Best gaming keyboard and mouse for the money?

So as many of you know I have a logitech F310 gaming controller, and I am going to invest in a keyboard and mouse instead. I am keeping the logitech F310 controller just incase i want to play it ever again. So my question is, do you have any options for good gaming keyboards and mouses that are under $200?

I just have a basic logitech keyboard... never tried a "gaming" one before tbh, but it does the trick, probably costs like £15 if that... (i guess that's about $25 or something) and I have a logitech mx518 gaming mouse, dirt cheap, really great. I'm sure many people here would agree.

For keyboard, anything mechanical and well built. For mouse, try out some different ones. See which one fits best.

I get a lot of mileage out of Logitech keyboards, even the cheap ones. Certainly don't go spending a lot of money on a gaming keyboard, just find one with the layout you want.

As for a mouse, you need to find one that is a comfortable fit for your hand. Trust me on this, because I started to develop RSI in my right hand just by using a mouse that wasn't the right fit, and as soon as I switched mice the RSI went away. I now use a Logitech MX518 corded mouse, which I find very comfortable and very good for gaming. You can adjust the mouse resolution on the fly using a couple of small buttons on the top of the mouse, and there are five other buttons (including LMB and RMB) that you can set to whatever you want.

I have primary fire, secondary fire, iron sights, melee and nade throw all on my mouse (and use the scroll wheel for changing weapons) - which negates the need for reaching for the correct key on the keyboard in a firefight.

My mice see a lot of abuse, but I'm only on my second mx518. :/

I have no idea whats best or whats best for your money, I have a reaper ideazon 1600 Dpi optical gaming mouse and Im happy with it, first time ive had a gaming mouse instead of just a normal one.

As for keyboard I have a Miscrosft Comfort Curve keyboard, its nice and comfy.

Yip the Logitech mx518 wired mouse is great, I also have a microsoft sidewinder X4 keyboard which I also love, both are extremly cheap also.

Unless all you do is game during the day, a backlit or illuminated keyboard is a must for PC gaming IMO. Getting one with full anti-ghosting too.

Unless all you do is game during the day, a backlit or illuminated keyboard is a must for PC gaming IMO. Getting one with full anti-ghosting too.

VeryBumpy

ehh comes down to what feels right in your hand. mice come in a thousand different flavours not jsut to stand out but because each persons definition of "natural" and "comfortable" is different. for me it my razer diamondback for others its an mx518 for others is the microsoft ARC

I've nver used any high end ones, they seem really pointless. For me the biggest decision is what feels right in my hand. In the past $5 mice have done the trick for me, I recently spent $60 on a mouse and it felt the same in terms of performance, so take that as you will.

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Unless all you do is game during the day, a backlit or illuminated keyboard is a must for PC gaming IMO. Getting one with full anti-ghosting too.

Fightingfan

There's quit a few of us out there, no need to be surprised. :P I will say that having a higher level of hand-eye coordination doesn't necessarily make you excellent at typing, mostly from anecdotal experience.

I got a logitech g5 cheap, but a razer deathadder would be a great choice. Make sure it fits your hand and that the mouse isn't so big that you have to 'palm' it.

Gaming mouses are cheaper nowadays so thats good news to you. Keyboards are not as necessary, even a saitek can fulfill your gaming needs aestheically. Though if you get your insane about pc gaming than go ahead with a mech keyboard $100+ I went with razer blackwidow ultimate, is slightly heavy to type on but games good.

I like howe some of you say your fine with a $15 keyboard. Well I went frome a lgeitech $20 keyboard to a G11 $70 and I will never go back to **** ever. If you use somthing every day. wy be a cheep basterd about it

Gaming mouses are cheaper nowadays so thats good news to you. Keyboards are not as necessary, even a saitek can fulfill your gaming needs aestheically. Though if you get your insane about pc gaming than go ahead with a mech keyboard $100+ I went with razer blackwidow ultimate, is slightly heavy to type on but games good.

Bikouchu35

Razer deathadder black edition + Razer lycosa mirror (or no mirror) xD

Logitech g500 + Logitech g110

Razer products are awesome but u won't get logitech warranty. U get 2 year warranty, and if somethings breaks, take a pic of it, show em and they'll send a replacement inmediatly. They're brilliant.

Razer deathadder black edition + Logitech g110

alan_carter

This is the combo I use and they're great. Plenty of extra buttons and macro keys, though tbh I don't use them often but it's nice to have.

I'm rocking the Logitech G15 Keyboard (love it) and the ASUS Republic of Gamers Mouse (love it)

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Unless all you do is game during the day, a backlit or illuminated keyboard is a must for PC gaming IMO. Getting one with full anti-ghosting too.

Sheppard212

There's quit a few of us out there, no need to be surprised. :P I will say that having a higher level of hand-eye coordination doesn't necessarily make you excellent at typing, mostly from anecdotal experience.

Keyboards don't matter at all. I'm using a cheap 9 year old Dell keyboard and It works extremely well (paint hasn't even rubbed off of the WASD keys :shock: ).

For a mouse, I honestly don't think it really matters either other than the build qualty that determines how long it lasts. I had a cheap Dell ball mouse that lasted for maybe 5 years and I got really good at FPS at that time. Switched to Microsoft optical mouse and it worked great until it stopped working. I'm currently using a Razer Deathadder which is at maybe 3 years now and it still works, so the build quality is really good. The problem is that my gaming performance decreased substantially when i got it and has never gone back up no matter how much i use it.

So, my next mouse is going to be a cheap ball mouse, so I suggest you get one of those too.

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Gaming mouses are cheaper nowadays so thats good news to you. Keyboards are not as necessary, even a saitek can fulfill your gaming needs aestheically. Though if you get your insane about pc gaming than go ahead with a mech keyboard $100+ I went with razer blackwidow ultimate, is slightly heavy to type on but games good.

Serial-No_3404

i have blackwidow too. not the elite illuminated one though, that was about $60 more and just has headphone jacks + illumination. i use my soundcard for mic / headphone so i wouldnt even need that. if they had just illumination option i'd have gone for it.

anyway, i really like the clickity sound : P still not used to typing with it normally though, too many times i get spaces where i dont want and dont get spaces where i do want them haha.

Well I can't complain about my Logitech G9x Mouse and the G19 Keyboard :)

You're a PC gamer that isn't hand-eye coordinated?Fightingfan

I can do ok usually with hitting the nearby and semi keys, when I have to peck for the zero or \ or = key, is when its rather iffy to hit right in nightime gaming with no keyboard illumination.

Sad thing is, can't find a DECENT illuminated keyboard for under $50 or so.

I use a Gigabyte GM-6880 laser mouse and to tell you the truth, it's great.

Just get yourself a razer deathadder/logitech mx518 mouse, and a Leopold cherry mx red keyboard(from elitekeyboards.com) or a Steelseries 6gv2/7g that have cherry mx black keys.

Im gonna also throw it out there an suggest against getting the razer blackwidow(which sport cherry mx blue keys). In my experinece i really dislike the keystroke for all gaming except hotkey-based games. But excellent for pure typing. On the other hand I have found cherry mx red keys to be the ultimate all arounder that excels at everything. Just my imo...

i use logitech G15 keyboard (a gift) and the logitech G5 mouse...I would never spend big money on a keyboard they just get pounded on But this G15 and G5 has lasted a long time

Keyboard? Doesn't matter anything cheap that works. Mouse? I use the Mx518(logitech) paid 20 bucks and it's amazing.Fightingfan

Same setup here. Just a basic keyboard and a MX518 and I love it.

Everyone says logitech but I got a logitech G9 mouse and some logitech 5.1 speakers and both broke for apparently no reason. The speakers fluctuate volume and the mouse has malfunctioning keys.

They're not old either...

Razer Blackwidow Stealth

Logitech G500

In the past I did use a Logitech DiNovo 2 as main keyboard/gaming keyboard. Currently I use a Logitech K800. Bot were cordless (bluetooth), but the K800 is a bit better due uses battery retcrargable through USB. the DiNovo looks a bit cooler buth both are fine (and expensive).

As mouse I did use mainly Logitech mices (M300, M900) but in the last years I bought both the Razer Mamba and the Saitek/Cyborg R.A.T. 9. Both are wireless (as with the K800 keyboard, you can use a USB connection anytime with the Mamba if you want). The Razer is way better, despite having only one battery (the R.A.T. 9 has 2). The R.A.T. 9 software is worse and despite having the same 5.600 dpi Phillip's twin eagle lens the one from the Saitek trends to have freezings.

So my choice would be for a KT800 and a Razer Mamba or Imperator. The only problem could be the price, but you can go with any cheap Logitech choice and the cheapest wired Razor mices without problems, anyway.

A mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX-Black switches and whatever 5 button optical or laser mouse you find comfortable in your hand.

I have a cheap logitech keyboard and a Logitech G500 mouse. The mouse was like $50 and works like a dream. On the fly DPI adjustment, weight, extra buttons. I love it.

Keyboard doesn't matter unless you want leds and stuff what you should be focusing on is the mouse try and find one with plentiful buttons or fits your needs best

deathadder/mamba 2012 (mamba for wireless).

or logitech g700, which comes either wired or wireless.

I prefer the razer mice for feel, but the logitech ones are not that far off for less money.

I have a Razer Blackwidow and Razer Lachesis, both work wonderfully. I had a MX518 but it broke, so I bought another and then that one broke... all in like a 4 month period. Whatever. I like the Lachesis a lot better anyways. inb4 hate, just my personal opinion.o0Pwnzorz0o

HATE!!!!!! jk i have the mamba...adn i play on a laptop (gasp i know...but i thought it was worth the money for a desktop replacement of sorts) so i have a built in keyboard...couldnt be happier with my mamba...i used to have one of the original optical logitech mouses...it last me for as long i can remember...it was blue dont know what model but it was the same shape as the mx518...which i got later which lasted me a year before dying...so i tried my friends mamba while i was at his place and was like...omg soooooooooo epic almost no response time wirelessly...easy change between wireless and wired and it felt great in my hand...its a great mouse...a little bit exp and was gonna get teh straight wired one...but my bestbuy didnt have one when i went and all they had a mamba and naga...and i didnt want a keyboard on my mouse so i got the mamba...couldnt be happier...razer ftw...i also have the onza and carachias

[QUOTE="Serial-No_3404"]I love how it types. It gives great response and typing feedback. Even the slightest tap gets the keys to respond. Once you get used to it and your typing gets accurate on the keyboard you won't have much problems typing on it. It can get loud though cause it's very very clicky but I don't mind it. It might get annoying if some else is around though. theking52_TDK

i have blackwidow too. not the elite illuminated one though, that was about $60 more and just has headphone jacks + illumination. i use my soundcard for mic / headphone so i wouldnt even need that. if they had just illumination option i'd have gone for it.

anyway, i really like the clickity sound : P still not used to typing with it normally though, too many times i get spaces where i dont want and dont get spaces where i do want them haha.

I know the blacks are even heavier, but I can still feel the weight like it takes more out of me to lift my fingers, is not the tapping the makes it heavy since the keys sink faster than rubberdome.

As for the spacebar I found that using my left thumb to press spacebar really helps prevent that issue. Though it kind of hurts after a while since only one thumb is doing all the work.

At the end of the day the clicky noise helps you be aware of what you type kind of like an instrument where you can hear and feel!.. to a lesser extent.

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