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| System Name | Asus Ryzen 2700x Rig |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen 2700x |
| Motherboard | Asus B450B Prime A |
| Cooling | Arctic Freezer 34 AM4 |
| Memory | 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | GTX 1060 (to be updated...) |
| Storage | SiliconPower m.2 512GB, 2TB HDD + Crucial M4SSD + Kingston SSD V400 256GB |
| Display(s) | 2x Dell UltraSharp 24" |
| Case | Corsair midtower |
| Audio Device(s) | Schiit Jotunheim Dac-Amp -> AudioTechnica MSR7 |
| Power Supply | Seasonic 520W modular |
| Mouse | Logitech G502 |
| Keyboard | Skeleton modded CM Quickfire Ultimate Mx Brown |
| Software | Ubuntu KDE Plasma, W11 |
Hello! I wanted to share my keyboard mod.
So the idea of this "mod" is to make your keyboard more low profile. If you have a keyboard with a bulky housing this is worth a shot.
Keyboard used - CoolerMaster QuickFire Ultimate MX Brown
NB! This is recommended for your old keyboard and will void the warranty! You are responsible for all of the damages that this could cause. If you have decent DIY skills you are going to be ok. The electrical part is relatively harmless. You are dealing with USB 5V circuits. Another thing to consider is that you might need to re-solder the power cord if it is not
What I did:
1. Disassemble the housing.
This is the main part - you are going to use your keyboard without the housing and cover parts that need protection. For me this was super easy on my CM Quickfire Ultimate, final part was removing the USB-C port from the housing which was super
Having overview of the internals you should get a pretty good idea how moddable your keyboard is. If your keyboard is in one piece like mine, I see no reason not to try
2. Covering circuitry. When you were able to recover your keyboard from the housing you want to cover a couple of places.
1.) You want to cover the bottom of your keyboard with a sheet of rubber or plastic. On the bottom, you have all of your MX switches solder points and you want to cover these. Easiest way to apply the cover with some double sided tape strips. These have quite effective clue on them and work very
2.) Cover all circuit board parts that have metal
3. Applying some cosmetics if you have something that you find distracting or
4. Add some feet to the keyboard to give an incline angle. I used double-sided tape for this but I imagine finding some feet isn't going to be
** This is a work in progress for me. I put minimal effort into it and like the results. Some minor cosmetic adjustments come next.
What are the end results? Why bother?
My keyboard is proper low profile now. It is way better to type on. It looks cool! The MX Browns sound way better for some reason, they had strange muffled sound in the housing. Now you have these nice mechanical sounds which is still MX brown, quite subtle. If I could have given this keyboard 7.0 / 10 before, now I would give it 8.5 or 9.0.
Does this work on your keyboard? Not sure but I am quite confident that this mod could work on the majority of mechanical keyboard with a plastic housing. The better built mechanical keyboard have a steel/alu support frame which makes the board stiff and this the reason why your keyboard is not flexing in when you type on it. I think it might be worth exploring, the board does not need the housing if it is made with the steel frame.
Thanks for reading. Let me know what you think?
So the idea of this "mod" is to make your keyboard more low profile. If you have a keyboard with a bulky housing this is worth a shot.
Keyboard used - CoolerMaster QuickFire Ultimate MX Brown
NB! This is recommended for your old keyboard and will void the warranty! You are responsible for all of the damages that this could cause. If you have decent DIY skills you are going to be ok. The electrical part is relatively harmless. You are dealing with USB 5V circuits. Another thing to consider is that you might need to re-solder the power cord if it is not
What I did:
1. Disassemble the housing.
This is the main part - you are going to use your keyboard without the housing and cover parts that need protection. For me this was super easy on my CM Quickfire Ultimate, final part was removing the USB-C port from the housing which was super
Having overview of the internals you should get a pretty good idea how moddable your keyboard is. If your keyboard is in one piece like mine, I see no reason not to try
2. Covering circuitry. When you were able to recover your keyboard from the housing you want to cover a couple of places.
1.) You want to cover the bottom of your keyboard with a sheet of rubber or plastic. On the bottom, you have all of your MX switches solder points and you want to cover these. Easiest way to apply the cover with some double sided tape strips. These have quite effective clue on them and work very
2.) Cover all circuit board parts that have metal
3. Applying some cosmetics if you have something that you find distracting or
4. Add some feet to the keyboard to give an incline angle. I used double-sided tape for this but I imagine finding some feet isn't going to be
** This is a work in progress for me. I put minimal effort into it and like the results. Some minor cosmetic adjustments come next.
What are the end results? Why bother?
My keyboard is proper low profile now. It is way better to type on. It looks cool! The MX Browns sound way better for some reason, they had strange muffled sound in the housing. Now you have these nice mechanical sounds which is still MX brown, quite subtle. If I could have given this keyboard 7.0 / 10 before, now I would give it 8.5 or 9.0.
Does this work on your keyboard? Not sure but I am quite confident that this mod could work on the majority of mechanical keyboard with a plastic housing. The better built mechanical keyboard have a steel/alu support frame which makes the board stiff and this the reason why your keyboard is not flexing in when you type on it. I think it might be worth exploring, the board does not need the housing if it is made with the steel frame.
Thanks for reading. Let me know what you think?
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