"gaming" peripherals

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poopfeast420

usually better than non-gaming counterparts:
mouse
mousepad
monitor

usually worse than non-gaming counterparts:
headphones
keyboard
chair

thoughts?

#2

I_am_from_the_future

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Wooting keyboard clears

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spookmeister

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idk some “gaming” keyboards are pretty solid, as long as they’re not the cheapo 20 dollar Amazon ones
Logitech is pretty good at least
But gaming headphones… ew. I didn’t realize how bad they were until I got myself a pair of Grados and Staxs.

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TheHardStuckImmortal

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studio headphones are always the go to. Gaming headphones are really bad.

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spookmeister

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technically you can make the argument that the increased bass in gaming headphones is good for bullets/footsteps whatever sounds but like… nah.
Pair of good headphones changed my life

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StrafingGoatWoweeClap

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for gaming you only need a headphone with a really huge soundstage.
bass in gaming headphone rather than for bullets/footsteps sounds, its more of for immersion which kinda trick people into listen a better bullets/footsteps sounds.

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TheHardStuckImmortal

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almost all studio headphones come with EQ software or you can just install one for free if its really troubling you

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spookmeister

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Ngl I don’t know if my Grados came with any. I got my Stax pair secondhand as well (they’re from the 70’s but are still god tier💀) so def nothing coming with those.
Have any good free EQ recommendations?

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TheHardStuckImmortal

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windows comes with a bult in EQ- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMZbDnQhZ6w
or you can just download Equalizer APO which is open source

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vispri

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mcqz420

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I have them, they are dogshit af.

I use hyperx cloud 2 instead

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vispri

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sony paid me for a sponsorship but limited my speech so i cant talk shit about them

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Zoil

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Agree with headphones but I'd say big brand gaming kb's are pretty shitty for their price range; very plasticky and thin stock keycaps. Compare that to a similarly priced filco with a sturdy heavy metal backplate and decent stock keycaps is like night and day to me.

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spookmeister

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That’s true. I got my Logitech keyboard for almost 75% off 🗿 so maybe that’s changing my perspective on it. I’d probably be dissatisfied if i paid full for it.

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Itsover

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I bought a 60% hyper x kb with metal backplate and red switches for 80 USD, no issues whatsoever.

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TakoSaki

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hyperx headphones r pretty good
zowie mouse crazy
asus monitors the best imo
ikea stool > gaming chair
keyboard doesnt make all too much difference to me

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TheHardStuckImmortal

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plastic chair better 🗿

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donut2612

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kitchen chair >>>>>>>

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Itsover

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Zowie have best shapes and build quality but they use outdated hardware and they are heavy

#9

burritx

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nah bro membrane keyboards are actual dogshit, its even trash for regular use
chair is personal tbh

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Under

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A lot of mech keyboards don't have any gaming branding.

#11

oggiebtw

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chair for sure, crazy that gaming chair companies are still in business. Office chairs are much cheaper and usually much better

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thatpower

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most people buy gaming chairs for the looks. but i agree that office chairs are much better in general

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PrinceCharming

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To be fair there is a of gaming branded stuff in each category that doesn't suck. Mainly because people realised the potential to sell some of their premium products with gaming attached as a marketing thing. There's some solid "gaming keyboards" that are reasonably priced nice mechanicals. And headphones wise a lot of proper audio companies started making "gaming options" which were just slapping a microphone on their premium headphones (Sennheiser is a good example)

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🫵🤡

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🫵🤡

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yaiima0

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Office chairs> gaming chairs any day of the week imo

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LULE

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what's the functional difference between gaming keyboard and non-gaming one?

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enri

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Chair table matters too