- Joined
- Apr 26, 2012
- Location
- New York, USA
As some might recall from the build log in my signature, my Rosewill Apollo's "W" key started to intermittently not register. After cleaning and fighting with it for 6+ months, the problem persists, and now my wife complains of the "7" key in the numpad sticking. As I also hinted in my build log, the system will be evolving very soon, and my wife and I are ready to spend a little more on a keyboard that we'll both enjoy, and will last much longer than a year. We're both partial to the Cherry MX Blacks that we've had on the past two keyboards we bought, but with very few high end keyboards containing the features we want and Blacks, we've decided it's not a deal breaker for us anymore. I'm really interested in the Corsair K95 Platinum, but for that money is there anything with similar features at a lower pricepoint?
Also, the Samsung monitor in my signature died, it had been going for a couple of months (started slight ghosting that steadily became worse until it just wouldn't turn on anymore). It was a refurb, so the warranty is long past, so it will need to be replaced as well. A friend from work lent me a Benq 1080p/60hz deal that works, but doesn't look anywhere near as good as my UHD panel did when it worked right. One thing that this monitor did make apparent is how much ghosting really does effect my accuracy in shooters. Anyway, the biggest problem is I'm used to UHD gaming, and I'm running a UHD TV for gaming in the living room hooked up to the same PC. I don't really want to have to switch resolutions every time I want to play on the TV (did this before but reversed, TV was 1080p, monitor was UHD), but I'm torn between getting a monitor with UHD resolution or one with a higher refresh rate. I could go with a 1440p/144hz monitor and just use that resolution on both screens... That's what I want to discuss here.
So, for the keyboard, our budget is $200 max. Features we want are:
-Must last for 5+ years without issue.
-RGB lighting, the more the better.
-Mechanical (obviously) keys.
-Solid construction (really liking the aluminum construction on Corsair keyboards).
-Close to the size of a standard keyboard (K95 RGB will not do, 1 extra column of keys is okay, 3 is too much).
-Must have number pad.
-Comfortable wrist rest (doesn't have to be fancy, but it must be sturdy and supportive, no rocking, etc.)
For the monitor, our budget is $400.
-UHD/60hz+ or 1440p/100hz+
-27"+ screen size.
UHD is still pretty unsupported (it's getting much better though), so downgrading to a 1440p screen with a higher refresh rate might actually be a better gaming setup overall. What do you guys think?
Also, the Samsung monitor in my signature died, it had been going for a couple of months (started slight ghosting that steadily became worse until it just wouldn't turn on anymore). It was a refurb, so the warranty is long past, so it will need to be replaced as well. A friend from work lent me a Benq 1080p/60hz deal that works, but doesn't look anywhere near as good as my UHD panel did when it worked right. One thing that this monitor did make apparent is how much ghosting really does effect my accuracy in shooters. Anyway, the biggest problem is I'm used to UHD gaming, and I'm running a UHD TV for gaming in the living room hooked up to the same PC. I don't really want to have to switch resolutions every time I want to play on the TV (did this before but reversed, TV was 1080p, monitor was UHD), but I'm torn between getting a monitor with UHD resolution or one with a higher refresh rate. I could go with a 1440p/144hz monitor and just use that resolution on both screens... That's what I want to discuss here.
So, for the keyboard, our budget is $200 max. Features we want are:
-Must last for 5+ years without issue.
-RGB lighting, the more the better.
-Mechanical (obviously) keys.
-Solid construction (really liking the aluminum construction on Corsair keyboards).
-Close to the size of a standard keyboard (K95 RGB will not do, 1 extra column of keys is okay, 3 is too much).
-Must have number pad.
-Comfortable wrist rest (doesn't have to be fancy, but it must be sturdy and supportive, no rocking, etc.)
For the monitor, our budget is $400.
-UHD/60hz+ or 1440p/100hz+
-27"+ screen size.
UHD is still pretty unsupported (it's getting much better though), so downgrading to a 1440p screen with a higher refresh rate might actually be a better gaming setup overall. What do you guys think?