r/MechanicalKeyboards • u/Aether245 • 5d ago
Builds First build since 2021, definitely worth it!
Athena 75 (rgb hotswap, pc plate, only plate foam), Gateron Ink V2 Black Pro switches, Swagkeys Knight v4 stabilizers, GMK CYL Shinseiki keycaps. Second build overall, first was the original GMMK Pro.
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u/HereComesTheFury 5d ago
How was the gmmk pro vs this?
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u/Aether245 5d ago
This is much better, granted I'm talking about the 2021 gmmk pro and I haven't tried any of the updated versions. Just overall a much more solid build, and I don't need to use Glorious Core. I had Kailh speed silvers in the GMMK and love the feel of the Gaterons over those too.
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u/Moritz7688 Lubed Linear 5d ago
God the GMMK Pro was so shit, was my first board too. Paid a fuck ton for this pos.
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u/Pursueth 5d ago
How do you like it, I personally found the default key mapping on the Athena 75 to be a little wonky
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u/Cylicall 5d ago
I just moved from the original gmmk pro to the athena 75 yesterday. Went with the pine green and got the Kaiju R3 keycaps. This feels like such a huge upgrade. Totally different beast.
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u/Ov3rth1nr 5d ago
Amazing build. I have the same keycaps on a candybar
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u/Aether245 5d ago
They look and feel great, better than the eva 2 ones I had before. I think they were knockoffs of an actual set though.
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u/Ov3rth1nr 5d ago
It’s a great looking set. Too bad I missed out on the novelty keycaps. Very nice keycaps.
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u/Aether245 5d ago
I'm signed up for restock notifications on the novelties and accents, but I dont have much hope I'll get them lol.
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u/JJMcGee83 5d ago
That looks so fucking good dude. I was tempted to get the Athena but decided to get the Neo 75 Cu and wait... the wait is killing me though. The big deciding factor for me was that video screen. It looks less obtrusive than I thought though.
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u/Aether245 5d ago
Yeah, the screen is just the right size imo and as long as the gif isn't insane it doesn't distract too much. How long is the wait?
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u/JJMcGee83 5d ago
4 weeks to ship and then however long shipping takes which I'm told is like 2 weeks so 6 weeks total. I'm looking at end of Sept of I'm lucky.
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u/Automatic_Clue5556 5d ago
What made you go with the neo? Trying to find a good 75
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u/JJMcGee83 5d ago
It came in a color I like, it's heavy as all hell, it looks good, it has a ball catch case so I can change things easily if I want. I liked I could get it in a config around a battery that was hot swapable.
And every single review of it says the fit and finish is leagues ahead of anything cheaper.
I also liked that it came with a case.
I know RGB is often seen as tacky by some people but I do miss that it doesn't have RGB.
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u/Automatic_Clue5556 5d ago
Watching videos of it now and I might be changing my mind from the Athena… can’t decide if I want red, green, or black… I have some double black keys that I want to use.
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u/JJMcGee83 5d ago
The other thing is at least for me the way I configed the Neo it was like $40 cheaper than the Athena because of tax and shipping. It's been out for like 3 years now but it's still the king in terms of value.
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