Looking for new peripherals

mcdonh · Apr 17, 2014

Hi everyone at tom's, I haven't being paying to much attention to the peripheral market of late and now that the time has come for me to look out for some new equipment I don't really know what the best stuff is, I do have a fairly limited budget but I can just save up for each bit slowly, but preferably not anywhere too close the the $200 AU mark

I'm looking for a mouse, keyboard and headphones

Mouse:
I play a fair amount of MMO's but I don't think I could manage to many macro keys on my mouse, I don't want a wireless mouse and I highly value ergonomics

Keyboard:
as stated above I play MMO's so plenty of macros on my keyboard is a priority, I much prefer mechanical keyboards as well

Headphones:
This really isn't my strong point, I know very little about headphones in general, I do have the ports for 7.1 audio so that would be good, I also require excellent mic quality, I have had some headphones before, I hate turtle beach, and I really like Audio Technica but as said before I don't know that much about them.

Overall it would be nice if the could be a little colour co-ordinated, Roccat would be ideal as it blends with my pc lighting and case but honestly as long as its not like 1 piece fluro green one piece gray and one piece orange its ok, frankly all black stuff or white stuff would be fine

On a side note my favorite colours are probably blue or white

Thanks in Advance for the help!

realchaos · Apr 21, 2014

$200 AU is a bit tight for a gaming mouse, mechanical keyboard, and good headset.

For the mouse, the first thing that comes into my mind is the Razer Naga. It doesn't have that many macro keys, but it has some as you wanted.
Red color version: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/razer-mouse-rz0100750200r3u1
Green color version: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=19614&cPath=698

The keyboard is where it gets a little bit tricky. A mechanical keyboard with macro keys gets quite expensive. This will take up at least half of your allocated budget.
Thermaltake Meka G-Unit: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-keyboard-kbmgu006us
This keyboard uses Cherry MX Blacks so it is a bit heavy compared to other switches (60g activation on blacks compared to 45-50g on reds/blues). It is a linear switch so there is no tactile bump once you hit the activation point. That means you just go straight down and up. Also, there is no clicky sound so it's on the quieter side (still louder than membrane though).

Razer BlackWidow 2013: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/razer-keyboard-rz0300391500r3u1
Not as many macros as the Thermaltake but it uses an ANSI keyboard layout compared to the ISO layout found on the Thermaltake. It also uses Cherry MX Blues so you get a tactile bump on the activation bump and there is a clicky sound.

That takes up almost your whole $200 AU budget and you won't be able to get a decent headset. Honestly, you'll need to ditch a few of your requirements. Either increase your budget, go for a membrane keyboard, or ditch the macro keys.

mcdonh · May 23, 2014

realchaos :

this was ages ago and not very clear, I know have about $500 spare

jaraldo · May 23, 2014

Hey,
I just bought this keyboard because I need the extra macro keys. This was my first mechanical and I'm enjoying the feeling a lot. I prefer the raised keys over the chicklet (flat) so this board was perfect.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23892&cPath=257

I agree on macro keys on mice, I had a naga and trying to click buttons while moving your mouse around is a bit much. I would avoid all mice from razer except the deathadder personally. The newer mice are seemly having quality problems and some are conflicting with synapse2.0 (which is crapware anyways) . There is just a higher chance of running into a problem IMO.

Here are some lists:
http://www.wiknix.com/20-best-gaming-mouse-mice-2014-for-pc/
http://www.bestgamingmouseguide.net/

This mouse has a few macro buttons as well as an adjustable weight
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002J9GDXI/?tag=bgmg-la-ca-20

For headsets I can't say much since I just use some $50 logitech, but I've heard good things about both of these.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_1585&products_id=25875
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=25569&cPath=998

Reviews
http://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/roald/corsair-vengeance-1500-v2-gaming-headset-review/4/
http://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/headphones/ken-bevis/astro-a40-and-mixamp-review/6/

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1878484/corsair-vengeance-1500-corsair-vengeance-1500.html

mcdonh · May 24, 2014

thanks a lot, im thinking of gettingn a steelseries sensai for my new mouse as it has easily accesable macros and looks lime a nice mouse in general

lol, I thought this thread would be long dead

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