the perfect gaming switch and keyboard

sophia
2 min readDec 27, 2020

there are 3 different types of switches. Linear is a quiet mechanical switch that bottoms out very fast, and these are used a lot for gaming and they don't have that bump that tactile do. The second type of switch is Tactile.

Tactile switches have a small tactile bump that provides resistance which can be felt at the point of key actuation. The switch itself is practically quiet.

The final switch is a clicky switch that does exactly as the name implies. They feature a distinct click sound that can be heard when the switch is fully actuated. Clicky switches also offer feedback in the form of tactile resistance that must be overcome to actuate the switch and register keystrokes. clicky switches are heavily used in Razors keyboards.

What kind of switch do I have? I have Gaterons optical browns which give an amazing tactile feel yet a good amount of click.

Let's talk keyboards. Keyboards can be very expensive if you go name brand like razor or ducky you will obviously spend quite a bit more. I personally own a GK61 keyboard right now on amazon it cost about 60 dollars which is pretty decent. The reason I love this keyboard is because of the options on switches. There are about 9 different switches to choose from and they are hot-swappable. This keyboard also has amazing RGB and Bluetooth.

But there are other amazing keyboards out there for example the Ducky one-two mini is an amazing keyboard along with the new razor huntsman. These are all 60 percent keyboards, which I prefer since I have very small hands.

If you want a full-size keyboard I would recommend the Redragon K551-N it is around the price range of 50 bucks so definitely a lower price range keyboard. And if you want to go all out I would recommend Razer BlackWidow Elite or the Razer BlackWidow 2016 which I had and loved.

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