Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and today we're taking a look at a brand
new 2022 mechanical gaming keyboard from Corsair. This is the K70 RGB Pro.
Now we've seen a lot of gaming keyboards over the years, but this one's different.
It's got a minimal style with an aluminium frame, cherry mx switches, customizable backlighting and
it's up to eight times faster than a conventional keyboard. Now it still retains the iconic elements
from the K70 range, but it's got some subtle updates and sets a new bar for performance.
Today we'll get this unboxed and we'll talk about the keycaps and switches,
RGB elements, performance and the onboard macro settings. I'll also show you the iCUE software
that allows you to completely customize the key colors and functions. As always the timestamps
and the product links are in the description to the keyboard and any gear that i show you today.
And taking a quick look at the box. It's got a nice black and yellow style to it along
with a textured feel. A few key features are mentioned on it too, including the aluminium
frame and the axon processing. We'll get this opened up and see what's inside.
There's the keyboard itself which feels a lot heavier than i was expecting, but it feels solid.
And under that there's the warranty card and the safety information, there's no manual or
setup instructions as they are available through the website or the iCUE software.
And here's a braided usb-c cable, and a newly designed magnetic palm rest. And that's everything
that we get inside the box. But you will notice there's no keycap puller or spare keys, which i
was actually surprised about at first as typically this is something you would expect to see.
And here it is this is the K70 RGB pro. Now for a gaming keyboard this looks clean. Yes it's got the
RGB functionality, but the frame and the overall design doesn't scream gaming. And you know what,
that's actually perfect for me. The chassis is aluminium, so it feels solid as well as being
durable and premium to the touch. I also love the black brushed finish to it. The K70 is a full size
keyboard with a num pad, something i've always preferred over the 60 percent versions. With
this you get all of the keys you would expect to see along with some extra media and function keys
across the top. Over the last few K70 models we've seen different corsair logos appearing
across the top. But it's nice to see that they've gone for a simplified logo here on the 2022 model.
There's no text, no gaming font, just the corsair logo which is also backlit when the keys are on.
This little panel at the top doesn't just show the logo it also shows you a handful of led icons too.
These include the macro record indicator, volume mute, windows lock, num lock, caps lock and the
scroll lock. Underneath the keyboard it's got the k70 branding along with some rubber pads to keep
it in place. You can also increase the height of the keyboard by flipping the feet outwards.
And here's what it looks like with and without the feet in use.
You might also be interested in how big this keyboard is, so here are the dimensions.
So depending on your location, the keyboard will come with 104 or 108 keys.
They are PBT double shot pro keycaps, which corsair say resists wear,
fading and shine. Something i've seen happen to many keyboards over the years. The text or the
font size is pretty big on these keys, but not as big as the previous models we've had before.
But it's what's under the keycaps is where it matters. The k70 is rocking 100 percent Cherry
MX RGB switches. I've got the red ones here, but you can choose red, blue, brown,
silent red or speed silver. I've only had two mechanical keyboards before this one, so i'm
not a pro and i'm not a hobbyist, but what i can tell you is these switches and caps feel great.
They are fast and responsive with very little travel or noise. For gaming this is perfect as
you don't really want loud or clicky keys. But take a listen to this and see what you think.
So these switches and caps not only sound great they are incredibly fast and responsive.
The K70 offers up to 8,000hz hyper polling on pc and mac, and up to 1,000hz on xbox. This is made
possible by Corsair's own Axon Hyper Processing technology that will transmit your inputs up to
eight times faster than other gaming keyboards. They also have their full n-key rollover, or NKRO,
and 100 percent anti-ghosting. This ensures that every key press registers no matter how fast you
play or type. This keyboard is rapid, and if you are a gamer you simply will not be disappointed.
Now, is a gaming keyboard a real gaming keyboard without RGB?
Well the RGB backlighting on this is awesome, with loads of customization.
The lighting can be set per key or across the entire board. With 16.8 million colors you can
literally create any combo or design you can think of. Out of the box there are dozens of different
lighting modes which can be selected using the function keys and a number between zero and nine.
For example one will show you the spiral rainbow, two is the rain effect, three is a rainbow wave,
and four is the visor mode. All of these look awesome for default presets, but if you don't
want a pulsing rgb you can press zero to show a static color instead. And then if you keep tapping
zero it will cycle through the different colors available. You can also adjust the speed of the
wave or the pulse by pressing a function key and the plus or the minus keys. The fact that you can
create, edit and save up to 50 profiles on the K70 is just incredible. There's an internal 8MB memory
too, which means you can save all the profiles directly onto the board. And with up to 20 layers
of lighting effects there's almost an unlimited amount of customization possible. But to create
a full custom layout you'll want to use the iCUE software from Corsair. I will cover this in a few
minutes, but it works on both windows and mac, and it lets you even download profiles from online.
I like the fact that we've got some dedicated media keys across the top. These have changed
position very slightly over the previous models but they offer the same functionality.
There's the stop, back, play and pause and forward buttons. All of which control whatever
media you're watching or listening to. The volume roller has a really nice texture to it,
and you can actually customize the function in the iCUE software. On the top left there's
a profile key, and this is what lets you cycle through the different profiles you've created.
And as mentioned up to 50 profiles can be created or stored on the keyboard. You can adjust the
brightness of the keyboard by tapping this button and it will decrease it by 20 percent, or you can
completely switch it off if you don't want that rgb vibe. And lastly you've got the window lock
key, and this actually disables the windows key from working completely. This is ideal
when gaming as you won't accidentally hit it and close the game that you're playing.
I don't normally use palm rest, but this detachable palm rest has had a nice redesign.
It's got a textured soft touch pattern with a small corsair logo in the middle.
The palm rest is actually magnetic, so it snaps into the keyboard and there's no worries about
it moving around or being knocked while in use. The textured pattern not only looks nice,
but it also increases grip and comfort while gaming. So let's talk about the connectivity.
Well this is a wired keyboard so it comes with a detachable usb-c cable. As i showed you before
it is a braided cable too, so it feels thick and premium. Now the keyboard itself is usb-C with a
recessed port in the back. But the cable has a usb 3.0 type-A connector to plug into your pc,
mac or xbox. Now it's not wireless, which might surprise you if you're used to using
a bluetooth mechanical keyboard, but for gaming this is pretty standard. It's the most effective
way to ensure speed and performance. On the back of the keyboard is a tournament switch,
when turning this on it puts the keyboard into a competition compliant mode. Now this will disable
the custom actions and macros, it changes the backlight into a single color, and it offers
basic operation without profiles or profile switching. This is perfect for that distraction
free gaming mode. All you need to do is move the switch to the right and it will light up red,
then flip the cover over to lock it into place. All of the keys will now shine red, which is
the default color, but you can change this in the settings to any other color you'd prefer.
Now the k70 also supports onboard macro recording. This means you can record any key combination,
shortcuts, text input or opening apps. All can be done with a simple macro key. So all you need
to do here is press and hold the lock key for two seconds, press the keys that you wish to record,
then press the lock key again, and then finally press the key or the function key that you wish
to save it with. From now on every time you press that new key, or the function and that new key,
the macro will kick in. The fact you can use this to input text or open apps could
literally be a game changer. But also from a productivity point of view this is awesome.
So the keyboard offers loads of functionality, but the k70 rgb pro also launches with the next
generation iCUE software, including a brand new UI. This software allows you to fully
customize the keyboard profiles, colors, keys and loads more. If you've used the iCUE software
before you will be familiar with it, but it's incredible how much control you've got over the
keyboard through this. The key assignments option allows you to customize the behavior of any key.
And keys can be mapped to show text inputs, media control, or launch an app. Even the
volume roller is programmable. And as I mentioned before, the rgb lighting on this keyboard can be
fully customized. You can create custom presets or colors for the entire board or just selected keys.
The customization on this is incredible but if you do need inspiration there are profiles available
on the website which you can actually download and use. iCUE works on both mac and pc, but not
on xbox. You can create profiles for rgb modes while it's plugged into the mac or the pc, then
save them to the onboard memory. And now you can swap those profiles by pressing the profile button
while it's plugged into an xbox. The performance mode allows you to customize the win lock
behavior, it disables the windows key by default but you can also disable the alt tab, the alt f4,
and the shift tab too. And finally under device settings you can change the advanced settings and
update the firmware from here. Things like the polling rate can be adjusted for the full Axon
experience. Brightness levels, current language layout and fine-tuning the keyswitch debounce.
So this was a first look and hands-on with the new
k70 rgb pro, Corsair's 2022 mechanical gaming keyboard.
For £170 or $170 I think this is a great keyboard. It feels solid
it's fast, has macro and key remapping, as well as loads of rgb customization. If you're a pc
gamer this could be the best gaming keyboard on the market right now. Especially for the price!
Now i've mentioned this before, but i primarily game on the xbox or the playstation 5,
but this year could be the year that i finally jump into building a gaming pc for myself.
Let me know in the comments what you currently game on, are you pc or are you console?
And whether i should give pc gaming a try? If you've got any advice for me, please drop those in
the comments as well. Well you just made it to the end of today's video, so thank you for watching!
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