Customer Ratings & Reviews

Awesome keyboard but the stands that keep the back up are weak they collapse when moving keyboard left to right but other than that great keyboard

Very vibrant colors and not too loud and easy to navigate

Looks amazing and very responsive and has a USB port on it

Excellent key response time! Good color options. Easy to clean.

My son was thrilled with his Christmas gift this year!

I bought it when it went on sale and Im still loving it.

Outstanding gaming keyboard. Works great with our PS4

Upgrading from k55. Amazing keyboard, but a bit loud.

Awesome gaming keyboard fast response ever great feeling

Low actuation means it takes some getting used to but after awhile, typing becomes a whole lot better. Quieter than brown switches which is great.

Grandson, age 21, loves this keyboard. It was a gift for him

Amasing keyboard, and ive had zero issues with Icue.

Like how u can leave it at a single color an it’s awesome

Very great key board satisfied very much. I would by again

Perfect for gaming and response is absolutely amazing

Switching over from a razer gaming keyboard i noticed this thing sits an extra inch higher and my knuckles now scrape the desk since its on the under shelf. Also I feel like this keyboard is too sensitive as the slightest brush and you log the key and have lots more typos when typing. It appears they raised the keyboard keys a bit so the rbg lights would show more. I would not have purchases if i knew this at this point.

Nice reliable keyboard. Neat background lighting.

I bought this keyboard for my brand new system I just built. I had to return a corsair wireless keyboard that didn't work to get it. I have used alot of corsair products in the past and had no issues. This one came with missing Key caps out of the sealed box. The company made it right and luckily it was non essential keys. However with this being 3 products from corsair i have had to return im beginning to question there build quality.

This keyboard provides a wonderful typing and gaming experience that’s easy to use and comfortable. On top of that, it has Elgato streaming functionality built in which replaces the need for the Elgato streaming deck. If you stream your gaming sessions you should definitely consider this keyboard, but even if you don’t the typing feel, palmrest and customization (with the colors, which are obviously not necessary) make this a keyboard worthy of a closer look. IN THE BOX In the box you get the keyboard, which houses a sturdy braided dual prong USB plugs that’s about 4-5 feet in length (a guesstimation). All you need to know is that it’s plenty long for use in virtually every scenario where you’re sitting at a desk to play. You also get so-me extra keycaps (more on that in a moment) and an underrated palm rest which snaps into the keyboard. SETUP Is obviously straightforward, you plug and play. The only thing that gave me second pause was the dual pronged USB cable. This keyboard requires two USB 3.0 ports. Luckily the single braided cable splits at the last 10 inches or so which allows you the flexibility to plug into two USB ports that aren’t necessarily side-by-side. USE AS A KEYBOARD Honestly, the best thing about this keyboard is the typing experience. I get it, it’s tailored towards gamers, and the light effects might be a little much depending on your office setting (should you use it at work like I do) but the mechanical keyboard is a pleasure to type on. In my job, I’m typing a lot, and having nice equipment makes the job more enjoyable. The keys can a little “clicky” sounding and might annoy people if you work with people in a small space, but it is just a satisfying experience. In fact, I much enjoy this keyboard over other mechanical keyboards (granted, I haven’t tried a whole lot, but Logitech and Alienware gaming keyboards I have). And I really like the numberpad to the right. For me, it just provides a lot use outside of gaming (on computers, my work to play games ratio is like 80/20). FEATURES I want to start with the lighting. I am a big fan of lit keyboards and mice. To me, it spices up what are otherwise dull instruments that people use seemingly everyday. With the Corsair iCUE software you can customize each key individually, I simply go with the presets which are enough for me. Before I get into the main feature of this keyboard, the Elgato stream deck interface, there’s one more thing I want to mention and that’s the included keycaps. Me personally, I’ve always assumed I could get replacement keycaps for my Alienware and Logitech keyboard, so I’ve never seen a keyboard come with them. This keyboard comes with additional WASD and a few other letter keycaps that aren’t just replacements, but have a slightly concave shape and textured feel making them easier to locate when looking at your computer. For those unfamiliar, the WASD keys are primarily used in FPS for movement of your character. While some keyboards might change the colors for these specific keys (which you can do with this model) having a distinct texture on them makes it easy to locate them without looking down. This was something I didn’t think much of until I tried it and I really like. The only minor caveat is that it can feel a little awkward when typing. But the keyboard comes with an easy tool to pop the keys out if they bother you. Really the feature that distinguishes this keyboard from others (and likely why it’s priced as a premium product, although I contend use as a quality keyboard for gaming or otherwise is justified by its performance regardless if you utilize the Elgato features) is the Elgato stream deck. If you are a dedicated streamer, you know all about Elgato (and surely more than me) but if you’re someone that’s never heard of it, or has heard of it but has no idea what it does, it is a system of shortcut keys that offer different functions in a variety of gaming streaming services. Take the most well known, Twitch for example, you can use Elgato to make shortcut keys that might send a precomposed chat message to your chat message board, show you the number of persons viewing your stream, or to quickly create a video clip. You can even use them for standard system functions, like a shortcut to a website. One way of utilizing the Elgato software (at least the easiest) is to get a stream deck, which a separate device on your desktop where you can program the buttons to perform various functions (and to be clear, Twitch is obviously not the only service that works with Elgato, YouTube is another, Twitter and other programs that non-Elgato users have probably never heard of. This Corsair keyboard builds in the stream deck to the keyboard so you don’t waste space on your desktop with a deck. To accomplish this, there are 6 macro keys lined vertically to the far left of the keyboard. Whiler it doesn’t have the 15 buttons the Elgato stream deck has, if you don’t need that many shortcuts, this keyboard is a great alternative to streamline things. I mentioned keycaps earlier, well you get blue keycaps that can replace the standard G# keycaps that represent Elgato functions (granted you don’t need to have the bluecaps on that’s more for aesthetics). You simply download the Elgato AND iCUE software. Once that’s done, you’ll get a hovering menu that represents the Elgato stream deck buttons. You have to add your accounts (like Twitch or YouTube for example) within the menus, then you simply drag the function you like to the shortcut on the hovering window and voila, you’re done. I’m not much of a video game streamer, but I do like to record some clips and I use the Elgato functions for system processes like opening the game I’m currently playing the most or going to a website I visit everyday. The point being Elgato isn’t strictly for those that are live streaming their gameplay. As a still relatively new PC gamer, I found the iCUE and Elgato software very intuitive and easy to navigate. There were a lot of functions, especially in the iCUE that I don’t bother but it’s nice to know I have those options. Most people are probably fine with the default settings, but I think having that level of customization really broadens the appeal to a wider net of folks. CONCLUSION All in all, this is a fantastic keyboard. Like I said, I think the typing experience and customization of the colors alone makes it a worthy purchase. The Elgato features is just icing on the cake. If you are someone who uses a computer a lot, whether for work or play, this keyboard is worth a look. I use it for both and couldn’t be happier. While I don’t stream games on a regular basis (no one really wants to watch my play Far Cry 5) I do find some usefulness in the Elgato stream deck features. And I feel confident that those that are legit streamers who want the Elgato functionality, would find a perfect balance of features with this keyboard without necessitating having to purchase a separate stream deck.

The only complaint I have is that sometimes when hitting elongated keys such as shift, ctrl, enter the button cap pops off if you hit the key on the edge rather than perfectly in the center of the key, which is really annoying while gaming