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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 27 2012 23:44 GMT
#1
So since I came in to some unexpected money recently (http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=320501) I took the liberty of treating myself to a few things I've been wanting for a while: a new mouse pad and a new headset. The previous ones I had just consisted of some $5-10 shitty product from Walmart, but alas I now have upgraded to much nicer equipment ^_^

Throughout the past 6 months I have gone from crappy no-name equipment to the following:

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Razer Goliathus TL edition, Razer Deathadder, Rosewill RK-9000BR, Steelseries Siberia v2

The mouse pad just came in the mail today :D

Everything just feels so much nicer it makes me want to go pro!
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That's not the plan, don't worry lol


Happy happy times~

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If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
March 27 2012 23:52 GMT
#2
Woohoo. Gotta love new shiny toys.
MisterD
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Germany1338 Posts
March 27 2012 23:55 GMT
#3
got a new mouse yesterday myself, gargantuan scroll wheel improvement :D

now drooling over cherry brown keyboards too (spent the last two or three hours browsing around before stumbling in here, funny coincidence^^).. how's yours working out?
Gold isn't everything in life... you need wood, too!
sOvrn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States678 Posts
March 27 2012 23:56 GMT
#4
Damn this is nearly identical to my setup. Except I have an abysus and a normal razer goliathus, TL one was too big =[

Good taste my friend!
My favorites: Terran - Maru // Protoss - SoS // Zerg - soO ~~~ fighting!
Praetorial
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States4241 Posts
March 28 2012 00:08 GMT
#5
Pretty much what I have, but w/o the fancy orange headphones.
FOR GREAT JUSTICE! Bans for the ban gods!
Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5357 Posts
March 28 2012 00:16 GMT
#6
How do you like the death-adder?
¯\_(シ)_/¯
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
March 28 2012 00:18 GMT
#7
so let's practice now that you have gosu equipment.
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 28 2012 00:22 GMT
#8
On March 28 2012 08:55 MisterD wrote:
got a new mouse yesterday myself, gargantuan scroll wheel improvement :D

now drooling over cherry brown keyboards too (spent the last two or three hours browsing around before stumbling in here, funny coincidence^^).. how's yours working out?

Oh man I love it. This was my first time buying a mechanical keyboard, so I wasn't sure if I was going to come across any problems when it comes to preferring a certain switch type, but I looooooooove brown switches now. I love the actuation levels, clicky sounds, key layout, and colours of it. I don't have a single bad thing to say about it yet. I've had it for just under 2 months now probably.
On March 28 2012 08:56 Sultan.P wrote:
Damn this is nearly identical to my setup. Except I have an abysus and a normal razer goliathus, TL one was too big =[

Good taste my friend!

I kind of wish I bought an abyssus instead as I didn't expect the deathadder to be so big, but it's grown on me now, so I'm not in a hurry to replace it anytime soon. I also wasn't expecting the pad to be so big. Now I don't even have room to put my dinner on my table beside it lol.
On March 28 2012 09:16 Whatson wrote:
How do you like the death-adder?

Just commenting a bit on it above in response to Sultan.P, but it's alright. I think I would have preferred a bit smaller mouse had I known it's size initially as I used to have more of a claw grip (more palm-claw hybrid now), but I've gotten used to it. I really do like the shape of it/curves though as it fits right in to my hand. Scroll wheel is nice and the cord is braided as well; never gets tangled or anything like that. Really really accurate now especially with the new mouse pad. It wasn't my style initially because of my mouse grip (my hands are relatively big still), but I have no complaints as far as quality and performance goes.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 28 2012 00:23 GMT
#9
On March 28 2012 09:18 mizU wrote:
so let's practice now that you have gosu equipment.

Actually that's exactly what was on my mind. Well that crossed with me having trouble late game TvP haha. I just seem to have so much trouble killing toss late game. They're so resilient it seems t.t
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Gator
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States3432 Posts
March 28 2012 00:24 GMT
#10
i have the same keyboard!! i absolutely love it.. once you go mechanical you can never go back
TSM
KhAmun
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1005 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-28 00:27:35
March 28 2012 00:24 GMT
#11
Hmm how do you like the mxred keys, have you owned any previous mechanical keyboards, if so, how do they compare?

EDIT: Oh wait, I just noticed you don't have the red version, my bad.
jpak
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States5045 Posts
March 28 2012 00:27 GMT
#12
i have those exact same keyboards! They are awesome. They take no strength to press down all the way, and they are very comfortable for me. There's no tactile feel to them, though, so if you are looking for that feel, then that keyboard is not for you.

I also have the mousepad. Much better than the free one I had before.
CJ Entusman #50! #1 클템 fan TL!
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 28 2012 00:28 GMT
#13
On March 28 2012 09:24 KhAmun wrote:
Hmm how do you like the mxred keys, have you owned any previous mechanical keyboards, if so, how do they compare?

This keyboard has cherry mx brown switches actually. More detailed in response to MisterD's post, but they're fantastic. I've never had a mechanical keyboard before, and I definitely won't go back now. Brown switches are everything I dreamed of, so I don't plan on switching to any other type in the foreseeable future either. If I could get thsi keyboard over and over again for the rest of my life I would be content.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
sOvrn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States678 Posts
March 28 2012 01:27 GMT
#14
On March 28 2012 09:28 Grobyc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2012 09:24 KhAmun wrote:
Hmm how do you like the mxred keys, have you owned any previous mechanical keyboards, if so, how do they compare?

This keyboard has cherry mx brown switches actually. More detailed in response to MisterD's post, but they're fantastic. I've never had a mechanical keyboard before, and I definitely won't go back now. Brown switches are everything I dreamed of, so I don't plan on switching to any other type in the foreseeable future either. If I could get thsi keyboard over and over again for the rest of my life I would be content.


Ya the keyboard really is a delight. But be careful man. A couple weeks ago the port behind the keyboard where you connect the USB cord got screwy on me and actually stopped responding. I think it was jammed inside the keyboard or something. Mind you the max I moved the keyboard was just around the desk; it's not like I was throwing it around. I read that this defect has happened to other ppl as well.

I was so sad because I also had browns too and was just in love with it. Anyways, I contacted rosewill and the customer support was very good, they opened a RMA ticket for me on newegg.com and I sent it back. Within a week I had a brand new rosewill again and everything is back to awesome =). The keyboard has a 3 year warranty btw, so if it ever happens you know what to do!
My favorites: Terran - Maru // Protoss - SoS // Zerg - soO ~~~ fighting!
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 28 2012 01:38 GMT
#15
Ooo, good to hear there was no problems getting it RMA'd. Thanks for the heads up
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
March 28 2012 02:13 GMT
#16
I just want you to know that it's because of you that when I was looking for lengthy 'internet cables' in a basement, I recognized a cardboard box labeled 'CAT5' as salvation.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
March 28 2012 02:15 GMT
#17
On March 28 2012 11:13 Chef wrote:
I just want you to know that it's because of you that when I was looking for lengthy 'internet cables' in a basement, I recognized a cardboard box labeled 'CAT5' as salvation.


Ugh, CAT5. Let's not talk about that horrendous stuff. I made too many damned cables back in the day.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-28 02:25:01
March 28 2012 02:23 GMT
#18
On March 28 2012 11:13 Chef wrote:
I just want you to know that it's because of you that when I was looking for lengthy 'internet cables' in a basement, I recognized a cardboard box labeled 'CAT5' as salvation.

:D


On March 28 2012 11:15 JingleHell wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2012 11:13 Chef wrote:
I just want you to know that it's because of you that when I was looking for lengthy 'internet cables' in a basement, I recognized a cardboard box labeled 'CAT5' as salvation.


Ugh, CAT5. Let's not talk about that horrendous stuff. I made too many damned cables back in the day.

Oh god, I've made my share too, but CAT6 is worse; the certification testers are soooooo much more strict on everything being perfect when certifying cables you've made. I kept redoing one of my CAT6 cables in a lab because it wouldn't pass the certification meter for like 4 hours as part of our "final exam" for the lab (consisting of other things of course, was sort of a take home final). Finally my lab instructor walks in and goes "oh shit I gave you CAT 5e ends instead of CAT 6." -_-;;
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-28 02:30:42
March 28 2012 02:30 GMT
#19
On March 28 2012 11:23 Grobyc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 28 2012 11:13 Chef wrote:
I just want you to know that it's because of you that when I was looking for lengthy 'internet cables' in a basement, I recognized a cardboard box labeled 'CAT5' as salvation.

:D


Show nested quote +
On March 28 2012 11:15 JingleHell wrote:
On March 28 2012 11:13 Chef wrote:
I just want you to know that it's because of you that when I was looking for lengthy 'internet cables' in a basement, I recognized a cardboard box labeled 'CAT5' as salvation.


Ugh, CAT5. Let's not talk about that horrendous stuff. I made too many damned cables back in the day.

Oh god, I've made my share too, but CAT6 is worse; the certification testers are soooooo much more strict on everything being perfect when certifying cables you've made. I kept redoing one of my CAT6 cables in a lab because it wouldn't pass the certification meter for like 4 hours as part of our "final exam" for the lab (consisting of other things of course, was sort of a take home final). Finally my lab instructor walks in and goes "oh shit I gave you CAT 5e ends instead of CAT 6." -_-;;


Ick. When I was in the Army, me and some other guys got pressed into service to run a few miles total of CAT5 in the Division HQ tent during an exercise. It was even worse, because I was one of the lower guys on the totem pole, so I was physically running the cables while someone else made them. Got about halfway through before they booted anything, and suddenly we found out that the cables didn't work.

The clown decided it didn't matter what order the wires were in, as long as both sides were the same. After that, I ended up making the next batch, which was several dozen 50m+ cables. And then, due to carelessness and constant shuffling around of PCs, we kept having to make new ones daily, for a good couple of months.
Balgrog
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1221 Posts
March 28 2012 04:48 GMT
#20
Haha how good did it feel switching from a shitty rubberdome keyboard to a mechanical? For me it was night and day. Especially liked the part about making sure we know you are not planning on going pro, lol.
The only way to attack structure is with chaos.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 28 2012 07:32 GMT
#21
Indescribably good. My old rubberdome must have been 7-8+ years on top of that, so it was missing keys and keys were getting stuck and such. Oh man...
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
7mk
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Germany10157 Posts
March 28 2012 16:00 GMT
#22
came back from vacation today, my TL pad was waiting for me =)
beep boop
NoctemSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States771 Posts
March 28 2012 21:43 GMT
#23
I like the naavi headset, isn't that thing like $120 though?
How do you like the rosewill? I'm thinking of downgrading my flashy Black widow ultimate to something simpler and smaller.
What switches does it use?
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
March 29 2012 00:00 GMT
#24
On March 29 2012 06:43 NoctemSC wrote:
I like the naavi headset, isn't that thing like $120 though?
How do you like the rosewill? I'm thinking of downgrading my flashy Black widow ultimate to something simpler and smaller.
What switches does it use?

Navi headset was $89.99 at NCIX.com, $10.00 off.

My opinion of the Rosewill is spread throughout a couple posts on the first page. In summary, I love it. It's got Cheryy MX brown switches.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
NoctemSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States771 Posts
March 29 2012 01:20 GMT
#25
On March 29 2012 09:00 Grobyc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 29 2012 06:43 NoctemSC wrote:
I like the naavi headset, isn't that thing like $120 though?
How do you like the rosewill? I'm thinking of downgrading my flashy Black widow ultimate to something simpler and smaller.
What switches does it use?

Navi headset was $89.99 at NCIX.com, $10.00 off.

My opinion of the Rosewill is spread throughout a couple posts on the first page. In summary, I love it. It's got Cheryy MX brown switches.

Okay cool, I've always used blues so I want to try something new.
I suppose I'll add a rosewill to my cart of stuff I don't need but want.
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Frostfire
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States419 Posts
March 29 2012 03:44 GMT
#26
I'm only 14, and that being said I don't have very much money available to me. For my birthday, things I get are always gaming related (bigger monitors, better computer parts, a laptop from the whole family this past Christmas for example) and I was wondering if you would think it would be worth it to just ask for things like a keyboard, headset, mouse, and mousepad instead of things like speakers. Atm I'm using a shitty $15 walmart keyboard and a $5 on sale mouse, with a free mousepad I found at my dads work. Is the difference really that big? Because I'm used to getting things like more RAM or a better graphics card, would it be better to opt out of that kind of thing this year and go for things like keyboards and mice?
"In solitude, we are least alone"
NoctemSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States771 Posts
March 29 2012 03:51 GMT
#27
On March 29 2012 12:44 Frostfire wrote:
I'm only 14, and that being said I don't have very much money available to me. For my birthday, things I get are always gaming related (bigger monitors, better computer parts, a laptop from the whole family this past Christmas for example) and I was wondering if you would think it would be worth it to just ask for things like a keyboard, headset, mouse, and mousepad instead of things like speakers. Atm I'm using a shitty $15 walmart keyboard and a $5 on sale mouse, with a free mousepad I found at my dads work. Is the difference really that big? Because I'm used to getting things like more RAM or a better graphics card, would it be better to opt out of that kind of thing this year and go for things like keyboards and mice?


I noticed a difference immediately.
I wouldn't say it drastically improved my gameplay but the responsiveness is nice and it feels more comfortable.
It all comes down to if you like the feel of whatever you're buying.
Personally after using mechanical keyboards, I'd never go back to a regular one but that's just me.
You can still be good using basic gear , I can think of a couple pros who just use standard mice/headsets/keyboards etc.
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