt really big to me

[rigid valve]

Interesting

[stray compass]

here’s a video of my mow vs the basilisk x hyperspeed

hand is about 17.8cm x 10.2cm

[steep pelican]

That’s smoll compared to my hands lol

[stray compass]

tbf this hand is wider than it should be

3rd and 4th fingers' knuckles pushed against each other as i've grown so the 5th knuckle is further away than it should be

[halcyon saffron]

Would this be a good channel to ask for recommendations on a good home-use dual-monitor KVM?

[tight pulsar]

probably here #electronics or #old-monitors-and-tv , iirc @gloomy berry is good with that kind of stuff

[gloomy berry]

They asked in general as well then disappeared

:/

[tight pulsar]

ah

[timber ridge]

anyone joining the jwk black linear gb?

[thick tartan]

new switch?

[timber ridge]

not really prob jus a recolor

but its dirt cheap for a full nylon jwk

[thick tartan]

oooh

[tight pulsar]

link?

[thick tartan]

my banana splits shipped poggers

[stray compass]

https://elboard.store/collections/all-product/products/5?variant=39935264522437

would join if i weren’t already set on sp stars

[thick tartan]

arent sp stars really clacky switches

[stray compass]

yes

the nylon housing ones more than the pc ones

so i’m going with the nylons

[timber ridge]

more expensive or more higher pitch ?

[stray compass]

both

nylon is more expensive, prettier imo, and seems to have a sound profile i like better

so 3 checkboxes

[timber ridge]

nylon usually tends to be deeper sounding

[thick tartan]

only asking cause i saw them in a build witht hte atru or watever its called kit

sounded pretty nice

[stray compass]

idk, i knew that but from what i’ve seen the pc ones are lower in this case for some reason

[thick tartan]

although im pretty sure it was the pc cause it was deeper

tht or it couldve been the plate

[stray compass]

Andy Nguyen’s two builds both show off the higher pitched nylons pretty well, and he’s well known iirc for having a pretty realistic mic setup

[timber ridge]

andy ?

[stray compass]

oopsie

i saw a sound test from another guy named Anthony Nguyen this morning

[timber ridge]

if youre referring to the one with the vega, id take sound test with that board with a grain of salt

almost anything you put int it is gonna sound really good

and "poppy"

[stray compass]

yeah ik that, it just seems to also be similar with other soundtests ive seen

crappy to go off of soundtests but its what ive got atm

only good quality soundtests of the nylon versions are on an iron165 and on a vega whereas the good one i found for pc is on a Cannon60

none of these boards is going to resemble a nk65ee at all lol

[glass bear]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abfy88rjfa4

meant to send this here

ahaha

[young lynx]

Anyone know a cheap basic desk that’s decent on amazon

Very basic 45” max length

[wanton burrow]

bakeneko really is a life changer, just like what ck charged you for shipping one and you need to decide if you're gonna spend hundreds to ship a $130 board in just a matter of second

but wtf

baker-nakers.......

[glass bear]

dang

[rigid valve]

Bakaneko

[wanton burrow]

https://tenor.com/view/pepe-gif-19124743

[glass bear]

are there

knock off

gmk keycaps

because i want them

[rigid valve]

A ton

Don’t recommend tho

[glass bear]

ok but the real ones

are literally

more then my keyboard

i just want cool keycaps 😎

[wanton burrow]

there's cheap non clone ones lol

[rigid valve]

What kind of colorway

[glass bear]

hmm

white

[wanton burrow]

drop artifact bloom, that gliging keycaps on the vid, kprepublic keycaps for iso compatilibity and cool gray keycaps

[glass bear]

i think my keyboard is pretty standard

[rigid valve]

What on white

[wanton burrow]

kprepublic apparently is another soruce of cursed spacebars

[rigid valve]

What color on white

[glass bear]

any color

my case is black

[rigid valve]

Cuz white on white is kinda rare

Ok

Mistel sells these nice Orange on White
Drop artifact bloom sells sets with white and other colors

[glass bear]

o

https://drop.com/buy/artifact-bloom-series-keycap-set-red-velvet

oh hey these are nice

[rigid valve]

😄

[wanton burrow]

https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Minimalist-Suitable-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B08L7YXQ43 but pls don't put this on a board with north facing leds (aka rgb-friendly keyboards)

the saem cool keycaps on the vid but all white

want to cop black korean roots from kprepublic instead but shipping is ass

it's as much as what the keycaps costs

[rigid valve]

I pray that something good comes on during prime day so I can dump gift card money

[glass bear]

same

[glass bear]

yeah

like 100 for keycaps

sounds insane

[wanton burrow]

the kprepublic ones is like, budget ones

plus there's crp which i think ic cheapr and better than gmk

like, nice dyesub and zero warp pbt spacebar

[glass bear]

i need

budget ones

you have to understand

im in blissful ignorance currently

if it looks ok ill probably love

it

[rigid valve]

Mistel or Drop Artifact Bloom

Best budget

[glass bear]

damn even the artifact bloon is like the same price of my keyboard

[wanton burrow]

lol

k552?

[glass bear]

https://www.amazon.com/DREVO-Bluetooth-Mechanical-Illumination-Compatible/dp/B08BYB3JQD

this

[wanton burrow]

ah

seems like cherry profile isn't for you

coz interference = bad

[glass bear]

cherry profile?

[rigid valve]

OEM profile cronge

[rigid valve]

Keycap profiles

[glass bear]

i see

[rigid valve]

Cherry profiles have minor interference with LEDS

[wanton burrow]

better buy better keyboard ngl

[rigid valve]

Nothing a little bit of modding won’t fix

[glass bear]

oh

[rigid valve]

North-facing LEDS

[glass bear]

if i get those artifact keycaps ill probably turn off rgb anyway

[wanton burrow]

no

it's the orientation of the switch to keycap

[glass bear]

ohh

[wanton burrow]

the keycap hits the housing of the switch

[glass bear]

thought it was just the led

i see

[wanton burrow]

which makes unwanted sound

[rigid valve]

You could get a thick oring
That usually fixes it

Can cause some mushiness tho

[wanton burrow]

the place where the led is is just an indication

eeeeeeh

hard to shrill moners on a cheap board just to save it

better mod it to what it has to offer or buy better one

[thick tartan]

i want the new enjoy pbt keycap

[wanton burrow]

that bakeneko is nice af but the ck ones is always oos

i think u can buy somg gb bakeneko

seen some wkl 60% bakeneko from other server

cnc anodized alu case

navy

looks p dope

[thick tartan]

https://kbdfans.com/collections/enjoypbt-keycaps/products/coolkids

lit

[rigid valve]

Oh that kit

Meh

[thick tartan]

personal pref

pretty clean

[glass bear]

Damn

That's a look

Cool Kids

Maybe I save up mining money

Is like 250 enough for a decent one

[wanton burrow]

that's a cool set

[glass bear]

If I spend mined money on it my conscience is clear

[thick tartan]

😄

[wanton burrow]

depends on the layout. 60-65%? yea that'd fit

[glass bear]

Yeah60%

Would i be able to get

Bluetooth for that much

[wanton burrow]

uh

[glass bear]

How much more is bluetooth usually

20 dollars?

[wanton burrow]

kbd67 lite? 65% but perhaps the extra has some bt variant

[glass bear]

I see

[wanton burrow]

bluetooth is very uncommon on custom keyboards but common in prebuilts

[glass bear]

I see

I thought it was just like something extra on a pcb

Bluetooth is nice because sometimes I wanna lean back

Although not a necessity

Could just get a longer cable

[wanton burrow]

yep

[glass bear]

hmm I'll look into it

Right now it seems similar to GPUs

Nothing in stock lol

[thick tartan]

i wish coiled cables were cheaper

[wanton burrow]

they do but they get more sus the more you go down

[wanton burrow]

they always did lol

aftermarket is pain in the eyes sometimes

[thick tartan]

ye like its so bad LOL

[wanton burrow]

oh btw @glass bear the kbd67 lite r2 extras is not out yet but will come late june-early july

the wired one would retail from $130 iirc

[thick tartan]

i ended up going tofu60 for my first custom

not too bad

[wanton burrow]

if it's the alu it is

[thick tartan]

no i pv

pc

i cant type

[wanton burrow]

the alu tofu cases is inherently bad at this point lol

tofu ping intestifies

ya the acrylic case is better ngl

[thick tartan]

ye ye

[wanton burrow]

mind burger modding it?

[thick tartan]

i also like the sound from acrylic and pc

burger mod?

wats tht?

[wanton burrow]

yea u put small orings in the screw holes to increase bounce and give more consistent typing feel

[thick tartan]

OH

i did see tht

def doing tht

i forgot who thte youtuber was

[wanton burrow]

keybored

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQcdgUKV6dU

[thick tartan]

yupppppp

too good

[wanton burrow]

owuld also burger mount the kbd75 v3 once i get it

well, i haven't seen anyone do it on kbd75 but imma try see if it'd work well

[thick tartan]

im just hoping nothing comes messed up cause at tht point ill just get a refund and go q1

[wanton burrow]

coz someone did a burger top mount mod on their devastating tkl and damn it looks flxy as hell

ah

[thick tartan]

isnt there another form factor for a bakeneko coming out or did i hear wrong?

[wanton burrow]

uh

the 65%?

it came out as bakeneko 60/65

ck took the 60

[thick tartan]

ohhh

[wanton burrow]

makerkeyboards took the 65

[thick tartan]

ok i see

[wanton burrow]

the 65 is the phantom65

gonna get some limited stock soon

200+ units only iirc

[thick tartan]

jesus

[wanton burrow]

another "gonna be gone in a minute" oring gasket keyboard

[thick tartan]

my banana splits come in 30days

expected to be in by the 1st of july tho

[wanton burrow]

there's the new ktt kang whites

like cu-

[thick tartan]

linears?

[wanton burrow]

ye

[thick tartan]

oo

ill check them out

[wanton burrow]

ye go check out

it's like a retooled ktt swtich

[thick tartan]

omg

im creaming

[wanton burrow]

or hyperglides

"updated" tooling

[thick tartan]

these are insane

this guy has a POM case

like wtfff

[wanton burrow]

27 cents per switch

[thick tartan]

POG

[wanton burrow]

might be injection molded or just stacked pom plates

[thick tartan]

it looks injection molded looks weird

still waiting for my wowstick

😔

[wanton burrow]

[timber ridge]

if you can afford a phantom65 then you can try for the aozora