Mechanical Keyboard Club!

[FezBoy]

4 minutes ago, Nowak said:

I'm being sarcastic. They're acting like this is a new, unique Logitech feature when that's far from the truth.

 

I own two keyboards with this exact feature, hotswapping, already.

So was I lol, I was referring to swappable electronics having been around forever, see swappable DIP sockets.

[Nowak]

Just now, FezBoy said:

So was I lol, I was referring to swappable electronics having been around forever, see swappable DIP sockets.  

 

Ah, yeah. My b.

 

I always find it hilarious when big keyboard companies act like they've revolutionized everything by introducing a board with features or switches that have existed in the high-end, custom market for years.

[jiyeon]

5 hours ago, Nowak said:

I always find it hilarious when big keyboard companies act like they've revolutionized everything by introducing a board with features or switches that have existed in the high-end, custom market for years.

Enter SteelSeries:

 

 

[jiyeon]

1 minute ago, James Evens said:

@sowon Don't we agree that IBM model F are trash and people will pay several hundreds of dollars for a Steelseries in 30 Years?

No, because SteelSeries don't own the switch.

 

I hate that SteelSeries imply that they are the pioneers of the next great switch when they're far from it.

[Guest]

 

Finished up this build. Finally got my Maxkey Foundation set it in. Might go for an artisan escape key if the right one pops up. Most of the red ones I've seen are gaudy though. DZ60RGB (64 Key Host Swap), KBD 5 Degree, Brass Plate, Zealio V2 78G (soon to be spring swapped to 125G SPRiT), Maxkey Foundation SA caps.

 

Some switch porn:

 

[Nowak]

5 hours ago, sowon said:

Enter SteelSeries:

 

 

Hall Effect switches predate Cherry MX lmao

[Rolling2405]

On 9/30/2019 at 3:29 PM, Nowak said:

"Cherry MX Blue" and "high end keyboard" don't belong in a sentence together. Also, don't buy gaming keyboards, they're overpriced with fairly average build quality and often limit keycap compatibility for no reason.

 

However, if you'd prefer a decent keyboard with clicky switches, may I suggest the Hexgears Supernova with Kailh Box Whites? Although unfortunately it also seems to have a non-standard bottom row, so watch that if you decide to buy keycaps later.

 

On 9/30/2019 at 4:26 PM, FezBoy said:

I wouldn't go with cherry switches.  They're like the Apple of key switches, higher price for lower quality. 

 

If you think you'll want to customize the board later but don't want to build it yourself, I would go with the GMMK, it has fully hotswap switches and a standard layout, and you can get pretty much whichever switches you want.  https://www.pcgamingrace.com/products/gmmk-full-brown-switch  (click "customize your gmmk" to pick the switches and layout.)

 

Edit: Gateron Blues and Kailh Whites are the clicky ones as you wanted blues

 

On 9/30/2019 at 4:30 PM, sowon said:

I second the GMMK. While they don't offer Cherry MX Blue, they off the top of my head offer Gateron Blue which is a clone of the Cherry MX Blue. The GMMK also comes with optional keycaps if you want an all-in-one solution.

 

Thank for all the recommendations I will check them out! Thanks to everyone who responded for all your help!

[Rolling2405]

Can anyone please share their experience of gaming with a Cherry MX Blue switches?

@LinusTech I would love to get your opinion and experience on Cherry MX Blue switches for gaming and typing overall.

Edited October 2, 2019 by Thomas001

[alittlepeace]

36 minutes ago, Thomas001 said:

Can anyone please share their experience of gaming with a Cherry MX Blue switches?

@LinusTech I would love to get your opinion and experience on Cherry MX Blue switches for gaming and typing overall.

Keyswitches are really all down to preference, you should play with whatever keyswitch you are most comfortable playing on.

[jiyeon]

33 minutes ago, Thomas001 said:

Can anyone please share their experience of gaming with a Cherry MX Blue switches?

I own Gateron Blue switches as well as Outemu Blue switches which I used for the past two years so I feel like I have a deep relationship with MX Blues. I am partial to clickbar clickies rather than click jacket MX Blues so I'll try to be impartial with my quick tidbit.

 

For the average consumer whose options are limited to MX Blues, it's not a bad switch for what it is. For gaming, they aren't particularly helpful as there is a bit of recovery in the reset of the switch which can harm your strafing and quick movements in competitive games.

For typing, it is an excellent switch as the click gives you a great indication of if you've actuated the switch, would highly recommend for typing, unless you're around sound-sensitive people or work in an office environment.

[alittlepeace]

Though I will say, the one tangible advantage that Cherry Blues will give in direct comparison with Reds or Browns is that they are better if you have a habit of resting your fingers kind of heavily on the keyboard when you aren't pressing down. 

With reds and browns, this could result in accidental actuation since there isn't any resistance, but again, it's a personal preference thing. 

[jiyeon]

3 minutes ago, alittlepeace said:

the one tangible advantage that Cherry Blues will give in direct comparison with Reds or Browns is that they are better if you have a habit of resting your fingers kind of heavily on the keyboard when you aren't pressing down. 

With reds and browns, this could result in accidental actuation since there isn't any resistance, but again, it's a personal preference thing. 

For sure, I use some lubed Gateron Reds temporarily and while I was playing some games, I would move forward if I let my fingers go to sleep for even a second, they're so light.

[alittlepeace]

I jammed 72g springs in my main linear board to keep it from happening 

[Guest]

Bamboo case for the travel board.

 

And another shot of the DZ60 build with its LEDs on. I prefer lighting white caps to shine through RGB caps.

[alittlepeace]

without dem rgbs 

[Tristerin]

I joined this club with an affordably priced DSI Multimedia mechanical keyboard with cherry red switches.

 

My only gripe, and its not a real gripe, is that its a multimedia keyboard so it has sound, play, mute, etc on the left side by CTRL, Shift, Tab so my gaming hands just cannot get used to this new layout.

[alittlepeace]

6 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

I joined this club with an affordably priced DSI Multimedia mechanical keyboard with cherry red switches.

 

My only gripe, and its not a real gripe, is that its a multimedia keyboard so it has sound, play, mute, etc on the left side by CTRL, Shift, Tab so my gaming hands just cannot get used to this new layout.

those layouts drive me nuts, my parents had a laptop like that and I kept hitting the media keys instead of stuff that's normally on the left edge lol 

[jiyeon]

1 hour ago, alittlepeace said:

Nice-looking keycaps, what's the set name? Is that a seperate artisan on the Esc key?

[seon123]

10 minutes ago, sowon said:

Nice-looking keycaps, what's the set name? Is that a seperate artisan on the Esc key?

Looks like this set

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33058165890.html

XDA Ice Cream PBT Dye Sub

Spoiler

 

Edit: Oh, and the cat is this one

https://kprepublic.com/products/hammer-bubble-cat-artisan-keycap-for-cherry-mx-topre-hhkb-switches-and-clones

Edited October 3, 2019 by seon123
Something something

[Nowak]

1 hour ago, Tristerin said:

I joined this club with an affordably priced DSI Multimedia mechanical keyboard with cherry red switches.

 

My only gripe, and its not a real gripe, is that its a multimedia keyboard so it has sound, play, mute, etc on the left side by CTRL, Shift, Tab so my gaming hands just cannot get used to this new layout.

Yeah I really didn't like how it shifted everything to the right. It's impressive for a $20 keyboard because it features real Cherry MX switches (although everyone in the enthusiast community knows by now that Cherry is a marketing strategy rather than actually good) but the biggest problems are the switches are scratchy as hell and the rather odd layout limits keycap compatibility way too much.

 

But on the bright side, since it's so cheap you can try to replace the switches with better ones with minimal risk. It's not like you're losing a lot if it breaks.

[Tristerin]

3 minutes ago, Nowak said:

Yeah I really didn't like how it shifted everything to the right. It's impressive for a $20 keyboard because it features real Cherry MX switches (although everyone in the enthusiast community knows by now that Cherry is a marketing strategy rather than actually good) but the biggest problems are the switches are scratchy as hell and the rather odd layout limits keycap compatibility way too much.

 

But on the bright side, since it's so cheap you can try to replace the switches with better ones with minimal risk. It's not like you're losing a lot if it breaks.

Yup, it allowed me to join the club at an incredibly affordable entry fee

[Nowak]

1 minute ago, Tristerin said:

Yup, it allowed me to join the club at an incredibly affordable entry fee

Well, welcome to the club ^^

Maybe one day you'll join me in the $200+ keyboard cl- no I'm kidding lmao, paying $200 for several keyboards is ridiculous and I recognize that.

[jiyeon]

9 minutes ago, Nowak said:

paying $200 for several keyboards is ridiculous and I recognize that.

I'm just gonna casually hide my future $350 keyboard real quick...  But no seriously, I agree, I'm just spending this much on a new keyboard because I want the best keyboard that I'll ever use. Reached my Endgame already!

[alittlepeace]

23 minutes ago, sowon said:

Nice-looking keycaps, what's the set name? Is that a seperate artisan on the Esc key?

kbdfans NP ice cream and hammer bubblecat artisan :3 

 

I have the same set with a different colored bubblecat on my daily driver 60% 

 

[Dissitesuxba11s]

2 minutes ago, sowon said:

Reached my Endgame already!

I give it a week.