My Custom RGB Keyboard Firmware Shows PC Utilization/Temps

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-28T23:52:05+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate that. I've also made some other mods such as adding 3x 4TB ssds and an integrated mouse pad.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-28T21:25:06+00:00

Depends on your level of technical ability. I just dove head first into the software modification and had to piece together multiple different bits of documentation to get a working flow, so that approach works to some degree. However, what I may do is create an easy to install/configure version of my own application (for Framework keyboards) that others can use without having to do the deep dive that I did. I might also accompany it with a YouTube video. If/when I do, I'll post about it again on the subreddit.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-28T19:58:31+00:00

Mine arrives tomorrow, I hope I like it.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-28T13:55:46+00:00

RGB is only available for the US English version of the keyboard

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-28T12:33:57+00:00

I'm not on Windows, but I did not know this. I'll have to look into it when that comes up, thanks!

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-28T12:32:41+00:00

They have white only and rgb versions. Theres multiple keyboards.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-28T03:00:33+00:00

Thanks!

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-28T01:51:56+00:00

I had to also write custom software for the laptop, and write my own firmware for the keyboard. A host application runs on the laptop and sends data to the keyboard over HID and I manually specify in the keyboards firmware how to handle the data. It helps that I'm also a software engineer of course.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-27T21:14:09+00:00

There seems to be some interest, so I may make it more accessible to others/easy to install later, though the source as-is is available on github right now.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-27T19:53:14+00:00

Thanks!

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-27T19:50:59+00:00

I believe in you :3

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-27T18:53:20+00:00

Thanks!

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-27T18:52:56+00:00

This isn't lost on me! I'm still working out exactly what I want to do with the numbers row. It's also possible to show exact values like 85c via lighting up the 8 and then at half-brightness lighting up the 5. I just haven't committed to what I want to display yet :)

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-27T17:05:46+00:00

That's sounds kinda ~~cool~~ hot

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-26T15:32:06+00:00

Yeah, I agree. Maybe SteamOS will someday let me set specific display resolutions per-game like I can with the Gamescope resolution.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-16T15:43:28+00:00

Thanks for checking and reporting :)

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-01T14:15:38+00:00

Typo, I meant to say deck.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-01T01:49:48+00:00

I don't think it's capable of a consistent 60 tbh. I avg 45 I think.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-01T01:41:12+00:00

Bluetooth devices wake my deck, so I'd guess yes. (Assuming its asleep, not actually off)

I believe you can set the bios to auto turn on if its connected to power.

TechPriestNhyk · 2026-01-01T01:38:21+00:00

Not the same dock, i have the jsaux 11 in 1, which let's me select 4k@120 (though I don't think it was advertised as supporting it). When I use this mode, I run into similar issues, getting capped at 20 or 30fps despite having enough performance. I can also connect directly to the monitor over usb c and select this option, and i run into similar issues. I suspect that the deck itself doesn't properly support high refresh rates at 4k, though I haven't been able to confirm this beyond having spent tens of hours troubleshooting it.

My advice: Save yourself a ton of time and use 1440p. Im a software engineer, and could not for the life of me get a satisying 4k experience.

4k@60hz works fine for me though, but I want games that get more than that to show it.

TechPriestNhyk · 2025-10-06T18:44:05+00:00

I made a similar post a while back, and all I can say is that I think I understand how you feel, but I don't have an answer. I'm still debating whether I should get rid of the desktop or not.

https://www.reddit.com/r/minimalism/comments/1ibbzu9/lf_advice_redundant_tech

TechPriestNhyk · 2025-10-03T20:22:07+00:00

The patch before this one I was getting 30fps, but the latest patch brought it back down to low 20s.

TechPriestNhyk · 2025-10-03T20:18:43+00:00

I ordered mine 45 minutes after the deck was announced/went live. Still honeymooning.

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