Holy60 with a brass plate
60% · Brass · Tactile
- Clacky
Mid-range
Updated . Sound tags are editorial, not measured.
A 60% built for firmness. Brass is dense and stiff, so the bottom of each press is hard and the sound is brighter than you get from a flexy plate.
Holy Panda X switches suit that stiffness. They are tactiles with a sharp bump right at the top of the stroke, 60 g to actuate and factory lubed. Expect a punchy board rather than a soft one.
Compatibility
All 7 parts fit
Checked for mounting, layout, switch fit, stabilizers and keycap coverage.
- You need about 61 switches: 2 packs of 35 leaves a few spares.
Estimated total
≈£208
6 of 7 parts priced. The total leaves out the other 1. Some prices are converted from other currencies (≈). List prices, or the lowest shop price we have seen. Check each shop for today's price.
Parts
≈£89
A premium aluminium tray-mount 60%. KBDfans lists a long run of compatible PCBs, from the DZ60RGB boards to GH60 and the Wooting 60HE, which leaves room to change the PCB later.
≈£41
The classic hot-swap GH60 board: a 61-key ANSI layout, per-key RGB, USB-C and QMK/VIA firmware. It takes 3- and 5-pin MX switches.
≈£7
Heavy, stiff brass, which gives a firm bottom-out and a brighter sound. It is the reason this build exists.
≈£26
per pack, 2 packs needed
A Gateron-made successor to the Holy Panda: the same early, sharp tactile bump, but more consistent and lubed at the factory. They are sold in packs of 35.
Price TBC
Plain white-on-black in thick doubleshot ABS, Cherry profile. It is a GMK stock design made to order, not a one-off group buy.
£17.50
Gold-plated wires, and they arrive disassembled and unlubed so you can lube them before fitting. Worth doing with a plate this hard.
≈£1
Thin case foam made for the Tofu60 Redux and Holy60 cases. It takes a little of the hollowness out of the sound.
Before you buy
- The DZ60RGB-ANSI V2 PCB was out of stock at KBDfans and Divinikey when we checked, so treat it as a legacy or second-hand part. The first starter build uses its current replacement, the Redux 60 RGB.
- Only the 2.25u left-shift version of the DZ60 brass plate fits this PCB. KBDfans lists the brass plate as out of stock, and we have assumed rather than confirmed its plate-mount stabilizer cutouts.
- The foam was designed for a different PCB, and the listing does not say whether its cutouts clear the DZ60RGB.
- GMK CYL WoB has no list price yet, so the total leaves it out. Its exact kit contents are not published, so check coverage before you buy.
Where to buy
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KBDfans Holy60 Case
Ships from outside the UK, so import VAT and duty may apply.
KBDfans DZ60RGB-ANSI V2 Hot Swap PCB
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KBDfans DZ60 CNC 60% Plate (Brass)
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Drop Holy Panda X
GMK CYL WoB
Durock V2 Screw-in Stabilisers
KBDfans Tofu60 Redux / Holy60 1mm Case Foam
Ships from outside the UK, so import VAT and duty may apply.