First, Mattmatt; sorry if I'm invading on your thread, but I have also been looking into purchasing a gaming mouse/keyboard. So, I felt it was rather redundant to make a separate thread about it, which I know a lot of forums frown upon. But hey assuming you haven't made your decision yet, maybe some new options will be opened up for you to explore.
I have experimented with both the Razer Imperator and Deathadder models (I think), and both have proved themselves very uncomfortable for me to hold. So, I have dug around, and I am currently leaning pretty strongly toward the Logitech G110 keyboard and G400 mouse. I've read and watched a lot of good reviews on them both. But if anyone has had any truly horrific experiences with them, please enlighten me.
My real question though, is the mouse pad. I've seen a lot of debating about what pad works best with [such and such] mouse. Does it really make that big off a difference? And if so, what are your suggestions?