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I can already see mantle becoming a much bigger force than people take into account in the coming future. Considering they made it with their console architecture in mind, I could see AMD outperforming Nvidia in the next 3 years unless OpenGL and steambox really impact the market (but I highly doubt it).

I can already see mantle becoming a much bigger force than people take into account in the coming future. Considering they made it with their console architecture in mind, I could see AMD outperforming Nvidia in the next 3 years unless OpenGL and steambox really impact the market (but I highly doubt it).

This is my setup. Works really well. No one has complained about sound leakage either since it is an open headphone.

Finished the build today. Thank you everyone for the comments and advice throughout the build. Won’t keep y’all waiting any longer :D
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, I used red and black rather than all black. Asked a few friends and majority vote went to red and black.
 
Thank you all again for following and commenting :D
I can bring more pics if wanted

HI
Snef's Purple Chimera is Complete
some Final Pics

ah!... not closed
 
anyway,  no led

With Leds
 
 
 
now stop talking and place to Pics

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
and the last one, the Snef's Caselabs Family

 
 
already planning for my next Project
a bench test,

Hello there, new to the forum, but I assumed some of you might be interested in this.
 
So a few months ago, I set out to build my own keyboard. Some due to the experience of it, some because I wanted to try the HHKB layout, but can't drop the money on one.
So then I started.
 
First things first, mapping out the key layout:

 
I ended up swapping the place of left alt, and super, due to keycap availability. In the end, it also does make more sense, comparing it to normal key positions.
 
Designing the plate, and case, for the keyboard was pretty simple. Five layers of 3mm acrylic gives a good height, and plenty of room for wires inside.

 
Next was the wiring. I whipped up a quick diagram for it.

... A little too quick, as I discovered too late that the diodes should be reversed...
 
The keycaps arrived, and it was time to figure out which keys were to be used. I made a few changes to this afterwards, but it has the general feel of it.

 
 
The cuts arrived not too long after, and I could start putting it together!


I'm using MX Jailhouse Blues for it (which are absolutely awesome!), lubed and stickered.
 
I got the layers in smoke-coloured acrylic. It looks absolutely fantastic with my keycaps of choice!

 
 
I started soldering away....


Almost done with the matrix (Except for the reversed diodes).
 
Now for the controller

I chopped up a usb cable, to have a small footprint, that could fit between the switches. It extends out of the body of the case, so it's a more flexible detachable cable.
 

I use a Teensy 2 as the controller. Five rows, and 15 columns gives a lot of spaghetti to manage, but a bit of organization made it somewhat trivial. The firmware is a fork of Hasu's TMK_Keyboard firmware
 

And there it is, all soldered up and done! Except for a few missing screws, those should be in the mail within a couple of days.
 

You can see the wires going to each of the columns, neatly tucked away. Okay, maybe not so neatly, but consider it a prototype!
 
And with keycaps, on the desk...


 
 
Edited for more photos !:






 
 
So, conclusion time!
In hindsight, I shouldn't have bothered with easy-swap holes for the switches. The reality of it is, since the plate is twice as thick as recommended, and there's no pcb, the switches aren't held down nearly as much as one would want. I've been using it for a couple of hours, and it's not an issue for far majority of the keys, although the backspace is pretty loose.
The middle of the board could also use some support from underneath, as putting the G and H keycaps on, especially, was a little frightening. But it worked out in the end, and it's not much of an issue for normal use. I don't usually put 300g+ weight on the middle keys.
 
With that said, for the limited time I've been using this, I absolutely love it! I've ordered a aluminum plate, and steel bottom, which should add some good weight, and general durability to the keyboard, even though it might have a negative effect on the overall looks.

The Real Money Auction House (RMAH) and the auction house is a broken system now due to insane gold inflation. So if you expect using any of those "helpful' features (which you probably will if you want to get through hell and inferno) expect paying some real world money for gold in order to get something. Not only that, but items dropped in game are rarely ever higher than your level (from when I played back in january), so most of your gear will be for levels 2-3 levels below your current. You can get away with gear drops from just solo even up to hell, but expect to die a LOT in inferno/hell act II.

I want to get this when brown's come out.
 
Been checking my email all month waiting for the notification.