Corsair K95 Platinum RGB Mechanical USB Gaming Keyboard (Cherry MX Brown Switches, Per Key Multicolour RGB Backlighting, Dual-Sided Soft Touch Wrist Rest, UK Layout) - Black

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A profile selection area in the top-right gives you access to the trio of hardware-based profiles and as many software-based ones as you like. Still, it's the company's flagship keyboard and packs every bit of technology at Corsair's disposal into an exquisite and comfortable package. The Ducky Shine 7 and the Corsair K95 PLATINUM have similar overall performance, but they offer very different features. The CORSAIR K95 RGB PLATINUM XT Mechanical Gaming Keyboard immerses your desktop in dynamic per-key RGB backlighting, equipped with a double-shot PBT keycap set and six dedicated macro keys with Elgato Stream Deck software integration.

There's an easy fix—have a streaming profile that keeps those keys empty in iCue—but it feels like an accident waiting to happen, especially in the harried minutes before starting a stream. Ocuk Limited trading as Overclockers UK is a credit broker, not a lender, and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The K95 XT is also available with Speed Silver switches, though I opted for the less flashy Cherry MX Brown to get a new perspective.An anodized aluminum frame with a 104/105-key ultra-durable PBT double-shot keyset is built to withstand a lifetime of gaming.

Using the bar to set volume is great and packs in the same excellent build quality seen on the rest of the K95.There isn't a massive adjustment to be made if you're accustomed to mechanical keyboards, but when you're not gaming, those super fast Speed switches seem to lead to more typos. I know Far Cry 5 came out with lighting effects on the Corsair K95, but I don’t have the game so I can’t test. This makes the K95 a better option for those who do all of their gaming and typing at a single battlestation. The K95 RGB Platinum follows in the footsteps of Corsair's K70 RGB Rapidfire keyboard in its focus on speed.

For an easy comparison, a ranking is calculated based on collected reviews and opinions from tech experts. First, the K95 will shift from whatever color you have set to red with 1, 2, 3, 4 and Q lit as white (the most common keys in Diablo 3). Lighting, of course, has been upgraded significantly with a new 19-zone light bar that runs along the top of the peripheral’s frame. The Corsair K95 RBG Platinum comes with possibly one of the best wrist rests ever bundled with a keyboard. CORSAIR iCUE software enables vivid dynamic lighting control, sophisticated macro programming and full-system lighting synchronization across compatible CORSAIR peripherals, coolers, fans and more.Custom moulded from patented smoked/clear polycarbonate, our push-fit covers fit like a glove and can take any punishment thrown at them. However, I do have Diablo 3, and I was geeking out the first time I saw the colors of the keyboard shift. Corsair's K95 RGB Platinum, one of PCMag's top-rated mechanical keyboards for the past three years, is getting an upgrade. I did manage to find several online tutorials about creating your own profiles with the gaming keyboard.