7 Keyboard Mods That Make Your Keyboard Sound BETTER

I tested a few keyboard mods that may or may not result in an improvement. But sometimes you need to chase the thock. The end result is pretty good though

0:00 The 7 Mods
0:08 Mod #1
1:22 Mod #2
2:54 Mod #3
4:05 Mod #4
5:50 Mod #5
6:28 Mod #6
8:21 Mod #7

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[notzephyir]

I used to have no idea what keyboards and switches are good but this channel has help me make good decision when buying a keyboard thank you

[DJCloudy_]

To avoid the o-rings falling off the standoffs, you can put them on the screws, put the screws through the pcb, more o-rings, and the line it up.

[Ben-igbf]

The polyfill is really great with gasket mount because it doesnt push against the pcb so the board can still flex

[rcfp]

Instead of Polyfill, use polyester fleece from a sewing shop. Easier to work with and you can layer it to the desired thickness.

[gabrielschirmbeck]

I think that for filling the caps with silicone you could use the same syringe approach as the stab lube, but with a 40-50mL syringe (to avoid wasting time refilling) and a 14 gauge needle! seems promising!

[HenriNero]

For my keyboard, I put a couple layers of tape under the pcb, and a few layers of EVA foam in the case, and just one between the plate and pcb. Sounds really good for a cheap gamer keyboard!
And also lubed switches and stabs, and a xda keycap set that's a bit thicker than the original set.

[Daniel-iiqs]

polyfill is an especially nice mod over foam on gasket-mounted or other flexy keyboards because it compresses way more than most foam. I use it in my Q1 and it retains almost identical flex as no foam has, but without the ping of having no foam.

[miker]

Was your thumb thockier after your bandaid mod?

[Sizzler]

Sounds awesome Betty and I love the blood red vampire splatter you so gracefully applied across the white key caps. Very entertaining video Betts. 🤜💥🤛

[arrowgunt]

So you yell and whisper @ the same time?

[itsnotnotjonathan]

I was actually looking forward to hearing all of the silicone filled keycaps. I thought about doing it before, but it is really time consuming with a syringe.

PS: The splatter actually turned out awesome.

[No-kimf]

My keyboard has a battery in it and I’ve been using the tape mod for about 2 months now…
How did yours almost set fire?
Edit: I’ve also done mod 6 before and I would recommend using a syringe, also you should probably only fill the keys that use stabs because it’s the most noticeable difference

[ominousview]

The vids keep getting more and more entertaining. Thanks for the fun. As usual they're also very informative. The silicone sounds well, didn't think it would, might have to try that just not as much

[EdwinPohan]

EVA foam does more wonders. I’m using one for case and PCB, and they work well for these past few weeks without any fire hazard (mine has Bluetooth function with battery).

I say all of these “hacks” are all worth it if you can dial it correctly.

[stephen]

Hearing you talk about removing the battery for fire safety reasons and then watching you prise it out with a pair of scissors was scary! 😲😂

[SolaireFlair]

Fun fact, PE Foam is weak enough that you can plunge the switch right through it. That's what I started doing because it's so tedious to poke out all the holes by hand

[undadxlgnd]

question, couldnt using like fuzzy stuff in a keyboard case cause static damage to the pcb and fry it? im afraid to try stuff out in my keyboard case because of this.

[RaisinBarXZ]

I have a suggestion for anyone looking for a deeper sounding switch in a budget, but it's a frankenswitch, where I took the stem of an Akko Silver and used a lubed housing and lubed spring from an Akko Ocean Blue. This made for a nice deep linear switch, and the stem of the Silver didn't need lube as it made no difference. It would probably also be fine with stock blue housings but I already had them lubed from a previous build. The silvers on their own are also good for a budget thocc with no mods, since lubing made a minimal difference for the few switches I lubed on it

[tcistrash]

Definitely doing the band-aid mod. I thought my stabilizers were trash because of all the rattling I keep hearing, and all I needed to do was put band-aid.

[deathVIAavatar]

Thank you very much for compiling all these mods into one video like this. It was super entertaining, and gave me more insight in the actual sound changes that the mods might give myself. I just put together my first custom keeb using the Tecware Phantom 87 and just swapping the switches to the Akko Jelly Starfishes (p.s. the horror stories of using those included metal switch pullers were true...RIP many Gateron Reds :( lol). Suprisingly, the only mod it could see most benefit from would be the tape mod, which will be safe in it seeing how it isn't wireless. MAYBE the band-aid mod would do something too, but overall...this budget board is almost too solid when you pair it with decent switches.