Monsgeek M1 | A budget THOCK keyboard

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Monsgeek M1 | A budget THOCK keyboard

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📸 Instagram: / ferakeebs
[ There is no sponsorship on this video ]
[ 🔨 Build Specs ]
- Monsgeek M1
- Gateron Milky Yellow Switch lubed with Krytox 205g0 and GPL 105 for springs (i.refs.cc/62oPqyGA?smile_ref=...)
- Akko stabilizers
- JakeTsai PBT Kaycaps (www.amazon.fr/JakeTsai-Japona...)
[ Chapters ]
00:00 Intro / Unboxing
00:54 Assembly
03:01 Unmodded typing test
03:34 Lubing switches
05:18 Tempest tape mod
06:07 Final result
[ Gear & tools ]
📷 Sony ZV-E10
📷 Sony E 3.5-5.6/PZ 16-50 OSS Lens
🎤 Bird Woodbrass UM1 Mic
⌨️ MonkeyType (monkeytype.com)
[ 🎵 Music ]
Vivid View - Dusty Decks
Ghost Band Run - Dusty Decks
36mm - Jobii
Provided by Epidemic Sound
[ 🛍️ Referral links ]
Keygem - 5€ off on Gateron Milky switches - i.refs.cc/62oPqyGA?smile_ref=...
Akko Gear - akkogear.de/fr/?ref=fs0dc7Qv6...
Amazon - www.amazon.fr/?&_encoding=UTF...
✉️ Business contact: ferakeebs@gmail.com (No commission build)

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@TinyMaths Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a difference! Before: like the sound from a pair of earbuds on the other side of a room After: like the sound of bass coming from a boom box right under your desk. Great content by the way; loved the music choices.

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I’m so agree with you 😄 When I finished screwing everything after mods, I was shocked! I’m pretty sure I drop a « wow » on the B-roll 😂

@ParkerK929 Жыл бұрын

I love this video. you are a great creator! I hope one day you get a lot of subscribers. I'm glad to be one of your first! Good Luck!

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this comment! It's super motivating! 🔥

@ulrikcramerandersen5824 Жыл бұрын

I agree

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

@@ulrikcramerandersen5824 Thank you so much!

@alih4341 10 ай бұрын

Can you build this for me. Ill pay for it

@nyxthegoddessofnight Жыл бұрын

Good video, keep up the good work!

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It's very motivating to read that!

@abdulkohhar4287 4 ай бұрын

soo crisp~

@Manon_Cha Жыл бұрын

That sound.... 🤯

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely! I never thought I'd get such a thocky sound!

@LyfeGottaLife 10 ай бұрын

1:43 WTH UR SO GOOD, overall u deserve a sub and like but I do recommend the force break mod for this keeb 😊

@Ferakeebs 10 ай бұрын

Hahaha thank you so much! "This trick is performed by a professional, so don't try to reproduce it at home!" 😂 Indeed, I did after shooting the video. But I have to admit I didn't notice any difference on my model. The two parts of the body didn't move at all and didn't produce any noise. But I totally agree with you!

@yanouzzzz Жыл бұрын

très intéressant et propre la vidéo, je viens de me lancer dans le hobby et j'ai été intrigué par une chose, comment est ce que tu écris tes accents, tu as fait des macros ou juste tu les mets pas pendant le test de vitesse de frappe? je trouve ta fuidité de frappe ouf tu connais grave bien le layout iso fr meme sans légendes sur les keycaps

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

Merci pour tous ces compliments ! Ca fait super plaisir ! ☺ Les keycaps sont en Qwerty mais le clavier est configuré en AZERTY sur le PC (ou le Mac en fonction de la machine que j'utilise) donc les accents sont placé au même endroit qu'un clavier "classique". Encore merci ! J'avoue que certains test de frappe sont catastrophiques et il me faut parfois 10 prises avant d'avoir un résultat correct 😅

@johnpaulgonzalez9016 Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine has this board and tried so many mods to make it thocky, he has cream yellows and even feker matchas but he can't seem to make it thock since the board makes it poppy, but he said he switched the stabs from screw in to plate mounted and it really made the difference

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

I agree with your friend. The fact that the stabs are screwed in and stabilized is super important in the sound. I've never tested a Feker switch, but the well-lubricated Milky Yellow are a game changer for me here. Maybe he could also try a force break mod (small piece of tape around screw hole on the top or bottom case) to avoid any parasitic noise coming from the case.

@johnpaulgonzalez9016 Жыл бұрын

@@Ferakeebs that was the first thing he was excited about and tried it since it was his first aluminum board. He tried every mod possible until he tried the stabs. The lessened resistance to vibration due to the screw in really made thocky switches like the cream yellows poppy but since he replaced it with plate mounts, the pcb loosened and it really made the difference in sound profile.

@r4lfxd Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to remove the knob stem from the pcb? or is it hard baked in? I'm thinking if putting my own display in that corner.

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

I don't think you can remove just the stem, you have to unsolder the whole potentiometer. But it's a great project to replace it with a screen, I can't wait to see the result!

@AKKOVN Жыл бұрын

nice video

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like the video! It was a pleasure to assemble this keyboard 😊

@ParkerK929 Жыл бұрын

For lubing the switches. Would you recommend just using the krytox 205g0 for the switches and the springs?

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

I used to lubricate the springs with 205g0 but it's not very effective. Lubrication isn't uniform and takes a long time. Here I lubricated the springs with GPL 105.

@TheEvil909295 Жыл бұрын

The Akko website states that the QMK / VIA support is only for the international version. Does that mean the ISO version doesn't have this feature? Does your version of the keyboard have QMK / VIA support?

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

It was not out of the box for me. I didn't notice this before I bought it... But on their website, you can find a JSON file to import into VIA for the keyboard to be detected. It was a bit confusing, but once I'd done it, I was able to reconfigure the keyboard as I wanted. It's probably the same for QMK but I didin't test with this one.

@Tsinepanos 8 ай бұрын

The clack named thock?

@mikediezel0923 Ай бұрын

Do I really need to disassemble the PCB just to remove the stock plate-mounted stabs? The PCB foam seems to get in the way. Can I just force it out?

@Ferakeebs Ай бұрын

I'm not sure because I haven't tried this, but in my opinion, avoid forcing it. Don't take any risks to save time.

@wijlaa 8 ай бұрын

incroyable s'clavier

@Ferakeebs 8 ай бұрын

Ouais très bon ! Le rapport qualité / prix est très top !

@Xander_t 2 ай бұрын

what made you lube the switch stems? Doesnt that usually make the switches feel mushy?

@Ferakeebs 2 ай бұрын

To me it depends of quantity of lube and how you want your switch sound like. I only apply a really thin layer of lube on them. I try on the first one, if it's mushy I don't apply on the stem of the other.

@kevink2859 Жыл бұрын

How did you manage to get it sounding that much thockier!? Do you reckon it was mainly the tape mod that did it or was it also the switch lube?

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

To me, the main think appear to be the switch lube because the case has already foam in it. (I made a quick test without the tape mode off-camera). The tape mode helps to achieve a slightly deeper sound and it's the cherry on the top.

@kevink2859 Жыл бұрын

@@Ferakeebs thanks for the reply! I'm getting Wuque heavy linears, I hear they do a good factory lube. I'm getting the M1 too so here's hoping mine sounds even a bit as good as yours :)

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

@@kevink2859 You're welcome! It's the least I can do! I'm very interested in Wuque Studio switches. I haven't had a chance to test them yet. Your build sounds cool! Don't hesitate to post your feedback or a link if you ever do a sound test!

@snackbaron1337 11 ай бұрын

Great Video!❤️ Where did you get those keycaps?🤤

@Ferakeebs 11 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks!! ❤ From Amazon: amzn.to/46szPb5 :D

@BrystoGames 11 ай бұрын

Hello j'aimerais monter mon premier clavier moi même mais sans tomber dans le kit tout fait. Aurais tu des suggestions peut etre de video ou meme de site pour avoir des informations sur le modding de clavier ?

@Ferakeebs 11 ай бұрын

Il y a pas mal de vidéo en anglais comme celles de Alexotos ou celles de Taeha Types. Sinon en FR, j'avoue que j'en connais moins :/ Après tout dépends le kit que tu prends mais tu as de plus en plus de marques qui fournissent des vidéos étapes par étapes sur le montage.

@khoinguyen-cc3mo Жыл бұрын

Wait, how did you get the ISO version?:0

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

Yes, directly on the Akko Gear Europe website!

@szearly 5 ай бұрын

are the stabilizers screw on or just plug-in?

@Ferakeebs 5 ай бұрын

They are screwed onto the PCB.

@fegider01 Жыл бұрын

Hi , does putting switch films on gateron milky yellow pro can make it thockier? or is it minimal to no difference?

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

Hi, to be honest, I've never put film on my switches; so I couldn't tell you. But to me, these Milky Yellow switches sound already sound great just lubricated.

@andrewwilson1302 10 ай бұрын

Switch film is to reduce stem wobble. I’ve used it on gateron milky yellows and gateron browns and they don’t make a difference in sound that you would be able to hear

@Ferakeebs 10 ай бұрын

@@andrewwilson1302 Thank you for these clarifications! I need to try on switch others switches, I think it could be interesting with my Banana Split switches.

@jheppyeah 2 ай бұрын

how many layers of tape?

@Ferakeebs 2 ай бұрын

Two here!

@kharlodeguzman2036 Жыл бұрын

are those doubleshot keycaps or sublimation

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

It is sublimation. Price point is too low for doubleshot.

@oscarsaxlund9271 10 ай бұрын

i heard that the enter key only supports 3 pin switches on the iso version is it true?

@Ferakeebs 10 ай бұрын

yes it's "true". In fact, is more like 4 pins ^^' There's not enough room for a hole for one of the small PINs. I was not aware when I put the switch and it take me a bit of time before I understand. So you just cut one of the plastic pin and It's good to go.

@oscarsaxlund9271 10 ай бұрын

@@Ferakeebs oh alright i guess i will be fine going with 5 pin switches. thanks for the quick answer!

@Ferakeebs 10 ай бұрын

@@oscarsaxlund9271 Oh yes sure! You're welcome! And it's only for the ISO PCB apparently.

@thraxlebuffle1634 10 ай бұрын

Comment tu fais pour que ce que tu tapes sur Monkeytype apparaisse sur ta vidéo en transparence ?

@Ferakeebs 10 ай бұрын

Je fais ça au montage sur Premiere Pro. J'enregistre mon écran en même temps que je film et j'insère l'enregistrement au montage avec différents filtre pour faire un effet "fond vert".

@thraxlebuffle1634 10 ай бұрын

@@Ferakeebs Ah oué quand même ! Merci pour le tips en tout cas c'est super classe comme effet ! 🤩

@Ferakeebs 10 ай бұрын

@@thraxlebuffle1634 Merci :D :D

@KompletterGeist Жыл бұрын

no way it sounds THAT different after the mods...you changed the mic position and/or settings for sure

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

It surprised me too after reassembly, but I didn't change my setup at all between the two typing tests. The second was done 24 hours after the first on the same PC, with the UM1 mic and recorded on Audacity. Most of the change came from the lubricated switches. I still have a few more unlubricated switches and the difference is huge.

@KompletterGeist Жыл бұрын

@@Ferakeebs thats crazy :o

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

@@KompletterGeist Yeah indeed! 🤯

@lecifer Ай бұрын

I got this keyboard. And mine isn’t thocky, it’s poppy. Really shows how much all components matter

@Ferakeebs Ай бұрын

I'm really happy to read your comment, and I totally agree with it! Everything is important, even the smallest details.

@lecifer Ай бұрын

@@Ferakeebs Also, what key caps are those?

@Ferakeebs Ай бұрын

@@lecifer It's a set from Amazon => amzn.to/3RW0PdU

@lecifer Ай бұрын

@@Ferakeebs are they good quality? Thx btw

@Ferakeebs Ай бұрын

@@lecifer They're really not bad, to be honest. Especially for that price. I mean if you like them, it's a really good price.

@celinepedrosa994 Жыл бұрын

A quand la version ASMR ? 😉

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

Tu veux dire sans musique ou juste une vidéo longue de frappe ?

@c04m Жыл бұрын

This makes me 🎉 my cherry

@enda19 10 ай бұрын

Wait, $99-$129.99 USD for just the kit is considered budget? After switches and keycaps this will be in the $200 USD range..

@Ferakeebs 10 ай бұрын

Yes, but it's important to remember that we're talking about a DIY kit of a 75% keyboard with an aluminum chassis. Prices are starting to fall in this market. We're starting to see other kits arriving in this price range with products of this quality (or better), but it's not yet the majority. And this Monsgeek is still very competitively priced for this type of product, in my opinion. But I totally understand that not everyone has that kind of money to put into a keyboard. It's totally normal.

@endriel 10 ай бұрын

Agree, if this is budget, 300 $ keyboards would be considered as normal.

@unluckycs2 7 ай бұрын

Full alu board with VIA support, Sugar65 is the same price point, its budget

@JoshTechgamer 9 ай бұрын

yea much better

@Ferakeebs 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! yeah definitely!

@martinrubio5338 9 ай бұрын

Soit t'es français soit t'es un barbare à l'avoir pris en iso 😂

@Ferakeebs 9 ай бұрын

Haha non non français 😂 mais j’aime bien là touche entrée ISO ! Ça donne un petit charme 😂

@martinrubio5338 9 ай бұрын

Ah j'avais pas vue le teste 😅

@Ferakeebs 9 ай бұрын

@@martinrubio5338 Y a pas de mal 😂

@bjvink0130 Жыл бұрын

actually sounds better unmodded in my opinion, much more unique

@Ferakeebs Жыл бұрын

I can totally understand! I admit I wondered about it at first, but I personally prefer the aftermath. Maybe because I find the typing feeling more pleasant also 🤔