Welcome to the club, IceCandle!
I think it's a very exciting hobby and definitely you will feel right at home if you play rhythm games. We all start somewhere when it comes to whatever we like, so the SteelSeries, for the uninitiated, is a great start. You did say that you have lurked around - which is good, as it perks up your interests and you can start narrowing what you would want out of your custom keyboard
Now, to riff off your pursuit of buying a custom keyboard, it is good that you have set a budget as you can work within that range for all aspects. I suggest you start looking at the pinned threads on the "Keyboard" forum as well as asking yourself some important questions, such as:
- Do I want to solder a keyboard, a hot-swappable PCB, or do I want someone to build it for me?
- What am I going to be using it primarily for?
- What switches do I like?
This will help you at least narrow down a few things that make it easier to find things out for your keeb. Happy hunting!
