For a cheap filler in the bottom of the case, I've started to use melted parrafin candle wax. Use silicone caulking to fill any holes that would leak since melted wax is fluid like water. Melted wax won't hurt the plastic case. Plus, It only costs me $2 per keyboard! I found $5 one pound blocks at my local hobby store. It's non-conductive, non-toxic, and reusable. It can be remelted and poured over and over again.
"Also I'm amped up on caffeine, right now... that's... why I'm amped up right now..." Bro I think we can recognize a fellow ADHD person who has found the perfect antidote.
Howdy hey. I saw some of the other contestant vids and I did not hear any rule about a working keyboard. You did great on the challenge. You are the budget champ (I mean it in a respectful way)!
@@HipyoTech ima get some new switches which ones do u recommend, Ik everyone has there own preference but I need to start of with something that’s budget but also decent.
@@Charduza the KTT roses are a great budget linear recommended by a lot of people who like a solid linear switch. They are in my keyboard and they sound pretty nice after some modding. TTC Gold Pink are also a good budget linear switch for those who like a VERY light switch without wanting low profiles. and trust me, they are very light
Just an idea for a future competition if you decide to do one! You all start with the same keyboard, but there is no budget limit. Instead, the votes you get for your modded keyboard are a ratio of how much you spent, so you need to find a balance between being good but not spending too much
I wish I knew about this fair cheating. I actually like how your keyboard looks a lot more! Haha but I loled when I saw you sitting next to the humidifier... I don't know why. I have a problem... Shouldn't have eaten that glue
Hey hipyo!! Just wanted to say I absolutely love your new song!! Listened to it on repeat all of yesterday and it's definitely one of my favorite songs in recent months. Keep up the great work!!
Bro hipyo, I’ve been getting into ergo mecha builds lately and wonder if you will ever do any? Idk why but split ergo keebs and ergo in general are so appealing to me
hey pro tip you can take switches off with a screw driver or even a scissor flat screwdriver works the best and if you have unresponsive keys remove a switch from your numpad or someplace you dont use and switch it out for the one you do use clean all the dirt from the pcb under it also
The pudding caps have grown on me, since the ambient lighting helps much more to keep track of where the hand on the keyboard is than a single key being legible.
...suspicious looking white powder on kitchen table, press 'n seal just layin' around, and an air purifier... Hipyo low-key drug trafficking as a side hustle to building keyboards on UA-cam.
"shout whispering" was more than likely a perfect way to describe S&C, love her videos for the obvious excitement but I'm assuming her neighbours suck lol :P
you can just bridge popped out hotswap sockets :( the right way would of course be soldering iron+wire, but there are other conductive things that can work for long enough to win a challenge... ;)
Hey hippio I like the idea of you were to collect all your previous keyboards that you don’t use any more and partner with a company to sell all of them as a charity event.
Pretty sure getting those sockets back on wouldn't be too hard, just some glue and some bodge wires (or just solder bridge if the nearby traces are still good).
I just bought a new keyboard, it was the "Keychron C1". I wanted to mod it to make it sound good and then I would keep that for as long as possible. Turns out I don't need to, IT'S ALREADY GOOD OUT OF THE BOX!
I was gonna say that carbon touching a pcb with contacts/traces on it (for the parts that don't have solder mask obviously) is not a good idea because it's a conductor but I guess the press n' seal kinda counteracts that? Haha
This video makes me want to see a 'scavenge only'/'repurpose only' video .. Edit for clarifiction: The purpose of the challenge would be to only use materials from other applications, and no purpose-meant stuff. (I wonder if WD-40 is still bad if you use it in the bag?)
tbh the razer blackwidow v3 wireless yellow linear switches are thoccy, silent and amazing. Modifying KB's or buying trash KB's for 20$ less makes no sense. Get the razer blackwidow wireless off amazon renew for $85, it's definitely worth it much better price for value compared to modding or buying overly expensive $500 KBs that are custom. The quality is amazing too after 6 months of using.
I think the keyboard was still entirely salvageable. All you had to do was solder some wires from the broken off hotswap socket following the PCB traces to the next pads (to either the diode or the next socket pad in the sequence) I had to do the same thing for a stripped solder pad on my Keychron K4
I wanna comment just in Hipyo sees this but, there is a keyboard i found that surprised me because its available in my country (i dont have access to premium custom keyboard sites and can only buy gaming ones). There is a keyboard by Fantech that has Hipyo's favourite gatreon milky yellows that are even pre lubed AND hot swappable. It also has south facing leds and built in case and plate foam The keyboard is called fantech maxfit 67 and it would be cool to see him try it :)
Listen to my new song "WAKE UP" here: kadelimusic.com/wakeup.oyd
Watch the other contenders here: ua-cam.com/users/hashtagkeyboardshowdown2
Haven't listened to it yet but I think it will be great
wake up is definitely my favorite song you’ve released so far it’s really freaking catchy
YOUR NEW SONG IS REALLY GOOD. Already listened to it on repeat and almost memoried the lyrics ha ha
what if you filled it with paper instead? I want top do a mod to my gk64x but I don't have anything besides post it notes
What if you used bubble wrap?
I love how hes slamming the keys during the before test but delicately pressing the keys during the after test. the best B&A testing I've ever seen.
lol
Acquired new skill: Fair Cheating
F A I R
I am me
@@me-wu9xu yes
I am me?
@@HipyoTech MMMMMMM
“fair”
I see cheating is normal in these challenges now
Yes
"fair" cheating
@@HipyoTech omg hi
@@bjboomer "fair"
With your budget, that wasn't even cheating. I think you did as well as could be expected.
For a cheap filler in the bottom of the case, I've started to use melted parrafin candle wax. Use silicone caulking to fill any holes that would leak since melted wax is fluid like water. Melted wax won't hurt the plastic case. Plus, It only costs me $2 per keyboard! I found $5 one pound blocks at my local hobby store. It's non-conductive, non-toxic, and reusable. It can be remelted and poured over and over again.
How does it affect the sound ?
Or you could use o-rings
how about fill the whole thing straight with silicone caulking?
isn’t paraffin flammable tho
@@simplefellow86 Parrafin Wax is combustible, not flammable. So unless you're actively trying to set your keyboard on fire it shouldn't be a problem.
“Ignore the white powder on the table, don’t look at that” LMAO
Climbing chalk
@@lawrencetchen nonono it’s special sugar
LOL very tru.
"Also I'm amped up on caffeine, right now... that's... why I'm amped up right now..."
Bro I think we can recognize a fellow ADHD person who has found the perfect antidote.
Howdy hey. I saw some of the other contestant vids and I did not hear any rule about a working keyboard. You did great on the challenge. You are the budget champ (I mean it in a respectful way)!
Ty Nicolas very cool
@@HipyoTech ima get some new switches which ones do u recommend, Ik everyone has there own preference but I need to start of with something that’s budget but also decent.
@@Charduza i recommend jwk jwick blacks, they're very cheap (22 cents per switch on divinikey), they sound and feel great stock and even better lubed
Wouldn't it also be allowed to solder these two switches maybe with wires to the contacts of the PCB?
@@Charduza the KTT roses are a great budget linear recommended by a lot of people who like a solid linear switch. They are in my keyboard and they sound pretty nice after some modding. TTC Gold Pink are also a good budget linear switch for those who like a VERY light switch without wanting low profiles. and trust me, they are very light
Just an idea for a future competition if you decide to do one!
You all start with the same keyboard, but there is no budget limit. Instead, the votes you get for your modded keyboard are a ratio of how much you spent, so you need to find a balance between being good but not spending too much
"i can already see Keybored doing some weird crazy idea to gasket mount"
Keybored: so heres my bakeneko o-rings
SERIOUSLY HES NUTS
*I *here's
*he's
1:30 bro am i the only one who absolutely loved the sound of the "bad one" better then the "fantastic one".
I wish I knew about this fair cheating. I actually like how your keyboard looks a lot more! Haha but I loled when I saw you sitting next to the humidifier... I don't know why. I have a problem... Shouldn't have eaten that glue
Yay!! You should do more big budget challenges and builds
HipyoBigBrain
Other UA-camrs : switch pop out
Hipyo tech : 🗿
Hipyo I'm still waiting for that amongus keyboard 🤨
No
@@HipyoTechwhy
@@HipyoTech we all need the amongus keyboard in our lives:(
Hey hipyo!! Just wanted to say I absolutely love your new song!! Listened to it on repeat all of yesterday and it's definitely one of my favorite songs in recent months. Keep up the great work!!
Crazy that these key caps look better than razer’s pudding keycaps
razer dont have puddings lol
@@Anon119 razer “phantom” keycaps. I’m using them rn and they feel like molded nerf gun plastic
“This board comes with red switches that are very… red”
"Why are you giving it a thumbs up? It wasn't that good." Should have bag lubed the pizza. smh
4:18 the occosianal audible spring bounce are an absolute god sent audio
Dude you actually managed to make it sound pretty thocky and clean! Well, except for the spacebar. That thing was scratchy AF - still great job dude!
$20 budget omegalul
but the keycap secret sauce though
You can just solder the hot swap socket back to the pads, btw. Esc key will work fine after that.
Loving these budget challenges, keep it up!
Loud shout whispering was perfect impression of Betty. Lol. Love her channel.
3:40 as a professional british man myself, we say pudding *FAR* more than "dessert".
Missed opportunity for "hipNO tech" there at the end hahaha. Great vid as always!
The Betty shout-whisper impression was spot on.
How about a competition where you only where you only are allowed to use parts that fans sent you for free.
she ABSOLUTELY "shout-whispers" all the time! lol hilarious
Bro hipyo, I’ve been getting into ergo mecha builds lately and wonder if you will ever do any? Idk why but split ergo keebs and ergo in general are so appealing to me
Food is free as everyone knows, like everthing you already own
hey pro tip you can take switches off with a screw driver or even a scissor flat screwdriver works the best and if you have unresponsive keys remove a switch from your numpad or someplace you dont use and switch it out for the one you do use clean all the dirt from the pcb under it also
the betty impersonation was the best part of the video
switch and click can be the only person in the world who can scream and whisper at the same time
Hipyo: Ignore the white powder on the table, don't look at that.
Me: Hmmmmmm???
All those vids of Hipyo telling us to support the sockets from the back and then he shows us what happens when you don't. 🤣
Yaaah, a stoopid premiere!
Why is it even a premier ;-;
The pudding caps have grown on me, since the ambient lighting helps much more to keep track of where the hand on the keyboard is than a single key being legible.
Ahhhh I see, you're the glarses of this challenge
Oh you should definitely do a challenge where you have to make a $100-150 keyboard but you only allowed to use clicky switches cuz... CLICKY GANG!
13:15 Hipyo's Nightmare.
Is this another keyboard challenge I see Lewis Toh’s video
anyone notice the thumbnail is 2 different keyboards? xd
...suspicious looking white powder on kitchen table, press 'n seal just layin' around, and an air purifier... Hipyo low-key drug trafficking as a side hustle to building keyboards on UA-cam.
You can actually fix when a pad falls off by scratching that part of the PCB until you see the copper wire and soldering it on.
Liked, subbed, turned on all notifs. You're the man, thanks yet again for some awesome content!
"shout whispering" was more than likely a perfect way to describe S&C, love her videos for the obvious excitement but I'm assuming her neighbours suck lol :P
The thumbnail shows a TKL turning into a 60% bruh
I just listens to your song and I can’t believe that that’s the guy that says howdy hay?!?! Good job man!!
i love how in EVERY video he does something that we SHOULDN'T DO I ANY WAY lol.
4:40 he just accepted his fate and the budget of $20 and didn't wanted to win at least.
I am unreasonably mad that hipyo didn't use the PE foam that was already in the box
Too boring hahaha
7:30 was that a glarses reference? is that just a sound people use or am i the only one who noticed
13:50 In the words of glarses “So I threw it in a bin”.
The "ooohooihhh yeahhhhhh" breaks me everytime 😂
Btws... NEW SONG IS FIREEE 🔥🔥🔥🔥
you can just bridge popped out hotswap sockets :( the right way would of course be soldering iron+wire, but there are other conductive things that can work for long enough to win a challenge... ;)
NOOOOO. IT SOUNDED SO GOOD THOUGH
When Hipyo is doing voiceover he sounds like the Oversimplified history channel.
Hey hippio I like the idea of you were to collect all your previous keyboards that you don’t use any more and partner with a company to sell all of them as a charity event.
I'm fully enjoying the content you make! I've learned a ton and even bought my first keyboard!
I find myself watching your videos mainly for the incredible content , the fact that they're helpful is the icing 🤣
Pretty sure getting those sockets back on wouldn't be too hard, just some glue and some bodge wires (or just solder bridge if the nearby traces are still good).
I just bought a new keyboard, it was the "Keychron C1". I wanted to mod it to make it sound good and then I would keep that for as long as possible. Turns out I don't need to, IT'S ALREADY GOOD OUT OF THE BOX!
Yeah i want one but they don't sell them in my country we don't use dollars
My first hipyo tech live stream let’s go!! Great vid!!
wait wait wait wait , what do you mean cheating ? This is called a TAcTiCaL aDVaNTagE.
Did anyone notice that around 8:26 the Video glitched really hard?
Was the video glitching an intentional effect? Or did the footage just get fritzed up a bit lol?
I was gonna say that carbon touching a pcb with contacts/traces on it (for the parts that don't have solder mask obviously) is not a good idea because it's a conductor but I guess the press n' seal kinda counteracts that? Haha
Why did I think he was gonna use lint in the dust trap of that fan for dampening 😂
I was watching the part where he was using the press and seal, and then a duct tape ad came up out of no where
When the cash is low you gotta amp up the crazy ideas, well done pushing the limits. Great effort
I know the feeling sir I got roasted to hell cuz I can't build a keyboard either... I can with $50 tho...
Hipyo just reflow the solder balls for the hotswap sockets with a hair dryer and press on it with your finger. EZ quick fix.
hipyo cheating is giving Linus bending the rules in scrapyard wars
Man... I was trying to blow the hair off my screen at 3:30
You should create the most minimal keyboard possible.
This video makes me want to see a 'scavenge only'/'repurpose only' video ..
Edit for clarifiction: The purpose of the challenge would be to only use materials from other applications, and no purpose-meant stuff. (I wonder if WD-40 is still bad if you use it in the bag?)
i have a question, is it good if i put both pcb foam and case foam together?
yes more foam =more clack if u want thock dont put the pcb foam
preference
there appear to be some artifacts in the video around 7:38 btw. a couple other times too. great video though
you could have done the painters tape and and do the holee mod to make it sound better with only 20 dollars
Honestly though it does sound really good after the mods (even if it doesn’t work) so I’d still say job well done
tbh the razer blackwidow v3 wireless yellow linear switches are thoccy, silent and amazing. Modifying KB's or buying trash KB's for 20$ less makes no sense. Get the razer blackwidow wireless off amazon renew for $85, it's definitely worth it much better price for value compared to modding or buying overly expensive $500 KBs that are custom. The quality is amazing too after 6 months of using.
2:56 frutiger aero? 😍
Fun video mate. What pixel/purple desk mat is that? Very curious 👀
Its the pixel comet mat in the description!
I think the keyboard was still entirely salvageable. All you had to do was solder some wires from the broken off hotswap socket following the PCB traces to the next pads (to either the diode or the next socket pad in the sequence)
I had to do the same thing for a stripped solder pad on my Keychron K4
9:08 near the end alfred sounded a bit like hipyo hmm...
Now this is something that my very broke bank account can handle
keep up the good content, This channel really inspires me to be something on this platform.
This video was an experience…
I appreciate your effort on it that you tried to do your best nevertheless!
I wanna comment just in Hipyo sees this but, there is a keyboard i found that surprised me because its available in my country (i dont have access to premium custom keyboard sites and can only buy gaming ones). There is a keyboard by Fantech that has Hipyo's favourite gatreon milky yellows that are even pre lubed AND hot swappable. It also has south facing leds and built in case and plate foam The keyboard is called fantech maxfit 67 and it would be cool to see him try it :)
Do you have in plan buying Keychron K8 Pro And make reviev od it?
Oh wow your song is really good
I have that exact same air humidifier lol
you're definitely getting better at making pizza lol
3:43 desert if your british? im pretty sure we use pudding
this is how glarses felt in the $100 challenge
I'm watching this with a modded keyboard, the WK611 and it THOCKS.
shouts out to the hot-swappable hotswap socket
Does that pcb allow for ISO and split back space? That's impressive at this price point!