PC Buying Guide - March 2011

[vickybat]

^^ they are not good for the overall longevity of a system. They will get the job done for an ultra lowend system but are prone to give problems later on. My brother's recent circle psu went kaput.

 

[aby geek]

bhai psu nahin keyboard

 

[vickybat]

^^ OOPS my bad. The circle and iball brands made me think of psu's.

 

[topgear]

thanks TP for 3k keyboards.

so its Microsoft Razer Reclusa , they both work together in keyboards?
Microsoft Razer Reclusa Review - Page 3/5 | techPowerUp
its of great build quality according to them and razer software as in all others is awesome.

But G110 is also very nice. very nice feedback and build quality and more macros than Reclusa. but seriously logitech need to improve their palm rest.

But dont you think TP spending 700 bucks more on Black widow is better. see the review i mentioned.

and thanks for mouse selection too.

Spending 0.7k on that is indeed better but someone might not want to spend that much but what I've heard is you can get Logitech G110 at around ~3.1k.

BTW, here's some more updates :

Razer Cyclosa keyboard+ Abyssus Mouse Combo @ 2.25K

Alienware TactX Mouse @ 3.2K
SteelSeries Ikari @ 2.15K
SteelSeries Kinzu @ 1.7K

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

he can TP.

ya i mentioned those mouses' reviews. in desiibond post. not working links. so posting them again -
bundles -
*tech2.in.com/india/reviews/input-devices/review-razer-cyclosa-gaming-bundle/187402/0

1.4k -
*www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Logitech/MX518/
*www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Razer/Abyssus/
*www.bit-tech.net/hardware/peripherals/2010/07/31/razer-abyssus-mirror-review/1

1.7k -
*www.techpowerup.com/reviews/SteelSeries/Kinzu/

2k -
*www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/razerdeathadder/
*www.techpowerup.com/reviews/SteelSeries/Ikari_Optical/

3k -
*www.hardwarecanucks.com/reviews/peripherals/alienware-tactx-laser-gaming-mouse-review/
*www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/g5_logitech_mouse/
*www.overclock3d.net/reviews/input_devices/razer_imperator_gaming_mouse_review/1
*techgage.com/article/steelseries_ikari_laser_mouse/

4k -
*www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/956/pg1/logitech-g9x-laser-mouse-review-introduction.html
*www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/868/pg1/razer-naga-mmo-mouse-introduction.html

5k -
*www.techpowerup.com/reviews/SteelSeries/Xai/

7k -
*www.overclock3d.net/reviews/input_devices/razer_mamba_gaming_mouse/1
*www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/102...ss-g700-gaming-mouse-review-introduction.html

TP, vicky and others some help in reading mouses.

 

[vickybat]

Razer Cyclosa keyboard+ Abyssus Mouse Combo @ 2.25K is one heck of a combo. Highly recommended for the price an the reviews speak the same. Not much cons going its way.

Especially the abyssus mouse bundled is terrific. Though its 1800dpi, it performs similarly with its 3600dpi counterpart. In a nutshell- its a no frills mouse.

Reading other reviews and will post comments after i finish them.

 

[aby geek]

how much is cyclosa kb wthout mouse

 

[The Sorcerer]

Already confirmed the availability of the boards:
880GMA UD2H: NA
880GM UD2H: Available
880GA UD3H: Available limited quantities
890GPA UD3H: NA
890FXA UD5: NA
890FXA UD7: NA

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

vicky i will look to them tomorrow. tired today.

sorcy thanks.

 

[The Sorcerer]

Razer Cyclosa keyboard+ Abyssus Mouse Combo @ 2.25K is one heck of a combo.

2k flat via Prime ABGB. The mouse is 1800dpi for those who want to know. No backlit but considering the combo for gaming, its nicely priced for a razer.

 

[topgear]

Razer Cyclosa keyboard+ Abyssus Mouse Combo @ 2.25K is one heck of a combo. Highly recommended for the price an the reviews speak the same. Not much cons going its way.

Especially the abyssus mouse bundled is terrific. Though its 1800dpi, it performs similarly with its 3600dpi counterpart. In a nutshell- its a no frills mouse.

Reading other reviews and will post comments after i finish them.

yep, it's a killer deal

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

what i like of that combo keyboard part is that all keys can be set to a macro and 10 profiles is just too great.

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can someone tell if logitech mx518 can store profiles?

 

[Piyush]

nope it cant

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

some mouses arent for left handed people. now what?

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thanks baba. this is advantage of deathadder i saw over it. 3500dpi is ofcourse there in deathadder.

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deathadder in 2k is better imo as it has 5 profiles save option compared to ikari optical's 2. both total 5 buttons. ikari has large lift off distance and will work nicely on only selected pads. both were precise and comfortable.

in 1.4-1.7k MX518 has side buttons and 1800dpi but kinzu has 3200dpi but no side buttons. abyssus too had 3500dpi but no side buttons. abyssus was not confortable for large hands but mx518(very confortable) and kinzu(small but not bad) were. 518 - 1800dpi + you get side buttons. so mx518 wins my vote.

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3k is tough. the alienware tactx is comfortable, precise, nice performer with 5000dpi max and 5 custom bottons. dpi can be changed on mouse. 5 profiles can be saved on mouse.

razer imperator has 7 coustomisable buttons, 5600dpi max, very very comfortable and nice performer. dpi can be changed on mouse. profiles can be stored on mouse on razer synapse memory. and razer software is too impresive.

steel series ikari has 3200dpi max with 5 customisable buttons.it has a bottom lcd screen to show active profiles and dpi can be increased with as low as increment of 1 and with use of 2 separate buttons and lcd screen. its also very comfortable and nice performer. and no drivers required for installation.

now which??

 

[Piyush]

depends upon buyer(his requirements,budget and may be way of playing)

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

actually baba those three are 3k i mentioned before. also those are all rounder mice afaik. so choosing one is needed

another good imperator review -
Razer Imperator Gaming Mouse Review - Introduction

so i think imperator is good in 3k range. what about you guys??

i forgot this new review in 4k - Razer Naga Molten Special Edition MMO Mouse Review - Introduction

now i think 4k is pretty easy. naga molten beats g9x in every aspect imo.

now the problem is somewhere its written molten is for 5k while others show it as 4k.

and upto 4k is fine for 130ks?

so here is a mouse conclusion i feel -

1.4k - Logitech MX518
2k - Razer Deathadder
3k - Razer Imperator
4k - Razer Naga Molten Special Edition

your opinions and changes guys??

steel series xai is also very good mouse at 5k. but considering the buttons on naga molten i feel its better choice. though its aimed at MMOs but still in other games also it will be usefull. what say?

 

[Piyush]

well its difficult to choose from those
all have their certain pros and cons
so upto 2k->deathadder
upto 4k->molten naga

 

[Ishu Gupta]

Actually mice are all about grip and tracking. DPI and most other things are marketing ****.

Recently I did a lot of research into mice.

MX518
VFM, Good Performer
Ugly, Palm only

Abyssus
Most comfortable fingertip mouse less than 5k
Jitters (3500dpi), wobbles, feels hollow

Kinzu
Simple design
Very bad sensor, Steelseries have given up on this. New kinzu to come out sometime in future. For enemies only

Deathadder 3.5g
One of the better mouse in range
Same Abyssus sensor so same jittering issue (Can be fixed by a firmware update). The curve can be problematic for claw and fingertip.

Razer Naga
Lots of buttons for MMO
Lots of buttons to be a mindfvck midgame.

SteelSeries Xai
Great mouse
Way too large

There were other mice but I don't remember ATM.

PS I've used MX518, Kinzu and Abyssus. And held Deathadder and Xai.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

umm ok but its necessary na. so whats your opinion on them baba?

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WOW ishu. thanks for sharing. so what will you choose for those budgets?

 

[Piyush]

i have used 3 mouse
abyssus
deathadder
XAI

deathadder wins my vote