The next sales season is still months away, but the best gaming keyboard around is now as cheap as it was last Black Friday

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With DRAM and SSD prices showing no signs of stabilizing (if anything, they're just racing to the Moon even faster), you might feel that there's no point in upgrading your gaming setup until things get better. But while a new graphics card or more storage might be off the table, the good news is that other components and peripherals are very much up for grabs.

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Just because something has a 38% discount doesn't mean you should rush out and buy it, of course, but let me just reiterate which keyboard this is: Asus' ROG Strix Scope II Wireless. The one that just happens to be the best overall gaming keyboard around, and it's held the coveted top slot for a long time.

Sure, you can buy faster keyboards, ones that sport Hall effect switches and boast all the latest gaming buzzwords. You can also spend far less and still get a nice keyboard. But what makes the Scope II 96 Wireless stand out in the very busy gaming keyboard crowd is just how refined and lovely it is to use.

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Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless gaming keyboard on a desk. — (Image credit: Future)

The pre-lubricated mechanical switches aren't the only aspect to give it this sense of luxury; the whole structural design and use of dampening materials make a huge difference, too. If you prefer your gaming keyboard to sound like an industrial excavator, then the Scope II 96 Wireless won't be to your taste, but if gentle click-clacks are music to your ears, then Asus' keyboard is a must-buy.

As it's a slightly squashed full-size arrangement, it will take you a little while to adapt, especially if you used ultra-small or big-boi keyboards before. This is a minor quibble, though, and once your muscle memory has locked down, you'll be blissfully bashing those buttons in a symphony of mechanical harmony before you know it.

Okay, I may be slightly exaggerating things there, but hey—it's a superb keyboard with a big ol' price reduction. What more could you ask for?

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Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 wireless keyboard

Best gaming keyboard 2026

1. Best overall:
Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless

2. Best budget:
Gamakay x Naughshark NS68

3. Best mid-range:
Ducky Zero 6108

4. Best rapid trigger:
Wooting 80HE

5. Best wireless rapid trigger:
Keychron K2 HE

6. Best silent:

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Nick, gaming, and computers all first met in the early 1980s. After leaving university, he became a physics and IT teacher and started writing about tech in the late 1990s. That resulted in him working with MadOnion to write the help files for 3DMark and PCMark. After a short stint working at Beyond3D.com, Nick joined Futuremark (MadOnion rebranded) full-time, as editor-in-chief for its PC gaming section, YouGamers. After the site shutdown, he became an engineering and computing lecturer for many years, but missed the writing bug. Cue four years at TechSpot.com covering everything and anything to do with tech and PCs. He freely admits to being far too obsessed with GPUs and open-world grindy RPGs, but who isn't these days?

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