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hi and welcome back to hardware unboxed I'm your host Matt and today we're taking a quick look at the upcoming gigabyte 4k 83 mechanical keyboard last year I stumbled upon what has become one of my favorite mechanical keyboards the gigabyte AVR osmium using cherry MX red switches it has a nice feel and I really like the full-size detachable wrist rest LED backlighting volume control wheel and the USB 3 pass-through the only negative aspect of the IV osmium is the price and although 130 US still makes it a great Buy not everyone will be comfortable spending that much on the keyboard this is where gigabytes latest mechanical keyboard the force k-8 III comes into its own the force K 83 is yet to go on sale but I'm told it should retail for around 65 u.s. so half that of the ivy osmium despite the huge reduction in price the force kd3 still comes with Cherry MX switches with the choice of either blue or red and n key rollover is also supported the build quality of the force K 83 is every bit as good as it was on the much more expensive Ivy osmium that make no mistake this is a very minimalistic product throughout any dedicated macro multimedia keys and because the force K d3 isn't programmable users can't create their own macro keys the Foss K industry is intended to be a minimalist product with two reasons first and foremost gigabyte wanted to create the most affordable mechanical keyboard possible using Cherry MX switches as a result the force K t3 is also very compact measuring just 438 millimeters long 131 millimeters deep and 40 millimeters deep which is about as small as you can make a keyboard without removing the numpad despite its small size the force K 83 is still quite weighty at 1.1 kilograms and this is down to the build quality the force K 83 is a very solid and durable keyboard it features an island style key switch design which can shield the keyboard from drop crumbs or accidental spills that could damage the circuit board this design also means that any dust or liquid can be easily removed gigabyte has also laser-etched the key caps to ensure the lettering on the keys won't be easily worn out over time the only non-standard key on the force ka d3 is a Windows lock key which is in place of the right Windows key there is also a function key next to the windows lock key which when held allows the user to access the secondary function of the F keys essentially turning them into multimedia keys underneath the Faust K t3 is again very basic there are two rubber pads at the front and a pair of small phony feet at the back the USB to cable measures 1.8 meters long and isn't braided and of course around the added connectivity options on the forced Kate III such as USB pass-through there really weren't nice surprises when using the force K 83 it feels much like any other cherry MX red keyboard with what I consider to be standing key caps although the KD 3 doesn't come with a wrist rest I didn't find as uncomfortable as other keyboards with a similar design the KD 3 appears a bit slimmer at the frame which gives a more natural feel though if I were to use this keyboard daily I'd want some sort of wrist support the fourth KD 3 is as basic as a mechanical keyboard can get that we can't really foggy good buy it for their lack of features given the $65 price tag making it one of the cheapest Cherry MX boards available gigabyte is also offering a two-year warranty whereas many others such as rock out and two-story for example only back their keyboards is a one-year warranty gigabyte states that the fourth K t3 works with Windows XP Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 there's no mention of Windows 10 although we know it works is this was the operating system used for testing realistically the kd3 should work with any device or operating system where a USB port is available as there isn't any software required overall the force K distri is a great quality budget mechanical keyboard that would have been perfect with the cheap plastic wrist rest like the one Logitech tears with the g7 10 plus please let us know what you think about the gigabyte force K 83 in the comment section below let us know if you have any questions on our forum at Harbor and box comm and hit subscribe for more videos like this one you