Need help deciding on a new keyboard...

[hansnothanz]

so im upgrading recently my peripherals since there so old and garbage now, i recently upgraded my mouse to a logitech g502 and has been great for me no comlpaints. now im gonna buy a new keyboard and my eyes were set to the corsair K70 RGB but due to here in my country having no stock of it i found that some retailers here sell ducky shine 3, and my concern with the ducky is will the LED's fail over time? because the corsair's rgb LED's are said to be fail proof 

 

also another question i have is what is better for me? i am a college student that uses ms word a fair bit but also plays some CoD and dota 2 at the same time? i have used my friends razer blackwidow 2014 stealth edition that is said to be similar to cherry mx browns and i find them "ok" to type on, there is a slight yet noticable tactile bump but not much of a click and recentl i typed on cherry mx blues and i liked them but is it just at the start? do you guys get annoyed over time by the clicky sound of the blue's?

 

so here are my questions:

 

1.)which is better in terms of physical features, build quality, and long term use. the Corsair K70 RGB or the Ducky shine 3?

2.)are the LED's on the ducky's gonna fail or burn out on some point in time?

3.)which cherry mx switch is suited for me? blue's or brown's?

 

im also open to other keyboard opinions    

 

[WoodenMarker]

Nothing is fail proof.

That being said, Ducky's are pretty well known for well-built keyboards and the leds should be fine. 

Blues don't get annoying from what I've been told and experienced myself. It's more of a 'Oh, I'm annoying the people around me' realization if anything.

 

1. Not sure but they're both great. Corsair wins in features with RBG though.

2. Probably not?

3. Browns are like knocking on wood and blues are like tap dancing with your fingers. It's a bit difficult giving a recommendation on something so subjective but Browns are generally hard to go wrong with.

[jayctech]

1. Can't answer. I have the original K70 (non-RGB) and I'm pretty happy. A lot of people on the forums vouch for the Shine 3 though.

2. Can't answer that. Probably more likely to than the RGB but I can't be sure. I'd suggest bumping this thread in a few hours to see if someone with the board will comment.

3. There's a post on here where a guy's made like a quiz for switches. I'd recommend trying both of em (what I did). It'll depend on what you use them for and how you like typing. Some people get annoyed at the double noise you get from bottoming out blues (the click + when the mechanism hits the bottom if you don't manage to stop your stroke partway). I prefer browns over blues because I found the force required to get through the blue's bump resulted in me bottoming out most of the time which isn't as much of an issue with browns. I had no objection to the audible click though. Also, the bump itself feels different entirely, particularly on the rise (only really a concern if you're double tapping or like the double use of 'p' in tapping ).

 

EDIT: Found it: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/255051-what-key-switch-should-i-get-look-here/?p=3493303

[hansnothanz]

are there any issues with the k70? ive seen some people complaining about motherboard compatibility and having a longer boot up time than usual?

[NOT_AN_ERROR]

1) corsair, metal construction almost no give ( my dog stepped on mine, not a mark)

2)IDK

3)I'd go for browns as I notice my reds while I game and type a lot as I start to bottom them out and blues would drive me to insanity

 

finally, if you use BIOS mode on corsair it wont be a problem, and your boot time may go up by 2-5 seconds because of the software engaging, but you can put it down by using task manager> startup and disabling other unnecessary programs.

[STRMfrmXMN]

are there any issues with the k70? ive seen some people complaining about motherboard compatibility and having a longer boot up time than usual?

The software to run the RGBs has to run at startup which is why they have longer boot times.

 

As for which switch you'll like more, if you like quiet, get the browns. If you don't, get the blues. I use greens myself and love the click but my parents and people I Skype call think otherwise of them. In gaming I do find the clickyness slightly annoying but I live with it.

 

For quality, both keyboards are great, but I vote for the Ducky. The LED's should not have any issues so don't worry. Corsair's RGB lights have actually gotten some flack recently for failing quite early.