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Wow have a problem so what's up guys I'm Dimitri with Huracan accent in the past few months I've been really trying to explore all types of different mechanical keyboards so I could give you a little bit of a guide on what you should be potentially looking out for if you're thinking of buying a mechanical keyboard the z9 neo by Zalman brings all the right features on a budget with a large windowed side panel five included fans and the excellent interior layout with super simple cable management get it now link in the description below but before we begin I want to say that I mean keyboard does not make you a better gamer and in our previous what to upgrade first for your gaming setup I put the keyboard in the last possible category because it feels nice to type on the mechanical switches but it's not necessarily essential like you would have liked with the aim with the mouse or having proper positional audio if I let's say you are into competitive gaming and when choosing what mechanical switch is best for you you have to consider three things the first is actuation force or how much your finger has to press on the key for it to go down so that means for a light key like at forty five grams or less you can almost lightly tap on the key for them to start registering and it takes some time to get used to but it's a really awesome technique for fast typing once you get to learn all your keys and how the switch operates for heavier switches like 50 grams plus because you need to have a little bit extra more force for the key to actuate I tend to bottom out more on heavier switches like MX blues and MX blacks as well now when we talk about the actuation force the conversation sometimes derails into discussion about a lighter switches giving you less thing you're fatigued heavier ones giving you having your hand more tired after prolonged periods of time and there is some merit to that you know if you're playing FPS games for ten hours straight and you're constantly in the WASD zone having a lighter switch helps because your hand won't be as tired after you know 10 hours but for typing heavy or light switch really doesn't make a difference it's all about how you interact with it whether you like to bottom out or whether you prefer to train your hands so that you're typing quite fast but without fully touching the bottom of the board the second thing to think about is tactile point do you want the key that is linear so the key simply travels down without giving you any physical feedback on when that key is registered or do you want something that has an actual tactile point built in so that you are given physical feedback on when that key is registered now one never-ending the bag between keyboard enthusiasts and that is whether or not tactile switches like the MX blues are better for gaming versus something like a linear switch for me linear switches is best across the board however I've been using the MX blue for last week just trying to get into the mindset of people that love the switch and cannot go back to anything else and for me for typing it's a fantastic experience just really satisfying in terms of the actuation force the actuation point the travel distance everything about the switch is perfect however playing games like csgo I cannot use this as this keyboard or the switch because when I need to reload the weapon and have to switch back to my primary weapon to skip the reload animation you guys know that if you are csgo player I cannot do that with this keyboard because I have to lift a finger off the key completely for the key to reset something that slows me down I cannot do such a fast finger movement with a blue like I can do with a red or another linear switch and this is where the MX cherry brown switch comes into play I've really come to love this switch because it's a still light actuation at 45 grams of force it still has it only tiny bit of a tactile bump so you know when the key is registered but it doesn't give you that audible tactile response like like the greens or like the blues which greens are based on and the third thing to think about is actuation distance so when exactly is the key being registered on its way down so we're going from two millimeters which is sort of the standard actuation point and to something slightly higher to like one point two millimeter actuation point on something like the MX speed giving you a very light and fast key but not necessarily for everyone now I want to make it clear that shoulder actuation distance doesn't actually make you better gamer in fact you may potentially have more keyboard mistakes where the finger weight as you rest your hand on the keyboard might accidentally activate the switch because it's life and the actuation distance is so short I would say sound is an important factor in every keyboard and interestingly if you take the same switch and put it on different keyboards they might sound slightly different and all keyboards have their own unique sound signature the Blues however are the loudest in my collection they're quiet loud if you're really going at it but all linear switches are pretty much dead quiet because you cannot hear the spring depression it's only if you bottomed out or if you release the key one that's been depressed they can actually hear what's happening in the keyboard the top row switches have very unique sound signature the Blues are the loudest and the still series sq1 switch is definitely the quietest now what's really interesting about mechanical switches is that keyboards have a way of placing in certain switches and they're almost intended you use your scenario so let's say MX cherry Reds are to be considered one most popular at gaming switches you can find a lot of mechanical boards within the MX cherry red switch MX blues are also considered to be quite excellent or gaming but it's all about personal preference I would definitely recommend you try before you buy and that was do a general overview of all these switches starting with a basic rubber tone keyboard now the Archaea getting quite good with some useful features like spill resistance on this large thick board and a very familiar feel to a mechanical switch but obviously not as smooth however they are quieter when you bottom out and that might be a positive for you moving on to MX cherry Reds I would call it a good all-around uses it's very light and it's linear switch with a very nice crispy rebound it's good for typing it's good for gaming I would definitely recommend it to any first mechanical keyboard user the sorrows agile of red switches are also linear and having shorter actuation point but the rebounds compared to cherry Reds feel a bit muddy and not as smooth when the keys coming up back up which is the major difference between kale and cherry variant the MX cherry blues are the next community favorite because of their clicking nature and being a heavier switch so you don't have to worry about accidental presses by you know wrestling your fingers on the keys it is an awesome switch but I cannot perform multiple key strokes on the same key because of that high reset point although the recent bump is very pronounced so there's no mistaking when the key is ready to be pressed again then there's the tessaro's agile blues that offer shorter actuation there since compared to cherry blues but the recent bump when the key is coming up is not as pronounced as on the cherry blues that might give you a false impression that the key has come back up when in fact it might not have passed that recent point yet which is also the consequence of having shorter actuation distance MX cherry Browns are light just like Reds but with a slight tactile bump built-in although it is very faint I would consider Browns to be my favorite tactile switch because it's not as loud as blues yet still offer you know a balance of lightness and bump feedback during actuation I would definitely recommend Browns as my tactile switch of choice Cherry MX speed switches are currently my favorite that are light linear with very low actuation point at one point two millimeters making this an ideal switch for fps if you require to keep your fingers on certain set of keys constantly that you constantly have to also click they have very smooth and fast rebounds I would highly recommend this for competitive long gaming sessions the Razer greens are also quite nice for a tactile switch that feel almost identical to blues but with a somewhat softer bottoming out effect cherry blues feel crisper but I prefer Razer greens for typing then we have the top row capacitive switch that with a new real force RGB keyboard allows you to change the actual actuation distance which is pretty incredible for two years I exclusively used the Nova touch tkl keyboard from Coolermaster because of its hybrid capacitor switches and now with their real force RGB this might become my new favorite keyboard with a linear switch the rebalance is very sharp the linear nature is quite different from red switches but it's fused to offer the most premium this up-and-down movement of the switch which I love the Roma G from Logitech is a combined effort with Emraan switches and it's like a hybrid between a rubber dome and the brown switch having a light tactile bump at one point five millimeter actuation with the distinct reset bump as well I can easily play competitive seers go with the Roma G switches but they do feel less smooth compared to Browns and the last switch to discuss is the qs1 from steel series they feel like a little bit combination between MX speed because of their low actuation point then MX browns and they're a little bit too giving you linear or travel for most of the way down that gets slightly harder in the last millimeter or so resulting in slightly noticeable smoothness difference when the switch is coming back up and also it kind of feels like a rubber dome because it is the quietest keyboard in my collection and you know what's interesting how all these mechanical switches have their own unique characteristics I love gaming on MX speeds and MX browns I love typing on top or capacitive and Razer greens and I still stand by what I said about having MX reds blues or as your first mechanical switch experience because every other switch you will try later will feel different so try before you buy oh hey there NC XCOM it's Canada's leading eat tailor for anything your mind desires just keep within those categories which are plenty and get tempted by the weekly deals visit ncx dot-com for all them sweet deals so I hope this video has been helpful in trying to establish sort of the general guidelines around mechanical switches if you're looking to get a mechanical keyboard what is your favorite switch for gaming typing or for everything in between let us know in the comments down below I'm going to beat you with our Canucks we'll see you in the next video