Recommendations for Gaming Keyboard

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hi guys, need some recommendations for gaming keyboards with either cherry mx brown or blue. probably a short review would be great too? (if you owned the keyboard)

my budget would be $200 max. best would be $120 and below.

i mostly play dota 2 and pso2 for now. nt so much into fps or rts games.

Much thanks!
 

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hi guys, need some recommendations for gaming keyboards with either cherry mx brown or blue. probably a short review would be great too? (if you owned the keyboard)

my budget would be $200 max. best would be $120 and below.

i mostly play dota 2 and pso2 for now. nt so much into fps or rts games.

Much thanks!

You need backlit keyboard? Ducky shine or corsair are pretty decent choices

It's mostly preference, but blue might be a little too noisy/annoying for gaming, I recommend brown, black or clear switches.

I own a few mechanical keyboards like the 6gv2, filco majestouch 1 & 2. For me, they last about 4 to 5years before chattering issue starts to occur, then you'll have to replace affected switches using soldering/desoldering tool
 

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You need backlit keyboard? Ducky shine or corsair are pretty decent choices

It's mostly preference, but blue might be a little too noisy/annoying for gaming, I recommend brown, black or clear switches.

I own a few mechanical keyboards like the 6gv2, filco majestouch 1 & 2. For me, they last about 4 to 5years before chattering issue starts to occur, then you'll have to replace affected switches using soldering/desoldering tool
btw, whats the purpose of backlit keyboards? so u can see btr in the dark? :O

i prefer brown over blue though but either is fine.

so are u satisfied with ur current keyboards?
 

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ive got my eyes on that though. but im hestitating on dat price lolol

Best to go down some place where they have different switches for you to try and press. Backlit for swee only and unless u use com will off room light.

Ducky 3 seems okay

I'm using black switch.
 

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Corsair K70 :) no regrets.
or Ducky Shine 3, CM Storm QuickFire Ultimate.
 

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btw, whats the purpose of backlit keyboards? so u can see btr in the dark? :O

i prefer brown over blue though but either is fine.

so are u satisfied with ur current keyboards?

I'm quite satisfied however the keyboards are not as durable as I thought it would be.

Some keys on my earlier majestouch showed signs of chattering well into the 2nd year of usage. Not a big problem at first, but it became worse over the years till the keys totally stopped responding, had to replace the switches. Annoying? Yes. Especially when you have to type in passwords and you won't know that the key that you pressed once actually registered a few more times :s22:

Since all of those said keyboards in the market uses the same assorted types of cherry switches, choosing a mechanical keyboard boils down to some personal preferences; backlit, additional macro/shortcut keys, and whether you can disable the left windows key etc.

Switch type of course it's a given that you must be comfortable with using it. Like Benjamin already mentioned, the best way is to go test it on a demo set before purchasing.

 

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gaming keyboards are ******** marketing gimmicks for casual players
 

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i have a razor black widow tournament edition keyboard. used for 1 year.

hi guys, need some recommendations for gaming keyboards with either cherry mx brown or blue. probably a short review would be great too? (if you owned the keyboard)

my budget would be $200 max. best would be $120 and below.

i mostly play dota 2 and pso2 for now. nt so much into fps or rts games.

Much thanks!




Hey I have a razer black widow tournament edition used for one year.
you wan??

I can sell it to you.
Of course cheaper than original one.
 

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Corsair K95. Google is your best friend to recommend u with reviews compared to the rest. I'm using one already and love it to max. Best investment for your budget. IMO Makes the rest like Razer, look cheapish :)
 
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