Bought and returned this thing is ass… you have to push these keys to their full depth to register and the travel is far. Returned and bought corsairs new K70 pro with addressable actuation point.
So i love both the bottom pics in your image (albeit the larger versions). If you are using a thin Logitech keyboard its going to be hard to change to anything else, having the low profile preference is a curse (me). I use a g815.
The corsair while thicker is still a nice board.
Hi, currently using a K70 Pro from Corsair with Corsair OPX switches, my gf is constantly annoyed by the noise.
I want to finally take the first step and build my own MK buy I have 0 experience and tools for soldering.
I wanna know what I need to build a : 100% full size keyboard ISO FR layout that need to be silent !
I wanna avoid the all black looks, I prefer the white color.
Anyone willing to guide me ?
There are three factors to how loud a mechanical keyboard is. The first part is the keys themselves. The keys themselves, how heavy the key caps are, and how you physically type yourself.
Some keys are very clicky and make a lot of noise by default. However even a clicky keyboard can be sound quieter if you do not fully depress the keys and type or play games with a lighter touch. Some argue that a good typist does not fully depress the keys, but instead floats across the keys pressing them just enough to activate each key. There is a learning curve to moving from laptop keyboards to mechanical keyboards. With laptops you have short key travels and arguably a heavier required activation pressure. On mechanical keyboards you can range from super heavy activation pressure to feather light activation pressures. Last up are those key caps. the factory key caps on many keyboards are suitable and are of no issue. However you can get ceramic, metal, and even super light weight options that will alter how your keyboard sounds, feels, and behaves. There are silicone key caps, but they are something I can't really recommend as they can get quite dirty with dust and grime over even a few short months.
Personally I have a Corsair K70 PRO, and it is whisper quiet, but if I go hammering on the keys it makes more sound than a lap top keyboard. If i float my fingers across and don't fully depress the keys it is barely noticeable. I would recommend it if you want a mechanical keyboard with minimal noise as a stock no modification required option. However it is a hall effect keyboard, and not your classic mechanical keyboard.
I would say go to your local PC store, Best Buy, or Micro Center to try out some keyboards before you even buy your next one. If you are not to a PC mecha like I am you can also order switches from all the major players in the switch industry (all the ones recommended in this thread I believe have sampler options). I also like the Cherry MX silent switches as they are generally quiet, but still very clearly clicky like most other mechanical keyboards. Also yes please go visit /r/MechanicalKeyboards they will have more info than even I do, and I have been using mech keyboards for over 20 years now.
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