peripherals-and-displays

[pale cosmos]

HyperX cloud II's are supposed to be pretty good

[gritty kettle]

i have heard that cloud 2s are very comfortable

[tacit wing]

most of these headsets are a v-shaped mess with bloated bass, its not like there is a drastic difference between them. so in regard to gaming headsets pick whatever is available

[pale cosmos]

They're like 150 AUD so a bit better price wise

[gritty kettle]

yeah one of my friends has them

[tacit wing]

Moondrop Arias are a good entry point

[gritty kettle]

are the could IIs over ear or on ear?

[tacit wing]

depends on the size of your ears

[gritty kettle]

because last time i wore on ears they were not nice

[tacit wing]

if you got Dumbo ears then they'll most likely just sit on top of your earlobes

[pale cosmos]

Actually they're 120 on Amazon australia rn

[gritty kettle]

i dont have very large ears

[pale cosmos]

24% off sale

[tacit wing]

then they'll most likely be over if that's the case

[gritty kettle]

ah yeah

[pale cosmos]

111 aud if you prefer red

[gritty kettle]

my laptop already has too much black and red

too "gamer"

[tacit wing]

i dont think you'd be disappointed with Clouds as far as what you're expecting from a gaming headset

its a gaming headset

[gritty kettle]

any good for music at all?

[pale cosmos]

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00SAYCXWG/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_AS2CQZ30ZJPTSJFJZCRS?psc=1

I don't know anyone who uses them but going by reviews I imagine not bad

It's a gaming set though

[gritty kettle]

ah yeah thanks

[little crater]

cloud 2s are good

[sharp sun]

Alright so I’m back 24 hours later and have time to talk perfs

I like Logitechs stuff

Only thing I was a little disappointed with is my G910 was like 120 bucks and there was no steel in it, but it’s a very nice heavy board

My desk mat is great

The headset I was looking at is the Logitech G Pro X maybe wireless, idk yet

I’ve heard really good reviews on it

[tacit wing]

if the Logitech continuity makes you happy then sure

what mouse you cop tho

[sharp sun]

Still have my IBuyPower not

Mouse

I like the G502 tho

And wanna go wireless but I’d need to spend another 100 bucks on a mousepad

When I like the one I already have

[tacit wing]

???100 bucks on a mousepad you said???

you dont need the powerplay

Logitech Hero sensor is super efficient except the one on the G703

[sharp sun]

Mmm

Yeah the 502 lite speed needs a special mousepad I think idk

[tacit wing]

No it doesn't

no Logitech gaming mouse has a proprietary mousepad for it to work properly

[neon root]

it doesnt need the powerplay mat, the powerplay mat is for those people that want to use a wireless mouse without having to charge it since its pretty much just a giant wireless charger

you can use any mousepad with the mouse

[sharp sun]

Oh gg nice

[analog bloom]

what do u guys recommend for keyboard and headset under 200$ for both

[tender garnet]

Drop Sennheiser PC38X (when on sale) or PC37X, then any number of keyboards for $60-80.

[gritty kettle]

whats a good keyboard for like $50 max

[snow briar]

Keychron something or other

[daring zenith]

C2

[wanton burrow]

either wired keychrons or an hotswap rk

both should be decent for just $50

[sharp sun]

i really wish i had sound lol, poor earbuds

[sand pasture]

What’s a good mic for under 100$

[tacit wing]

samson go or fifine k669

[sharp sun]

I’m also looking at the G935 Logitech

[tacit wing]

pick whatever Logitech headset you want, all of them are more or less the same

its a gaming headset

[sharp sun]

🤨

I wanna go with the pro wireless but it’s so expensive

[tacit wing]

whether or not the extra $$$ is worth it for you depends on how much youre annoyed with the wire

i know some folk dish out that price premium because they wanna walk around the house without taking their headset off

[sharp sun]

ye

ive always been an earbuds guy, but i think i finally wanna go headset, as my earbuds never last

[sand pasture]

Really a 30 dollar mic isn’t that bad?

[tacit wing]

price has no correlation with performance

a good product is a good product

[sand pasture]

Perfect appreciate it ordering now

[tacit wing]

you're definitely getting something astronomically better than anything from a headset mic

[sharp sun]

idk if i can justufy 230 for a headset, like dang

its really a matter of needs and wants i guess

do i really need blue voice? lol

the surround sound is a must have though

[tight pulsar]

pwade cooking up another banger

[steep pelican]

“Surround sound” in headsets is just a scam

[tacit wing]

most definitely

[white flame]

Not so much a scam but it's certainly not true surround. You'd need multiple drivers for that.

[tacit wing]

headphones will always be stereo since there's only two drivers involved but at the same time, a headphone can have great imaging

but also consider that directional audio is mostly carried by the game's audio engine itself

ie. Apex Legends have crap vertical audio, no headset/headphone whatever can save it

[west hornet]

the problem is even the headsets with multiple drivers still sound just bad. at least all of the ones i've seen

[tacit wing]

hi ghosty

[west hornet]

ello, long time no see

[daring zenith]

Tbh it's kind of a scam when they charge a price premium for an advertised feature that doesn't do what it is advertised to do

Which is the 'virtual surround sound', that doesn't sound anything like actual surround sound

[tacit wing]

lots of marketing fluff on "gaming" stuff, this is nothing new

[daring zenith]

Doesn't hurt to call most products that charge a premium for being "gaming" somewhat of a scam

[gritty kettle]

I cant find a wired full sized one, is there one of those?

[daring zenith]

Keychron c2

Dunno about full rk boards

[gritty kettle]

Does it have a backlight?

[daring zenith]

One varient does, yes

[rigid valve]

Hype

[queen sigil]

mfw skiptrace isnt here to argue about this

i wanna know those use of the fifine gain knob at max

because then it just turns into funny peaking mess

[tacit wing]

bc for 12 year olds peak mic = funny meme

[gritty kettle]

peaking mic=funny

[little crater]

same goes for drinking age year olds as well...

[tacit wing]

https://youtu.be/zMchTdpCtwY

[timber ridge]

Peep the new mat

[tacit wing]

sick artwork

who is the artist?

[timber ridge]

brocaps

only reason why i havent gotten an artisan or some is bc these mats

too nice to be covered

[tacit wing]

in terms of looks, im more of a fan of regular size mousepads next to keebs

instead of whole mouse mat under keeb and mouse

[timber ridge]

ye i feel you

[tacit wing]

but i know keeb enthusiasts need that dampening

[timber ridge]

there is kb mats

like barely the size of a kb but all the cool deskmats are fullsize

use to have these 3 too but i sold the blue one

[tacit wing]

those are sick looking designs

KAWS esque

[timber ridge]

yee

they go for like 100+ each

[tacit wing]

understandable

some ppl drop 6 figures on headshots of apes

[tacit wing]

paracorded some old mains

paraflex cables are terrible

better than stock tho

[gritty kettle]

anyone know any white full sized mousepads?

[tacit wing]

Xraypad Aqua Control+

decent control pad

[sharp kindle]

so lit

[lost geyser]

skunkworx?

[gritty kettle]

do they have 1200mm*70mm?

[tacit wing]

check their site

[lost geyser]

oh yeah i saw u in cw, nice samice

caps fit it really well, what switches?

[timber ridge]

durock poms

and i skipped the skunkworx version

lowkey regret spending so much on the board ngl

[lost geyser]

80 or 60?

[timber ridge]

wine 60

after running my own board with a friend, kinda makes you view boards differently

[sharp kindle]

what manu are you and bowl using

[timber ridge]

jake but we got dds quotes too

[lost geyser]

i cant tell u how to spend ur money but i really wouldnt stress over it too much. either a) u keep it and u get an amazing board or b) u sell it for (a profit)

[sharp kindle]

nice

[lost geyser]

so theres no losing really

[timber ridge]

ye resell def will be there but i think imam jus keep it

[lost geyser]

i would too if i were u

i have a wine 80 myself

[timber ridge]

i need a nice tkl still

[lost geyser]

i actually regretted buying it the first time and refunded it but the morning after i realized i wanted itr and bought it again haha

[timber ridge]

thinking about picking up eros when it runs

ggs lol

[lost geyser]

haha

[timber ridge]

our dadesin quote was as much as cw60 msrp i think

but we only had 2 units

so 0 discount

[lost geyser]

wdym, in terms of like profit margins or effort or what?

[timber ridge]

profit etc

for the same price you can get your own board made from same manu

or about

[lost geyser]

yeah my friend and i are designing a board (well he is im just 3d printing protos)

[timber ridge]

in the same boat lol

[lost geyser]

i was like dude i should start 3d printing stuff

[timber ridge]

https://imgur.com/a/imEAfEJ

rip imgur link

[lost geyser]

and he was like dude i should start creating keyboards

[lost geyser]

😳

sexy

what mount

[sharp kindle]

top/gummy

[lost geyser]

neat

[timber ridge]

mhmm

should be gettin proto pics soon

[lost geyser]

u said it was just private between u and a friend?

[sharp kindle]

8 mounting points for the top mount

[timber ridge]

think we're gonna do raffle

depends on the interest

if only like 10 ppl want it then itll jus be fcfs

if its anymore then raffle

[lost geyser]

whats it called?

[timber ridge]

no name as of now lol

but there is gonna be a norm version and a weeb version lol

i can inv u to server for updates etc

[lost geyser]

please haha

cool weight on the bottom

i like the design a lot

[timber ridge]

will dm it

theres an interest check in project announcment

[lost geyser]

👍

[tight pulsar]

8? probably would have been a lot easier to use v2/v2ce plate if you ever want to try other materials without spending a ton on one off plates

[sharp kindle]

its a 60 percent nachos

last i checked jane plates are for tkls

[timber ridge]

h60 compat

[tight pulsar]

thougt it was a tkl my b

[floral lake]

now that's some flexible stuff

[gritty kettle]

could i run 80 ohm headphones out of a laptop or is that in the territory where i would need an amp

[daring zenith]

Depends on the headphones but smth like an apple dongle won't hurt either way

[gritty kettle]

i was planinng on getting dt770 80 ohm version

[daring zenith]

Apple dongle or Meizu dongle doesn't hurt

[gritty kettle]

apple dongle?

[daring zenith]

2.5mm jack to usb-c one

[gritty kettle]

how would that help? (do you mean 3.5)

[daring zenith]

Ye 3.5mm but apple dongle has a dac&amp in it

So does Meizu dongle but Meizu dongle out of stock it seems

[gritty kettle]

would there be one to 3.5 or regular usb?

because i want to passthrough my monitor

[daring zenith]

Meant to type 3.5, I only know the usb-c to 3.5mm one has a decent dac&amp

[gritty kettle]

ah ok

[daring zenith]

This boi

[gritty kettle]

oh i meant as output

[daring zenith]

?

You plug 3.5mm headphones into it

[gritty kettle]

3.5mm in>dac+amp>3.5mm out

[daring zenith]

Oh that's not really a thing

[gritty kettle]

or is that not possible

[daring zenith]

3.5mm straight into motherboard uses the motherboard sound chip

[gritty kettle]

ah ok

even if i pass it through my monitor via usb-b?

[daring zenith]

Yes

[gritty kettle]

💀

[calm cobalt]

@gritty kettle so you have a combined dac/amp or separate?

oh you're asking about running it off a laptop, nvm

[timber ridge]

@tacit wing got any recommendations for deskmats on amazon

dont want it to be fast nor slow/ textured. maybe like a zero clone would do or so

[tacit wing]

the zero clones that does it right arent on Amazon sadly

LGG Saturn

they have deskmat sizes

[timber ridge]

ima jus snag a reg square

and i checked llg but its oos

[tacit wing]

there's also Odin Infinity but its a tad faster than Zero

[timber ridge]

was gonna try the controll2 since it got p good reviews

[tacit wing]

there's not much clones for the Zero theres a ton for the Hien tho

[white flame]

Gamers Nexus pad/mat any good? Haven't heard anything bad

[tacit wing]

i can vouch for any of the LGG pads

[timber ridge]

probably jus as good as any other yt merch mats

and the venus lgg mat is available but im not quite sure how it compares

[white flame]

Idk they showed how much engineering they put into it, it's more than just "slap a logo on it"

[tacit wing]

none of the LGG pads are coated nor theyve been subliminated

the guy behind them actually knows what he's doing

[timber ridge]

which would you say is closest to like a reg qck

bc thats basically been wat im using and im not a fan of textured mats

[tacit wing]

if you want smooth and not textured, Vaxee PA

Gamesense Radar

those are the two control non textured pads i can vouch for

note that smooth pads are often made with the implementation of sublimination and the durability of the glide is not as good as textured pads

[timber ridge]

all the lgg stuff is textured?

might jus cope and swap over

[tacit wing]

yes

except for the Jupiter

[timber ridge]

ight ima prob snag a saturn, venus or control2

xray has a sale so its like 30 shipped for a xl

[tacit wing]

xraypad?

i like their AC+

[timber ridge]

ye

they have a new control II which is really good apparently

[tacit wing]

i dont think those are textured either

[tacit wing]

their Mod mat is fantastic, havent tried the mousepad though which is a different product

[sand pasture]

anoyone know about mice my is the g703 but it has been skippy today

[white flame]

Yeah I've got the medium mod mat for my workbench. I was more curious about the mousepad and deskpad.

[tacit wing]

dont know any known issues about the G703 sensor

it uses the first iteration of the HERO sensor which is more power hungry than their newer ones thats why its the mouse that has the worst battery life

[sand pasture]

i think its a bluetooth problem not sure tho

[white flame]

Air cans are your friend

[tacit wing]

use Lightspeed bro why are you using BT

[white flame]

If this is a new problem it could just be dust

[sand pasture]

what um is that

[tacit wing]

ok first off make sure your sensor is clean

second, check if GHUB is updated as well the mouse's firmware

[sand pasture]

GHUB is dont know how to update firmware

[tacit wing]

go on logitech's site and download GHub

[sand pasture]

i got that alr

already

[tacit wing]

have you cleaned your sensor yet?

[sand pasture]

with what

like a wet paper towel

[tacit wing]

no

[sand pasture]

i got a small brush i can wet

[tacit wing]

canned air or air compressor

no

dont make any physical contact with the sensor

[white flame]

Wet=bad for electronics too

[sand pasture]

i dont have any canned air and is the sensor inside my mouse? or is it the thing at the bottom

[tacit wing]

make sure it says Firmware is up to date

click the cog wheel on Ghub

[sand pasture]

its up to date and i dont see a cog wheel

[tacit wing]

i dont believe you lmao, because in order to see if your firmware is up to date you have to click on the cog wheel

now how can you say its up to date when you cant even find the cog wheel bro

[little crater]

exposed

[sand pasture]

hard to believe i know but it does say it

trying to find the ss i took

i send on phonwe

[tacit wing]

alright sick

your problem you said it was skipping?

[sand pasture]

yea

[tacit wing]

pixel skopping?

no spinouts?

[sand pasture]

probably and no i dont think so

[tacit wing]

is your polling rate at 1000?

afaik G703 doesnt have a BT mode so you should be at Lightspeed

[sand pasture]

i just switched had to turn it down because it was so bad

[tacit wing]

what polling rate you at right now?

[sand pasture]

1000

[tacit wing]

can you elaborate at the skipping part? like your cursor is making huge jumps instead of making smooth movements or?

[sand pasture]

yes when in game it looks like im playing 30fps with the way it moves

[tacit wing]

ok

go on mouse settings and make sure this box isnt ticked

[sand pasture]

ok

[tacit wing]

untick it

[sand pasture]

unticked

[tacit wing]

was it ticked before?

[sand pasture]

yea it was

[tacit wing]

ok that might be the cause of the problem

also make sure whatever game your playing, check if there is a raw mouse input option

[sand pasture]

bet i appreciate it i will let you know if it keeps going

[tacit wing]

aight sick

[queen sigil]

@tacit wing grip tape does indeed grip

[tacit wing]

did you get the BTL

its gonna dry out in like a couple weeks

btw

but its still gonna grip but that sticky sensation will fade out overtime

[queen sigil]

yeah

also i dont feel stick

but maybe its just because idk how it should feel

i gotta get used to using the side buttons tho

and might need to glue part of my thumb grip

[timber ridge]

waiting on my taobao order to get grips

[tacit wing]

just installed these on my 203

will have to wait if they have more longevity than BTL

[faint helm]

would anyone have recommendations on phone hacking protection from public charging stations ? like any specific data blocking charging cables

[lost geyser]

Just get a portable charger or something

[white flame]

There's charge only cables that don't have data pins

[faint helm]

that's me and that's why I've never had a need to look into this hah
I'm asking for someone

[faint helm]

ya I need to find something like that but for lightning cables

otherwise some adapter would be needed

[white flame]

Apple doesn't allow that, they use the data pins to communicate with the mfi chip in the cable. That's how they block non-genuine apple cables.

[faint helm]

ooo interesting insight thanks

[west hornet]

Something like this https://www.amazon.com/3rd-Gen-Data-Blocker-Pack/dp/B087CP5S7K
Idk anything about the apple thing

[faint helm]

great thanks I was just gonna ask if u guys could check if this one will work hah
https://www.amazon.com/PortaPow-3rd-Data-Blocker-Pack/dp/B00T0DW3F8

PortaPow seems to be recommended at many places
(and that video in the product description was an interesting watch for sure 👀 )

I'm not sure if it's the best one, but given how it's all about disconnecting the data pins, not too complex
guess I'll just go with something well known 🤔

[west hornet]

Not a complex device, but as i said i dont really know how apples charging works and if it’s going to be upset

[faint helm]

ya if anything ig they can just return it since it's Amazon

[proper forge]

https://youtu.be/eEuZJNMhyx4

[candid pulsar]

Hi, does anyone know any budget studio monitor speakers in white?

[rain python]

Hi! I am searching for a Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz 2.71 GHz fan - anyone know who might carry? Newegg was a bust.

[glad yarrow]

thats a laptop cpu

ur not really gonna get it anywhere

since its soldered to the board

[west hornet]

The kali audio lp 6 is a popular budget monitor, i believe comes in white

[candid pulsar]

Ahh thank you!

[queen sigil]

@west hornet have you listened to the mad rat dead camellia OSTs

they very nice

very rhythm game esq

[west hornet]

I have not yet

Shall take alook

[primal mirage]

Does anyone have any recommendations for an excellent noise canceling microphone?

[daring zenith]

The noise canceling part is mainly software, have you tried using RTX voice?

[primal mirage]

@daring zenith i honestly just ordered the pc and am gathering the accessories so no i have not. I live in an area that all sounds from the main road pour into my room so i thought it was all in the mic

[west hornet]

Ye noise cancelling is mostly a software thing although if you have a lot of background noise perhaps try a dynamic mic like the samson q2u

[primal mirage]

🙏🏻 thank you

[tacit wing]

RTX Voice is sick

NVIDIA Broadcast did crash on me once when I was playing a game with RTX on

it was a very rare one occasion tho

[west hornet]

but how many games have rtx xD

[ruby mica]

What...?

[queen sigil]

what\

[ruby mica]

but how many games have rtx xD

[karmic crescent]

How bad is your ambient noise in your recording space?

[primal mirage]

@karmic crescent it varies but i live on a main street in a downtown area so you can hear cars drive by, people yelling, sirens almost every hour. Its so much that I considered buying a real studio recording mic with a sound absorber thing right behind it.

[karmic crescent]

That's rough. Main street living is hard for the sleep and relaxation. Emergency vehicles are way more common than people in neighborhoods realize.

[primal mirage]

I’ve gotten used to it but when im playing with other people they’ll point it out and i spent a medium amount of money for the headset i have currently

I think the dynamic mic will work best

[karmic crescent]

Longer term, relocate though.

[primal mirage]

I fought hard for this apartment lol the sound is awful but it speaks to my wallet which allows me to make up for it with a nice mic

[karmic crescent]

You can't buy a good night's sleep

[left hawk]

Decent dynamic mic + software for removing noise. I usually just use a program with a decent Gate function but more extreme stuff can use smth like Nvidia Broadcast Voice or smth.

[west hornet]

Ye if you get a decent dynamic mic and keep yourself pretty close to it bg noise shouldn’t be as bad

[timber ridge]

doesn't the new at2040 or whatever the name is have a super cardioid or some

should be good for blocking unwanted sounds

[tacit wing]

dynamic mics alone wouldnt be able to block out the extremes such as desk slams and stuff

rtx voice isolates your voice from literally everything else because its able to recognize it

[timber ridge]

rtx voice fr built dif

It used to be a bit better tho imo

[west hornet]

Well yes but a dynamic will definitely help software like rtx voice

[idle cairn]

how are the Edifier R1280T speakers?

[lost geyser]

does anyone know where i can get some replacement gaskets for a polaris

[median meadow]

So I want to try and record gameplay but I've got a massive GPU bottleneck (think we all know this pain now.) But if I were to run a capture card of sorts would this help keep my frames up in the stream and in gameplay. My cpu is a 3600x, I've got 32gbs of 3600hz ram and then the GPU is a RX460 (sadly).

[west hornet]

Capture card recording has least impact on performance but would need another pc to actually record

[median meadow]

Ah, 😕

[west hornet]

Idk if the rx460 has a hardware encoder but you can try messing around with the hardware encoder or maybe doing software encoding on very fast

[vocal mural]

for ghostly

[west hornet]

ok firstly, what headphones do you use with it and how far away are you usually

[vocal mural]

im using the powerbeats 4, im right beside them

[west hornet]

windows or mac pc

[timber ridge]

i got the dbs version and i enjoy them

sub bass isnt there but its kinda expected at their size/no sub

[vocal mural]

windows

[lost geyser]

Drop is such an abomination

They’ve delayed me building my keyboards for so long 🤬

[tight pulsar]

yeah

that's why people don't like them and bad communcation

[neon quartz]

ya#3720 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lost geyser]

bad company

waiting on the day they lock some keycap set behind their keycap club paywall

[wanton burrow]

lots of "keyboard companies" are different levels of wack

[timber ridge]

reject kb companies and make your own 😎

[lost geyser]

I’ve had my frog for way too long

[wanton burrow]

give it some dcs blue boom, yes

[sand pasture]

@tacit wing if ur up u recommended the fifne k669 mic and it still does what my other one does and cuts out while im talking

[tacit wing]

if thats the case then its probably not a mic hardware issue

try Windows Voice Recorder

or audacity

[west hornet]

check your input levels

check for noise gates in whatever software you use, if discord change the input mode in voice and video and manually set input sensitivity as the auto does not work very well with good mics

[livid sorrel]

anyone know any good wireless mics that i can use and are fairly cheap

i hate the headset i have rn

like wireless and does not pick up everything that comes out of your ear peice part

bc the steelseries i have rn echoes like crazy bc it picks up everything someone says or i hear

[tribal oar]

I never knew there are wireless mics and I use a Blue Yeti Mic

[west hornet]

there is the mod mic wireless

and I think that's about all I know

[gritty kettle]

whats a good keyboard that is relatively cheap with media keys

[analog bloom]

anyone know why my headset mic not working>?

[lost geyser]

Define cheap

[gritty kettle]

Under 100 aud

[tidal wyvern]

it's hard to find a good keyboard for so little but corsair makes nice ones for cheap. It looks like the K55 from corsair is less than 100 though. I have the K60 and that one is very nice but a bit out of your price range.

[gritty kettle]

oh wow thats a lot of down arrows

doesnt have to be mechanical btw

[tender garnet]

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/products/keyboard/#sort=price&page=1&X=7500,10000

[tacit wing]

i personally dont trust anything Corsair outside of PSU's and Cases

even in the mouse game, theyre a 1000 years behind everyone else

[gritty kettle]

at the moment i am using a dell kb1421 for my keyboard

and i like it but i want a backlight and media keys

[tacit wing]

my keyboard doesnt have dedicated media keys but its software enables any key to be rebinded into media keys

any software from any of the big wig brands i assume have the same feature

[gritty kettle]

hmmmmm

[lost geyser]

why dont u just use layers @tacit wing

[neon quartz]

ya#3720 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lost geyser]

and not get a bad corsair

[tacit wing]

why would i use third party solutions if first party solutions exist

[lost geyser]

layers arent a 3rd party solution

i mean

u can just buy a keyboard with a knob

if u desperately need volume/media control that badly

[tacit wing]

well the dudes budget is 100 aud

[lost geyser]

thats like 70 bucks

not impossible to find one

oh wait sorry idk why i pinged u i thought u were the one looking

@gritty kettle read above

[tacit wing]

i remapped my keys so i dont have to use the FN key

[timber ridge]

jus have a kb for each layout and youll be good

[gritty kettle]

I am confused, what is a layer

[lost geyser]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/190327462087884811/945129541968494652/Untitled-Diagram-1024x458.png

[gritty kettle]

That doesn't help

[tacit wing]

FN + Function Key

[gritty kettle]

Ah ok

[lost geyser]

different layers have different keys, basically

so u could have ur W key be page up on ur second layer

so u press fn + w and get page up

[gritty kettle]

Oh, that sounds not nice

[lost geyser]

its not hard to get used to

[gritty kettle]

Yeah but the reason I want media keys is so I only have to press 1 button

So I can get back to controller inbetween stocks

[lost geyser]

brawlhalla?

[gritty kettle]

Ssbm

[lost geyser]

oh

[tacit wing]

just remap ur keys

[gritty kettle]

Yeah but I use most of them

Like for extra controls in other games

One of my friends has a k95 that he wants to sell, would that be good?

[lost geyser]

if it makes u happy, yes

[tacit wing]

if you aren't keeb-pilled, literally any keyboard will work

[timber ridge]

if you want a gamer kb then id jus get a red dragon

you get what you pay for unlike most other big gamer companies that sell keyboards

p much the same experience minus as good software/support, but functionality is still there

[wanton burrow]

redragon, hotswap rk, and keychron are one of the solid choices for under hundred bucks, more than that there's gonna be leopold and prob the new k8 pro as an option

k8 pro is via/qmk compatible

[true depot]

Well, this is interesting. I found headphones that are both wired and wireless in the same set of headphones, and the sound quality is better than even that of the Razer gaming headphones

[glad yarrow]

1. Many bt headphones can run in wired
2. Almost all gaming headphones suck at audio quality

[true depot]

Yeah, but for $150?

[glad yarrow]

razer also has a reputation of overpricing many of their products

[true depot]

These headphones. $150 price point. https://www.pioneerdj.com/en-us/product/headphones/hdj-x5bt/black/overview/

For having good audio quality in games and for listening to music, how well would these work, and would they be worth the $150?

[glad yarrow]

you can get a pair of akg K361 bts for that much if u care about bluetooth really

[true depot]

I'd use them far more frequently in wired mode at my computer. The bluetooth capability is nice for the very few times I'd get to use them out on the town through my phone, but I don't have very many opportunities to do that. It would be a good set to have for vacations and such, or when I'm at a friend's house and I want to listen to music, but otherwise I don't really do much music listening through bluetooth on my phone

[glad yarrow]

if you looked at the akg k631bt ud see they can be used in wired and bt mode

[daring zenith]

K361 would have better drivers for using wired

drivers as in like the speaker driver, not software driver

[glad yarrow]

Yeah

If you care about having bt as well tho

The bt version not bad at all

[wanton burrow]

so basically, you want a portable gear on the fly, which is basically what an iem is

don't think it's a nice thing to wear big ass cans outside as that's also hard to run

can run many iems on audio jack, or u can get some cheap dongle if the iem you're getting would like to have more amplification to sound better

there's also some notable tws out there though i'm not keen to those ones

[daring zenith]

Also some wireless IEMs if you're into those

[wanton burrow]

wireless dac also works

ye that's tws

[gritty kettle]

anyone recomend a good wireless headset

or do they not exist

[little crater]

with a mic?

[gritty kettle]

yeah

thats why i said headset lol

[little crater]

ion really think they exist, ive been thinking about getting one, but i havent seen much that has caught my eye

well they exist, just not good ones

i think theres a wireless version of the cloud 2

wireless cloud 2s might actually be pretty good

for sure better than Logitech or corsair ones

pretty low bar

[gritty kettle]

yeah i have heard that the cloud 2s are the best cheap "gaming" branded headsets

[little crater]

theyre probably fine even as a wireless headset

but 150 is steep

[gritty kettle]

hmmm

[true depot]

The Pioneer DJ X5BTs have a built-in microphone for hands-free calling that works in Bluetooth mode

But 150 is cheap for pro-level studio monitoring headphones.

[gritty kettle]

Yeah but the mic probably isn't great, that is the way that most wireless headphone mics are

[gritty kettle]

What's a nice over ear closed back headset

I don't care about wireless because I just looked at pricing for some wireless ones

[true depot]

If you don't really care too much about quality, pretty much any gamer branded headset will do.

If you're looking for something to use for voice chat in games but also want good quality audio, unfortunately the only real way to go is a cartoid or condenser microphone and just get a good set of quality headphones.

[gritty kettle]

Define good quality

[true depot]

I'm biased towards audiophile quality equipment like music studio stuff, which IMO, is better quality than any gamer-branded audio equipment.

But again, everyone has different opinions on what they consider good quality

[gritty kettle]

Yes but what makes something better or worse

[true depot]

For audio, it's not as cut and dry as it is with graphics, so it's not as easy to say what makes one headset or brand better than another. The fact that many audio hardwares are built for different purposes; DJ headphones have a flatter response curve and may not be able to accurately reproduce game sounds, for example, while gamer headsets don't necessarily have the ability to reproduce a wide open Soundstage

[gritty kettle]

Ah yeah

And gamer headphones have Hella bass

[true depot]

Then you have audio processing technologies like Head Relative Transfer Function that affect both the quality of the sounds and the perception of the Soundstage

There's also Binaural technology and a bunch of other stuff.

[timber ridge]

@tight pulsar is there a certain way to clean og relegendables or jus throw em in soapy water like normal

[wanton burrow]

bleach? might be alil trickier to work with tho

[tight pulsar]

@timber ridge what part are you trying to clean?

[timber ridge]

i was gonna get some relegendables for cheap but it sold lol

it was a clean 8100 or some for 60

[tight pulsar]

ah

[sudden sinew]

Has anyone ever seen colored USB A to USB A cables?

[daring zenith]

White, blue, black tend to be pretty common colors..?

[sudden sinew]

Yea, cant say ive seen blue. I have a fish tank controller that uses USB-A as a bus between probe modules. With a lot of modules its hard to trace all black/white cables. i was hoping there was a custom Manufacture i could get more cable colors.

[daring zenith]

One thing some people do is just put a sticker on, or a sticky note on, either colored, or with writing to identify each end, but I did find red and grey usb-a cables here
https://www.amazon.com/AINOPE-Rupture-Double-Compatible-Enclosures/dp/B08FTFL3QX/
and there's probably more out there that are just one color

[sudden sinew]

Thank you

[daring zenith]

You're welcome

[ivory fable]

What are your guy's options on the sony linkbuds? They intreague me as i cannot put any type of silicon/foam tips in my ear without making them prone to infection/just uncomfortable in general

[tight pulsar]

lol the mm post for maxf x tgr board is such a fun read

[lost geyser]

Deleted so quickly

https://web.archive.org/web/20220222023806/https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/syaqh8/gb_tgr_x_mxf_koala_raffle_begins_2252022_at_1200/

[wanton burrow]

gotta grab them moolahs because there's people are actually dumb enough to join the raffle

[steep pelican]

@west hornet if you have recommendations for classical piano pieces to play i would appreciate some, my piano teacher wants me to find a piece i really enjoy and i dont know many pieces, and of the few i do know they are too difficuly

[sleek garden]

Hi beautiful people, I am trying to replace my Hard Drive. Is this the right chat ?? Thank you

[daring zenith]

might want to use #storage-devices , but what do you need?

[sleek garden]

I have a shot Seagate SATA 3000GB 7200 RPM. It came out of a Alienware Aurora R4. I am trying to get a new one that would work with my system but don’t know what to buy. Thank you!

[daring zenith]

should just be standard 3.5in sata drive, sad you got the 3tb barracuda, that drive had some pretty bad failure rates

[west hornet]

Tbh idk too many easier pieces either xD but on a intermediate beginner ish level I’ve really enjoyed playing the rach prelude op 3 no 2. Chopin nocturne op 72 no 1 is a popular first chopin piece if you into that

[tight pulsar]

chopin is nice

[west hornet]

Chopin is very nice

But can be difficult

[tight pulsar]

funny to see the reactions compared to other tgrs being sold at 5k+ or even saying good price for 3k+, would rather give the designers money vs flippers

[steep pelican]

the rach one doesnt look any harder than some of the other pieces i was trying lol

my teacher will let me literally try anything

i tried chopin op 25 no 5 for a bit but its so fast

the rach actually looks manageable

[west hornet]

Ye it’s not difficult note wise. The difficulty more in the dynamics id say, can also get pretty fast

Also relatively short

Go from ppp to sffff xD

[steep pelican]

i think i could play it at a much slower tempo

i just need to listen to more piano pieces

i listen to the same 20 or so classical pieces every day

[tight pulsar]

i can't find many good copies but polovtsian dances sounds pretty nice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFKsSM4WG2g

the flute melody is so much better but piano is pretty decent to transcribe into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWU1uj9WmOM

[lost geyser]

i got u hold up

this is the piece im playing rn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Ksi2qmW0A

sonatina in c major by clementi

i think it sounds great and ive enjoyed playing it so far

[west hornet]

The beginning and end I honestly take slower because it just feels right to me. On the agitato i still need to work on tempo

I will often have apple music or youtube go on autoplay as i listen to some

[steep pelican]

its decent, probably a little too easy for me though

[lost geyser]

😕

[steep pelican]

thanks tho

[lost geyser]

lol

how long have u been playing

[steep pelican]

too long for how good I am

i have been playing for like 10 years but not really that seriously

so Im not that good

and i cant seem to progress much farther which is kind of sad

[lost geyser]

oh lol

ive been playing for only a couple

[steep pelican]

ive only played cello for like 2 years seriously and im already much better at cello than at piano

[west hornet]

You gotta put in the hourrsss

[tight pulsar]

yup

[lost geyser]

i dont think ive ever practiced for more than a 15 minute window directly before my lesson as i scramble to do my homework

[tight pulsar]

probably have improved more in the last few months practicing trumpet seriously than last 5 years

[lost geyser]

sometimes i wonder how good i would be if i took it more seriously

[west hornet]

Sometimes also force yourself to move forward, don’t stick to playing whatever you know continue to learn more always

[steep pelican]

my problem is i am bad at practicing

[tight pulsar]

went from above the line g as higher note to high d on a good day, got much better at reading music as well

[steep pelican]

i dont practice effectively

[west hornet]

The rach piece above I learn with 2 year experience on piano

[tight pulsar]

getting a goal i actually wanted to achieve helps me with practice motivation

[steep pelican]

rn im trying to prepare my concerto for cello

[west hornet]

I want to get back to trumpet one day

[steep pelican]

because my youth symphony is having a concerto competition

[tight pulsar]

trumpet is very fun and not fun to practice

[west hornet]

Lol

[steep pelican]

i need to really force myself to practice measures by themselvs

[tight pulsar]

@west hornet how long did you play trumpet for?

[steep pelican]

I would say that is probably the biggest thing holding me back

[west hornet]

Is difficult because I can’t say I love to practice everyday but I love when I can see I make progress no matter how small

[west hornet]

~4 or 5 years in school but certainly did not practice enough

[tight pulsar]

ah so basically me before i started practicing seriously lol

[west hornet]

Haha

[queen sigil]

trumpet and baritone are much more fun to practice than trombone and tuba

[west hornet]

I used to play tuba very long time ago

[calm cobalt]

Anyone have recs for a good Bluetooth speaker around $100?

Preferably bass heavy

[sharp kindle]

Playing wind instruments smh

[tight pulsar]

trumpet is fun to practice until you get to the upper register

[queen sigil]

i just played it on my own because its fun

but played everything else in band at one time or another

[white flame]

I played trumpet in band class. I could hit a whole octave higher than the teacher lol. I played tenor sax too but I was better at trumpet.

[west hornet]

Ye I do remember upper register being pain

[steep pelican]

shaking my head imagine not being able to play 4 octave scales on your instrument

[white flame]

Piano moment

[tacit wing]

Mint GPX with Kailh GM2.0 Teals

[west hornet]

lmao

[gritty kettle]

I used to play piano but I thought it was boring so I switched to drums

[west hornet]

😦

piano is very fun

I love how expressive you can be with it

https://youtu.be/l4zkc7KEvYM?t=45

[gritty kettle]

Yeah I was like 11

[west hornet]

understandable

[lost geyser]

https://twitter.com/finalmouse/status/1496683555820240898

Finalmouse (@finalmouse)

I can’t even begin to explain how much we are about to change the keyboard game.

It leaves me speechless every time I use it.

Twitter · Feb 24, 2022, 3:09 AM

[wanton burrow]

the only changing is if they collabed to some actual keyboard designer

[lost geyser]

u guys see gmk got a new color matching machine

[lost geyser]

itll be a hyte 2.0 or something stupid

[tight pulsar]

are they still talking about their dumb keyboard

[neon root]

more than likely itll just be certain materials that arent mainstream rn

and just color waves to match the starlight color waves they have rn

[west hornet]

A keyboard with holes

[lost geyser]

Turns your whole room into the case—totally game changing

[daring zenith]

Make a whole keyboard out of NK big switches

[lost geyser]

Already done basically

[daring zenith]

Aw

[lost geyser]

Google Reddragon something alien super big

I forget the numbers

K605

[daring zenith]

NOT BIG ENOUGH

[queen sigil]

yeah razor made one

at like ces 2017 or something

or pax

or something idk

[wary moss]

Just got a USB PCIe expansion card and was wondering if its ok not to install the company's drivers for it?

It shows up in device manager fine and functions. When I attempt to install the vendor drivers it says it can't find the host controller and aborts install.

[steep pelican]

i mean you optiomally want the drivers

but if its working youi should be fine until something just doesnt work

it also may run slower

[wary moss]

yeah i tried installing it from device manager too but it keeps saying the best driver is already installed

[steep pelican]

it could of auto installed

windows tries to find drivers and install them

[wary garden]

wireless gaming mouse recommendations for <50$

[daring zenith]

Orochi might be close

[wary garden]

i have a 5 yr old $50g gamestop gift card that I havnt used so 50$ max

[daring zenith]

G305 might be your only option then

[wary garden]

what about this one https://www.gamestop.com/consoles-hardware/desktops-laptops/mice/products/razer-basilisk-x-hyperspeed-wireless-gaming-mouse/209310.html

[daring zenith]

Not too familiar, it's older

[wary garden]

my problem with my current mouse is when i move it very fast it doesnt register, it was a $15 logitec that I got like 6 yrs ago

[timber ridge]

do you know what is your grip type?

there is a pinned message for how to determine it

[tacit wing]

Razer's X series are like their budget wireless lineup with the caveat that they use Double A batteries

you can use Triple A converter to drop the weight a bit but yeah I can vouch for the X lineup as well as Orochi and G305

also there is the Delux M800 if you want a Viper Mini Clone thats wireless

those are what I suggest for <$50

[timber ridge]

m800 could use the skate swap

and there is another ergo shape budget mouse floating around for about the same price

forgot the name

[wary garden]

I ended up going with the G305

[tacit wing]

good mouse

[atomic oyster]

i'm using the orochi v2 after using the g305 and went back to the g305 because the hump on the orochi v2 was getting annoying

[timber ridge]

i was gonna try the orochi but i somehow made the jump to the sl phantom

[calm cobalt]

can someone help me figure out what switches i should get
at this moment im looking at ink blacks (gat)
or maybe the akko silver

[wanton burrow]

yes
no
perhaps

inks ain't worth

[calm cobalt]

ok

yea

i ended up asking in a few disc

and thats what i have heard from all of them

[wanton burrow]

ktt (akko cs manu) and the jelly lineup seems nice for how much it asks

[calm cobalt]

ok

thx

[timber ridge]

do you have a sound signature youre seeking?

or a budget

[lost geyser]

I wouldn’t buy inks

[calm cobalt]

not fully but budget is around $50 usd for switches

[calm cobalt]

im more thinking of akko rose reds now

or maybe milk yellows

or akko sliver

[lost geyser]

Just make sure u lube 👍

[calm cobalt]

yep

i got a friend who has built one and is going to help with stuff like that

also is bag lubbing ok?

like for springs?

[daring zenith]

It can work with smth like krytox 105, thicker lubes may not work

[timber ridge]

akko will give you a better stock experience

[lost geyser]

Yes just for springs

[calm cobalt]

ok

thanks

i think ima go with the akko silvers or rose reds

[arctic wedge]

Imo I like rose reds

[arctic wedge]

Is the orochi good?

If not for the hump?

[atomic oyster]

It’s like holding a boiled egg for a mouse

If you like small mice with a hump then yeah, it’s good

[west hornet]

I in car, will get back later

[west hornet]

ok wireless or wired? do any preference in terms of sound signature? like bass, mid, or treble preference

[neon root]

sadge, ghosty left you hanging

[west hornet]

sorry i forgot, went to do something

The blessing2 dusks seem pretty nice but are out of budget. 2 popular choices are the Moondrop Kato and the 7Hz Timeless ~200usd @dire tartan

wireless honestly probably airpods pros or something

[timber ridge]

seeaudio yume are a bit mid centric iirc

hanas are nice too but i lowkey forgot their sound sig

[wanton burrow]

think people said that yume has meh bass

and well ofc the crin collab would usually have a certain part elevated

[timber ridge]

mid centric gear usually dont have have crazy bass

unless it has a weird w shape sound sig or some

[wanton burrow]

they described it as fart like bass

its midcentricness makes me want to try it more though, just dunno where to actually find some to demo on

[thick garden]

My pc/modded client doesn't connect to LAN, there are no drivers for the LAN port

How do I install them if there is no connection...

?

Do I have to install drivers on another pc and then put the driver file into the client-pc?
If yes, how do I know which LAN the client-pc has?

[thick garden]

SOLVED EVERYTHING... pretty ez

[tight pulsar]

is 6xx+modi3/asgard3 still a good rec for $500ish desktop setup

[tacit wing]

if warm is your preference, yes

Asgard is still top pick for <$200 if youre in the US

though i would consider looking into pre-owned HD650's/600's before pulling the trigger on a new 6xx since the MSRP went up due to inflation

albeit you need luck to get a better deal

[tight pulsar]

oh i was looking at used stuff

[tacit wing]

take into account the price of new pads as well

[tight pulsar]

how important would it be to get new pads?

would it be fine to use ones that came with it assuming they're in okay condition or better or just get new ones asap

[brisk parcel]

Depends on your preference 🙂

most say that anything other than stock pads ruing that sweet sweet 650 sound

tbh, they're a bit uncomfy if brand new depending on your head

but they will flatten out

I still use and have always used the stock pads on my 6XXs but that's just preference

[tacit wing]

flat pads will make the Senheisser 6 series veil memes kinda true (which isnt necessarily a bad thing)

its a lil shaved off up top and def warmer as your pads go flat

always depending with the listing but some might come with pads that are barely used if youre lucky

[west hornet]

Just dont use pads

Ez

[little crater]

simply strech the diameter of your ear canal to fit the diameter of the driver

[west hornet]

Yes

[hasty swift]

What companies make good headsets?

[west hornet]

it isn't really specific to a company

[tender garnet]

Sennheiser pc37x or 38x is pretty good.

[daring zenith]

Sennheiser makes good and bad stuff

There's just specific headphones that's good for a specific price

[gritty kettle]

I used to have some abysmal Sennheiser IEMs

Like a stethoscope because you would hear when the cable brushed against anything

[west hornet]

I feel like that has more to do with cable design

Any closed back headphone or iem is gonna have some handling noise

[gritty kettle]

yeah probably because that also happened with the $20 wollies earphones that i got before those

[calm cobalt]

dont buy the monolith m1060s :(

[dusky cargo]

Alright so y’all gotta hear me out

[glad yarrow]

continue

[dusky cargo]

I got this SK61 from like 2 years ago

I got some extra money and I was thinking of getting some new switches and key caps to spice it up

So basically use the sk61 as a base

I was thinking of Gateron optical browns and key caps don’t really matter right? This is my first project in 2 years lmao

[daring zenith]

Well, optical switches aren't the greatest and you don't have many options, so Gateron browns probably won't really be an upgrade for you

But you could swap around keycaps if you want

[timber ridge]

peep the size dif lol

[floral lake]

whoa

[lost geyser]

My pro 2 came into today

[tight pulsar]

nice

[little crater]

https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epic/

huh

[west hornet]

huh

[tacit wing]

steelcase leap v2 or herman miller aeron?

looking for a new chair $500 budget

[neon root]

me personally id go with the aeron but if youre a bit more wide or have wider thighs, itd probably be better to go with the leap v2 since the aeron has kinda aggressive curves on the sides where your thighs would rest

[lost geyser]

[little crater]

thoughts on 1000hz vs 125hz mouse polling rate?

been thinking about it

seems like a huge gimmick

would rather do 125 to save mouse battery life

[neon root]

1000hz is techincally best but its more like the arguments of 5ms vs 1ms with monitors. 1ms is possible and technically better granted 1000hz vs 125hz there isnt much bad with 1000hz like there is with 1ms monitors

[white flame]

Depends what you play really. Snap shooting fps, high polling rate is nice. Anything else... Ehhhhh not important.

[little crater]

would you think 500hz would be good enough?

hell thats twice as fast as my monitor

theres no way 1000 would have any real benefit over 500

theoretically i suppose

[white flame]

500 would be fine for most people yeah

[tacit wing]

Finalmouse UL2 Cape Town is fixed to 500hz and you can't change it

and numerous pros still use that mouse

if its good enough for them then its fast enough for anyone

[white flame]

TBF they're probably sponsored and don't have much choice in mice

But yeah it's fine

[tacit wing]

no in this day and age majority of pros arent bound to their sponsored gear

look at Astralis CS

[white flame]

Really? Alright, that's a step in the right direction

[tacit wing]

theyre sponsored by Logitech but majority of use Zowie mice

its been that way for a long time

[white flame]

Well it's been a few years since I followed any esports

[neon root]

when it comes to the actual competitions the league itself tend to be bound by sponsors but for the pros themselves they really arent bound to use specific stuff for the most part

[tacit wing]

pros prioritize shape

shape is king

[neon root]

in the recent valorant pro tournament, one of the pros was using a mousepad that was barely up for pre-order

[tacit wing]

was it one of the LGG pads

[neon root]

ye

[white flame]

I never got the whole deal with mousepads. I used an old Microsoft branded one from like 2006 for ages until it started to fall apart. Now I use one from my local 5 Below.

[tacit wing]

i kinda want a Saturn but i already have a Zero

[little crater]

i use some plain black chinese one

its large and plain

[neon root]

mousepads arent as big compared to the mouse but they def do help at times

[little crater]

and i can get i dirty and wash it and replace it for 15 dolla

[neon root]

im currently saving up to try and buy 2 different mousepads this year

[little crater]

the feet on the bottom of my mouse are smooth enough, i need to have some friction on my mouse surface lol

[neon root]

nah

get glass mousefeet and glass mousepad

[tacit wing]

LGG Jupiter

[neon root]

make it go brrrrt

wait hol up

[little crater]

lmao

[white flame]

It won't be a brrrt so much as a screeeee

[little crater]

would it be better if it were wet?

[neon root]

do this; its giga brain

https://youtu.be/FvASuXp2yq4

[white flame]

I don't have audio on, is that flour?

[neon root]

no, its glass beads

[white flame]

And that doesn't mess with the sensor? lol

[tacit wing]

that moment when you cant afford a Shidenkai

[neon root]

sensors are good enough in this day and age where just about nothing messes with them really

[neon root]

that moment when you can afford to rip the coating off the shidenkai 💀

[tacit wing]

i play 75cm/360 and i have no choice but to use a control pad

need that stopping power

[tender garnet]

I think the beads were just for the video and he obviously/probably doesn't play w/ that mess. Although it's so much of a mess that perhaps he does.

[neon root]

ye he did it as a meme but was just sending it to falcie because of his message as to how he never understood mousepads

[glad yarrow]

Same

[tacit wing]

thing with Boardzy is that he is by far the most satirical reviewer on the tube

but you can easily tell if a video is serious or a meme

[tender garnet]

yeah just wonder how good the mouse ft are w/o the beads exaggerating it. Some of us are content w/ a plain pad & normal mice ft to perhaps smooth aiming a tad bit or something. 👍

[copper atlas]

I'm aware of how odd/stupid this question will sound in this day and age, but does anyone know of a standalone enclosure that fits at least 3 5.25" bay inserts?
All I can find are enclosures with a single 5.25" bay and for the sake of brevity, I'll just say those aren't compatible.
Just to be clear, I'm not talking about pc cases with 5.25" bays, I'm talking about a small box whose sole purpose is to contain at least 3 5.25" bay inserts.
I've been having trouble finding anything compatible for about a year or two and I genuinely need it, so I thought I'd ask around here in case I'm missing something.

[little crater]

https://circotech.com/scsi-external-case-4-bay-with-250w-power-supply.html

theres an option for black there as well

[gritty kettle]

somehow the cloud 2s are the least bassy headphones i have listened to

[little crater]

yeah cloud 2s are p good

as far as gaming headsets go

[gritty kettle]

do the earcups change the sound at all?

[little crater]

for those i highly doubt it

[gritty kettle]

ah ok

im never wearing leather earcups again

[halcyon zealot]

guys does this setting in pointer options matter when it comes to gaming?

[white flame]

That's essentially a software dpi switch. Too high can be buggy. Too slow is... Too slow.

[halcyon zealot]

ah ok but like when playing games, it wont do anything basically tho right?

since you dont see your cursor when playing games

or?

also do you or anyone know the default settings for these before i press on one by mistake 😂

[white flame]

It'll change the speed of the cursor even if the cursor isn't visible

[halcyon zealot]

ah ok i guess ill keep it at default then

[halcyon zealot]

what about the thing i showed you, do you know its default?

or how to set it back to default?

[white flame]

There's nothing to really mess up there, it's just preferences.

Default is what it's on in the pic

[halcyon zealot]

i know but i clicked on the cursor speed by mistake

and i dont think thats the default

it says 12

[white flame]

Somewhere near the middle, maybe slightly left of middle. Like 9.

No wait, it's 10

[halcyon zealot]

oh thank you

[halcyon zealot]

sorry Fal'Cie, but do you know if what he did is correct in this specific part? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phWz_k2P_S4&t=553s

[white flame]

Mouse settings are highly personal. Don't just copy someone else, you might end up worse off than you started.

Turning off certain settings can help with latency though

It's not noticeable by most humans though lol

[halcyon zealot]

ah ok 😂

also another thing, hopefully this isnt pretty laughable but, i want to play with 800 dpi, but when i play fortnite, there is something annoying me, basically lets say i got a weapon, and i want to change it between slots, the mouse feels so fast that i put the weapon in the wrong slot or something mistakenly

is there a way to like slow that cursor from doing something like that, but also having 800 dpi?

[white flame]

There's mice like the logitech g502 hero (nice mouse for starting out) that have buttons to change dpi on the fly, and the g502 in particular has a "dpi shift" button that only changes the dpi while you hold it.

[halcyon zealot]

ah dang that sucks, i own a finalmouse air58, and im not planning on changing it

but thats alright i guess

ill get used to it

[white flame]

Finalmouse doesn't have programmable buttons right? You could still create a macro but that's less convenient.

[halcyon zealot]

nah finalmouse isnt that great when it comes to that, heck i cant even change the dpi to whatever i want, i only can choose between 400, 800, 1600, 3200

[tacit wing]

unless Epic adds a seperate sens slider for cursor, you have to get used to it

or drop ur dpi down to 400

[tacit wing]

keep this slider in the middle

untick the box the says enhance pointer precision because that is mouse acceleration built into Windows

[halcyon zealot]

ah ok, ill do that thank you

[tacit wing]

unticking that box enables raw input

[halcyon zealot]

yeah thats why i want to do it, i feel like im not getting the best from my mouse

[tacit wing]

Panjnos video is a good guideline

the guy knows what he's talking about

[copper atlas]

Bruh, thank you

[timber ridge]

you can use software that works with fm

but some ppl say it makes the mouse worse bc youre no longer using what fm tuned it for

[velvet temple]

Hi there I am looking to buy a new headset as the one I have now is really glitchy and google will not play audio through it. Any suggestions

I would use it for gaming so surround sound is quite important

[west hornet]

on a moderate budget the pc37x and 38x have been good options

[daring zenith]

Do note surround sound on headphones suck for gaming, stereo still gives better sound and better information through sound, headphones will good sound stage will allow you to hear directions well in stereo and surround, but sound better with stereo

[west hornet]

now I want to setup a 5.1 or 7.1 speaker system for gaming

[odd breach]

Which would u guys recommend from the Qc35ii and Xm3?

[tacit wing]

i like the tuning of the Bose more, the Sony's got more bass bloat but the ANC is better

[woeful epoch]

Hello, I just got finished with completely building my first desktop pc and am having a posting issue, I don't know why. About 10 mins ago I got my PC to post, I went into the BIOS and noticed that my CPU fan wasn't detected right, so I looked in the case (through the tempered glass) and also noticed that 1 of my RAM cards wasn't turning on. So I turned off the power through both case button and the PSU switch, unplugged everything attached to the case, I re-checked and corrected the CPU fan and RAM cards. I now go to plug everything back in. The Mobo lights up when PSU is switched on, and RGB lights come on, but the same monitor doesn't detect the PC anymore and doesn't post anything. Same cables used as before, Monitor works fine, and nothing is broken in the PC. I'm stuck and out of ideas as to why it won't post....

[daring zenith]

Could blame the ram stick, take a stick out and test again

Clear cmos might also help in general

[velvet temple]

https://www.johnlewis.com/logitech-pro-x-gaming-headset/p5265559?sku=239019587&irclickid=w1D1ieyl5xyIRJTV1N1caXF8UkGWIkUVmUjsSg0&irgwc=1&tmcampid=99&s_afcid=af_221109 how good are these

[odd breach]

U fook with the n700nc m2’s ? People say those good too, would u say they match up gainst qc35 n xm3?

[tacit wing]

oh you did your homework

by far the best sounding bluetooth headphones with ANC

albeit worse ANC than Bose and Sony

[odd breach]

Okok. So those the move then😳😳😳

[tacit wing]

if you prioritize sound over general features, yes

[odd breach]

Have u tried em out personally? If u have em ive also seen mixed reviews regarding the quality as they seem to degrade overtime and wanted ur input on that. Also i aint rly too worried Nc, but i do think it has noice transparancy which i hope it does cuz lowkey wanna have the option to hear others without takin em off

[tacit wing]

personally no, i have owned a K361 though

but yeah, from people i trust they say the same thing, the build quality is kinda lack luster

tried yes, owned one no

[odd breach]

Ok i got u.. So… what ur saying is… they will make my ears cream 😳😩

[woeful epoch]

sigh it was the RAM sticks...thank you lol.

[shadow bane]

Are moonsparks still the earbuds to go for?

I have to get rid of these ones lol

[daring zenith]

Unfortunate, but that is just how things are sometimes

[daring zenith]

Afaik Aria and Kato are still good

[tacit wing]

prolly cant compare TWS to wired IEM's

different use cases

[tacit wing]

if you dont need the ANC, sure

[shadow bane]

i need bluetooth

mostly going to be used in school lol

[shadow bane]

do you happen to have a link to them for amazon? amazon is being amazon and it isnt showing up

[daring zenith]

ah

[tacit wing]

Moondrop Sparks TWS True Wireless Stereo Bluetooth 5.2 APTX Sport Dynamic in-Ear Earphone (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094NJ67H5/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_D27JSK9PA3HMT44WDV6J

[daring zenith]

I did a dumb

[shadow bane]

ty

[tacit wing]

also consider APP if you're an iOS user

definitely nothing wrong with those

[daring zenith]

for some reason I thought the name of Moondrop, the company, was Moonsparks, and was then thinking about moondrop iems

[shadow bane]

fortunately im not

[steep pelican]

The Bluetooth on moondrop sparks are a little Finicky but it’s not unusable

For example, if you repeatedly take only one of the earbuds out by itself a couple times the other will un pair from it then you have to do this pairing process again

And the manual is really bad at teaching you how to do it

But they sound really good so it’s probably worth it

[shadow bane]

i only use one at a time

so thatll be an issue

[shadow bane]

do you have any other reccs?

[steep pelican]

I also only use one at a time usually, as long as you use the same one it’s fine

[shadow bane]

ill prolly use more than one throughout the day

because battery

[steep pelican]

You can also just take both out and put the one you are not using back in the case after they connect

[shadow bane]

mmm

are there any other good options?

[steep pelican]

I’m not an expert so I don’t know if any

[shadow bane]

alr ill take a look around

ty

anyone have opinions on these? reviews seem good from various places https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XBJVKG9?tag=georiot-us-default-20&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=tomsguide-us-4921534522626930000-20&geniuslink=true

[tacit wing]

wf1000xm3 tuning is good

the xm4 is scuffed

[cursive oracle]

regarding mech kb again

i wanted to ask if a $100 kb is a good one to buy prebuilt

[daring zenith]

Which one?

[cursive oracle]

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=5027

this thing

[daring zenith]

Eh, ducky is meh, would like hotswap

[cursive oracle]

lemme find a hotswap one

[daring zenith]

Womier k66 maybe

[cursive oracle]

that's an even better deal

70 bucks

thanks

any recommended mouse?

[daring zenith]

Depends on grip and hand size and etc, also, budget?

[cursive oracle]

budget is not an issue rn

that $70 kb you mentioned helped

but mr1111 what make and model do you suggest for the mouse?

[daring zenith]

I mean, lots and lots of possibilities with different grips and such, for wireless, smth like rvu, gpw, g502, g305, orochi v2, whatever fits your grip the best

[cursive oracle]

froge

all right i guess i don't need to upgrade my mau5

for now

[daring zenith]

f r o g

[velvet temple]

https://www.johnlewis.com/logitech-pro-x-gaming-headset/p5265559?sku=239019587&irclickid=w1D1ieyl5xyIRJTV1N1caXF8UkGWIkUVmUjsSg0&irgwc=1&tmcampid=99&s_afcid=af_221109 is this good?

please @ me

[timber ridge]

@tight pulsar proto came in

[tight pulsar]

pretty big horizontal bezels

[timber ridge]

time to proto alice now

that turned out p well, only revision needed is a change to jst cutout on weight

[tight pulsar]

the channel for it?

[timber ridge]

ye

i think as of now, you need a 160mm jst

[tight pulsar]

designing another board rn but can't decide on the color

[timber ridge]

sheesh