Corsair Gaming Vengeance K70 RGB

1. Introduction2. Unboxing3. Corsair Gaming Vengeance K70 RGB4. Testing and Software5. Final Thoughts6. View All Pages

When I first got my hands on the Corsair K70 RGB I really was not expecting to give it a particularly great score. Yes it is built to the highest standards and the brushed aluminium looks great, but red switches are not exactly my favourites and the whole thing initially seemed way overpriced. How could £140 be justifiable?

To answer that question you need to decide if you want fancy keyboard lighting. If you do, no other keyboard comes close to offering what this one does. Yes there are others that offer multi-coloured LED backlighting, but absolutely nothing that lets you control it to this degree. The sheer depth of what you can do if you spend a few hours playing is ridiculous. Want your keyboard to look like Knight Rider? Done. What about having it rain Matrix green when not in use? Easy.

The options are near-limitless, which is what makes this keyboard so exciting. Even better, there are other versions that give you the chance to have it fitted with Cherry MX Brown and Cherry MX Blue switches. The K95 is going to offer some of those dedicated macro keys I talked about, but if you want a slightly cheaper and smaller form factor version without the num-pad, the K65 will handle that.

So all in all, the Corsair Gaming K70 RGB might not look that special from the outset, with its somewhat naff new logo and its smudge attracting aluminium base, but it has got a solid build, media keys that work no matter what you are doing, fast paced red switches for high speed gaming and the world's most comprehensive lighting system that will let your imagination run wild.

This does all come at a price which not everyone will be willing to pay, but for those that want to impress with their keyboard's ability to put on a light show, there is no other keyboard I would recommend.

You can buy the Corsair Gaming K70 RGB on Overclockers for £140.

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Pros

• High quality, custom Cherry MX RGB switches (red in this version, brown and blue versions available).
• High build quality.
• Media controls that work no matter the scenario and with multiple media players.
• Deep backlighting software lets you create amazing lightshows.
• Detachable, soft-touch wrist rest.

Cons

• Expensive!
• New logo is generic and worse than the original.
• Back end software is a little intimidating.
• Could use some dedicated macro keys (available on K95).

KitGuru Says: If you want by far and large, the most impressively backlit keyboard in the world, look no further than the Corsair Gaming K70 RGB

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