Gaming: Best Keyboard and Mouse?

I use a G15 + Razer Copperhead and I love it. The Razer mice take a little getting used to, but once you have a feel for them, they are very responsive.

I have the G15... how do I get the LCD to display my CPU temp?

I've got the Saitek Eclipse II, along with a G5 as well.

I hate the Saitek, possibly because I like a lighter touch keyboard. So, thats a preferance problem. I love my G5, even more so than the MX518, because, believe it or not, I like mice when they are heavier.

For keyboard, sometimes it can be a matter of preference. Mouse also, should fit the persons' hand.

For the Keyboard the G15, no questions about it.

The LCD is actually very useful, it can show you important information.

Depending in some games you can see the Wispers (WoW), ping (Red orchestra), Whos taking on ventrilo (VERY useful), your FPS with fraps, the name of the song that is playing now, the time.

The macros could be very useful AND the backlight (Extremely useful for me).


For the mouse... it can be tricky.

I have a razer back diamond with the exact mouse pad, it is expensive but good.

But the problem is that it took me a while to get used to it because you only use your fingers to move it while with the others mouses you can rest the hand on the mouse. It is more precise for that. Maybe the G5 is a better option

The best keyboard I've ever used is an IBM Model M. It weighs roughly 5 pounds, is PS/2-only, and has the proper number of keys- 101. (Who needs all of those extra ones anyway if you've got a decent keyboard? I understand all of the buttons if the keyboard sucks- I'd want to use it as little as possible, too ) It's also a little noisy. But it has honestly the best tactile response of any keyboard I've used- nicely weighted with a clean break upon key press. It's not one of those breathe-on-it-and-it-will-type Dell laptop keyboards nor is it mushy like most newer keyboards are.

For a mouse, Logitech makes nice ones. I am using a lower-end MX 310 optical and it suits me just fine. I am very keyboard-centric, so I suppose anything would work for me when I'd just pull up the "Run command" dialog, or more accurately, gram an open terminal, and type in what I need to do. The mouse just serves to drag windows around between the two screens for the most part.

this is the CPU section!

i have a razer copperhead and i honestly cant use it :| its just impossible for me.. i played with it like 3 months and i had to give it up and took my 5 year old MS 3.0 back ''i also bought the new version of 3.0 for my new PC''

about the gaming keyboard i have bought a steelkeys but its slighty more expensive than the G15 but it also react much faster, steelKeys 6G utilizes gold plated connectors to deliver a very durable and extremely responsive gaming keyboard.
it doesnt have that fancy lightning or the LCD but its the fastest for gaming and yeah it kinda look like the old IBM keyboards

Ok I havent gone all out on a specified gaming keyboard and mouse. my keyboard is so so, but I LOVE my mouse. Its the Microsoft Optical Intellimouse USB 1.1 version. Its older but I have yet to find a mouse I like better. The side buttons are large and easy to hit and I always customize them per game.

This mouse... well exept mine is black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6826105122

Didnt think everyone would be all for the G15 G5 combo... ive got it too myself and love em.

oooh G9... prettyifull

The g9 gaming mouse is sooo good, i just got one 2 days ago and i really like it. It is very customizable so you can do a ton with it. Change the weight, change the feel, change profiles on the file. awesome mouse really

The G15 is great, I haven't tried the other ones but I heard that the Razer was pretty good also

i just bought a razer $50 along with a 9800gtx+,it's very touch! i'm making mega mistakes fingering my keyboard!but great

I hate the G15 keyboard and all the logitech mice that I have ever used. I use a Saitek Eclipse (same keys as Eclipse II) and a Razer Diamondback mouse and couldn't be happier. Point is run down to a best buy or any local store that has them and test them out to see which YOU like best.

I love my g15. It's a great keyboard. Nothing to complain about really, well the lcd used to just turn of at random, but haven't seen it do that lately.

The g5 is also great. Only problem I have with the g5 is the scroll mouse. I use the middle mouse button a lot for a lot of things, but with the wheel turning left and right now too (just not used to it) I have times I think I clicked it, but I press it to the right or left a bit more and it registers as a left or right hit rather than a middle mouse button.

Other than that it's great. One other problem. After you use the G5, all other mouses are SLOW as hell. Well except for the mouses that also have laser dpi settings and stuff. But a normal mouse is so slow imho, the mx310 for example I usually think something wrong and then I remember, the G5 is so fast.