It has a nice wheel to control volume, and a dedicated Windows lock key to make sure your game doesn't accidentally minimize when playing. Our low profile design allows the K95 RGB to fit inside most travel bags and offers piece of mind against accidents in transit. These extras add a lot of functionality—the profile-switch button even lights up to indicate which profile you're using, a surprisingly rare and helpful feature.

You'll need to link and give Stream Deck permission to access platforms on first use, so it can do things like start a stream or send a tweet announcing that you're about to go live. Other than that, you can dive into some extremely technical level of creating custom color profiles, but this is where Razer Synapse takes the lead from a usability perspective. USB pass-through port provides convenient access to an additional USB port for your mouse or headset. The PBT keycaps are also really nice, it’s cool to see a big brand such as Corsair use such high-quality material. AWD-IT certified refurbishments come with a 1 year limited warranty as we stand by our restorations and want you to feel secure in your purchase.When we reviewed the original K95, we made a lot of hay about the fact that Corsair sold a variant with Cherry MX Speed Silver switches, a low-profile variant of that company's popular MX Red linear switch. An anodized aluminum frame with a 104/105-key ultra-durable PBT double-shot keyset is built to withstand a lifetime of gaming.

The feel isn’t quite as cushy as the standalone HyperX wrist rest, but it’s a big upgrade from the rubber or rigid soft-touch plastic of most bundled wrist rests. Keycap Puller: A keycap puller is also included so you can easily remove the keycaps without needing to use your fingers. The typing experience is great, but the short travel distance before actuation might be too sensitive for some, especially that it makes typos more frequent.

The K95 RGB Platinum XT, and this was an easy conclusion to make, is the best keyboard I’ve used to date. Kevin has over eight years of experience in the tech and games publications with previous bylines at Polygon, PC World, and more. The Lighting Effects interface now works on a layers system, although hardware profiles have less options and can only have one effect active at a time. Nevertheless, the Corsair K95 RGB Platinum is one of the best gaming keyboards we've reviewed so far. Tom's Hardware is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.

The wrist rest is really comfortable, the textured PBT keycaps are fun to customize, and everything is quite nice across the board. The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag. Like most recent Corsair gaming keyboards, the K95 Platinum is set up through the Corsair Utility Engine (CUE). Build quality is much better on the Ducky, but the Corsair has dedicated macro keys, media controls, and its customization software has more options and better compatibility.I really like them because it makes it easy to change songs when playing a video game or using any other full-screen application. It has an incline setting and the feet open sideways, so that way you won't accidentally close them if you put too much forward pressure on the 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.