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Buying a Mechanical Keyboard

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  • Cooler Master
  • Battlefield
  • Roccat
  • Peripherals
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June 24, 2014 11:32:01 AM

So here's the thing i actually have a Roccat isku Fx and it is good but when i am playing battlefield 4 for example my pinky is strained after an hour or so. I was going to get a mechanical keyboard anyway i'm hesitating between:

Corsair K70 RGB:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/corsair-cherry-mx-keyboar...

Cooler Master Quick Fire Rapid-I:

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tenkeyless-Mechanic...

And i am also hesitating between the Cherry Mx RED and BROWN switches, but i think I'll be going for the browns, if you have any experience with both I'll be glad to here about it !

Thanks in advance !!!!!!!

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June 24, 2014 11:47:54 AM

I like the Cooler Master.

The Corsair is novel with all of its colors and what not, but you'll realize you'll have no need for all of the extra G-keys on the left especially in a shooter. Also, I feel that no keyboard on this earth is worth that cost and I don't mind spending a lot of money on my equipment.

I prefer the brown switches myself. I like the tactile and audible feedback.
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June 25, 2014 4:57:20 AM

I'm definitely not getting the K95 but the cooler master doesn't have a wrist-rest and that might be a problem on the long term since i almost needed surgery because of my mouse (my doctor said get a mouse-pad with a mushy rest thing on it) but i appreciate your answer i will give more thought in to it.

Do you have experience with the red switches ? if so can you give me a quick comparison. I thank you for your time !
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June 25, 2014 5:14:17 AM

The Logitech G710+ is a solid mechanical keyboard. It's around the price, if not cheaper. It has backlighting on the keys. Currently comes in black switches and they come with small black o-rings. It also comes with a detachable wrist rest. But it is rather big so if portability is important, stick with the Tenkeyless one.

The CM Storm Quickfire are really good. I prefer either the Stealth the most out of the Quickfire series. But these keyboards do NOT come with o-rings so they do bottom out rather loudly. You can buy a a bag of 100+ o-rings off amazon. They are rather expensive at $15 - $18 a bag. If you don't mind bottoming out and no one around you are annoying by it, then no need to worry about it.

I personally like Browns or Blacks over Reds because of the tactile feedback.
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June 25, 2014 5:47:34 AM

I got my 710+ when they made them with brown switches. I like it a lot, but it's one of the ugliest keyboards available with its orange and gray accents.
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June 25, 2014 6:39:10 AM

Eh ... personal preference. I personally like the design and color of the G710+.
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June 25, 2014 6:46:40 AM

Don't get me wrong... From a practicality/price/performance standpoint, I think it's an awesome keyboard. I got it when it was on sale for $99. I have no desire to look for something else, but I question their selection of color scheme only because it really doesn't match any other vendor's equipment; not even other Logitech equipment.
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June 25, 2014 12:09:08 PM

Well portability is not a problem since i don't do lan parties or so but since i build myself a computer ONLY for gaming(maybe powerpoint and word for school) i don't think my keyboard will move!!! Switch wise i think i'm going to go for the browns.

I don't think i'm gonna go for the Logitech it's not really... appealing
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