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<\/a>Razer Naga Hex<\/p><\/div>\n
Programmable macro keyboard keys<\/h3>\n
A dedicated set of macro keys on a keyboard has made the lives of every MMO player far easier, and is another feature most gamers take for granted. Nothing is more frustrating than pressing a number of keys to get the same effect as the guy who taps a single one; he\u2019s faster than you and can focus on other tasks before you\u2019ve even completed your first combo.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t stop there either. Calling lanes in Dota is much faster than typing “top mia” every time one of your opponents disappears into the fog. Typing pre-set commands to team mates in an FPS when you can\u2019t shout at them (while LANning in the same room as your opponents team for example) is a breeze with macro keys.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cyborg V7 gaming keyboard<\/p><\/div>\n
Boom mic<\/h3>\n
If there is one thing call centre agents and gamers can agree on, it\u2019s the importance of a boom mic. Communication is vital in team based games and voice is always faster than text.<\/p>\n
While there are alternatives in the form of clip on or desk stand mics, these are added extras that increase cable clutter and aren\u2019t as convenient as one attached to the side of your face.<\/p>\n
Without one there\u2019s no way to communicate effectively with your team, no way to yell at noobs, and no way to respond to noobs yelling at you; how terrible is that?<\/p>\n
<\/a>Logitech G35<\/p><\/div>\n
Overclocking settings<\/h3>\n
When it comes to adjusting voltage, fine tuning RAM timings, and pushing beyond the 10 percent overclocking barrier, dedicated gaming motherboards are the way to go.<\/p>\n
Now while I don\u2019t think gaming motherboards exist, motherboards designed for overclockers do, and they\u2019re marketed under the same umbrella so it\u2019s close enough to brand them one in the same. Gamers don\u2019t realize how important their motherboard is for maintaining that 4.2GHz prime stable overclock – until they have to try it on a budget offering.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Asus Rampage IV Extreme<\/p><\/div>\n
The look<\/h3>\n
Last but certainly not least, the look. Gaming peripherals aren\u2019t often mistaken for office equipment. With neon lights, frost white cases, a splash of chrome, and fans of all shapes and sizes, gaming equipment certainly stands out.<\/p>\n
While gaudy, over-the-top gaming peripherals are still alive and well, even the more \u201cgrown up\u201d looking mice and keyboards have a distinctly \u201cgamer\u201d appearance. The Corsair Vengeance series of keyboards for example, sporting black keys with a brushed aluminium plate, seems very office-like and refined, but the bright red WSAD keys hint that they keyboard is something more than just a typists plaything.<\/p>\n
To gamers, the guy who rocks up at rAge with a Logitech M185 sticks out like a sore thumb, though at the office the attorney with a\u00a0Razer Naga Hex gets more stares.<\/p>\n