Tech Talk: Trust International GXT 830–RW Avonn gaming keyboard and GXT 310 Radius gaming headset

If so, Trusts GXT 830 Avonn gaming keyboard might be the solution to all your problems, and at £24.99, it's likely to suit most budgets.

It certainly looks the business too, with its attractive chunky design, and glowing keys which succeed in lighting up the keyboard without causing any unwelcome glare.

This sturdy keyboard offers a range of quality of life features, like rainbow wave illumination with adjustable brightness, anti-ghosting, direct access keys, and gamer mode – which basically disables the Windows key functions, making it impossible to 'tab out' to your desktop by accident - all while boasting the kind of fast, responsive performance to satisfy even the most demanding gamers.

Trust's gaming keyboard works straight out of the box, requiring no drivers or setup process. I have to admit that it took me a little while to work out how to turn the illuminated keys off and on. A reference sheet is provided, but makes no obvious mention of the fact that a specific combination of keys must be pressed in order to either dim the lights, or remove them altogether. The solution involved watching a Youtube instruction video created for this explicit purpose.

For purposes of putting the GTX 310 through its paces I decided to play World of Warcraft Classic. This older, more complicated version of Blizzard's famous massive multiplayer online game benefits from literally dozens of keymapped spells and abilities. Speed and responsiveness are crucial to success.

Being able to clearly see the keys, even while playing with the lights out, certainly helped a great deal with immersion, and I soon had my Priest's various healing spells attached to convenient key combinations.