peripherals-and-displays

[queen sigil]

gamer gunk

but like grey is noticable

black isnt really

[sly warren]

For what you paid for that G935 you could have gotten a lot better.

Gaming Headsets Bad Because

1. Poor Stereo Imaging which leads to inaccurate positional audio in games
2. Poor Soundstaging, additional inaccuracy in positional audio
3. Bad driver tuning which tends to put emphasis on Bass which isn't good for gaming except for immersion.
4. USB Dongles that implement crappy 7.1 Surround that does not help with audio accuracy in games.

[sly warren]

Huh, I find it odd that Stickers run at 60 FPS, while GIFs operate at like.. 30-ish FPS

[rigid valve]

Discord trying to promote their feature:

[rigid valve]

[steep pelican]

Stickers are glitched for me and don’t show up

[rigid valve]

Rip

[split nimbus]

You can have higher frame rates on a gif, the files just get a lot bigger

[sturdy sinew]

is the schiit stack the best amp/dac under around 200?

[west hornet]

there is also the atom stack

[sturdy sinew]

what dat

[steep pelican]

https://google.com

[rigid valve]

lmao

[steep pelican]

More exact https://www.google.com/search?q=atom+stack

I’m going to do this whenever someone asks a googlable question now

[rigid valve]

LMGTFY?

[timber ridge]

also can go the spark route

monoprice** for some reason i forgot the name lol

[wanton burrow]

omfg

[timber ridge]

hmm

[wanton burrow]

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

best design for uwu

[sturdy sinew]

hey now

[timber ridge]

bruh

[wanton burrow]

kawaii lookin switches

[timber ridge]

is there any interesting budget kits in the making rn ?

like under 300usd

[rigid valve]

Uh

[timber ridge]

rn the collossus 75, 55565, thera75 and bauer lite have my attention

but nothing really seems too special in the budget

[wanton burrow]

alexa

[timber ridge]

i dont wanna deal with maker again lol

[wanton burrow]

lol

aella? think it's still on the proto phase but the side profile and layout is interesting

[timber ridge]

i thought it was gonna be expensive

but i could be wrong

ye its 450 lol

[queen sigil]

ez under 300

[timber ridge]

im a fan of the layout tho minus the f13 and del key

[queen sigil]

just stretch the budget a bitr

[timber ridge]

450 is more than a bit tho

[west hornet]

My audio friends i give you....

The power of windows

[glad yarrow]

ASMR vibes

[west hornet]

Windows drivers are just not good

[glad yarrow]

Download device drivers then

[west hornet]

Makes me wonder if win 11 any better than 10 for audio

These drivers are manufacturers but many audio devices just suck on windows. Hard to say whether it is manufacturer that doesnt feel it worth it to put more time in windows or just windows is not good in general for audio

The more channels you have the more problems you have i feel at this point

[shut cobalt]

i tried the stereo its actually good

and i know wired as a better sound but i need wireless

[daring zenith]

But have you tried any better ;)

And well, there aren't any great wireless headsets

[sly warren]

It really isn't. I've personally listened to G935 and... Its pretty crap at Stereo Imaging and Soundstage. Everything feels claustrophobic compared to 30 dollar Koss UR40 wired headphones.

[sly warren]

You don't NEED wireless, you WANT wireless.

[hollow flower]

What’s the difference between the G305 and G403?

[sly warren]

Uhhh, I don't know honestly

[hollow flower]

The place I’m at has the G403 and G102 on display to try out

Is the G102 a similar shape to the G305?

[wanton burrow]

probably

seems to be kinds similar at least, but eh i can't trust the microswitches innit

[ivory fable]

The g403

[rigid valve]

opinions on DPA mic

[steep pelican]

Yeah that’s what I was trying to ask people and best people said was Alexa lol. Frog soldered is only like 325 tho

[rigid valve]

Alexa lookin good ngl

[steep pelican]

When does gb end

I thought it might have already ended

[rigid valve]

it mightve

[steep pelican]

Or all units were sold or something

[shut cobalt]

@daring zenith yes this is the most expensive headset i ever got

[shut cobalt]

i just cant route the cable again and again because i sometimes play on the ps5 or the xbox one s and sometimes on the pc its just not practical for me with this i just need to connect the receiver and boom done

but what i need to route is the charging cable when i charge the headset

and the g935 have a decent sound for me and the best i heard so far so for me they do the job better then what i have before

and sround sound is ok but im not sure this is the 7.1

and what i really like its save my options on different device so thats dope

[hollow flower]

I bought the G305

[rigid valve]

aye

[hollow flower]

Had some reward points with the place so I got it for like 20

I’m hella hyped to actually try it out once I get back to the US

[rigid valve]

where are you rn?

[sly warren]

With a pair of wired cans, you plug it into the Controller, bam you are done.

Because Xbox and PS4/5 have a 3.5mm(or 2.5mm in PS4 case) jack on them.

No charging, no nonsense

[rigid valve]

skip

what should i get TWS between the $90 sparks and $250 airpods

because that's quite the gap

[sly warren]

Do you need ANC?

[rigid valve]

no

but it would be nice to have an ANC rec

plz

[sly warren]

For active noise canceling the AirPods Pro would be the best option if you have an iPhone

If you don't absolutely need ANC then just buy the moon drop sparks

[rigid valve]

ok

so there's not a whole ton in the 100-200 zone?

obviously moondrop's other stuff but tws

actually

galaxy buds maybe

idk probably will grab sparks if anything

[sly warren]

Galaxy Buds + are fine for Android

Or Pro

[rigid valve]

oh yeah

android ios

damn

rip

[sly warren]

Ye, Sparks will work "ok" on iOE

*iOS

[rigid valve]

wdym 'ok'

[hollow flower]

Poland

[rigid valve]

oh nice

[sly warren]

If it isn't an Apple Product. It won't work to the fullest with other Apple Products.

That just be how Apple is.

[rigid valve]

that is true

[latent hull]

Kbd67lite arrived early. Pog

[rigid valve]

yooooooooo

pog

[hollow flower]

Pog

[timber ridge]

alexa is really nice

55565 is coming out and is similar to the alexa

[sharp kindle]

Maker is really dumb though

[timber ridge]

facts

[steep pelican]

Alexa is 65% right

[timber ridge]

ye

[steep pelican]

Is it pc or metal

Or something else

[timber ridge]

alu

[steep pelican]

Oh that’s actually kinda sick

I thought it was pc or something

Heck maybe I should of got one

[timber ridge]

only decent pc kit coming out that im aware of is the bauer lite

if you miss the alexa then the 55565 is basically the same thing

in ic phase rn

[steep pelican]

Well rn I’m conflicted of saving up and trying for frog and then buy pcb in October and have to get more switches or join some cheaper gb but they won’t be tkl boards but don’t have to get more switches

Actually you know I might just go cheaper since I don’t have a job

[timber ridge]

you could try to snag scarlet extras if there is any

[steep pelican]

Once I do get job I’ll consider better boards

[steep pelican]

Price?

[timber ridge]

iirc 240 for black then 280 for white and navy

basically a tkl alexa with dif mounting options

[steep pelican]

Is it 65% too

[timber ridge]

oring/top mount

[steep pelican]

Oh tkl

[timber ridge]

yup

[rigid valve]

scarlet is good

[timber ridge]

wkl option too

[steep pelican]

That sounds nice

[timber ridge]

i got one otw

[rigid valve]

yoooo

[steep pelican]

I mean I could try for it

[timber ridge]

bc maker screwed up phantom restock lol

[steep pelican]

When would extras be

[timber ridge]

hard to say

i think it ships around next month ish

so restocks should be around the same time but i could be wrong

vast60 extras are supposed to come out too

[steep pelican]

Is it just gb then canceled orders are the extras or is it an actual restock

[timber ridge]

might be actual restocks

maker tends to drop restocks after shipment or some

did it with the phantom recently

[steep pelican]

Is scarlet hotswap

[timber ridge]

yup

[steep pelican]

Nice

[timber ridge]

https://www.makerkeyboards.com/products/scarlet

its really clean too

i had an ewhite kit but i swapped it for blue

[steep pelican]

Winkeyless looks nice but also I use the win key so hard to give it up

[timber ridge]

2 of my kits coming in is wkl lol

[frail sedge]

Anyone know about capture cards here?

[steep pelican]

Evga makes a good one, and so does Elgato

Do you need hdmi pass through

[frail sedge]

Well that's not my question, but lets say I get something like an HD60, do I need some connector or am I able to use out of the box with a PS4?

[steep pelican]

Well with a ps4 you would want a card with pass through

[frail sedge]

Don't know what that means, but does the HD60 have it?

[steep pelican]

Because you would want it to go into the capture card then go out from the card to the monitor

[steep pelican]

It does, basically you take the cable from ps4 into that, then cable out from it to monitor.

[frail sedge]

Ah ok

[timber ridge]

man i remember wanting to get a capture card during my trickshotting days lol

[steep pelican]

Probably better to get the internal type

Hd60 pro

[latent hull]

I just finished my keeb and I love it I don't know how I could go back to a membrane. It is just taking some time to get used to the keys

[rigid valve]

what did u put in the lite?

[latent hull]

ks3 gat yellows lubed

[rigid valve]

nice'

[timber ridge]

full nylon gaterons op

[sharp kindle]

Rebind caps lock or something

[queen sigil]

actually

true

maybe wkl is useable

since ill have function keys again

[steep pelican]

owner of maker server just told me that there is basically 100% they are going to do a round 2 group buy after round 1 extras, and that round 1 extras will happen late august

rip i have to do more waiting now tho

i want to buy something tho

[timber ridge]

did he say r2 is gonna be the same?

[steep pelican]

round 2 is more of a restock of the same thing as far as i could tell

[timber ridge]

o gg

[steep pelican]

he didnt mention any changes

ill ask

heck now i have to find a ergo board i want to get now

now that ill actually have the budget for one

@timber ridge nvm lol

[timber ridge]

interesting

i somehow broke one of my t1s and turned it into a linear lmao

[tight pulsar]

probably bent the leaf so it's not touching the stem anymore

[timber ridge]

the whole leaf is gone

idk when it broke lol

[tight pulsar]

sweet it mostly works fine

[rigid valve]

Epiccccc

Now actually mod it with Kailh GM4s

[rigid valve]

This kid really trynna convince me that Snowball is better than Q2U

Damn

[thick tartan]

yikes

sometimes you just never win

[rigid valve]

Bruh this same kid

Trynna tell me

That the model o

Is better

BETTER

Than the viper mini

[thick tartan]

idk about tht one

never used the viper mini

but the model o wasnt very good after ive used it for like 1 year a coupl years back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aweoWes1Eo&ab_channel=pusakalmkb

these sound kind of pog

[rigid valve]

But like

Every switch has a POM stem

Like 90% of commercial switches

That aren’t Gb or anything

[thick tartan]

wait wat

every switch?

idk about tht chief

[steep pelican]

Many switch

[thick tartan]

now tht i can agree with

[round pasture]

any of yall know anything about the kbo5000 s/s 80%

[wanton burrow]

Some uses "uhmwpe" stems and waterking uses pc stem. Most commercial switches yes mainly uses pom stem

Gingham kinda lit

Not liking that it doesn't support stepped caps lock but at least i'll still have some moners left for an artisan

Prob gonna paint some on the acrylic cover at the top qnd perhaps soms stickers on the backplate?

[frail sedge]

Can someone give me a headset/headphone recommendation:
That's under $70
Comfortable
One of the headphone doesn't stop working after like 2 months
Has a good surround sound

And good audio quality of course too

[rigid valve]

Headphone: Koss Porta Pro, Koss UR40
Headset: Koss GMR Air. If you can push to $80 or $90 get HyperX Cloud II

[daring zenith]

yes

[frail sedge]

I was considering Corsair Void Elite.

Is that any good?

[rigid valve]

I doubt it

Like

[daring zenith]

meizu/apple dongle might be a decent investment for the headphones

and well, corsair kinda sucky

[rigid valve]

Apple dongle is the best amp I’ve ever used

[west hornet]

[frail sedge]

closed means less background noise right?

[rigid valve]

Yeah but worse imaging

[frail sedge]

What's imaging

[rigid valve]

Sort of like

The way the headphones are able to represent objects in space

[frail sedge]

https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-KHX-HSCP-GM/dp/B00SAYCVTQ I heard these are pretty good

[west hornet]

can have worse soundstage, but that isn't always the case. main reason i open over closed is no cabin pressure feel, closed makes my voice sounds weird when talking but yes closed better for isolation, open has a lot of sound leak

ya those are decent

[frail sedge]

I would prefer closed

[timber ridge]

open back /= better soundstage than closeback

[frail sedge]

Is HyperX Cloud Alpha better than Cloud II?

[west hornet]

it can be a bit easier to get more soundstage on open with tight budget i suppose but ye closed backs can have just as big

[timber ridge]

thats thew blue one right

[west hornet]

i think ii is the preferred

[frail sedge]

What about Cloud Core?

[rigid valve]

II is preferred

[frail sedge]

Also btw I won't be using the microphone

Well I might

[timber ridge]

if you dont plan on using mic then id jus grab k361

[frail sedge]

The one's i'm finding are over $100

[rigid valve]

If you don’t plan on using mic

Koss Porta Pro, Koss UR40, or Creative Aurvana L!VE SE

[frail sedge]

ehh those all look like it would fall apart in an instant and they're really small

[rigid valve]

If you don’t want them then don’t get them
But I am recommending the best headphones for your price point

[frail sedge]

Do they have surround sound?

[timber ridge]

iirc, coolermaster remasted the mh751

could get those

[rigid valve]

Oh yeah mh752

[frail sedge]

Yeah I heard those were pretty good

[timber ridge]

surround sound is a gimmick

the cm headphones are good if cm didnt change anything

[west hornet]

#peripherals-and-displays message

[timber ridge]

theyre based off takstar pro82s so its hard to mess up

[rigid valve]

Yes

[frail sedge]

Is HS60 Pro good?

[rigid valve]

Never heard of em

Might be fine

[west hornet]

good stereo imaging > virtual surround, BUT If you really want virtual surround you can get dolby atmos for ~15usd and it works on any stereo headphone

[timber ridge]

cb1s fit in ur budget

[rigid valve]

Are they good though

[frail sedge]

Yeah I meant "7.1 Virtual Surround Sound"

[rigid valve]

You mean the ones from Status right

Like

[frail sedge]

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-HS60-Pro-Headphones-Compatible/dp/B07X9W8CBP/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=mh751&qid=1626148198&s=electronics&sr=1-5

[west hornet]

ye 7.1, 5.1 virtual surround it's all the same

[timber ridge]

ye

[rigid valve]

Yeah no

[rigid valve]

Are they any good? I’ve barely heard anything about them

[west hornet]

even the headphone with physical 7.1 surround suck for positional audio

[timber ridge]

ye, about the same range as takstar pro82s n stuff

maybe not as good as the alternative but better than most if not all gamer headsets in the same budget

[frail sedge]

damn liars

lol

[rigid valve]

Deffffffff

Mhm

[west hornet]

all im saying is if you really want those surround features you don't need to get headphone that specifically advertise it because you can get atmos for any and atmos is probably better than all the other virtual surround options

[rigid valve]

And where is that from

I agree with ghosty

[frail sedge]

https://lustre.ai/gaming-headset?ref=ext&price_intent=4100&product_node_id=node_prod_fakxklnl6fkb2mr52w727qelijxb2otnuhuhy6e2ffb74cqd

[rigid valve]

Get something with good imaging/soundstage and then buy atmos

[timber ridge]

coolermaster's surround sound is fine surprisingly

[rigid valve]

I’ve have never in my entire life ever heard of “lustre”

[timber ridge]

its the only one that doesnt destroy the original sound sig

[steep pelican]

Probably was paid to say that

[frail sedge]

They sponsored BitWit a lot and it seemed pretty interesting

[rigid valve]

Oh ClicksWit

Ik that guy

[frail sedge]

??

[west hornet]

i used a few razer headsets with surround, windows sonic, and dolby atmos. although i don't use it anymore atmos was very interesting

[steep pelican]

Bitwit gets sponsored by like every mediocre website

[timber ridge]

most big tech youtubers dont know nothing about peripherals lol

[rigid valve]

Yes YouTube comparisons and reddit threads are very reputable yes

[west hornet]

doesn't linus use like some audeze lcd headphones for a starting point to rate headphones?

[steep pelican]

cough Linus with his mx browns cough

[frail sedge]

It does have trusted sources though

[timber ridge]

not sure

[frail sedge]

I like mx bronws lol

[timber ridge]

their kb reviews are so cringe tho

forgot the name of the dude who does it, but he acts like he knows a lot

but is saying nonsense lol

[rigid valve]

Every techtuber is gonna have crappy peripheral reviews

[steep pelican]

They reviewed the system 67 or whatever and it was so bad

[west hornet]

techtubers are tip of the iceberg

[steep pelican]

I saw a ss of the creator of the keeb saying it was horrible

[west hornet]

then you fall deeper into the infinite abyss

[steep pelican]

Techtubers are a gateway drug

To the rabbit hole of tech hobbies

[frail sedge]

no

https://tenor.com/view/must-unsee-spongebob-washing-eyes-cant-look-gif-14237119

[steep pelican]

Anime wallpaper moment

[west hornet]

lol at least it wasn't one of the nsfw wallpapers

[steep pelican]

True tho

[west hornet]

ahh i hate leaving my midi controller plugged in because all the lighting but i hate plugging it in everytime to use it

[rigid valve]

lmao

[west hornet]

anyone ever try to listen to some edm on razer headphones hehe

[rigid valve]

Ono plz no nooooooo

[steep pelican]

Does it not have on off button?

[west hornet]

no it has plug in and plug out xD

its a arturia minilab

there is actually a lot of audio equipment that don't have on off switches, i guess it makes sense. don't want to walk around the room flipping 100 switches just to get started xD

[steep pelican]

True tho

[queen sigil]

yes

literally me playing osu

[rigid valve]

Rip

[solar nebula]

damn this spacebar better be gucci gmk quality

https://www.amazon.ca/Keycap-Mechanical-Keyboard-Spacebar-Backlit/dp/B093K5FR32/ref=sr_1_94?dchild=1&keywords=spacebar+white&qid=1626184120&sr=8-94

[rigid valve]

It ain’t lmao

[steep pelican]

Gmk space bar kits have more than one space bar XD

Also gmk botanical r2 is looking nice

[steep pelican]

imagine gmk botanical on dark green frog mmmmmm

[hollow flower]

What’s the difference between hotline games mouse feet and core pads?

[fast veldt]

im tryin to get some new headphonesb ecause my razer kraken ultimate headphones ive been using for 2 years is finally dying

should i get wireless or wired, because im already choosing steelseries for the headphones in this case

[rigid valve]

wired

and why steelseries

[fast veldt]

i mean im not liking razers equipment as much anymore

[rigid valve]

there are other brands than steelseries and razer ya know

[fast veldt]

i know that

corsair, logitech iirc

[rigid valve]

istg this is the second person we've had come through here who was deadset on steelseries

[fast veldt]

lmao

[rigid valve]

anyways headphones or headset

[fast veldt]

headset, lookin forward one with a mic

[rigid valve]

80 USD - HyperX Cloud II (get the cloud 2. not the alpha, not the core, and for the love of god not the stinger)
120 USD - Drop x Sennheiser Pc37x
200 USD - Drop x Sennheiser Pc38x

[fast veldt]

tbf i did get sennheiser before and they lasted way longer than my razer headphones soi ill consider it

[rigid valve]

product over brand

razer headphones are bad

not all sennheisers are good

[fast veldt]

true

[sly warren]

Gaming Headsets Bad Because

1. Poor Stereo Imaging which leads to inaccurate positional audio in games
2. Poor Soundstaging, additional inaccuracy in positional audio
3. Bad driver tuning which tends to put emphasis on Bass which isn't good for gaming except for immersion.
4. USB Dongles that implement crappy 7.1 Surround that does not help with audio accuracy in games.

Don't buy a Gaming Headset.

[thick tartan]

[rigid valve]

honestly

i can see why people would want a headset

[sly warren]

I can't, when a ModMic Uni or USB Exists.

[thick tartan]

i cant

[sly warren]

Any pair of headphones becomes a Headset.

GG

[thick tartan]

then again i use apple earbuds

but its comfortable than wearing a headset personally

[rigid valve]

hm do porta pros have detacblae cable

[sly warren]

No

But you could mod one.

[rigid valve]

work...

[sly warren]

It's a fairly common mod for Porta Pros and KSC75 to get a detachable cable.

[rigid valve]

sub 100 i think headset is a valid choice

[sly warren]

Nah

[rigid valve]

yah

[sly warren]

Koss UR40 30 bucks, ModMic Uni 50 bucks

GG

[rigid valve]

and work

work...

[sly warren]

There's like, no work involved.

[rigid valve]

and also like the whole open vs close back thinga

and other stuff

[sly warren]

You stick the ModMic to the side of the headphones. Done.

[rigid valve]

this is the same discussion you underwent with droq no

[sly warren]

Openbacks are better for Gaming.

[rigid valve]

he was like "i want headset" and you said "headphones and samson go"

[sly warren]

Wider Soundstage, better for gaming.

[rigid valve]

less isolation, doesn't work with some people's environments

imo if you want a headset get one
headphones and mic will have better output and input

but i can see the use case

[thick tartan]

i dont think i could ever go back to a headset mic

when i hear someone using them i want to strangle them so

its like a little be less worse than a kinect mic LMFAO

[fast veldt]

To be honest, I don't like USB

USB headsets are iffy with me tbh

[sly warren]

Exactly.

[rigid valve]

anyways vent

does you have budget

[fast veldt]

i scratched the idea of gettin new headphones cuz i realized that im saving money for a future vacation

[rigid valve]

alrighty

[fast veldt]

although if i did have a budget it'd be 150-180 dollars

[sly warren]

AKG K361 + ModMic is a solid all-rounder option.

[rigid valve]

if you wanna stick with a headset kinda vibe

otherwise go K361 and Q2U(?)

[sly warren]

Though, they won't be absolutely excellent for Gaming. They will be better audio quality than any headset you could buy (K361)

[rigid valve]

true\

i wonder

what is the openback rec for $100

[sly warren]

Uhhh, nothing.

[rigid valve]

either go up or down?

[sly warren]

It's Koss UR40 or HD560S

[rigid valve]

dt880/990?

[sly warren]

Nope

[rigid valve]

why

[sly warren]

Treble spikes

They aren't fun for most people.

[rigid valve]

i didnt even see those spikes lmao

ty

[sly warren]

All Beyers have some form of heavy treble spike

Except maybe the Tygrs

But I know almost nothing about those

[rigid valve]

i've

never heard of those

[sly warren]

https://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/tygr-300-r.html

Apparently they are "good"? I need to find a graph.

https://images.app.goo.gl/3wYX7wQfiH5jAfgA7

[rigid valve]

not really my type

very bright it seems

[sly warren]

Seems like they are slightly less bright than the DT990

[timber ridge]

all the cs pros with apple earbuds lol

[thick tartan]

facts

[steep pelican]

I just created a 3kg gateron yellow

[rigid valve]

breh

[gleaming pond]

I must try

[steep pelican]

It’s so hard to push down

I don’t want to put it in my keeb lol

[rigid valve]

ok bois

do i get the real apple pencil two

or look for something cheaper

[steep pelican]

I mean do you need one

Cause unless you are actually doing art on your iPad then it’s kinda not worth it, at least IMO

[rigid valve]

lets say i am

[tight pulsar]

i think @west hornet has one and uses it for art

[rigid valve]

the thing with apple like

theyre made everything proprietary

but $130 for a pencil is like literally 1/3 - 1/4 of all the money i have on hand

and like

ya know

thats money

[timber ridge]

is there a student discount on the pencil?

[rigid valve]

hmmm

i dont see anything

not for the 2 at least

[tight pulsar]

there's also open box ones on ebay for 100 if you want to take a chance

[steep pelican]

Is the Apple Pencil pressure sensitive

[rigid valve]

yeah thats the only reason i consider

also angle-sensitive

which makes it stupid useful

[steep pelican]

Those are nice features IMO

[rigid valve]

even just for notetaking and whatnot

it increases your ability to emphasize certain points

[steep pelican]

I have fancy drawing tablet I randomly got when I was like 11 and it has those

[rigid valve]

and separate areas

[steep pelican]

Idk what I was doing spending 500 on drawing tablet, I should of spent on keeb smh

[sly warren]

That's more due to a requirement for Isolation. They wear the big pilot muffs and then Earbuds/IEMs during LAN matches.

[gleaming pond]

500 dollars on a drawing tablet

[steep pelican]

Yeah idk how I even afforded it

[gleaming pond]

should have spent on keeb stuff

lmao

[steep pelican]

I think I might of had the notion I was going to do commissions eventually or something idk

I’m pretty sure I figured out fairly quickly that I can’t draw that well XD

[rigid valve]

we have like a family iPad Pro if that makes any sense

my dad uses it as a second display for his mac sorta

and when its not being worked we game and stuff

and draw

[steep pelican]

Cool

I drew Kirby once

And that was it basically

Cause drawing is hard

I don’t know how to envision art in my head then make it

All of my artistic talent lies in music unfortunately

[gleaming pond]

all my artistic talent which isnt much goes into lego

[rigid valve]

my artistic talent is

uh

nonexistent

in any shape way or form

[gleaming pond]

lmao

[west hornet]

Nachos is right i have a 1st gen apple pencil but you really need it if you want to do any kind of drawing because pressure and tilt sensitivity. The cheapers alternatives dont really offer that i know of. I actually got my pencil pretty cheap but i no longer have ipad now

[rigid valve]

ok

ty

[steep pelican]

I always open wegg hoping to see that #peripherals-and-displays has messages but it never does

[rigid valve]

i mute every channel except this and tech deals

lmao

[west hornet]

sad

[west hornet]

this is now music chat, how to get better at music theory

[rigid valve]

oh god music theory

please no

i dont know any musics

[west hornet]

oh i just stumble on this https://youtu.be/pphnAEHl6Zo

[steep pelican]

Musics is ez

[sturdy sinew]

so with the schiit stack I want the modi 3+ and the mangi heresy?

[rigid valve]

modi and magni is the schiit stack

i don't know which specifically you are going to want

unfortunately

[sturdy sinew]

I'm wanting them for the Hifiman sundaras/sennheiser 600's but i'm just making sure that isn't a bad combo to go for

and current headphones (dt 770 pro's)

[timber ridge]

that stack will do

[devout fiber]

@steep pelican mmmm yeah keyboard

i have Epomaker EP64

yeah mhm tealios

agreed cream switches

band aid mod

[steep pelican]

Cream is meh

[calm cobalt]

creams r the only switch i would ever consider buying for a custom keeb

[steep pelican]

If you like scratch then I guess

Creams super overhyped

Cream stems tho

[calm cobalt]

don't care about the feel

[devout fiber]

youre super overhyped

[calm cobalt]

just sound

[steep pelican]

Cream sounds like a linear

Just get alpacas

It’ll sound similar lol

I mean whatever keeb you get will change sound dramatically anyway

[wanton burrow]

cream should be fine after 39515901148571 years of breaking in

[devout fiber]

nonononononono

get jwk noirsd

[wanton burrow]

..........

[devout fiber]

just cheaper alpacas

[steep pelican]

After 10 million actuations

[wanton burrow]

jwk moment

[steep pelican]

Creams are good

[devout fiber]

jk idk anything about keyboards lmao

[wanton burrow]

cherry has some texture and sound :pepeSmile:

[calm cobalt]

you guys know u can just put the switches on the keeb and just use tape to push it up and down right

[wanton burrow]

what

[calm cobalt]

to break in switches

[wanton burrow]

uh

[calm cobalt]

not on the switches

on the bottom of keeb and put it upside down

[devout fiber]

yes foam

foam in keeb

lube

clip the stabs

[wanton burrow]

tape mod?

[calm cobalt]

what

[steep pelican]

Creams still need like 50k actuations

[wanton burrow]

that helps with acoustics but not in breking in

u just do them dry

[calm cobalt]

vibrator gun

[steep pelican]

What is tape mod again

[calm cobalt]

said tape for a reason

[wanton burrow]

u put tape behind pcb

[calm cobalt]

yams u never heard of a vibrator gun?

[devout fiber]

thats like the band aid mod

[wanton burrow]

forgot what it does but its some mod for acoustics

[devout fiber]

like massage gun

[wanton burrow]

it's not

[calm cobalt]

not like the actual name but

[devout fiber]

ok

[calm cobalt]

still

[steep pelican]

Band aid mod is for stabs or something

[devout fiber]

i used a massage gun and got a lot of cps

[wanton burrow]

yea vibe gun and massage gun could work

[calm cobalt]

same thing

[steep pelican]

Except you have to do all switches individually

[calm cobalt]

huh?

why

[devout fiber]

nah just put a plate over them all so they all get pressure

then gun the plate

[calm cobalt]

no

put it upside down on a table

tape

[devout fiber]

or that sure

[steep pelican]

But the switches in the center would get most pushed and the outside wouldn’t fully bottom out

[calm cobalt]

other way would vibrate screws out of plate etc

[devout fiber]

Ness nothing in life is perfect ok

[calm cobalt]

if u have a flimsy casing

[wanton burrow]

there alr is some breaking in machine alr made

[thick tartan]

tbh u def have to break in alot of switches not just creams

[steep pelican]

Yes

[devout fiber]

what are some other mods i havent talked about

keycaps

yes

artesians

[steep pelican]

Holee mod

[thick tartan]

theres a new one

where u crave into the stem of a stab

[devout fiber]

drilling a hole in the middle of your PCB?

[thick tartan]

and put ur wire into the stem of the stab

its weird

[calm cobalt]

can 3d printers make caps accurately or do they fall off the switch alot

[steep pelican]

They usually aren’t great cause 3D printers are bad at consistency

Cause of heat

[wanton burrow]

but do you really have to?

[thick tartan]

i eman same goes with creams

so no

[steep pelican]

Vintage cherry blacks

I’ve heard that those are so broken in the stems are paired to their housings

[wanton burrow]

ultra broken in moment

[thick tartan]

i get my akko reds tomorrow

[wanton burrow]

anybody wants to break in some ktts and jwks?

[timber ridge]

creams are cursed b4 broken in

[rigid valve]

Creams are cursed even after

Stem is good
Housing trash

[thick tartan]

i disagree partially with tht

[steep pelican]

Cream Frankenswitch

[timber ridge]

i dont understand why ppl buy creams jus for the stem

its expensive asf

[steep pelican]

Yeah that’s why you get pro burgundys instead

[west hornet]

if i manage to sell some strange things around my house you think maybe i should try to get a decent bigger midi keyboard for pc?

[steep pelican]

Bigger midi keyboard is nice

[wanton burrow]

kailh moment

[timber ridge]

literally like any kailh lol

[wanton burrow]

traditional kailhs in aliex is cheaper than creams but could b expensive as pro burgundys

though travels 4mm

instead of 3.8

[west hornet]

maybe get another arturia haha

oof

[timber ridge]

sheeesh

[steep pelican]

I have this but smaller

[west hornet]

the one with the screen interface?

[steep pelican]

For some reason all the pedals we got don’t work with it

[steep pelican]

Yes

[west hornet]

aww its looks so nice to use

but so expensive

[steep pelican]

Yeah Im not the best with like changing midi channels and stuff so I haven’t figured out how to use rotary encoder and slider to the most effectiveness especially since Im not using those for general function because I have control surface

So I usually don’t take the time to like set slider to vibrato setting

[west hornet]

its so much nicer to use control surfaces rather than keyboard and mouse

[thick tartan]

honestly

if u want something similar to creams

keyfirst creams are cheaper and nice

[west hornet]

for strings mod wheel is usually just enough

[thick tartan]

theyre a mix between ink blacks and creams

[steep pelican]

For mixing and panning and stuff control surface is so nice

[steep pelican]

Yeah sometimes it’s not set to the setting I want it to control lol

[west hornet]

omg im watching graham vid and now even he has grand piano https://i.imgur.com/jIaWrKw.jpeg

[thick tartan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB6sSssD1Ts&t=0s&ab_channel=DrHuru

[west hornet]

i am so sad

[thick tartan]

this is the stab mod i was talking about

its big brain

[steep pelican]

Honestly if I could play on real piano I might practice more

I just don’t find electric piano fun to play on

[west hornet]

especially unweighted its so unmotivating 😦

[steep pelican]

Yeah I have a semi weighted so it’s not horrible but it’s also super scuffed atm because speakers aren’t working and one key doesn’t hold the noise

[west hornet]

yikes

[neon quartz]

WorstNess#9651 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[steep pelican]

Rip sec

[west hornet]

my parents say maybe we go to showroom this weekend

its been months 😦

[steep pelican]

My parents trying to fix the electric piano

Going to take it to a repair shop or something

[west hornet]

if i do eventually get acoustic i think i try to learn how to tune then maybe i can ocassionally tune for people and get little extra cash

[steep pelican]

Yeah that would be nice

I’m apparently known as that one tech savvy kid so sometimes my moms friends will have me fix their tv or configure their speaker system

Stuff like that

[west hornet]

i might be able to get job alongside my mom doing some design stuff for company but we shall see

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[steep pelican]

My cousins got jobs at my dads and uncles company for a while but now they are selling it and I’m finally old enough to get a job 😦

[west hornet]

sad

[steep pelican]

So I probably won’t get a job there

[wanton burrow]

heck

[daring zenith]

Lol

Shipping op

[wanton burrow]

usps option suddenly gone

that one is like 30 something with 6-20 days shipping time

[wanton burrow]

just realized that this could be a prio express international fee that made it at this ridiculous price

[untold terrace]

Can anyone recommend an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for a 3070ti build? Idk if I need to spend $80 or $200 here

[steep pelican]

What cpu are you using

[untold terrace]

11700k

[steep pelican]

do you have a pcpp list for your build perchance

[untold terrace]

Yeah! One sec

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FD8rkX

2 monitors 165hz IPS if that matters

[steep pelican]

are you running the monitors off the ups too?

[untold terrace]

I probably should I think right? To be able to gracefully power down / save game

[steep pelican]

are power outs and stuff common for you? Is there a reason you want a UPS for your system

[untold terrace]

Just want to make sure I don’t let my computer get fried

Power outs not common

[steep pelican]

i mean a surge protector would probably work fine for you

if you dont need the back up power because you arent running some sort of important server on your pc a UPS isnt super useful

[untold terrace]

Hmmm that’s good to know, I was wondering about that

Thanks for the info!

Are all surge protectors made equally or is there some sort of spec I should be looking at

[steep pelican]

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-choose-buy-and-safely-use-a-good-surge-protect-1405568999

[untold terrace]

Awesome I’ll give it a read, thanks again

[green forge]

fml both my Logitech G mice have developed the double click problem at the same time

lasted a couple years but still

[steep pelican]

I mean mice do that

[untold terrace]

Think I’m going with this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P5LRY37/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_Y62P5R0JVKV4X50B76PD

[steep pelican]

Looks good

👍

[untold terrace]

I think I’ve been using my razor naga MMO for 5+ years im worried it’s gonna die anyday now lol

[green forge]

that's a good lifespan for a razer product

I went ahead and bought another LG G mouse cos I don't really like any of the alternatives ~__~

[sly warren]

LG G Mouse?

[bleak ember]

Logitech G

[ivory loom]

Guys shouldni go for keychron k3

Im a programmer/gamer

[rigid valve]

K3 looks good

[ivory loom]

It does look but performance wise idk

Ergonomic wise whatever

[wanton burrow]

it's a flat board

not rly ergonomic but it won't break wrists either way

[steep pelican]

Yeah it’s not hotswapable except for optical versions so 😦

[ivory loom]

Okay so can i get recommendations

On 75% keyboards

Around 50 - 100$

That are quiet

The best around those prices with my specification of being quiet

[rigid valve]

Keychron k2

and in terms of quiet

you could save up budget and swap to silents

[ivory loom]

What change keycaps?

[rigid valve]

?

swap your switches

[ivory loom]

Is there any keyboard that is good for gsming and typing

[rigid valve]

all keyboards work for gaming and typing

[ivory loom]

That doesnt require changing switches

[rigid valve]

there are very few keyboards that come with silent switches

[ivory loom]

What are those few

[rigid valve]

$500 groupbuy keyboards that have a build service

TGR boards mostly

the Q1 may also have that option

but the cost for built will be $170

[ivory loom]

Ugh i want cheaper ones

Oh wel

Well

Well it doesnt mean to be necessarily really quiet

It either has to be normally quiet

Or quiet

But it definetely shouldnt be loud

I dont like that tsk sound that some keyboards make

[rigid valve]

get a K2 with reds

[ivory loom]

Isnt brown k2 the most quiet

[rigid valve]

uh

idk where you heard that

[ivory loom]

No idea either

So k2 with red switchws is the most quiet keyboard that comes with the quiet switches

[rigid valve]

for such a low budget you really won't be getting quiet quiet

bnut k2 with reds will not be particularly loud

[steep pelican]

Yeah for actually decent silent switches you’d probably want like bobagums

Or u4s

[ivory loom]

What donyou think about mx keys logi

[tight pulsar]

what

[steep pelican]

Logitech keyboards are meh compared to keychron

[ivory loom]

.. ugh

[sly warren]

Just buy Keychron

[ivory loom]

Yeah i guess

I was just thinking if theres other kb’s around 50 -100 dolls

Quieter or better

[rigid valve]

no

none

[thick tartan]

just get o rings

if u want a quiet board

😬

thats like ur cheapest bet

[ivory loom]

O rings?

Nvm

Okay so between all keychrons, keychron 2 is the best?

What kind of kb is this

[rigid valve]

Looks like 60%

[ivory loom]

Yeah okay but the model

[rigid valve]

There are hundreds of keebs that look like that

[ivory loom]

Yeah i guess

I like the color scheme tbh

I wish keychron came in black or dark grey

[daring zenith]

It does...?

[thick tartan]

...

[daring zenith]

I mean, I don't know what else you would call the colors of the keycaps on any k boards other than dark grey

[thick tartan]

these are o rings

u can use these if u want quiet

[rigid valve]

oringing swtiches kinda stinky

[thick tartan]

o they are

[daring zenith]

Mushy

[rigid valve]

mushy

[thick tartan]

but he wants quiet for cheap

lmfao

[rigid valve]

fair

just get membrane tho

like literally

membrane quiet

[thick tartan]

yep

tht too

personally if i was a programmer

id want to hear my clicks

thts just me tho

[rigid valve]

IEMs with an inline mic or something similar for discreet use during school

since bringing a headset to class is kinda weird

[gleaming pond]

keychrons I'd say are similar boards some hollower than others and some using low prof stuff but mostly the differences are the layouts so just get whatever layout you like the most tbh

[vagrant estuary]

My monitor's light is on but nothing is displaying not even the monitor startup screen when I turn it off then on. I've tried using a different monitor and it works fine so I know it's not an issue with my hdmi cable or my pc. I can't change the brightness without the screen on either. Any Ideas?

[steep pelican]

Return the monitor under warranty

[vagrant estuary]

i dont have the warranty anymore

[steep pelican]

Well rip

Time to get a new monitor I guess

[vagrant estuary]

i hate this, i had it for like a week

[rigid valve]

how is it not under warranty if it's been a week

[steep pelican]

Bruh warranties are at least 1 year if not more

If it’s within a week you can even return directly to the store

[vagrant estuary]

i used it for a week but I had it in a box for like a month

[vagrant estuary]

i bought it from amozon, and it didnt come borken

[rigid valve]

most warranties are at least a year

99% of warranties

[steep pelican]

Go to the manufacturers website for the product and start a support claim

Then you send it to them

And they send you one back

[vagrant estuary]

it didnt come broken so they wont let me get a refund or replace it

i tried

[steep pelican]

That’s literally not how a warranty works, if something stops working, whether or not it’s dead on arrival you can get a replacement

Amazon won’t do anything, it’s whoever the monitor is made by

[vagrant estuary]

yeah but the warranty only lasted 30 days

[rigid valve]

w h a t

[steep pelican]

That’s called return period

Not warranty

@vagrant estuary what monitor was it

[vagrant estuary]

let me check again

[steep pelican]

Just tell me the monitor model and I can check the warranty

[vagrant estuary]

Asus VG248QG 24 inch

[steep pelican]

It’s 3 years

[vagrant estuary]

lol im dumb

[thick tartan]

i was just gonn say

[vagrant estuary]

where would i return it, could you give me that website?

[queen sigil]

@steep pelican play osu

good game

[thick tartan]

even if u didnt have warranty i would fight it

[steep pelican]

https://www.newegg.com/black-asus-vg248qg-90lmgg901q022eul-24/p/N82E16824236978?Item=N82E16824236978&Source=socialshare&cm_mmc=snc-social-_-sr-_-24-236-978-_-07142021

Go here and scroll down and click the hyperlink that says support website

[steep pelican]

Bruh I do occasionally, I’m just too lazy to practice and too lazy to find maps to play so I get bored

[queen sigil]

use osu map search

for maps

and im literally out of maps to play

[steep pelican]

Yeah but idk good maps

[queen sigil]

Everything is either too hard or i've already played

[queen sigil]

literally just download ones in ur skill and that u like the music

[vagrant estuary]

ok thank you

[frail sedge]

How tf does my $25 headset that's 6 years old and warn down a lot and still somehow works, have better sound quality than these random headphones that I got for free that are worth $200 lmao

[rigid valve]

well

[steep pelican]

Uhh what headphones are these lol

[rigid valve]

depends on what you got

yknow

[queen sigil]

https://youtu.be/wnoOt4G9kCE

then u get better

also maybe try other games

like this is quaver

osu for dumies

[frail sedge]

The old headset that I'm using rn is Turtle Beach Pla and the $200 one is V-Moda Crossfade M-100

[steep pelican]

Turtle beach bruh

How does it sound worse than that

[queen sigil]

sound quality is subjective

[daring zenith]

I mean I'd expect 20$ ur40 to probably be better than random 200$ Corsair headset

[rigid valve]

v-moda has a history of bloated inflated bass, which is may be what you're hearing
You are likely experiencing muddy bass which interferes with the rest of the sound as compared to the turtle beach whos drivers are probably falling apart and therefore the bass is less bloated and muddy.

[steep pelican]

My main plateau with osu rn is that I’m not able to use both z and x so I can’t do faster bpm songs or songs harder than 4 stars

[queen sigil]

what

wdym

like trills?

[steep pelican]

I’m not used to doing both keys

And I can’t do single key fast enough

So I miss notes

[queen sigil]

wdym using both keys

like finger dexterity

[daring zenith]

Regular osu not osu mania leyo

[queen sigil]

oh

ew

[rigid valve]

lmao

[daring zenith]

I was getting confused at why you're confused until I realized

[steep pelican]

Osu mania is just hard cause it requires a lot of practice

Just for doing like holding notes

And tapping on other fingers

[frail sedge]

I would keep using the Turtle Beach one more if they were more comfortable

[queen sigil]

ok thats why u play stream maps

not tech maps

[rigid valve]

vmoda headphones are tanks though

[frail sedge]

They cuffs are so small

[queen sigil]

tech maps suck

[rigid valve]

thats one thing they have going for them

theyre indestructible and the case is good

[frail sedge]

one of the headphone randomly started dangling

One of the screw broke off

Idk why headphones hate me so much lol

They either break like that or stop working out of one ear

[queen sigil]

@steep pelican

[daring zenith]

Bruh

[queen sigil]

@steep pelican u dont need to constantly alternate keys

I only use x when theres liek a stream or a triple

or a double

[rigid valve]

osu coaching w/leyo

[queen sigil]

and mania is fun just stay away from tech maps

1st one is tech second one is stream

id say the first one is still harder

even though the second one is alot faster

[daring zenith]

you know what

ima grind osu at some point

[queen sigil]

do it

actually no

dont grind osu untill ur pp farming like me

and u play for rank and not for fun

[daring zenith]

I mean grind to get good

I'm absolute crap at osu

[queen sigil]

yes

[daring zenith]

I will fail 1 star maps

[queen sigil]

get good

have fun

enjoy game

u know ur washed up when ur top plays are from last year

[daring zenith]

my best performance is 2pp

fight me

[steep pelican]

I have like 70pp

[queen sigil]

top 11k osu 4k

not bad

[tight pulsar]

@daring zenith if it makes u feel better this is my profile https://osu.ppy.sh/users/16645425

[queen sigil]

flex much

[west hornet]

lol https://i.imgur.com/RkldkkO.png

[queen sigil]

i think my most played is broken

[west hornet]

i just have trouble finding new maps that are fun and ranked

[queen sigil]

osu beatmap search

search by most played

[queen sigil]

ok this was nachos it was bugged

nice

if I search up 4k ranked mania songs over 5 stars i have every single one

time to download meme unranked and loved songs

@west hornet https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/332673#mania/1316677

this stuff is insane

these songs are all hit sounds so if U dont hit it u cant hear the music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvrWLb5S0f8&ab_channel=CircusGalop

[west hornet]

ouch this hurt https://i.imgur.com/YP61x9P.jpeg

first try tho, my finger hurt

[queen sigil]

is that BTMC skin

[west hornet]

beethoven lol

yes

[queen sigil]

WATCH IT

ITS INSANE

[west hornet]

they should just make it 88 key mania and hook up a piano to it at that point haha

[steep pelican]

Tbh this is harder than playing the actual piece

[queen sigil]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1T0unZq_Fs&ab_channel=Piranist

[steep pelican]

You have to use all 10 fingers

[west hornet]

i hate this

my pen is messed up too

absolute input is broken for some reason now its only windows ink

[queen sigil]

ew

windows ink ew

downloading osu songs be like

[west hornet]

welp

joined a multi lobby to find map, they said it was tech, first 2-3min it seem fine and then not so fine

[queen sigil]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

MY ACC DIED AT THE END

ALMOST S

[west hornet]

why is it asking me to verify to change language of the site ._.

[queen sigil]

how do u read whatever language that is

[west hornet]

if you can learn at least some pronunciation of language you can start to piece together some modern words sound similar in other languages

[tight pulsar]

what the heck is last symbol in the top line

it does not look very japanese to me

[west hornet]

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