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  1. 9 minutes ago, Gundar said:

    Anybody know of some black and gold keycaps? The only ones I found where the https://kono.store/products/gmk-spirit-keycap-set

    but they seem to never come into stock and have a pretty steep price tag.

    GMK Lux, GMK sets are usually only available through group buys (~6 months lead time) and are quite pricey (90-160 USD base kits). Best price/way to buy these are getting them at group buy, alternatively you can try and grab one of the extras after the GB has shipped but those sell out in a matter of hours. Or you can pay way too much on mechmarket (300+ sometimes)

  2. 17 minutes ago, LogicAngel said:

    Thanks for the tips, since im new to lubing i was thinking of getting the 203, but i just wanted to make sure i got the right type. Since the site doesnt mention grade 0 on it.

    Is this what i should get?

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    I'm not sure about that vendor specifically, but usually keyboard vendors have Grade 0. However, keep in mind not all Krytox are created equal, I would look for Tribosys 3203 instead as it's more consistent between different vendors.  

  3. Krytox GPL 105g0 would be similar to VPF 1514 and both are oils. I would suggest using a grease to lube mx linear switches, a thin consistent coat of Krytox 203g0/Tribosys 3203 or Krytox 204g0/Tribosys 3204 would be good. For beginners 3203/203g0 is good as it is most forgiving. Remember to apply thin coats, less is more. 

  4. Try dedicated silent switches, like Cherry MX Silent red or Silent black, they have integrated dampening pads on the switch stem, 10000x more effective than o rings. I would suggest the Leopold 750r/900r/980r as they have high quality 1.5mm PBT Doubleshot caps and a dampening felt layer beneath the pcb and comes with the option for silent switches. Imo it's the best pre built keyboard and probabily the most silent mx prebuilt. 

     

    You can also take a look at the Silence Topre realforce keyboards they're really really quiet, except the stablizers which are quite loud but you can remedy that with some lube. 


    There's a lot more options if you decide to go the custom route as well.

  5. Look with mice with omron buttons, logitech mice use omron 50m (Which are also known to doubleclick), but are extra light with less pretravel due to their tension system. The Model O and Model D have Omron 20m which are slightly more reliable than the 50m and should have a similar feel and are very light. 

  6. 1 hour ago, Morsher said:

    So after some research on reddit and other keyboard forums i found that many people state that milky gaterons are scratchy and lack smoothness compared to black bottom housing and clear/milky top. So as a linear guy i guess i'll be satisfied with regular gats with black bottom. Is there any good alternative to gateron blacks?

    Milky top, black bottom is the best imo, milky top sounds better than the pc clear top. Try gateron yellows, they're a bit lighter than gat blacks but their spring is a really nice slow curve one. 

  7. 4 hours ago, Morsher said:

    Hey what would you say about milky gaterons?

    I would recommend against full milky gats, I would get the black bottom milky top gats, 3204 or 205g0 are fine, if you havent lubed before use 3204. 

     

    9 hours ago, Morsher said:

    So if i've never lubed before 204 is a safe option then? 204 grade 0 i suppose?

    Yeah 204g0 and 3204 are technically the same but tribosys/miller chemical has a better rep than dupoint

     

  8. 2 hours ago, Morsher said:

    Hmm... Interesting. Okay then. What if i would have chosen Gateron Silent Blacks instead of regular Gaterons and sound wasn't a problem? Then 105g0 would be a good choice for the smootheness?

    Don't get silent gats unless they're healios or silent inks. Regular silent gats are known to be scratchy and inconsistent as well as having a "sticky" issue. I would use a thin coat of 205g0 for any linear mx tbh. 

  9. 5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

    I suppose it depends, but generally silicone grease/oil is very stable long term isn't it? Which is kind of the whole point of having silicone in it?

    The advantage Krytox has is that it is consistently smooth with its higher ptfe concentration and is easier to consistently apply, plus since Krytox grades are standardized it's easy to know how viscous, smooth, sound dampening, tactility reducing a certain krytox will be. That's why most of the keyboard community uses Krytox. 

  10. 4 minutes ago, Morsher said:

    I heard about very popular one called Krytox. The most talked about are Krytox GPL 205g0, GPL 205g2 and GPL 105g0. So what do these grades mean and which one is the best for linears? What are your recommendations?

    Basically, the 20Xs are greases, and the 10Xs are oils, the higher the end number the higher the viscosity. Krytox is a type of grease/oil and is produced by DuPoint (Original Creator) and Miller which is generally considered as superior to DuPoint and is most well know for their Tribosys 3203/3204 lines of lube, the main vendor for this is SwitchMod (Krelbit). 205G0 is usually preferred for linear, Grade 2 is the standard and has a peanut butter like consistency, Grade 00 is near semi fluid and I would recommend against this as it can actually separate in near room temperature environments. There's also Grade 0s which is basically an oil. 

    If you want to dampen your switch sound I would use 205G0 from SwitchMod, or 205G2 + 105 Mix from TX Keyboards. There's also GHv4 which is a mix of 206g0 and 106 at 10:3 ratio which can also work but is a bit more inconsistent and will separate quicker. 

     

     

    9 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

    probably any silicone grease/oil really, maybe something that isn't too liquidy

    Don't

  11. 47 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

    White

    Cherry MX White (Milk) is terrible, it's basically a MX Green with grease applied in between the click jacket and the stem it mutes the click but makes it super inconsistent and just feels awful 

    Cherry MX Clear (Translucent White) Is alright if you're fine with the weight and the scratchiness of the unretooled switches, and if you're fine with the keycap stems breaking off a few times because of the stem's really tight tolerances. They're p decent if you can find an older batch and lube/film them and spring swap them to make some nice ergo clears 

     

    50 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

    Halo Clear/True

    They're only good for meme holy panda switches which are p over rated imo. 

     

    48 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

    Black

    Cherry MX Blacks are heavy linear switches and are p good if you can find a good Vintage or Retooled batch, they feel and sound p nice after switch films spring swapping and lubing.

     

    51 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

    Speed Silver

    Just a shittier red for gamers 

     

    52 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

    Green

    Just a heavier mx blue

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