Hey guys, if I want to build my own mechanical keyboard , where can I get the parts (case,pcb, frame etc.) in a shop? If theres a way to buy it straight instead of ordering from taobao and amazon it would be great, hope u guys know a shop in my thats sells these.. Thanks!

nice; hopefully some days i can do that too.

locally it might be hard to find all parts. alternatively you can try sites like winkeyless.kr.

im cool with anything below rm500, i don't need any rgb lighting so i think won't be too expensive

If u want white, my reccomendation would be iKBC.

if not ill definitely reccomend Filco/Leopold since RM500 is possible to get that brands.

i've done some research and found out IKBC C87 and ducky one TKL (non-backlit) are very similar in price and everything, which would you recommend? would also appreciate if you give me some link for the filco / leopold model that are similar to this

http://www.lazada.com.my/ikbc-c87-white-fr...Y&mp=1&rs=22745
http://www.lazada.com.my/ducky-one-tkl-non...Y&mp=1&rs=22745

http://www.lazada.com.my/filco-majestouch-...rs=2120&rb=6793

and also i found this keyboard with very cheap price, but i know this model is very old already, and the white version Filco Majestouch 2 HAKUA i cannot find in Malaysia, any sifu knows where or anymore opinion?

between the two i think ikbc c87 has better values because it comes with double-shot pbt key caps (i think only leopold and ikbc have pbt key caps by default). the good thing about double-shot pbt key caps is that their legends just don't wear off even after a long while; and they are nice to type on. very steady (ducky one's should be double-shot abs; should be equally durable, but they develop key-shine effects).

as a comparison, a number of legends on my corsair k70 rgb's abs key caps wore off, and developed key-shine effects in just after few months of use. (wasd keys especially; terrible :/)

edit: oh you added filco into the list. get filco then. it's damn cheap for that price tbh. (mkbs are relatively durable for a long time; age is not really a problem)

This post has been edited by horns: Jul 3 2017, 10:26 PM

iKBC C series actually is just printed PBT keycaps and it's not doubleshot PBT. Only backlit iKBC keyboards do use doubleshot PBT (first shot is POM).

Thanks for reply! can i know why filco? altho i know filco is very famous, but i believe the majestouch 2 is using ABS and dont have NKRO? and i'm not that into customizing and filco is really good at customizing. And where to buy those pretty keycaps if i bought the filco majestouch 2. ty~

Filco is the best brand for OEM. I mean best of the best, top 1.
Filco is using printed ABS (UV-coated) keycaps, the legends will wear off over time of heavy use.
It do have NKRO if you plug in your computer via PS/2 (PS/2 converter is provided in the package). If you plug in via USB, it only do support 6-KRO.

1st~ i surfed then website on your profile, it wrote iKBC C87 Non-Backlit Doubleshot PBT Mechanical Keyboard (White) so is it double shot or not as you earlier mention..
2nd thing, i see the picture of the majestouch 2 TKL of the store uni (rm469) and lazada (rm369), their windows key are different so i assume there are the newer version of it? is the differences very big? i'm very close to make a decision already, thank you guys in advance

thanks a lot for the correction; my bad for not checking c87 out closely

http://www.ikbc.com.tw/c87 yeah the website for c87 actually stated it's pbt; not pbt double-shot like f87.

quovadis123 has answered about filco and nkro; filco majestouch2 has nkro with ps/2 adapter (the adapter comes with the board).

if you planned to change to better-quality key caps, taobao is cheaper. price range varies based on quality; there are a lot of good stuff there, e.g. dye-sub or double-shot pbt key cap sets.

about no. 1, i think quovadis123 has corrected the confusion just now.

for no. 2, you can always take a look at filco's product page, like this one, http://www.diatec.co.jp/en/det.php?prod_c=884

alright thanks alot ! one final question, if you were me (only plays dota2 not other game or anything, will be choosing mx blue ), which will you choose
1) c78 rm314 shipped (white which i preferred)
2) majestouch 2 rm370.50 shipping (older version, black)

This post has been edited by zhi95: Jul 4 2017, 12:04 AM

er you have to answer that yourself.

personally, filco; and i like black case hahaha

ahha i think i'll go filco, thank you guys for the opinion, and if possible, do drop me some taobao links to customize it, i'm really new to filco keyboard, previously was using blackwidow

previously i was a gaming board user also

i guess after you used filco as your daily driver, you will understand why most of us don't go back to gaming boards anymore. (well at least this was my case)

for filco boards, don't worry about those stabilizers when you swap key caps. it's easy.

Welcome on board fellow Filco user. Best choice.

Filcoislove,Filcoislife.

As a start, a very basic mod. detachable cable
do it !

Hey guys. It's been a while since I explore MKB stuff, I'd like to ask something about MKB. My custom made Magicforce 68 Gateron White had a few switches that were spoilt ( double register) and I swapped them out. The age of the keyboard is about 6-8 months

Is this considered as normal for Gateron White since it's only 35g? The spoilt switches are the commonly used for FPS game.

I'm also thinking of building a new mini layout MKB. Any new MKB pcb available on Taobao? Budget below rm500 without the key caps.

My goal is to make MKB with Gateron Red/similar. Preferably without LED too as they're too troublesome.

Tada68?

OK that's nice. Thanks for the suggestion! Gonna buy it for sure