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hey guys Eber here with hurricane axe and today of the review table we're taking a look at course there's new k95 RGB platinum mechanical gaming keyboard this is their new successor to be very popular vengeance k95 and Corsairs gaming cane 95 RGB series which where flagship models in their keyboard lineup at being a flagship keyboard means the new platinum doesn't come cheap priced at $200 the kid 95 RGB platinum is one of the most expensive gaming focused keyboards on the market but is it worth paying that premium price we'll find out after a quick message from our sponsor the new NZXT air RGB fans can be daisy chained together for awesome lighting cohesion in your build with vibrant and accurate color illumination all easily controlled through the hue plus via camp software full details in the description below now before I get too far into this video a mention has to be made about the pricing of this particular keyboard since I know a lot of you will be critical about it while it may be completely outside many of your budget you can't remember the core set already offers many other alternatives at lower price points on the other hand if you want all the bells and whistles then the K 95 RGB platinum could be a good fit my first mechanical keyboard was in fact the original Vengeance k95 it's for an 18 dedicated macro buttons but I never took advantage of them for some reason revisiting this keyboard brings back so many memories because I love the detachable wear stress dedicated media playback buttons the rock solid build quality and the excellent Cherry MX when switches the white backlighting on the keyboard looked amazing at the time and it still does it works great and I have passed down to my siblings and they enjoyed - although not as nerdy as I am now coming back to the K 95 RGB platinum Corsair has made some significant changes from their previous models to better suit their entire keyboard lineup including the k70 RGB strafe RGB and DK 65 RGB first and foremost you won't find those 18 dedicated macro buttons on the left side of the keyboard but rather you are left with six of them with texture key caps so welcoming change over the previous key 95 because it reduces the footprint a little bit but if you desperately need 18 programmable macros you may need to look at external solution or even Corsairs on scimitar Gaming Mouse the font on the key caps have also been revised with a wider shape compared to the previous model it's definitely not my cup of tea because I love the simple thought on my first k95 but it does make sense that course is trying to share their design language throughout their keyboard lineup on the positive side the build quality is still amazing the anodized brushed aluminum frame is one of my personal favorites and while it's a little bit on the heavier side this should last you a really long time and that previous k95 is a testament to that this keyboard comes in two finishes one is the stealth black model that I have here with two switch options Cherry MX speed and MX brown the other one comes in a gunmetal finish which is only paired up with MX speed switches so be mindful of that the included wrist rest mounts easily onto the keyboard but Corsten has done something interesting with this part the soft touch rubber surface is magnetized to the frame and it's dual sided with different textures so if you prefer a slightly better grip for your wrist the layer with the crisscross design works out really well but I ended up using the softer side and it was very satisfying they also include an extra set of walls and mobile key caps that are textured for better grip and a key cap for my such flipping over the keyboard Corsair has implemented appropriate rubber feet to eliminate movement and adjustable ways to angle the keyboard to your convenience they've also added a cross section cable management route for your peripherals ideally you'd be writing your headphone cable or something else that you might take advantage of but personally I like my cables to be separated on my desk speaking of cables Corsair still needs improvement here this one is super thick and quite challenging to rock cleanly on your setup since its meshes very dense and hard to menu play it's my least there part about this keyboard because I prefer cables that are made of more bendable mesh and are thinner some of the extra core thickness is due to the extra wiring needed for the single USB path report at the keyboards back I would have preferred another two of these ports especially since when a keyboard is dis expensive there's an expectation for extra features alright let's talk about those cherry MX speed switches getting into the technical aspects this is a light and linear switch that activates at one point two millimeters compared to two millimeters on an average MX switch does a few things one it doesn't require a lot of force to actuate and two they are super fast coming from my white fox which features MX blue switches I took a solid week to get used to the larger layout of the keyboard and these switches typing scripts became a lot faster gaming on it was an unbelievable experience especially in FPS titles responsiveness in games like Battlefield one felt really nice and my fingers weren't too tired after a few hours of gameplay which I normally do experience with my MX blue switches I do have to mention that these are regular hallmarks of MX speed switches so it's not like anything new is going on here from a feedback perspective here's a quick sound comparison the lighting on the platinum shares a lot of similarities with the k70 RGB which we took a look at last year Corsair calls it the dynamic multicolor backlighting which basically means that you can customize the LEDs with a variety of color options through the revised q software that we'll get to in a moment a few noticeable changes are an LED light strip at the very top of the keyboard that consists of 19 individual zones that can be customized through the driver software this includes the illuminated Corsair logo and I've gotta say it's stunning to look at the level of lighting customizability is endless with 13 different effects that you can take advantage of or if you'd like to create your own effect you can do that through the driver and the last thing to cover is the drivers software the Corsair has revamped the q software and it works alongside the k95 RGB Platinum's eight megabytes of on-board storage so you can easily modify settings and have them saved directly to the keyboard this is perfect for gamers on the go who may not have the advantage of bringing their own personal computer with them everywhere for some reason this software comes pre-installed with a demo version of lighting controls for their scimitar Mouse void wireless gaming headset and their RGB Polaris mousepad it's a bit weird because I haven't connected any of these peripherals to my computer in the first place so there's no point of having them there Corsair I'm sure you can fix that with a driver update on the positive side I fairly enjoyed playing around with the lighting and the macros on the Platinum gaming keyboard as you can see you're greeted with a physical layout of the keyboard towards left under the actions tab you can create customized and assign macros to any button moving on to the lighting effects tab you can cycle through different lighting effects that I talked about earlier as well as create them the performance tab lets you adjust the windows lock key settings and finally Corsair has implemented onboard profile storage options that can be accessed without eq software oh hey there ncx comm is Canada's leading a tailor for anything your mind desires just keep within those categories which are plenty and be attempted by the weekly deals visit ncx dot-com for all them sweet deals so is the k95 RGB worth it's $200 price tag this is a great keyboard that comes with a ton of features and I really enjoyed using it everything from low quality to the cue software and its layout we're very well done the only criticism I have is that thick cord but since your keyboard isn't meant to move that much it can easily be forgiven with that being said the Platinum will likely be outside most people's budget if you desperately need six dedicated macro buttons onboard profile storage options the cable management feature hidden at the bottom the light strip with the Corsair logo on the top then perhaps this could be worth taking a look but those features aside this keyboard is basically a k70 RGB which is about 60 dollars less another option is the regular K 95 which will save you about $40 if you really want to try out the new MX speed switches which by the way is my new favorite switch I would save a lot of cash picking up the k70 RGB rapid-fire or the K 65 RGB rapid-fire it's a game changer especially if you want to try something different from your typical Cherry MX which I will admit it does take time getting used to this new switch but you're going to love it after that what do you guys think of the K 95 RGB platinum would you spend $200 on this flash or gaming keyboard or are there any new alternatives that you might be interested in let us know in the comments down below I'm Ebert with Hari connects thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one