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Hello

 

Basically i need help picking a new keyboard, 

 

I am in the UK so i need to be able to purchase it here.

My color scheme is black and white. Preferably a black board with white keys (preferably blank) I am willing to change key caps if they can be helped sourced as-well.

I would like a 10 key less as I only have a small desk.

No back lighting, but if that's the only option then white is the only color.

Cherry MX Blues or Browns.

 

As simple looking as possible. The nova touch KL is gorgeous but im not sure about the key switches.

 

No more than like £130 in total.

 

Ive been looking at the KBT poker 2 but im not sure if you can replace the key caps on that as theyre very compact, and also im not sure if that'd be too small to game on. 

Ill be mainly playing CSGO and WOW.

 

Cheers Everyone.

 

Sam

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Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK  
you can change the keys caps here is an example link 1    link 2 

-it has a blue backlit you can turn it off 
-blue switches 
-it is about the size of a tenkeyless keyboard but with a numeric pad and the arrows inside each other

or you can get this

Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Stealth  

brown switches 
non led 
side printed keycaps

 

CPU:AMD FX-8320, RAM:Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600, GPU:MSI Radeon R9 280, Case:Cooler Master 690 III, PSU:Thermaltake Smart 650W

Storage:WD Purple 1TB, CPU Cooler:Hyper 212 EVO, Keyboard:SCI Granite, OS:win 8.1 64bit, Display:Samsung SyncMaster SA100, Mouse:CM Storm Spawn

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Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK  

you can change the keys caps here is an example link 1    link 2 

-it has a blue backlit you can turn it off 

-blue switches 

-it is about the size of a tenkeyless keyboard but with a numeric pad and the arrows inside each other

or you can get this

Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Stealth  

brown switches 

non led 

side printed keycaps

 

 

Eh i guess.. the numpad looks really messy tho, and for that price I might aswell get a full keyboard done by WASD and imported. It looks so much cleaner.

 

The Keyless version of the CM storm is lovely but is unavailable here for some stupid reason.

Rig:   Case: Corsair 760t  Motherboard: Asus Z97-A  CPU: i5 4690k @ 4.4Ghz  RAM: 8GB XMS3  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 Cooling: CM Nepton 280L Storage: 1 TB Seagate Baracuda & Crucial CT240M 240GB SSD PSU: Corsair CSM 650W

Upgrades:   GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 SLI RAM: HyperX Fury White 16GB Storage: 3TB WD Green PSU: Superflower Leadex Plat 1000w

"My PC is just substitute for the things in life I'd much rather be doing, It passes the time."

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Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK  

you can change the keys caps here is an example link 1    link 2 

-it has a blue backlit you can turn it off 

-blue switches 

-it is about the size of a tenkeyless keyboard but with a numeric pad and the arrows inside each other

or you can get this

Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Stealth  

brown switches 

non led 

side printed keycaps

 

 

 

 

Eh i guess.. the numpad looks really messy tho, and for that price I might aswell get a full keyboard done by WASD and imported. It looks so much cleaner.

 

The Keyless version of the CM storm is lovely but is unavailable here for some stupid reason.

I wouldn't recommend the TK if you want to change keycaps. TK has non-standard bottom row so most sets and manufacturers don't supply the proper sized key caps for a few keys (space bar is most often the most difficult one). Quickfire Rapid-i and Ultimate use standard size caps in bottom row though.

 

White keycaps as standard are pretty rare outside some special editions and such. Keycool has some all white boards, though. WASD Keyboards is probably your best bet if you want white caps on full-size board.

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if you are willing to pay ~150 get a barebone and keycaps from wasd

CPU:AMD FX-8320, RAM:Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600, GPU:MSI Radeon R9 280, Case:Cooler Master 690 III, PSU:Thermaltake Smart 650W

Storage:WD Purple 1TB, CPU Cooler:Hyper 212 EVO, Keyboard:SCI Granite, OS:win 8.1 64bit, Display:Samsung SyncMaster SA100, Mouse:CM Storm Spawn

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