Would like to upgrade my KB, Mouse, Monitors and headset and find something similar

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Hi all,

I've got;

Headphones: Hyperx 7.1 cloud revolver. Got them as a replacement for my Cloud 2's a while back which I loved. Sound quality is amazing but I find them super hot and sore on my ears.

Keyboard: Corsair K95 (18 G keys couldn't find one to buy on the internet) Red switches. Honestly, I love this keyboard. However, i've had it for years, none of the G keys work or the macros but I love the size of it and the volume wheel and pause etc. keys. I'd be willing to try different switches if anyone has suggestions, I play League of legends and Warzone mostly.

Mouse: Utech something or over MMO mouse from Amazon. It cost me about £25 years ago and I absolutely love it. Problem is it's a good few years old now, the 12 buttons on the side are great but i'm not really playing MMO's anymore and it's wired which always drags against my monitor and makes me tut loudly.

Monitor is a 24" Samsung monitor, i'm currently trying to upgrade my PC to play smoothly on 1440p so any recommendations appreciated.
 
You need at least fabric/velour pad headphone to lower sweating of ears.
Closed ear cup and pleather pads don't really breath at all.

Though for best comfort open design is mandatory to let more heat radiate away through cup.
But if you have noisy environment, including keyboard, those sounds leak through almost unmuffled and only way to block those is listen loud enough.
Gaming stuff aiming for sound isolation just uses basically only closed design and often pleather pads.
Audio makers again have equally much open designs.


For keyboard after using light linear switch would be better to avoid harder linear or strongly tactile switches.
Besides another MX Red/copy, there's Cherry's similar force curve MX (not so) Silent, with dampening in end of down/upstroke travel to soften noise.
If you're not stuck on physical full height keyboard, Logitech's lightly tactile GL switches in G815 would be one different switch to try.
That's also among the quietest switches in case of gonig for open design headphone.


For mouse shape preferences have big effect, so would be best if you could first try few different shape mouse in your hand.


For monitor this MSI has cheap stand with little adjustments, but panel made by AU Optronics is top notch with fast response times and very good contrast for IPS:
MSI OPTIX 27" G273QF 2560x1440 IPS 165Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monitor= £298.99
Though if you prefer darkened room, VA's the way highest contrast of LCDs would still give best looking image.
 
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