yes i think it's still costar-based; you can check out videos at youtube for new filco that have partial exposure of the stabilizers.

key caps of corsair boards are really of low quality. it's a pity really. corsair have charged premium for them, yet they cannot afford to make gaming boards whole with a better quality key cap set. yes it's about costs, but we are not asking for gmk.

grab one better set from taobao, or just do rma if the warranty is still valid.

yes you can use aliexpress.com, you can try with keywords like 'pbt double shot'. just don't go for those usd9 ones because those are damn thin pbt caps.

np; if you're in doubt just show me the links i can verify for you if you want (because i saw thin caps sold at much expensive price tags also at taobao)

pbt double shot consists of 2 different plastics



This post has been edited by horns: Sep 18 2017, 08:06 PM

i suggest you look at iKBC f108 rgb also, https://www.storeuni.com/collections/mechan...-f108-rgb-black

for comments about m500 maybe you can also ask in steelseries thread.

they are just personal brand preference to me. gaming boards in general are overpriced.

these days you can get boards with lower price with more flexibility and better build quality than gaming boards.

i think this one is good.

g810 uses their own stems. it will be hard for you to find compatible replacement key cap sets.

you're right. it's a terrible choice for them to decide on putting something with bad quality that are interfacing users directly. (it's the cheapest of all parts in that board some more)

i have switched my k70 rgb to pbt double shot also, because of its ugliness after few months of use (abuse). (the paint is too thin tbh; worn off after some time)

metal caps? better try out the feels first bro; personally i don't like them much.

yes it's cheaper by around 30% based on c-zone pricing. if you liked it just grab it

yes it's a good start; but still need to see how they implement it properly

gateron's silent versions are coming also. my need to have mkb with hotswapping capability is imminent lol!

not sure; razer maybe? however get a rgb version and set the light to green is the easier option.

sweet thanks for sharing

yeah heard about this since last year; the official website is at https://wooting.nl/ official shop is at https://shopint.wooting.nl/

it uses flaretech optical switches; like other optical switches, it has swappable switches also. there are demos at youtube. from their site there are just 2 types of switches avaiable: blue and red.

thoughts are a lot but it's still better to use first hehe

yes i think so, https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2pcs-set-10...2808849648.html

if i need to, i also ask my friends to help lol; however i think some nice guys here or at mkb fb page might be able help you out

you can try your luck with https://www.facebook.com/seu.evum or irsyadfy here

uh years? you should ask here sooner it just took me 5 minutes at google :/ here is another slightly cheaper one, https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/St...2824533785.html

oh sweet yes i do expect to pay fees for service and help.

soldering/de-soldering is actually simple but it needs practices for better outcomes. mkb is a good place to start because of so many switches and components haha (once you go past this part you can fix other things also )

in near future, with offerings of custom boards like gk64, a 60%, we might not need to do this tedious part anymore. i'm getting one so that i can start play other switches hehe

btw, gk64 looks promising: cnc aluminum case; type-c cable; pbt dye subbed key caps; for switches you can pick what you like, https://kbdfans.cn/collections/keyboard/pro...-keyboard-64key (wait for a bit longer for more options for case)

edit: forgot to mention, at least the left-shift key cap is not standard. 2x instead of 2.25x iinm

don't mention it haha at least it's all good now

kailh (kaihua) manufactured steelseries's qs1, https://deskthority.net/wiki/SteelSeries_QS1

This post has been edited by horns: Sep 23 2017, 03:59 PM

yeah haha the desoldering process really needs a lot more patience.

mkb modding is just a hobby. the more important part is to have fun at your own pace.

as for gk64, note that it's really hard to find 2u shift caps (the right shift cap is 1u) right now. then again, i just wanna play switches with it, so stock caps are good enough for me. it's on the way now. will get additional pcb just in case i screw up.

for switches, will start with gateron red/yellow/black first; lube them if necessary.

lol; oh i see minila is using that shift combo also. used or not it's also a good board. filco boards are relatively solid in terms of quality. so far for cherry-mx-only prebuilts that i have, only filco, varmilo and iKBC are the better ones at stock. i don't like space bar and modifiers that wobble. the rest are not really comparable to these three. (custom boards might be different stories)

i still prefer wired over wireless. my preferred games are all fps.

yes hot swapping means no soldering required. direct cucuk dan main, even though the board is connected to a running computer. although it's said to be compatible to all cherry-mx style switches, i think this part needs tests before buying more. also, i'm not sure how many times i can do the 'cucuk dan main'. luckily i can get spare pcb.

when i have time i will do a detachable cable mod for iKBC f87 also. just found out that this board doesn't have screws to secure the top and lower cases. it can be torn down easily, and surprisingly the two pieces can hold each other together securely without screws.

edit: i think switch hot swapping will become popular in near future. all boards with optical switches are doing that already.

This post has been edited by horns: Sep 24 2017, 03:11 AM

looks nice what switches are you using?

nice! until now i'm still not sure how to pair caps and switches lol i like cherry profile caps more for linear switches