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Royal Kludge C84 HE vs Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

Get the Royal Kludge C84 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Royal Kludge C84 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Royal Kludge C84 HE

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Layout standard

    ANSI

    ANSI, ISO

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge C84 HE
  • Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1
Performance
94
43
Build quality
50
48
Productivity
76
43
Customizability
59
46
Portability
63
56

What they share

  • Layout size: 75%
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Full specs

Royal Kludge C84 HE vs Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

9 of 20 specs differ

Royal Kludge C84 HE

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

75%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
—

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

—
Acrylic

Plate material

—
FR4

Keycaps

PBT
—

Weight

770 g
—

Dimensions

41 x 317 x 126 mm
—

Backlight

RGB
None

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2021

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Royal Kludge C84 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Mechboards CFTKB Mysterium Kit V1

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.

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