New GMMK Pro - mechanical keyboard

N R · 23 Jul 2021 at 15:41

update on the black ANSI

"We have had an updated ETA for this order and we hope to receive it by the end of week commencing 09/08/21."

Kaichu · 23 Jul 2021 at 16:00

Ordered direct from Glorious yesterday and not been despatched yet. Fingers crossed it is despatched soon. Ordered new keycaps and will now be looking at artisanal keycaps to give a bit of flair.

Kieran Lewis · 23 Jul 2021 at 17:16

Just had this email come through for the black ANSI GMMK Pro.
The store page still says ETA of August 6th but it seems more likely that it will be the week after.

"We have had an updated ETA for this order and we hope to receive it by the end of week commencing 09/08/21.
If you wish to cancel or amend your order please call sales or raise a webnote.
Thanks for your patience."

JQ27 · 24 Jul 2021 at 12:09

Just had notification that instead of Monday delivery my Black ISO will be here today.

Mr_Scruffs · 24 Jul 2021 at 12:21

Ditto buddy, already arrived. Excited for this evening

WootZ · 24 Jul 2021 at 12:45

Up and running after delivery this morning! The difference is night and day between this and my old Durgod K320 TKL with Cherry Browns. So heavy and build quality is really good.

Switches are Keebwerk Tacit V1s
Keycaps are GMK Nightrunner with WASD Keyboard blank modifiers, turns out I'm missing a couple, so I've had to order those this morning, the purple will be gone!

Sound test @ https://imgur.com/H6PVGyh

JQ27 · 24 Jul 2021 at 12:51

Just arrived, still need to finish lubing the rest of my Zakus though. Will get it sorted later I think.

Wangle · 24 Jul 2021 at 21:43

Just opened this up and it’s an absolute unit mass wise. I think I got a hernia lifting it out the box.

Nick1881 · 25 Jul 2021 at 09:48

I've ordered one, also ordered Everglide Aqua Kings and Durock V2 stabs, been watching a few videos about mods too. I'm doing the o-ring mod that this guy did to mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_axv-TkjkE

Kaichu · 25 Jul 2021 at 15:44

Saw a mod in a video to make the gaskets and plate actually flex. Looks perfect but does require taking a saw to your plate.

HippoTank · 25 Jul 2021 at 16:00

got my black ISO one!

Tom898 · 25 Jul 2021 at 19:47

If anyone else has finished theirs would be interested to see people's builds!

JQ27 · 25 Jul 2021 at 22:49

Tom898 said:
If anyone else has finished theirs would be interested to see people's builds!

And here you go. This is what I'm going to be using for now.. I have a number of changes I will be doing later in the year. Current specs are..

Zaku Linear Switches (63.5g Double Spring - Extended Pole - Manu'd by Tecsee) - Lubed with Krytox 205g0 + 105 on the springs.
Infinikey Blacklight Keycaps
Durock V2 Stabs tuned with just dialectric grease on the wire + 205g0 on the housings.

Kaichu · 26 Jul 2021 at 04:12

Any ETA on when the ISO version of the GPBT keycaps are released?

HippoTank · 27 Jul 2021 at 01:42

OK i dunno about anyone else, but my GMMK pro stabilisers were wayyyy overlubed. The space, enter and backspace keys were sluggish and even sticking down when pressed. I had to open up the keyboard and take all the lube off the stabilisers and remove the weird pad things, and now finally it feels normal!

Looks like they had a lot of complaints because they even made a how to guide to do it:
https://www.pcgamingrace.com/blogs/secret-announcement/sticking-stabilizer-repair-guide

JQ27 · 27 Jul 2021 at 08:57

HippoTank said:
OK i dunno about anyone else, but my GMMK pro stabilisers were wayyyy overlubed. The space, enter and backspace keys were sluggish and even sticking down when pressed. I had to open up the keyboard and take all the lube off the stabilisers and remove the weird pad things, and now finally it feels normal!

Looks like they had a lot of complaints because they even made a how to guide to do it:
https://www.pcgamingrace.com/blogs/secret-announcement/sticking-stabilizer-repair-guide

I completely swapped the stock ones out with some Durock V2s I had kicking around spare. Was surprised at how much lube they managed to get OUTSIDE of the stabilisers rather than you know, inside of them as it should be. It was like they had just dunked them in vaseline.

Sir_Bladey · 27 Jul 2021 at 11:04

I've actually got some Durock V2's ready to go, was going to wait til my polycarb plate arrives, might just do it now.

Wangle · 27 Jul 2021 at 13:53

Anyone got any strong opinions on the stabs issue? I am happy to remove and clean but just as happy to replace with better stabs if folks recommendations are strong enough. H

ibob · 27 Jul 2021 at 15:19

The stabs on mine and my friend's were also so overlubed they stuck down. Lube all over the place. He cleaned his and they work. I had already ordered Everglides so filed the plate for them to fit, but left the little rubber tab things (should they be removed for and reason?). Only issue is I didn't get the filing perfectly even so the stab housings don't sit absolutely vertically, and, not sure if related, there's an issue with the space-bar now where it rocks/twists slightly before depressing the switch.

JQ27 · 27 Jul 2021 at 16:36

Wangle said:
Anyone got any strong opinions on the stabs issue? I am happy to remove and clean but just as happy to replace with better stabs if folks recommendations are strong enough. H

I put the stock ones in a numpad I've got as well to give them a test out post clean and added my own lube to them. Honestly they're more than passible after they've been given a good cleaning. Out of the box mine were just a sticky mess, I swear more lube was outside of the stab than inside.