In this video I try the new Blackwidow V4 75% Custom Keyboard from Razer. Sponsored by Razer (WHO DID NOT REVIEW THE FINAL VIDEO): razer.a9yw.net/R5m4Zg

@darkwolf2343

9 ай бұрын

blud hearted his own message: MR HIPYO THIS IS EVIL i understand that premiers get interest and people can hit the bell BUT I DONT WANT OT WAIT 11 hours lol also this showed up on my subscriptions almost instantly. Keep up the good content hippo boi.

@HipyoTech

9 ай бұрын

I heart my own comment so people dont think its a scammer comment @@darkwolf2343

@nsb5009

9 ай бұрын

@@HipyoTech= scammer

@redkingracer6

9 ай бұрын

@@HipyoTechdo you mod it because in your short it sounds stock

@darkwolf2343

9 ай бұрын

@@HipyoTech I figured tbh

As a Razer employee myself, I was super excited for you to try this keyboard

@daalah6074

9 ай бұрын

I'm super excited that you guys finally released your switches, they're my favourites and I've had to quit using my razer keebs as I've gotten into customs but I can't wait to put orange switches in my keyboard so there always will be a little razer in it!

@stevesutton772

9 ай бұрын

Make it wireless, coward.

@Foreseen3

9 ай бұрын

How did you become a razer employee?

@mhm35

9 ай бұрын

As a complete noob to custom keyboards (this will be my first upon purchasing), I am hoping that your optical switches will become available, too. I have your Pro Type Ultra with "silent" Yellows. They are indeed silent. If unassembled from the keyboard. The moment the keys go on: clack clack clackety clack. I also have your Huntsman Mini with Reds. *That* is a silent keyboard and my favorite switch I've tried among Green, Orange, Red, Yellow, Purple. But if not, I'll keep trying out silent switches from other OEMs once I get my hands on this new product. :)

@Fenlen

9 ай бұрын

You guys should really update the Tartarus (or revive/create a product of that line) with some of your new switches. I've been dreaming for a Tartarus with red switches ever since I got my Huntsman v2 (even the yellow or oranges from this new blackwidow will be great).

Another props is that they didn't half-assed this product like some of their others. This feels like an complete product

@telagabiroe8789

9 ай бұрын

like what ?

@ROFLKNIEFGOESSLIEC

9 ай бұрын

​@@telagabiroe8789 Not him but their mice are pretty meh. Older wired ones I've had with double clicking issues. Recently I've had a wireless Razer Basilisk V3 Pro and the first one just straight up died, the replacement the rubber band for the wheel is super thin and has loosened causing the hyperscroll to not work properly anymore. Also seems to have trouble reading inputs for about a second or so if you accidentally lift it up off your pad/surface even a few millimeters at times. Surprisingly that hasn't seemed to really happen in games but still, does not inspire confidence.

@patrickhydar

5 ай бұрын

are you on drugs, learn some grammar my man

@META313.

4 ай бұрын

​@@ROFLKNIEFGOESSLIECIve been using Razer mice for years and literally not a single one of them had any problems at all and thats especially imoressive because Im advanced level Fortnite player and I completely push mice to their limits. Viper Ultimate was the best and unimaginably durable. If someone described to me what Ive done to that mouse, I wouldn't consider it even remotely possible for a mouse to survive all of that, Im just immensely flabbergasted. I tend to rage too much, Ive broken many mice, multiple keyboards, 1 headset and 1 monitor, also dented one of my aluminum gaming laptops. But Viper Ultimate was just incomprehensibly tortured - Ive thrown it on the wall like 10+ times with a full or considerable amount of force, once I even slipped off my chair because of the inertia caused by swinging my hand to throw it on the wall. Many times it literally bounced off and came back to legs. Ive stepped on it. Ive smashed it on my desk many (MANY) times, my old mousepad still has the outlines of the shape of the bottom part of Viper's casing, thats how hard Ive smashed it. The rear area of the top shell is also torn apart but the top panel hides it. Last time I raged, I completely ripped up the left mouse button from the body of the mouse, even the point where it connects the upper side of the top shell, it completely came off and caused the top panel to fall off as well, which exposed the top shell and I stabbed it continuously a couple of times until I accidentally penetrated the battery with my knife, all the gas got released from the battery. I basically disconnected the battery cable from the PCB and just threw every part of the mouse in my drawer. After a couple of days I tried to reassemble it - placed the left mouse button back in its slot, barely fitted because the front side of the plastic was bent but I fixed it, put the top panel to hold the rear connection of the button to the shell, used double sided tape to hold the panel in place, plugged cable in the mouse (because battery is gone) and it works perfectly except the left mouse button is noticeably harder to click but I can use it in a regular way to play Fortnite without giving me the disadvantage. Even changed the skates. Basically it still works after just an indefinite amount of destruction. Viper Mini was also extremely durable but I never put it thru this much misery tho. So the statement of yours that they are 'meh' is just monumental absurd, Im absolutely positive that nobody has ever done that much damage to the Viper Ultimate specifically and it still works after all and Ive had no problems with any of the other Razer mice.

@necroLAN

Ай бұрын

​@@ROFLKNIEFGOESSLIECi got myself the basilisk v3 wired just because i didnt wanna deal with that eventually happening to me , ive been using it for 2 years and its still factory new

As a warning to anyone buying, I bought this product and it was phenomenal for about 6 months. After that, it started double typing on me. I thought "well maybe this is just an unusual defect" so i looked it up. Apparently quite a few people are having this issue with even the warranty units having the same issues a few months down the line. I wanted to see what the cause was, and after taking a multimeter to the switches and swapping out lesser used switches with the switches that are double typing, I do believe that the switches are indeed the problem. About 5 of my most used keys are having this issue. I can say that the rest of the keyboard is exactly as described above. Its a solid product, but if anyone is thinking about buying this, just be warned that you may need to swap the switches rather soon. Appreciate the video man!

@akumusi556

Ай бұрын

i have this problem but after 4 years so do take it with a grain of salt

@menphyy

Ай бұрын

I've had 5 different mechanical keyboards from different brands, all of them started to double type after a while. That is why I don't buy keyboards whitout swappable switches anymore.

@SaintsPurgatory

28 күн бұрын

Then send it back.

@zapronthe22nd

28 күн бұрын

@@SaintsPurgatory as stated above, many have reported that even their return units are having the same issue

@zapronthe22nd

28 күн бұрын

@@akumusi556 fair enough. I'm not sure if you're lucky or if I'm unlucky lol

After all these years, Razer doesn't get shamed anymore!

@amarbandoo2396

9 ай бұрын

Ding dong No Bing BONG

@BobbyJoe24.

9 ай бұрын

They never should’ve gotten shamed hippo criticized them based on their sound and looks when the were never meant to look and sound good in the first place they were only made to give good performance in gaming

@jonny4036

9 ай бұрын

Sure they do. Razer support is horrible. They basically tell you to pay for Razer care or your out of luck. Also Synapse might be the worst software created on the planet. I bought a Razer webcam and synapse virtually crashes each time you change a setting. Total garbage.

@Neko_Nugget

9 ай бұрын

@@BobbyJoe24.dumb take

@michaelthompson9798

9 ай бұрын

I was going to like 👍 this comment, but when 8 saw it had 69 likes, I stopped 😂🤣😅😉😉

You're not the only one that's fine with Razer Synapse, I have no issues with Synapse either. Synapse gets the job done just like with any peripheral programs.

@lexidawittlewabbit

9 ай бұрын

Same! Synapse is not that bad.

@BobbyJoe24.

9 ай бұрын

I love Steelseries software too

@BobbyJoe24.

9 ай бұрын

I love Steelseries and Razer products I have Deathadder V3 Pro Wired version and Apex Pro TKL 2023 which is the fastest TKL keyboard on the market which is my preferred layout

@HoundNL

9 ай бұрын

Wow, I have problems with synapse all the time It crashes, it appears mud gameplay, mid windows installation (that's fucked up), can't get it to start, if I set it to not start with windows boot it breaks completely and I have to do a fresh reinstall, it doesn't change my mouse macros sometimes. It just doesn't work and crashes and breaks all the time, hate it, I'm thinking about changing my mouse to another brand just to get rid of that crap software, but it's good to know some people have no problem with it

@gus8696

9 ай бұрын

The worst thing about it is that it appears at random times and always overlays everything else. That’s it

I find it fascinating how different people's preferences can be. I noticed you mentioning the gasket and "bounciness" as a good thing; I've specifically placed most of my mechanical keyboards directly on a desk so they DON'T feel bouncy/mushy; I accidentally discovered the difference being on the table/desk surface alone vs being on a rubberized mat and now I just... can't go back.

@HipyoTech

9 ай бұрын

I used to really love stiff typing but now I go back and forth

I just started watching your videos over a week ago 'cause I'm planning on getting my first ever custom keyboard but I had no experience in it so I search on yt and found you're channel and you gave more confidence to build it, so thank you so much! W hipyo and W video! 1M SUBS BY THE END OF THE YEAR !!!

Hi Hipyo! I love your vids. Quick note from someone who has worked as an ergonomist: wrist rests are not bad! In most cases, especially with mechanical keyboards (because they're thicker than other kinds) they are helpful for improving wrist alignment. There are different typing styles and they have their advantages and disadvantages. Most people will either have a "hovering wrist" which you do, or the "supported wrist". Hovering increases the muscle activity of your arms and shoulders because they're holding that weight up and this can lead to issues. If you don't have any discomfort doing this, then sure, having a wrist rest is not needed. If someone does want to support their wrists on a surface, thereby giving their arms and shoulders less work to do, then having a wrist rest at the height of the keyboard case is really helpful and can save a ton of people from carpal tunnel issues.

@glatt1817

9 ай бұрын

While this might apply only to the higher wrist rests, but my understanding was that you're not supposed to be using the wrist rest while typing anyway. The articles I've seen talk about how they're more for resting when not in the process of typing (which I suppose is the value with the hovering wrist rests if used properly). Mine is at keyboard height (medium height overall), and I only utilize it when I'm fatigued or resting momentarily between active typing).

@TheParkourFencer

9 ай бұрын

@@glatt1817 There is a tradeoff for sure, and most people have a preference for one or the other but neither is correct as long as it keeps you feeling good. I've helped a lot of people with wrist pain reduce it or have it fully healed by making use of the wrist rest. Resting is important no matter what style you prefer, so if that's what you'd like to use it for then by all means!

@IStratz

9 ай бұрын

Can confirm. Doing a data entry job gave me carpel tunnel issues and I tried to just hover and type. But because I typed so much, I think hovering was still activating muscles in my hands/arms to keep them level. So it didn't help nearly as much as getting a wrist rest did. Once I got a wrist rest, it allowed my muscles to relax much more and slowly helped over time.

@FreshApplePie

9 ай бұрын

interesting thought. i actually dont like wrist rests for this reason, because i was a clasically trained pianist (just play as a hobby now) and hovering wrists was one of the things drilled into me early on. just noticed i do this when typing and i never have any problems with it, so I guess that was a good habit that followed through to my typing. now i understnd that people who dont do this might need the extra support to keep their wrists up my thoughts are as long as you are comfortable typing for long periods of time and dont have any areas of sustained pain or pressure, your typing technique is probably fine for you, and for some people, that means using wrist rests help. but for people like me who have this habit, ive never experienced any aches or problems typing for long periods of time, thats also fine too

@grubbygeorge2117

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I kept hearing that wrist rests are bad for me and it didn't make sense for me because of just how much more comfortable using one was. I can type pretty fast, but keeping my wrists was seriously uncomfortable for longer sessions. Does the wrist rest material make any difference for ergonomics? I'm on the lookout for a new one since the old one that came with my razer keyboard (I don't use the keep anymore, just combining the wrist rest with what I'm typing on right now) is showing its age.

absolutely ace! i was considering doing this keyboard upgrade and now you have convinced me to do it for sure. thanks bro!

Hipyo i love your vids. im scared of custom keyboards but you make it seem nice

@mrsir6000

9 ай бұрын

I'm still scared of the HIPYO MOD METHOD

@daunted2322

9 ай бұрын

It can be as complicated and expensive as you want, or vice versa :P I started with a 80 ish pounds GK GAMAKAY barebones kit, then just looked for prelubed switches and some keycaps that I liked the look of.

@joshuadelsaraza4782

9 ай бұрын

@@daunted2322 My custom is only $89 and it sounds really good like an expensive one. GMK67 with lubed KTT Darlings and Aifei ABS Cherry profile Keycaps, not a single mod because I'm part of the clacky gang.

@TheAlixSH

9 ай бұрын

It's an expensive rabbithole which is totatlly unnecessary in the grand scheme of things. I would recommend you stay away, and if you want in so bad, then buy something of decent quality (hear "alu case"). I wasted 1.5k dollars in this hobby and I regret 1k of those.

@daunted2322

9 ай бұрын

It's not expensive unless we are saying "compared to a membrane". Sure it's a hobby, it's having higher standards is a totally valid thing to have though. Spending responsibly is of course required for any purchase. I don't think scaring people is the right way to do that. @@TheAlixSH

I honestly think that Razer nailed this one, finally! It’s a nice mix of amazing gaming performance at a pretty good 75% layout that is unique and still deliver that “gamer” feel to it with Razer unique branding, and a quite nice typing experience with a decent sound profile directly from the case without the need of modding! (Even better than the Wooting on TYPING feeling, not performance). I honestly think If you’re a gamer and you’re not quite adapted to the 60% layout or just want a easy mass production keyboard or even just want something good out of the box, that delivers performance and specs close to a custom keyboard like: typing feeling, sound profile and etc, without the need of modding (which is 90% of customers, unfortunately people don’t have the patience to lube gaming switches for a entire afternoon), this keyboard can be the best option by far!

@juanpablohernandez3199

9 ай бұрын

i dont know why you say its sounds "decent" when it sounds a lot better before the changes, the stock sound is the sound that everybody wants in their keyboards, sounds thoc.

@TsunamicBug

9 ай бұрын

@@juanpablohernandez3199 Yeah, I think it was better before the mod. The ping is a bit annoying, yeah but I prefer the sound and I don't like those keycaps.

@Red_starr

9 ай бұрын

You do know nobody is reading that

@phazorx144

8 ай бұрын

@@Red_starrcorrection I read it (your lazy)

@Red_starr

8 ай бұрын

@@phazorx144 said the fucking cat profile

Personally, I fill all my keyboards with plastic explosive for the sound dampening. The ATF did not appreciate my creative mod until I showed them your channel. Thanks Hipyo!

@thannydevitos2332

9 ай бұрын

Personally prefer tannerite

@Instinct0425

9 ай бұрын

uranium >>

Honestly the WS Standard switches like the Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, etc are excellent value and also prelubed really well. Similar to the Morandis, they don't need lubing. For tactile enjoyers who like medium weight and big initial bumps (hehe initial bumps), Wuque Studio Browns are amazing. They also make a Heavy Tactile and SIlent Tactile for those with other tactile preferences. I haven't tried the Auroras though

@Calebre_

9 ай бұрын

Are the Wuques prelubed well?

@shareemrasyidi9948

9 ай бұрын

WS Brown is amazing, easily becomes my most favourite tactile so far

I've never watched any of your videos. Didn't even know you existed. But thank goodness KZread recommended you, because this is gold tiert ech content.

While they definitely should market it mentioning its plastic and aluminum, they should do it in stride cause the mixing of the two provided more of a benefit with the sound. Overall with some more fine tuning of features and an extra mod or so this could actually be one of the better custom-gaming hybrid keyboards, definitely taking things in a really good direction.

hipyo!! i'm a new subscriber but i wanted to let you know that you inspired me to finally dip into a hobby that's intimidated me for years. i've finalized my first build and now i'm saving up for it! super excited, thank you for sharing your hobby with us and making it more approachable!!

Got mine the day they dropped, I really like it! a Chroma enabled, hot-swap, 75%, factory lubed, tactile keyboard is just what I wanted. Changed the orange switches out for some 67g Zealios, added some durock stabs, some PE foam, and a set of POPkey Hello World caps.

@mikeworkman1759

6 ай бұрын

Where did you get your PE foam? Do you happen to have a link to the one you got?

Already waiting for this review!

thankyou for making this video, its really helpfull for me to make puchasing decision

it happened so that when this video dropped i was building pc after 12 years of break and was literally searching for a keyboard. I wanted a custom variant but also a "gaming" one. So after this the choice fell on blackwidow v4. I can say that after a month with it I'm totally happy with it. Still didn't mod it but in stock as Hipyo said its great. keeping in mind I can mod it at any time also pretty cool. Thank you for the video!

In terms of software i've always thought razer was kinda ahead of literally all of the competition. You can register your products for convenience with warranty. There's chroma support for some games which some people will hate but playing something like terraria with it and seeing the keyboard reflect your environment with it's lighting is just sick. Their rbg function on synapse is super nice to use and you can set profiles which is pretty neat. But what I miss the most with my new keychron is hypershift and the macros. I used to have a macro set to hypershift+mouse4 and it worked as an auto clicker. I now can't set an autoclicker to my mouse anymore without sacrificing one of my side button which I also use in other games a lot. and Im used to them going back and forward on webpages and such. Here's to hoping we're able to just buy pcbs from them in different sizes soon so we can customize their experience even further.

Master, I bought a GXTrust Callaz and did a tape mod foam mod (soon to be traded to kinetic sand) and lubricated the switches. Now it sounds almost perfect.

best sound ever! I would have never. thought of using kinetic sand. Amazing!

This guy were my favourite keyboard youtuber when i were into that stuff, seeing that his work talking bad about gaming keyboards are, now, being recognize by the brands, i got my first cuatom keyboard because of him, and he is truly sincere in this keyboard reviews, sayingthe pros and cons, honestly i will stay with my drop alt that i modified (because i am too lazy to make one more keyboard and to modify it) but hey, this guy is the best, thx hipyo for this review you are the best 😁👍

Morandis? Again? You really like those switches. Thinking I should pick some up... Thanks for another great vid. Love the content! And my goodness! Marbly heaven in a Razer!

@HipyoTech

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I really wanted a point of comparison with the other boards I've used them in hahaha

Hey, graet video, but i really have an important question since im new to custom keyboards, where did you get that PE foam sheet for the switches?

Okay, I am also surprised. They definitely tried to do something a little different than the 2020 standard "75% gasket mount, hotswap" keyboard. Honestly more interested in tactile switches, because linears are just so boring. So long as its better than a Cherry/Gat brown, I'm sold.

I just got this keyboard 2 days ago, and I have to say I love it with all my heart lol, it's the best sounding and performing keyboard right out of the box I've ever had!

@ViNx1

Ай бұрын

Hey do u still have it? and do u have any problems Like double typing?

@crentepoliglota

Ай бұрын

@@ViNx1 i dont brother, i bought the wooting 60+ he

I'm really really really a beginner on keyboards and I'm officially in a tour through your videos, so I can choose a good custom keyboard. Hipyo, your videos are not only very informative but are also kind of comfortable. But hey, howdy hey, thank you a lot Hipyo, you deserve our subscription and likes

And here I am, seemingly still the only person thats not only content, but absolutely enjoying the general Razer Green Clickyness.

Amazing! I really like the Keyboard. Hope it comes out with a qwertz layout here in germany. If it does I might buy it then :)

Howdy hey Hipyo I personally am a fan of Razer and own a keyboard of theirs (BlackWidow V3 Mini 65%) so to see you actually have a somewhat nice opinion about the V4 keyboard felt.. validating! I also appreciate that you test out so many keyboards to at least give us an idea of what they sound and feel like. PS: I love your cat(s) :D

Re: wrist rests - I have legitimately injured my wrist from not using one. I bought a Ducky One2 mini as my first foray into good keyboards, and I used it without a wrist rest for a couple of weeks and ended up getting a repetitive wrist strain injury. It was also really uncomfortable because of the height of the keyboard. They do serve an important purpose for ergonomics, you just have to make sure you don't put your wrist at a bad angle from it being too tall.

@IrrationalDelusion

2 ай бұрын

everyone has different arm proportions, long fingers people don’t need them

Rockin' the Focal Bathys!

I wonder if they can do a similar improvement for their optical keyboards as well. My Huntsman with Razer Purple switches is my favourite clicky board, despite its "overall horribleness". This is due to its "perfect" force curve, exact accuracy of the actuation point together with the click, and the short travel before actuation and a comparatively longer one after with a higher resistance than the tactile event. All of which making it a very unique switch, and making it the best board I've ever tried for typing without bottoming out while also using very little force. Thus it's by far the best board for not getting any fatigue even in very long typing sessions. Ironically, I use it for this, and not gaming as it's just irritating with its clickyness and rattling for that... There is no mechanical switch I know of like it though. (I've looked up a lot of force curves. Really a lot...) But the board rattles like hell with its horrible stabilizers, and it's very clicky, so I'm using my mechanical w. linear switches for everyday use and gaming. Would love to see that switch in a board like this! Although opticals are implemented quite differently I think, so Idk. how likely it may be.

I have always been a huge fan personally of razors m&kb for a long time probably 8 years or more. Told a lot of people about them and they all have loved using razor. My dad has razor on his gaming pc and my mom in her office also. But when I found you on KZread a year ago i immediately bought the gmmk. Love the keynotes but this new razor I think I’ll finally be truly happy with. Very excited thank you.

Where can i get that PE Foam you used with all the cut outs?? A link would be appreciated...also was that electric tape or masking tape that you used on the 'duaghter board' and what was the size?

put morandi switches in my qk 100 with a carbon fiber plate from your previous reccomendations and they are so amazing. the perfect mixture of clack and thock and a heavenly feel to type on.

bought that purple mat you used in this video, goes nice with my epomaker space travel keycaps :D

Maybe it's just me, but out of the three sound tests the stock one sounds the nicest. At least imo

@80H_d

5 ай бұрын

certainly makes it the least effort for you if you decide to get one!

@Theblackurso

3 ай бұрын

Its not just you, stock sounds much better.

My first "custom" keyboard was when I took a broken Blackwidow v2 chroma and soldered Gateron Black Ink v2's. Mainly bc I was too lazy to setup rgb with any other software, and also because I was too cheap to buy a new PCB and plates, lol. Im still using it like 3 years later.

I love the looks of the blackwidow series keyboards! I did order one different then what i originally was going to awhile back, pre ordered the new Huntsman v3 analog, has there 2nd gen new switches, 0.1-4.0mm, I'm looking forward to it! Ive been gaming on a typewriter style round flat key cap $30-50ish keyboard for awhile, used to have the ornata chroma razer and i honestly liked it a lot too. Gonna be an upgrade this time!

@HipyoTech Nice review, actually convinced me in getting the keyboard and i must say it feels pretty damn good straight out the box. I would like to do some of the mods you did, could you tell me the best place for getting the switches you used and which PBT keycaps would you recommend that still can also retain been backlite. Thanks in advance!

The cat playing with kinetic sand, Love it.

as somone who has used gaming keyboards their whole life and was looking to get into customs im so happy they did this and im waiting for the 100 or 96 version. i love rgb and transparent text and i dont care that sexy at night rgb and synpase intergration for games and wallpaper engine just rocks. cant beat asus and razer rgb support and looks imo

@Scriptdbrawl

9 ай бұрын

Wait, u like 100% gaming keyboards?? That’s stupid.

@ertgb_

9 ай бұрын

@@Scriptdbrawl fr the only reason for a 100% keyboard is if you're using it for work or some shit. tf you need a numpad for?

@InTuneGarage

9 ай бұрын

@@Scriptdbrawl hey we like what we like its personal prefere3nce

@Ech0sinmyhead

8 ай бұрын

@@ertgb_well, don’t forget about macros. You get more of them on the side with a 100%. That can be useful. But other than that…it’s just too big for just gaming.

Man do I miss the days great video hope you are doing great with everything

Hope you're proud of me! Just got this keyboard on Amazon as a used item in (acceptable condition). Got this keyboard for $117 and everything inside still had it's original plastic as if never opened. Only the outside of the original box was damaged! And I LOVE IT!!!

I'm definitely impressed with this, I personally love the Razor clicky and tactile but I recently purchased an Azoth for about $10 more with a many more features and even with Blue's it's very quite even unmodified, more quite than the one you demonstrated, perhaps I just got a good one, who knows. Whatever the reason I'm very happy.

@grubbygeorge2117

9 ай бұрын

Any keyboard will sound a bit different in an online sound test than it does in person. There's a lot of variables other than the keyboard that affect the sound. The microphone Hipyo is using will affect the sound, its distance from the keyboard will to, as well as editing he does to the videos. Even the surface you are resting the keyboard on and the acoustics of your room make a change, which you can easily check by putting the keyboard on your bed.

@DomBogey94

6 ай бұрын

Can you explain tactile switch to me? I love how this keyboard looks and an building a PC. But I amd reading people talking about tactile switches not being good for gaming? All I know is a keyboard is a keyboard, I just use "normal keyboards" so idk what the hell to look for haha

@MarbsMusic

6 ай бұрын

@@DomBogey94 There are really 3 types of switches or at least have been. Linear, Tactile and Clicky. A linear switch is a smooth press all the way down, a tactile has a bump when pressing down before it activates and a clicky had a bump like a tactile but also makes an audible click. Many people prefer a linear switch for gaming but some linear switches actually take a longer and/or heavier press to activate than some tactile switches. As most people gaming want a quick press to activate the switch for response times they tend to look to linear assuming that will be the case. There are some linear switches which activate very quickly and usually noted a "speed" switches. These are Razer's new switches that only have a total travel of 3.5mm. They still activate at a standard 2mm but reset at 1.8mm so they should feel faster than the standard "red" linears found in many "gaming" keyboards while also having a little more bounce when typing. This keyboard also has a very fast polling rate of 8000 hrz. Frankly unless you are a competitive gamer I'm not sure anything over 1000hrz, which is standard, is truly noticeable but more and more people seem to want it. All the reviews on this keyboard are good so if you are ok with Razer's software it looks like a good buy and should be an excellent keyboard for gaming. Just to note though that the latest trend for gaming are magnetic switches which would feel linear but use a magnet to activate and allow for the actuation point to be set differently. I noted 3 standard types, the more recently would include optical liners which actuate with light rather than completing a circuit then the magnetic. Optical linears are usually very fast actuation and light. This can be good for gaming but can also cause a problem in that sometime you might activate while just resting your finger on the key. Very light normal linears can have this problem as well. With the magnetic switches you could set certain keys to activate very quickly, say at 1mm, then have others more normal at 1.5mm or 2mm. The Wooting HE60 is probably the most popular of this type of keyboard and has recently released some AL kits to upgrade the standard case. Razer, Steelseries and soon Keychron and Corsair will have similar type boards as well. I'm not sure how much rapid trigger type magnetic switches truly make a difference for games other than first person shooters but as noted it seems to be the new trend. I hope this helps. For what it's worth I've played games of all types my entire life, I'm 53, and used all types of keyboards. Any board with nkey rollover should be good, you will get use to the switch over time and adjust IMHO. I'm currently gaming with a heavy linear, Gateron Oil King, switch but used a tactile, Glorious Pandas, for quite a long time. See how the board feels when you rest your hands on it, this is hot swap so you can always change the switches later if you don't like them. The feel of where your hands sit will be much more important long term IMHO. As noted in my original post the Azoth, there is a new one now too, is a very nice board for about the same price with a few more features which also has one of the fastest 2.4Ghz wireless connections possible. I personally always game in wired mode and my primary is a QK Neo65 but love the 75% form like this board as well.

@DomBogey94

6 ай бұрын

@@MarbsMusic dude holy shit thank you, this was the bible of knowledge over here. I'll probably get it. I am not competitive gamer at all, so maybe I'll give it a try!

@DomBogey94

5 ай бұрын

@@MarbsMusic got it, I really like the switches so far!

I like the Glarses vibes, especially from the transition 😂

10:02 - lovely shot of the Focal Bathys 😊

That top-half-aluminium construction reminds me of my old Corsair K60. I really enjoyed the experience of that board, but with a whole section of the board being membrane, and the nonstandard bottom row, was a pain to customise. Eventually, the Ctrl key started acting up, and now I've decided to salvage the mx reds from it haha Something I like about gaming companies getting into keyboards is the potential uptick in ISO support. Still having a hard time finding a hotswap ISO board to my preferred specs.

Razer really made some big improvements here. Great job breaking it down

What I am most curious about is how does it compare to the Monsgeek M1, I've been contemplating entering the custom keyboard game, for a few months, and have been looking at the M1 as my potential start, but this Razer product actually seems interesting.

Probably the best sounding stock main stream keyboard I’ve heard

As a razer shareholder i was very excited for you to review this product.

So I would like to get my first mechanical keyboard and tried this at a best buy and loved the feel of this one in particular. I have a budget of $300-500 would you recommend a custom that has a feel very similar to this one that could be improved quality wise with switches or caps? I also own a Mac so customizing it with Mac caps would be nice.

Had the wooting for a year but really wanted to try this one too. Got my unit yesterday and holy its so satisfying to use. Unfortunately no rapid triggers but goddamn razer went all out with this one 😅🎉

looks promising. do you know if this keyboard is the same technology as TKL version, or they differ?

Wrist rests are useful, you just don't have to use them incorrectly. You should get one with a hight that better fits your keyboard, and don't literally rest your wrists all the time in a locked position. It's best to use it as a guide to where to have your hands and glide across it, again, to not have them stuck in one place, so I suggest to buy one that is a bit firm and not too squishy. Also you should be using it closer to the palm of your hand, for both mouse and keyboard, pressing directly on your wrist and for too long can further develop carpel tunnel injury. And if something still doesn't feel right, adjust the hight of your chair to have your arms at a 90° angle.

7:17 as someone that likes custom kb and serious gaming, i really appreciate the 8k hz

Can you make a switch tierlist video? Would be great to have an idea what to upgrade my current switches to potentially

i love your vids and im considering making a custom keyboard myself

Honestly for a "mainstream" brand like Razor to make a board with all these features out of the box at that price point I'm actually impressed. While they obviously cut SOME corners with the plastic vs aluminum case design etc, they didn't skimp out on things that matter like some of the other brands do. I'd have no problem suggesting this as an intro custom board to people who want something a little more premium but don't want to do a full build.

I have had several older deathadders. They fit my big hands perfectly. The build quality was so so, the rubber sides fell off too early and i kept buying new ones to put on. Durability was low. This was the early versions of deathadder. I went to Zowie after and used them for many years. Been through many of them but ended up on fk1 for my fps gaming style. I got a cheap second hand Viper ultimate lately and I'm rocking It still. It's decent. I also have a razer ornata v3. I have been on the mechanical keyboard wagon for many years, had ducky, k70 lux and many others. I ended up realizing keyboards are not that important, so a cheap ornata on sale Is enough. But It's big for my setup now and I'm looking for something smaller. This keyboard looks great, but It's expensive and I could get any high tier mechanical also for this price. The only Issue I have with razer Is their disgusting software. I simply wont install It so my keyboard Is spewing out the random wave system In all colors when I have the pc on at night. It lights up the godamn bedroom.

I want to build a custom keyboard but I LOVE and can NOT live without Razer's amazing RGB customization

You can also change the brightness of the RGB in the razer Synpase app.

Please do a Blackwidow vs Azoth video! I'd love to see you mod the hell out of both keyboards!

@kennY_72

9 ай бұрын

I'm on the same situation. I want to see wich one is better value here. Very interested on both. Also the wooten 60he but not 100% for sure.

@grubbygeorge2117

9 ай бұрын

@@kennY_72 Wooting is gonna be better if (and only if) you care about features like rapid trigger. If you want a general purpose typing/gaming board, both the razer and the azoth are better options

@couchhausenl

7 ай бұрын

yes pls

hey man, i love this blue theme keycaps, do you know where to buy them?

Love your channel and all your content.. Could you please review the new RAZER HUNTSMAN V3 as soon as possible. I'm so torn on between this and the wooting. I need to know if razer steeped up the the game on there newest offering! Thx so much

U liked the second sound test better. But it does sound really good!

the hippo himself responded to me in the live chat, I feel so proud, oh yeah, I also got the gmmk pro to sound really good

I would love to see that big gaming keyboard manufacturers (Razer, Corsair, Logitech, Steel Series etc.) introduce some full size hot swapable keyboard. I personally have 3 keyboards, 1 of them is my Logitech G815 and my 2 others are 2 60& budget keyboard from Sharkoon and Royal Kludge with basic tape mod, foam mod. I would love to have a dedicated full size keyboard with a numpad where i can switch cherry MX switches.

I bought two of these, one of the white ones and one of the black ones. Both started multi typing characters within 90 days (on a mac and a PC).. Unfortunate, it is a great feeling and sounding keyboard right out of the box.

Ohhh that boba popping with the kinetic sand mod. 🥵

#02 already sounds nice!

even your cat seems to love the keyboard haha

Does this keyboard store its settings onboard, or does it require Synapse to constantly run in the background just to access macros or configure the RGB? I really like the north-facing LEDS and the orange switches aren't bad either.

definetely going to put some pudding or clear keycaps on that, just to make the led pop more and drowned in rgb lighting with synapse on while playing games.

I actually might buy this. I use a razer mouse because I like the feel and form factor of the basilisk series, and before I got into custom keyboards I always had razer ones. They finally might be up to standard!

Respect razor for listening and being open to criticism!

squashyboy was the real mvp here with his connection to razer they listened to squashyboy's advice

This is actually amazing

I think the rgb is dimmer because the fr-4 opaque plate is made of a darker colour which in turn could minimise the potential rgb effect.

im new to this whole thing but I feel like once you replace the switches of a keyboard it becomes a whole new keyboard. I get the keycaps, aesthetics and feel, and also foam and other sound mods, but the switches is what makes a keyboard its own keyboard.

If only it had rapid trigger switches, a 75% competitor to the Wooting 60HE would be a dream come true!

@HipyoTech

9 ай бұрын

Then it wouldn't be compatible with other switches :(

I'd be curious if we ever see a manufactured product that gives similar performance to kinetic sand. All kinetic sand is made from is super-fine sand and PDMS oil for hydrophobic properties. Of course you can't really make a type of foam or deadening mat from sand itself, in the form of a singular sheet product, but I'd be curious if there's something comparable. I don't think I've ever come across a foam, mat, or barrier sheet that quite feels like kinetic sand does, but I also don't have multiple otherwise identical keyboards that I can A-B test with the various materials I do know of; though at the same time there are also a _ton_ of materials, even in the realm of just foam products there's a lot of materials to work through and that's before getting into blends. I do have some ideas, but I'm not entirely sure how they'd work in this application, though I'm also not sure how to get ahold of some certain materials to try out some of these ideas. Again it's the lack of having A-B testing in this specific scenario that makes me think a certain material might work but also gives me thoughts that the same material might not work.

Need keycaps for the keys on the right side that arent the norm, would be ideal if they somewhat matched the hk pudding keycaps

Hey, are you planning on reviewing the Keychron Q5 Pro?

Went into a microcenter and tried every keyboard they had. This one smoked the entire roster, felt soooo good

I had the 65% Black widow v3 mini hyperspeed and was so annoyed, I had it for about 8 Months and decided to return it this Monday. I had only problems with faulty switches. The spacebar u.i.1 and several other keys were double typing most of the time, given that I have to do school work on my PC it annoyed the heck out of me. Now I have the k70 mk2 low profile with speed switches and couldnt be happier

I think the clack fans would actually like the KB completely stock. But I'm a thock fan... So damn, kinetic sand is the bomb!!!

I dont know if you already kno wthis but there's an "plugin" a piece of software from razer that syncs in with your beats you make in "fl studio", an program for making music :)

See, I have “built” a custom keyboard(I lubed some new switches and re-lubed the stabs and tried to hydrodip the case and magnetic attachment thingy) and I thought it would be cool if I had another one, but it did have Razer’s rgb software to match with my Razer mouse, and I think I’m a tactile switch kinda guy. This keyboard is hotswap, works with Chroma, and COMES WITH MEDIA KEYS AND AWESOME TACTILES?!?! Bravo 👏 👏👏

I'm just happy they brought back the Oranges, genuinely better than MX/Gat Browns, the rest is just a bonus feature

Could you please show us your go to keyboard. BTW i hope you get to 1 mill subs soon

I got the Heavy Tactile switches from Wuque recently, and as nice as they sound, they have so much stem wobble that they make my stabilized keys sound rattly even though the stabilizers are not the culprit! My backspace is the worst, and it's hard to live with when you're writing code... Any ideas on how to mitigate it?

The Spacebar after the Sandmod thogh... THOCCC

Hey Hipyo! Im from the Philippines and I want you to review the Leaven keyboards (any model but I suggest the K710 or K620). They are hot swappable and cost 5 bucks. There is a tri mode (I think) that costs 10 bucks. Would love to see you review it!

does it have a big negative effect on the RGB when you replace the clear switches with opaque ones?