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HyperX Alloy Origins
サウンドテスト。
A solid aluminium gaming board with HyperX's own switches and nothing at all absorbing them. Press play on each option below.
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What a HyperX Alloy Origins
sounds like.
Each button plays a short phrase typed on that switch family, so you are comparing rhythm rather than a single tap. Play two in a row — that is where the difference actually shows up.
These are recordings of the switch family, not of this exact keyboard. That is the honest way to do it — the family is what dominates the sound, and switch options move between model years and regions. Check the listing before buying on the strength of a match here.
いま聞こえているもの
How it
どう鳴るのか。
The Alloy Origins is a full aluminium body with an exposed plate — the switches sit above the metal with nothing covering them. That construction is stiff, reflective, and completely undamped, and it gives the board a bright, immediate sound with a metallic edge behind every press.
The most characteristic feature is plate ping: on harder presses you can hear the spring resonating against the aluminium, a thin metallic ring that sits on top of the keystroke. It is most audible with the linear Red switches, where there is no click to mask it.
HyperX Red is a light linear, Aqua is the tactile, and Blue is the clicky option. All three sit in the bright, sharp end of their families because of the case rather than because of the switch.
その音になる理由
The build
仕組み。
HyperX's own mechanical switches on an exposed aluminium top plate in a full aluminium body, with no internal damping. The switches are soldered on most models. The all-metal construction makes the board extremely rigid and gives it real desk presence, and it is also exactly why it rings — there is no compliant material anywhere in the assembly.
- Switches
- HyperX Red, Aqua, or Blue
- Body
- Full aluminium
- Plate
- Exposed, undamped
- Hot-swap
- Not on most models
Which one to pick
Choosing
the switch.
The case colours all three options in the same direction — bright, with a metallic edge. The Aqua tactile is the most forgiving here, because the bump gives the sound something to sit on. The Red is where you will hear the plate ping most clearly.
Same brand
More from
HyperX.
この HyperX keyboard sound hub collects them on one page.
Same category
Other keyboards
in this category.
Or read the full round-up of 51 popular keyboards matched to a sound, and open the キーボードサウンドラボ to play all eight packs on a keyboard you can type on.
By switch
Or shop
by switch.
If you already know which switch you are choosing between, the switch pages go deeper than any single keyboard page can — the same recordings with Cherry's published specifications, what the mechanism is actually doing, and who each one suits.
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よくある疑問
HyperX Alloy Origins
についての疑問。
Why does my HyperX keyboard ping?
The spring resonating against the aluminium plate. An exposed aluminium plate with no damping is stiff and reflective, so the vibration from each spring rings audibly instead of being absorbed. It is a construction issue, not a defect. Foam under the PCB reduces it, and switch films or lubed springs reduce it further.
Are HyperX switches good?
They are competent in-house switches following the standard colour conventions — Red linear, Aqua tactile, Blue clicky. They are not lubed from the factory and are a little scratchier than Gateron equivalents. On this board that matters less than it might, because the undamped aluminium case is a far bigger influence on the sound than the switch is.
Can I make an Alloy Origins sound better?
Foam under the PCB is the single biggest improvement — it cuts the plate ping and the hollowness together. PBT keycaps lower the pitch. Beyond that you run into the limits of the design: the switches are soldered on most models, so you cannot change the one variable that would otherwise help most.
The audio on this page comes from community-recorded sound packs, used under the MITライセンス. They are recordings of the switch family, not of a HyperX Alloy Origins and Origins Core specifically. All product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.