Gaming Keyboard

I have this one

I've got a G110 keyboard. Suits my needs, it's backlit, has 12 macro keys I don't use. It was only 20 something when I bought it, and at the time it was the cheapest backlit keyboard you could get. It's very nice even though I only use it like a regular keyboard. I keep it set so the keys are red, but you can adjust the color the keys light up. There's a setting for blue, and purple as well.



I do like having the talk, mute, and media player/volume controls on the keyboard.

I honestly only got it because the keys are backlit. I'm not sure why, since I can touch type and never really actually look at the keyboard anyway. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

At any rate, I don't get much use out it for gaming. I've also got a Razer Naga so I tend to set my hotkeys and other functions to that instead.



I used to use the keyboard for movement and a few assorted functions until I got a Razer Hydra.



Some games I use both controllers for, but the motion control mouse look isn't extremely accurate. It's better than a gamepad, just not quite as good as a mouse. It is more responsive and accurate than any of the console motion controllers. It's fun for a casual shooter or something like Fallout or Skyrim. However, any game needing speed and accuracy is best played with this mapped so that half of it is movement and a few things like reload, jump, crouch, melee, etc are mapped to the motion sensors, and various inventory and menus to the buttons, with the Naga for aiming and game function keys like use, and hotkeys.

I've yet to run into a FPS game or shooter I've needed more than my Hydra and Naga for. It gives me the precision of mouse aiming, and the movement benefits of an analogue stick. So the only thing I ever use my keyboard for is to quick save in gaming anymore and most games don't have that many keys that need binding so I often even do that without the keyboard.

I don't even use it for messaging in multiplayer because I've got a set of Beyerdynamic MMX 300 headphones with a microphone.



It's nice that my keyboard is backlit, but the only thing I really use it for is web browsing and typing messages like this one. When it finally dies, I'll probably just replace it with a cheap generic keyboard.

Good stuff there Contrabardus and Eblim.

Contrabardus said:

I've got a G110 keyboard. Suits my needs, it's backlit, has 12 macro keys I don't use. It was only 20 something when I bought it, and at the time it was the cheapest backlit keyboard you could get. It's very nice even though I only use it like a regular keyboard. I keep it set so the keys are red, but you can adjust the color the keys light up. There's a setting for blue, and purple as well.



I do like having the talk, mute, and media player/volume controls on the keyboard.

I honestly only got it because the keys are backlit. I'm not sure why, since I can touch type and never really actually look at the keyboard anyway. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

At any rate, I don't get much use out it for gaming. I've also got a Razer Naga so I tend to set my hotkeys and other functions to that instead.



I used to use the keyboard for movement and a few assorted functions until I got a Razer Hydra.



Some games I use both controllers for, but the motion control mouse look isn't extremely accurate. It's better than a gamepad, just not quite as good as a mouse. It is more responsive and accurate than any of the console motion controllers. It's fun for a casual shooter or something like Fallout or Skyrim. However, any game needing speed and accuracy is best played with this mapped so that half of it is movement and a few things like reload, jump, crouch, melee, etc are mapped to the motion sensors, and various inventory and menus to the buttons, with the Naga for aiming and game function keys like use, and hotkeys.

I've yet to run into a FPS game or shooter I've needed more than my Hydra and Naga for. It gives me the precision of mouse aiming, and the movement benefits of an analogue stick. So the only thing I ever use my keyboard for is to quick save in gaming anymore and most games don't have that many keys that need binding so I often even do that without the keyboard.

I don't even use it for messaging in multiplayer because I've got a set of Beyerdynamic MMX 300 headphones with a microphone.



It's nice that my keyboard is backlit, but the only thing I really use it for is web browsing and typing messages like this one. When it finally dies, I'll probably just replace it with a cheap generic keyboard.

Nice Mouse Contrabardus

Victor S said:

People react differently to the sounds. I've found it irritating to be around loud keyboards, especially with sporadic fast typists. Disturbs my thinking about which of my 2 fingers comes next.

True :) Luckily I'm the only sporadic on around here. And ever since I went mech, I can use up to 3 fingers! lol.

My ma was a "champion" typist, winning some competitions. I was always amazed when she brought work home and heard/watched her typing. That sounded real good, like some fantastic machine.

There's nothing quite like the sound of a typewriter singing under competent hands.

Eblim said:

I'm using Logitech G510 gaming keyboard and a Performance MX mouse. It's not a gaming mouse, but it performs and has the comfort as if it is one.

The main difference between 'gaming' mice and standard is typically the polling rate and the DPI of the laser.

Standard are usually 125hz with ~800 DPI. Gaming can do 125hz, 500hz, 100hz with DPI up to 4000.

Personally I found the polling rate more of an issue than DPI. Anything over 2000 DPI is uncontrollable for me.

Otherwise, it's all about what suits a persons hand.

I know it was mentioned, but this Logitech board is nice.


Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard - USB, LCD, Programmable Keys, Backlit at TigerDirect.com