New keyboard (recommendations)

[Nielsplays]

I am looking for a new gaming keyboard. (80$-120$)

Some things it needs:

- Cherry MX Red switches

- A numpad

- Preferably RGB

- A simplistic design

[nox_]

Budget? If you skip rbg this one is my recommendation,  quality is superb https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3564

If not, there is this one https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Alloy-Origins-Software-Controlled-Customization/dp/B07W86N3JV or something from Ducky like https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=4332

Edited October 29, 2019 by noxdeouroboros

[dizmo]

G.Skill KM780. It looks much cleaner in person than pictures. Build quality is absolutely superb.

Welcome to the forum.

[nox_]

4 minutes ago, dizmo said:

G.Skill KM780. It looks much cleaner in person than pictures. Build quality is absolutely superb.

Welcome to the forum.

It's decent, yeah, but if comparing with Leopold the quality is really not that great, also, boy is it ugly But looks are obviously very personal.

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, noxdeouroboros said:

It's decent, yeah, but if comparing with Leopold the quality is really not that great, also, boy is it ugly But looks are obviously very personal.

You've had one?

[nox_]

4 minutes ago, dizmo said:

You've had one?

Not personally, but some of my friends like gamery looking boards, it's sturdy, I'll give you that, but Leopold's quality is waay better.

[seon123]

24 minutes ago, Nielsplays said:

gaming keyboard.

 

25 minutes ago, Nielsplays said:

- A keypad

I'm assuming numpad? What games do you play? Accounting simulator? For most games, you don't want a numpad on the right. 

Do you have a budget? Where will you be buying from?

[Nielsplays]

23 minutes ago, dizmo said:

G.Skill KM780. It looks much cleaner in person than pictures. Build quality is absolutely superb.

Welcome to the forum.

thanks.

Don't really like the ultra futuristic look of the keyboard though.

[Nielsplays]

10 minutes ago, seon123 said:

 

I'm assuming numpad? What games do you play? Accounting simulator? For most games, you don't want a numpad on the right. 

Do you have a budget? Where will you be buying from?

I have to use my numpad a lot for school so that is something that I really can't cut.

My budget is around 100$ which I think should be more that enough.

I'll buy from anywhere as long as they ship to Belgium and have a reputation of not shipment late, etc. 

[Guest]

The K68 RGB is on sale right now for $80, down from $120. It has all of the requirements you were looking for.

[Nielsplays]

43 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

Budget? If you skip rbg this one is my recommendation,  quality is superb https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3564

If not, there is this one https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Alloy-Origins-Software-Controlled-Customization/dp/B07W86N3JV or something from Ducky like https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=4332

should've put in my budget from the start.

Pretty i'm gonna go with the HyperX alloy.

Thanks  

 

[Nielsplays]

1 minute ago, hiitswilliam said:

The K68 RGB is on sale right now for $80, down from $120. It has all of the requirements you were looking for.

Looking pretty good. I'm just not really a fan of the media keys as they look very old to me. Would much rather have them be a secondary input of the function keys or be their own.

[dizmo]

14 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

Not personally, but some of my friends like gamery looking boards, it's sturdy, I'll give you that, but Leopold's quality is waay better.

Haha, you can't group the fact that it looks gamery with build quality. Those two things are in no way tied together. If you're basing it on materials, the GSkill has a pretty thick aluminium base plate, which shows with its near 3 lb weight.

7 minutes ago, seon123 said:

I'm assuming numpad? What games do you play? Accounting simulator? For most games, you don't want a numpad on the right. 

Do you have a budget? Where will you be buying from?

Uh..no. It really has nothing to do with what games you play as to whether you want a NUMPAD or not. People generally get a TKL keyboard to be closer to the mouse. It depends entirely on your body structure as to whether that matters or not. For example, I have very broad shoulders, so it really makes no difference to me. If anything, the TKL keyboard is more annoying.

[nox_]

6 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Haha, you can't group the fact that it looks gamery with build quality. Those two things are in no way tied together. If you're basing it on materials, the GSkill has a pretty thick aluminium base plate, which shows with its near 3 lb weight.

I'm not saying it's quality is bad, better built than Corsair's or Logitech boards for sure, I'm just saying that Leopold's quality is better, because it really is Keycaps are one of these best there are out there.