SKYLOONG GK61

Yuck. Just no. Here's what I would recommend: 60%: Redragon K717 Pro * ($18) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) Womier WK61 Pro * ($29) YMDK DK61 * ($88 barebones, wooden case) KBDcraft Adam 60% * ($70 lego case) 65%: Womier VK66 Pro * ($39) Royal Kludge RK R6

Optical switches are kind of a dead technology. Here are some good inexpensive 60% and 65% boards: Redragon K717 Pro * ($18) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Womier WK61 Pro * ($29) Womier VK66 Pro * ($39) Womier Q61 v2 * ($42) XVX M67 Jadestone * ($47)

So the TAC75 would be bigger. The other poster (u/vAmmonite) would be better able to advise you about magnetic boards but apparently Valorant doesn't benefit much from them. I'm not a gamer so take that with a grain of salt but here are some 60% boards I like... they all have QMK firmware and use VI

Make sure you get the qmk version, that's the one with the new Arrow feature. Edit: Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) You can program other QMK 60% with a similar layout: https://github.com/ArgentStonecutter/keyboards/tree/main/layouts

The k717 doesn't have a knob or gasket mount, but a lot of pricing is kind of handwavey anyway. The k717 is a kind of huge amazing deal, it's a better board than some products over twice the price. RK has used the same model numbers for boards that are quite different internally over the years, and

The RK61 is a Chinese keyboard. :) The new version of the RK61 with QMK firmware is pretty nice, and it's a great platform for experiemneting on. I have created a whole new layout using custom firmware for the new RK61. Source code and layout Download firmware For stock, the Skyloong GK61 DS/Pro is

The Redragon k717 is a good inexpensive board that I have seen recommended for gaming but it seems to be out of stock everywhere now. I would not recommend any of their other small boards, they have really awful software. The k717 is running QMK firmware instead and is really an exception. Other dec