Chilkey ND65 CS HE vs Vortex Hellcat
Get the Chilkey ND65 CS HE for hall effect and qmk.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Chilkey ND65 CS HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 15% of 65% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
Get the
Vortex Hellcat
Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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.
Chilkey ND65 CS HE
Vortex Hellcat
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Case material
Aluminum
Acrylic, Plastic
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Tray Mount
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
Yes
No
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
- Chilkey ND65 CS HE
- Vortex Hellcat
- Performance
- 5854
- Build quality
- 8377
- Productivity
- 7469
- Customizability
- 8785
- Portability
- 7470
- Layout size: 65%
- Hot-swappable
- Keycaps: PBT
Chilkey ND65 CS HE vs Vortex Hellcat specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 24 specs differ
Chilkey ND65 CS HE
Vortex Hellcat
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
VIAL
Mac & Windows
Released
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