What Keyboard Does boltz Use?

Switches and actuation

The Falcão-Peregrino V3 is sold with three Gateron options: Blue, Red and Black. They feel quite different, so it helps to know what each one does.

• Gateron Blue is the clicky option. It gives an audible click and a tactile bump, which makes it the loudest of the three.
• Gateron Red is a linear switch. It has a smooth press with no bump and no click, and it is the usual light, fast-feeling choice for games.
• Gateron Black is also linear, but it is generally the heavier of the two, so it asks for a firmer press.

This board has a non-hotswappable PCB, so the switches are fixed once you buy it. Changing them later means desoldering, so choose the switch type before you order. RGB is included.

The TKL layout drops the numpad and keeps the arrow keys and navigation cluster. The board is still fairly wide and long for a TKL, which the spec table shows next to the alternatives below.

Should you buy boltz's keyboard?

This board suits anyone who wants a TKL layout with a choice between clicky, light linear and heavier linear Gateron switches, plus RGB. Because the PCB is non-hotswappable, it fits best if you already know which switch feel you like. If you like to experiment with switches, it is the wrong pick.

The alternatives trade off like this:

• Logitech G Pro X Keyboard (used by 2 pros right now) is 3.5 cm shorter and 8 cm narrower, with the same height. It is hotswappable and comes with GX Blue Clicky, GX Brown Tactile and GX Red Linear, so you can change switches later. It also adds a tactile option that the Falcão-Peregrino V3 does not offer.
• Logitech G Pro X TKL RAPID Black (2 pros) is 4 cm shorter, 8.3 cm narrower and 0.3 cm taller. It uses optical switches and a non-hotswappable PCB, so it is a different switch technology rather than a like-for-like swap.
• Logitech G715 (1 pro) is 3.3 cm shorter, 7 cm narrower and 0.3 cm taller. It offers GX Blue, Red and Brown switches on a non-hotswappable PCB.

All three Logitech boards are noticeably more compact than boltz's keyboard. If desk space matters, one of them is the easier fit. If you want his exact board and its Gateron options, the Falcão-Peregrino V3 is available to buy.