Sky axis V3 blessing, as silky as Dove, Dareu A81 three-mode mechanical keyboard sharing

Dareu’s recent new products are constantly emerging. The A98 series, which has exploded in word-of-mouth before, is very popular among users. In the field of games and office work with ease. However, some players think that the keyboard without the number area is their true love, so the Dareu A81 three-mode mechanical keyboard was born, using the LiteGasket structure, its feel and appearance are very good, and it is also very in line with the aesthetics of modern young people. How about the general specific performance, let's look down!

The packaging of the Dareu A81 three-mode mechanical keyboard looks very simple. On the front, you can see the brand logo, the switch body, and the stick figure of the keyboard. Of course, you can clearly understand the full name of this keyboard through the lower right corner.

The family portrait is as follows: A81 Dareus three-mode keyboard, keycaps, data cable, cap puller, manual, etc.

The Dareu A81 three-mode mechanical keyboard has 2 different themes: Frost Blue and Purple Gold, and the Purple Gold version reminds me of the NBA Lakers, riding the wind and waves. Of course, as for which one to choose, it depends on personal aesthetics. My model is Frost Blue, which gives people a relaxed feeling. It adopts a more compact 75% arrangement, retains the direction buttons and F keys, and takes into account both gaming and office use, of course, the focus is on the former.

As an 81-key design, its positioning is very clear, that is, the direction of gaming and e-sports. Although the 98-key is very popular now, there are still many gamers who like the 81-key design. They feel that the number area is superfluous for gamers. Not only is it useless, but it also takes up space on the left side, making the mouse unable to move flexibly, haha! This is not what a game enthusiast told me.

The contrasting design of white and blue is very good, and the blue keycaps dotted with stars make this keyboard not only refreshing, but also elegant. Of course, you can also DIY keycaps yourself. When you put on your favorite theme keycaps, it will be another scene.

The keyboard supports three connection methods: wired connection, 2.5G mode, and Bluetooth, and is compatible with multiple operating systems such as Windows, iOS, Android, and MacOS. It is very convenient to use and can be easily switched between different devices.

There is a toggle switch on the left side of the Dareu A81 three-mode mechanical keyboard. I prefer this design, which is simple, direct and easy to use. Through this switch we can switch between Bluetooth, wired, and 2.4G.

There are 3 indicator lights above the arrow keys of the keyboard, which are used for daily function display. In addition, the 2.4G receiver is located on the right side of the keyboard, so you don't have to worry about losing the receiver when you go out.

This time Dareu A81 three-mode mechanical keyboard also uses an unconventional design, removes the support feet, directly thickens the thickness of the top of the keyboard, so that it has an ergonomic design, which can be seen through the top. It is recommended to use a palm rest here, otherwise it will be very tiring, haha! There is a Type-C interface on the top, which supports charging or wired mode, and the other is a win/mac switch button, which can easily switch between different systems.

The back is relatively simple, and the front also said that the supporting feet are removed, and there are only 4 non-slip silicone pads. You can vaguely see the words 75%, which also shows that this keyboard uses a 75% configuration.

The keycaps are made of PBT material, two-color injection molding process, the color of each keycap is very uniform, and the touch is delicate. PBT material keycaps are more wear-resistant and durable than ABS. Everyone knows that ABS is easy to "grease", but PBT material has no such problem. If you are an editor or a serious game enthusiast, it is recommended to choose PBT material.

The switch body of this keyboard is the sky switch V3 manufactured by Huannuo under Kaihua. Personally, it feels similar to the traditional red switch, and it feels very warm. The official introduction of this shaft body introduces that the inner spring is replaced with a gold-plated short spring with higher smoothness, and the shrapnel is also replaced with a gold-plated contact, so the feel is improved a lot. In addition, everyone knows that good things are not cheap for what you pay for. The market price of this shaft is more than 2 yuan per piece, which belongs to the ranks of excellent shafts.

The large key position uses a mature satellite shaft design, so as far as the current technical adjustment is concerned, there is no need to worry about the feel at all. Of course, there is still a little difference in the rebound strength from a single small button, after all, how big is this volume. As for the non-existence of noise, in fact, this is the advantage of the Gasket architecture. The cavities are all filled, and there will be no more noise at all.

Traditional technology, the A81 keyboard also supports hot swapping, if you like, you can buy your favorite switch and replace it. This is the biggest feature of the customized keyboard, you can replace the shaft body by yourself. In fact, I prefer the silver switch, mainly because the key travel is short and the trigger is fast. In fact, to put it bluntly, I just want to save effort, haha! lazy! Tripod shaft, but the base of the keyboard has five holes, so you don’t have to worry about restrictions when you replace the shaft yourself, but you should also pay attention to it when buying the shaft.

The next step is to talk about the Gasket structure of this keyboard. A brief summary is that it is fixed by the soft connection of the sound-absorbing silicone pad, which can effectively reduce cavity noise while taking into account the feel and softness of pressing performance. It can be seen from the diagram that the keyboard adopts flexible connection, the plane is fixed as a whole, the surrounding and middle support of the keyboard is sufficient, the overall structure is more stable, and the cavity sound and noise are effectively eliminated.

Oh, the appearance on the desktop is still very good, and it will be even more perfect if it is paired with Dareu's flagship mouse. The current battery life of this keyboard can last for 7 days with the backlight turned on, and 45 days with the backlight turned off. If you just want battery life, you can really consider turning off the lights.

The light transmission of PBT keycaps is not as good as that of ABS. This is recognized in the industry, even if it is placed on the Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard. Of course, poor light transmission does not mean that the lighting effect is not good, and you can still clearly see the colorful lighting effect in daily use.

You can change different lighting effects through shortcut keys. Of course, if you want a longer battery life, it is no problem to turn off the backlight. In fact, this is what I do. What I want is wireless and feel. As for the backlight, I tend to It has a longer battery life.

CPU: 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700K

Motherboard: MSI MAG B760M MORTAR DDR5 Mortar

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB/Zotac)

Memory: XPG LANCER DDR5 5600MHz 32GB

Hard disk: KIOXIA-EXCERIA PLUS SSD (1 TB / solid state drive)

Monitor: MSI G274QRFW

Cooling: MSI Ice 360R water cooling radiator

Power supply: MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 power supply

Chassis: MSI Blade 100R White

If you play games with an excellent keyboard, you also need an excellent console. The new 13th-generation Core is coming. You know, as long as the performance, no matter the price, let’s go!

①: MSI G274QRFW

The MSI G274QRFW, which I just bought recently, is a pure white gaming monitor. I have to say that the white color is really good. If you like white family portraits, then this gaming monitor is worth buying. It will not let you down. You are disappointed. The display uses AUO FAST IPS panel, 2K resolution and a maximum refresh rate of 170Hz, 1ms response speed, 10bit high color display, and G-SYNC anti-tearing technology. In addition, there is also the brightness enhancement technology of the dark part, and the auxiliary front sight design, which is really even more powerful for players who like to play FPS games. In addition, the display also incorporates Rheinland-certified hardware anti-blue light technology. Protecting the eyes is not just talking about it, but actually doing it.

Gaming screen with Dareu A81 three-mode mechanical keyboard is really silky smooth. I have eaten chicken several times in the past few days, haha! The new equipment brought me confidence and strength.

②: MSI MAG B760M MORTAR DDR5 Mortar

Why choose the MSI B760M Mortar D5 model? The main reason is that it is cost-effective. The overall price is much cheaper than the 790. If you don’t overclock the CPU, this B760M is enough. The motherboard adopts a 12 (75A) +1+1 phase power supply design, and the CPU power supply is a dual 8Pin design, which can output 75A current in a single phase. It can be seen from the data that this motherboard can run even if it is equipped with i9-13900k. The mainboard is equipped with four DIMMDDR5 memory slots as standard, supporting up to 7000+MHz, and the performance is super powerful.

Zotac RTX 4090 AMP EXTREME AIRO, Zotac’s new generation card king, is better positioned than Apocalypse. It adopts 4nm TSMC’s AD102-300 GPU, has 16384 CUDA cores, CPU frequency up to 2580MHz, and uses 24GB 21Gbps GDDR6X memory , the memory interface width is 384 bits. And the performance of RTX 4090 with DLSS 3 can be improved by up to 4 times. As for power consumption, it is the same as other brands at 450W.

The metal backplane, a standard configuration of high-end graphics cards, not only improves the strength of the graphics card, but also increases the cooling capacity of the graphics card. Compared with the previous generation, the fan page area of ​​this graphics card has increased by 50%, the height of the fan has increased by 60%, and the height of the fins has increased by 30%, which achieves the ultimate in heat dissipation in a limited space.

④: MSI Blade 100R White

The white 360 ​​water-cooled radiator is the choice of many DIY players, including me. As shown in the picture, this MSI Ice 360R all-in-one water-cooled radiator is quite distinctive. It uses a rotating cold head and is also designed with a dragon pattern with RGB lighting effects. It supports 270° rotation, so the installation position of the cold row It can be very casual. The pure copper mirror base can transfer heat better. The fan uses long-lived double ball bearings. At 2000RPM, the air volume and air pressure are beyond the normal level, and of course there is noise. The lamp beads are on the PCB at the center of the axis, and will not occupy the fan blade area. The fan blades are made translucent for light transmission, and the ability to resist centrifugal force will be lower. There are shock-absorbing pads at the corners. This detail is fine. The water cooling supports mainstream platforms such as the LGA 1700 interface, and has good compatibility. And it supports a 3-year warranty. If the leakage is caused by quality problems, it supports full compensation for the hardware.

⑤: MSI MPG A1000G PCIE5 power supply

It has to be said that the times are advancing, and technology must also advance. The power supply for computers has fully entered the ATX 3.0 era. As a flagship kilowatt power supply, MSI MPG A1000G can be called the flagship standard in terms of performance and hardware configuration. ATX 3.0 standard/ten years guarantee/all Japanese capacitors/PCI-E5.0 interface. It supports fan start and stop, and has a native 16 PIN (12VHPWR) PCle cable, which can be used for all future high-performance graphics cards. It can freely deliver up to 600W of power to the PCle5.0 graphics card. As for the warranty, MSI MPG A1000G also lasts for 10 years, so as long as it is not broken or disassembled, there is no trouble after hard tossing.

⑥: Blade 100R Chassis

Finally, let’s take a look at the “houses” of these hardware, the blade 100R chassis with outstanding looks, and it’s still white. In fact, this chassis also has a black one, but the white one is really popular. Although the price is a bit higher, it is still very popular among players.

Comes with 3 white RGB fans, you can switch the lighting effect you want through the MSI software or the LED lighting control button on the top, and the playability is very high. The MSI logo and MPG are marked on the front of the chassis, which is a status symbol. As a mid-tower chassis, the internal space is very sufficient, and it also perfectly supports graphics cards like 4090.

Summary: worth having

In general, this Daryou A81 three-mode mechanical keyboard is very good, whether it is appearance or performance, it makes users very satisfied. The customized Gasket structure design allows users to replace the keycaps and shafts by themselves, which comprehensively improves the user experience of this mechanical keyboard. Daily games or office work can meet the needs of users. More importantly, the price of this keyboard is very close to the people. It is currently 499 yuan. If there are activities, the price will be lower. If you like it, you can’t help paying attention.

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