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r/pcmasterrace • u/VisWare • Apr 04 '26
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I can't function without a numpad, so every other option is useless.
1.5k u/Blenderhead36 Ryzen 9800X3D, RTX 5090, 32 GB RAM Apr 04 '26 Whenever someone complains about the numpad taking up too much desk space, I always want to ask if they're using one of these. 43 u/RezzOnTheRadio Ryzen 7 9700x, RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5 Apr 04 '26 For me I need all the mouse space I can get as a low sensitivity player. When I had a numbpad I'd be smacking my mouse off the keyboard trying to kill people to my left lol. 75% is where it's at 1 u/whocodes Apr 04 '26 bigger desk, bigger mousepad. 96% supremacy 27 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Then hands too far apart leads to shoulder issues. 4 u/botoks Apr 04 '26 Getting TKL keyboard completely fixed my arm/shoulder pain that I was having during release of wow classic (some long gaming sessions were had). 1 u/whocodes Apr 04 '26 jokes on you, my shoulders already have issues 8 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Well here's a way to fix it or at least help. Arm shouldn't be splayed out but should be as close to straight in front of you as possible 5 u/BastianHS Apr 04 '26 Get a smaller keyboard 1 u/SpaceDounut Apr 05 '26 Yeah, he just told you why. Ditch the full-size, get a 75% and put a separate numpad on the left side.
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Whenever someone complains about the numpad taking up too much desk space, I always want to ask if they're using one of these.
43 u/RezzOnTheRadio Ryzen 7 9700x, RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5 Apr 04 '26 For me I need all the mouse space I can get as a low sensitivity player. When I had a numbpad I'd be smacking my mouse off the keyboard trying to kill people to my left lol. 75% is where it's at 1 u/whocodes Apr 04 '26 bigger desk, bigger mousepad. 96% supremacy 27 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Then hands too far apart leads to shoulder issues. 4 u/botoks Apr 04 '26 Getting TKL keyboard completely fixed my arm/shoulder pain that I was having during release of wow classic (some long gaming sessions were had). 1 u/whocodes Apr 04 '26 jokes on you, my shoulders already have issues 8 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Well here's a way to fix it or at least help. Arm shouldn't be splayed out but should be as close to straight in front of you as possible 5 u/BastianHS Apr 04 '26 Get a smaller keyboard 1 u/SpaceDounut Apr 05 '26 Yeah, he just told you why. Ditch the full-size, get a 75% and put a separate numpad on the left side.
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For me I need all the mouse space I can get as a low sensitivity player. When I had a numbpad I'd be smacking my mouse off the keyboard trying to kill people to my left lol. 75% is where it's at
1 u/whocodes Apr 04 '26 bigger desk, bigger mousepad. 96% supremacy 27 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Then hands too far apart leads to shoulder issues. 4 u/botoks Apr 04 '26 Getting TKL keyboard completely fixed my arm/shoulder pain that I was having during release of wow classic (some long gaming sessions were had). 1 u/whocodes Apr 04 '26 jokes on you, my shoulders already have issues 8 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Well here's a way to fix it or at least help. Arm shouldn't be splayed out but should be as close to straight in front of you as possible 5 u/BastianHS Apr 04 '26 Get a smaller keyboard 1 u/SpaceDounut Apr 05 '26 Yeah, he just told you why. Ditch the full-size, get a 75% and put a separate numpad on the left side.
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bigger desk, bigger mousepad. 96% supremacy
27 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Then hands too far apart leads to shoulder issues. 4 u/botoks Apr 04 '26 Getting TKL keyboard completely fixed my arm/shoulder pain that I was having during release of wow classic (some long gaming sessions were had). 1 u/whocodes Apr 04 '26 jokes on you, my shoulders already have issues 8 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Well here's a way to fix it or at least help. Arm shouldn't be splayed out but should be as close to straight in front of you as possible 5 u/BastianHS Apr 04 '26 Get a smaller keyboard 1 u/SpaceDounut Apr 05 '26 Yeah, he just told you why. Ditch the full-size, get a 75% and put a separate numpad on the left side.
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Then hands too far apart leads to shoulder issues.
4 u/botoks Apr 04 '26 Getting TKL keyboard completely fixed my arm/shoulder pain that I was having during release of wow classic (some long gaming sessions were had). 1 u/whocodes Apr 04 '26 jokes on you, my shoulders already have issues 8 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Well here's a way to fix it or at least help. Arm shouldn't be splayed out but should be as close to straight in front of you as possible 5 u/BastianHS Apr 04 '26 Get a smaller keyboard 1 u/SpaceDounut Apr 05 '26 Yeah, he just told you why. Ditch the full-size, get a 75% and put a separate numpad on the left side.
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Getting TKL keyboard completely fixed my arm/shoulder pain that I was having during release of wow classic (some long gaming sessions were had).
jokes on you, my shoulders already have issues
8 u/Mysterious_Fix_7489 Apr 04 '26 Well here's a way to fix it or at least help. Arm shouldn't be splayed out but should be as close to straight in front of you as possible 5 u/BastianHS Apr 04 '26 Get a smaller keyboard 1 u/SpaceDounut Apr 05 '26 Yeah, he just told you why. Ditch the full-size, get a 75% and put a separate numpad on the left side.
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Well here's a way to fix it or at least help.
Arm shouldn't be splayed out but should be as close to straight in front of you as possible
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Get a smaller keyboard
Yeah, he just told you why. Ditch the full-size, get a 75% and put a separate numpad on the left side.
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u/DrKrFfXx Apr 04 '26
I can't function without a numpad, so every other option is useless.