I agree. Also a lot of times it's way more fun trying to make a board sound super different than just getting a case that you barely need to do anything to!
@@ChickenTheOctaneMain i also astounded by amount of people hating the custom keyboard hobby as if they never had anything nice in their life, or the keyboard is making them suffer. "Why ppl stupidly spending hundreds of dollars on a fucking keyboard, keyboard is a keyboard"
Buddy your channel got hacked by some freakin hacker changed your channel name to Ripple (XRP) kindly see fast and report to yt back hope u get back your channel ...:)
stumbled on you r videos while getting into the hobby of custom keebs. this is how i think should be the keeb custom community should be, budget builds, and those premium builds should be the niche, im going to build my 2 first custom keebs with the CIY tes68 and GMK67 because i think those would be bethher than starting off with expensive things, im not about to go into a hobby with the mindset of having my builds being an end all be all everytime. thanks! i also enjoy your switch reviews
I really loved this video. I modded mine with lavender purples and it sounds SO GOOD. I really recommend to try the purple ones on the keyboard for more creamy and poppy sound. Believe me, the difference was HUGE (I had linear ones on it before).
For those that don't know I think consumer tech got hacked. He maybe downloaded a sponsor app to test app from a hacker, and he stole his info. This happened to a previous UA-camr named vermax before. There was a weird live stream up earlier
I picked one of these up as a secondary keyboard for work, Its incredibly good, I have done the foam, tape and added some wheel weights to make it more heavy and less hollow. All lubed stabs and switches make this board lovely to use for long periods of time. I have also added an internal 2500mAh battery and USB charging port to mine to make it easier to charge up.
Why'd you have to leave out the silicone? the PE foam can go below that, so it goes PCB - PE Foam - Silicone - Plate, been doing that for all my boards that come with any sort of dampener between the plate and PCB and it's fine.
I have this board and currently typing on it. Btw got it for $18 shipped It's a cheaper stripped down RK G68 barebones kit The G68 is a good choice as well if you manage to sell the switches and keycaps But this one just has foam and dampening included
@@gaetnus7423 Once in a while yeah I notice a delay or lag spike like 1 in 3 hours? But Its probably due to me having so much interference. The dongle is a bit far from the keyboard as well. So results may vary for others but normally I don't feel any lag or delay when its working.
@@gaetnus7423 One thing to note as well that I play rhythm games and there is no noticable timing difference between this vs wired. Don't use bluetooth though.
This is a proof that you dont need a few hundred bucks to acquire a good sounding keyboard :). I dont think a 1000-dollar keyboard could sound 974-dollar better than this :)
thats not really how the O-ring mount should work you should actually place one O-ring beneath the plate and one above it (somewhat like a burger mount) and not just one O-ring above the plate
I love this video; ive watched it at least five times already .I just bought the tes68 a few days ago and it arrived today. I cant wait to get the rest of the parts for it and start modding.
@@MewTSB yeah it sounds great. I put foam in and I did a tape mod. I nodded the stabs and I put some Akko Cs Lavenders in(I know bully me for liking tactile switches) I originally had some white switches from aliexpress in them but they were too heavy for my liking. I put some cheap high profile pot key caps and it sounds great. My one problem with this board is that it is ONLY wire less there is no wires option.
I bought this kit and I absolutely love it. The only thing that I don't like is that the plate has a metallic ring to it. Would an o'ring mount help it?
I don't know how you made your stabs sound good but mine are straight up rubbish. 1. They are very loose on the plate, 3 layers of medical tape and they are still loose. 2. They are scratchy as hell even after all those krytox 205G0, waste of lube. I can hear the stem rubbing the housing... 3. Even with holee it still rattles like hell. Change to everglide v3 plate on and it's night and day.
Fun fact: you can mod this keyboard to be gummy o ring mount, cut all the screw tray and the cut out in the middle of bottom case to be flat, put an o ring between pcb and plate and that’s it
can you make an guide for an keyboard that is wired and that is cheap because im looking for an budget wired custom keyboard and nice video keep up the great work!
Hey CTR it's me again after 2 months, just wanna say I really appreciate this guide as it kickstarted my modding hobby :) my daily driver Tester68 is also my first mod, followed your steps and tried them somewhat with my other budget keyboard to make it sound better. now I'm falling a little deeper into the keyboard modding rabbit hole each day! haha
Dang that really sounds like 300$. Butyl rubber is a bit expensive compare to eva. But definitely worth it. Anyway, I just noticed that you recently changed the name of your channel. Been always watching your videos. Because of the fact that you value the materials that came with what you purchase and just a couple of mods and voila. Keep it up. Waiting for my 3098b akko with jelly whites.
Hey, can you Upgrade this keyboard into an RGB led lights keyboard? I have an Extractly keyboard like it and I really want to make Upgrade it to RGB led lights keyboard
Nothing to be surprised about it being so cheap, because in reality the manufacturing of this type of keyboard is actually dirt cheap. It's just that most companies slap a cut-throat price on their keyboards because they know they keyboard enthusiasts would throw any amount of money for them.
I just would like note out that if using any type of keyboard containing a battery you have to use electrical tape because painter's tape could possibly be a fire hazard!
That hackjob on the beutyl rubber, coulda used a leather punch, or maybe even a McDonald's straw, those things are robust enough if you serrate the edges
Hey CTR that was a nice video. What do you think about buying and modding the Next Time 75 ? Is it worth ? or should I be looking for different options :D
This is what the custom keyboard hobby should be like for the majority of people, instead of $300 kits that you'll have to wait 6 months to get
I agree. Also a lot of times it's way more fun trying to make a board sound super different than just getting a case that you barely need to do anything to!
i keep getting downvoted when i said mechanical keyboard does not need to be expensive to be able to enjoy it.
@@echohotelsix Yeah, at least you aren’t stealing your parents’ credit cards.
@@ChickenTheOctaneMain i also astounded by amount of people hating the custom keyboard hobby as if they never had anything nice in their life, or the keyboard is making them suffer.
"Why ppl stupidly spending hundreds of dollars on a fucking keyboard, keyboard is a keyboard"
@@echohotelsix those people who keep shitting on the custom keyboard hobby should stop complaining and just go to a different hobby
They also have a 75% layout with an aluminum case. Their pricing is really for anyone wanting to get in the hobby.
I can't find it... @desu please share a link to the 75% keyboard... I appreciate that
@@jbetancur83 yeah please share a link! (If you can the Amazon link)
@@jbetancur83 it's name is tes84, I bought it the last week hahaha
You forgot the “good”
“The pricing is really...”
Probably your best sounding build to date, really loved this video.
agreed
Thank you!!!
I agree!
Damn that sounds soo good and for only 26$ ! This is the best modded version of this keyboard I've ever came across.
I appreciate that!!
@@ConsumerTechReview please do the 75% version!
@@ConsumerTechReview yo did your channel get hacked?
26$, +switches, +grease, +rubber, +keycaps..
@@nonethelesss can u tell me how much it costs total ?
Buddy your channel got hacked by some freakin hacker changed your channel name to Ripple (XRP) kindly see fast and report to yt back hope u get back your channel ...:)
Last time I watched you was like 30k subs,now you're at like 120k,keep it up man
stumbled on you r videos while getting into the hobby of custom keebs. this is how i think should be the keeb custom community should be, budget builds, and those premium builds should be the niche, im going to build my 2 first custom keebs with the CIY tes68 and GMK67 because i think those would be bethher than starting off with expensive things, im not about to go into a hobby with the mindset of having my builds being an end all be all everytime. thanks! i also enjoy your switch reviews
I really loved this video. I modded mine with lavender purples and it sounds SO GOOD. I really recommend to try the purple ones on the keyboard for more creamy and poppy sound. Believe me, the difference was HUGE (I had linear ones on it before).
did you lube them, or did you get the prelubed ones?
@@zyxify9429 didn't lube them yet. Stock sounds great but I bet lube will be even better.
@@Lone54 okay thanks :D
@@recessedsubhuman :( why did you leave us :(
Hey I know this is late but did you Pe foam mod or use the dampening it came with?😅
For those that don't know I think consumer tech got hacked. He maybe downloaded a sponsor app to test app from a hacker, and he stole his info. This happened to a previous UA-camr named vermax before. There was a weird live stream up earlier
Did u get hacked?
He did!
I just got my tester 68 today and omg its sounds so good
I picked one of these up as a secondary keyboard for work, Its incredibly good, I have done the foam, tape and added some wheel weights to make it more heavy and less hollow. All lubed stabs and switches make this board lovely to use for long periods of time. I have also added an internal 2500mAh battery and USB charging port to mine to make it easier to charge up.
did you follow a guid to adding the internal battery and usb charging port?
@@POPCORN2000Th yes please, im also interested in the battery part
Why'd you have to leave out the silicone? the PE foam can go below that, so it goes PCB - PE Foam - Silicone - Plate, been doing that for all my boards that come with any sort of dampener between the plate and PCB and it's fine.
Seems slightly jank
he wanted it to sound "creamy" so he ditch the silicone, if you add a silicone it might actually sound silent
It came with its own PE foam. They should list that on the box as a feature and add a few $ to the price. ;)
O-rings are so overrated, makes it feel like a mamebrane keyboard
This so desperately wants to be modded with a lipo battery and USB-C charging.
I nodded this keyboard on my channel several months ago. This is really funny to see on a bigger channel.
What happened to your channel name? Did you get hacked or smth?
What is happening to your channel? Consumer tech review, and your home page is all gone.
the channel is hacked. they live streamed yesterday crypto too after hacking
I have this board and currently typing on it.
Btw got it for $18 shipped
It's a cheaper stripped down RK G68 barebones kit
The G68 is a good choice as well if you manage to sell the switches and keycaps
But this one just has foam and dampening included
does it have delays when you play games? thank you!
@@gaetnus7423 Once in a while yeah I notice a delay or lag spike like 1 in 3 hours? But Its probably due to me having so much interference. The dongle is a bit far from the keyboard as well. So results may vary for others but normally I don't feel any lag or delay when its working.
@@gaetnus7423 One thing to note as well that I play rhythm games and there is no noticable timing difference between this vs wired. Don't use bluetooth though.
Hacked, oh no
When i saw the o rings my heart stopped and I was like "NO PLEASE DONT PUT THEM ON THE SWITCHES!!"
This is a proof that you dont need a few hundred bucks to acquire a good sounding keyboard :). I dont think a 1000-dollar keyboard could sound 974-dollar better than this :)
thats not really how the O-ring mount should work you should actually place one O-ring beneath the plate and one above it (somewhat like a burger mount) and not just one O-ring above the plate
This is the first video I’ve watched on your channel i literally am getting the same keyboard putting on some milky yellows my first custom keyboard
Wow your close up have me learn so so much! You literally make me interested in keyboards!
I ,OVE YOU SORRY ABOUT UR CHANNEL
I love this video; ive watched it at least five times already .I just bought the tes68 a few days ago and it arrived today. I cant wait to get the rest of the parts for it and start modding.
Is it good? For sounding?
@@MewTSB yeah it sounds great. I put foam in and I did a tape mod. I nodded the stabs and I put some Akko Cs Lavenders in(I know bully me for liking tactile switches) I originally had some white switches from aliexpress in them but they were too heavy for my liking. I put some cheap high profile pot key caps and it sounds great. My one problem with this board is that it is ONLY wire less there is no wires option.
@@Ameliedunham i bought the dk68 and it feels like an expensive board! also thanks for replying even when ur comment was 2 yrs ago
@@MewTSB no problem. Just curious what did you do to the board(switches and mods and such)?
@@Ameliedunham i didnt do anything i just put on some akko matcha green v3 pro and it sounds so creamy
I bought this kit and I absolutely love it. The only thing that I don't like is that the plate has a metallic ring to it. Would an o'ring mount help it?
I think our boy just got hacked/ hi-jacked?
Sadly it's ₹ 7 thousand in our country that is India and in if you wonder how much is ₹ 7000 in your country it's 85.45 dollars 😭
silicone sound dampener is much better than the packing foam... that's a downgrade
Yo my boy got hacked ☹️
I don't know how you made your stabs sound good but mine are straight up rubbish.
1. They are very loose on the plate, 3 layers of medical tape and they are still loose.
2. They are scratchy as hell even after all those krytox 205G0, waste of lube. I can hear the stem rubbing the housing...
3. Even with holee it still rattles like hell.
Change to everglide v3 plate on and it's night and day.
I would have picked It up for my self but the lack of cable Is too much annoying to me.... That's the only downfall of this thing
Can you put the link where to buy the PCB again ??
ngl that short side profile at 12:12 didn't look XDA
You really don't need to give us link to amazon tape and scissors 🙂
can you make a video where you test keyboard kits under $50
:_)
Fun fact: you can mod this keyboard to be gummy o ring mount, cut all the screw tray and the cut out in the middle of bottom case to be flat, put an o ring between pcb and plate and that’s it
Damn really? Does the bakeneko 60 o ring work?
Packing tape sounds best
damn homie got hacked
I have the X79 from them that is just a bit nicer than this board (same 65% layout) and I love it. This company (CIY) has done some good stuff!!
nice video but it would have been nice that you told us the price of each material and how much money iut turnied out costing
Are you live? Are you getting hacked?
While most see package protection, keeb modders see potential
Sounds good 😍
can you make an guide for an keyboard that is wired and that is cheap because im looking for an budget wired custom keyboard and nice video keep up the great work!
try the tes84 its similar to this board but is wired and has per key RGB
Man got hacked again smh 😐
Thank you so much for this video. It helped out tremendously.
Have this in the Purple! Fuckin love it, sounds soooo good, ive seen vids of making this kit thocc, clack, and pop! Very diverse case for beginners!
Rip. My boy got hacked
Can I use those Akko switches on a Redragon K606? Dope channel btw! New subscriber here!
that sounds so good
In today's episode of mod laundry pist with no explanation of what they do and a few are actually useless on the build...
Lovely how you described some things I have not known about what each mod is supposed to do and diifference between pe foam and silicon
Can you compare the 3068b with this one pls
Surprisingly theres alot of good hotswap keyboard that are cheap
Is there any way to modify the software/key setup?
I think it comes setup for all the f keys
your account??
they are KDA not XDA btw
Man Fr got hacked again
here in the philippines it only cost under 25 dollars including taxes and shipping
12:03 I belive they are KDA profile.
Yes, I thought I said KDA, my bad you are absolutely right!
The link sadly no longer works
Hey CTR! I think you should try Pulsar custom tkl with akko low profile keycaps and mod them 😁😁
How about the battery life
Hey CTR it's me again after 2 months, just wanna say I really appreciate this guide as it kickstarted my modding hobby :) my daily driver Tester68 is also my first mod, followed your steps and tried them somewhat with my other budget keyboard to make it sound better. now I'm falling a little deeper into the keyboard modding rabbit hole each day! haha
Hey the link for the tester 68 wont work for me do you know where you found it?
when ur favorite youtuber turns into a cryptocurrency haha
I think he got hacked...
Can you do a review of the 3098b black and gold with cs silver switches
LOCK UR ACC U GOT HACKED DUDE
in the us its price is about ~1/50 of the minimum salary, in brazil, its 1/5 😅
HEY MAN YOU GOT HACKED
Fifteenth
have you been hacked?
Fr what happend
Do u get hacked or you just changed your user?
XRP is a crypto currency so some dumbass probs is advertising it. It is a big currency as well so i dont know why they chose this poor soul...
I think electrical tape is better and safer than the painters tape ngl
Especially because it's wireless
Dang that really sounds like 300$. Butyl rubber is a bit expensive compare to eva. But definitely worth it. Anyway, I just noticed that you recently changed the name of your channel. Been always watching your videos. Because of the fact that you value the materials that came with what you purchase and just a couple of mods and voila. Keep it up. Waiting for my 3098b akko with jelly whites.
I have it and they give free foam for that cheap of a price.
Can you make a video where you convert it to being wired?
Thats not a keyboard thats a "shaft tester with keyboard function"
Pretty much perfect except for it not having rgb
And a usb c cable
Get the gas 67 it's like a bugdet Kbd67 lite for almost the same price as this
Hey, can you Upgrade this keyboard into an RGB led lights keyboard? I have an Extractly keyboard like it and I really want to make Upgrade it to RGB led lights keyboard
Nothing to be surprised about it being so cheap, because in reality the manufacturing of this type of keyboard is actually dirt cheap. It's just that most companies slap a cut-throat price on their keyboards because they know they keyboard enthusiasts would throw any amount of money for them.
I just would like note out that if using any type of keyboard containing a battery you have to use electrical tape because painter's tape could possibly be a fire hazard!
Its litterly customer tech review wdym
either cut out the case foam properly not obstracting the case plastic fins. Or you can just cut out those unnecessary plastic fins.
Fyi: as of 8:00 p.m. eastern time on September 29th, the AliExpress lake is not working
holy crap, at such a cheap keyboard aftermod, it really created that thocky pop sound
That hackjob on the beutyl rubber, coulda used a leather punch, or maybe even a McDonald's straw, those things are robust enough if you serrate the edges
do you have a cheapest wired keeb video? I'm building a clicky th66 keeb now and want to build a creamy one now but need it wired.
NOOOOO i's battery powered Tape Mod is a fire hazard if it's battery powered!!!!!
First time watching your channel, good content but for the love of UA-cam stop with the zooming in and out please its so annoying
Hey I lost my instructions for this board and was really wondering if you could remind me how to switch from Bluetooth to dongle
That cheapest keyboard cost more than my asus Cerberus mechanical keyboard 🥲
silicon and silicone are VERY different, watch your pronunciations
Can somebody explain to me why he put painting tape on pcb? What's the use of it? Better sound or smh else? 4:01
i think next time you should fit the budget theme a bit more, and not go for the more expensive kb mods. just some advice!
Hey CTR that was a nice video. What do you think about buying and modding the Next Time 75 ? Is it worth ? or should I be looking for different options :D
very strange that they would go with wireless only for a super cheap keyboard .