I Filled My Keyboard With Tape... (So You Don't Have to.)

In this video I build a Freebird TKL Mechanical Keyboard with Gateron Milky Yellow switches!
DISCLAIMER: This was a PROTOTYPE board, the issues I have here WILL NOT be the same for you. Check out ‪@SwitchandClickOfficial‬ who also streamed along!
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[@HipyoTech]

DISCLAIMER: This was a PROTOTYPE board, the issues I have here WILL NOT be the same for you. Apparently they had a miscommunication issue sending the parts and missed the gaskets and screws with our order. They have since sent me the correct gaskets and screws at no cost, let me know if you wanna see a normal build!

[@Axolotl-be5vf]

Y r u using Br'ish keycaps?

[@medi6892]

Yes we want to see a normal build

[@heatsynced]

i feel like it could be good so i think you should build it again.

[@ivovass195]

I suggest speed run the normal build then montage comparisson improv vs original. Ahh and racing stripes are must stay

[@filippoorologio6777]

yes! do a regular build so we can see this kb in fully glory!

[@Ragnorok64]

Man this is so weird. KFA is usually on top of things. Judging by this pinned comment, this is definitely just a prototype one off situation.

[@venni00]

good look messing up on your protos

[@ryanlam5237]

@@venni00 better to mess up on protos that a few people will get than the actual product shipped out to hundreds of thousands of paying customers

[@mirzaiscandle]

@@venni00 there's a reason it's called prototype.

[@venni00]

@@ryanlam5237 ah yes, better mess up on your protos which will leave a sour impression on thousands of people instead of messing up on actual boards which a few hundred will receive.. you can fix the actual boards by being sincere about it and sending replacement gaskets and what not but they just lost a good amount of sales. - which could have been avoided by double checking the packages LOL

[@venni00]

@@mirzaiscandle lets be real, the proto case itself is not where they messed up. they messed up by not including all the accessories.. with two separate units.. - which couldve been avoided by double checking..

[@yuli1970]

As I guy who doesn't just have spare 240$ lying around, I would flip my shit if I paid that much and half the parts were missing/broken. I know this was a prototype but still.

[@placeholder3863]

just ask support ive heard their customer support is superb

[@Purvit]

Skill issue

[@morningglorymoth]

Really took the tape mod to the next level

[@austindurham4898]

Your videos alone (and eventually Switch and Click lol you both are great) got me to purchase my first keyboard. Just a Keychron K4 V2 with the reds, and I hope to make my own soon. Best and most expensive hobby I’ve ever gotten into, and I love it. Thank you for the content man, from SoCal 🤘

[@literate-aside]

Got this board when the GB shipped. Have the *exact* same issue with the production model; stabs not sitting down into the board properly. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but I just screwed them in to pull it down flat. Stab is working 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@wagglyace6635]

Hipyo!! I have that same snoopy shirt which I got thrifting months ago and have never seen it anywhere else. You have officially won my respect.

[@Hexishu]

it's so wholesome how you mentioned that your friends aren't that toxic, but you are XD just reminds of me :')

[@mrkrxpton4143]

Mans skyrocketed to over 400k, i still remember when u were on 23k Much love

[@ChubiPanda]

I'd like to see the proper build as I think this keyboard could be great

[@dpleted-zi5wb]

I bought this and I can't wait. If it sounds like this with just tape, this is very promising

[@crocatech]

can't wait for this one

[@alceray]

Can't wait for tape mount to catch on

[@Anon119]

I love how a 250$ board has worse quality control than a 15$ gaming membrane one

[@Atokinox]

its a prototype tho its not comparable

[@LilBoyHexley]

This is a very bad case indeed. Though generally speaking boutique products (even the very good ones) will actually usually have worse quality control than something mass produced. Your cheap Logitech office keyboard may be cheap, feel *very* cheap, and be built with low quality components, but at the same time will have an incredibly consistent production quality.

[@hiashi1943]

Read the pinned comment

[@ethur10n]

love how misleading one comment can be

[@literate-aside]

@@Atokinox I've got the production model. Same issue with the stab not sitting down properly. It's a very nice board, but ridiculous they didn't fix this even after a 6 month delay. They navy and olive colours also looked *totally* different to advertise, and they're re-coating a bunch of peoples' cases.

[@mr.guillotine3766]

Why did this turn out this well?? How the.... It sounds pretty good, especially considering how almost everything went wrong. Good job!

[@guanyinwong1465]

Started watching keyboard videos for fun, why am I developing a crush on this dude lmao

[@CaveyMoth]

Where's the gasket sauce?! Hipyo is such a clumsy boi. He's like a hippo in a.. Keyboard shop? I don't know.

[@firulais360]

your funniest video to day, haven't skipped a single sec ahahah nice build

[@indigoknock3261]

I’m so thankful the Akko pc75b+ exists now. I would hate to deal with all of this 😂

[@LegendsDEMON386]

Bruh someone probably got fired for that QC pass sticker on the faulty PCB that Hipyo got 🤣

[@jameyspielt]

last video?! YAY!!!!!!

[@TeamixlYT]

cant wait ! though i have doubts about it being the jankiest , well you might prove me wrong!

[@filippoorologio6777]

this just confirmed that the endgame DOESNT EXIST! PROTOTYPES ARE FOREVER!

[@NotHOGSLICE]

The custom mount could be the tape switch hip mount lol

[@Damien_N]

Ohh wow, it’s a hot swap TKL keyboard with a split backspace, this is exactly what I’ve wanted since getting started with keyboards

[@granite1667]

just solder

[@m0RZXZY]

Now I am really happy that I was on the live

[@poppop8795]

Really goes to show you don't need a good keyboard part for something to sound good. YOU just need to be good enough to make it sound good.

[@jackgaming8922]

Can't wait hipyo tech u make me happy everyday!

[@Drift680]

I love British racing green

[@EastOfEden96]

Looks like a more expensive/accident prone keychron k8

[@phoenixfire4034]

you are a saint

[@wilhelmpaulm]

When a 20usd tester68 keyboard sounds better than endgame 🤣🤣🤣

[@CaveyMoth]

Even the Cheap68 sounds better than most endgame keyboards. And that's without any foam at all.

[@br0s1ve32]

Bro the freebird is not endgame it’s a budget keeb. Pretty sure you don’t know what endgame sounds like.

[@Purvit]

@@CaveyMoth Pray tell me what endgame boards have you used to come to this conclusion?

[@wilhelmpaulm]

@@br0s1ve32 endgame doesn't have to be expensive, this is coming from someone who has 10 keyboards. I still go back to my budget babies. What I was pointing out is that keeb was worth 250usd and was incomplete and had to be modded real hard to just sound decent

[@br0s1ve32]

It’s a proto maybe? Idk what you have but if you have to go back to your tester I think you need to try some more boards

[@tibblesss]

cant wait for this board to finally ship out

[@carlo7932]

Hi Hipyo! So the polycarbonate plate that keeps the switches is flexible? Should it matter? I mean the vertical force is not absorbed by that, it is absorbed by the PCB, moreover, have you ever tried to put a couple of layers of electrical tape to the bottom of the switch? where it touches the PCB? Let me know or ... not, have a nice day anyway!

[@youmadbro6538]

I know this a different type of video and I love it!

[@iJ3ff1n911]

Hmm I’m keyBORED so I’m gonna watch this I guess.

[@yagogamer0001]

the tape mount is real

[@dylanangkw]

The "endgame" keyboard

[@maxxin8050]

Hipyo les gooo

[@markowens5446]

Tape mount really!

[@etiennebozec855]

bruh moment for a 240$ keyboard, no matter if it's early production or not

[@Purplepunch813]

When my ducky keyboard sounds better than the endgame

[@astroking1197]

Exited to see this build!

[@rpgaming1530]

So excited cant wait to watch it

[@galvanizeddreamer2051]

I bedded a bubba'ed Lee Enfield with Gorilla tape and paper cartridge holders, but this is genius.

[@kittykittygumdrops]

Do more collabs with Betty!

[@TheBigJoshi]

I'm boutta order this keeb and I'm getting kinda scared that my keeb wil come this way...

[@ShakenFoe]

10:00 boards of canada trans canada highway

[@megab_07]

I'm so upset because i was going to buy the switches for my keyboard, but the shipping costs 2x the price of them lol

[@alistairstoran3608]

lol came in towards the end of the stream and thought he put tape on the keyboard for style.

[@maxriley7903]

You should try to lube stabs with Vaseline (petroleum jelly) might make an interesting video

[@MightyAims]

Hipyo 5head for comming up with the switch and hip mod

[@Tomatillo12]

My end game is lubed gat yellows on a Womier k66...

[@weee-hx4jb]

I love your new song btw

[@lukaas1709]

I feel like i made my endgame keyboard as my first keyboard ever

[@HarmonicVector]

"I have British Racing Green" I hate what this implies about the AMR22.

[@sin-8]

RIP Betty Bottom Text

[@thelilprince9738]

I wish we could see him play league too

[@jacksonpeterson6690]

What are those keycard in the thumbnail?

[@noctao4163]

oh no! a fellow league player! we gotta promote positivity in lol, I love the game, hate the players :/ cool jank keeb, was surprised it sounded like that with the insanity it was built with.

[@Cpmnk]

The more i see bent, broken gmk sets that take 3 years to ship and $300+ plus boards that ship with this many issues. Im glad i went for a 50€ tester84 and clones

[@certifiedbruhmoment85]

Cool! Good for you, but just a reminder, let's not judge others on what they want to spend on. It's their money, not ours. Audiophiles also spend a lot, and it's their decision to make. (I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with anyone, nor am I accusing you of being judgemental. Have a nice day readers

[@matt2489]

The tester 84 its a very good kit, and it feels very heavy. I cant recommend it enough.

[@AnzelLmao]

Anytime a GMK set has issues it’s easy to get free replacements from vendors! I understand that the wait times are long, the sets are pricey, and availability isn’t great, but that doesn’t warrant spreading misinformation!

[@CodyRPierce]

@@AnzelLmao its not misinformation though. Their stuff is notorious for coming broken or missing parts. At the price they charge for barely above average items there should NEVER be a problem.

[@Girvo747]

My RK84 fully modded (Gateron CJs, a neat beige IBM inspired PBT key cap set, clipped and holee modded stabs, tape modded PCB and some thin foam in the case) looks, sounds, and feels fantastic lol

[@magnuzz5]

My keyboard broke yesterday day, cant use it at all . BTW LOVE UR VIDIOS

[@0Metatron]

Hit swap only sucks!!! Stuck to one layout, no stepped caps!! It forces the PCB to be the basic of the basic. I hate it when companies don’t at least give the option to buy the solder PCB as an extra

[@imkalib]

Wait highkey why does hipyo look extra drippy today? 🤨

[@Stonecold724]

For 90% of this vid, I thought there were three people competing. Also I'm high...

[@certifiedbruhmoment85]

I feel like an endgame keyboard could have been a non-prototype to get exact results on every build so it could REALLY be endgame but hey that's just my measly ol' opinion edit: i was also there during stream soo

[@Timm_official]

I love ur vids! ♡

[@Hiedny]

I thought they would buy a single keyboard. No. They bought TWO.

[@devdanawale8183]

Can you do the Akko 306B plzzzzzzzz

[@Mattynessness]

The Jank mod!

[@thisisnotimportantanymoerijasd]

Hipyo this is not what they meant when they said “Do what you must to make it work”

[@xziv_4623]

AHEM “bottom text”

[@jesus-wankenobi357]

what do you think about flipped spacebar ??

[@theconqueror12]

tape mount gang

[@thunderarch5951]

Do people actually know what PROTOTYPE means? I mean, if you expect a prototype to be 100% perfect, then there wouldn't be the necessity to make one in the first place, bruh

[@MarkusBenson]

I’m totally new to the mechanical keyboard game, lol this is like my biggest fear when I think about taking the step to build my own keebs lol

[@pauliusskackauskas1963]

Where did you get these poster from? Asking for a friend...

[@hellonathawat3096]

TAPE MOUNTE LOL

[@Fronnx]

its okay i play league too.... i feels nice to spam the keys on my custom keyboard... :D

[@shiniboros]

EARLY FOR ONCE WHOOO but i seriously cant stay up until 12 am

[@Azlounged]

What key caps are those? so clean

[@wa11nutsman71]

gmk british racing green

[@PabVall]

what is ur mic?? plz respond

[@jonathansmith4737]

RIP Freebird TKL.

[@riduls9137]

I got the freebird60 and it didnt have any of these issues

[@Captain-kk4uj]

is a razer huntsman mini mercury optical linear switch keyboard good?

[@muffinlikes_chips6721]

why was it the same time as coleys premier.

[@joshb7415]

honestly a lot of these 'premium' keyboard companies have awful QC

[@Purvit]

Freebird's entire deal is that it is cheap, so in no way is it considered premium.

[@joshb7415]

@@Purvit Mate, a cheap keyboard is $10. A good keyboard is $30-50 a premium keybaord is anything over that. If just a kit is over $100 then what crack are u smoking if u think thats cheap

[@br0s1ve32]

It’s called a custom keyboard use ur brain

[@joshb7415]

@@br0s1ve32 ur 12

[@Purvit]

@@joshb7415 the range you said is pretty accurate for prebuilts, but if you want to delve into the world of customs, those ranges get thrown out of the window.

[@janiehill4698]

What's the blue board behind you?

[@benwilliam-lc1mh]

Switchyo tech

[@YuzukuKudamonoCH]

Is this really the last keyboard build?

[@utsavratti]

What do you do with all the keyboards you build?

[@Bynax]

They go in the closet

[@jasper5044]

Whats your twitch

[@losth0pe]

My keyboard just broke, while watching this video(not jk). give me a free one (jk)

[@M3rcy00]

how did u get your keyboard? i ordered mine WAY before you did and it still didnt come? tf lol i ordereds mine janurary

[@jerkkujee1346]

Make a video of the logitech pop

[@lalisameo4677]

Buy the best keycaps just to tape it lol 😂. They don’t mention QC like discoloration or missing screw best keyboard my arse.

[@JP3Gl]

I really hope my kit is okay

[@TulsaKanette]

Howdy Hey Hipyo

[@zackfungus6419]

its to hard to be sent a keyboard

[@bossybenmantle]

is this acually your last build?