Does a mechanical keyboard actually help you in videogames?

>>388030027
No. But it feels nice to type on.

>>388030662
So, there's no actual good keyboard for gaming?

>>388031670
There is. It's literally any keyboard.

>>388031670
wow you're dumb

>>388031670
The only noticeable thing in keyboards gaming wise is NKRO. Some membranes have it too, though, but at the price you'd be better off with cheap mechanical.

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n-key rollover is nice to have and would be an advantage in APM heavy titles

if you dont know what that is, you are likely a cretin.

>>388030027
For cs go cherry reds/clears, headphones with sound stage (i think i bought the audiotechnica 700x? Cant remember the model), a mouse with a good sensor, and a 144hz screen does give you an advantage.

In order of usefullnesa

Soundstage Headphones > 144hz monitor > mouse > mech keyboard.

A basic mechanical keyboard is good over cheaper keyboards because excessive actuation force (force to register a key press) would be bad for gaming.

Beyond that, if you're using enough keys at once simultaneously, n key rollover ensures that you never encounter a situation where too many button presses simultaneously means that one or several do not register.

Past a certain basic price point (as low as around $45 at certain sales) a mechanical keyboard is more about the comfort of the typist (less force=significantly less stress on the fingers over time) than it does any tangible gameplay improvement. On the other hand, cheaper keyboards don't offer the aforementioned n-key rollover, and if you're going to sit at your "battlestation" all day either playing vidya or shitposting on the internet, you might as well have a nice, functional and comfortable keyboard from which to do it.

Switches are a must. Switch color and if they're actually cherry switches is comparatively secondary.

>>388030027
i enjoy mine.

gateron browns are nice

I had to put some o rings on this thing tho. plan to get some caps eventually.

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-GATERON-Magicforce-Qisan/dp/B01E57PUNA

>>388030027
According to the 12 year olds of neogaf, hell yeah.

Not really. Good mouse with mousepad, decent headset, high-freqency monitor more usefull than any "super keyboard".

>>388031875
Thanks, keep us posted.