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this video is brought to you by lynda.com hey guys this is Austin and today I'm here the video going over some of my favorite gaming gear something I get asked about all the time is what mouse and keyboard I use when gaming I really like the Logitech g7 10 plus well there are a lot of cheap mechanical keyboards out there the g7 10 add some features to make the extra price worth it for me first of all are the Cherry MX brown switches which strike a nice balance between click enos and not being incredibly loud another nice feature is the customizable backlighting using the buttons on top you can like just the WASD and arrow keys the entire keyboard or change the brightness of each individually small touches like a volume wheel game mode switch to disable things like the windows button and an extra USB port onboard make the Logitech g7 10 plus an awesome gaming keyboard moving over to the mouse we have my absolute favorite the Corsair Vengeance m95 the first thing you'll notice is that this is built like an absolute tank with aluminum wrapping around the entire body and covering the bottom which also happens to look awesome the ergonomics are spot-on with a slightly grippy finish on the outside and a thumb rest on the inside so if this is geared more toward mmo's you have 9 programmable macro keys along with the ability to change sensitivity right on the fly what really sets the m95 apart though is the tracking this is basically ruined my old Mouse well it's not really meant for hardcore gaming I really liked using the Logitech performance MX for the great ergonomics and extra buttons but the 8200 dpi sensor in the m95 is so much more accurate and even simple things like browsing that it's no contest considering it's not even that expensive for a gaming mouse the Corsair Vengeance M 95 is definitely worth a look next we have speakers and here I used the Harman Kardon sound sticks 3 while plenty of people have pointed out the slightly unique shape I personally really like the clear look as a 2.1 setup you get 2 satellites with four 1-inch tweeters each along with the 6-inch round subwoofer each speaker has an adjustable stand as well as you also have touch controls for volume now these are sub $200 so doesn't expect anything too insane as far as the audio quality goes however listening to music and editing audio I have no complaints there's some solid bass with a subwoofer which you can adjust with a knob on the back and the highs are nice and clear the mid-range is a bit lacking but I'll let you guys have a listen for yourselves overall if you want a nice looking and sounding set of speakers that won't break the bank it's hard to go wrong with the Harman Kardon sound sticks three another important part of my gaming setup is the Elgato Game Capture HD this is a killer little capture card that allows you to record gameplay for basically any console out there including the Xbox one ps4 PC and more the hardware itself is small and simple with a mini USB port which handles both power and data HDMI and AV end from your console and HDMI out to a monitor it's dead simple to use and allows you to record at 1080p while still playing a game using the HDMI pass-through which keeps lag out of your waiting quality is great especially for YouTube this is how I record basically all of my gameplay there are presets for different consoles infants their works with nearly any HDMI signal I also use the Game Capture to record gameplay from my PC builds which is nice when I don't want to impact the performance it even supports retro consoles like the ps1 with an RCA connector if you want to catch your high quality gameplay the Elgato Game Capture HD is absolutely worth a look so what does some gaming tech that you want me to take a look at next time let me know in the comments below also huge shout out to lynda.com for making this video possible lynda.com helps you learn and keep up to date with your software pickup brand new skills or Splore new hobbies with their easy to follow video tutorials odds are if you watch my channel you enjoy tech but with blended comm you can learn how to really get the most out of it they have detailed tutorials on how to shoot better pictures and video with their camera learn how to program apps and way way more even though I've been editing video for years I've been enjoying Lynda comms really helpful Premiere CC course there are a ton of other tutorials in the site too with more edit every week and you can get access to them all starting at just $25 a month for you guys though you can get a 7 day free trial when you go to lynda.com slash Austin again that's lynda.com slash Austin so go check it out and help support the channel anyway guys thank you so much for watching I will catch you in the next one