Reddit reviews Max Keyboard Cherry MX Rubber O-Ring Switch Dampeners 50A - 0.4mm Reduction (130pcs)
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Reduces sound level produced by the key on mechanical key switchShock absorption and soften the key landing on mechanical keyboardReduces sound level produced by the keyfits firmly onto the stem of your Cherry MX keycapMade of industrial grade rubber
So let's cut right down to it and explain the parts:
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This is the Cherry MX red review and I went for the Cherry MX brown. The reds are perhaps even more silent once you've applied the O-rings. Not entirely sure about that. Here is a very good read about mechanical keyboards and especially a nice look at the different switches. I use MX browns personally and it's not silent at all, but it's far less loud compared to MX blues, that I've used previously.
Note: the total price is without the keyboard, mouse & webcam.
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Now I will also provide you with my standard list of videos to help you understand why I suggest these parts.
Lastly I'll also provide you with a couple of great guides to help you build the PC.
I have to post this in a reply to this post, since I went over the 10.000 character limitation reddit provides per post.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type|Item|Price
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CPU | Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $252.98 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler | $25.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard | MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $93.98 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill Value Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory | $63.99 @ Newegg
Storage | A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $63.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $68.09 @ Amazon
Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card | $629.99 @ B&H
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case | $69.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $69.99 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) | $94.16 @ Amazon
Monitor | Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor | $254.10 @ B&H
Capture Card| AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme| $150.00 @ Amazon
Keyboard | Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Mini Keyboard | $85 @ Newegg
Keyboard sound dampening| Cherry MX O-rings| $13 @ Amazon
Mouse | Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse | $50 @ BestBuy
Webcam| Logitech C920| $63 @ Amazon
| Prices include shipping, taxes and discounts |
| Total | $1837.25
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https://www.amazon.com/Max-Keyboard-Cherry-Rubber-Dampeners/dp/B00E4MYDTY ?
I've got the Cherry MX branded o-rings. I believe they're about a 50A hardness and mine are pretty thin only 1.5mm
These here look to be the same thing but rebranded and more expensive than what I paid.
https://www.amazon.com/Max-Keyboard-Cherry-Rubber-Dampeners/dp/B00E4MYDTY
I would say get a good quality Cherry MX Brown keyboard and put 2 sets of these o-rings in to reduce sound. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E4MYDTY/ref=psdc_12879431_t1_B00AZQ2OF8
Exact measurements would help but I would say the Deathadder, G403, EC1-A, or the to be released Rival 310
I use brown switches in my office with o-rings on the firmer side. I mainly put the o-rings on because I like how the browns feel when you bottom out with them better. No complaints from anyone in the office, definitely much quieter than blues.
Edit: These are the exact ones I have, though it looks like Amazon doesn't carry that brand now.
I use browns with O-ring (http://www.amazon.com/Max-Keyboard-Cherry-Rubber-Dampeners/dp/B00E4MYDTY/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1414552892&sr=8-16&keywords=o-ring)
I really doubt that the Rosewill will reduce travel by 0.4 mm with a 2mm O-ring. Probably closer to 1mm reduction (50% of space beneath actuation is gone).
I'm taking a look at the Max Keyboard O-rings on Amazon here which say they reduce travel by 0.4mm. You can do a scale photo with the O-ring on the stem - the Cherry MX stem is approximately 5mm across in life, and it's 2cm in the photo - the O-ring is measures at 0.6cm, so it's approximately 1.4-5 mm - giving approximately a 1mm gap.
In your quest to put the bottoming-out as close to the actuation as possible, please remember that Cherry themselves ballpark the actuation point at 2mm with a 30% above/below error rating - while in practice I don't think I've felt this much deviation in my fingers, it can exist. So you probably want to reduce the bottoming out by about 1.5 mm total at most - you don't want it just on the actuation, or it might not actuate at all unless you smash it so hard the O-ring deforms on the cross-bars and it'll hit that zone. It's a mechanical switch, so it's better to err on the side of caution and make the key go beneath the actuation point every time. The big O-ring from imsto should be just about right for you.
And as for feeling the difference - for people who bottom out their keys with clacks, even the 1.5 mm O-ring has an enormous difference because of how different it feels - from a clack with vibrations to thud with a give absorbing some force. I definitely notice my 1.5mm O-rings on my QFR, but I don't notice it so much on my Logitech, which uses a thinner and harder O-ring. For some people, even 1.5mm O-rings are a lot - that's why they pay for the thinner O-rings from WASD, so they lose as little of the mechanical bottoming-out feeling as possible.