CORSAIR K70 MAX RGB Magnetic Mechanical Wired Gaming Keyboard – MGX Adjustable Switches, Simultaneous SOCD and Rapid Trigger, PBT Double-Shot Keycaps, Sound Dampening, 8000Hz Polling, QWERTY UK, Black

I love this keyboard. I previously had a Strafe Mk 2 which lasted a very long time and is actually still going, but the hall effect switches on this keyboard were convincing enough to make the switch. The actuation distance can be customized per key to do some really useful things. For example, walking when pressing the key, then running when pressing the key harder.The lighting effects are the same as you'd see on other high end Corsair keyboards, but its the build quality where the keyboard shines. The frame and backplate of the keyboard are metal, so there's no flex in it, and the top panel is nicely engraved with Corsair's geometric design that you'll also see on their website. The wrist rest is magnetic so can be easily removed, but I prefer to keep it on because it feels really nice. The keys themselves are nice, but can also be replaced with custom key caps if you want. The cable can also be detached (standard USB-C) and replaced with a coiled cable if you're into that.The keyboard also has dedicated media controls that feel really nice to press (a nice solid clunk), a volume roller and dedicated mute button.Overall, a very nice keyboard if you like them full-sized. Worth the money but personally I'd prefer to pick it up when its on sale for £150.

I was extremely skeptical at first about this keyboard, considering the price and the switches.I'm used to clicky switches, so I had to think about whether or not these would be right, and I really find them great.They use their new switches, which means you can change the actuation point (how far you have to press the key for it to register).The build quality is great.The brightness is also fantastic with plenty of customisations for patterns, colors, etc.Magnetic handrest is really good too.Would recommend.

The software iCUE (i think its called that) is a bit confusing, but after an hour of tinkering I think I understand how to use it. The board is nice, I was worried it would be more sensitive (and it probably is at 0.1mm) but I've got it set to 1.5mm and it feels perfect. by default I think it is set to 2.0mm. Happy I spent a bit extra on it, it feels premium. The real test will be whether this lives as long as I expect it to. My razer blackwidow tournament 2014 keyboard lasted me about 8 years before one of the keys started dying on me, so if this lasts me half that time, i'll be happy. seems like it's pretty future-proofed by all the specs it has, half of which I probably wont use. I've set polling to 2k instead of 8k because honestly 2k is plenty. all you need is that slight edge, if everyone is on 1k go to 2k, you know?EDIT: 2nd day owning it. I'm not sure if it's me hitting keys by accident but twice it has happened where buttons i didn't intend to press got activated. B key (maybe activated from pressing G) and a strange one... the enter key, when i was nowhere near it. I'm just noting this down incase the keyboard is defective. I'll continue testing.

I bought this keyboard as I own two other Corsair products (a chair and 5 iCUE case fans), and since I had a relatively good experience with those compared to other people, I thought I'd spend my birthday money on a successor for my aging keyboard.The only significant issue I had with this keyboard in the first few hours of use was the setup. The first thing I did was, with the PC already on and iCUE running, disconnect my old keyboard and connect this new one to the same USB port (remember this). I connected the comfortable magnetic leatherette wrist rest, kicked down the feet, and plugged it in. Straight away there were problems (which didn't completely surprise me knowing Corsair was known to have bad software, and I've had my issues with iCUE). The main issue was that the keyboard was stuck in a loop where it kept disconnecting and reconnecting. There was no pattern to it, and the keyboard was never responsive to any input. Of course, with the reset keyboard method outlined in many search results (holding down ESC, then plugging it in and releasing ESC when the keyboard lighting flashes), I tried restarting, shutting down iCUE, uninstalling iCUE, and even going in BIOS (yes, this WASN'T a software issue). Then I tried switching the USB ports I was using. Since I was using my old keyboard to help me navigate while this one was freaking out, I inadvertently solved the issue, since I plugged the old keyboard into the original USB port, and plugged the new one into the front IO case panel. It stopped boot looping itself after that. Then I tried a different USB port on the back IO, and it worked just as fine. I guess whatever was handling the USB in this keyboard didn't like used USB ports. By the way, I emailed support about this. They initially responded very fast, but after I responded back, they never said a word again, even after passing over updates about my attempts to fix it.Anyway, enough of my short rant over stressing to fix that issue. Time to get to the good stuff.The per-key lighting is objectively my favourite part of this keyboard. With the layered lighting and custom profiles from iCUE, I can have my keyboard looking like a fancy keyboard layout sheet for each game I play. For example, have a dim background to draw attention to the game's keybinds, which I selectively colour based on use case. For example, WASD, Space, Shift and Ctrl are one colour for Movement, and then R, F, and keys 1-3 are another colour for Weapons. An additional Solid lighting effect to show when a key is being registered and the Type lighting effect to show previous keystroke (because it looks cool) comes together to create an awesome keyboard that helps me when I switch between fast-paced games quickly, which is key for remembering the keybinds. (pun intended)Sound-wise, it sounds tactile (I guess? I'm not a keyboard expert) while also having somewhat linear actuation with the magnetic switches. It's definitely quieter than my old keyboard, and I like that. The only issue I have here is the sound of the spacebar. It also changes depending on if you're using the fancy or regular spacebar. But either way, it's muted by the rest of my typing, so it doesn't really matter.The quality is definitely great (although I only had this for not even 24 hours yet). The ability to switch profiles from the keyboard (even software profiles!) is pretty nice, although I use the Linked Apps to switch profiles for me usually. The dedicated media keys and the volume control is also nice, but I can't use the volume control as I have SteelSeries Sonar, and my default audio channel is Gaming (because I'm lazy).I bet the tournament mode would be nice too along with the adjustable actuation distance and FlashTap feature, but I'm not an e-sports gamer. There's also a very useful WinLock key, which disables certain keybinds (like Alt+Tab or Alt+F4, if you ask it to in iCUE), which would definitely be useful in some situations I had in the past. Specifically Star Citizen, since the default 3rd person keybind is F4, and I tend to use the Alt key too (though I work around that by just rebinding it to F3).There's also key rebindings available in iCUE, and to top it all off, most of the customisation can be stored in the on-board memory, which is absolutely amazing. I think that definitely gives the keyboard much more value, as that would mean you could simply install iCUE, set your settings, and then uninstall iCUE (if you really hate iCUE). I personally set my on-board profile's lighting to highlight the important keys I'd need outside of an OS (F1-F12, INS and DEL, Enter, Arrow Keys), make the multimedia keys, mute key and Windows key red (as they basically can't be used in such a situation), and then make the back flash orange to give it that "maintenance" vibe.I'm not sure what my history with this keyboard will look like, but I know it'll look decent, and I would've rated this 5 stars if it wasn't for the strange issue with the USB ports. Maybe I'm just due a motherboard upgrade.