Cherry mx red switches?

Kuroshiro

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Im planning to get a corsair k70 keyboard. Honestly i prefer the blue switches because i tried them out before and it felt great. I have never tried red switches before. Unfortunately the k70 does not have a red backlit version of the blue switches. As my rig is themed red, i was thinking of taking a shot in the dark and getting the k70 with the red switches. I would want to ask gamers who use cherry mx red switches out there, how does red switches feel for gaming and typing. I play mostly mobas (dota 2) and mmos. Rarely fps games. How would red switches perform in these type of games? I also heard typing on red switches are terrible, is that true?
 
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I've got the corsair k70 with cherry mx reds, and I don't mind typing on it or gaming with it. However, I haven't tried other cherry mx switches for comparison. I'm pretty sure all my earlier keyboards were the rubber dome type. My mother uses a keyboard with gold crosspoint switches, but I haven't used it much.
I've got the corsair k70 with cherry mx reds, and I don't mind typing on it or gaming with it. However, I haven't tried other cherry mx switches for comparison. I'm pretty sure all my earlier keyboards were the rubber dome type. My mother uses a keyboard with gold crosspoint switches, but I haven't used it much.
 
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Willdobbo

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MX Red's feel fine for both typing and gaming, with red switches you don't get a lot of the tactile feel you would from other switches, how you do get the loud clicking noise, I recommend red switches been using them for a month now and they work like a dream