Steelseries 6Gv2 Packaging/Contents:
The SteelSeries 6Gv2 comes in a long rectangular black box with Steelseries written on the front with a 6Gv2 written in large orange lettering, with the words “Pro Gaming” written underneath it and stating that it is indeed a mechanical keyboard. On the right hand front of the box is a picture of the keyboard itself.
The back part of the box includes pictures of the keyboard and the interior parts of one of the mechanical keys, It also lists all the features I have listed in the feature section (repeated in 9 different languages.) Also on the back is the team names and logos of the sponsored teams that collaborate with SteelSeries to give input to design and functionality of their pro gaming gear, including SK gaming, Team EG, Fnatic Team, and Tyloo. Both the top and bottoms of the box include small pictures of the parts of the keyboard features such as num / scroll/ caps lock lights, and close up of the keys. The sides of the box include UPC information and information about Steelseries as a company, their dedication to working with pro gamers since their inception in 2001, and how they are the leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals.
Inside the box the contents of the package include:
- SteelSeries 6GV2 Keyboard
- SteelSeries 6GV2 User’s Manual
- SteelSeries Sticker
- USB to Ps2 Adapter
Steelseries 6Gv2 Setup & Usage:
Setup is pretty standard you can either choose to use USB or the PS2 adapter that comes with the board. The Steelseries website explains the differences between USB and PS2 stating that the when using the USB port you can 
only use up to 6 keys plus modifiers at a time, which is the highest spec limit a USB connection can accommodate. I decided to test this out with my current keyboard that’s has “10 Key Anti-ghosting”, just in a simple program such as notepad, when I pressed 10 keys at once, sure enough only 6 registered. When I tried the PS2 connection my keyboard didn’t even register, on the other hand when used with the Steelseries, all 10 keys showed up, in fact in fact using two fists sideways to press as many keys as possible resulted in all of them showing up as well. My conclusion was to follow the recommendations by Steelseries to use the PS2 adapter, here are some more reasons, best explained from their own website:
“We absolutely recommend using the PS/2 connector when possible. First,it will give you total freedom with no limit to the amount of simultaneous key presses. And, equally as important, using the PS/2 may just improve your overall gaming experience. The reason is that when you use a USB keyboard your computer is actually using CPU time polling your keyboard. The higher the polling rate the more CPU time is used to perform the polling. And because of the built-in debounce rate found on any quality keyboard, any polling rate above 200Hz is simply a waste of CPU time and really just a result of pointless marketing hype. Unlike USB keyboards a PS/2 keyboard isn’t polled at all. The keyboard simply sends a signal to the computer as key presses are made, which causes a hardware interrupt, forcing the CPU to register the signal.”
There were no drivers needed for the keyboard, which is good for plugging into other computers at a lan event with pre-configured systems, or just traveling to a buddies house and not wanting to use his old plain keyboard.
