I’ve had a ROG Azoth (don’t judge) keyboard for about a year now. Been using it for both programming and gaming, and I really like it, but there are a few issues (software being the obvious one). So I’ve decided it’s time to put together my own keyboard. I started watching some YouTube and yeah… I’m out of my depth here.
So I was wondering if maybe people could share things they wish they knew when starting out so I don’t mess up to badly.
I’ve already found this switch tester which I figured would give me a general idea of what kind of switches might be for me. Other than that, I’m not really sure how to proceed 😅.
I’m not interesting in doing any soldering.
@alehel I wish I would have been bolder, chosing a smaller size. I took me 3 or 4 boards to realize how cozy a 60% board can be, if you configure it right.
Also, having opensource keyboard firmware like QMK is vital for longterm support as well as being able to freely configure layers and other stuff.
Yeah, I’m currently spending a lot of time debating sizes in my head. I’m pretty sure at this point that 65% is what I want.
Wasn’t familier with QMK, so that’s a good tip. Do applied settings get remembered by the keyboard? That’s my biggest issue with the Azoth, it forgets keybindings when there’s a different computer connected.