Choices

davisdavid · 28 Dec 2015 at 09:17

Hi guys, does anyone have any recommendations on a mechanical keyboard? Got a £100 voucher yesterday and don't really need any new parts or monitor so thought I might get a new keyboard or/and mouse with the voucher. Plus got £50 Amazon voucher which I think I can also use if i use Amazon pay to check out with. In terms of Mouse, I'm not really sure where to start. Currently use Logitevh G110 and Logitech G700. Use the macro keys on the keyboard a fair bit but not so much on the mouse. Mainly play strategy games, not so much FPS as I prefer controller.

Been looking at the following:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair Gaming K95 RGB Cherry MX Red Mechanical Keyboard (CH-9000220-UK)= £174.95
1 x SteelSeries Apex M800 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (64174)= £129.95
1 x Razer Blackwidow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard= £149.99
1 x Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma – TKL RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard= £129.95
1 x Corsair Gaming STRAFE RGB Cherry MX Red Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000227-UK)= £129.95

Total: £714.79
(includes shipping: £0.00)

foster grant · 28 Dec 2015 at 10:29

If it were me I would go for a ducky...partly cos I just like duckys and partly cos there is no software either

davisdavid · 28 Dec 2015 at 10:45

foster grant said:
If it were me I would go for a ducky...partly cos I just like duckys and partly cos there is no software either

Yeah the Ducky don't have any macro keys, really like the look of the corsair boards as well.

*Rich* · 28 Dec 2015 at 11:37

You can't use the amazon gift card to pay, i've tried it before.

As for keyboards, i found the Logitech G710+ really good, backlit with macro keys too.

davisdavid · 28 Dec 2015 at 12:03

*Rich* said:
You can't use the amazon gift card to pay, i've tried it before.

As for keyboards, i found the Logitech G710+ really good, backlit with macro keys too.

Even if the gift card is already loaded onto my amazon account?

No matter, still thinking the K95 looks gorgeous, not seen anything that jumps out at me otherwise

*Rich* · 28 Dec 2015 at 19:16

davisdavid said:
Even if the gift card is already loaded onto my amazon account?

No matter, still thinking the K95 looks gorgeous, not seen anything that jumps out at me otherwise

Yeah even when loaded on account, you'll find your personal account with Amazon is slightly different to 'Pay with Amazon'.

Please do try it, but i never had an option to use gift cards already loaded onto account (£115's worth).

Rich.

davisdavid · 28 Dec 2015 at 21:36

*Rich* said:
Yeah even when loaded on account, you'll find your personal account with Amazon is slightly different to 'Pay with Amazon'.

Please do try it, but i never had an option to use gift cards already loaded onto account (£115's worth).

Rich.

Yeah you're right, it didn't go work, think there was £125 on the gift card front loaded on Amazon. Nevermind, ordered the K95 RGB so hopefully that should be here tomorrow

cadmunkey · 29 Dec 2015 at 00:46

K95 is superb, good choice

new boy · 29 Dec 2015 at 01:26

Mouse is a very personal thing. I had a deathadder 3.5g which I tolerated for 6 years (maybe more) until it died. I then replaced it with some logitech thing (g5?) which was very highly regarded by mouse geek people, but I hated it so much! I sold it to a mate after 2 weeks, then bought a coolermaster storm xornet for like a 5th of the price of the g5, and I love it to bits, it fits my hand perfectly... I couldn't care less if it has a "perfect sensor" or not (which it doesn't)