find me a keyboard!

pgi947 · 20 Nov 2013 at 09:47

Morning all!

I've been looking tirelessly for a few days for a new keyboard then came to the realisation that I'm not entirely sure what makes a good board etc...so would like some help finding a keyboard to suit me, currently have a razer lycosa though keys are worn out badly around the wasd cluster so time for a new board!

Essentials I need:

Back lit keys, often play in low light so is a must.

Built in usb hub and 3.5mm jacks, to have my mouse, controller and headphones plugged into.

Added bonus would be slim cap keys though not overly essential.

Not too bothered about mechanical or not, if mechanical the keys must be relatively quiet, I had a cherry brown keyboard earlier in the year and it sounded like hail on a tin roof!

No set in stone budget so its flexible for the right board.

Cheers!

Yaayuh! · 20 Nov 2013 at 11:56

If you want slim caps then i'd go for a non-mechanical keyboard tbh.

Otherwise, these should fit the bill:

QPAD MK-80 (Cherry RED) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-011-QP&groupid=702&catid=2705&subcat=1258

Qpad MK-85 Red LED (Cherry RED) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-001-QP&groupid=702&catid=2705&subcat=1258

Nickolp1974 · 20 Nov 2013 at 12:01

i'm on the MK-85 and its very good, 2nd one now after i sold all my pc last time, that good so i bought another

pgi947 · 20 Nov 2013 at 12:32

Red swithes relatively quiet?

Slim key caps isn't a must, but outside of the arctosa/lycosa all other boards I've looked at have chiclet caps (deathstalker being one) which from what I can see are more like laptop keys rather then just low profile caps.

Nickolp1974 · 20 Nov 2013 at 13:20

quiet-ish, you know you have pressed them

pgi947 · 20 Nov 2013 at 19:36

What's the major difference between the mk80 & 85?

From what I've read today, reds are the quietest and also the best for gaming and if I find them too noisy I can add dampener orings to the caps

Litmoose · 20 Nov 2013 at 20:14

pgi947 said:
What's the major difference between the mk80 & 85?

From what I've read today, reds are the quietest and also the best for gaming and if I find them too noisy I can add dampener orings to the caps

think the difference is just the 85 has macro keys, and orange backlight.. i've got the 80 with brown keys.

pgi947 · 20 Nov 2013 at 20:29

Cheers, macro keys aren't something I require so its no biggie

pgi947 · 24 Nov 2013 at 18:28

Rossi~ said:
If you want slim caps then i'd go for a non-mechanical keyboard tbh.

Otherwise, these should fit the bill:

QPAD MK-80 (Cherry RED) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-011-QP&groupid=702&catid=2705&subcat=1258

Qpad MK-85 Red LED (Cherry RED) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-001-QP&groupid=702&catid=2705&subcat=1258

Mk85 red switch purchased

pgi947 · 28 Nov 2013 at 21:49

Oh my word, how did I ever not use cherry reds before? I never thought a keyboard would be worth £110, but, yes, yes it is.

Yaayuh! · 29 Nov 2013 at 08:09

pgi947 said:
Mk85 red switch purchased

pgi947 said:
Oh my word, how did I ever not use cherry reds before? I never thought a keyboard would be worth £110, but, yes, yes it is.

Sweet

I have a SteelSeries 6Gv2 (Cheery Black). It's damn loud, been waiting for them to do more mech keyboards but they haven't yet.

pgi947 · 29 Nov 2013 at 09:26

The only loud key on the red mk85 appears to be the space bar, so I'll get dampeners for that.

It absolutely oozes quality too, very happy with my purchase, especially at the price I paid

shadow_boxer · 29 Nov 2013 at 13:35

Amazing KB. Got a MK-85 too and I can't fault it.