peripherals-and-displays

[west hornet]

kanji very fun

[tight pulsar]

what about the one before it

[west hornet]

idk that xD

lol i found a old clip of my osu, i should redownload that map and try to finish https://youtu.be/mQ2saZPm4uY

[timber ridge]

bruh

ur cracked

[west hornet]

campanella haha https://i.imgur.com/y7OXoH4.png

omg they have liebestraum too

i want to try to learn liebeslied on piano next

[steep pelican]

I know, ghost is flexing hard

[west hornet]

im washed up

[thick tartan]

got my akko rose reds

theyre crisp jesus

[daring zenith]

nice

[sly warren]

Are the rose reds linears?

I'm honestly itching to get some new switches for my L80

I still like Linears, but something a tad heavier than Gat Reds.

[rigid valve]

If you’re trying not to empty the wallet get KS-3 yellows for maximum smoothness
If you’re okay with spending a little more consider:
ThicThock Marshmallows (may be hard to get ahold of)
Alpacas
Cannonkeys Lavenders
Cannonkeys Mauves
Lilac Linears
Durock L series (only difference between the numbers is weight and color, available on Amazon)
Alpacas and Durock Ls are exceedingly similar, as are Lilacs and Mauves. Lavenders will be the deepest of them all. I’ve heard people with 20+ keyboards say that Marshmallows are their favorite linear switches ever, so consider those. However, as I mentioned, they may be hard to obtain.

[sly warren]

Gat Yellows?

[rigid valve]

Marshmallows, Alpacas, Lavenders, Mauves, Lilacs, and Durock Ls retail at 0.55 USD per switch

[sly warren]

I assume that's the KS-3 Yellows

[rigid valve]

Yeah

[sly warren]

90 switches for 32.99 on Amazon

Not bad.

[rigid valve]

KS-3s you shouldn’t be paying more than like 0.25-0.3 each

But you also get amazon shipping

[sly warren]

There's black housing ones for 25.00 for 90

[rigid valve]

KS-3 should be a full black nylon housing

[sly warren]

Is the Black housing any different to the... Clear?

Well, frosted clear

If this Amazon dealer still has 90 of them for 25 bucks next week, I'll probably pick them up.

I don't even need RGB support because this board has no RGB!

[rigid valve]

I would get black nylon KS-3s

[sly warren]

https://www.amazon.com/Gateron-Switches-KS-Compatible-Mechanical/dp/B08XQH214P/ref=sr_1_2

[rigid valve]

I don’t know what material the clears are

Since clear nylon doesn’t exist

[rigid valve]

Those looks really nice
I might pick them up later

If they’re still around

[sly warren]

I saved them to my Amazon list for random PC stuff

[tight pulsar]

ks3x47 are black bottom milky top and usually what people recommend

[rigid valve]

Milky top will be slightly deeper

[sly warren]

Ayy, I'll have 3 extra switches.

[rigid valve]

But I’ve heard people say it is scratcher

It also looks stupid imo

[sly warren]

87 key board.

[rigid valve]

That’s good

You can screw around with the last 3 or use them if some switches are defective

[sly warren]

I honestly really love my Iqunix L80

Since nobody in the custom board space really makes anything for 2.4ghz wireless, this board is downright great.

[rigid valve]

I’ve been looking at it and studying reviews and honestly
It looks like a Keychron K2 Plus Deluxe Ultra

Better layout
Better wireless

Better build

[sly warren]

I do need to swap the Stabs though.

They are Costar, and... not really great compared to say, Durock stabs.

And Durock stabs SHOULD just pop in.

[tight pulsar]

might not be able to

[rigid valve]

Why not

[tight pulsar]

if they’re plate mounted they have different cutouts

[rigid valve]

Durock makes plate-mounts though

[sly warren]

Yeah, Durock makes screw-in and plate mount.

The Costars should just come out and Durocks just pop in.

[tight pulsar]

costar and cherry/similar have different footprints

iirc

[rigid valve]

Oh

Amazing

[rigid valve]

If you find Everglide for cheaper get those
It’s Durock but rebranded

Vet the seller and stuff obviously

[steep pelican]

Honestly I wouldn’t mind stock cherry reds in my weird prebuilt if the stabs weren’t so absolutely awful

The space bar stab is so bad it crunches

[timber ridge]

some of the ks3s on amazon arent too bad if you add shipping prices of some the of the vendors

[thick tartan]

honstly might got the cherry stabs route

and do tht korean mod i linked earlier

i didnt even know gmk made stabs until today

the more u know

[timber ridge]

cherry stabs aint even that bad

my cherry stabs were only lubed and they had basically no rattle

my space had a bit wobble on the left side but i didnt feel like wire balancing

[thick tartan]

yea i think cherry stabs are clean af

we all know glorious goat stabs are goat tho

[rigid valve]

Just like their qc

[timber ridge]

really hope the q1 makes the pro obsolete

[thick tartan]

as someone who has one

i do too

[timber ridge]

i almost had a pro

i was a batch1 person but sold it

[thick tartan]

i havent touched mine

its still in its box

[timber ridge]

i sold mine b4 it even ship lol

[thick tartan]

lmfaoo

[timber ridge]

the first wave of reviews came out and i disliked the board a lot lmao

[rigid valve]

Yesyesyeys

I mean

The q1 after it’s July drop with a brass weight AND a knob will cost $210

Think about that

[timber ridge]

still isnt too bad

stock cable is really good

and they paid extra to secure chips iirc

i need the bauer lite to drop already

[thick tartan]

again im just gonna wait for reviews before i commit

ive realized im more of a sound than looks person when it comes to the barebones itself

[timber ridge]

i have my flexy kit secured so my next kit can be watever

[thick tartan]

tomorrow is gonna be a busy day

87 switches to lube and stab mod shenanigans

[timber ridge]

ive lubed like 20-30 switches in the last 4 days

im so lazy lmao

[thick tartan]

i feel tht

its like pretty relaxing for me tho

i just zone out and listen to music

[timber ridge]

the problem is that i have so many builds lined up

so i have to lube like 200+ switches

[thick tartan]

thats fair

my incoming build is a tofu 60

really wanna do tht burger mod on it

[rigid valve]

Inb4 a better entry level 60% comes in

[thick tartan]

probably

i cant be messed with getting into a gb tho

[timber ridge]

tofu gets too much hate

[thick tartan]

yup

[timber ridge]

did you buy one yet ?

[thick tartan]

yes

its on its way but

[timber ridge]

wat color?

[thick tartan]

acrylic

im an rgb nerd

[tight pulsar]

tofu is classic

[thick tartan]

acrylic case with pc plate

wanted to try for a pom half plate but im impatient

[timber ridge]

nachos have you tried luhing with the gazzew method ?

[rigid valve]

Everyone like

[timber ridge]

might try it for my holy bobas

[rigid valve]

“Tofu trash tray mount trash trash trash”

And I’m like

Ok

Give me a budget 60% kit

[timber ridge]

sheeesh, what pcb?

[thick tartan]

dz60 v2

[timber ridge]

id take a bakaneko over a tofu ez but it doesnt make the tofu any worse imo

and its always oos

[thick tartan]

yep

[timber ridge]

does the dz60 hve underglow ?

[thick tartan]

i was pooping on the bakeneko but

pretty good

it has both underglow and per key rgb

[timber ridge]

bakeneko sound sig is really nice

nice

my 60% should be coming in like 2-3 months

hyped for it

[rigid valve]

Both iirc

[thick tartan]

i have my splits just chillen in a jar rn

[rigid valve]

If bakeneko was an instock item it would be an easy pick over the tofu every day

[timber ridge]

only downside to it is the coating

[thick tartan]

i think im picking up for my second set up this

https://www.amazon.com/ABKONCORE-AR87-Aluminum-Swtiches-Sublimated/dp/B07W475KK1/ref=sr_1_3?crid=39GRDOTY0FJT4&dchild=1&keywords=abkoncore&qid=1626317598&sprefix=abk%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-3

the sound acoustics on this thing is disgusting

[halcyon zealot]

can someone here

help me improve my mic quality

and improve my mic in general

its not the best mic, but i want to improve it because i see people on youtube with the same mic and they sound better than mine

[rigid valve]

What mic is it

[halcyon zealot]

Audio Technica AT2020, i have it connected to a Focusrite

[rigid valve]

The acoustics of your environment might be able to improve

Your distance from the mic

Etc

[timber ridge]

vst plugins too

and eq

[halcyon zealot]

ok so basically what happened is

so i just plugged it to the focusrite and thats it

so im assuming there is a way of improving it even more

and also i downloaded an application called voice mod, to try it out, and it just ruined my mic, i uninstalled it and now my mic is very very quiet

[rigid valve]

If it’s quiet

How far are you from the mic

[halcyon zealot]

im like really close it

[sly warren]

You need some way to deaden the sound behind it.

AT2020's love picking up basically every sound they possibly can.

If you can return for a full refund, I recommend it and instead buying a Samson Q2U.

It will pick up less noise, and sound basically the same.

Condenser mics are super sensitive and pick up basically every sound.

[halcyon zealot]

ok but currently, is my mic broken? because my voice is very very low, and when i checked in the sound settings its at 100% @sly warren

[rigid valve]

I don’t think it’s broken

[timber ridge]

gxl2200 nice too

[sly warren]

Did you turn the gain knob up?

Focusrites have a gain knob.

Should be on the front next to the mic itself.

Hell, I think they have a mini-VU meter.

[halcyon zealot]

yes i have it in a middle, so i can get good quality

[sly warren]

Did you turn on 48v Phantom Power?

Because you need that too

Condensers require that to be turned on.

Should be a button on the front.

Or a Switch in the back.

[halcyon zealot]

when i turn it all the way up i can hear myself very well, but there is so much noise, and yes i turned it on, and also this problem just happened to me today, it wasnt like that

[sly warren]

Are the cables locked in and secure?

[halcyon zealot]

yes they are

[sly warren]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

IDK then

I'd still consider A. Returning both the Focusrite and the AT2020 for a M-Audio M-Track Solo and a Samson Q2U or B. Reinstalling any drivers and praying it works again.

[rigid valve]

Ok

How close are you to th4 mic

Literally measure it

[sly warren]

The Front, not the Top

[thick tartan]

make sur u dont have ur mic backwards btw

[sly warren]

The top of a Cardioid mic like the AT2020 isn't picking anything up.

It's in a 360 around the front and back.

Though, the AT2020 does taper off in the back.

[thick tartan]

yea ive had the problem

it wont pick up any sound if u try talking through it form the back or top

[rigid valve]

Imagine his mic is backwards and he’s getting less transient volume because of that

[sly warren]

Maybe.

[thick tartan]

definitely could be

[timber ridge]

major bruh moment if it is

[thick tartan]

its really easy to confuse

lmfao

[sly warren]

Pretty sure the AT2020 has a label for "Front"

[thick tartan]

atleast with at2020

[rigid valve]

Ok since we have some audio bois here

[thick tartan]

it doesnt

[rigid valve]

I’m looking for IEMs/earbuds with an inline mic to use during school so its discreet and whatnot
Apple earbuds are fine but yeah

[thick tartan]

skip is the sound god i couldnt tell yea

[timber ridge]

idk if there is any iem with a "good" mic

[rigid valve]

But like

[thick tartan]

i have a very esports pro streamer sound peripheral setup lmfao

[sly warren]

Do you want cheap or do you care about price?

[rigid valve]

<100 USD

[sly warren]

You could get Yincrow X6 earbuds

They are like 16 bucks on Aliexpress

[rigid valve]

I will consider

Ty

[steep pelican]

That much? I thought it was going to be cheaper

[rigid valve]

It’s a brass weight
That stuff ain’t cheap

[thick tartan]

^

[steep pelican]

How much is with knob but no weight

[rigid valve]

$20 for knob which puts it exactly at $170 with the pro

[thick tartan]

it also loaded with features so i mean

[rigid valve]

$40 for the weight

[steep pelican]

Ahh

[rigid valve]

The price of the Q1 increases by $10 a month after drop

[steep pelican]

I guess it ain’t too bad

[halcyon zealot]

i turned the mic to the other side, its higher, but its not a huge difference

its still worse than yesterday

yesterday it was working just fine

[rigid valve]

Ok

There is a possibility

[timber ridge]

iirc the knob is fully alu tho

[rigid valve]

The knob is nice

It’s a good one

[thick tartan]

the knob is not cheap

[timber ridge]

ye

[thick tartan]

like the pro

[steep pelican]

If it’s highly regarded by youtubers I’ll think about it, though scarlet extras are very tempting

[halcyon zealot]

what should i set these to?

[timber ridge]

knob is bad anyway, jus buy an amp like a cool guy

[thick tartan]

freaking hollowed out plastic innards

[sly warren]

That's fine.

Ignore that setting menu

[thick tartan]

with alu outer body

[steep pelican]

Hmm still deciding between pre ordering q1, trying for scarlet extras late august, or just waiting to buy frog in October

[rigid valve]

What if

You wait for Q1 drop

And reviews

[thick tartan]

tru

[halcyon zealot]

guys do you know how to update the sound drivers?

[timber ridge]

very dif prices

[steep pelican]

If it worked before it probably isn’t drivers

[steep pelican]

Yeah but by October I could afford frog but not now

[thick tartan]

i mean

[timber ridge]

depending on the spec of the q1, you can get 2 kits for the price of one frog

[thick tartan]

do u need a board

[steep pelican]

Does anyone need a board

[thick tartan]

actually thts a terrible question

i would say how impatient are u

[timber ridge]

im thinking about picking up a bauer lite and q1 or jus getting another mid range kit

[halcyon zealot]

ok so its working now @sly warren idk did it just like fix itself?

[sly warren]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

IDK

I'm not an expert on Crapusrite gear.

Or the AT2020

[halcyon zealot]

focusrite is crap?

[sly warren]

Unless you were just given the Focusrite, you overpaid a fuckload for an XLR interface.

[steep pelican]

Very impatient but I also want a nice kit that I would be satisfied with hopefully for a while or at least until I can actually afford more keeb

[timber ridge]

q1 reviews in 2 weeks

or about

[sly warren]

M-Audio M-Track Solo is 60 bucks and sounds just as good.

[halcyon zealot]

are you saying that its bad or just too expensive?

[sly warren]

And the AT2020 is not great for a first time mic.

Samson Q2U is a vastly easier mic to work with.

[rigid valve]

Condenser mics in general can be fiddley

But if it works well for you then I mean
How bad can it really be

[halcyon zealot]

what about the shure sm7b or shure mv7? @sly warren

[steep pelican]

@young crown #peripherals-and-displays message filter bypass possibly or just slow bot

[sly warren]

Overpriced as F

[rigid valve]

Sm7B is an amazing mic

But tis so expensive

[halcyon zealot]

lets not talk about price

if price wasnt a problem

[sly warren]

Hey, I didn't mean to bypass the bot.

[rigid valve]

SM7B is a great mic

[sly warren]

I didn't know that the bot was that bad.

And it should be removed.

[steep pelican]

Yeah but just reporting so others don’t

[sly warren]

This is Murica, I should be able to use the whole english language.

[rigid valve]

I’ve seen it used well in both music and podcasting

[timber ridge]

re20 is cool

[rigid valve]

My parents paid so I could use the whole language, I’m gonna use the whole language

[steep pelican]

K, my plan then is wait for reviews, if they are very positive buy q1, if not then wait for scarlet extras, if I don’t get one then or if I gain a form of income somehow, just wait for frog. The only reason I would do scarlet over frog is because of price

[rigid valve]

Ness really typed for 3 minutes to have 3 sentences

[timber ridge]

thera75 is looking p nice for the price

[steep pelican]

I was thinking and also watching the suns game XD

[rigid valve]

lol

[steep pelican]

Rip suns

It’s probably over

[timber ridge]

the game is rn?

[steep pelican]

It ended like 1 min after you sent this message lol

My phone died before I could respond

[timber ridge]

rip

did the suns lose

actually ill jus check lol

[steep pelican]

Yes, the bucks came back in the last couple minutes

Lots of questionable foul calls

[timber ridge]

i need the suns to win the next game

[steep pelican]

Yes same

[timber ridge]

cp3 needs his ring

[steep pelican]

Why are you cheering for suns lol

Oh lol

[timber ridge]

ive been a suns/booker fan lol

my 2k20/21 team has been with the suns

[steep pelican]

As an AZ resident I have to cheer for the suns

[rigid valve]

As an AZ resident I don’t care about sports at all 😛

[steep pelican]

Though I really wanted Jazz to win

[timber ridge]

im honestly jus more of a booker fan than a suns fan if that make sense

everyone is saying hes underrated rn but hes been playing like that the whole time

hes jus now getting attention

[steep pelican]

True tho

I mean he has made the all star team a couple times, and has done the 3 point contest thing and won once I thought but idk

[timber ridge]

and he scored like 70 points a while back

[steep pelican]

I haven’t gone to a suns game since before covid so I’ve never seen a game where the team was actually good lol

[timber ridge]

im in cali so im surrounded by gs fans lol

[steep pelican]

I’ve been to like 6-7 games and they lost about 5-6 I remember

[timber ridge]

it was weird seeing the draft picks and not seeing the suns appear lol

[steep pelican]

I once won a trip put on by the suns and sponsored by Southwest Airlines where you will go to a city and do tours and stuff and cool things and go to an away suns game and I got to go to Houston

[timber ridge]

howd u win lol

[steep pelican]

Was an art and essay contest and idk I’m too good

[timber ridge]

gg

[steep pelican]

The prompt was heart of freedom

[rigid valve]

Teeaaach me

I can write well

[timber ridge]

you hear about how tatum orignally wanted to go to the suns

[rigid valve]

But art is not much better than my pfp

[timber ridge]

but he got picked up by the celtics

[steep pelican]

Kekw i did oil stuff and traced with a projector

[rigid valve]

I’m transitioning to digital after realizing how damn expensive pencils are

[steep pelican]

Bruh it wasn’t like Picasso level but I thought it was decent

[timber ridge]

i took like 3 years of art while in school

still trash at it

[rigid valve]

The only thing I can critique there is the calligraphy

[steep pelican]

I don’t know cursive so makes sense

[rigid valve]

lmao

Mood

[steep pelican]

It was kinda weird cause it was like 10 kids and 10 parents

And 6 of them were from some fancy art private school in Phoenix

And 2 others were from the same school

So me and a girl were just alone

[rigid valve]

sus I mean fancy art school kids are gonna enter an art competition so it makes sense

[steep pelican]

Yeah it was blind judging and the judges told us later they were like hesitant whether to allow more kids from other schools instead

I looked at others art and it was good art but like most of em were just nice art and not very centered around the prompt lol

[rigid valve]

Rip

[timber ridge]

not following the prompt >

lol

easiest way to lose a competition

[steep pelican]

The essay was only like 10% of the points so instead of trying and failing to write about what the heart of freedom meant to me I chose “why I want to go to Houston”

[rigid valve]

lmaooooooo

[steep pelican]

You had to choose between those

[timber ridge]

big brain

[steep pelican]

I’m sure the snobby art kids all chose the heart of freedom one lol

I got the signature of all the suns players at that game, I’m not sure if booker was even there XD

[rigid valve]

Now that

That is cool

[steep pelican]

The game in question was the one the rockets beat the NBA 3 pointers scored in one game record

Suns weren’t too hot

[sharp kindle]

Phoenix suns is my favorite keyboard pcb

Better than hiney

[rigid valve]

“This is a poster I have signed by every member of the Suns who played at a record-breaking game”
Phrase it like that and it seems less sad

[steep pelican]

Actually tho

I did get the signature of Jimmer Fredet, Utah fans like jimmer

He got tired of sitting on the bench most of the game so he went to China and is like league mvp and scores 40-50 points a game there because it turns out a mediocre NBA player is like MVP level Chinese basketball player

[rigid valve]

lmao

[steep pelican]

Got any plans tomorrow ?

[rigid valve]

Yeh

[steep pelican]

Cool

[rigid valve]

Ah yes
conversation

[steep pelican]

I’m going to try to do music production tomorrow

[rigid valve]

Nice

[steep pelican]

Have you ever been to sunsplash

[rigid valve]

Cannot say I have

lmao Ness and Clem have a conversation about their days in Newegg peripherals chat

[steep pelican]

It’s pretty fun, I went there today lol with some friends

[rigid valve]

Sounds great
Especially since it’s heating up

[steep pelican]

Yeah it rained today tho, was very weird

[rigid valve]

Yeah

I got it early morning

[steep pelican]

I got the brunt around mid early morning

[rigid valve]

Actually that might be too revealing of my specific location in Arizona relative to where it rained

Hm

Anyways yeah today was slow

Prayed for the first time since Easter though

[steep pelican]

Nice, do you go to church to pray or…

[rigid valve]

Well it was deadass like an hour ago

So just in my room

[steep pelican]

Oh I didn’t know cause some religions do it differently lol.

I pray like once a day lol

[rigid valve]

I probably should

[timber ridge]

i dont even remember the last time i did lol

[steep pelican]

My religion is usually a bit more strict than some other Christian churches

Strict in the sense that we try to emphasize daily praying and stuff

[timber ridge]

i gave up religion

[rigid valve]

My parents are both very Catholic but never raised me nor my brother on religion

[west hornet]

what is this? church chat?

[rigid valve]

Not very ig

[rigid valve]

Now it is

[steep pelican]

My family is what you would call Mormon

[rigid valve]

Mmmmmm

Latter day something

[west hornet]

I wish i could write music anything I write would sound like greig's piano concerto op 16

[timber ridge]

my dad was christian and my mom was buddhist

you can see where things get complicated lol

[rigid valve]

Ah

[timber ridge]

growing up i would go to church then go to a temple a dif day lmao

[west hornet]

https://youtu.be/Kjx-AxpZUxQ?t=109

[rigid valve]

We really only go to church on Easter or Christmas unless someone is feeling it or we gotta pray for someone

[west hornet]

i just realized when i started playing osu I actually wasn't in the US xD

[rigid valve]

lmao

[steep pelican]

ye, Latter Day Saints

anyways im going to bed cause why stay up late tbh

just makes you tired

[queen sigil]

@west hornet https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/602261185047429135/865102246885457940/osu_2021.07.14_-_22.04.03.07.DVR_Trim.mp4

why

[west hornet]

No embed smh

[queen sigil]

sending

it

epic osu clip

using the best osu skin

[west hornet]

I might fall asleep before it send xD

[queen sigil]

1 second

it 80mb

shush

[wanton burrow]

ok so there's still a 3d modelling software that can run on this potato

noice

[rigid valve]

Noice

[west hornet]

Perfect skin for aim training ha ha

[thick tartan]

so i decided to open my gmmk pro box just to see the inconsistency of their product and i can tell u right now im pretty sure they pre lubed my boards stabs with dielectric grease, its so damn mush its like pressing down on a stale marshmallow.

like wtf

back in the box it goes

[steep pelican]

I’m very glad I canceled my gmmk pro order a long time ago

Lol

[hollow flower]

These Bose quiet comfort II 25 headphones actually ain’t that bad for what they are

Pads could be better tho

Bought them specifically for this trip and the sound cancelling works surprisingly wel

[severe garnet]

is anyone able to help me figure out why my audio is going through my headset but it’s not letting me talk?

[timber ridge]

my set came in

no warped spacebars fortunately

[calm cobalt]

coolio

[thick tartan]

1 send pics when u put them on

and 2 what switches are those on ur desk

[timber ridge]

i dont have a board for it yet since i sold my 67 lite but i got stuff otw

and those are holy t1s

tbh idk what kit i wanna put it on

[thick tartan]

thats fair

[timber ridge]

i might put it on my 60% but idk

might save it for another build

[queen sigil]

if my geekark cacents come warped im gonna go crazy

[timber ridge]

ima try to pick up ga bow extras

def picking up modern dolch tho

[rigid valve]

Is it true that GMK tooling is really “falling apart” and they have to cherry-pick the good keycaps

[timber ridge]

gmk is jus so backed up

[rigid valve]

Ok

[steep pelican]

Yeah kits are being delayed to the point where kits are being delayed many months

[steep pelican]

Who is modern dolch made by

[rigid valve]

Yo

New split board gb

https://kbdfans.com/products/axol-studio-yeti-mechanical-keyboard-kit

[thick tartan]

kind of reminds me of that hipyo board he made a video on

[rigid valve]

Ye

[steep pelican]

Yeti looks ok

Expensive tho

I’m in the server of the designer and he seems cool

[tight pulsar]

every good manu is backed up at this point

[solar nebula]

if i get a keyboard with no led can i use cherry profile keycaps?

[daring zenith]

?

Not sure what led has to do with the keycaps

[solar nebula]

isnt north facing led a thing that makes cherry profile keycpas not work

[steep pelican]

It depends on which direction the switches face

Which they usually indicate by led position

[timber ridge]

mga restocks are up rn too

[steep pelican]

whats mga

[timber ridge]

alice kit from sneakbox

https://sneakbox.com/products/mga-standard

[steep pelican]

oh yeah ive looked at that before

all usb c ones are already sold out

[timber ridge]

rip

[thick tartan]

thats dependent on ur switches cause ur keycaps will collide with the switches housing the led would just bounce off the keycap and not actually be properly lit is all

assuming your keycaps are cherry profile

[zealous silo]

yo guy i need ur take on this should i get a c1 with custom keycaps or just a k8

also do u guys know where i can get green and white keycaps

nvm i know what i want

[rigid valve]

I would get a C1 and save the budget for modding later

[thick tartan]

^

[queen sigil]

depends how much u care about like

customs stuff

id just upgrade keycaps if you aint into keyboards

[steep pelican]

well adding nicer switches is also pretty simple tbh

like throwing in some Durock Ls or something

[rigid valve]

Ez

[queen sigil]

yes but no point in getting nicer switches if you just straight up dont care about them

most people wont care about how something feels or sounds

[west hornet]

not often i get to compare web flac to cd flac in person but here we are

cd: https://i.imgur.com/3J4P7Eb.jpeg
web: https://i.imgur.com/LH9ZiBz.jpeg

xD

[tight pulsar]

i can’t really tell the difference

[west hornet]

Yup xD

[steep pelican]

Just tell them (insert famous YouTuber here) has (whatever switches they have) and then they will want new switches lol

[rigid valve]

TFUE CREAMS TFUE CREAMS TFUE CREAMS

[steep pelican]

What did tommyinnit get in his keeb

[rigid valve]

I didn’t watch the video

[steep pelican]

I watched it just don’t remember lol

[rigid valve]

Glarses is great but Tommy is

[steep pelican]

Oh I think it might have been box jades lol

[rigid valve]

Breh

[steep pelican]

Glarses had him try out a bunch of switches

And I think he chose the jades

[solar nebula]

should i buy the gmmk compact

[sly warren]

Probably not

There's better 60% boards out there.

[wanton burrow]

no

very no

there's yc66 to highly consider

also the incoming keychron q1

and that new freebird60 that looks like some premade burger mount tofu

[solar nebula]

does it ship to canada tho?

[wanton burrow]

aliexpress ships to canada, yes

dunno if shipping would be fun to see though

[solar nebula]

ok

[dreamy goblet]

any desk mat recommendations?

[steep pelican]

#peripherals-and-displays message

[dreamy goblet]

?

[queen sigil]

its a messagw link

[dreamy goblet]

ik its a msg link but its not for desk mats

oh wait nvm

mb i clicked on the wrong link

https://www.amazon.ca/JIALONG-Extended-900x400mm-Mousepad-Stitched/dp/B01N2FZRSF/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=desk+pad&qid=1626452023&refinements=p_76%3A3276484011&rnid=3276483011&rps=1&sr=8-13

do you all think this is good?

bc i dont really want a "gaming desk mat" but rather something that is clean and looks nice

[queen sigil]

then just get whatever you like

[dreamy goblet]

but i dont really know if its gonna be really bad for mouse glides

and while i dont want smt that is really good for gaming

i kinda want tto make sure that gaming isnt horrible yk

[wanton burrow]

hamajimat

https://www.ashkeebs.com/product/hamajimat/

[dreamy goblet]

is it legit?

oh wait, the shipping date is oct

but i love the aesthetics tho, just that takes too long

[dreamy goblet]

any similar ones that can arrive relatively soon?

[wanton burrow]

some mats from omnitype

[dreamy goblet]

most of them are group buys :( and takes like a couple months to arrive

plus they only ship to the us

[dreamy goblet]

any others? anything from amazon worth pickin up?

[steep pelican]

Most decent mats that have designs go to group buy

I’m thinking about getting gmk botanical mat

Plant mats mmmm

[dreamy goblet]

yea... it seems so lol

but i cant really wait like 4 months

[steep pelican]

If you think 4 months is a lot wait till you see keycap group buys…

[wanton burrow]

oh well in terms of amazon deskmats idk

and oh omnitype ships globally

and has instock designs

so shoobs server is doing soem substantial amount of drama, no?

[rigid valve]

shoobs server

is

so

bad

[wanton burrow]

[dreamy goblet]

welp

lol

[steep pelican]

I haven’t been on there in a day or so what’s happening?

[wanton burrow]

i don't even know

not in there

[dreamy goblet]

im thinking of just makiing it easy for myself and getting this

[rigid valve]

i got banned

for saying gay

[dreamy goblet]

https://www.amazon.ca/JIALONG-Extended-900x400mm-Mousepad-Stitched/dp/B01N2FZRSF/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=desk+pad&qid=1626452023&refinements=p_76%3A3276484011&rnid=3276483011&rps=1&sr=8-13

[rigid valve]

literally thats all i said

a single word

in a single message

[steep pelican]

I tried to convince people on shoobs server that intel is better value than ryzen rn

[rigid valve]

i rmemeber that

you told me abt that

[steep pelican]

Wait I told you

Nvm

[rigid valve]

yeah

this dude

threw gat yellow stem in an nk cream housing

and was like "DUDE THESE ARE ENDGAME"

[steep pelican]

Some regular in there literally has that as their nick

[wanton burrow]

not even cap yellows smh smh smh

[rigid valve]

smh smh smh

omg get gud

[rigid valve]

:p

ok but in all honestly

buttercreams are pretty cute

[wanton burrow]

and they crying over ppl saying ktt > jwk?

oh well i can agree if it's in terms of value

[rigid valve]

ktt value is way more than jwk value

but jwk switches will be better if you pay more

[wanton burrow]

nightcall

nightcall actually p lit

also starry night

and cyber

and that lumen stabs

they all lit

[steep pelican]

Nah they are pretty good about that, mostly drama when people say all jwk are the same

[wanton burrow]

and am i wrong for thinking that freebird60 looks like a tofu?

oh that's neat

[rigid valve]

well it's generic af

[wanton burrow]

alr coms with orings and case foam liek what you will do to a tofu

could still be a contender on bakeneko if that bredworks bakeneko isn't gonna be cheap

[rigid valve]

Bro have you guys seen Chaos65

It’s a $300 GB board and gb ends in about a week

[wanton burrow]

......

[rigid valve]

And there are no protos out the streamers

[wanton burrow]

meh

[rigid valve]

There are no official sound tests

There are no reviews

[wanton burrow]

another 65% gasket

lol

[rigid valve]

P much

[wanton burrow]

no reviews lol

[rigid valve]

thomas seems chill though

not geon level epic

but chill

[wanton burrow]

so there's a through hole 1800

and it looks nice

also didn't knew herringbone pro is made by a filipino

looks like the gb that ran could just be a local one though

[tight pulsar]

probably true for sound also

[thick tartan]

bruh

anyway

yagumatsu tablet covers makes deskpads with custom designs and dimensions

[wanton burrow]

barleycorn alr gone

[thick tartan]

pretty good only thing is they take atleast a month

[wanton burrow]

even if i buy it from nk it's gonna give me cbt dhl priority shipping

[thick tartan]

shipping costs hurt

[rigid valve]

yo

so i talked to a guy

who tested cubelube on switches

and it works

Cubicle Weight 4 feels quite similar to Krytox205g0 once applied

and its always in stock

and you can get a lot

like Kinetic Labs amounts

[thick tartan]

isnt krytox always in stock tho lol

[rigid valve]

no

[thick tartan]

i disagree with that but fair

[rigid valve]

i need the cringe emote for smth else sorry

[little crater]

1111 pog

[rigid valve]

pog

[thick tartan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugU64VUbDQI&ab_channel=62tology

[rigid valve]

PP KEYCAPS

AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA

[median mauve]

anyone know where I can buy some aqua kings

[rigid valve]

i wouldnt get aqua kings

[sharp kindle]

pps keycaps 🗿

Not pp

PPS supposed to be very nice

[steep pelican]

@timber ridge where do you find gazzew boba housings

[rigid valve]

i think he sells them by themselves

[tight pulsar]

wish they had left over black pps caps and not just brown

impossible to find a black set for a reasonable price

[queen sigil]

heroin bob

[daring zenith]

You called?

[thick tartan]

same honestly

picked up a pair of keycaps that just came out today lets see how they are when they come sunday

[thick tartan]

you can get aqua kings on drop

pretty sure they have them on amazon aswell

[sly warren]

Both are not worth buying.

They are Gaming Keyboards.

Gaming Keyboards are very mediocre.

https://www.amazon.com/Keychron-Mechanical-Keyboard-Backlight-Bluetooth/dp/B07WS7KSGT/ref=sr_1_3 Much better board with everything you need.

[little crater]

LMAOOOO I didn't even think about your name when I saw this 😂

[sly warren]

Literally everyone is going to tell you that they are bad.

Because they are.

[little crater]

[sly warren]

You spent anywhere from 129 to 149 on a board that costs 60

Just because it's made by Logitech.

A Keychron K4 costs 89.99 and has more features (Bluetooth, MacOS Mode, Hotswappable Switches [If you can find one with that], and a better build quality)

If you are looking for a keyboard of any decent build quality, It's basically Keychron or Custom outside of a few rare exceptions.

The rare exception I know of personally is the Iqunix L80/A80

Very solid board, but a bit pricey, but has a ton of features.

It has a Plastic Bottom my guy

The Aluminum is on the top.

And, the Keychrons have a Win Lock option as well.

[steep pelican]

Logitech keyboards are Logitech keyboard

Probably equal

[sly warren]

I'm not being a butt. I'm showing you that A. The Logitech boards you are looking at are both buttcheeks in Price and Features and B. That you are wrong about Gaming Keyboards.

[steep pelican]

taeha building yeti rn
https://www.twitch.tv/taehatypes

[sly warren]

And your preference is objectively shite

[shadow bane]

Are any of these worth it? https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/comments/ols8ym/usaca_h_logitech_g900_g703_c270_ducky_one_2_mini/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

[sly warren]

You are spending more money for a worse product.

[shadow bane]

Neither of yall is gonna change the others mind

[median mauve]

thanks

[shadow bane]

Just leave it alone and move on

[sly warren]

The Ducky One 2 Mini is aight

Other than that, the rest of that is electronic waste

[median mauve]

the ducky one 2 mini is over rated

[sly warren]

I mean, it's better than a Logitech board.

[shadow bane]

Alr thanks

[median mauve]

yep and razer

[sly warren]

Oh, the G703... Is that a Mouse? I think it is.

[median mauve]

ya it is

i think

your confusing me

[sly warren]

If the G703 fits your hand, then it's an aight mouse.

The Arctis 7 is E-Waste though.

Well, ok all Gaming Headsets are effectively E-Waste

[median mauve]

I would recommend the logitech super light

not sure the exact model name but if you look that up you should find it

[daring zenith]

Bar a few select headsets

Didn't coolermaster make another that was just rebranded something else

[spiral geode]

Hey I just bought a racing wheel and it's not working with my game

[median mauve]

check the usb type and see if it is in the wrong one

or if it supports the game you are playing

[spiral geode]

? Wdym

The computer picks it up but the game doesn't use the wheel only the buttons on it

[steep pelican]

What game is it?

And have you looked to see if the whee requires any software

[spiral geode]

F1 2021

[timber ridge]

gazzew or kirball if youre in cali

[rigid valve]

I legitimately think

Gazzew is the coolest vendor of all time

He listens to his clients
He sells switch parts individually
He makes some of the best top-bump midrange price tactile switches on the market
He makes the best silent tactiles on the market save for maybe Zilents

He makes the best silent linears that are readily available for 0.55 each

[timber ridge]

the individual parts thing is huge

but for the longest time, we did not have many other options in switches but now smaller companies are starting to make new stuff which is really nice

[sly warren]

how new/old is the racing wheel?

If it's too old, the game may not recognize it natively.

[steep pelican]

I tried looking on gazzew website but didn’t see anything… do you just email him or something?

[timber ridge]

reddit

[frail sedge]

How does the sabre pro compare to other mice in that price range like Mamba, Basilisk, etc

[timber ridge]

never heard of the sabre pro but the rest of the mice you listed are meh

do you know your grip type ?

[frail sedge]

I forget what they're called

[rigid valve]

Knowing Corsair it’s probably mediocre build quality and bad sensor

Mamba is okay but unpopular because of its weight

Basilisk is… fine

I don’t enjoy mouse in that category in general so no comment

[frail sedge]

My current mouse is the mamba and the buttons are wearing down so I was thinking about getting a new mouse. I do like the weight of mamba though but I would probably prefer it to be a little lighter

And the switches feel kinda, idk heavy

[rigid valve]

If you want it lighter perhaps consider a Deathadder v2

[frail sedge]

Oh fingertip

[timber ridge]

those are the most popular grip types

[rigid valve]

Oh ftip

Uh

[timber ridge]

man if youre ftip then id grab an orochi

[rigid valve]

Dude how tf did you ftip a mamba

[frail sedge]

Well it's more of a mix of palm and fingertip

[daring zenith]

huge hands things

[timber ridge]

might be claw grip

if so id get a x1mr

[frail sedge]

Here I'll send a pic of how I usually hold it

My fingers are in palm format, but my palm is in fingertip format

[timber ridge]

this really confuses me lol

[frail sedge]

Yeah ik lol

[timber ridge]

but is your whole hand coming in contact?

[frail sedge]

No

The back of it is only half on

[timber ridge]

oh okay thats claw then

[rigid valve]

That’s a super common way to grip no worries

[timber ridge]

your fingers are like arched over right?

[frail sedge]

Yes

[rigid valve]

Sort of the claw grip that doesn’t cause joint problems

[timber ridge]

yup claw

you dont have to search for ergo shape mice, you jus need a mouse with a nice hump at the end of it

x1mr rn is like the best choice but its usually oos

[frail sedge]

X1MR seems pretty good

[timber ridge]

its the best option for claw lol

only problem is stock

[frail sedge]

It's in stock on amazon

https://www.amazon.com/ENDGAME-GEAR-XM1-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B08PL3HHNS?th=1 Is this it?

[rigid valve]

DUDE THAT THING HAS KAILH GM 8s

HOLY CRAP

buy buy buy buy buy

[timber ridge]

im surprised its in stock lmao

id grab one rn while its still there

always could return if you dont like it. Amazon return policy op

[rigid valve]

Facts

[spiral geode]

I got it thanks for helping

[winged monolith]

anyone dabble in oculus rift s that can assist me?

[west hornet]

I have a quest 2 and a cousin with a rift s but i never used rift s

[winged monolith]

aw

[west hornet]

wow elgato come out with webcam, mic arm, and xlr interface

some of those features look really nice

[timber ridge]

how much is the interface?

[west hornet]

159.99

not bad price, but doesn't have a lot of inputs and outputs and from what i see no metering which is sad when there are so many interfaces with such at price, but it has some really nice features like elgatos clipguard with some other filters and the wavelink software

[timber ridge]

interesting

feel like at that price, you have a lot of options

[west hornet]

ye, gonna be a big competiton now, focusrite scarlett 2i2, motu m2, now elgato wave xlr

[timber ridge]

elgato xlr reminds me of the audient evo4

[west hornet]

interestingly i am contemplating reccing motu m2 to windows users now

ye they have interesting design, not my favorite tho

[timber ridge]

evo4 is really nice

think it has a better preamp than the 2i2 solo

its a bit more tho, not by much

[glacial plume]

yo, what's a good pair of headphones, main things i want are comfort and sound, not sure if i want a gaming headset, or just i regular headphones maybe paired with a dac and amp, and my price range is $250 - 300 AUD

[daring zenith]

Do you need a mic?

[glacial plume]

no

[daring zenith]

Prices look a little rough for AU

Looks like your best option would probably just be k361/k371 with like an apple dongle, seems like Meizu dongle is gonna be hard to get

[glacial plume]

i'll look at it

are they good for gaming

also price for the k731 on amazon AU is 218$ and k361 is 179$

[glacial plume]

any other suggestions

[bleak prairie]

where can i see keyboard sizes

[wanton burrow]

there's alot of keyboard sizes

but the market mainly has numpad, 40%, 50%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80% aka TKL, 96%, 1800, and 100% aka full size

there could be some cases where it's only alphas and a spacebar, or 120% which looks like deko fast action but modernized lol

@bleak prairie

[sly warren]

They are gonna be better for gaming than any headset will be.

The K361 vs K371 debate is mostly on Build Quality over sound quality.

They both sound very similar.

But the K371 is built a little nicer.

[solar nebula]

are the box reds worth it

[sly warren]

The what?

[solar nebula]

switches

[sly warren]

Box Reds... I guess if you like Linear switches?

Most people think Gat Yellows are better though.

[solar nebula]

ok thanks

[rigid valve]

As a stand-alone switch to buy?

imo no

For that price you could get something else

Akko CS, lots of KTT switches, Gat Yellows

[solar nebula]

ok thanks

[green forge]

the only keeb I need in my life is pok3r

[rigid valve]

Poker good

[wraith roost]

Wired mouse recommendations, not Logitech.

[sly warren]

Uhhh... What is your hand size and grip type?

[green forge]

didn't realize this server's into pillow talk

[sly warren]

sigh

He asked for Mouse recommendations. And to give those, you need to know the person's hand size in CM, and how they grip the mouse.

[green forge]

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-lenny-leonard-listening-interested-attentive-gif-4574713

[tight pulsar]

this channel is weird

[rigid valve]

Mood

[golden bone]

looking to buy usb mic 80-120 usd any ideas?

[rigid valve]

As in like, it plugs into your PC through usb?

[rigid valve]

https://www.amazon.com/Samson-Handheld-Microphone-Recording-Podcasting/dp/B001R747SG

[west hornet]

elgato wave 1

[sly warren]

Samson Q2U

[queen sigil]

ok and

[wraith roost]

How would you like my hand measurement? From base of palm to finger tip? I have large hands. If I was wearing a standard glove size it would be L for snug fit or XL. And I’m a full palm grip. I do like finger rests because my large hands tend to cause my thumb and pinky to drag

[sly warren]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVI3mepUHuE

Watch this.

[glacial plume]

hey are the HD560s any good?

[rigid valve]

Uhhh yeah I think they’re fine

There’s also HD6XXs at that price iirc

[glacial plume]

what dac should i pair them with

[rigid valve]

Depends on your budget @glacial plume

Under ~100 USD get a Meizu dongle. Trust me, it’s much more cost efficient

The Schitt Fulla is a great choice for 110 USD

[glacial plume]

ha lol some else recommended me that

[rigid valve]

At 150, you have the Zen Dac

[rigid valve]

Skiptrace prob

[glacial plume]

i'll consider ty

[rigid valve]

At 200, get the Schiit Stack or Atom Stack or something similar

You could also get a Scarlett which contrary to audiophile beliefs most people can’t tell the difference from that and say a Schiit Stack

[timber ridge]

im guessing you prefer a more "neutral" sound sig so id skip the zen dac

if your budget is 150 for a dac/amp then id go with a meizu dongle or k5 pro tbh

[glacial plume]

yea i'll go for the meizu dongle

thanks for the tip

cheers

[timber ridge]

np

[solar nebula]

can i use cherry profile keycaps with the kbdfans lite r2

[west hornet]

I think 560s is good for those that like analytical

[rigid valve]

Yeah you should be able to

[solar nebula]

alright thanks

[plucky forum]

Which one is better for a steel series headset, Wireless or Bluetooth?

[rigid valve]

Neither and neither

And steelseries headsets just suck

Like
Honestly

[plucky forum]

so what is better then?

[rigid valve]

What is your budget

[plucky forum]

i need a wireless

[rigid valve]

No you don’t

Nobody “needs” wireless

[plucky forum]

i move around alot

[rigid valve]

It’s a result of inability to understand the concept of organization

[rigid valve]

Get a longer cable or an extension

[snow briar]

Wireless steel series are fairly okay

[plucky forum]

hmm

[snow briar]

Wireless in general just isn’t great sound wise though sadly,

[rigid valve]

Yeah but you’re placing it mediocre in an already bad scale

So like

[snow briar]

There’s a new anc razer headset for like $99 if u want em

[rigid valve]

[snow briar]

Clem he just wants to walk and talk lol

[rigid valve]

Dude

Unless you’re moving around at somewhere thsts not a desk

[plucky forum]

ok, what can you recommend then?

[rigid valve]

What is your budget

[plucky forum]

300

[rigid valve]

And please for the love of god don’t just put a dollar sign

Currency

[plucky forum]

200-300

$

[rigid valve]

Dude

[snow briar]

Plenty of amp/dacs and decent headphones for that

[rigid valve]

USD CAD or AUD

Or Singapore

[snow briar]

Usd prob

[plucky forum]

USD

[rigid valve]

Ok

Get a Schiit Fulla and Drop PC37X

If you want wireless

honestly

Airpod pros

Surprisingly good mic for 90% of daily uses

TWS

Pretty sound

[plucky forum]

Hmm i see, and what of if its wired?

[rigid valve]

Pc37X

[plucky forum]

If so i chaneg my mind.

Alright thanks il check those out.

[west hornet]

what's wrong with $?

is it not usd symbol?

[rigid valve]

Too many different currencies use the symbol

[west hornet]

really? which

[rigid valve]

I’ve seen it used by people to describe AUD CAD and SGD

Tooooooo confusing

And it takes like 2 seconds to add a currency acronym anyways

[glacial plume]

ayo what's a good epic gamer mice, was thinking model o wireless or g pro x

[rigid valve]

What’s your budget, hand size, and grip type

[glacial plume]

Medium

[rigid valve]

Ok

[glacial plume]

palm

[rigid valve]

Ok

And last but certainly not least
What is your budget

[glacial plume]

just anything really, as long as it's not like 500$

[rigid valve]

Ok.

Razer Deathadder v2 is a very safe, popular option

$70

USD

[glacial plume]

okkkkkkk

[snow briar]

Psst kid come over here to this dark alleyway; buy a g pro superlight instead. Don’t tell Clem tho. @glacial plume

[glacial plume]

i got you

[rigid valve]

Not a great palm mouse tbh

But g pro superlight is great

I’m just too used to ergo mice to even consider that

[glacial plume]

oops forgot, i also claw sometimes

[rigid valve]

If you do a palm-claw mix

Seriously consider a G Pro

Like

Seriously

[snow briar]

Actual god tier mouse

[rigid valve]

It’s expensive but considered to be one of the best mice

[glacial plume]

ok fellas thanks for the tip

[rigid valve]

Rocket jump ninja has it on 3rd place I think for the best mice ever

[glacial plume]

just curious

does any here have a starlight 12

[snow briar]

Don’t

[rigid valve]

Ok dude listen

I know you’re baller and all

But if you spill drink in the holes of that mouse

Tf u gon do

Just dumped $200

[snow briar]

If you need lightweight the 60gram superlight at 129-150 usd is amazing

Also a solid shell 👍

[timber ridge]

i wanna get a small starlight

its endgame for ftip

[rigid valve]

I wanna get a Deathadder v2

It’s my endgame

[timber ridge]

palm gripper ?

[rigid valve]

Palm but with my fingers arched just enough so that the very tips of my middle/index don’t hang off the edge

[timber ridge]

check out vaxee and oox

origin one x

youll prob liek em

[rigid valve]

Oh it’s not even like $250

Ty lance

[timber ridge]

np lol

both p cheap for mice

[plucky forum]

So the Fulla is the $109? And are some of these drop down menu upgrades or just different headset?