Good kb for typing, gaming, programming

[Aggravated Salmon]

So I currently have the Logitech G910 Orion Spark (the shit one) but i find my typing to be rather atrocious with it (only about 65WPM) compared to my previous $10 Logitech (93WPM).

I understand the design to be good for gaming (the curved keycaps) but i constantly mash other keys (i'm a flat it out typist).

 

However, I also will be gaming and will only go for a FULL SIZE keyboard (i actually use the num pad so no TKL for me). I also prefer my clicks to be not too loud (Romer-G level is absolutely fine but not a fan of some LOUD cherrys).

So I spotted the Topre Realforce RGB and I think it is a decent choice??? I guess the on-the-fly adjustable actuations are good for switching between gaming and typing but just want to get y'alls opinion. I honestly don't care for the apparently trash noise and also the fancy volume wheel on my current kb is kinda extra as I already have a physical knob to control my Headphone and Mic volume. I also read on the Unicomp Model M's and they seem pretty cool too.

 

So what do you think? I'll give a maximum of 230USD.

[Smeltie]

for typing i pefer a keyboard with cherry mx blue switches i have used a razer blackwidow but im not too keen on it since the build quality is not so good.
corsair makes really good keyboards for gaming and good value since their build quality is great,

ducky is als a nice brand.

[Settlerteo]

Just now, Aggravated Salmon said:

So I currently have the Logitech G910 Orion Spark (the shit one) ...

Ooo i was in the verge of buying that. Hopefully i didn't. <<That shitty keycaps>>
So you're definitely looking for cherry mx red or black or silent switches(if going cherrywise and according to your sound preference, if not look for linear switches not clicky not tactile). Currently i am writting in KB talking tactile switches which are pretty decent.
Topre is a very very good choice.  Daskeyboard too but idk if it comes out with cherry red or something similar. If you live in US check "mechanical keyboards"  store site, they have ducky keyboards which are very good.
Corsair if you want macros.
P.S check Massdrop's mechanical keyboards community for more info around keyboards.

[Settlerteo]

3 minutes ago, OnyxArmos said:

 Brown switches aren't loud, the actuation is in a nice sweet spot for both gaming and typing essays.

 

 

Brown switches are loud, not as loud as clicky but still loud enough. I agree the Das is exceptional.

[seon123]

8 minutes ago, Settlerteo said:

Brown switches are loud, not as loud as clicky but still loud enough. I agree the Das is exceptional.

They only make a sound if you bottom them out, and when they return to the top. That makes them just as silent as other tactile or linear switches. 

Edited October 2, 2018 by seon123
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[Jimkirk363]

Im using the Cosair K55 and very happy with it.

[Settlerteo]

8 minutes ago, seon123 said:

They only make a sound if you bottom them out, and when they return to the top. That makes them just as silent as other tactile or linear switches. 

So you're telling me he is going to game and also be careful of how much force he is using to push down the key. You're kidding right?
Tactile switches are loud guys. End of story. Otherwise there wouldn't be linear switches. I prefer tactile but i know what i am buying. Remember we quote to help the OP choose what is best for what he wants not what we prefer or like more.

[seon123]

10 minutes ago, Settlerteo said:

So you're telling me he is going to game and also be careful of how much force he is using to push down the key. You're kidding right?
Tactile switches are loud guys. End of story. Otherwise there wouldn't be linear switches. I prefer tactile but i know what i am buying. Remember we quote to help the OP choose what is best for what he wants not what we prefer or like more.

I'm correcting things that are factually incorrect. And tactile switches make the same amount of soudn as linear switches. Linear switches exist to please the ones who prefer linear switches. Silent switches exist for people who want silent switches. 

[LowSpecNinja]

Yeah, the Realforce RGB is a great option. Enthusiast stuff like Topre, Ducky, Varmilo, iKBC are so underrated. Browns are really loud, don't listen to that deaf guy.

Unicomps are awesome but they're huge, ugly, and even louder than MX Blue

[LowSpecNinja]

41 minutes ago, OnyxArmos said:

I dunno but browns seem pretty quiet to me, especially compared to blues. He says that he wants to be able to use it for typing too, and reds may be silent but are absolutely terrible for typing with

I guess it depends on typing style. I bottom out all the time so I'm pretty noisy, but you might be a light typist and make barely any noise. At least for me, non-silent MX switches are a bit too loud.

[seon123]

6 hours ago, LowSpecNinja said:

Browns are really loud, don't listen to that deaf guy

I take it you have absolutely no clue about how MX type linear and tactile switches work. And that you have no idea about what in the switch makes the sound.

[LowSpecNinja]

14 hours ago, seon123 said:

I take it you have absolutely no clue about how MX type linear and tactile switches work. And that you have no idea about what in the switch makes the sound.

Dude, I'm not stupid. I know that non-clicky MX switches have no click jacket, and I know what bottoming and topping out is. It's the stem hitting the housing, plastic hitting plastic. Each key clacks twice. Depends what you call "loud", but MX Browns and Reds are a lot louder than rubber domes, that's for sure.
Just because it's not clicky doesn't mean it's silent