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7/4/12 at 1:18am
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its come to my attention.. that i spend all this money on games, and hardware, but i've neglated the fact my keyboard is probably my biggest bottleneck.. I'd like a decent gaming keyboard for under $100.. is this possible?
Edited by Jaxis - 7/4/12 at 1:23am
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7/4/12 at 1:52am
I have the K90, but if you're on a budget and still want the best,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823816001&Tpk=corsair%20k60

Edit: hey, the K90 is the same price for some reason! and 89.99 after MIR OMG GREAT DEAL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823816002&Tpk=k90
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7/4/12 at 1:55am
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its come to my attention.. that i spend all this money on games, and hardware, but i've neglated the fact my keyboard is probably my biggest bottleneck.. I'd like a decent gaming keyboard for under $100.. is this possible?

Quickfire Rapid with MX Reds. Can't go wrong, I love mine! thumb.gif $100 with shipping.
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7/4/12 at 2:18pm
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its come to my attention.. that i spend all this money on games, and hardware, but i've neglated the fact my keyboard is probably my biggest bottleneck.. I'd like a decent gaming keyboard for under $100.. is this possible?
If you need macros, the Razer blackwidow is a decent keyboard for $60:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114011

There is also the quickfire rapid for $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823129002
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8/16/12 at 2:20am
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I also endorse the K90. It's build quality is much higher than Razer's Black Widow series and CM Storms Trigger series. It has a flat brush-less aluminum base,which makes it easier to clean than any keyboard I have ever seen. Usually keyboards enclose the keys on all sides. You can literally tip the K90 on its side and blow any substance out the side. It is back-lit with different levels of brightness. it has media keys and a volume control wheel. It has programmable marco buttons, just like any Logitech Keyboard. All of the main keys are mechanical which is really a joy to type on. The wrist rest is also very nice and comfortable.

K90 all the way. Best keyboard on the market hands down. You will love it.
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CM Storm Trigger/etc are decent, just be sure to check all the quirks. Me and another OCN member spent days (yep.) trying to find the keyboard we wanted to buy because we were moving to mech... He ended up getting the Logitech G710+ and he was very happy with it, coming from a G15.

I generally am satisfied with high end Logitech products and the CM Storm trigger had drawbacks I wasn't ready to accept (longer boot time due to keyboard on-chip init, no windows key by default, etc). Another one of the CM only had half of the board backlit, which was poking our OCD.... I ended getting the G710+ as well. Since you want to stay in the "gaming" type, I vouch for the G710+.

Please note however that the G710+ only comes with MX brown switches.
My usual rant: Black/Red are pointless. Why buy a mechanical keyboard if it's to ditch/oversee the tactile feedback that allows you not to bottom out and eventually type faster?
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3/9/13 at 11:21pm
+1 to the coolermaster quickfire rapid. Me personally wouldn't go with the K90 since it's not fully mechanical, I would rather pick k95 if you are really that into Vengeance keyboards.
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