** ROCCAT - BACK IN DA HOUSE - COMPETITION **

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Hi all,

(Those who just want the competition skip to the bottom of this post ;) )

A while ago Roccat approached OcUK to be relisted, and because at OcUK we want to give our customers the best products; we first asked for some sample products to check that the quality had improved since last we had them listed. The first they showed us was the Suora:

Roccat SUORA - Frameless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Blue LED Backlit - Mechanical Brown Switches (ROC-12-202) @ £79.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/rocc...it-mechanical-brown-switches-r-kb-04c-rc.html




Roccat are back with a grown up and stylish keyboard. The SUORA is great for part-time or hardcore gamers and looks brilliant with ROCCAT Blue LED backlighting.

Only £79.99 inc VAT.

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The product impressed us at first simply because it looked like a grown ups keyboard. With some of Roccats older products they looked too "Gamer", but when I saw the Suora it was already a sign that Roccat are moving in the right direction. The Roccat blue LED lighting is cool and the shape and form is reminiscent of more expensive keyboards. I used this alongside my Apex M500 for about a month and while there was a difference in quality, the price point of the Suora is lower and so I have to call it a draw.

The next one we had was the Nyth:

ROCCAT Nyth Modular MMO 1200 DPI Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (INT-ROC-11-900) @ £89.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/rocc...ing-mouse-black-int-roc-11-900-kb-04e-rc.html




The Roccat Nyth is a highly customisable MMO mouse with tons of features and support to make sure you are never scrambling around to hit your rotations and letting your party down

Only £89.99 inc VAT.

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One of my colleagues tried out this mouse and was smitten with it. He immediately approached me within about half an hour of having it at his desk and asking me how much he could buy it for. He was that impressed with it.

Similarly I used a Kone XTD at work and took it home that night. The mouse wheel issues that plagued Roccat before have now disappeared. The mouse wheel is so over engineered I think that after a nuclear winter all that would be left on the face of the earth are thousands of Roccat mouse wheels:

ROCCAT Kone XTD Max Customisation 8200DPI Pro Aim R3 Laser Sensor PC Gaming Mouse. @ £69.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/rocc...-laser-sensor-pc-gaming-mouse.-kb-04d-rc.html




The Roccat XTD Kone is a highly customisable gaming mouse with tons of personalisation and customisation options. For hardcore gamers Roccat have made a mouse with performance and style.

Only £69.95 inc VAT.

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With the price points of the two mice above not being quite "entry level" I asked to look at a mouse with a lower price point, the best they showed us was the Kiro:

ROCCAT Kiro Modular Ambidextrous 4000DPI Optical Gaming Mouse @ £39.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/rocc...s-4000dpi-optical-gaming-mouse-kb-04b-rc.html




Meet the Kiro - the bigger brother of the Lua. With its highly modular - super dextrous build - the game has been changed for ambidextrous mice

Only £39.95 inc VAT.

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A colleague of mine took it away for a couple of days and tried out different combinations of it's modular build to try and find a combination that suited him. Although in the end he couldn't find a comfy grip for himself he said the mouse performed really well and if he had thinner hands it probably would have suited him.

At this point I had already decided that we were going to re-list Roccat and so asked for a headset and a couple of gaming surfaces to list (because we all know there are tech heads out there who like the collar to match the cuffs). I use a pair of QPAD QH-1339's which rank amongst some of the best headphones I've ever used, and so I sometimes find it difficult to objectively appreciate cheaper sets. The Kave's though are built really solidly and perform well for the price. They also look really nice and I like how the LED on the mic boom lit up my face. I can see late night skype conversations with the bedroom light off or streaming in a darker room it would be really useful. The gaming surfaces are what most gaming surfaces are but I have listed a few sizes so that people have a choice to fit their desks:

ROCCAT Kave XTD 5.1 Analogue Premium Surround Sound Gaming Headset @ £89.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/rocc...-surround-sound-gaming-headset-sp-013-rc.html




The Kave XTD 5.1 Analogue – the successor to the most successful real 5.1 surround sound gaming headset ever

Only £89.99 inc VAT.

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Roccat Kanga Choice Cloth Gaming Mouse Mat, Black @ £7.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/roccat-kanga-choice-cloth-gaming-mouse-mat-black-gs-018-rc.html




Experience the greatest ally to your favourite mouse - with Kanga’s wear-tested cloth build - put through its paces by ROCCAT’s expert design team on over 80 gaming mice

Only £7.99 inc VAT.

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Roccat Taito Gaming Mouse Pad @ £14.99 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/roccat-taito-gaming-mouse-pad-gs-002-rc.html



The new Roccat Taito is a symbiosis combining the latest technology optimized for the needs of the modern gamer, with the most possible level of comfort.

Only £14.99 inc VAT.

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ROCCAT Taito King-Size Shiny Black Gaming Mousepad 5mm (INT-ROC-TAITO-KING-5MM) @ £21.95 inc VAT https://www.overclockers.co.uk/rocc...pad-5mm-int-roc-taito-king-5mm-gs-017-rc.html




The ROCCAT Taito Shiny Black Gaming Mousepad features a unique, heat-blasted Nano Matrix surface that delivers maximum gliding speed in all directions

Only £21.95 inc VAT.

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COMPETITION

To start the Roccat re-entry with a bang I wanted to run a giveaway, I have 1 x Roccat Suora Keyboard, 1 x Roccat Kiro, 1 x Roccat Kave XTD 5.1 Gaming Headset and some Roccat merch. The prize breakdown will be as follows:

1st Place: Roccat Suora Keyboard and Roccat Kiro Mouse
2nd Place: Roccat Kave XTD 5.1 Gaming headset
3rd Place: Roccat merch including baseball cap, USB desk fan, lanyard and t-shirt.

To enter all you have to do is post a picture of a rock or a cat to this thread (gettit... rock or cat - roccat..... groan). My favourite entry will win and I will ask the winners to contact me via trust for their details to arrange delivery. Entrants please be mindful that the prizes are ex-samples and so will have been opened, but other than that are in new condition. I'll announce the winners on the 8th August 2016. Competition only open to UK residents.

GLHF - I'll start the ball rolling:

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I am watching and silently judging you all.....

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Also, I'm putting my foot down and stopping this multiple posting malarkey, anybody posting multiple pictures I will only consider the first for the purposes of the competition. Any subsequent ones are purely for the LOLZ - Sorry to be Hitler
 
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Your waiting is over, time to crown the winners of the Roccat Competition!!

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1st Place: Roccat Suora Keyboard and Roccat Kiro Mouse

With a picture that hints at a deeper sadness and lack of fulfillment is XplosiveHamster. At first look I thought it was a photo of a cat and thought BORING! Then i noticed the painting of a cat; and then I noticed the cat in the painting was the same as the cat in the photo. This is obviously a person in need of bringing back in to normal society, and so I think it is my civic duty to give them first prize and prevent either a future cat person, or a psychotic massacre.

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Paint me like one of your french girls

2nd Place: Roccat Kave XTD 5.1 Gaming headset

For future reference, I'm a sucker for poetry. With an 11th hour entry gradyhawks takes home the headset.


3rd Place: Roccat merch including baseball cap, USB desk fan, lanyard and t-shirt.

You can't spell dishonourable without honourable, and with an honourable mention in third place is Devious. It cracked myself and Robbie_G up.

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Disclaimer: Not all my own work.. ;)

Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to everyone for entering :)

If the winners could contact me over trust with their contact and addresses for delivery I'll send out the prizes forthwith!
 
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