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"
My tester 68, I use Jwick black 58.5g, OEm profile keycaps, with EVA foam dampening case, 1 layer of tape mod, and stock silicone dampener.... and I didn't lub e anything except for the stabs. I come from a membrane and the spacebar is around 7x better than my old keyboard :D Can anyone try it out?
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 ...:)
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 TH-camr named vermax before. There was a weird live stream up earlier
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).
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.
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 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 :)
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.
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
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 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
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 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!
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 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.
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
I've built 2 of these, and im even using one right now, I haven't had many problems except for every once in a while it disconnects but that might have been something on my part, I don't feel any delay from the wireless, My one with cmx hyperglides have became my daily driver even tho i put these switches in as a joke idk why but it just feels like it's given me powers Would recommend for the price 9.5/10 (;
@@asdfgwqretweydcscx4633 wow didnt even remember i commented on this but yeah I do still use it for gaming and i really dont feel any latency but I've got to say the PCB is like starting to wear out and sometimes when i hit a button it does it multiple times so now i'd recommend 8.5/10, but literally i cant feel like any latency
i did this keyboard as my first custom build. and it is so worth the price i have mines with gateron milky yellows lubed, the stock stabs surprised me to once lubed
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
can you make a video where you test keyboard kits under $50
:_)
Can I use those Akko switches on a Redragon K606? Dope channel btw! New subscriber here!
damn ripple you got my interest
Would this sound similar if I used gateron milky yellows?
they are KDA not XDA btw
My tester 68, I use Jwick black 58.5g, OEm profile keycaps, with EVA foam dampening case, 1 layer of tape mod, and stock silicone dampener.... and I didn't lub e anything except for the stabs. I come from a membrane and the spacebar is around 7x better than my old keyboard :D
Can anyone try it out?
I think I'm upgrading my tester 68 to XDA profile keycaps and lubed Akko CS matcha greens
They also have a 75% layout with an aluminum case. Their pricing is really for anyone wanting to get in the hobby.
I can't find it... @desu please share a link to the 75% keyboard... I appreciate that
@@jbetancur83 yeah please share a link! (If you can the Amazon link)
@@jbetancur83 it's name is tes84, I bought it the last week hahaha
You forgot the “good”
“The pricing is really...”
Buddy your channel got hacked by some freakin hacker changed your channel name to Ripple (XRP) kindly see fast and report to yt back hope u get back your channel ...:)
Did u get hacked?
He did!
Damn that sounds soo good and for only 26$ ! 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 ?
Are you live? Are you getting hacked?
Hacked, oh no
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 TH-camr named vermax before. There was a weird live stream up earlier
What happened to your channel name? Did you get hacked or smth?
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?😅
I ,OVE YOU SORRY ABOUT UR CHANNEL
This so desperately wants to be modded with a lipo battery and USB-C charging.
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 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
Yo my boy got hacked ☹️
Probably your best sounding build to date, really loved this video.
agreed
Thank you!!!
I agree!
I think he got hacked...
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
silicone sound dampener is much better than the packing foam... that's a downgrade
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 😭
I think our boy just got hacked/ hi-jacked?
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 :)
Wow your close up have me learn so so much! You literally make me interested in keyboards!
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
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
You really don't need to give us link to amazon tape and scissors 🙂
Man got hacked again smh 😐
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
Rip. My boy got hacked
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?
Last time I watched you was like 30k subs,now you're at like 120k,keep it up man
Can you put the link where to buy the PCB again ??
BRO U GOT HACKED
Is there any way to modify the software/key setup?
I think it comes setup for all the f keys
ngl that short side profile at 12:12 didn't look XDA
damn homie got hacked
Thank you so much for this video. It helped out tremendously.
your account??
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!
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
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!!
Hey CTR! I think you should try Pulsar custom tkl with akko low profile keycaps and mod them 😁😁
The link sadly no longer works
I think electrical tape is better and safer than the painters tape ngl
Especially because it's wireless
12:03 I belive they are KDA profile.
Yes, I thought I said KDA, my bad you are absolutely right!
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.
If anyone actually finds these keycaps available online, please let me know. Would love to swap one of my builds with these
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?
In today's episode of mod laundry pist with no explanation of what they do and a few are actually useless on the build...
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
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!
holy crap, at such a cheap keyboard aftermod, it really created that thocky pop sound
Pretty much perfect except for it not having rgb
And a usb c cable
LOCK UR ACC U GOT HACKED DUDE
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.
either cut out the case foam properly not obstracting the case plastic fins. Or you can just cut out those unnecessary plastic fins.
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.
sorry i didn't mean to
I doubt anyone is reading these comments anymore… but if anyone can find a link to this keycap set… i really like them
have you been hacked?
Fr what happend
HEY MAN YOU GOT HACKED
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
Fyi: as of 8:00 p.m. eastern time on September 29th, the AliExpress lake is not working
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...
Man Fr got hacked again
Hey I lost my instructions for this board and was really wondering if you could remind me how to switch from Bluetooth to dongle
I've built 2 of these, and im even using one right now, I haven't had many problems except for every once in a while it disconnects but that might have been something on my part, I don't feel any delay from the wireless, My one with cmx hyperglides have became my daily driver even tho i put these switches in as a joke idk why but it just feels like it's given me powers
Would recommend for the price 9.5/10 (;
do you use it for gaming? if so do you feel ANY latency at all, because i will be using it for gaming. cant trust the 2.4ghz from a cheap board.
@@asdfgwqretweydcscx4633 wow didnt even remember i commented on this but yeah I do still use it for gaming and i really dont feel any latency but I've got to say the PCB is like starting to wear out and sometimes when i hit a button it does it multiple times so now i'd recommend 8.5/10, but literally i cant feel like any latency
@@starfishsnow2995 yeah thanks for the reply, u have the tester68 or tester84?
@@asdfgwqretweydcscx4633 tes68. the 65 percent one
Hey sorry for commenting on a 2 year old video but do you know if the foam that came with it is anti static?
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!
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.
First time watching your channel, good content but for the love of TH-cam stop with the zooming in and out please its so annoying
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
hey great video! can I know where did you bought your cutting mat? cheers
mid stablizers
NOOOOO i's battery powered Tape Mod is a fire hazard if it's battery powered!!!!!
very strange that they would go with wireless only for a super cheap keyboard .
That cheapest keyboard cost more than my asus Cerberus mechanical keyboard 🥲
in the us its price is about ~1/50 of the minimum salary, in brazil, its 1/5 😅
silicon and silicone are VERY different, watch your pronunciations
i clicked the link for the keyboard and it says that the page is not found on aliexpress?
Can you do a review of the 3098b black and gold with cs silver switches
Will using PE foam restrict the RGB lights somehow
hey i was wondering why mine wont connect to my laptop if you could help out i would appreciate that!
i did this keyboard as my first custom build. and it is so worth the price i have mines with gateron milky yellows lubed, the stock stabs surprised me to once lubed
I was thinking of doing my first with this one but found a gk61 with the gsteron yellows at a cheaper price
@@OHOE1 Nice! i just built the same but with Akko CS Rose reds
Thats not a keyboard thats a "shaft tester with keyboard function"
just cut it on the board coz it's cheap keyboard, well well
Can you please review and mod the Yunzii KC61?
the channel is hacked. they live streamed yesterday crypto too after hacking
Get the gas 67 it's like a bugdet Kbd67 lite for almost the same price as this
I once got scammed by ali express, should i trust them this time?
Its litterly customer tech review wdym
Why call it an “o ring” if every ring on earth is a ring shape😂😂