I just got that exact keyboard yesterday. The new Akko shine-through double-shot PBT caps look absolutely amazing on it. Every size keycap is included in the set. It's really gorgeous - better than my Tai Hao keycaps, plus the ASA profile is better than OEM in my opinion (kind of a cross between OEM and SA). Much improved overall over the GMMK 1 I have. I decided to go with speed bronze or kailh box pink switches. No mods yet, but I'm still deciding.
I have yet to try ASA, but I may grab one of their unique colorways to take a look at soon. TaiHao DOES have some good sets, but they're typically in their Cubic profile, and even then those sets occasionally have issues, yeah. Of the two switches I'd PERSONALLY go Box Pinks due to the lighter overall spring weight and more natural actuation distance, but if you want faster actuation (happens sooner in switch travel) then the Speed Bronzes would work well for you, and you can just use your own spring to get the weight right. For mods on GMMK2, maybe consider a tape mod for the PCB if you want a brighter sound, or PE foam if you want to lean more in to that tight, marbley sound; you can get pre-cut adhesive pads for that from Divinikey or KBDFans. Another thing you could experiment with is Neoprene foam rolls, you can buy them off Amazon in different thicknesses and cut them to exactly fill in the bottom case better than the stock foam does. Polyfill is also good for that.
I have the 65% and the way it's designed it just didn't sound good to me. I added a dual layer tape mod then replaced the switches with Milky Yellow Pros and it sounds great now. I had a very difficult time getting the cable out the first time, was more as expected the second when modifying the tape to remove a layer. I thought about the larger one but the 75% Pro is about a big as I can go. I use the GMMK 65% often during the day as I have multiple laptops for work and every bit of desk space counts. Again, great review!
If you're asking for this board, grab two packs of Wuque Studios Stupid Stabs. I've used multiple sets in personal and review builds, and they perform beautifully, provided your keycaps and switches are also in good working order.
Yeah that's a thing you can do, and for most hotswap boards you just leave those for last and just remove the switches along with the plate, then remove them from the plate without the stabs being in the way... just annoying to navigate with this sort of integrated plate design, and then having those silly twist tabs in the plate that secure the PCB to the plate.
After getting annoyed with stabilizer problems on the gmmk pro, i picked up the gmmk2 yesterday. One thing thats weird is the left shift key is really silent while the others aren’t. Guess its just the stabilizer. Besides that sounds decent with the lynx lubed switches.
just got mine today, i'm not an enthusiast for keyboards but i did get mine in barebones and paired it with AKKO Crystal Silver switches and XVX double shot pbt pudding keycaps i don't really care about sound since i use headsets and can't hear a thing anyway
I do prefer a thick wrist rest, so that my wrist is on the level of where the switches stick out of the keyboard body, and as flat a keyboard as possible. Why try to bend your hand up more than needed? I'm looking at this and the Keychron Q5 QMK 96% keyboards.
The V5 is probably a more direct competitor to the GMMK2 in terms of price and feature set. Main diff being a steel tray mount plate rather than an integrated Alu plate, plus the V5 can be had with a knob AND has a VERY shallow typing angle: www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v5-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard That said, if you've the budget for it, the Q5 is just better in every way.
2:18 Uhhh, you say that there is no numpad 0 keycap in the pudding set you're using. In the desc, you say you've used Glorious Aura v2. That set DO have a 1u "zero" cap in there. Did you miss that, or it just doesn't fit?
I never say in the description that's what I'm using. Why would I link the caps set I used when it doesn't have the correct cap for this board? Makes more sense to just link the set that's actually going to work. If you watch to 4:11, I directly mention that buying the Glorious keycaps will avoid the compatibility issue, hence my linking them.
@@TheManicGeek Uhhh, I thought what you've put in the desc was what you've used when recording the video. Hence the confusion. But ok. I hesitate whether to buy this keyboard or maybe Keychron K4v2. Both of them lack something that the other has. GMMK2 has no bluetooth, but it does have the PrintScreen button, and Keychron has bluetooth, but it lacks PrintScreen button.
@@kryzerk9203 Fair critique, and I try to be more specific than that, typically. The tougher thing about it is that, as a tradeoff, the GMMK2 offers per-key remapping through Glorious Core, and once you have it all set up you can uninstall Core and it should all work right from now on. That said it looks like the Keychron board is compatible with software called "SharpKeys" that allows you to re-map any keyboard's keys, but I have no experience with it to tell you how clunky it is or how much system overhead it produces. That said, if it works well enough, you could just re-map one of the keys on the Keychron to be what you want it to be, and since it has one more key than the GMMK2 AND is slightly more compact, you can basically match the mapping of GMMK2, just with the addition of the key you want.
I'm glad I didn't get the stock switches. There seems to be a lot of ping with them. The Oil Kings sound so much better. They give a creamy sound in conjunction with an XDA profile key cap.
Having used Oil Kings, there's a few differences I've observed: 1. My batch of OK's was grotesquely over lubed or inconsistently lubed. 2. The stock spring for OK's is WAY better than the Glorious stock spring, but that can be cured with a bit of oil or donut dipping if need be. 3. Sound differences are driven largely by housing composition: Foxes have an all-polycarb (I believe) housing, which naturally produces a deeper, more muted sound. OK's having a full nylon housing will produce a louder, more expressive sound. My JWICK Blacks have a very similar sound as compared to OK's, but spring weight & design, plus lube type and application are what's driving differences there. What plate are you using with your OK's, and in what board? XDA is a fun profile, easy compatibility since everything is the same height!
@@TheManicGeek I'm using the GMMK 2 stock, with stock Oil Kings. After doing a ton of research it seemed like a great option if I didn't want to spend the extra on lube and save a lot of time. The XDA caps were used because I have large hands and don't lift high when typing. It helps a lot. Honesty if I didn't need a numpad, I would have gone with the QK65. I really like the marbled sound. However with my current configuration I would say it's a low creamy thock.
@@Madblaster6 ah yes, you totally mentioned that 😂. Another solid factory lubed switch is actually Gateron's own Pro line (Yellows, Browns, etc). It's done in the same fashion as Oil Kings, only with a Polycarb top housing instead for "dat RGB", but still has the same polished internals and updated molds. For uniform profiles, have you tried DSA before? It's slightly shorter than XDA, and has a more spherical concavity in the top by comparison.
I have the full keyboard now for.. a half year and I'm very happy about it :D (Came from Razer) Build Quality is very good and I love the Fox switches and Sound.. Only down sideis my space bar Stabilizers on the left side.. i think they are the problem why my space on the left side is a little bit.. rattly.. noisy.. a little bit lose i think (on the right side its perfect, or middle) So I will buy maybe the Glorious Stabilizers V2 and put these in and hope it fixed it o: And i dont have the problem that my keys on the botton are a other sound tbh, or not too much.. Maybe they change it in production ? idk
I would avoid GSv2 stabilizers. They don't grip the wire tightly enough at the housing, leaving them to rattle ceaselessly. I'd actually recommend Drop Phantom plate mount stabs for a GMMK2 board, they fit my GMMK2 96% really well and tune nicely.
@Psyko_Blood ah, not in the states. Maybe try to find Gateron or TX plate-mounts, then, they're also pretty good, but you may need to grab more than one set to fit a 96% GMMK2 with TX (likely a TKL kit and a 2U kit).
The switch and cap combo doesn't do this board any favors, but neither does being a board with an integrated tray mount plate. I'm actually using it with silent Linears (Bobagums) rn so I can use Cherry profile caps and NOT have to worry about how it sounds lol.
A complete waste of a company who can't even get basic things like the number and caps lock light to function when activated..I'm so disapointed with this purchase.
I don't hear a difference yall are crazy your spending tons of money for something that dose not matter sure the key caps look good but still it dose not matter
Let me also follow up by asking you to seriously think about the "stupid shit you buy that doesn't matter" that YOU think matters before you leave a stupid-ass comment like this again, anywhere. Everyone has shit they like and don't like. Let people have their nice things, and come back to the comments when you have something constructive to add to the discussion.
@@TheManicGeek He gave his opinion on not hearing a difference. Much like you all give yours. Y'know, swaying people TO spend money on things that others don't see a reason to. See how that works?
I like it actually, it's a very practical keyboard with a versatile layout.
I just got that exact keyboard yesterday. The new Akko shine-through double-shot PBT caps look absolutely amazing on it. Every size keycap is included in the set. It's really gorgeous - better than my Tai Hao keycaps, plus the ASA profile is better than OEM in my opinion (kind of a cross between OEM and SA). Much improved overall over the GMMK 1 I have. I decided to go with speed bronze or kailh box pink switches. No mods yet, but I'm still deciding.
I have yet to try ASA, but I may grab one of their unique colorways to take a look at soon. TaiHao DOES have some good sets, but they're typically in their Cubic profile, and even then those sets occasionally have issues, yeah.
Of the two switches I'd PERSONALLY go Box Pinks due to the lighter overall spring weight and more natural actuation distance, but if you want faster actuation (happens sooner in switch travel) then the Speed Bronzes would work well for you, and you can just use your own spring to get the weight right.
For mods on GMMK2, maybe consider a tape mod for the PCB if you want a brighter sound, or PE foam if you want to lean more in to that tight, marbley sound; you can get pre-cut adhesive pads for that from Divinikey or KBDFans. Another thing you could experiment with is Neoprene foam rolls, you can buy them off Amazon in different thicknesses and cut them to exactly fill in the bottom case better than the stock foam does. Polyfill is also good for that.
These are the best feeling and smoothest switches I've every used on a gaming keyboard.
Well, good news for you: Glorious now sells them stand-alone, so you can grab them at around 32 cents a switch to fill out more boards, if you like!
Yus, just discovered this channel and surprised that you dont have more subs yet. Awesome content and speaking
Glad you enjoyed the content, thanks for commenting!
I have the 65% and the way it's designed it just didn't sound good to me. I added a dual layer tape mod then replaced the switches with Milky Yellow Pros and it sounds great now. I had a very difficult time getting the cable out the first time, was more as expected the second when modifying the tape to remove a layer. I thought about the larger one but the 75% Pro is about a big as I can go. I use the GMMK 65% often during the day as I have multiple laptops for work and every bit of desk space counts. Again, great review!
This is the second keyboard that i have bought after discovering his channel
what stabs would you recommend for 10-20?
If you're asking for this board, grab two packs of Wuque Studios Stupid Stabs. I've used multiple sets in personal and review builds, and they perform beautifully, provided your keycaps and switches are also in good working order.
For the switches on numpad section I just take off half the stabilizer to reach it😂
Yeah that's a thing you can do, and for most hotswap boards you just leave those for last and just remove the switches along with the plate, then remove them from the plate without the stabs being in the way... just annoying to navigate with this sort of integrated plate design, and then having those silly twist tabs in the plate that secure the PCB to the plate.
After getting annoyed with stabilizer problems on the gmmk pro, i picked up the gmmk2 yesterday. One thing thats weird is the left shift key is really silent while the others aren’t. Guess its just the stabilizer. Besides that sounds decent with the lynx lubed switches.
I have the same problem, I tried changing the stabilizer with one of the same size and still have the problem, don't know what causes it 😅
just got mine today, i'm not an enthusiast for keyboards but i did get mine in barebones and paired it with AKKO Crystal Silver switches and XVX double shot pbt pudding keycaps
i don't really care about sound since i use headsets and can't hear a thing anyway
Totally valid. If you're enjoying it, and it's doing what you want it to do the way you want it to do it, that's all that matters.
will you ever do that "final synopsis" video for the nova65?
Glad you asked, yes I do plan on following up on Nova65, but there's a reason you haven't seen the board for a bit... Smoge.
I do prefer a thick wrist rest, so that my wrist is on the level of where the switches stick out of the keyboard body, and as flat a keyboard as possible. Why try to bend your hand up more than needed?
I'm looking at this and the Keychron Q5 QMK 96% keyboards.
The V5 is probably a more direct competitor to the GMMK2 in terms of price and feature set. Main diff being a steel tray mount plate rather than an integrated Alu plate, plus the V5 can be had with a knob AND has a VERY shallow typing angle: www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v5-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard
That said, if you've the budget for it, the Q5 is just better in every way.
@@TheManicGeek Thanks, I will check it out too.
2:18 Uhhh, you say that there is no numpad 0 keycap in the pudding set you're using. In the desc, you say you've used Glorious Aura v2. That set DO have a 1u "zero" cap in there. Did you miss that, or it just doesn't fit?
I never say in the description that's what I'm using. Why would I link the caps set I used when it doesn't have the correct cap for this board? Makes more sense to just link the set that's actually going to work. If you watch to 4:11, I directly mention that buying the Glorious keycaps will avoid the compatibility issue, hence my linking them.
@@TheManicGeek Uhhh, I thought what you've put in the desc was what you've used when recording the video. Hence the confusion. But ok.
I hesitate whether to buy this keyboard or maybe Keychron K4v2. Both of them lack something that the other has. GMMK2 has no bluetooth, but it does have the PrintScreen button, and Keychron has bluetooth, but it lacks PrintScreen button.
@@kryzerk9203 Fair critique, and I try to be more specific than that, typically.
The tougher thing about it is that, as a tradeoff, the GMMK2 offers per-key remapping through Glorious Core, and once you have it all set up you can uninstall Core and it should all work right from now on. That said it looks like the Keychron board is compatible with software called "SharpKeys" that allows you to re-map any keyboard's keys, but I have no experience with it to tell you how clunky it is or how much system overhead it produces. That said, if it works well enough, you could just re-map one of the keys on the Keychron to be what you want it to be, and since it has one more key than the GMMK2 AND is slightly more compact, you can basically match the mapping of GMMK2, just with the addition of the key you want.
I'm glad I didn't get the stock switches. There seems to be a lot of ping with them. The Oil Kings sound so much better. They give a creamy sound in conjunction with an XDA profile key cap.
Having used Oil Kings, there's a few differences I've observed:
1. My batch of OK's was grotesquely over lubed or inconsistently lubed.
2. The stock spring for OK's is WAY better than the Glorious stock spring, but that can be cured with a bit of oil or donut dipping if need be.
3. Sound differences are driven largely by housing composition: Foxes have an all-polycarb (I believe) housing, which naturally produces a deeper, more muted sound. OK's having a full nylon housing will produce a louder, more expressive sound.
My JWICK Blacks have a very similar sound as compared to OK's, but spring weight & design, plus lube type and application are what's driving differences there. What plate are you using with your OK's, and in what board? XDA is a fun profile, easy compatibility since everything is the same height!
@@TheManicGeek I'm using the GMMK 2 stock, with stock Oil Kings. After doing a ton of research it seemed like a great option if I didn't want to spend the extra on lube and save a lot of time. The XDA caps were used because I have large hands and don't lift high when typing. It helps a lot. Honesty if I didn't need a numpad, I would have gone with the QK65. I really like the marbled sound. However with my current configuration I would say it's a low creamy thock.
@@Madblaster6 ah yes, you totally mentioned that 😂. Another solid factory lubed switch is actually Gateron's own Pro line (Yellows, Browns, etc). It's done in the same fashion as Oil Kings, only with a Polycarb top housing instead for "dat RGB", but still has the same polished internals and updated molds.
For uniform profiles, have you tried DSA before? It's slightly shorter than XDA, and has a more spherical concavity in the top by comparison.
I have the full keyboard now for.. a half year and I'm very happy about it :D (Came from Razer)
Build Quality is very good and I love the Fox switches and Sound..
Only down sideis my space bar Stabilizers on the left side.. i think they are the problem why my space on the left side is a little bit.. rattly.. noisy.. a little bit lose i think (on the right side its perfect, or middle)
So I will buy maybe the Glorious Stabilizers V2 and put these in and hope it fixed it o:
And i dont have the problem that my keys on the botton are a other sound tbh, or not too much.. Maybe they change it in production ? idk
I would avoid GSv2 stabilizers. They don't grip the wire tightly enough at the housing, leaving them to rattle ceaselessly. I'd actually recommend Drop Phantom plate mount stabs for a GMMK2 board, they fit my GMMK2 96% really well and tune nicely.
@@TheManicGeek ah ok thank you :D But I see there hard to become in Germany.. When then I need to ship them to here
@Psyko_Blood ah, not in the states. Maybe try to find Gateron or TX plate-mounts, then, they're also pretty good, but you may need to grab more than one set to fit a 96% GMMK2 with TX (likely a TKL kit and a 2U kit).
@@TheManicGeek yeah xD Thank you :D maybe i get some of these in Germany xD
Yes, more angle please.
Might I introduce you to the Wristbreaker TKL? Look it up, you'll get a laugh.
Sounds terrible tbh. Idk if it's the switches or the board overall
The switch and cap combo doesn't do this board any favors, but neither does being a board with an integrated tray mount plate. I'm actually using it with silent Linears (Bobagums) rn so I can use Cherry profile caps and NOT have to worry about how it sounds lol.
A complete waste of a company who can't even get basic things like the number and caps lock light to function when activated..I'm so disapointed with this purchase.
Given the continued trajectory they're on, it's fair to say there's better options at or below their price points.
I don't hear a difference yall are crazy your spending tons of money for something that dose not matter sure the key caps look good but still it dose not matter
Thanks for telling people what they can and can't like or spend their money on.
Let me also follow up by asking you to seriously think about the "stupid shit you buy that doesn't matter" that YOU think matters before you leave a stupid-ass comment like this again, anywhere. Everyone has shit they like and don't like. Let people have their nice things, and come back to the comments when you have something constructive to add to the discussion.
@@TheManicGeek That's a sub from me!
@@TheManicGeek He gave his opinion on not hearing a difference. Much like you all give yours. Y'know, swaying people TO spend money on things that others don't see a reason to. See how that works?