Squeaking? I have not seen any complaints (or experienced) that...do you have a link? The only moving parts are the switches and they are pretty much the same on all MX boards. I'm slowly converting all keys to SP profile since they do not match up well with the stock keys. I do have a few WSAD keys and they fit perfectly with the stock keys. I would imagine Qtans would too. I just love all the SP novelty keys more than the feel of PBT at the moment.