SteelSeries - Apex Pro

Drastic improvement in movement responsiveness going from an old mechanical switch to a Hall effect. Most half-decent Hall effects feel the same once actuation is set up, but when I went from a Blackwidow to the original Apex Pro it was instantly noticeable just counterstrafing bots even with actuation still at 1.5 and no rapid trigger on yet. Switched to a Wooting 60 and an 80 after and the feel is fundamentally the same as the Apex Pro, but all are infinitely better than your standard mechanical keyboard

It is ngl i got apex pro mini, gk61 ,apex pro , attack shark 68, aula f75 is decent for its price

I have had the first gen steelseries apex pro.... the software is ruining it. Same with the two mice ive had and headset from steelseries. im never getting that brand again. High quality product with awfull software reliability. Shuts off / freezes if you didnt connect to wahtever random usb port it likes and the e and w sometimes gets stuck (software) and you need to unplug the keyboard... Now the screen has been acting weird for months and ive given up and just let it be

Pc tower itself, probably around 2K as a very lowball. I would say 1200, but inflation and tariffs (if you’re American) have raised prices along with low availability on parts. THAT is for building a pc. Prebuilt I’d say around 1500-2.3k. The minimum size monitors would be 27 inch Monitors. Those are around 150 (MSI) - to 500 (Samsung like mine). Both can do 4k, both can do 200+ fps My keyboard is a Steelseries apex pro, it was 200 at the time. My mouse was around like 40 or 50 bucks, a g5 hero with customizable weights and a couple extra buttons and a dpi button. You can get both a keyboard and mouse for under 200 if you’re on a budget. And there’s half keyboards that fps players use that are cheaper.

SteelSeries worked for me... Apex Pro keyboard and Aerox 5 mouse....w Novo Pro. Their GG and Sonar worked well with little bloat, everything served a function (key actuation points were important for me).

I very much like the Hall Effect one I got from SS. Apex pro I think? Can't remember but it was 'spensive. Adjustable actuation distance on the keys is great.

I have steelseries apex pro and its the same for me. currently considering to buy new keyboard because the backspace sometimes not registering keypress. wont buy another steelseries

What the poster above implied is that stock of course contactless are the smoothest. When you lubricate a good mechanical switch, however... I beg to differ. I've laid hands and used Wooting HE keebs and Steelseries Apex Pro and I still feel my lubed Marshmallows are smoother (and sound several degrees of magnitude better). Thomas has great reviews and a soothing voice but can be mildly infuriating with some opinions. However, they're his opinions and he's entitled to them and he's mostly correct :)

Second this I got my Apex Pro in near perfect condition for like 50Euro from some mum off FB marketplace bc her kid didn't like it, there was so many good deals on keyboards

If you don’t want to plunge into the fully custom KB rabbit hole, top tier is probably Steelseries’ Apex Pro. I don’t think i would recommend it though, it’s quite expensive and I had quite a bad experience with their customers support, which is a shame for a 200€+ keyb.

I have been really pleased with mine for about 2 years. Then it started to go bad (bad led and key getting stuck), and Steelseries support has been absolutely awful. I’ll wait for it to definitely die then I switching to another one.