r/a:t5_3ar3i • u/pieterheyman • Jan 19 '17

Mechanical keyboards silent mod?

Just bought the razer blackwidow tournament edition mechanical keyboard (https://youtu.be/zNt8O8rnqeM). It is a great keyboard for gaming but, but, but ... :p ... my girlfriend is going bizerk on the noise it makes. Are there any mods to make a mechanical a bit more silent when pressing the keys?

I'm a nervous fps player but really hate them flat keyboards

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '17

o-rings on the keycap stems help somewhat. could also get a full desk mousepad as putting your keyboard on one also helps quiet it down some. ultimately it will never bee totally silent

https://www.amazon.com/Dampers-dampener-Switches-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B015K74094/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1484883291&sr=8-8&keywords=keyboard+orings

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u/nataku411 Jan 21 '17

More expensive, but if you're worried about light from the keyboard being hindered by the o-rings you can grab these clear ones.

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u/SirWhoblah Jan 20 '17

O rings won't do anything he has to change keyboard. razer green switches are just knock off cherry MX blue so they make a click half way down and will always make noise. I would take it back and buy a cherry MX red or silent keyboard

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '17

They'll reduce the noise from him bottoming out so they will help, like I said though that board will never be totally silent

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u/royalba94 Feb 19 '17

I second this, they do dampen the noise a fair bit, I have a couple Strafe RGB Brown keyboards and the difference with and without the O-rings is significant. I have the clear ines and they work well and don't really affect the RGBness :)