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Off Topic / Soft Rim is best !!
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 09 May 2024, 15:05:34 »
What say Gekha ?
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What say Gekha ?
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Keyboards / Re: How hard do you all type?
« Last post by TomahawkLabs on Thu, 09 May 2024, 15:00:38 »Depends on my board. My home board with SA keycaps and Zealios I beat the piss out of. I am not sure why but it feels like I press very hard and loud. Maybe intentional since I enjoy the sound.
At work I use Alps Damped Creams and I don't feel like I press hard on them, very quiet.
At work I use Alps Damped Creams and I don't feel like I press hard on them, very quiet.
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Off Topic / Re: These laptop chillers
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 09 May 2024, 14:56:40 »Tried some OC, +60mhz on gpu. That's pretty gud'.
For a gaming laptop, this is a pretty interesting mod. The benefit speaks for itself, but definitely wait for the coolers to come down to $50 ish. Or DIY like Tp4.
The IETS version has a little filter paper in its intake, it's something to think about since increasing airflow means increased dust ingress. The filter media size is extremely tiny though, and full of holes around itself, not sure how good that seal is.
DIY using air purifier guarantees good seal and absolutely pristine air. Large impeller means lower rpm, higher air pressure, and almost no noise.
The desktop chillers are noisy beasts.
For a gaming laptop, this is a pretty interesting mod. The benefit speaks for itself, but definitely wait for the coolers to come down to $50 ish. Or DIY like Tp4.
The IETS version has a little filter paper in its intake, it's something to think about since increasing airflow means increased dust ingress. The filter media size is extremely tiny though, and full of holes around itself, not sure how good that seal is.
DIY using air purifier guarantees good seal and absolutely pristine air. Large impeller means lower rpm, higher air pressure, and almost no noise.
The desktop chillers are noisy beasts.
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Off Topic / Re: This year may be biblical
« Last post by tp4tissue on Thu, 09 May 2024, 13:55:52 »mad cow disease is scary af, having your mind deteriorate quickly with no way to stop it, is an insanely scary thought.
Probably one of the first things that me question the non pork meat consumption that I was eating, especially knowing the conditions of a lot of these factory farms that these cows are in.
Prion diseases have been on the rise, especially mid-west America. Deer wasting disease. They can leave the disease and it can stay in the soil, and picked up by other deer. These disease can easily spread to other livestock/ mutate in.
'Murica is a major meat exporter. Bon-appetite.
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Keyboards / Re: How hard do you all type?
« Last post by fohat.digs on Thu, 09 May 2024, 13:17:38 »I can touch type without bottoming out, and usually do, but I always use clicky keyboards or at least tactile ones.
Linear switches seem creepy to me, although I do appreciate their silence.
That said, my mood is a big determinate of how hard I type, and a significant part of the time I am pounding the keys. And I feel certain that earlier in the day when I am rested I type better and gentler, and by the end of the day I am being more sloppy and striking harder.
That is probably why I like ancient IBM iron so much - it makes little difference when you double (or triple) the force that you are using.
Linear switches seem creepy to me, although I do appreciate their silence.
That said, my mood is a big determinate of how hard I type, and a significant part of the time I am pounding the keys. And I feel certain that earlier in the day when I am rested I type better and gentler, and by the end of the day I am being more sloppy and striking harder.
That is probably why I like ancient IBM iron so much - it makes little difference when you double (or triple) the force that you are using.
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Keyboards / Re: How hard do you all type?
« Last post by erretter on Thu, 09 May 2024, 13:03:40 »I can only shake my head whenever I see/hear "This board/switch/keycaps will behave so and so IF you bottom out".
IF?! It is beyond my reality how a human being can type without bottoming out?! I type all the way trough he board. I have big hands, am a big dude with some muscles on me. I am literally afraid of using FR4 or Carbon fiber plates because I think I will break them or at least bend them beyond repair.
IF?! It is beyond my reality how a human being can type without bottoming out?! I type all the way trough he board. I have big hands, am a big dude with some muscles on me. I am literally afraid of using FR4 or Carbon fiber plates because I think I will break them or at least bend them beyond repair.
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Keyboards / Re: Is someone here, who quit the hobby and is only lurking now?
« Last post by erretter on Thu, 09 May 2024, 13:01:09 »I would have never tought, this topic would evolve to such a lively debate. But I like that.
For me the hobby means "discovering something new with every new board".
That means new switches, new stabs, new plate, new mounting system (ok last 2 are rather limited, but you get the point) etc.
I'm at something like 20 boards and still feel I haven't even scratched the surface.
Someone here mentioned "I know what I like and so every new board will hat that very same switches and stabs". Of course you could to that, there is nothing wrong with that! It's just now my way to go and ultimatly this is what keeps me captive in this hobby. It's so hard to quit when there comes something new and interesting on the market literally on a daily basis.
For me the hobby means "discovering something new with every new board".
That means new switches, new stabs, new plate, new mounting system (ok last 2 are rather limited, but you get the point) etc.
I'm at something like 20 boards and still feel I haven't even scratched the surface.
Someone here mentioned "I know what I like and so every new board will hat that very same switches and stabs". Of course you could to that, there is nothing wrong with that! It's just now my way to go and ultimatly this is what keeps me captive in this hobby. It's so hard to quit when there comes something new and interesting on the market literally on a daily basis.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] GMK CLÁSICO | MAKE ISO SPANISH HAPPEN
« Last post by aleck on Thu, 09 May 2024, 12:25:26 »Interesado, muy interesado. Muchísima suerte, ojalá y llegue a fase de GroupBuy.
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [GB] GMK Burgundy Round 3 [Proxies shipped to you]
« Last post by mamahuhu on Thu, 09 May 2024, 11:16:43 »R4 please
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Keyboards / Re: Is someone here, who quit the hobby and is only lurking now?
« Last post by Rhienfo on Thu, 09 May 2024, 11:16:38 »I did not quit, but last year decided to reduce my collection, sold most of my keyboards and keycaps sets, left just 4 boards and maybe 7-8 sets of keycaps.
I simply felt overwelmed and kinda exhausted of constant chasing better keyboard.
I realised that biggest issue I've been having are stabilisers in all custom kits I had. After over 10 years of modding and building keyboards I ended up being unable to properly lube those ****ers... I dont know what I've been doing wrong but after some time every stab started to scratch again and I simply was too tired to do something with it. Such a simple thing put me off the entire hobby...
Anyway, I kept my favourite boards - Realforce r1 87u55 and CM Quickfire Rapid with MX Blacks. Those are for me personally immportal boards that will stay with me to the rest of my life. Other two are custom kits.
Stayed in our forum, of course mostly for chatting with tpand keeping in touch with our community - 90% of the time stying in Off Topic, but always read all other bits and keeping myself up to date with everything keyboards related
I understand why people feel overwhelmed in the hobby nowadays, so many different switches and boards that's hard to keep up, even as there are less options since like 2021/2022 cause the hobby is less popular than it is now. I've just given up trying to keep up and just stick to what I know when it comes to switches and keycap brands, but keyboards are far more manageable so I can keep up with that.
For stabs idk I just put a light coat kyrtox 205g0 on the stab housing and xht-bdz lube on the wire and that usually works fine, only issues I have that weren't just faulty stabs was spacebar ticking.