Gaming Hardware

Razer make good mice.

Headphone and Mouse. = Steelseries.

Mouse = Razer or Logitech
Keyboard = Razer
Headphone = Steelseries, Turtle Beach, Logitech.

Well for me, I plan to get:

Keyboard: Microsoft SideWinder X4 (Got it for $42 on sale)

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013

Headset: SteelSeries Siberia V2

Definitely get a gaming mouse and headset. You don't have to get a mechanical keyboard but believe me, once you try one, you'll never go back.

Gaming™ marketed bradnds such as Razer andd Steelseries aren't great compared to other brands.
If you want to get a good product give us what product type and your price range.

Logitech G110 keyboard + Logitech G700 mouse is my setup and I love it. Logitech is the best. High quality and AMAZING customer service.

My graphics card and gamepad/controller are the only gaming-specific devices I have, and the only ones I need. Anything else, I usually avoid "gaming" things since they usually look like Nascar threw a rave party and they charge as much as you're willing to pay for diminishing returns.

It's all cheap stuff. The price of saving for a new machine.

Keyboard: Ducky Shine 2 keyboard (mechanical keyboards are so much better), and I had Corsair Vengeancer K60 before. The only reason I changed was because I needed backlighting.

Mouse: Logitech G9X. I've really loved this mouse. I had Razer Deathadder before and I loved that too but they feel very different in the hand.

Headset: I don't use headset or headphones most of the time but I have Steelseries 7H.

Mousemat: I have Steelseries QCK Heavy, it's huge but I've liked it alot. I also have Razer Scarab but I haven't used it.

Kboard: Logitech G11 (had SteelSeries 7G prior to this one, which was very good, but I don't have that kind of money to buy Kboard for 100E which lasts only 2 years again)

Mouse: Logitech G500 - prior to that 2x Logitech G9x and MX518, so I pretty much like Logitech, but their wires suck. Both G9x and now G500 as well started having problems after approx a year of using with the wire disconnecting.

Headset: I prefer not purely gaming sets, since they usually suck at anything else but gaming. Got Koss SB/49 myself. Got them for more than 8 years, with their lifetime warranty I had them 2 times repaired for 2 euros. This is just perfect. Apart from Koss, anything from Seinheiser is good choice as well.

Mat: Razer Mantis Speed - Perfect piece of clothing, sadly not sold anymore. Got mine for more than 5 years, it still works great, but it could use being retired anytime soon, if I had something decent to use instead of it.

Oh were to start...

Mice - As an FPS gamer things you want are consistency and fast response times and ergonomics. Microsofts Intellimouse v1.1a and v3 will do very well as far as consistency is concerned, you wont have any problems with pixel skipping or acceleration no matter how fast you move it. By default it is polled at a rate of 125hz which is equal to 8ms of input lag but you can raise the polling rate, 500hz is ideal. Another option is the Razer Deathadder (the only good mouse razer has ever produced) for all the same reasons as the MS Intellimouse (it even has a very similar shape), many gamers prefer the black edition because of its rubberized grip. Other options in case you don't like the shape include the Logitech G400/G500 if you can deal with the angle snapping or the Steelseries Sensei/Kana if you can deal with the 5% acceleration. Personally I use a Razer Deathadder.

Keyboard - Generally avoid keyboards branded as gaming products, I have yet to see a good one let alone a reasonably priced one. Mechanical keyboards are far superior to any others, and Cherry MX keyswitches are by far the most popular (if in doubt about the subtle differences between the colours, go for brown keyswitches). Options here are Filco, Leopold, Ducky, Das, and a few others, just see what you can get for the best price in your area. I use a Filco Majestouch 2 Tenkeyless with Cherry MX Brown keys.

Headphones - Your headphones are only going to sound as good as your soundcard lets them, currently there are no motherboards with decent onboard sound so you will need a soundcard if you care about sound quality. Avoid headphones with more than one driver per ear (eg. ones marked as 51, 7.1 or surround) as these are invariably made with lower quality drivers. A good choice would be the Audio-Technica ATH-AD700 (buy a cheap standalone mic if you need one such as the Zalman ZM-MIC 1) or the Sennheiser HD595/598/600/650 (again with a cheap mic if you need one). Or if you really want a mic attached to your headphones, the Sennheiser PC360 is by far and away the best choice. As far as soundcards go, the Asus Xonar DS/DSX are solid choices, other than that if you can afford it the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX is your best option. All four of those soundcards will emulate surround sound in stereo headphones far better than any headphones with multiple drivers in each ear cup ever can. I use a Sennheiser PC360 headset plugged into an Asus Xonar Essence STX soundcard.

Mousemats - Well there isn't much to say about this, you probably already have a fair idea what you like. Cloth pads will help your mouse feet last longer, and also wont rub all the skin of your wrist like some hard pads do. Generally you want more friction if you use a lower sensitivity ingame or less friction if you are a high sens gamer. Good options here are ones like Razer Goliathus, Puretrack Talent, Artisian Hayate, Steelseries QcK+ to name a few. I use a Razer Goliathus Speed Fragged mousemat.

Mouse : I've a Razer Copperhead, I love this mouse is fast, big, have a lot of buttons and after 5 years still work perfectly
Keyboard : Sadly I have a Roccato Arvo. Don't buy this keyboard, is trash. I had problem from the first day, made a couple of RMA and I'm just waiting to find an excuse to change this with a Steelseries. Roccat support never answered to my e-mails in two years.
Headphones: Go with AKG or Sennheiser if you want good quality