Snaggletooth Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 After a New Wireless Keyboard and Mouse, Do a bit of PC gaming here and there and bit of office work, Dont particularly want to spend a fortune, dont need fancy glowing Backlight so forth, Just a decent quality Keyboard and Mouse that ideally wont break the bank, most I've looked at online are either pricey or just look wank. Anybody got any personal recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Whats your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Ideally not above £60 kinda limits the choices though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 Well just over a year later and finally picked up a new keyboard, got a Razer Black Widow V3 reduced to £60 at Amazon. Just over half price seems like quite a bargain. Getting used the the clacky Green switches (equivilant Cherry Blues) certainly need some O-rings to dampen the sound of the impact on the base particually the space bar has a bit of a hollow metallic ring to it, hopefully they should help a fair bit. Might need to get some upgraded PBT caps as well. But in all its a lovely to type on, shame it cant fix bad spelling 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinymcshine Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Looks like the right thread to tag @Maf in ....... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 I ordered a cheap £20 keyboard and mouse set off Amazon. Surprise! I have no idea what makes a good keyboard or mouse. But I just bought the one that would get here fastest so I can get it set up and play with the PC I guess I should find out what I need to plug a controller in to it that’ll be really important 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Steam just recognises PS4 (and 5 I think?) controllers, but for older titles you'll want a program called DS4Windows, which makes it mimic a 360 controller or you can just buy an Xbox controller and that will work also get a USB saturn pad if you're playing fighting games. Aside from that, learn how to use kb&m and you'll be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 One thing I find is the bluetooth stack the console makers use seems far better than what you get on PC. I've never had much good luck keeping a low latency connection over BT with my controller (but I did on a previous PC) USB is the way to go, unfortunately. Also steam recognising controllers is a nice feature, epic store doesn't have that fwiw. Quite annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Reflex Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 33 minutes ago, DANGERMAN said: Aside from that, learn how to use kb&m and you'll be fine This is key. Once you've done this there's certain games you'll not want to go back to controller for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Sounds like a reason not to learn it to me 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Imagine if there was a version of Titanfall 2 that was 270% better than the one you knew You know, I might bump this thread in the middle of whatever shit lockdown we end up in next when I decide to get into custom keyboards. The ones you build yourself. I keep putting it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maf Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 I’m looking forward to the mouse I’m not looking forward to the keyboard. WASD or even just the arrow keys don’t feel right at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 27 minutes ago, one-armed dwarf said: I might bump this thread in the middle of whatever shit lockdown we end up in next when I decide to get into custom keyboards. The ones you build yourself. I keep putting it off I've nearly pulled the trigger on that a few times myself, it's an expensive rabbit hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfnick Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 33 minutes ago, one-armed dwarf said: Imagine if there was a version of Titanfall 2 that was 270% better than the one you knew Yea but then I’d have to play on PC which nobody wants to do. Joking btw. Just being a twat. I used to play Counter Strike regularly on PC years ago, I’ve completely lost my skills on KB+M now though. Theres quite a lot of stuff on custom keyboards on Giantbomb these days thanks to Bakalar. Surprisingly interesting, it’s mental how deep that hole goes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Reflex Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 49 minutes ago, mfnick said: Sounds like a reason not to learn it to me 😂 It's like playing with a steering wheel and then having to go back to a pad. It's just nasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinymcshine Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 11 hours ago, Maf said: I’m looking forward to the mouse I’m not looking forward to the keyboard. WASD or even just the arrow keys don’t feel right at all. You're probably better sticking to a rubberised keyboard and QAOP or QZIP in that case.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 @Mafwhen I got my pc, I played through Portal 2 to get in the swing of KBM, it needs precision, but also isn't particularly intense so good or getting to grips. Or just use a pad, I just use a pad for most stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I bought a cheap £5 keyboard when I got my PC and very rarely played any games KB&M as it sucks for most games (for me personally). I only use it if I'm playing a point and click adventure game, LoL or something competitive like R6 Siege where I'll get pwned if I don't use it. I taught myself how to use it alright, and got good with it in the end but I never really loved using it. Just plug your Xbox controller into your PC via USB and away you go for almost all titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Reflex Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 You guys are insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 On 20/12/2021 at 17:48, Sly Reflex said: You guys are insane. this is a forum where someone advocates the 360 pad for 2d fighting games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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