Suggest me a good gaming keyboard! :)

kskwerl · 07-13-10, 02:38 PM

Sup guys, can you suggest a good gaming keyboard, I currently have the g11 by logitech and I like it but my lil brother needs a keyboard because I am giving him my rig so I'm gonna need a new one. Any suggestion?

P.S - from newegg please as I'm rackin up the dough on my Preferrred Account.

King107s · 07-13-10, 03:02 PM

Heh... I love the crappy old keyboards where all the keys are where they are supposed to be... That way my fingers dont have to go hunting

I dont think you should spend a lot of money on a keyboard period... theres nothing special going on here.

Springbok · 07-13-10, 03:46 PM

Love my Saitek, super comfy keys and ultra durable.

Jokerzwyld77 · 07-13-10, 04:13 PM

Razer Lycosa keyboard is pretty slick IMO. <3 mine.

Savvy. · 07-13-10, 05:52 PM

Several of my friends won't shut up about mechanical keyboards. What is that all about?? Aren't mechanical keyboards really old?

Tsnowflake · 07-13-10, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Savvy.

Several of my friends won't shut up about mechanical keyboards. What is that all about?? Aren't mechanical keyboards really old?

not all of them are really old (Das Keyboard)

the main reason people like mechanicals is tactile feedback and that they last forever. TBH i personally don't care either way, if it can type and has standard full qwerty layout its good for me, but to each his own.

edit: found this nifty post on mechanical keyboards.
http://www.overclock.net/computer-pe...ard-guide.html
very thorough and in depth. some of the mechanicals he mentions aren't all that expensive.

jstutman · 07-13-10, 10:43 PM

+1 to the saitek. I have an eclipse myself

Savvy. · 07-13-10, 11:06 PM

Thanks Tsnowflake, I'll check those links out.

GrimX9 · 07-13-10, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jokerzwyld77

Razer Lycosa keyboard is pretty slick IMO. <3 mine.

Yes I agree, I have the slightly less fancy Razer Arctosa (no LED's), and it's the greatest keyboard I have ever owned. Disabling and remapping buttons in the keyboard control program or whatever it's called is great.

PWatterson · 07-14-10, 12:32 AM

Whatever feels good! Go to a store and try some out.

Don't be afraid to go old school though. Seriously! My favorite keyboard is a ten year old standard Dell keyboard.

kskwerl · 07-14-10, 07:53 AM

Thanks everyone!!! (not going to multi quote all of you hehe)

This Razor one you're talking about looks pretty nice and I already have a Razor mouse so I may have to consider this.

Savvy. · 07-15-10, 09:18 AM

I've realized in the past year or two how important a good gaming mouse is, especially for FPS's. Do you guys think a good keyboard is just as important? I've always gamed fine with my standard keyboards. Right now I've got some random Compaq Presario board...

SecrtAgentMan · 07-15-10, 09:24 AM

Heard some bad things about the Lycosa keyboard, not trying to put down the guy above ^^ but if you want a pretty good keyboard with good reviews and macro keys get the Logitech G110

Jokerzwyld77 · 07-15-10, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SecrtAgentMan

Heard some bad things about the Lycosa keyboard, not trying to put down the guy above ^^ but if you want a pretty good keyboard with good reviews and macro keys get the Logitech G110

That Logitech is a good board as well. The problems with the Lycosa were in the initial production run and Razer replaced them free of charge for the customers ( even included shipping ). It basically comes down to what you want on your desk when buying a keyboard.

thinkpol · 07-16-10, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by kskwerl

Thanks everyone!!! (not going to multi quote all of you hehe)

This Razor one you're talking about looks pretty nice and I already have a Razor mouse so I may have to consider this.

I researched gaming keyboards for a few weeks while awaiting the parts for my new computer. I finally settled on the Roccat Arvo. I chose this because of its smaller than standard side, the overall design (love the f keys on the edge of the keyboard), the thumb hotkeys are invaluable for gaming and MUCH better than logitech's G keys (using your pinky for them isnt convenient at all). It's also got a full sized enter key and the "\" key is next to the left shift. If you play RTS or MMO's this is an extra (convenient) hotkey in addition to the 3 thumb buttons below the spacebar.
I don't believe they sell it in the US, I had to get mine from some guy in the UK on ebay.

The last keyboard I owned was the Lycosa. The only things I liked about this keyboard was the software and the low height keys (which the Arvo has as well). However, keys would randomly stop working, there are no macro keys or additional hotkeys and all of the primary gaming keys (QWERASDFZXC..) wore off. Before that I owned a Logitech G15 (1st gen) which I liked except for the cheezy LC (looks bad) and horrible software.

JayP88 · 05-21-12, 11:41 AM

Razer actually makes some pretty sweet gaming keyboards these days.
Both the Razer Nostromo Gaming Keybpad and the Razer BlackWidow Mechanical Keyboard are pretty popular. If you aren't familiar with mechanical keyboards, they have a very different, more substantial feel to them, which some gamers prefer.

Moussa93 · 05-21-12, 02:34 PM

I've been searching for a keyboard that looks like my MacBook Pro keyboard...
Well, I didn't find any...
So I'm going to buy an Apple Wireless Keyboard for gaming...

Yeah, I know... ^^

Knufire · 05-21-12, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JayP88

Razer actually makes some pretty sweet gaming keyboards these days.
Both the Razer Nostromo Gaming Keybpad and the Razer BlackWidow Mechanical Keyboard are pretty popular. If you aren't familiar with mechanical keyboards, they have a very different, more substantial feel to them, which some gamers prefer.

+1 to the BlackWidow.

Yamitoko · 05-21-12, 10:24 PM

MOUSSA! -9,001 to your post.

Moussa93 · 05-22-12, 12:07 AM

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MOUSSA! -9,001 to your post.

Lol I know but didn't find anything.that's comfortable and stylish enough that I could use for gaming
I don't want those big ugly keyboards :s

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kskwerl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Jersey	Suggest me a good gaming keyboard! :) Sup guys, can you suggest a good gaming keyboard, I currently have the g11 by logitech and I like it but my lil brother needs a keyboard because I am giving him my rig so I'm gonna need a new one. Any suggestion? P.S - from newegg please as I'm rackin up the dough on my Preferrred Account.
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PWatterson Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD	Whatever feels good! Go to a store and try some out. Don't be afraid to go old school though. Seriously! My favorite keyboard is a ten year old standard Dell keyboard. __________________ Personal: Intel E3110 - Biostar TPower I45 - 2x2Gb Mushkin Redline - eVGA GTX260 Core 216 - WD VelociRaptor 74Gb RAID 0 - Seasonic S12II Bronze 520w - Antec Twelve Hundred Spare: AMD Opteron 165 (2601 MHz @ 1.325v x 110%) - DFI nF4 Lanparty SLI-DR - 2x1Gb OCZ Platinum - eVGA 7800gt SLI - WD 120Gb - Enermax 350w Gov't Issued Desktop: Intel E8400 - Dell Motherboard- 4Gb DDR2 - ATI Radeon HD4670 512 Mb - 320Gb Seagate Gov't Issued Netbook: Intel Atom Z520 - 1GB DDR2 - 40Gb PATA
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07-14-10, 07:53 AM	Thread Starter #11
kskwerl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Jersey	Thanks everyone!!! (not going to multi quote all of you hehe) This Razor one you're talking about looks pretty nice and I already have a Razor mouse so I may have to consider this.
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Savvy. Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Georgia, USA	I've realized in the past year or two how important a good gaming mouse is, especially for FPS's. Do you guys think a good keyboard is just as important? I've always gamed fine with my standard keyboards. Right now I've got some random Compaq Presario board...
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07-15-10, 09:24 AM	#13
SecrtAgentMan Member Join Date: Jul 2010	Heard some bad things about the Lycosa keyboard, not trying to put down the guy above ^^ but if you want a pretty good keyboard with good reviews and macro keys get the Logitech G110 __________________ eVGA E770 \| i7-950 \| Mushkin Enhanced Redline Ridgeback 1TB WD x4/1TB F3/120GB Phoenix Pro\| EK Supreme HF CU w/ Nickel Logitech G5 \| Ducky 1087 800D \| Corsair AX850 2x eVGA GTX 570
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JayP88 New Member Join Date: May 2012	Razer Nostromo / Razer BlackWidow Mechanical? Razer actually makes some pretty sweet gaming keyboards these days. Both the Razer Nostromo Gaming Keybpad and the Razer BlackWidow Mechanical Keyboard are pretty popular. If you aren't familiar with mechanical keyboards, they have a very different, more substantial feel to them, which some gamers prefer.
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Moussa93 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Reston, Northern Virginia	I've been searching for a keyboard that looks like my MacBook Pro keyboard... Well, I didn't find any... So I'm going to buy an Apple Wireless Keyboard for gaming... Yeah, I know... ^^ __________________ Motherboard: Asus P8 Z77 Pro* Processor: Intel i5 3570K* Memory: Corsair XMS3 16Gb* *Graphic Card: Nvidia GTX 670 SuperClocked Power Supply: OCZ ZS Series 750W* Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 3Tb* Cooler :Corsair H80 Hydro* Case: NZXT Phantom 410* Monitor: Acer GD235HZ* Mouse: Logitech G700*
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