peripherals-and-displays

[daring zenith]

do note, if you haven't realized yet, those suggestions are about as expensive as they get

dalco mini prob goes for 5000$

[upper condor]

just not razers im done with razer products been using it since the beginning

[daring zenith]

susvara a few thousand

lct940 about 2000

[upper condor]

yea i checked it but im not a fan of mini kbs so can u guys suggest more kbs hehe

[daring zenith]

Like, you want a full keeb that's also a few thousand dollars or do you want something more reasonably priced

[upper condor]

yea but i might get the jade ll

[daring zenith]

If you literally have no limit on budget, he-1 is hands down best headphones in the world

Nothing can really compare

[west hornet]

a good starter into xlr, it will be a bit noisier than something like a scarlett but still solid if you use proper techique and no auto gain settings in apps like discord id say

[upper condor]

love this but i might get a jade ll instead, love the mic also might get it thanks alot bruh

[upper condor]

how mch is he-1?

[daring zenith]

59,000 usd

[upper condor]

might get lct 940 but still undecided to what kb should i get

[upper condor]

oh godamn ill just buy another bitcoin 🤣

[upper condor]

love it tho but i mean i dont have budget limit but i cant rly spend money unwisely might stick with Jade ll what do you think?

i think it is around 2k dollars plus

oh i also need new speaker

[daring zenith]

Not too familiar with high end dacs, but you'll want a dac and an amp for smth that'll set you back 2k usd

And prob hifiman arya instead of jade ii, then grab like a rebelamp, dunno about a endgame dac though

[upper condor]

aight appreciate it man thanks alot brother

[daring zenith]

or maybe go topping stack

tube amp also an option

keyboards are weird, most mech keebs aren't full sized

[daring zenith]

What do you mean by proper technique?

[west hornet]

for voice around 3-5in away, I usually point in corner of mouth to mitigate popping. setting gain correctly etc.

[daring zenith]

hm

will have to ask about that when I get it then

[lost geyser]

learning curve

or he just doesnt like 40s

i liked my mercutio, was a fun project and the result was nice

once u get used to the layers and figure out a system that works for u its fun and pretty efficient

personally i prefer bigger boards so it wasnt really for me, i bought it originally just for practice soldering (dont do that, get a practice65 from ck instead), but ended up liking it so much i used it for a while

smallice?

https://keyhive.xyz/shop/smallice

not the most high end thing ever but still

i dont want to ping u again wolfgang but no theres a ton of super cheap 40s, in fact, thats sort of where they lie the most, like at the sub 100 price point (theres also things like this https://pearlboards.net/collections/pearl-40/products/pearl-40?variant=40084713504900 )

[lost geyser]

what size and budget?

if u wanted a 100%, just get a leopold

[upper condor]

oh these kbs are cheap i like the fc900r black, very simple design

thanks alot brother

[lost geyser]

👍

no need to get a custom

especially if ur budgets low haha

enjoy it

[timber ridge]

theres one being ran in china rn

thats alu

prob will wait for that

[lost geyser]

china gb?

[timber ridge]

think so

https://www.zfrontier.com/app/flow/D66Z8wxz36NP

[small jungle]

Probably not the right place to ask but I didn't see a better channel so I'll ask here

Can someone help me find a good USB wifi card?

I bought a new mobo but now my wifi card doesn't fit into the pcie slot

It's a TP-Link WiFi 6 AX3000 PCIe WiFi Card (Archer TX3000E) advertised to go 2400mbps

So now I'm looking for a reliable USB wifi adapter with similar power if someone could help that'd be great

Or a pcie to x adapter (idk what it could be converted into)

[glad yarrow]

what motherboard

[small jungle]

B550m aorus

Didn't see the m when I bought it 😭😭

[glad yarrow]

aorus pro?

[small jungle]

Pro-P

Whatever that means

[glad yarrow]

does your gpu cover the bottom slot?

[glad yarrow]

you can probably return it

its not a great price to perf board anyway

[small jungle]

I mean yea but that'll take a long time and I need my pc up and running like yesterday

[neon quartz]

Preston#4669 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[small jungle]

College stuff

[glad yarrow]

without wifi its gonna take a few days as well unless you use mobile data

where did u order it from

[small jungle]

Amazon

Got that next day shipping

[glad yarrow]

yeah so return it

amazon returns are very fast

what cpu u got?

[small jungle]

Sad to say I got a ryzen 5 3600 but I'm upgrading very soon

[glad yarrow]

nothing wrong with a 3600 lol

but yeah lemme look at a board

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089FT8G44
@small jungle get this

[small jungle]

Bet

Says it can arrive Sunday let's go

[stone compass]

Quick Question what's the better brand name keyboard to buy Hyper X Or Corsair for gaming?

[glad yarrow]

neither

[floral lake]

^

just get something like hd6xx for starters

[lost geyser]

He asked about keyboard

[lost geyser]

Neither, “gaming” is a marketing term used to sell inferior products. Assuming you want a prebuilt, get a Leopold

[floral lake]

oh keyboard

i assumed headset kek

[tight pulsar]

lol

[lost geyser]

Lol all good

[upper condor]

i dont think this is a bad choice if your budget is tight, still i like intel more than amd cpus

[upper condor]

got leopold after you recommended it will receive in a couple days

[lost geyser]

Happy to hear it, hope you like it; what switches did u get?

You don’t have to

[lost geyser]

You don’t have to do it in one sitting

It’s just easier to keep consistent I’d say

Welp

Idrk what to say lmfao

Have fun

[stone compass]

What’s a excellent keyboard with RGB included?

[calm cobalt]

i found a decently priced steel series keyboard

[neon root]

send them to me and ill do it and then send them back, just pay for shipping

[cold thorn]

alright so

i'm looking for a set of computer speakers

but i dont even care what they are, just something functional in case a family member uses my PC

i got my headset already that i will always use if i'm using the PC

tl;dr: need a decent set of speakers that's generic but doesn't sound like mud

[timber ridge]

do you have a budget

[cold thorn]

oh eh about 75 bucks

not lookin for something too crazy

just something for probably my mom to turn on and be like "oh yea there's sound" lol

[timber ridge]

maybe r980s?

[livid sorrel]

anyone have a good headset that is wireless and they like it

with a mic attatched to the headset (bc if i dont explain it like that people would be confused for an odd reason)

https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/arctis-3?color=black&country=US&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmeKQBhDvARIsAHJ7mF5W-NjsSI0A7Lr_DsDnT4hlxSK-C_oJQsnfpzhhuh0kp--6RGwpXugaAoUDEALw_wcB&mpa=1 is this wireless? i searched it up but it looks like it uses a cord so m very confused

[little crater]

they are not

[west hornet]

Aiaiai + wireless modmic op

[floral lake]

headset literally means headphones with mic

how does people confuse it?

[rapid kraken]

I am searching for a collectible item online and I see a reasonable offer on newegg, however, I thought I'd get a second opinion on this because although it's not necessarily too good to be true the competitive item listings are much higher than this listing. This may be far too much work to detail this and ask for advice over what looks to be an obvious scam but it's tempting! Here's the details in
no order of reassuring or suspicious sign

I snipped the seller page but please don't scoop my item!

I wanted to ask if you folks would be weary of a false listing or scam as I've seen many ugly stories involving newegg marketplace sellers.
**1. **it's a now-discontinued special edition licensed component, there are less than 5 of the item on newegg and just as scarce on other platforms like google shopping. **
2. The price is $50 above MSRP(totally acceptable for me as buyer)
3. chinese marketplace seller
**4. **no reviews for the seller page
**5. **the seller has a fully detailed refund process, responsiblity of refunds and RMA process is on newegg according to the page and agreement.
**6. **seller offers afterpay service and zip pay service
7. the other items being sold by the marketplace seller is a mish-mosh of other peripherals that you'd find in mass-department stores with some niche items such as various logitech m/kb combos(those cheap-o grey or pink coloured, retro round buttoned, plasticy combos you'd find in the tablets isle of Target etc.) as well as tablet folios and some LG MX combos and weird couch-laptop keyboards with strange unique features or buttons.
8. probably the most damning of all is I can't seem to find an item with a review offered by this marketplace seller fullstop.

Link to seller
https://www.newegg.com/Seller-Store/XUNLIAN/about?position=return

[white flame]

Personally I avoid marketplace sellers like this. There's several scams they can pull from manipulating tracking info so it appears to be delivered to sending the wrong item and deny deny deny.

[rancid oxide]

Any recommendations on a cheap webcam? I just need something to use once a week for an hour.

[west hornet]

You could use your phone if its temporary

But idk many webcams under 100usd

[glad yarrow]

iriun webcam app on ur phone and pc

[old root]

i have an old webcam i can find the sepcs on

specs**

[bleak ember]

Google

[old root]

@rancid oxide I think this is thet one I have, I just can't find it right now

https://www.newegg.com/p/1EF-007G-00032?Description=logitech c270&cm_re=logitech_c270-_-1EF-007G-00032-_-Product

https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/logitech-c270-hd-webcam

[neon root]

sorry for late/ping but just realized there wasnt an explanation unless i skimmed over it but why not a tofu? looking at the qk65 right now and waiting for the group buy buy i like the color options of the tofu

just certain issues with the tofu or just expensive for what it is?

[lost geyser]

No worries

So think of the tofu as an achievement

Like u do it in a game and then that’s it your done

The tofu was kind of created to say super cheap alu is possible

However the issue is, super cheap alu when done terribly wrong sucks

So it’s pingy, sounds terrible, is expensive compared to better options at lower price points, and is tray mounted

There’s more issues but yeah

Btw, I’m not recommending the qk65, I’m recommending you look into once boards are in the hands of reviewers and stuff

Board could turn out to be a total poop show

[neon root]

alrighty. thanks for the info. sadge that its like that because there was a color option i liked. time to save up for better keybaord then later down the line

[lost geyser]

Also it may be hard to get one, just do to wuques nature

[lost geyser]

What was the color u wanted?

Pink?

[neon root]

forgot the actual name it was called but it was like a rose gold almost, kinda

[lost geyser]

You can always get a board cerakoted or re ano’d

Granted it’s not cheap but

And I’m sure whatever color you want a board exists for that

[neon root]

now i cant find the color of it on kbd's website

[lost geyser]

It might be on a separate listing

Kbdfans does that sometimes where like 1 color is on a separate like page

[neon root]

it was the tofu60 that had the color i was looking at, i was trying to find the color for the tofu65

champagne gold its called

[lost geyser]

Hm

I’m not really sure

If you really want it, go for it, I’m sure u could put enough foam or poly fill or something to fix it up

And it’s your board so if u like it then who cares

But yeah

[neon root]

ye was just wondering about it and everything. still new to keyboards and just browsing around. i want something nice but dont want to drop some money and it not be something i actually wanted or it sound not good

[lost geyser]

You can just recolor a bakeneko

But I have no clue on that kind of pricing I just know it’s not like cheap

It’s not like hundreds but

[neon root]

ye, still looking around and considering everything. thanks for the help and info

[lost geyser]

No problem and glad I could help

Lmk if anything else comes up

[tight pulsar]

lmao friend got a dge in and said it sucked but apparently gon put foam in it and made it super stiff

yellow dge pcb so nice

[neon root]

spongebob

[lost geyser]

Lmfao fire

How much did he pay?

[tight pulsar]

dunno

[lost geyser]

@neon root

[tight pulsar]

@lost geyser 3300

[lost geyser]

Dang

That’s tough

Foam help?

[tight pulsar]

that's basically market price for them

foam made it a lot worse

[lost geyser]

I mean tough that he doesn’t like it

Dang

Idk why I thought the plume was like 2k

Might cop one I need a 65%

U thibk oblivion would go with a red plume? No right

[tight pulsar]

he likes it now without the foam but even when it was bad feeling he was keeping it cause he likes dge

[lost geyser]

Actually I don’t have a 1.75u right shift for oblivion so it doesn’t matter

Ah I see

[tight pulsar]

he said the vints it is built with are some of the best he's used

[lost geyser]

That’s sick

Blacks?

[tight pulsar]

yeah

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbS3_M6Mrw8/?utm_medium=copy_link

[lost geyser]

Sick

I always really like boards like that

I don’t even know what I mean, like maybe just novelty board that have a connection to the owner?

Not necessary like “best in slot” lol

[tight pulsar]

i'd buy otd for the history id i could afford them

same with vint stuff

[lost geyser]

I want to try some nos vint stuff

[tight pulsar]

vints overrated

[timber ridge]

lowkey not a fan of broken in mx stuff

i like the cherry scratch, without it it feels like every other basic switch

[gritty kettle]

Rate the new mic 🔥 🔥 🔥

Yes that is 25 cents

[lost geyser]

I guess

I think a lot of the appeal of mx blacks is their sound profile

And scratchiness kind of takes away from that pure sound profile and changes it

Vints definitely are overrated

I don’t know how to describe it but it’s like a want to be different or like something rare and uncommon

Unpopular opinion—I’ve never use an alp switch in my life—I feel like that may be true about some alps too but I hear some are just that good so

[tight pulsar]

clout

good alps are expensive but the browns and blues(? maybe pine whites or something) i tried were nice

[rigid valve]

vint blacks are a 💪 💰 switch

[deft bridge]

What’s the better keyboard steelseries apex pro or razer huntsman v2 analog ?

[daring zenith]

Apex pro is meh but with an interesting gimmick, more worthwhile than huntsman that's just bad

[lilac verge]

should i get this pc https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cfsL2m or should i wait for the new graphics card to come out and i play fornite, cod warzone, and red dead redemption 2

[lost geyser]

Wrong chat

#building-and-recc-chat

I think cl18 is bad, I’m not sure tho I stopped caring about computers a while ago

Also I’m pretty sure the 5000d is massive, maybe I’m wrong!

[neon root]

its a bit bigger than the 4000d and would rather just get that instead to save some money

[rancid oxide]

5000D would be good if you want to cool with a custom loop. Otherwise for the build, the 4000D case is perfect. FYI, the Arctic 360 cooler is a "tight" fit. I'd suggest putting that into your case first as it was a major pain. It will only fit in there with the fans on the front of the radiator and you have to put the fans in then the radiator.

Took me a solid Hour to Hour and a half to get mine in the 4000D case.

[daring zenith]

@west hornet got m track solo and xm8500, anything I should do right away when setting up?

[west hornet]

Find good position for it, set gain for your voice, install whatever drivers it uses or maybe asio4all if it uses that

[gritty kettle]

is the playmax surface x2 any good?

[sharp kindle]

greg mat so lit

[sweet rain]

anybody here know about the HP vh240a monitor? i'm buying one off offerup for $35 and retail for it is $200ish. seller is saying it works well and they don't use it anymore because they stopped WFH. i'm reading a bunch of reviews online saying it has a burn it and that it died over some time blah blah blah and i'm getting a little worried to pick it up lol. thoughts?

[daring zenith]

Just have them test it when you pick it up

[timber ridge]

online reviews are usually negative

You typically don't think of writing a review unless the product is bad

[daring zenith]

any software you'd recommend for messing with gain? Got MPC beats from the m audio website, but that seems to be for creation more than adjusting settings

[west hornet]

True gain can only be controlled by the physical dial, if you want to do further tuning you can try voicemeeter banana, to play with digital levels, maybe some eq and compression

[daring zenith]

Is it normal that I have to turn the dial all the way up for it to be at a reasonable sound?

[west hornet]

Ye its a dynamic so it requires a bit more. Most dynamics I use I can get away with it at about 3:00-3:30 if you think of it like a clock. I keep about 3-5in away from mouth

You just dont want it clipping

[daring zenith]

hm

[west hornet]

Some people also use things like fetheads or cloudlifters to raise it with minimal added noise and than you don’t have to turn gain so high but those are pretty pricey imo

[daring zenith]

Does extra gain via software beyond turning up the dial compromise sound quality?

[west hornet]

If there is digital clipping it can deteriorate quality yes. And that is why many headset mics suck, they probably just use a hard limiter or something. So say for a studio recording or broadcast I would set my gain so the highest peak hits about -6dBFS than raise it in software and add a light compressor to smooth out the peaks and keep level relatively even

At least for podcast voiceover style, for instrument mic ups i would not because dynamic contrast is important in music

[daring zenith]

hm, so for using mic for voice, the goal is to flatten it out?

[west hornet]

You want it so the peaks(loudest parts) aren’t so loud that you digitally clip or deafen your audience

I may be able to make an example somewhere in a bit but I don’t use live software like voicemeeter

[daring zenith]

Should that be based off when the interface clips it or software?

Like adjusting gain based off when the software clips it or yelling into the mic until it starts clipping, and adjusting based off that?

[west hornet]

One sec

[west hornet]

@daring zenith this is quieter mic but gets the idea across https://youtu.be/6b-8FtIxjF8?t=88

[daring zenith]

alright

[daring zenith]

I'm having a bit of a weird thing where the dial between 9 and 10 has some dramatic differences

[west hornet]

whoops

wrong chat

[daring zenith]

lol

But like if I nudge it towards 9 a bit, my speaking voice is around -28db

but then if I nudge it towards 10, it jumps to like -6db

[west hornet]

some interfaces I've used when you get near the last few nicks on the gain it can have some pretty big difference in gain and noise

how far do you have it

[daring zenith]

I'd say 9.5

[west hornet]

try to move a bit closer, say 6in

[daring zenith]

This is getting me -6 to -8 dba

This is getting me around -20dba

I'm barely touching it

[west hornet]

usually for you try to get about -20 - -18 if you have option of adding effects like in obs or something, if you need raw than higher

[daring zenith]

Could I use voicemeter to add gain?

[west hornet]

if i could add effects this is something id do

[daring zenith]

Or is something better for doing that?

[west hornet]

yes I believe

I've actually never used voicemeeter I just go raw because i am always about 3in from mic and speak pretty loud, but it is the most used

[daring zenith]

hm okay

[daring zenith]

Are there anything I can do with other software and messing with hardware to get rid of white noise or should I use rtx voice?

[west hornet]

hold i am trying voicemeeter now xD

ye id try lower the gain to 9 or 8 even maybe and see how it is with a voicemeeter gain or something

[daring zenith]

Hm okay

[daring zenith]

Btw any way to disable the playback in voicemeter?

[west hornet]

the mute key

set the hardware out to the interface out id say and mute it

[daring zenith]

alright

[tropic mortar]

Needing to get a new mouse and looking at an RGB gaming mouse, thought's on these two or other suggestions?https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Lightspeed-PowerPlay-Compatible-Lightsync/dp/B07L4BM851/ref=asc_df_B07L4BM851/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343933741678&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3734387775851031020&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033981&hvtargid=pla-https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ROG-Wireless-Magnetic-Programmable/dp/B09726KT4R/ref=asc_df_B09726KT4R/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=532535399205&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14545153371075532055&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033981&hvtargid=pla-1341979747801&th=1756017752214&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=71915334951&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343933741678&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3734387775851031020&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033981&hvtargid=pla-756017752214

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ROG-Wireless-Magnetic-Programmable/dp/B09726KT4R/ref=asc_df_B09726KT4R/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=532535399205&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14545153371075532055&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033981&hvtargid=pla-1341979747801&th=1

[timber ridge]

refer to the pinned messages to determine your grip type

and whether you play fps shooters and what not can help determine if you need a lighter mouse or not

[tropic mortar]

Thank you, was looking for mainly using on arpg's don't play many shooters .

[neon root]

i joined the qwertykeys discord just to see any updates and follow along with their drop on the qk65 and today is launch day and all the reviews swarmed in, lol

[lost geyser]

How’d it go

[neon root]

in terms of buying a qk65, not well because i had work today so i completely missed the drop, lol. would have to wait for their next drop in april and may but that at least gives me time to look at reviews and stuff and see if they make any changes/updates to the keyboard by then

the drop was at 3pm pst and i got out of work at 3:30pm

think for now though ill get a kbd67 lite when i get my next check

[lost geyser]

I wouldn’t

Bakeneko is better imo

Unless you like the sound created by the kbd67l

You only have to listen to one sound test to get an idea

But yeah the qk definitely looks interesting

Owning multiple entry level boards is wack

[tight pulsar]

is that the owlabs board

[neon root]

the qk65, ye

[neon root]

i know this is out of left field with pricing compared to what ive been asking question about, but what are youre guys's opinions on the d65 from kbdfans?

[lost geyser]

Owlabs sister company, but yeah

[lost geyser]

Not exceptional, very sub par or par. Gaskets don’t do much, bit outdated. Watch jymv’s review on it 👍

[neon root]

lol, i just finished watching that video before you pinged me

ye, looks nice but didnt seem good for the price point

[lost geyser]

Yeah

Nothing… I guess defining about it?

Nothing done extremely well—or even well in general (Altho I do like the design to a degree)

And I try not to ping my bad

[neon root]

nah it good, i dont mind pings

[lost geyser]

Just felt that was an important message for u to not see 3 days after u bought it

Lol

Gonna buy a plume65 when I get back home. I need a board to put some hps in

Altho it’s already build with black inks so if those sound and feel good maybe I’ll just keep them

Idk what caps tho, I was thinking yugo (red plume)

Idk why I thought plumes were like 2k

[floral lake]

meanwhile i just want a keychron for myself

[shadow bane]

suggestions on a white headset?

he also wants the mic to be able to bend/move

[polar cradle]

My DS4 absolutely refuses to connect to the PC I just built and I'm not sure why

I haven't been able to find any solutions online. Most of them seem to involve checking the device's status in Devices & Printers or Manage Game Controllers, but it doesn't even appear there when plugged via USB

I can't tell if it's my PC refusing to detect it or if it's the controller being weird

[neon quartz]

Kayogin#3275 has been warned

Reason: Duplicated text

[polar cradle]

Eh?

[white flame]

Here's your message back lol

Long messages run the risk of repeating words too many times and have a higher risk of being falsely flagged

[polar cradle]

I'll keep that in mind

Thank you

[polar cradle]

I own the wired G502 and it's pretty great. Definitely a great buy, wireless or not. As for the Spatha... Last time I used one, the weight was odd and the buttons weren't as comfortable as the G502

[white flame]

Have you enabled the Steam driver for Playstation controllers btw?

[polar cradle]

No

I'm trying to use it for emulators

[white flame]

Yeah, it still works outside steam

[polar cradle]

How do I do that?

[white flame]

Go into big picture mode, then into controller settings

Tick the box for PS config support

[polar cradle]

Oh yeah I did that one already while messing around in settings, still no luck

I'll check again for good measure

[white flame]

It'll interfere with other drivers, so if you're trying DS4Windows or something you need to disable it

[polar cradle]

Alright

DS4 Windows wasn't helping anyways

[white flame]

I know that the charging port on the DS4 is godawful and loosens easily, making wired connections iffy

[polar cradle]

Yeah it gets really irritating

It's made worse by the fact that the chargers required for it has poor latches that easily break

No with Steam

I guess I just need to find some way to use Bluetooth, maybe via adapter or something

[white flame]

Yeah that's the best way but I personally don't like the latency of wireless. Only some people will notice though.

[polar cradle]

For my needs (PS2 and GBA games) it likely won't matter for me

[little crater]

https://drop.com/buy/drop-epos-pc38x-gaming-headset

ooo

its all black now

[tropic mortar]

Thank you, was wondering how these two were, the Spatha was really for the wired or wireless with option when using it, but read someplace that the software was garbage. I always liked logi as I have had good experiences with their stuff, just mouse lagging now so new one and new keyboard.

[white flame]

I like the wheel on the g502, especially when I have to scroll down to the bottom of an agreement to agree and I just let it fly

[tropic mortar]

Looking at getting a new gaming keyboard, looking at these 2/3 or any suggestions, looking to have one that's rgb and has some macro keys.https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-K100-Optical-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B08HR74WV4?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

https://www.newegg.com/black-logitech-g915-lightspeed-tactile/p/23-126-555

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-K100-Optical-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B08HR68MQZ?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

I get the Cosair might get this to go with it https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Nexus-Companion-Touch-Screen/dp/B08BNDHDCT

[shadow bane]

check out the keychron k4

[tropic mortar]

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Mechanical-Keyboard-Tactile/dp/B07NY9ZRZG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=36IXLQ06ZFEGO&keywords=logitech%2Bg915&qid=1648766570&s=electronics&sprefix=logitech%2Bg%2Celectronics%2C203&sr=1-2&th=1

[tropic mortar]

Thank you

[old root]

I like the Corsair K55

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-K55-RGB-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B01M4LIKLI?th=1

Razor Cynosa is a close 2nd

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/razer-cynosa-v2-full-size-wired-membrane-gaming-keyboard-with-chroma-rgb-backlighting-black/6417116.p?acampID=0&cmp=RMX&irclickid=T%3A9xuNR4vxyIW1SzoYWKxxRYUkGQouy0KRbSQw0&irgwc=1&loc=Narrativ&mpid=376373&ref=198&skuId=6417116&fbclid=IwAR203RcdBmjH45WaDp7m8syo4B21TqDwsJ0zgvvo6yzWp4yE55z-2SygnBw

[daring zenith]

Would also recommend going for a Keychron hotswap board

[old root]

I do like how the Keychron looks

But I don't like that it's missing the numpad

[daring zenith]

I have a normal k8, it has worked pretty well

[daring zenith]

look at c2 and k4

[old root]

Ahh the K4 has one

[daring zenith]

lol

[old root]

I like the K4

[daring zenith]

swapped in any new switches?

I have some t1's in my k8

[old root]

Right now im using a G513 Silver Tactile

[daring zenith]

Fair

My k8 is to the side atm, got a kbd67 w u4t's atm

Very basic setup, but it works nicely

[old root]

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Mechanical-Keyboard-Romer-G-Tactile/dp/B07BR7QPHK

[daring zenith]

I just like tactile so I went u4t

I might try to do a sound test now that I have a decent mic, but kbd67 tends to sound the same

rip

[old root]

Do any of you use a Hardwood table as a PC desk?

[daring zenith]

Foam didn't do anything for me, and was a bit messy, so I gave up and threw out the foam

It was pressing on the pcb and doing some funky stuff

I also have a C1, lubed the stabs, works fine

Yea I used the foam that came in the box

It prob just folded weirdly when I put it back together and I just gave up on it

?

bent them?

[old root]

Nice, dude. I'm looking for a reasonably priced desk that can hold 2 27" monitors. Right now i only have 1 24"

[daring zenith]

making your own legends?

ohh alright

Sounds fun

[old root]

https://www.fezibo.com/products/fezibo-bamboo-top-standing-desk?variant1=39713596112965&variant2=39713596506181&accessories=

I was thinking about this one

Bamboo is close enough to Hardwood, even though its a Grass

[solar nebula]

does anyone know what that pixel gif thing that you can get like irl

[timber ridge]

the one with keys or jus a square

[bronze sage]

Any of you know any good earbuds? Wired not wireless. My phone and the steam deck has a 3.5mm headphone jack so it's fine to not spend extra. my headset that i use on my PC is USB-c and a bit bulky. So not good for portable use.

[steep pelican]

I really liked the moondrop arias

[bronze sage]

oh im not really caring for wireless. Everything has an audio jack and I hate messing with bluetooth between several devices

[steep pelican]

Arias are wired

[bronze sage]

😮

All the images look wireless I'm so confused

[steep pelican]

They have detachable wires

[bronze sage]

sweeeet

[steep pelican]

Which is nice because when the wire gets scuffed you can buy replacements off aliexpress

[solar nebula]

Square

[tight pulsar]

april fool no more keyboards

[tropic mortar]

I put a dongle ( like my mouse and keyboard) on a wired extender will they work? Extend the range of my devices ? Or do I need the dongles to be put directly into my USB pc to have them work ?

[tropic mortar]

Thank you, see how thery work for the new mouse and keyboard

[glass bear]

need some help deciding between two headphones

im looking for low latency wireless, both of these seem good and also hit the price point

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-HS70-Wireless-Gaming-Headset/dp/B07X9W721J/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2JX7LTLTYVXTP&keywords=corsair+hs70&qid=1648893563&s=electronics&sprefix=corsair+hs70%2Celectronics%2C109&sr=1-3

or

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Barracuda-Wireless-Multi-Platform-Headset/dp/B096N6Q51N?tag=sogu-20&geniuslink=true&th=1

the razer looks waaay better

[glass bear]

Yes wireless is one of the main things im looking for

I have a standing desk and it's annoying to fidget with a cable

[thick garden]

(I didn't know where to ask this question):
I have this telephone company called Iliad (Italian since I live there) and it's been a while since the connection sucks, I've got it for over one year and the problem occured in the last ~6-7months
I was one of the firs to try this connection, at first I got like 60mbps (↓↑) around the zone where I live but now it barely reaches 5mbps with a lot of instability

And the real question is:
Does the amount of people connected to the cell tower make a difference in connection speed?

.
+I have to switch between 3G and 4G when I move around the city and it can sometimes help me get like 5mbps more

[white flame]

Yes, the tower is limited in the bandwidth and number of customers they can serve. The major company that owns the tower sets these limits, think AT&T, Verizon, etc.

[thick garden]

Uhhh
So that's the problem, here in Italy Iliad is very popular and about 1 person out of 2 has got it

Maybe I should change

[white flame]

Looks like Telefonica and Verizon own most of the towers there

Verizon being under the Vodaphone name

[thick garden]

In fact as soon as I change zone and go to the mountains or in a less inhabited zone (example) the connection boosts a lot

[white flame]

Sounds like a virtual network limit to me

[thick garden]

I have the map for the antennas too and the nearest one is 200 meter away

[thick garden]

They limit your speed to 500mbps

Which you can't even reach 👍

[white flame]

500 is almost what I get on 5G in a major city lol

[thick garden]

I know most of the other companies limit the connection to 30mbps (actually it is 38mbps)

[white flame]

The question is whether that 500 mb is divided up between people

[thick garden]

Wow, in Italy you won't get anything similare even with a cabled connection

[thick garden]

No, its the actual limit for a SIM

I think .....

No wait, I made a mistake, it's 390mbps download limit and 50upload
(I don't care much about the upload)

[thick garden]

😩 👍

[white flame]

I get 150 up when it's not the middle of the day lol

[thick garden]

What the heck

Aaah

I wanna cry

[white flame]

Move to US
EZ
Or UK

[hollow locust]

I have a similar problem with Verizon in US

[thick garden]

This is where my dad lives (using 4G)

[white flame]

Yep that's congestion all right

[thick garden]

Same location, 3G

It just inverted the upload and download

Aaand this is (4G) the connection I got when I was in the middle of nothing, only crops and 1 house every mile, and the connection is beautiful

(at least for me that good)

Should I change phone company?
(Also a cheaper one)
It limits to 30mbps (actual 38) but at least it's stable in every zone

(for now...)

[white flame]

Looks like Iliad owns a few of their own towers but mostly they bounce off Wind Tre towers

[thick garden]

Yeah I know but I don't think that makes a big difference

[white flame]

So you'll be getting de-prioritized when you're on their towers

[thick garden]

Oh

Nice

Ok I'll change phone company...
(50GB for 5.99€/m)

[white flame]

It's hard to complain at that price I'd think. I pay $150 for three lines effectively. Which is considered decent here.

[thick garden]

Most of the phone companies that are very popular in Italy still limit you to like 30GB, you have limited SMS and phone calls ant they still make you pay over 10€/m
So considering I get 50GB + unlimited SMS and calls for only 5.99€/m it's cheap and convenient

[white flame]

I don't know of a single service in my state that's that cheap, even pay as you go burner phones go for more

[thick garden]

Oh... At leas you get good connections

(btw my phone doesn't even support 5G 👍 )

[white flame]

Only in the city, the minute I go out of urban areas I end up roaming

[thick garden]

I completely forgot roaming existed, they installed so many antennas even in high mountain that for me coverage is not a problem, connection stil sucks

They like to ruin landscapes

At my mother's home I obviously use wi-fi but fyi I get 90mbps download and 23mbps upload with a connection one of his friends recommended and she pays 70€/month 😬 😐 big BRUH

That's a very bad connection

And I can't even get fiber to my house

Only fttc

[white flame]

Neither can I but that's because of monopolies. Comcast has no competition so no reason to upgrade us. And they charge $150 for 300/10.
So I use tmo for home Internet over 5g for $50 for better speed lol.

[glass bear]

holy

is the ping alright?

[calm cobalt]

so weird question here, HDMI 2.0 can be used with any standard hdmi cable right? Or do I need a specific hdmi cable for HDMI 2.0 features?

[white flame]

Technically you'll want one that's certified for 2.0+ but in practice an older standard may work if it's good quality

[calm cobalt]

Ahh thanks, I'll try a few things then. Thanks for the help 🙂

[ivory fable]

Does anyone have opinions on the Galaxy buds live (beans)? just remembered they where a thing - looking for open back style - no rubber tips and have heard to many bad things about not being able to hear the linkbuds in loud environments

[calm cobalt]

im new to keyboard modding is using wd40 for spray lubing generic blues that are soldered in a good idea

[steep pelican]

you really shouldn't ever spray lube to be honest

[calm cobalt]

why

does it like degrade the switch or smth

[queen sigil]

its gross

and can dammage keyboard

[lost geyser]

No

[west hornet]

https://youtu.be/1Lf3gS3Oqm8

Lmao

[lost geyser]

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108287.0

meant to send that earlier

[calm cobalt]

thx

[tropic mortar]

I have been using a Corsair K63 Lapboard but just upgraded my keyboard and mouse, I loved this as I do a lot oo gaming and work from my couch or bed. Any suggestion's on where I might find something like this for new keyboard and mouse?

[steep pelican]

to me it just looks like you could use the same lapboard for your new keyboard and mouse, just take the old keyboard out

[tropic mortar]

Thanks

[timber ridge]

teekayell

[glass bear]

is 7.1 surround sound worth it

or is it a gimmick

[tight pulsar]

mostly a gimmick

[west hornet]

its really cool to have if you actually have the 7 speakers and sub around you in a home theater or home studio but in headphones it is gimmick

just look for headphones that have good imaging and soundstage

[glass bear]

im just looking for good wireless gaming

or

doesnt have to be gaming

just wireless low latency but thats usually just gaming headphones anyway

[west hornet]

meh the only decent wireless headphones I know of are the aiaiai which may not be for everyone

[glass bear]

i think your standards are a lot higher than mine

[west hornet]

lol I mean there aren't really many wireless audio devices I was happy with that also have low latency

[glass bear]

no no i mean in terms of sound quality

i think practically anything would be an improvement to me because i literally daily drive apple wired earbuds

[timber ridge]

ooo is it done?

[tight pulsar]

nah

[lost geyser]

nacho that side profile is fire

[timber ridge]

looks sick

[tight pulsar]

probably going to have the rear curve not flush with the back

screwholes look funky if you do

[glass bear]

lol

[waxen plank]

How do I get this little lock icon to go away? It’s an apex 7 tkl keyboard and I can’t seem to get it to go away

[west hornet]

caps lock scroll lock num lock

[crude lodge]

Anyone have any custom 60% keyboard kit or prebuilt recommendations?

[timber ridge]

slap a toblerone on it

[tight pulsar]

that's kinda boring though

[lost geyser]

Budget?

[crude lodge]

$100-300 Nothing above 300

[lost geyser]

You could do a bakeneko60

[crude lodge]

I just bought a ciel basically the same…

[timber ridge]

do you have a weight design decided yet or nah

[tight pulsar]

no

[fierce osprey]

for some reason when i use a lighter my keyboard disconnets and then reconnects

[timber ridge]

i think i wanna do dual faux weight with grills on one of my boards

[tight pulsar]

where it's a single weight for interior but split on the outside?

[lost geyser]

Basically the same

Considering a ciel is just a modified bakeneko

Did u need help with switches and keycaps?

Also where did u get it?

[crude lodge]

I was thinking of getting C3 Banana Splits or gateron ks9 milky yellows

[crude lodge]

paramountkeeb

[lost geyser]

🤨

Just get jwicks

[crude lodge]

what r those lmao

[crude lodge]

i want something that sound creamy if yk what i’m sayin 🤔

[tight pulsar]

no

[lost geyser]

No clue what ur saying

What does creamy mean

[lost geyser]

Cheap but good switches

Does creamy mean overlubed?

[lost geyser]

What is the question?

Oh

Yeah clicky switches are annoying to listen to

The reason I got into customs is because my family got so annoyed at my razer greens

[tight pulsar]

pretty sure gazzew has the best silent linears but haven't checked in a while

got a link to the keyboard?

[lost geyser]

Bobagums are insane yeah

I dont know about “best” just bc like I don’t want to make that claim and be wrong but they probably are

Yes u have blues

Higher quality — and higher quality standards

Oh

[tight pulsar]

it doesn't flex where it shouldn't and probably sound/feel better

and doubles as a weapon and dumbell

[crude lodge]

na smtn that sounds nice

[lost geyser]

Budget?

[crude lodge]

for the switches themselves? probably 100

[lost geyser]

Get mx blacks

That’s a crazy budget for switches tho

Eventually u will realize that there is a drop off point of when it’s worth spending more money on switches

Most people stick to Cherry or jwk switches, some stuff like tecsee or ttc but mainly Cherry or jwks

Get mx blacks, I would recommend u break them in, either mechanically or by yourself, and lube and film then

Spring swap too

[tight pulsar]

get vint blacks for clout

[timber ridge]

sp and new gateron been making good stuff lately

[lost geyser]

Hard to beat mx blacks

[rancid oxide]

Is this a good deal? I like the media buttons and the volume wheel. Is there maybe something better for the same price or cheaper that has these features? I am not quite set on what I want for switches, so I am open to suggestions.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VNT658R/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

[lost geyser]

No

[lost geyser]

You can get much better board with knobs

At 130 maybe not custom. You can always just remap stuff

[rancid oxide]

Any suggestions?

[rancid oxide]

even for $75 it isn't a good deal?

[lost geyser]

Well idk

If that’s ur list of stuff you want then maybe sure

[lost geyser]

Depends on budget

[rancid oxide]

I don't really want to spend more than $80. That includes tax and shipping. I don't need it, but I would like RGB (individual key lighting preferred). I want media key (previous track, next track, play, pause and volume wheel/knob). I would like it to be hotswappable as I don't want to waste my time with one that isn't.

[wanton burrow]

rk or keychron boards is ez recc

[rancid oxide]

Hm checking RK out now. Do they only come in white? They don't seemt o have media buttons

[wanton burrow]

they sometimes have black, and in terms of media keys i have no idea actually if they did have that

[rancid oxide]

eh white is a bad color when everything on my desk is black. Also I've looked into Keychron before and they don't have per key light customization as well as no media buttons.

As for RK.. $30 sounds like a really cheap board.

[floral lake]

RK is a good dirt cheap choice

For what it is that is

Some models even has pre-lubed switches

[wanton burrow]

like i said they do have black

but the white sells more so that's probably why the white has more stock

u cna jsut effort to find more

[rancid oxide]

I have been efforting for weeks to find a good keyboard with what I want for the price point I want. So far what I linked is what I've found. I still decided to ask in here just to see if there was maybe something similar that was better quality. However, the ones that were suggested do not have 2 of the features that I am looking for.

[split nimbus]

Easy actually

Enter the holy bobas

[daring zenith]

uh, for linears?

[split nimbus]

Someone actually did that believe it or not. I forget what they took the stem from

Some other gazzew

[daring zenith]

thought the point was halo something stem in u4t housing?

maybe some different stem + u4 housing?

dunno

[split nimbus]

I dunno, I don't really follow frankenswitch stuff

All I remember is they made linear boba and everyone asked why

[daring zenith]

lol

[wanton burrow]

boba lt is the linear u4ts

the new purple one

also, boba sounds aren't really for everyone

for some, it's too muted for what they can tolerate

good stock perf though

[lost geyser]

no

[daring zenith]

I mean, isn't the point of all the boba switches to be quiet?

[lost geyser]

what are you talking about

[daring zenith]

wait

I don't know

I was under the impression u4 and u4t were both made to be quiet

And extrapolated the info

[lost geyser]

no

just u4s

and bobagums

[wanton burrow]

Well they have both silents and normal ones

I guess for silents it'd work well as intended though like i said the lt and u4ts's sound profile ain't for everyone

Unless it's some thock chasing 14yo that needs something to put "is your keyboard this thocky?" on social media

[steep pelican]

holy bobas are so nice, i wish i had a keyboard again so i can use the 70 sitting on my desk

[timber ridge]

i think i typed on holy bobas for like a day or two then sold em

[split nimbus]

u4t is made to be thocky

[lost geyser]

Holy bobas aren’t possible anymore

They are probably the best halo frankenswitch tho

Hps are good too

[lost geyser]

Dog what

💀

[lost geyser]

It’s a halo stem in a u4t housing

Mx blacks are linears why are u comparing them to holy bobas as an alternative

Also I’m convinced you’ve never heard an mx black it’s sound profile is extremely unique—especially to a holy boba

Frankenswitches are kinda memey

[split nimbus]

Like I said, somebody did a linear holy boba as a meme. I don't know why

As for sound profile, I've never been impressed by the mx black or any other mx switch for that matter. They just sound like cheap, tacky plastic to me

[lost geyser]

https://youtu.be/21_Z_i76LCQ

[split nimbus]

I've heard them in person

[daring zenith]

Ye but since they said linear holy boba, I thought it would be some random linear stem with u4 because linear

[lost geyser]

Then you would know they sound good—what was the build

[lost geyser]

Idk what they were talking about

The stuff that gets said here is wild

[manic sierra]

I like romer g keys

[timber ridge]

imo Frankensteins are not worth

went thru a random phase where I made a bunch, switches nowadays don't really needa be frankensteined

[lost geyser]

Def not

Especially linears

The bcp plague was one of the stupidest moments

[timber ridge]

to be fair when i got into it, there were almost no long pole switches available

it was b4 tecsee n what not spammed the market with em

[split nimbus]

That'd be what the meme was

[split nimbus]

Too much rattle from wobble imo

The tolerance on mx stems isn't great

[lost geyser]

I guess yeah

[lost geyser]

Your switches rattle?

[split nimbus]

No, I don't have mx switches lol

Maybe clatter would be a better description of the noise it made

[lost geyser]

That sounds like a board issue not a switch issue

[split nimbus]

No, it was definitely the switches

I've heard the same exact board, plate, caps, and case in another build with different switches, no issue

The only thing that changed between them was the switches

[lost geyser]

We’re they hg or retooled or what

[split nimbus]

Just stock, right out of the box/bag

[lost geyser]

why the hell would u use them stock

Was probably just spring ping or something

[split nimbus]

I know what spring ping sounds like

This was just switches with wobbly stems

[lost geyser]

I mean this in the nicest way possible, but if I ask if they were hgs or retooled and u respond saying they were stock, that makes me think u do not know what ur talking about

[split nimbus]

Just stock mx blacks, they came from the store in a bag

Imo modding switches is like frankenswitches. There are enough options that you might as well get a switch that is good already instead of spending extra time and hoping you're consistent

The bottom line is that mx is cheap and has bad tolerance. They might sound good in a vacuum, but compared to a whole slew of other switches they just sound like cheap plastic

[timber ridge]

wait that is a super hot take

mx switches have pretty good tolerance for a long time now and theyre even better with the newer stuff

acoustic wise, that can be subjective but objectively they have a unique sound sig that is only present with switches with cherry housing

and I wouldnt consider modding switches like frankensteins. you can say all frankensteins are modded switches, but not all modded switches are frankensteins. You can usually mod switches with stuff you already have on you compared to buying a whole other switch to swap parts

[tight pulsar]

i mean the take the mx sounds bad isn't really new

but the lack or parts and compatability for non mx switches means they aren't really a great option unless you want to spend a lot of money and time finding stuff

[lost geyser]

Hottest take possible

I can only understand that argument for tactiles

[lost geyser]

Using switches stock, especially linears, is unfair tbh and I’m not sure if u can really cross them all out based off that

[split nimbus]

There are good stock linears too, just look at creams

[tight pulsar]

that's the worst example you could have picked

creams are pom on pom which doesn't has a stick slip feeling stock

they were the first switch that people started breaking in and kinda led to the break in machines and everybody doing it

[split nimbus]

Yeah, but they need no modifications. You just need to press them a few times

[tight pulsar]

most switches are fine then if you press them a bunch lol

[white flame]

Yes, edit your built in profile so the default LED color is "black" aka off

Probably easiest to do from the Logitech software in Windows

Yes it has onboard memory that saves the profile. You just need to switch the profile mode toggle to the onboard.

[floral lake]

lol

I set my rgb to black too

effectively "off"

i can adjust brightness with darker colors too

[lost geyser]

💀💀💀💀💀💀

Alright your trolling

Lmfao

[lost geyser]

💀💀💀💀💀💀

That’s not how breaking in works

You need to press them a few hundred thousand times

That also doesn’t resolve any housing wobble

And won’t help sound profile

That just helps smoothness

Which again, literally worst possible example u could’ve said

[split nimbus]

Few hundred thousand? You got much experience with creams? After 100 or so it's pretty good, there's some serious law of diminishing returns at play

And who said breaking in had anything to do with sound or wobble?

[tight pulsar]

i mean there's normally a relationship with sound and wobble

[split nimbus]

Yeah, but breaking in will only maybe get rid of small scratchyness. Not much sound wise going on

MX blacks are kinda wobbly, which imo makes them sound worse than a less wobbly switch. If it doesn't bother you or you don't mind filming and maybe relubing that's fine

[lost geyser]

I don’t know if ur trolling or not

[lost geyser]

Relubing doesn’t help with wobble

Also 100 actuations—even 1000 won’t do much of anything

I have experience with creams because I own some

[split nimbus]

You missed the important part, filming

With the optional relube after filming

[lost geyser]

Right but u mentioned wobble, then went on to list ways to fix it

And u mentioned lube

Which makes no sense

[split nimbus]

You've never relubed after applying films?

[tight pulsar]

yo wkl olive jane ce on mechmarket

for way too much tho

[white flame]

https://tenor.com/view/vegeta-dragonballsuper-dragonball-meme-language-of-gods-gif-14707991

[lost geyser]

Dog what

That’s just not what I said at all

[split nimbus]

Yeah, I think you're just misunderstanding what I'm saying

Wobble, so film.
Switch open, so maybe lube.

That's all

But for what it's worth, depending on what type of lube you're using it actually can reduce the audio impact of wobble. Doesn't really decrease how much it physically wobbles, but makes it quieter when it does

[tight pulsar]

y'all think too much

[neon root]

https://tenor.com/view/sponge-bob-patrick-star-thinking-hmmm-intense-gif-5454670

[tight pulsar]

i have decided i have too many switch parts why are there so many bags

[queen sigil]

because the more organized the more reddit karma you get on pictures of ur stuff

[timber ridge]

ironically creams in my experience suffer from more stem wobble and scratch than mx blacks stock

and ive gone thru a few batches since i got a bunch of stock mx blacks/creams to break in

[tight pulsar]

i am in the process of organizing it

need some mason jars to cause i have 100+ browns rn pretty sure and 70+ blacks

[timber ridge]

my drawer is cursed

bc i have like a bunch of xiami bags stuffed in it lmao

i got rid of 3 sets recently tho so there is a bit more space

😭

[tight pulsar]

i mean that's basically mine

who needs trays when you can cram them in bags

[timber ridge]

the bags arent too far off from gmk trays lol

[tight pulsar]

that nuke data?

[timber ridge]

ye

those are cadet alphas

base is somewhere

actually theyre cadet/support for a 60, idk where i place the box for em with the rest of the stuff tho

[tight pulsar]

nice

colors turned out really nice for that set

[timber ridge]

def

i really liked how masterpiece turned out colorwise

[tight pulsar]

yeah

not really the biggest fans of the mods+mono on that set tho

[timber ridge]

i already have wob katakana so i passed

only set i might be picking up in the near future is pink alert

[tight pulsar]

i might pick that up

want to pick up a beta js kit but only the normal base is still up for pre order

shame cause the red and gray look amazing together

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/212575396032413697/961430507588042782/unknown.png

[timber ridge]

dmk released a gob w/ red cyrilic subs kit

kinda tempting for the price and its tripleshot iirc

[tight pulsar]

isn't dmk kinda meh

[timber ridge]

ye its not the best

but i think its better than epbt and mw iirc

could be wrong tho

[tight pulsar]

idk i just buy og cherry stuff

[timber ridge]

i forgot to place a bid on some og cherry stuff

p sure i would of won too bc it barely had any attention

[tight pulsar]

a board?

lmao this is so good https://drop.com/talk/106596/introducing-mt2-profile/2882536

[lost geyser]

Just built

I suck at taking photos idk what angles or what lighting to use

[calm cobalt]

i just got the corsair k65 and im so surprised at the quality

its so heavy and it actually feels good

[timber ridge]

you, bowl and bio all take the same type of pics

judging from that 1 photo

[lost geyser]

Lol

I’m not a photographer

Idk how u guys make ur photos look so good my phone poops out terrible photos

[lost geyser]

Nice! Enjoy it

[calm cobalt]

thx

[tight pulsar]

rotating them helps

all you need is an okay camera, decent lighting, and an basic understanding in photography

hm those are a little too dark

[white flame]

Dat Bokeh

[lost geyser]

Rotating what

[tight pulsar]

the keyboard is sideways

[lost geyser]

Oh

I tried to make it aesthetic

It didn’t work

[timber ridge]

dw i suck too

[west hornet]

a basic understanding of photography and composition can go a long way

[old root]

what brand keyboard is that?

[lost geyser]

It’s a merisi ottantaquattro with gmk beta js

[lost geyser]

It’s fine

[glad yarrow]

doesnt get access to any credentials

its only for integrations for mute deafen and join/leave vc

then dont use em if u hate

[glad yarrow]

I mean it says what perms its asking for

right below where ur screenshot ends

[glad yarrow]

im just saying u really should be reading what popups in general say tbh

not mad

[proper forge]

Looking for Bluetooth earbud type headphones, preferably with the thing that clips over your ear. Don’t want to spend to much I guess. Any suggestions?

@ me

[white flame]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/jlab-jbuds-air-sport-true-wireless-in-ear-headphones-black/6344791.p?skuId=6344791

Like these?

[proper forge]

Yeah! Like those

I also just found the Anker Soundcore Spirit X

Those are more in my price range, if I can find them in stock

[thick garden]

Hello everyone!
I was searching how many amperes the * lightning node core * provides on each connector (it has 6 connectors each provides 5v but I don't know how many Amperes)

Lighting node core ≠ lightning node pro

And if you're wondering why I want to know it, it is because I want to make a Corsair compatible RGB led strip

[wary garden]

Do u know the maximum wattage

Or resistance

[thick garden]

I don't know it

But how many amperes does the 5v SATA power provide?

So I can calculate the vattage and amperage

Mmh

[wary garden]

1.5 A edit per pin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Standard_connector

[thick garden]

The lighting node core included with my Corsair x546 case looks different than the "base" one but I think that there shouldn't be a difference

Considering that it is connected via SATA + usb 2.0 maybe the power is also combined

[wary garden]

so thats 3.33 A per pin

[thick garden]

You mean for every fan output on the lightning node core

?

[wary garden]

i just found amps by doing V/A lmao im dumb ignore the 3.33 thing, thats R

[thick garden]

🤨

Ah

[wary garden]

4 hrs sleep lets go

[thick garden]

Should it be 0.5A every fan connector?

[wary garden]

but yeah the sata is 1.5 A per pin

[wary garden]

hard to say, depends if its wired in parallel or series or a combination

[thick garden]

Uff

[wary garden]

how'd u get the 0.5

[thick garden]

https://forum.corsair.com/forums/topic/155937-corsair-rgb-current-usage/

[glad yarrow]

move this to #old-cooling

[wary garden]

👍

[thick garden]

By considering the LL-120 (16led) with almost 40mA
40*16=640mA

[cunning axle]

Guys, should i get the Razer Kraken X or the HyperX Cloud II. I'm ona budegt

[timber ridge]

hyperx

[tight pulsar]

gaf mat r2 lets go

[timber ridge]

might pick up an extra one

i wonder if hes doing it to help fund medical bills

if so ill def buy stuff

[old root]

I have sennheiser gsp 300

[timber ridge]

rip

Ik he did the 910 auction for his daughter iirc

[tight pulsar]

yea

he sold a few of his personal caps as well

[tight pulsar]

also for telling if a gaf mat is fake or not the fake one is cropped in more and doesn't look white (fake on bottom)

[faint helm]

would it be at all possible to use a whole pen-enabled device (such as tablet PCs, or iPad etc)
just as a large, no-display drawing tablet?

it'd be connected to, which adds pen-input, to something like a PC

[west hornet]

I think there are some apps around for that but i don’t think you’d get a hover function

Procreate + ipad + Apple Pencil ive found to be very good as display tablet

[faint helm]

I'm basically trying to add pen input to a PC,
without buying a dedicated drawing pad,
u meant that too right ?

[floral lake]

Nope

There's no such thing as far as I know

The monitor has to support the pen

Oh wait, nvm

Using a tablet as an input to pc? That might be possible

It is possible with an ipad, with duet app

Duet display is the name, and it's paid

[west hornet]

but as i said it will be somewhat limited, like hover will not work, tilt and pressure might be a problem not sure tbh

[floral lake]

true

[sturdy barn]

Touch screen laptop?

[tight pulsar]

is used modi+asgard and 6xx still a good choice

[west hornet]

There are a lot of decent deals used for audio equipment

[serene crescent]

what is the best headphones that you can get for 100 usd

[daring zenith]

With or without dac/amp and for what purpose, prefer open or closed back

[timber ridge]

i dont think there is anything in that range that needs an amp/dac

[daring zenith]

10$ dongle cuts into price so no 100$ k361 or smth yaknow

[tight pulsar]

you've heard of relegendables but have you heard of legendables

[serene crescent]

tbh i dont know what means lmao

[daring zenith]

what are you going to use it for?

[rancid oxide]

What do you guys think of this for the price? $94 for the version with RGB/Hots swappable/Red Switches.

I can't decide if I want the aluminum version for another $10

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k10-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?variant=39426675900505

unless someone else has a recommendation in the same price point?

[neon root]

Yeet. Artisan hien xsoft

[daring zenith]

wouldn't get aluminum if not for looks, it's just aluminum strips added on top, not alum case

alum case gets expensive

[rancid oxide]

ah ok. Thank you.

[daring zenith]

Keychron is fun though

[rancid oxide]

the only thing I'm not liking about it is that the individual keys can't be customized to what color I want

[daring zenith]

people who do per key rgb are crazy :p

I got bored of rgb quickly

[rancid oxide]

I would like it to quickly see certain keys

[daring zenith]

...???

[daring zenith]

Typically, if you have to look at your keyboard, you're doing something wrong

[rancid oxide]

I can type just fine without looking lol.

it's the "walking" across the keyboard

[daring zenith]

There's the usual 'textured' keycaps on f and j like usual

[rancid oxide]

that I'd like to have certain keys lit up so I can see out of the "corner" of my eye

[daring zenith]

It's just a very very rare situation to ever be in

[rancid oxide]

for you.

[glad yarrow]

Thats because someone took the time to make sure u did tho

[rancid oxide]

🙂

[daring zenith]

For most tasks, you'll get used to keybinds

[rancid oxide]

I have keybinds

I also have an mmo mouse

but I also walk the keyboard

I would like per key lighting to make the walking easier for me.

[daring zenith]

If you're playing games, qwer asdf zcxv is half the controls for most games

What do you do that needs walking the keyboard?

[little crater]

L

[daring zenith]

I'm not saying 'oh you should know already', I mean you shouldn't have to go beyond doing a few common keys

Like if you're doing blender and have 50 keybinds, gotcha, but if you're gaming or something, not necessary

[rancid oxide]

rs3 can make use of a lot of keybinds

there are 70 keybindable action slots

and I currently use most of them

[daring zenith]

rs3, well, I'd just get extra macros lol

[little crater]

whats rs3

[rancid oxide]

osrs and rs3 detect macros and will ban

[daring zenith]

runescape

[rancid oxide]

I have 20+ years in this game I am not willing to get banned over macros

[daring zenith]

Like macros through via and such

not scripting

[rancid oxide]

right

I know what you mean

basically I press 1 button and it "presses" 2 buttons yeah?

[daring zenith]

Yes

And FN layers and such

[rancid oxide]

yeah that is considered cheating

and will ban you

[daring zenith]

FN layers rebinds one key to another

[little crater]

i think he means more like mapping keys to a function layer

[daring zenith]

I know K8 pro is via compatible, dunno about the other boards

[little crater]

like ctrl + key

[daring zenith]

ye

[rancid oxide]

Oh, I do that as well

[daring zenith]

Like instead of having to walk your keyboard to do q w e r t y, you'll be able to make the same inputs with q w e FN+q FN+w FN+e

that kinda thing

VIA gives you like 4 layers to work with if you want to go crazy

[rancid oxide]

layers will start to get confusing.

[daring zenith]

haven't looked at keychron recently tbh

[rancid oxide]

plus I already have muscle memory for shift and ctrl + key

[daring zenith]

oh well, just giving you more options

I've gotten used to 65% board in like a week lol

Even though I have a bunch of binds with fn keys and tilda and such

[rancid oxide]

I appreciate it. I'm already trained to my buttons though and they work for me. I just simply wanted a keyboard with single key lights to make it that much easier for me

is the k8 a 80%?

[daring zenith]

K8 normally already does half of it

It's TKL

pcb stabs seems interesting

Yea

I wonder if they went screw in stabs

Fun

Get better stabs but more annoying to get out and lube and such :p

normal k8 since it's plate mounted you can just get it out without getting the plate out or anything

Oh no I mean it's actually a feature, you can get better stabs

I just mean there's also a quirk to the old stabs

(I have a normal k8)

:D

It is a fun board

re-lube the stabs, put in new switches, and it's neat

I went from browns to T1's and now to U4t

T1s and U4t are still both great, just caters to a slightly different preference

If you like sharp bump, will suggest T1's

u4t's much smoother bump

but hey, that's the only switches I've really tried

Fair

[timber ridge]

mid tactiles where its at

[rancid oxide]

what is the difference between 3 pin and 5 pin when it comes to mechanical kbs?

[neon root]

its for the switches

dont remember what it affects for the keyboard though

[little crater]

some switches have argb built in right?

oh but those are just plastic pins

[daring zenith]

It's just stability basically

If you want to use 5 pin switch with 3 pin board, you can clip off the extra 2 pins, but it might be slightly wobbly

[rancid oxide]

ah ok

[tight pulsar]

5 pin is better

[lost geyser]

@rancid oxide as long as you are not doing half plate or platless, either is fine

personally i also dont like 3 pin with millmax and some hotswap sockets but plate also matters

its just for stability

[blissful cove]

I dont know if anyone can help or not Im looking for an all in one printer that has capabilities to print on CD or dvd is that even still a thing and if so any reccomendations

[faint helm]

would any1 have recommendations for a printer plez thanks 🙇‍♂️ :
cheap, not too big
print photos well,
compatible with cheap 3rd party ink/toner,
(preferably single tanks vs tricolor cartridges)
decent page yields,
has scanner,
not too slow printing

[floral lake]

your budget, please?

cheap is subjective

[calm cobalt]

Anybody know where I can find the cheapest g pro x superlight

But new

Oh and uk

[glad yarrow]

Dont think uk is for sale... Closest available thing might be an island in greece

[calm cobalt]

It is tho

It is sold in the uk

[glad yarrow]

I was talking about u wanting to buy the mouse and uk

[quick arch]

Is the Logitech g502 wireless still good or are there better options?

[calm cobalt]

It's OK but I've heard it can double click alit and is really heavy

If you're willing to spend £30 more I'd go g pro superlight or just g pro

[steep pelican]

It’s still good if you don’t mind a heavy mouse and you get a good deal

[quick arch]

Is 120 a good deal?

[timber ridge]

wat server

[tight pulsar]

probably glorious

[neon root]

mmm

oils