Razer Blackwidow Chroma

£164 inc VAT • razerzone.com

Razer is well known in the gaming world for its peripherals, and a Razer keyboard is the first choice for many. A key feature of the Chroma is Razer’s own mechanical switches which feel great to both type and game on. They use a 50g actuation force and have a whopping 60 million keystroke lifespan, so you’ll be good for a while. You can buy the keyboard in a silent keys option, too.

Lighting has been a staple in the gaming world for a long time, so you can be just as cool at your desk as when driving your modded Citroën Saxo down the high street with its underlights. It supports 16.8 million customisable colour options. You can set it to match the colour scheme in the room but also much more advanced things.

Lights aside, the Chroma comes with a number of features that will help your gaming. A gaming mode stops you quitting to your desktop by disabling the Windows key and can be expanded to Alt+Tab and Alt+F4 (you can use the Chroma on Mac, too). There is a lot you can do with macro keys. There are five dedicated macro keys on the left side and this keyboard supports on the fly macro recording. The Chroma also has 10 key roll-over anti-ghosting.

The keyboard features a braided fibre cable, which requires two USB ports. This is so you can utilise the USB port on the side of the keyboard itself which saves you diving under your desk to plug things in. There’s are also headphone and microphones ports which could come in very handy.