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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: ifearghal on Thu, 03 March 2016, 23:37:53
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Keyboard enthusiast from TX. Currently I have a Corsair K95 (reds) and I just ordered an 87 Key Code Keyboard (browns). I would love to swap out the switches on my K95 as a fun project.
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Welcome to Geekhack!
Nice couple of keyboards, especially the CODE (I have one with clears).
Swapping switches is relatively easy, if you have a decent soldering iron and lots and lots of patience. After the first few switches it becomes very routine.
Any idea what switches you'd swap for?
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Im still trying to decide on that. It is a wonderful gaming keyboard. But I do wan't something a little quieter and tactile. Clears are a great option but I am still trying to make up my mind.
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You won't be able to do much about making non-clicky switches quieter, unless you install O-rings under the keycaps so soften the downstroke. Unfortunately it also reduces the travel distance, but perhaps that won't bother you as much.
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I don't think it will, only because it will be used for gaming primarily. I'm back and forth about it, of course, and may decide to go to a loud blue or green depending on the feel of the switch.
I should probably get a switch plate to try out.
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I don't think it will, only because it will be used for gaming primarily. I'm back and forth about it, of course, and may decide to go to a loud blue or green depending on the feel of the switch.
I should probably get a switch plate to try out.
A switch tester will only give you so much impression of what the switch is like.
You really can't beat typing on a keyboard with each switch.