What is the opinion of Reddit about the
Redragon K553 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, USAS, 87 Keys, Tenkeyless, Compact Steel Construction with Arrow Keys & Cherry MX Blue Switches for Windows PC Gamer (Red LED Backlit)?

I saw this keyboard a while back when searching for mechanical keyboards and it seemed pretty nice. Relatively cheap, and fits my preferences for tactile keys. It’s on the budget side though. So I was wondering whether I should save up for a more expensive one or go for this? And by the way, thanks again for the in-depth replies. I really appreciate it

My roommate uses a Red Dragon K553 that cost him 3.5k on sale. It is around 3.9k right now, I believe. He loves it, and I can vouch for it being a very comfortable keyboard. It sounds very clicky but isn’t the most noisy keyboard I’ve used by any means.

Edit: thought I’d add, it’s a 10keyless, so no numeric pad.

Amazon Link

Try this
https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-Backlit-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B016MBNR8M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1476070767&sr=8-5&keywords=Redragon+Mechanical+Gaming+Keyboard
For only 10 bucks more, it’s mechanical and still features backlighting among other things gaming related (multimedia keys, windows lock, etc.)

If you want a cheap gaming keyboard, I recommend this one: http://www.amazon.com/Redragon-Backlit-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B016MBNR8M?ie=UTF8&keywords=red%20dragon%20mechanical%20keyboard&qid=1465271991&ref_=sr_1_1&s=pc&sr=1-1 over the one you’re looking at.

so i found out the source of my slow Post boot times and it was my keyboard Redragon K553 USAS i unplugged it and my post+boot time was 7 seconds, so i simply disabled some usb stuff and now i completely skip the Post boot process(or atleast the press Del/F2 bios screen) is there away i can have a post boot screen and my keyboard plugged in at the same time? or is this just a unfortunate hardware problem between my keyboard and Mobo?

Probably a bit late to the party, but I’ve got a cheapo recommendation: http://www.amazon.com/Redragon-Backlit-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B016MBNR8M

The Redragon Usas, basically the bigger brother of the Kumara. It’s only ten bucks more ($49) and features an aluminum body + Outemu Blue switches. Very solidly-built (I own one), the only drawbacks are that some might not like the font on the keycaps, and it doesn’t remember your lighting settings upon shutdown/reboot.

I bought one of these and love it:

http://www.amazon.com/Redragon-Backlit-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B016MBNR8M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455057278&sr=8-1&keywords=redragon+Usas

$50 for a backlit mechanical keyboard. Its an off brand yes, but it seems very high quality to me. I’ve been using mine every day for the past 3 months and have 0 complaints.

there are some bomb keyboards on amazon with Gateron whatever-you-want switches. I’ve seen a couple on sale for like $35-$50.

You could get one of those, it doesnt cost much.

EDIT: Found one.
https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-Backlit-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B016MBNR8M/ref=gbph_img_m-3_61a3_ef7bca06?smid=AXZ7TDMJNMJSZ&pf_rd_p=cb8828ba-8265-4e7f-8c4d-df6f0d9f61a3&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=40956…

And some more w/o red led’s
https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=lp_12333343011_gbph_img_m-3_61a3_aa1a5b34?srs=12333343011&rh=i%3Aspecialty-aps%2Cn%3A12333343011&ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&node=12333343011

It’s a RedDragon K553, $38 on amazon. Just showed up yesterday, I’m loving it so far.

https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-Backlit-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B016MBNR8M cheap 87 key anti ghosting mx blue clones

If you guys want a cheap, mechanical keyboard, the K553 is fantastic. Also has a breathing effect.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016MBNR8M/?tag=pcpapi-20

I think I’d rather upgrade the monitor later. Looking at this keyboard: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016MBNR8M/ or should I get an SSD first?

Wasn’t sure if you also needed headphones and an optical drive so I added both to the build list.

Also not sure what mouse you’d want. What type of games do you like? Games like CS:GO or MMOs? Not really knowledgeable in computer mice for games like CS:GO so I just picked the 502 because I know it’s very popular. For MMOs you may want to look at a 12 button mouse like the Redragon Perdition or Logitech G600.

Found a cheap mechanical keyboard that’s cheap and has good reviews on it. You can always go with a membrane keyboard if you want a cheaper one or don’t like how it looks or don’t want a tenkeyless keyboard. If you’re running Windows 10 you may need to do a fix to get it to work, which can be found in one of the Amazon reviews. You can find the keyboard at https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-Backlit-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B016MBNR8M

Anyways onto the build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

I’m assuming your monitor is a 1080p or lower one, in which case the i5 6500 and 480 will have no problems playing games.

If you end up not needing some of the parts listed and still want to spend the money saved from that, you could look at the RX 480 8GB versions. Look at the Sapphire Nitro, MSI Gaming, or XFX GTR versions of them. Avoid the Gigabyte G1 Gaming and reference models. Those two versions will have your video card running hot on the temperature.

The SSD will have your OS on it and your favorite games/applications. This will make them feel more responsive when it comes to loading screens and whatnot.

8GB of RAM is enough for now and it’s a single stick which means you can buy another single 8GB stick of RAM later on if you ever want to have 16GB. The motherboard only has two slots for RAM so you’d want a single 8GB stick over a 2x4GB kit.

Cases are very subjective so I went for a sensible one. It’s reasonably small and has room for all the parts. What I liked about it is that it came with 1 intake and 1 exhaust fan while a lot of other cases at that price range just comes with 1 fan total. It also supports more fans if you decide later down the road you want to purchase some. If you go with this case and have an optical drive make sure you install the optical drive before the motherboard.

The PSU I went with simply because 500W is enough and the PSU in particular has a lot of positive reviews on it. A 80+ Gold rated modular PSU would be of higher quality, but it would also nearly double the price of it.

I do have experience with the HyperX Cloud headset and gotta say it’s very good for the price it comes at. If you need a headset that would be my go to recommendation.

Honestly I was thinking about this one https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-Backlit-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B016MBNR8M?th=1&psc=1