The Official OcUK Mechanical Keyboard Thread

Ryan-3 · 12 Aug 2013 at 11:19

new numa hey said:
Hey Ryan where would you find an MX clear, white or even green keyboard? I know some CM storms sold greens for a while but I think they got discontinued.

Sorry for missing this!

The MX Clear I have been looking at is the "Ducky DK9008G2 PRO Dark Grey Version". Ducky also make some TKL with MX Green, but the MX Whites are harder to find - and Ducky don't use these (apart from on their Hybrid board that contains all switch types

). They can be found on some 60% and 75% KBTalking keyboards.

petridish · 12 Aug 2013 at 20:33

Places to try mechanical keyboards

Having seen the ducky shine 3 I'm toying with the idea of getting one. Problem is I've never tried a mechanical keyboard and I'm trying to work out if it's worth the step up for me and if it is which switch to go for

I know it's tough to say without talking about competitors but I'd quite like to try at least some of the switches out to know what I like. I think it'll be between reds and browns from reading the thread on here and I've been to my local purple shirts to look for them, as that's the place I most commonly see suggested, but with no luck.

Does anyone know anywhere else (within forum rules of course) that could be helpful? I'm considering a switch testing pack from the US but does a single switch really give you a feel for what a board is like?

Sorry for the questions, mods I hope this post is ok

Thanks

Edit: I should add I'm too far away for a trip to the ocuk shop

Ryan-3 · 12 Aug 2013 at 23:03

They do give you a good idea of what to expect, so I'd go for the testing kit (i'm guessing WASD?), and see what you prefer from there.

casual123 · 13 Aug 2013 at 00:59

I havnt got a clue about mechanical keyboards or the types of keys, can somebody recommend me something under £80? I mainly Play FPS if that helps, thanks!

khemist · 13 Aug 2013 at 07:26

Have a look at the CM Storm range, i had a Quickfire rapid before with Blacks and now have a Quickfire TK with Browns, love both of them.

casual123 · 13 Aug 2013 at 11:25

khemist said:
Have a look at the CM Storm range, i had a Quickfire rapid before with Blacks and now have a Quickfire TK with Browns, love both of them.

Will check them out, could you explain what the difference is in the different colour keys? black,brown etc :confused:

petridish · 13 Aug 2013 at 12:34

Ryan-3 said:
They do give you a good idea of what to expect, so I'd go for the testing kit (i'm guessing WASD?), and see what you prefer from there.

Thanks for the reply mate, I guess they'll look good on my desk when I'm done with them too :cool:

MrMarvelous · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:26

has anyone here eitehr cleaned or bought replacement caps for a CMStorm QuickFire? Mine are a little bit dusty/mucky and i'm wondering if I should either:

a) take all the caps off and clean them one by one

or

b) buy a new set.

Chanc3 · 15 Aug 2013 at 11:29

Don't clean them one by one, just take them all off, chuck them in a container with warm water and washing up liquid and mix them about a bit, scrub the dirtier ones if necessary, and then just rinse with water, and let them dry out!

Alz_D · 1 Oct 2013 at 13:11

I think that i deserve some kind of award - My Corsair K70 has just flickered and died on me only a few months after my CM Storm Trigger died. That's 2 mech keyboards dead in the space of a year - surely that is some kind of record. I wouldn't mind but i hardly use the bloody things these days! Back to the old X6 we go again

MrMarvelous · 2 Oct 2013 at 00:32

Get one of the older CMStorm Quickfire (ten key less like I have) and you'll be good to go. Build like brick ****house they are.

iKettles · 2 Oct 2013 at 23:15

QPAD MK-80 died tonight after about 15 months use

Scroll lock LED is out as well as it not working. The numpad keys have been more and more temperamental in the past few months, now all my cursor keys as well as b/n and forward slash are dead. Guessing it's a goner? Bit gutted really, loved the QPAD but won't be buying another. Anyone else had the same issue?

3lliot · 3 Oct 2013 at 16:49

Does anybody know what stabilizers the blackwidow ultimate uses?

krooton · 8 Oct 2013 at 11:31

Just picked up a K90 at a cracking price, will be moving to it from a G11.

Should be a hell of an upgrade, right?

Pers · 12 Oct 2013 at 14:20

After drinking a 1/4 of a cup of tea my Gigabyte Osmium did survive after a clean but the D key sometimes doesn't work or I get about 5 D's

So it's now useless for gaming. Looking to replace it sadly. Flico or Ducky look good. Is the G710 any good now? Because I did read some bad reports when I was deciding which keyboard to buy.

Robbo · 12 Oct 2013 at 14:31

Pers said:
After drinking a 1/4 of a cup of tea my Gigabyte Osmium did survive after a clean but the D key sometimes doesn't work or I get about 5 D's

So it's now useless for gaming. Looking to replace it sadly. Flico or Ducky look good. Is the G710 any good now? Because I did read some bad reports when I was deciding which keyboard to buy.

I love my G710, wouldn't swap it for anything, but these keyboards are all personal taste for the most part.

Gazb · 12 Oct 2013 at 22:34

iKettles said:
QPAD MK-80 died tonight after about 15 months use Scroll lock LED is out as well as it not working. The numpad keys have been more and more temperamental in the past few months, now all my cursor keys as well as b/n and forward slash are dead. Guessing it's a goner? Bit gutted really, loved the QPAD but won't be buying another. Anyone else had the same issue?

Hmm... Do the QPAD keyboards have reliability issues then?

Was about to pull the trigger on an MK-85 with Brown Switches, but maybe I should hold off on that. MAy just get a Corsair Vengeance K70 with MX Brown's whenever they actually come out.

Amidar · 13 Oct 2013 at 11:30

Gazb said:
Hmm... Do the QPAD keyboards have reliability issues then?

Was about to pull the trigger on an MK-85 with Brown Switches, but maybe I should hold off on that. MAy just get a Corsair Vengeance K70 with MX Brown's whenever they actually come out.

I'm sure QPAD keyboards are made by or based on ione keyboards which are known for reliability and build quality problems.

Grummkol · 13 Oct 2013 at 13:18

I've got the filco majestouch ninja (side printed) keyboard with cherry browns, and a Ducky II shine with red leds and also cherry browns. The filco I've had for a few years, the Ducky I ordered from Hong Kong so it's the american style. Good to see OCUK stocking them now.
The filco drank half a pint of guinuess the other day, but distilled water, a dustblaster and leaving it upside down on the radiator overnight fixed it.
Would not go back. The ducky nightrider/cylon keyboard looks the shiznit.

Gazb · 14 Oct 2013 at 23:35

Has anyone heard when the Corsair Vengeance K70 with MX browns will be available in the UK?

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