First mechanical keyboard?

[rich04]

Hi guys! I'm planning to buy my first mechanical keyboard. I play mostly Dota 2 and CS:GO.

I've been considering these keyboards for awhile now and can you help me point out which one is better?

TT Esports Poseidon Z or Z RGB
TT Esports Poseidon ZX TKL
Steelseries 6GV2 MX Red
Corsair?

Are tt esports, steelseries keyboards good in terms of quality? Some say steelseries are just for brand marketing. Thanks a lot! 😀

 

[SM1L3R]

I think that you will be happy with the razer blackwidow chroma , i have it and use it , its awsome !

 

[rich04]

I think that you will be happy with the razer blackwidow chroma , i have it and use it , its awsome !

I like that one too but it's too expensive for me. I'm on a tight budget 😀

 

[SM1L3R]

well if that is the case , the blackwidow ultimate 2016 is also a great choice

http://www.razerzone.com/eu-en/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-blackwidow-ultimate-2016

 

[-HH-]

I hate razer keyboards. They use Kahil switches which if they were half the price would be great but Kahil are cheapy versions of cherry MX in comparison. I'd suggest either going for a Corsair K70/Strafe or a Logitech G801/G701+. The Logitech G801 uses romer g switches which aren't the same as cherry mx but are rated very highly. The only downside being that you cannot interchange key caps.

Furthermore I'd buy a cherry MX switch kit to see which kit you prefer before you buy a keyboard. They're like £10 and totally worth it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Keyboard-Company-Cherry-Sampler/dp/B00I0VX4VS

 

[rich04]

I hate razer keyboards. They use Kahil switches which if they were half the price would be great but Kahil are cheapy versions of cherry MX in comparison. I'd suggest either going for a Corsair K70/Strafe or a Logitech G801/G701+. The Logitech G801 uses romer g switches which aren't the same as cherry mx but are rated very highly. The only downside being that you cannot interchange key caps.

Furthermore I'd buy a cherry MX switch kit to see which kit you prefer before you buy a keyboard. They're like £10 and totally worth it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Keyboard-Company-Cherry-Sampler/dp/B00I0VX4VS

Yeah thanks sir. I'm having second thoughts about kaihl switches. How about the steeseries 6gv2?

 

[-HH-]

Not bad, looks quite like a Cooler Master keyboard. The main exception being I don't think there is a back-light and as much as I quite like the steel-series look, their products always seem slightly too expensive for what you're getting.

If you're looking for something low profile A few suggestions are:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-keyboard-ch9000226na
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/das-keyboard-keyboard-dask4mkprocli
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cherry-keyboard-g803850lybgb2
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgk7000mbcl1
http://gaming.logitech.com/en-gb/product/g810-orion-spectrum-rgb-gaming-keyboard?WT.mc_id=EMEA_DR_Q4_FY16_SERP&WT.srch=&gclid=CjwKEAjwlfO3BRDR4Pj_u-iO2U0SJAD88y1S4lOOX_xxL1VcVuz4cGM7uejAuANfjdAaOZc0-nIM3BoCDD3w_wcB

I hope you find one of these helpful. All of them except the Logitech G810 use Cherry MX switches. I'd personally buy the DAS if I were looking at a low profile/professional keyboard but a Corsair STRAFE for gaming.

The Corsair K70RGB is another one to look at but quite expensive.