r/MechanicalKeyboardsUK

Originally I come from a relatively warm place and so there are some things I never simply even thought I would need. When I moved to a place with harsh winters it was quite a steep adjustment for me because wow, I did expect cold but the moment I landed it was like whatever I was expecting was like twenty times or more worse. I am not even sure whether I am quantifying that correctly. Anyways I have been looking for options to keep myself warm as much as I can. I am on my computer a lot so I got a heated mousepad from alibaba for my hands because my hands and feet suffer the most when it comes to being cold.
The resulting effect is usually that I am now cold throughout my body. This can cause a few issues for me so I am trying to adjust and mitigate the situation as best as I can. I wanted to ask though is everyone using those or should i start looking at other options? What are the other available options anyway?

I'm buying my first mechanical keyboard as my shitty standard one has finally died.

I can't find something that meets all my requirements. As it will be my only keyboard I really want to get something I love.

Looking for:

1. UK ISO layout

2. Aluminium case

3. At least 75%

4. Knob (or at least dedicated volume control)

5. Ideally in the £90 - £120 range but I can stretch to £150 if it's perfect

6. Option for wired (likely won't be moving it from my desk)

7. Fun colourways (subjective but I hate standard black and white)

I love the look of a lot of ANSI boards but I know I'd get annoyed with the caps being wrong or having to switch the language.

I do not care about RGB

Closest I've found is the Evo 75/80 but no knob/volume control is disappointing. I've heard a lot about Keychron but there's so many options that it's a bit confusing.

I am open to building my board but it's quite intimidating. Monsgeek M1 V5 ISO bare bones seems best and I've found a good deal but I'm lost from there. Would I just need to add switches and key caps? Is there any recs for UK keycaps?